The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-24
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Over two thousand dollars have been
subscribed to build Catholic church in
Middlesburg.
The bill passed in the State Senate
on Thursday for the distribution of
direct tax money makes specific pro-
vision for those who hold tax receipts,
but whose names are not on the bills at
Washington.
Il. Hunter Dulany and Arthur c.
Marshall had steeple chase of five
miles on their favorite hunters. "Silver
lip" and Bettina," at Upperville, re-
Gently, for purse of 5000. The latter
won by half length.
a destructive fire occurred in Bland
ford, suburb of Petersburg. last night.
which destroyed the trunk factory of
Romano Bros. and also the fireworks
factory of Charles n. Romaine, in the
same vicinity. Four neighboring tene-
ment houses also took fire from con-
municating flames, and were burned to
tho ground Loss about $4,000
Eddie Macklin, employed by the firm
OF Messrs b. j. Duval e Co., at Pleasant
Shade, Va, as log chopper, met with a
serious accident. A limb from falling
treo struck him in the eye, tearing the
lid off.
The Fredericksburg Grays, which re-
Gently disbauded, have petltioned the
Governor to permit then to reorganize.
IL the petition is granted they will meet
and elect officers.
The value of exports from Newport
News to foreign countries for the month
of January, 1892, was So, 291, 200 This
was carried by ffty-two steamers. one
bark, one brig and one ship. The grain
shipped amounted to 1,346, 1T bushels,
valued at SOL, 096.
Dora furnace, at Pulaski, will 60 in
blast on tho LIST of April. Quite vii
lage is gathering about it.
John A. Kinnear, an old and promi-
nent citizen of Rockbridge county, died
suddenly at his home on Timber Ridge
Monday.
Several prominent citizens, including
A. K. Venable, Jr., and Henry Stokes,
have gotten bill of injunction granted
by Judge Witt, of Richmond, restrain
ing tho board of Prince Edward county
from extending further aid to the
Orange and Keysville Railroad.
| Mr.. Charles A. Bruce and Miss
Annie c. Griffin, both of Norfolk, were
married last Tuesday evening by DIR.
M. b. Wharton, of the Freemason-
street Baptist church. Mr.. Bruce is a
| deaf mute and SO is his wife, Mr.
Bruce holds responsible position in the
clerks office.
A Lynchburg correspondent Saturday
says: This afternoon while force of
workman were engaged in laying q
sewer at the bottom of deep ditch near
the Main street ponds the side of the
ditch, which was dug through made
ground, caved in. James Lynch (col-
ored), one of the workmen, was caught
and buried from sight under a mass of
earth. Tho ditch was about twelve
feet deep, and the life was crushed out
| OF tho unfortu nate man almost instant
| ly. His companions succeeded in get
ting out and he could also have saved
himself il he had not stopped to get his
spade and bucket.
A telegram received Tuesday morn.
ing announced the sudden death in Bal
timcre of Mr.. John NJ. Johnston, a
leading banker and citizen of Dan.
vile. Mr.. Johnston had been suffering
some time from varicose veins, and two
weeks ago was advised by physicians to
go to Baltimore and submit to an opera.
ton as the only hope of preventing
blood poisoning. Accompania ed by his
wife he went to Johns Hopkins hospital.
week ago the operation was perform
ed and the patient was thought to be
doing we'll with brilliant prospect of
recovery. He died suddenly at o'clock
Monday morning from blood poison.