The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-28
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Piedmont wv. Va.) Pulp and
Paper Company will mako a number
Oh improvements this spring. Over 400
employees are now on the payroll of
the company.
Capt. A. d. Payne. OF Warrenton,
who commanded the Black Horse cav
airy during the late war. is undergo
ing treatment at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore.
Mrs. Margaret M. Hardy, wife OF
Mr.. John Hardy, of Winchester, died
suddenly Saturday.
Rev. ]. Lloyd, OF Abingd on, has
withdrawn his acceptance Of the call
to Grace Episcopal Church, Lynchburg,
and will remain in Abingdon.
The resignation of Capt. Frank
Camm as captain OF the Lynchburg
Homo Guard, which was rendered
some time ago. has been accepted
FL. D. Compton has purchased from
Mrs. Loretta Boyd her farm of seventy.
nine acres near Browntown, Warren
county, for 81, 900.
Brakeman II. S. Rhea was run over
and Killed Saturday last at McKindree,
W. Va, on tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad.
Despite their recent losses by FIRE,
Allen e Gintor, of Richmond, have
given 81 600 for the relief of the poor of
that city.
Judge Virginius Chapman, OF Clarks.
burg. w. Va, died last week At ono
time he was consul to the Sandwich
Islands.
The father Of Representative Mere.
dlth, OF the Alexandria district. is very
I'LL lie is over ninety years of age.
Bishop A. W. Wilson, of the M. e.
Church South, raised 81, 155 in Danville
and North Danville on Sunday toward
liquidating the debt Of the Methodist
mission board.
K. M. Pierce, Of Rockingham county,
was found dead Sunday morning in his
boarding house in Charlottesville.
The residence of Prof Leonidas
Poyntz, in Staunton, was considerably
damaged by fire Saturday morning.
The contract for the construction of
the Holston Valley railroad has been
awarded. The extent of road included
in the contract is from Bristol to the
mouth of Big creek on the Holston,
distance Of ten miles.
A store house at Cham blissburg, Bed
ford county, belonging to c. M. Gregory,
and used as residence by Jose oh
Garner, was destroyed by fire on Friday
night. Mr.. Garner lost all his house.
hold effects.
Tho seventeenth annual meeting of
the Virginia Young Mems Christian
Association will be held in Norfolk
February - to 10. A number of
distinguished ministers will be in
attendance and deliver addresses.
j. p. Dovel, weli-known citizen of
Prince George county, died last Friday
night after short illnoss OF pneumonia
He was about sixty eight years old, and
was ono of the most respected citizens
of that county.
The board OF supervisors OF Campbell
county decided at their last meeting to
ask the State for the services of con-
victs on tho public roads of the county.
After correspondence with the SUPER.
intcndent of the penetentlary it was
learned that forty convicts would be
sent to tho county upon application for
the purpose named. The supervisors
will ask for them on March l.
The congregation Of st. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Petersburg, expect to
begin tho erection of their now place
OF worship some time next spring. Tho
church, it is understood is to cost about
S25,000. OF this amount the congrega-
ton has about $4,000, and Bishop
Van dc Vyver has given his consent for
the congregation to borrow $1,000.