The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07

Judge Duke, of the corporation court
of Charlottesville, has made known his
decision in TWO important cases. Some
months ago, Mr.. II. j. Seay brought suit
against the Western l'nion Telegraph
Company for damages for failure to do
liver promptly telegram announcing
the last Hines OF his father. The late re.
celpt OF the telegram, the plaintiff al
legged, prevented his reaching his father
before death and he prays for damages
for the resulting anguish. 1t was tho
demurrer OF the com pany to the plea of
anguish that Judge Duke overrulled.
The Judge refused to dissolve the in iunc-
tion restraining the city engineer from
widening North First street. 1t was
claimed that the fences of abutting
property-owners encroached on the
street. Judge Duke decided that "a the
city had neglected to have proper mao
made and recorded it was not entitled
to relief against the property. owners.
The new silk mill at Fred ericks burp
was completed this week, and as soon
as the machinery is put in place seventy
nve additional hands will go to work.
About that number of operatives are
now at work in the old silk mill. The
two mills will be combined in one plant,
representing an outlay of $4,000
hiNhoiQ -NuuhH, VINO WAS run
over by Norfolk and Western freight
train, died Thursday morning from his
injuries at the homo of the family in
Bran bolton. lIc was sixty.nine years
Of age.
Under the debt settlement act tho
board of sinking fund commissioners
nave been authorized TO cancel all Rid
dleberger bonds held by the board.
This will leave in the hands OF the sec
Rotary of the board fund Of 81 ,3s., a22 IS
and in the hands of the public Sl.ail.
459.2S. Most of letter bonds arc held by
insurance companies and others as in
vestments.
The Southern Baptists will observe
this convention year as tho centennial
OF organized modern missions. They
propose to raise a quarter OF a million
dollars for the current missionary work
to DO used in the erection of chapels.
purchase of Bibles, &c. Several large
meetings have already been held in the
interest OF this movement. The last O ?
these will take place from March
Is to the Goth. A large number OF
prominent Southern ministers arc ex.
pected 10 be present at the gathering.
Among the number are DR.. II. II. Eaton.
OF Louisville; DR.. L. M. Ellis. OF Balti-
more; DR.. Lansing Burrows, of Augusta;
DR.. J, M. Frost. of Nashville, and DR..
w. ID. Powell, of Mexico.
Speaking of the construction OF the
proposed electric railroad between Man
chester and Petersburg, wel.known
engineer expresses the opinion that not
only VIII the undertaking be successful,
but in his Judgment the electric
system will in time be adopted on
all the leading turnpikes in Virginia.
The new road is to be operated under
"a charter Of incorporation granted in
lS?2. Engineers are now engaged in
surveying the route. 1t is proposed to
opoprate branch from the main line TO
Chesterfield Courthouse.
Mrs. Louise j. Barney, wife OF tho re-
tired millionaire car. builder. f.. T..
barney, who ownes two large James
river estates and recently purchased the
historic Jamestown islaDo, has lust
given TO the Association for the preser-
va'ion OF Virginia Antiquities that part
OF the island on which are located the
old church, graveyard and other histori:
landmarks