The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-11

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1t was learned by Sheriff Curtis that
n general Jail delivery, at Hampton,
was planned for Monday night by the
prisoners. and preparations wore made
10 block any game tried by the inmates.
DIR. l. Ashton, OF Dallas Texas, has
sold his farm, shepherd Green" in
stafford, to ME-. Frank Hamm, of the
same city. Mr.. lIamm will como 20
Virginia in juno. The price paid was
$50 o.
The case of William Bennett, charged
Win inc ruin of bis sixteen. yoar. old
grandd aughter, Matte Newman, was
Investigated yesterday at Henrico court
mousse ana me accused was discharged
irom custody.
The barn and outbuilaings, together
with several hunG red bushels of corn.
belonging TO Capt II. |. Stcelman'
whoss tarn is about eight miles from
fredericksburg. was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night.
Henry Wise Mayo. who has been an.
pointed by Congressman Wisc to a cadet.
snip 1t the Naval Ac ID envy, is son OF
Mrs. w. G.. Mayo. His alternate is S
branch MckinHeg, nephew and messeu.
ger to the governor.
One night last weak thieves stole
peach orchard belonging 10 Mr. Charles
Higdon. who lives near WOODBURY.. in
Loud ouf county. Tha trees were about
| two years old and were all dug I'D and
carried III.
Speaking &C the World reminds me.
| says Nav York corrospoGiout Of tho
Rich mond Di.patch. that Nirginian is
HOW one OF the leading writer's Of heavy
editorials on that paper. Col. Charles
e. Sears, native OF King and Queon
county, and graduate OF the L liver.
sity OF Virginia, is his name. Ho has
/ only been in New York few months,
but is already regarded as one Of the
foremost journalists in the metropolis.
| lie II tho founder of tho Louisville
Post, which paper he edited for many
years Du'ing the days Of the boon OF
southwestern Virginia no edited the
Big Stone Post, newspaper published
at Big Stone Gap, Va.
Elk GovernorF i xhugh Leo last week
sold to Mr.. fired Pike, Of England, his
magnificent "Rich!and" estate in Stat
ford county, the purchase price being
$4,000, and the transac lion was u cash
one. "Richland" is pic. Que and
historic place, situated On tho Fred
| erlcksourg and Potomac railroad, and
overlooks the Potomac river
O3pIAln buCklcy ana MS force of
hands have been 1T work this week on
the 7, which runs from tho Saltyille
line to very near the main line at the
Glade Springs Institute crossing. He
| will put in switch al this crossing
connecting both lines at this point An
| extra force CT hands are NJ work on the
Saltvillc branch and o large forcc will
be UTILIZED in laying t mi Of new
track from Saltvillc depot to tho river
for the use OF tho Alkali works Capt.
Is Il. Stanley, of Wythoville, keeps a
general supervision OF the line and the
Increased " rk There will be no boom
at Saltville but tho wheels Of great in.
dustrial plant will he set in motion and
1T i'll be the natural activity OF n great
enterprise backed by unlimited capital.
Saltville will be manufac turing town
OF 5000 Inhabitants in tho near future
with an immense pay roll-Glade SpTinr
Citizen.
Mrs Beale, lady assistant of tho Vir-
| ginia board of Worlds Fair managers
turned in TO Colonel Buford, tho presi
dent, Sl,700, which she had collected
from entertainments given in different
parts of the State. She was assisted bv
tho ladies' auxiliary, and some of the
money was obtained by the sale of SOU
venirs.
Theodore Mitchell, miller, met q
horrible death at his mill, near Dunn
fries, Prince William county. q few days
ago. AS he was passing running shaft
bolt on the shaft caught in his boot
straps, his leg was wound around it, the
homes being crushed, and his body was
then drawn between the shaft and a
post near by, and the life crushed out.
lie gasped two or three times after being
discovered.
The Hygeia and Sherwood Hotels arc
filled to overlooking at Old Point.
Intelligence has been rec siyed OF the
negro, by Mr. William Field, at Stonv
Creek station, in Sussex county. on the
Petersburg & Weldon railroad For
some time past Mr.. r. Il. Hartley, a
well-knoWn merchant at that place, has
had peanuts stolen from his warehouse.
and acc ordingly on Friday night watch
was set for the thief Mr. Field, q clerk
in Mr.. Hartley's store, concealed him
self III the warehouse, but there were no
signs of a robber until about q We o'cleck
yesterday morning, at which hour a
nolso was heard as that of some one at
tempting to effect an entrance into the
building. Mr. Field prepared himself
to catch the burglar, but rs soon as the
negro saw that he had been detected he
ran Off Mr.. Field ordered him to halt,
but no attention was paid to the com
mand, and then Mr.. Field fired at the
lceing man with pistol, the ball strik-
ing him ard inllicting o wound from
which he died shortly afterwards.
The Baltimore News makes tho aston
ishing statement that the five counties
of Scott, Tazewcll, Dickinson, Wise and
Russell, in Virginia, contain more stand