Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-06-14
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TUESDAY,, JUNE Ik, 1854.
Tsi9 50 FaJrtie the Crops Paint Greek
MOHkA. Ne. alt8 IL

8s MOfkt. &C. 558s 4
Last week We attended Circnit Court
ii Fayette County. which commensea on
IL Tuesday last, Judge BAILEY presiding
Tho amount IF business wasabduta AZ usu ]
81. The cases on the criminal docket was
confined 10 i few petty oaenerss Among
the civil business of' muel. temperatures
i was i decree 81 Cont. eepfEfmins .
Special Commissioners sals IofE the Mt
Carbon properly. This sals and decree
caused lsrge quantity IS money to BE
distributed ID the county among the cred
IIitors Of tte Nd Carbon Company The
property was sold for. SIC, 5000; SIG, o0oof
which Was paid ID cash upon closing the
asale, into me hands Of Commissioners,
Tfor The purpose ofpaying off ths creditors
i 4of the company IIsrER LAME, 3ahdsoth-
II ers. became the purchasers.
The farming interests present 4 deleful
4 appearance, the frost having made sad
havoc on the hinst.. with the crops. -
on the highland oftha county, and near
ii Is All the land isl the county is Of that
character, tis corn. potatoes and garden
stuff was aompletelys smitlen to the
ground. the corn. ID 10 supposed, will
again sprout upifrom the roots, but the
damage5to Gle crop isof nolan /, amount.
K There IS sore difference in opinion in re.
| gard to the damage The wheat sustained,
but we think We are safe il saying that,
taking tile county altogether, atleas. one;
H half Of this valuable product has been
destroyed.
The Fayetteville House has been re-
fsteI up and opened BY Mr.. STuRdEes,
who is an excellent landlord, and viii
make it a popular place Of resoFtfor pleas,
nre. as well as god hotel for thetray-.
eler, and persons attending court. His
tables are we'll supplied with everything
the1country affords, and his servants are
Nj very attentive bofh to man and beast.
III. 2etaraiiag from Fayette, we fell in COM
Tany with Mr.. GRfrFlrH, the civil engsii'
! neer and geologist 8of the Paint Greek
companies, and upon his invitation con
efaded TO visit the works on that creek
Ws=cr5ssed pyerttp Clifton and were hos
7pitabTy entertained BIZ Mr.: .M F de Gruy-
ter, Who is doing ! thriving business op,
| III site lilo town: and after examining
thc complete arrangements for receiving
and delivering freight at the river, upon
the railroad. We iinI+ company with our
contemporary Of The Republican, Mr.. New
Ton. and Messrs. Griffith, dc Gruyter,
IIansfold and othefs, took a carplepsred
forEthe purpose, fof 4 trip to the woiks,
1--WE found the road y be very well built,
fThe old portion Of which is laid withtiirou;
the news which is completed within few
Hundred feqt=of TIE upper works, is a
4 splendid piece 81 engineering, being weh8
located, and put :9gether in slRerios.
A manner the brM ges are very SECURE! and
are oI a. rev PlanihNhich We think Are
superior 10 any othsrin the countrr,s .
Il Ina short Tune We arrived atIthe beau
n Finland new residence Of Mr.. TsRtcE.
\ lie chemist and superintendent 81 The
works, where We haa the pleasuretof par
taking Of an excellent dinner, and inspect
Ing tile grounds and gardens Of our kind
friend and his arniable lady. tits worthy
ofnpte that thfs place ) few months since
wasIa perfect Wilderness. Now a fine,
large frame house, well finished and fur
nished, standssin the midst offs flourish
ing garden, and Of grounds well laid out
with walks and studded with shrubbery.
Upon the place is a Gne. Orchardof young
and thrifyfruit trees,o almost every yari,
ETY. The garden contains nearly every
vegetable common toour valley; there are
upon the place twenty five varieties 81
Straw berries some (which are nov bear
ing h large I'D Of Rsspberries; and some
Y IcuItiFated Blackberries5 of a superior kind
which have been procured from. nurseries
Of New York. In \ year o. two, under
its present management. this residence
win present 4 more luxurious appearance
than any place III Western Virginia.
we now leave this comfortable home
anda walk Of afew hundred yards bring,
Aas to the Camel Coal banks and factory
of tho !" Great E;aRqwta Coal aha b
co,apany
This Company haYetheir works nearl.
ready far the manufacture Of Oil. An.
it We arctic judge from, the complete ar
engagements now presenting themselye
4 ID every department pf die works We fee
assured that this factory will not be *
celled BY any other IN this valley tn
Engineer has done his duty wen, and de
serves praise; Che Superintendent la
everything in order, and at work III iii
most expeditions manner, and All d
workaen appear 70 work with 4 viii snt