Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-23
A RAILROAD DEAL
BY which Baltimore VIII Have Direct
Line to Richmond.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
BUENA VISTA, Va, August ~, 1880.
A railroad deal Is reported on hand
whereby the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will run It's trans oy0r the Lex
incton branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road 10 Balcony Falls aud there connect
with the main line of the James RIVER
division Of the Chesapeake and Ono. Ihis
will give the Baltimore and OHIO direct
line from Baltimore To Lynchburg ana
Richmond. II s also said that the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio will run it's trains over the
new line projected by the Baltimore and
Ohio from Buchanan to Roanoke.
INCREASED.
The capital of the Buena Vista steel
plant has been increased from $500, ,O1O 10
S7j0,000. Five hundred thousand dollars
of this sum Is already subscribed, and New
England manufacturers have notified the
management that they will subscribe the
balance of @2j0000. This increased capl-
tai Will enable the company to operate the
plant on much larger scale than at first
anticipated.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
Brown Patterson, ESQ.,, one Of the
largest cattle-raiserS IN the valley, was
stricken with paralysis last week at his
residence, at Barterbrook. in Augusta
county. His condition IL very critical.
Mrs. General J. +. b. Stuart was in
town few days ago. She owns several
lots here. and proposes building on them
at an early day, Her only son. >. r. b.
Stuart, Is cashier of one Of the banking
houses here.
A letter was received here yesterday from
Mr. G. A. Cline. of Leesburg, Va, stating
that he will build s30,0OO warehouse on
one Of his lots at this place IN few weeks.
BURNED TO DEATH.
A little negro Girl named Mime Rinach
was burned % death at Lexington Sunday,
by the explosion Of a can Of coal OIL with
which sho was playing while holding
matches IN her hand.
Tue Buena Vista School Board last Tues
day elected the following teachers for the
graded public schools here: W. 7. Wyer,
of Warrenton, graduate Of Richmond
College, principal, and Misses Matte
Speck. Maude Mathews, and Amelia Naes-
che. all of Buena Vista. assistants.
SITE SELECTED.
Messrs. Alexander Rarig and G. L. Nlcho-
las. OF Columbus, o., owners OF tho large
machine aud boiler-works M that place.
are here TO-DAY and have selected "a site
upon which buildings will be imme dlately
placed for the accommodation OF their
Mr.. Rarig told your cores spondent that he
would bring with him tfty Ohio families
TO Buena Vista
The EpiscOpalians organized their yestry
here Sunday. and will take immediate steps
to build their church.
Ten new ore-cars arrived here over the
Shenandoah Valley railroad Tuesday. They
were built at Carlisle. Pa, and will be
used in hauling ore from the mines to the
furnace.
CORNERSTONE LAID.
The cornerstone of the Methodist
church at Lexington was laid with Ma
sonic ceremonies to-day. Grand Master
II. T. Craighill, of Lynchburg. and Alfred
Courtney. Junius A. Cosby. and ". G.
Wilkinson. Of Richmond, officers OF the
Grand Lodge Of Virginia, were present. A
large number of Nasons from the sur
rounding country were present. Senator
Colouitt, Of Georgia, was expected, but
was unable 10 attend.
here Yesterday.