The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-07
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The fire which as been raging on tho
east side of the Massanutta mountains,
and which has been burning about ten
| days, has worked to the western side
| and is doing q large amount Of damage
| toNgrowing timber and bark. AT ono
| place GOO panels of fence were destroyed.
| Sunday night tho scene from Wood stock
was a beautiful one, the light being
bright enough to cast 4 dim reflection
in that town, a distance of two miles,
and the noise OF the fire could easily be
heard. a large force swas out fighting
the fire tho whole Of Sunday and Sun
day night.
j. II. Gravely, a member of the we'll
known tobacco manufa turing firm OF Is.
t. Gravcly 4, Sons, died suddenly at his
home at Leatherwood, in Henry county.
Mr.. Elliott Roosevelt, of New York,
has purchased SIS 600 of hestock OF the
Exchange Bank at Abing Ion. Mr..
Roosevelt has large business interests
in Southwestern Virginia.
The dwelling OF Stephen j. Nickels, a
prosperous farmer OF Scott county, was
burned with most of its contents.
b. b. Smith was thrown from wagon
near Warm Springs and received injuries
which caused his death.
Judge Mclaughlin has named James
W. Rumple and John W. Black burn as
receivers of the Grottoes Company. The
liabilities Of this company are about
Sl0S, 000 and the estimatci assets about
5000, O00
Tho residence of John D. Bowyer, in
Botetourt county, was burned last week
with most OF its contents.
Miss Taylor, OF Greene county, was
burned to death last week.
b. Frank Yeakle will erect a hand
some hotel in Staunton, combining all
modern i'm provements.
The grand jury OF Accomac county
court is after those who fail to pay tho
income tax in that county.
Tho forest fires are still raging near
Fredericksburg, and great demage has
been done to timbe fences and other
property.
d.. j. Sydor Massey, of King George
county, has suspended practice for IN
indefinite period, on account OF the state
OF his health.
The most alarming and disastrous
forest fire ever known in King George
swept over large area Of that county
last Saturday, damaging cord wood, ties,
fencing and valuable timber.
During a terrific thunder storm on
Monday Willie and George, aged thir-
teen and seventeen, sons of James
Crane, who lives near Fall Creek, Pitt
sylvania county, nine miles from Dan
vile, were instantly killed by ligh thing
They were in q barn cutting provender
for horses when the storm came up.
Lightning struck the barn, and the boys
necks were found to be broken and their
bodies badly bruised and blackened.
The body OF Doc Young, youth of
about twenty, was found yesterday in
the woods near boswell, in Hanover
county. In company with another man
OF the neighborhood, Young started out
Monday morning to fight fires that were
raging in the section. He became scr.
arated from his friend, who could not
account for his disappearance. Search.
ing parties started out to look for him,
and yesterday morning his body was
discovered in the forest, with nearly all
OF the clothing burnt away. In mis- at.
tempt to extinguish the burning ..timbt r.
the poor fellow had evidently falle int
the flames and lost his life.
Col Joe Lane Stern, who has been
abroad on private business for month,
returned to Richmond on Sunday. Col
Stern said ne went away on a purely
personal mission for one of his clients.
Mr.. Alfred Pyke, of Whitewater, Stat
ford county, lost two valuable horses
Sunday night. They by some means
got on the track of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
and were killed by passing train.
According to decision of Judge
Wright in the Baltimore city court yes
terday, the subscribers to the capital
stock OF the Valley Land and Improve
ment Company OF Virginia will be com
PEELED 10 pay the full am ount Of their
subscriptions. The company was in
corporated in Page county, to develop
the country about Luray. The sub
scribers paid from 90 10 60 per cent. on
their subscriptions, but afterward re.
fused to pay the balance on the ground
that the descriptions rad been obtained
by fraud and misrepre sentation.
-Four Men Saved. Thirteen Drowned
Los ANGELES, Cal, April The
steamer Les Angeles, from San Fran
cisco, arrived at Redondo this afternoon
HAVING on bnar1 Cantain nrun, 4