Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-22
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Cu.w CRY. VA, January 20, 1890.
Work has acain commenced on another
railroad in this county. 1t passes through
the eastern part Of the county and crosses :,
| the Roanoke river near st. laminanv; III
lars for tho bridge 1 Wve;n I and p Carolina
railway and shortcns tho distance from Re
tershurc 10 Raleigh. IL intcrsects the
BaIeigb and CASTOR railroad about Ridge.
wav depSt. The Atlantic Coast Line will
operate this line in its system. =.
Regular trains will be put on the Atlantic
and Danville railroad from portsmouth 10
Danville in about ten days. Inc TACK Is
| comnleted Several new towns along the
line of This road have been located and sur
yeyed in this county and lots offered for
safa The towns of Jeffress and South Hill
are eligibly located and improvements have
commenced.
ZEAL ESTATE.
| There has recently been some animation
| in real estate in this county, especially for
good farming lands adapted to the produc:-
| ton Of bright tobacco. several sales at
! fair prices have been made, principally 10
| tobacco-raisers OF Granvliie county, ". -.
Lands heretofore considered too poor 70
produce crop, and were comparatively
valueless. are now attracting attention, and
are principally sought after. They readily
| sell and the tobacco-men say that with the
use of fertilizers as fine yellow tobacco can
| he made here as in the golden region of
| North Carolina. Those who tired 1t last
wear were very successful, and the, crop, OK
one man. produced on land which sold o
fe,v years 400 for two or three dollars per
acre. il valued ut $4,000, and he is not
Professor Thomas W. Smith, near here,
sold his farm of $40 acres last week to a
North Carolina man tor 5000.
A large proportion of the old crop OF to-
bacco has been marketed here, and it Is es-
timated that not over one fourth is now In
the hands Of producers.
FARMEBs' ALLIANCE.
The farmers are organizing alliances IN
various portions Of this county, and intend
to band together for support and protec-
ton. They are down on trusts and mono
poles and expect to accomplish great bene-
fits for the agricultural community by
united action. Professional men are not
admitted into the organization.
A fire occurred in the town OF Clarksvllle
few days ago, entirely consuming the
houses occupied by w. II. GoOch and
James Someville as retail liquor-stores.
Most Of the stock was saved. Three or four
buildings were destroyed. upon which
learn there was no insVance. Loss about
S2,OOO.
Arrangements are now in progress to
open here first-class female seminary I'M
der the auspices of the Presbyterian
church. The location is an admirable one,
and the gentlemen and ladies who. viii
conduct the school give assurance of un-
doubted success.
There have been no cases of the grippe
here.
Wheat is looking remarkably well.
Farmers are considerably ahead III prepa-
rations for another crop.
We have really had no winter weather
and grass is sufficiently far advanced for
good grazing.
A new paper announced publication in
the county last week. II Is the Mecle,,-
burg Mars, issued at Boydton, Va, by ".
G. Curtis. 1t - nOn-pOlitlcal and VIII be
devoted to local matters.
With three railroads i'll the county. lands
again selling well. towns springing up, agrl-
tural operations advancing, and Demo
cratic representation in both branches OF
the Legislature. our county Is on high
road to recuperation and prosperity. j.