The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-13
sourHw EST VIRGINIA NOTES.

seven miles, from Blacksville To Clarks-
burg.
The Ohio River Railroad Company
has decided to build bridge across the
Guyandot river and extend it's railroad
from Guyandot, w. Va, to Kenova,
distance Of four miles.
d. E. Geagey and j. M. Miller, the
Luray bankers who failed in business
last Decem Der, were arrested in New
market Va, last week, upon warrants
sworn out by various depositors in tho
bank. They were brought to Luray in
custody of Sheriff Chapman and depu-
tics. a preliminary examination was
waived, and they were bailed in sums of
$4,000 for their appearance at the
March court.
Mr.. Peter NJ. Wilson, of Winston, N.
c., has closed big contract with
Messrs. Graham Brothers, contractors
and builders of Danville, for the build
ing of the Zinzendorf hotel, Winston's
new one hundred thousand dollar public
house,
j. b. Underwood, Charlottesville, N.
&C., has scored signal victory in the in
vention of the only strictly automatic
self-feeding cigarette machine in tho
world, which has just been tested by an
expert and found to be capable of MAX
ing 100000 cigarettes per day. The ma
chine is q marvel of simplicity, and des-
tined to revolutionize the cigarette-man-
ufacturing world.
Alexandria is rousing from her cen
fury Of lethargy and organizing boom.
There is no good reason why Alexandria
should not be the commercial and man
ufacturing center of the Capital of the
United States Of America. Such a re-
suit lies entirely in the hands of her
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barred from her full share in the won
derful revivification which is now every
where making itself visible and tangible
in the Old Dominion. In fact there is
no point in Virginia with better facili-
ties for transportation by land and
water, none better located as to the
great cities of tho Atlantic coast, mono
of greater historical interest, and none
which by its contiguity to the National
Capital will mako it moro desirable
place OF residence at the political, social,
artistic, scientific and literary center of
the country. Washington Star.
Mr.. Ragland, of Bedford City, h as de-
cideu to rem ovo his cigar manufact tory
from that city to Farmville.
The lower Chesapeake is fairly alive
with whales. They seem to be going
up. They have the appearance of sperm
whales, and the man who can corral the
lot would soon grow rich. Captain
Howes, of the steamship Dorchester
from Boston, reports three big fellows
off Fortress Monroe. They were blow
ing at q great rate. Nearly every cap
tain arriving the past week, reports
having seen tho sea monsters through
out the various parts OF the bay.
Iron orc has been discovered in large
quantities in tho Middle Mountains,
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ginia, and experts pronounce it of the
very richest kind. The Bayard, Peters
burg and Moorefield Railroad Company
own large tracts of land in these coun-
ties, and Will commence at once de-
veloping it. A charter has been granted
the Pittsburg Southern Railroad Com
pany to build q broad gauge road into
the interior of this State via Man
nington, making Clarksburg the term
mus for the present, and connecting
with the Waynsburg and Washington
Railroad in Pennsylvania. 1t is being
built by oil capitalists, who also own
large coal lands in this part of the State,
and propose making this q competing
road with those already built.
A contract has been signed for extend
ing street railway from the Chesa-
peake and Ohio depot around the
grounds Of the University of Virginia,
the work to be begun as soon as the
weather permits and to be completed in
ninety days. This will add greatly to
the accommodation of visitors and of those
living at the University. The present
street railway extends only TO the edge
of the grounds, The proposed line will
give magnificent opportunity to view
the University grounds.
Tho following graduates OF tho
Waynesboro' Military School are now
commandments of military schools: Terry,
'S7, of the Staunton Male Academy, at
Staunton, Va; Wilson, also of '97, of the
Suffolk Military Academy, at Suffolk,
Va; Mallory, 'S0,of the Fishburne Mill
tary Academy, at Waynesboro, Va;
Rochenbach and Ford, the first captain
and adjutant, respectively, of the same
class, have each battalion undcr his
charge in Missouri; tho former in Boon
vile, and the latter in Lexington Har-
den, of 80, is running the military de-
partment of the Demopolis Military
Academy of Demopolis, Ala, and Nc
Cormlck, also of go, is commandant of
the Danville Military Institute, Dan
Vile, Va.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the Rockbridge Company, held March
2. at Glasgow, the proposition made by
syndicate of Boston capitalists to put
half million dollars in Glasgow was
accepted. This action on the part of
the Rockbridge Company was taken in
consequence of its having been offici-
money market the English syndicate
could not comply with their contract.
The company will issue stock for the
payment of twenty-five thousand dollars
made by the English.