Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

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tree or flower, but 7 was the first
to fade away"
When Baby was sick. wr gnYo hor Castoria.
When sho WAS Child, she cried for Castoria.
When shc became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castorlo-
There has been filed in the Wise
county court clerk Office for record
alton, deed from Patrick lIagan
and wife to the Powell's River Coal
and Iron Company, the conSidera
ton of which was Sl13, 40O95 cash
in hand, paid for 14.344 rs acres in
fee simple and S,347.41 acres coal
and minera! right, Of Wise county
lands.
The West Va. and Ironton rail
road, 1915 miles, has been let to con
tract, to be completed July, '91.
The road will not be difficult of
construction but the inaccessibility
Of the territory will cause delay.
This road will add materially to
Graham's boom. This is to he the
shipping point for number of the
contractors.
The various pension bills now he
fore Congress are rs follows: Ser
vice pensions, $l44 900 O00; repeal
of limitations, 4Sl, 00D,000; depend
enI, $50, 100000 and private, SILL
500, Goa; making in the aggregate
the enormous sum of $G62 sou. 900,
which would not only absorb all the
revenues Of the governments, but
necesSitatc the imposition of addi
ti0nal taxes.
The common council Of Bristol,
Va, met Wednesday evening and
unanimously agreed to submit the
proposition to the voters of the cor.
poratlon to subscribe $4,000 to the
Danville and East Tennessee road
The date fixed was tho 10th of
April. Tie Board Of mayor and al
dcrmcm OF Bristol, Tenn also met
and decided to submit Il similar
proposition TO the voters Of that
side, the amount being 500, 900, and
the date the 10th Of April.
LII tho Railroad Gazette we find
some interesting figures about rail
way accidents. During January
there were Ill accidents, in which
CO persons were killed and 227 in
jured OF the accidents there were
rs collisions, 80 beng from the
rear, "a being from bulting. and 20
from trains crossing each other.
Eighty nine accidents were the re
suit Of derailmentS, broken rails.
&c. There were five boiler explo
sions. OF those that were killed
all were employees but Is; Of the in
jured there were l02 passengers.
Mr.. Walter j. Bowen, who lived
near Faber's Mills was visiting Il
neighbours house Chat OF Mr.. YIN
q. Barrett, which he reached Just
after dinner hour, OH Saturday, ami
being as familiar with the family
us if he were one of it, he remarked
that he was hungry. He was told
to repair to the pantry and satisfy
his appetite. He went and while
there eating, piece of beef lodged
in his throat and he chokcd to
death in the presence Of the family
in the porch. where he came, with
in five minutes. those present being
unable to afford him any relief
whatever.
The future of Southwest Virginia
grows brighter and brighter as the
days come and 60. It's mineral wealth
and superior manufacturing advan
tages are attracting settlers and CAPT
tai from the North, and from Liberty
to Bristol and from New River to
Pocahontas there is loom nnprece
dented in the history of any State
The trains of the Norfolk and West.
ern and Shenandoah Valley roads
and the hotels are crowded with
prospectors from every section of the
Union, and everybody is hopeful and
alert. Southwest Virginia will be u
great section OF the State. Tmagina-
ton cannot color tho future of its
greatness too bir Her