Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-02-11

Gentlemen from Lancaster county, Penn
sylvania, who have been here, say that our
lands about Charlestown are superior for
Tobacco culture and the climate better than
that Of the tobacco region of Pennsylvania,
and they are surprised that our farmers do
not embark in the business 1t is suggested
that if a hundred farmers will plant two
acres each il will not only handsomely re-
munerate them, bet it will be sufficient To
make tobacco market of no mean impOr-
lance at Charestown and bring much money
into the county In Lancaster county one
gentleman on three acres produced $500
worth of tobacco, aud another on the same
quantity $500 The culture requires care,
| but not the labor that some other thing, do
that are less profitable. As soon as a sufi
cient number of farmers indicate their will
ingness to go into the business experienced
tobacco men will build warehouse here
I Il will be seen by advertisement in this
issue that bid, are asked for by the c. NJ.
VI. & Co. excayating for and laying out
stone foundations for the GoeJz Harness
Factory-the building to be l7Ox3O feet;
the wing 2Ox30, aud boiler house l6x20 -
/ The work is TO begin March lst The Har
ness Factory will employ several hundred
hands
The weather has been adverse for street
grading, but Mr. Wormley Norris, in charge
of that department of the NJ, NJ. l. Com
pany, has availed himself of every available
moment and with large force and rect
grading machines is making good progress.
/ Au>picious weather and redoubed forces
and efforts are ooSed for hereafter
The blizzard of snow predicted for Tues
day did not reach us, but cold breath
I from the northwest came aud dissipated the
dampne~s The mountains that stand AS
seutinels before and behind Us protect
amazingly from hur,ful storms. Charles
town Is beautiful tor situation, aud health
iuI beyond any town We know.
The Water Company is actively engaged
trenching IN North Mildred >treet-throush
the Imp c., lands-to supply water to The
Bras Work and other establishments that
are 10 be located in that section of the town.
The next thing essential will be the intro
duciion of gas or electric lights
Col. r. P. Chew has returned from trip
to Massachusetts and other localities in the
interest of the C. NJ. VI. & l. Co. He re-
ports the outlook very favorable for hi com
pany, and the tendency of a large movement
toward the far-tamed shenandoah Valley.
The Brick and Tile Company will soon
have brick on the market, and from the out
look-the opening of new streets and the
extension of the old es,-this enterprise
is 10 BE- a most serviceabe and remunerative
one, and will give employment TO many.
Gentlemen from abroad, representing
large manufacturing interests, had interviews
the past few days with the Improvement
Company people here, and may conclude to
remove their plants here.
No better indicator of the bright outlook
for ear and continued activities here than
the incoming Of energetic real estate agents
and the convenient and handsome fitting up
by them OF offices.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT made that the popula
ton OF CharlestoNn will be doubled within
the curreut year Il is not improbable.
lu The Presbyterian Church in Char Is
town, by Rev DR.. A G. uopsiu-, on Tues
day morning hast, Miss Blanche Carter, Of
Clarke county, Virginia, aud Mr. Alonzo
: Crttenden, Of this county, were united
in the holy bonds of wedloyk The bride
AMI groom were preceded TO the altar by the
u,bers M,ssr- \ Eugene Burr, L X
DueIc, EIgar Crueudyu ana Harry W
Hardesty Miss Fannie Campbell pre,id d
at the organ rendering ia good style
Tannhauser's March IS tie party entered
The church and MeudelsSohn's Wedding