The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-03
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Baptist congregation of Staunton
have extended a call to Rev. j. r. Har-
rison, of Glade Spring, Va.
There is yet one carload of machinery
to be received by tho Clifton Forge
Wooden Mill. Steam was put on yes
terday to test the machinery already in
operation. The company has lot Of
wool on hand, which is being secured
and dried ready for the ''pickors" when
put into operation.
The apple crop in Albemarle county
is immense and 10 now being harvested.
Mr.. James c. Gentry, of Charlottesville,
sold day or two ago 600 barrels OF pip
pins at S2.75 barrel. His yield will be
about 1000 barrels.
A marriage took place Wednesday
evening at the residence of Capt VIM.
parties being his daughter, Miss Ella l..
Dowdy, and Mr.. Clifton Coleman. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. j. S.
Liggan.
A new train will be added to the SER
vice of the Virginia Midland division of
the Richmond and Danville railroad,
commencing Sunday, October A. The
train will leave Washington at $40 a.
m. and run through to Lynchburg, land
ing passengers and mail at that city
about three hours earlier than at pres
ent.
There is man in Washington county
who is 90 years old and has raised
thirtY-two children
Q. Z. Nolen is Democratic nominee
for the house from Patrick. There will
be an independent.
at Bedford City Monday young man
was fined $50 for writing an obscene
poem addressed to the factory girls of
the town. lie gave bail and very prop
orly departed from the city.
President John II. Inman declares
that the Richmond Terminal has no
floating debt and has money in the
bank to pay it's October interests. Tho
full returns for the last fiscal year OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio are not vet at
hand, but the gross earnings were
IS, 026.111, an increase over last year Of
S065, 1G2, or nearly Il per cent. Tho
net earnings were So2O6. G93, an in
crease of S400,S7 or little more than
25 per cent.
The new railroad connecting the Hot
Springs with the main line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has been
turned over to the company by the con-
.i"S1oiS ., Gnu larCy VI washing TON
ians, guests of Mr.. John Chamberlain,
in the Pullman car, president who
came here to look over tho improve
ments which are being made, was the
first to be drawn over the road in
heavy parlor car. The springs are now
comparatively easy of access over
twenty miles stretch of track which
runs from Covington through one of
the most picturesque regions of Vir-
GINA. General Passenger Agent Full
Ter, who accompanied the tourists, ex-
planned the improvements contempla-
ted. Among other things they include
grand hotel and an immense pool of
the hot springs which are at present
confined to small pools. Another at
tractive feature will he hundred-foot
boulevard across the mountains from
the Hot to the Warm Springs.
The International Funeral Directors
Association will hold its annual session
in Richmond this year, beginning We'd
nesday, October Z, and lasting for three
days.
Rev. DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry, the general
agent of the Peabody educational fund,
said In recent letter that he consid-
cred Mr.. Massey the ablest State school
superintendent in tho South. Mr.. Mas
sey is ably seconded in all his efforts by
Mr.. j. A. McGilvary. Mr.. McGilvary
says that steps are now being taken to
organize the teachers association next
season on greatly enlarged scale. They
will probably meet at Bedford City
again next year. ~
The governor Saturday appointed the
following delegates to the National
Farmers Congress. Many of the names
were taken from list furnished by the
commissioner of agriculture at the gov
ernor's request: R. C. Kent, Wythe-
Vile; s. Wexford Corbin, Fredericks-
burg; Charles Grattan, Waynesboro; r.
Il. Beverley, The Plains; Edmund R.
Cooke, Cartersburg; M. Q. Holt, Anchor;
A. M. Bowman, Saltville, Va; Walter
Richardson, Farmville; W. e. Green,
Charlotte Courthouse; e. G. Booth,
Williamsburg; Julian M. Ruffin, Old
Church; DR.. A. Brockenbrough, North
ampton Courthouse; r. A. Blackwell,
Lunenburg Courthouse; William Nj.
Ellis, Shawsville; Henry Fairfax, Lees
burg; HI. L. d. Lewis, Berryville; R.
Tate, Amherst Courthouse; Charles
Bruce, Mossingford; j. D. H. Ross,
Lexington.
Charges Against Rensch.