The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-22
GLASGOW.
Purchases of Farm Lands-Growth of the
Farmers Alliance.

Purchases of Farm Lands-Growth of the
Farmers Alliance.
GLASGOW, Va. May III. Special. The
citizens and business men Of Glasgow are
taking no small interest in the unyeiling
ceremonies OF the Lee statue on the 18th
inst, and quite a dumber from this section
will be- on hand 10 take part in the occasion.
The Farmers Alliance has become a
power in this county, and the politicians
who hope 10 secure favor AZ the hands OF
yoX DOpuli will have to get in line with the
farmers ideas of legislation. The Alliance
branches in this county are composed Oi lhe
representative yeomen.
The cstimablc wife of Mr.. W. 6. Mat
thews. Jr. has been quite i'll for the past
few days. but j. now out Of all danger.
The Glasgow Company and the West
Glasgow Land Company, VIII publish an
illustrated work, on the town surroundings.
Miley. the artist Of Lexington. furnishes the
views.
4 deed from the Rockbridge Company, to
Miles VI. Martin. and other capitalists, tOf
property in Glasgow, representing $o,,ooV,
mas been issued and entered Of record. 1t Is
the largest single deed Of the kind, ever
recorded in this county.
By the change Of schedule for the summer
season, on the Chesapeake and ONO, Olas-
cow enjoys four trains on the main line, ana
six on The Lexington branch, every twelve
hours. Besides these ten passenger trains,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio, there are four
on the shenandoah Valley Railroad, which
gives Glasgow fourteen regular passenger
trains daily, going north and south, east
and west, connecting for all principal cities.
By the present schedule you can leave
Richmond after business hours, say We'd
nesday. arrive here for early breakfast,
spend Thursday in Glasgow, and get supper,
leave, arriving in Richmond for business
Friday morning, with one day of. sleep
ing-car service makes il possible to get q
good nights rest both ways.
Mrs. FiiZ. Ice came here last saturday Il
meet the General, and they went 10 eNamin,
the building Of their new home.
Ten miles of new streets have been open
ed and graded, and the work Is BENG
pushed.
There will be regular worship here every
sunday AT IL \. VI. and i. NJ. by the iOi
lowing ministers: Rev. j. L. Lawrence
Rev. Waller. Rev. \. T.. BOude, Rev. saInue
Bowman. At present the services VIII De II
II. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church.
The Sunday-school, recently organized
with Rev. i. L. BOude superintendent, ha'
large attcndrpce.
The third sunday in, June, at Failing
Springs Presbyterian Church, there VIII b'
children's day observance. installation ser
vice and holy communion. Rev. /. w
Hooper, Of Christiansburg, and Key. Mr
Wilson, Of Lynchburg, will be with Mr
Waller. the pastor.
The Mathews place. on East end Of Glas
COW. lately bought by Barton Myers an'
others Of Norfolk. will, 1t IS understood, %
laid out into town lots. The CampDei
tract on James river. bought by syhdl
cate, is being surveyed for suburban to"i
site.
The option on the Paxton place adJoinln.
the Campbell tract east Of Glenwood, oi
which there is vast deposit Of hydrauli
cement. has been extended. Ninety thou
sand dollars is the money consideration.
The Johns farm, on the east, has no
| been sold, a. reported.