Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-29
MECKLENBURG.
THE PEOPLE ELATED OVER THE RAIL
ROAD PROSPECT.
Tha Eev Route OF the Atlantic and Dan
vills-Killed on q
Trestle.
rcor,spondeuco Of tho Richmond Dlapotoh.l

CLARKsvHLE, Va, November .. 1850
The people here now are conslderAoy
elated over the prospects Of the construction
of the Atlantic aud DlnYille railroad ana us
crossing the Roanoke river near this Town.
Information from official sources Indicates
thst the company have changed their rou'e
from preyIoas surveys. The line VIII run
Through Meckleuburg from east TO "es',
crossing the oxford and Clarksylle tallroau
a shori distance below here, then do1ect' 90,
inc through the southern part OF lialiaX' anu
then through the couniies OF feFson snu
C,svel. m North Carolina, by way oil mu-
ton. and no The Dan river 10 DanNlle' ADo
new route viii pass near the Blue W ing c0p-
per.mines, and open up new country lui
This town snd DauyiIle. The surFeloIs'
coming east from DanYille, are now VIII d
twelve or fifteen miles OF TINS place. NC
road will pass q few miles south OF tne D",
I,lo Tfthis SDring.. 20 which point Dranch
,r,ck will be- constructed. Work will COM
menre AZ Dauville and 90 this point As carry
% nracticable. u is confidently expected
that the road will be in running ORDER ~ 'n'
next year. as Il IL NOW nearly comp'e'ed 70
Rrunswick CourthOu.e. THIS county suO-
srribsd $500 per mile 70 this road, and lhe
distance trayersed by il through tue count!
viii be about iorty-1ye mites.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders Oh
the Richmond and Mecklenburg kalToad
Company was held IN this town a lew Gay
400. Major j. Il. NcPhail, Jr, rem,In'
president for the ensuing year. one very
imuortapt matter was transacted. lhls was
nae authorization Of the lease OF HE ROAD Tor
ulnetv-u,ne wears 10 tue Richmond ana Dan.
Vile Railroad Company, Three thousand
and ff,y sharcs OF stock were represented
and me Jesse takes effect from the date OF TIE
meeting.
The railroad extending TO North Carolina
affords great facilities for runaway coupe7'
and Oxford Is nov the Gretua Green Tor thls
section. 4 Young couple boarded the tram
er Chase Cifv ON sunday night and went To
oxford, end early on Monday returned Win
the unptal knot ted. The old-iashioned
way wa. for the young man to take the glfi
behind him Oh horseback, ana win q Few
friends mounted ON tiect ,teeds ca!lop across
the ~tafe line 90 the house OF the first justice
Of The peace they could reach.
WMIe q frclgat train was rounding
curve between here and oxford few days
aco the engineer saw a woman ana TWO
childrcn on "A trestle. The mother threw one
OF her children off, and 10 her struggle TO
reach the other % save his life she and the
child were run over and killed. 10 was
impossible 20 stop tbe train in tine TO avert
The result.
A fer~vmau here named l,as Day in cross
Ing the Dan river yesterday had bis pole 10
bapq. and In his efforts 20 eX'riCa'e 70 was
thrown ont N MS boat and drowned y
high wind prevailing prevented his rescue
SIR. steiuton, am experienced coaI-nhnel
OF pennsyiyauil. an3 WuO cdhcre several
wears ago. has found o good quality OF coa
and hl, sent For men aud implements % lc'
/ yel0p the mine IT, has also discovered q
.hip.qaTy, where the best roofing siaIe
ab0unls.
soms ~ The farmers on the rivers VINO
/ Thought their entire crop OF corn vas do'
/ ,ir1ved by tue september fresbets now e,ti'
mate That they will gather one third ol a
crop. Others, whose lands were tow. VII
mot secure fourth of crop. There Is
/ great complaint Or 200 in,u.liscncy Of forage
/ Congrc.s appropriated $4,000 90 com
MERGE deepening the Roanoke Tor naylZa'
F ton. and work will commence here ncNl
.nrne. win Toe Roanoke, stanton, and
/ Dan rvers-tuo two last nlmei uniting an'
m-liu-the former hcre--aii made naNssble
+ au3 teo great railroad lines crossing hero
ir0m the tI>f, West, N0r'b, and South, ihr
+ old town ias $50. ndli prospects to become
/ commercial and manufacturing place.
T.. y. j.