Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
MECHLENBURG.
The Atlantic and DanviIie Railroad
Tho Crops, &c.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispa'ch.l
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correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHASE CITY, VA, April -. 1889,
The people OF this county are now greatly
interested 10 the construction Of the Atlantic
and Danyie road. Grading Is progressing
all through the county on different sections
of the road. The line passes within few
hundred Yards OF the courthouse 81 Boyd
ton, and after crossing the Dan aud Stauu-
ton rivers at Clarksylle ruus q little north Of
the town. II then defects. going west, and
leaves Buffalo Lithia Springs about three or
four miles TO the right This Is county OF
bills The grading will be heavy, and the
survey mas demonstrated the fact that some
Of the elevations are four or i've hundred
feet above the level OF the sea.
The rails on the Richmond and Mecklen-
burg railroad passing here beng too light
for the heavy freight engines, are now being
removed and heavier iron substituted from
Keysville TO GAINESVILLE. There are four
freight trains daily over this road. and the
passenger accommodations frst-class as to
comfort and speed.
TOBACCO.
The sales OF leaf tobacco have greatly in-
creased here recently, but the quality Is gen.
orally inferior snd even more "frosted Z"
than the farmers expected. Those who
claimed that the frost Of the 1st OF October
OF last year was then very light now realize
their mistaken calculations. | now recall
my letter to you at the time saying 1t was a
very disastrous frost.
FRUIT, WHEAT, &C.
The prospects, for an abundance of all
kinds OF fruit are unusually good. The
wheat crop is splendid, aud more luxuriant
fields OF clover aud grasses are rarely seen.
The farmers have tided over the trying or
deal with their stock, and csn now see their
deliverance from starvation. An old gen.
tleman who had always opposed railroads
was told few days ago. "IOu now see the
advantage Of railroads in bringing Us corn
and hay TO live upon when our crops failed"
ayes" he replied, " il it bad not been for
railroads all OF these idle negroes aud white
men who have quit work would have been
laborlng OH the farms with land made rich
from homemade msnures, and would have
produced a sufliciency of everything, as we
always did before, and left your Yankee hay
and corn where it came from" There is
some reasoning in MS philosophy.
BUILDING.
The contract for building the Concord
Male Academy at this place has been made
with w. II. Holt & Co., builders, OF this
town, 10 be completed by the 18th Of Sep
TENDER next. Rev. j. ii. NewOill, the dnan-
cal agent. has been very successful IN bis
efforts to raise the money, and Is still yigor-
ously prosecuting the Work TO increase the
amount. There are about thirty churches IN
tie Concord Baptist Association. and from
them Sc, 600 will be asked, and nearly $4,000
OF the amount has already been secured.
SUNDAY.sCH0OL UNION.
The different churches Of this town have
organized a SundAy-scn0Ol union and once
a month have interesting exercises. which
are largely attended. On last sunday about
200 sunday-scboOl scholars were reported
on The roll.
At our last COunty Court license for sale
Of liquor at this place was refused. 4 ma
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