The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-17

RAILROAD MATTERS, TUE MIDLAND AND ihh
pANviILE AND NEw-RIvER-CAPTAIN AVE-
RIII AND HIS PARTY-lNDICATIoNs-A
PEOPLE.
ICorresIondence of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
OCTOBER 1G, 1880.
Colonel Yates, the engineer VINO has
charge OF the Virginia Midland eXten-
sion, has made n shorthand survey OF The
roules from Chatham and Dry Fork (Which
Is four mites south Of Chatham) TO Leaks
willie, and proposes 10 make more detailed
survey after awhile. Chatham Is hoping
that the extension will begin at Chatham.
Danylllc is also thinking more seriously
about the extension, and would IKE to JOIN
I'm the work and have the Midland depot
placed on the sOuth.side Of The river and
within The corporate limits. There has
been. however, no official action Of her rep
TesentativcS.
President Sutheriin keeps pushing along
into Henry county with the DanVille ana
Neutrality-suspicious.. lie recently sold $4,000
Of The Henry county bonds to Captain ii.
&. Le>ber for ninety cents In the dollar. AT
recent meeting of the directors II was de-
cided that the terminus at Martinsville
should be within the limits Of said town,
and that the location should be settled upon
westward. IL is hoped that that road will
ultimately go up into the iron region OF
Patrick county, If not farther.
Captain Averill and his party are at work
on and in Dan river-not macadamlzlng, rs
Judge Harris iocnlarly said, but clearing
out distractions. Al present they are en-
gagged on that part OF the river where The
traveller has for many day seen an array
OF dsb.traps. The appropriation bin, be-
lleve. eoniemplales the making OF the river
nayigable for small steamers. Ii IL thought
good navigation for bateauX will be bless
ing.
Hancock and English clubs have been
formed at every important place in this
county, and IL has been noted that men
who are not politicians, but iirSt-claSs men,
as farmers aud planters and merchants, are
the leading officers. II has also been noted
That one Garfield, Arthur, and Stoyall club
hes been formed amongst the colored peo-
p.e in one Of The townships. There Is
speaking az Ringgoid to-day, at the sugges-
ton OF Hancock and English club, by
Mr.. 3. b. MuniOrd. OF Chatham, and Mr..
j. ID. Blackwell, OF Danyille. A Hancock
and English banner Is 10 be hung 10 the
breeze to-day at Harris store. One has
been hoIsted at Mt. Airy. II il also noted
that Mr.. j. S. Reid, OF Henry county, Is TO
address the people OF the county at Cha-
than on Monday and the people OF Danvllle
on Monday night. am giving these facts
as indications.
Several very old persons have recently
died in this county. Mr. II. l.. Bowles,
VINO lived near Danyille, was in his sixtleth
year; Mrs. Mildred Lyon, who lived near
Clsrk'S Mill, was IN Der seyenty-seyentli
year; Mr.. James &. Paul, OF the Sandy-ryer
section, was in his nineiy-secoDd year.
Again there are reports Of the losses OF
barns by lire. They are too numerous to
be mentioned here. Only two or three OF
the losers were insured.
Major A. NJ. Wheeler, postmaster, has
returned from visit to his father. at Bufla-
10. n. Y. His father, who was reported
quite i'll, is now reported as much better.
ALPHA.