The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-24
THE ROANOKE TIMES FRIDAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1898.
v1Ro1N1A NEWS AND NOTES.

VIRGINIA NEWS AND NOTES. 3
Items of Interest From All over the Old
Dominion State.
Maj. 7. l.. Nelms, ex-mayor Of Bris-
toll, and for many years general agent OF
the Pocahoutas Coal Company, is dead.
aged 81 years.
Boss McKane and party, OF BROOKLYN.
N. T., have purchased the hunting
privileges on an estate of 1,4OO acr "a
near Williamsburg, Va, for three years,
and propose to stock it with valuable
game from the North.
Here is patriotism and enterprise:
Mrs. Ii. w. Clement, at Mount Zion,
Campbell county, gave birth to twins
last year, which she named Cleveland
and Stevenson. This year she duplicated
them.
William s. Cournow, a 21-year-old
employee in the Richmond and Dauville
shops at Richmond, and Miss Dora
Baker, 17-year-old young lady, have
eloped to Pelham, N. c., and got mar
ried. Miss Baker got away by telling
her parents she was going to stop the
nlRnG WIN an aunt.
Ground has been broken at Norfolk
for the erection of the new Cranky
Street M. e. Church. The first Ave
spades of dirt were thrown out by Will
liam Taylor, one Of the oldest members
of the church and president of the board
OF trustees. The building will be
credit 10 the city.
The report that the duty will be taken
off Nova Scotia coal is meeting with
great deal of comment in the section
around Pocahontas, but it Is not feared
that the coal traffic in this region will
be affected, as the reputation Of the
mines here stands without parallel.
The mines are making preparation for
big output of their product and the
business men here feel confident of much
better times in the near future.
Wednesday morning a colored woman
named Banks, living at 35 Kent street,
Norfolk, went out to work, leaving her
two little children, aged and years
esrectively, locked up in the room
About o'clock neighbors saw consid.
cradle smoke issuing from the room,
and on breaking ooen the door found
the elder child, Oracle, lying in the
middle of the floor burned almost to a
crisp and the youngest child playing in
the corner unframed save by the smoke.
An open stove door told the tale of the
death.
William q. Taylor, under sentence of
death for the murder of his wife last
July, and who was in Jail in Lynchburg
for safe keeping, will not be hung No
vember Oath His counsel, Larew IL
Hull, have been granted hearing by
Judge Williams, of the circuit court, at
the next session of the court, some time
in December. Taylor was tried in the
Pulaski county court and was convicted
and sentenced. Judge Hudson heard
argument for and against setting asid @
tho verdict and ordered a new trial, and
the case goes go the circuit court on az
peal from his decision.
A dispatch from Washington saws:
1t is reported here that Gen. Roger a.
Pryor, formerly of Virginia, but for
many years resident of New York
city and citizen of that State, and
now on the bench there, is a candidate,
or rather wants to be. for the vacancy
on the United States circuit court,
caused by the death of the late Judge
Hugh l.. Bond, of Baltimore. General
Pryor would, it is said, resign from the
New York bench and return to Vir.
GINA, If by so doing he could be assured
OF the circuit judgship. So far as can
be learned he is receiving no encourage
ment in these aspirations of his, that is
If he really has them"
here is movement on foot to ret
up permanent exhibit of the resources
OF Virginia and to place it in some con-
spicuous place in Richmond Among
those who are prominently identified
with the undertaking are Col. A. S
Buford, president of the board OF
Worlds Fair managers of Virginia:
Henry w. Wood, president of the Vir-
ginia State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society; Col. Thomas Whitehead, com
missioner of agriculture, and DR.. Apper
SON. business executive commissioner
OF the board Of Worlds Fair managers.
new STATE library building is now in
course OF construction, TO cost 5000, 600,
and 1T has been suggested that the per
manent exhibit be placed in the build
ing, which will be completed during tn
coming summer. Others think the pres
ent library quarters in the State capitol
building would be an excellent placeito
arrange the exhibit, while still others
are of the opinion that commodious
room on Main street would be the most
desirable location.
EXAGGERATED REPORTS FROM SALT