The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
VIRGINIA NOTES.

While the wind was blowing fierce
gale from the southwest at Basic City
Monday night, fire was discovered in
the frame building used as livery
stable by Messrs. Kirk & Gold. There
being no water supply to fight the
flames, they spread rapidly, and before
they subsidized the stable, with it's feed
stuffs, ETC., and fourteen horses, and q
small residence and blacksmith shop
in tho neighborhood were destroyed.
The estimated loss was about $1,000.
Origin of the fire unknown,
1t is said that General Malone, who
is still looked upon as tho head and
front of the Republican party in Vir-
giDia, has written letter to a friend to
tho effect that he and his party will
make no opposition to the settlement of
tho Virginia debt upon the terms re-
Gently agreed upon at Richmond.
Tho western division of the extension
of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
from Coal Grove to Columbus, distance
of about forty miles, will DO open to
traffic on the 18th of December.
Capt. D. A. Stofer. of Huntersvillc,
w. Va, who commanded company in
the Twenty-fifth Virginia Regiment,
Confederate army, died suddenly Friday
night. aged II years.
Several thousand people witnessed
the ceremonies attending tho laying of
the corner Stone Of the new courthouse
at Newport News Tuesday. 1t is to BIO
handsome building.
Mrs. Mary A. Plunkett, % years old,
relict of Rev w. Plunkett. who was a
Baptist preacher, died at her homo in
PittsYlvania county Sunday.
Mr. Walton IVot icon S.,to eso,,lo,
elect from Nottoway county, will be the
youngest member of that body, being 80
years of age.
Capt. j. t. Raslllns, leading citizen
OF Sussex county, and for several terms
a member of the Virginia legislature,
died Sunday of paralysis.
From the little station of Covesville,
Albermarle county, 5000 barrels of ap-
pies have Just been shipped, mostly to
Liverpool.
Mrs Laura Wood, wife of Mr.J. Harry
Wood, leading lawyer of Bristol, died
Tuesday.
Rev. S. Rhea Preston. pastor of tho
Second Presbyterian Church, Bristol,
has rendered his resignation.
A chamber of commerce has been or.
ganized at Fredericksburg, with j. S.
Nnox as president.
Rev. DR.. w. f. Tillett, professor in
Vanderbilt University, is quite sick in
Danville.
w. S. Dashiell, who is wanted in Rich.
mond for forgery, has, it is rumored,
been seen in Mexico.
So far S3,9i4 has been raised in Nash
vile, Tenn, for the proposed monument
in Richmond TO Jefferson Davis.
The Harrisburg, Pa, handle factory
will be removed to Bristol, Va, bring
ing its machinery and men from Harris
burg.
Senator Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun,
has sold Aldie, yearling by Matchless,
for $4,000, to Mr.. Michel Harrison, of
Philadelphia.
D. S. Morrison, deputy clerk of Scott
county, who is accused of being a de-
faulter to the State, has again made his
escape, having played the insanity
dodge.
Col. Frank E. Green, formerly a mem
Der Of Gov. Cameron's staff. for several
years flour inspector in Richmond and
until recently a deputy in the internal
revenue office, died in Petersburg Sun
day last, aged SO years.
at the Synagogue Beth Ahaba, in Rich
mond. to express sympathy and CO.
operation in the proposed plan to organ
ize society for the aid of the Russian
refugees who are coming to this coun-
try.
The mother of the late DR.. X. M.
Bal Twin, of Loudoun county, died at
her residence near Philomont, on Fri
day ni{ ht. in the ninety-eighth year of
her age. She was the Oldest resident of
that section of Virginia with one excep-
ton, that being Mrs. Fannie Plaster,
living near Union, in Loudoun county,
who celebrated her one hundreds tn
birthday on the 3lst of October last.
Mondays gale did considerable dam
age at Charlottesville, Clifton Forge,
Goshen. Louisa Court House, Staunton
and other places in the State.
A little child of S. j. Griggs, of Mar.
tinsville, Henry county, while eating
an apple sucked piece into his lungs
and died in consequence.
John Weatherford has been arrested
In Carroll county for numbering his wife
by striking her on tho head with an axe.
He told of the deed himself.
Lock 81 Lincoln's machine shops at
Marion, Tazewell county, were burned
to the ground Sunday morning. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance.
The Governor is busily occupied in
preparing his forthcoming message to
the Legislature. One of the most i'm
portant heads in this paper will be that
in reference to the adjustment of the
debt. 1t is believed that the Governor
will also recommend in his message an
important amendment to the law pro-
viding for the compensation of com
monwealth's attorneys. AT present
these officers receive fees in all crimi-
nal cases prosecuted. The Governor