The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-16
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Farmers Alliance of Accomac
mas withdrawn from the State Alliance.
Mr Alexander Mcdonald, of Lynch
burg, is an applicant for the Persian
| mission.
Tho original Mary Washington Asso-
! ciation has protested against the design
selected for The monument by the Wash
| ing ton Association.
Mrs. Mary Royal, motherin-law OF
| ex-senator L. e. Withers, is critically
| i'll with pneumonia, and little hope is
entertained of her recovery. She is in
her Sith year.
Mr. +. IL. O'Bannon, of Sperryville,
has fine collection OF dogs at the dog
show now being held in Washington.
His kennels are among the most noted
| in the United States.
1t is understood in Richmond that Mr..
| VIM. III. Cuttings worth is to be appointed
postmaster OF that city. He was post
master under Mr.. Clevelands former
| ad niStratiOn.
The grand jury OF Norfolk last night
brought in tue bills against twenty
houses OF i'll fame; two ganbllng houses
and twenty live merchants for doing
bushes without license.
Mr.. Edward burgess, formerly of Vir-
GINA, is candidate for Governor OF
Arizona. lie went to Arizona about
nine years ago and under the last
Cleveland administration held a posi-
ton out there under the Interior Depart
ment.
Secretary II .rbert has decided to an
point Louis r. Finney his pirate se:cu.
tary, to succeed Mr.. Henry w. Ray
mond, who served MIR. Tracy for four
years. MIR. Finney is residnt of Rich
mond. and was private secretary to AS
sistant Secretary S,ley.
a called meeting of the town council
of Marion was held yesterday evening,
and an ordinance passed prohibiting the
building Of any but brick houses, with
roofs OF metal or slate, from this date,
on either side OF Main street, from the
bridge at Staley's creek. crossing to
Jones street, distance of six squares.
Samuel j. Cramer died at Barracks.
vile, w. Va, March s, at an advanced
age. Mr.. Cramer was a native OF Win
chester, w. Va, and was United States
deputy marshal of Kansas Territory in
the exciting days Of SO lie removed
to the Pacific coast in 1854, where he
remained until some six years ago. when
he returned to West Virginia He was
humane and kindly. and was often de-
scribed as like OLD John Knox he neve.
feared the face of man.
An old colored man named Aleck Rose
and his son, living ON the opposite side
OF the river, Just below Buena Vista
crossed over in a boat to get some sup
| plies Thursday afternoon. They made
two trips safely. but in making the
third the boat was washed over the dam
| and both men drowned.
| Ground was broken at Pocahontas,
Friday, for a water works system, which,
when completed, will be one OF the
finest OF it's kind in the State. y reser-
voir sill be constructed. with l ,00O 600.
gallon capacity. The water will he pure
spring water from the mountains.
| The Potomac Short Line Railroad, 10
run few miles in Morgan county, was
incorporated atCharlcstown Friday with
tho principal Office at Berkeley Springs
and so, GOO capital. Il. II. Is. Dawson,
of Berkeley Springs, and others are the
| incorporators.
Melville hutchinson, one of the best
| known citizens of Loudoun county, died
last week.
a Camp OF Sons OF Confederate Veter.
ans is being organized at Charlottesville
James NJ. Totten, at ono time clerk Of
the circuit court Of NcDo we'll county,
was run over on the Norfolk and West.
| ern road last week and killed.
Il. ). English prominent citizen of
Wessmoreland county, died very sud
denly last week.
Mrs. Ann Linn. OF Palatine Marion
county, died Wednesday, aged ninety.
| thrco years.
Both OF the Richmond play-houses
will probably be sold this year. The
theater is to be disposed of at public
auction in April If not sold privately
before that time. The Academy is in
the hands OF a receiver, and sale may
be made in course OF several months.
| A leak in the reservoir at Cha .lottes-
Vile, Va. was recently stopped by Supt.
L. |. Williams, with the aid of tarred
hemp packing, pitch and cement. The
bottom and sides OF the reservoir were
then cemented and the furthc. escape
OF water thus prevented up TO the
J present time.