The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-10
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The State board of pharmacy will
meet in Lynchburg on October 80 to ex-
anime applicants for certificates. The
council there has granted the use of the
council chamber for the sittings of the
board. It will be in session about four
days.
Charles Carpenter and James Nve.
who broke out of the New Cumberland
wv. Va Jail some time ago by cutting
through the wall, are still at large
The former is charged with robbery,
ana tho latter with murder.
Walter J. Anderson, OF Caroline
county, who was arrested a few DAVIS
ago, charged with misappropriating
State funds, and released on bail, has
rendered his resignation as commits.
sioner OF revenue for that county.
Three and half DAYS OF the circuit
court at Orange courthouse last weel,
were taken up by the hearing of the
case Of Major and wife against the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
for $4,000 damages. The result of the
trial was verdict for defendants.
The Mary Washington monument has
arrived at Fredericksburg, and the
work of removing it from the depot to
the site In the northwestern part OF the
city has been in progress for several
days. The time for tho unwilling has
not yet been named. An interesting
programme will be arranged for the oco
casion.
The Portsmouth Cotton Manufacture
ing Company at Norfolk have decided to
oulld yarn mill with capacity OF
0'ooo splndles. The plans are now being
drawn by ii. s. Chadwick, of Charlotte,
N ~
been purchased on the Seaboard Air
Line, adjoining the city. Another mill
OF the same size will follow the connie.
tion of this.
The new s25,oo city and county iaiI
on Water street, in Portsmouth. viii
on be accepted by the city council
on Monday. and the new armory and
market built by the city at cost OF
over $500 will be received from tn
builders the first of the month. The
armory Is elegantly appointed and will
accommodate five or six companies.
| The detectives, after weeks work
have succeeded in arresting George
Taylor and Butler Blount, charged will
breaking into and robbing the iewelrv
store Of w. T. Primer, in Suffolk, o
5000 worth Of jewelry. The men live il
Norfolk, and at their houses it is al
legged, was recovered a considerable
quantity of the stolen stuff, the res
having been sold by the thieves. Charles
Green, another suspect, has been ar
rested in Suffolk.
The Lexington correspondent of thu
Richmond Times writes as follows con
corning man we'll known in this sac
ton: The Rev. b. c. Moomaw, III,
originator of the industrial DEVELOPMENT
OF Buena Vista, after n short absence il
the Northwest, has returned to The ole
homestead at Buena Vista and assumed
editorial charge of tho Buena Vista
Advocate, vice Editor and Owner
Baillie, who goes to Lynchb1rg az chic
clerk to Collector Sheppard Mr.. Moo.
nav is writer of great force anC
clearness, man of polished educatio
and an enthusiast in tho development
OF Virginia's material resources.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Eliza beth Ellcins. daughter of ex
| Secretary Stephen Is Elkins, to Mr.
Edward f. Bruner, of New York. Miss
Elkins is handsome and accom- plished
young lady, who. to her education re-
celved in New York private schools, has
added some months abroad in travel
and the study of languages. Last spring
she was presented at the Court oil
st. James under the most agreeable
auspices. Miss Elklns is now at her
fathers country place, "Halliehurst,'
Elklns, w. Va, where she will remain
for some weeks. The wedding will be
celebrated in November. Mr. Bruner
is prominent broker in New York.
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