The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-30
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


has given contract for the erection of n
hundred dwelling houses.
The office building for the Norfolk and
and stone, 7oN55 feet. Contracts let to
L. j. Quinn.
The contract for the erection of the
presbyterian Church at Basic City has
been awarded to w. Il. Holtzclaw, and
work will commence at once.
The West Lynchburg Land Company
mas awarded contract for the sinking of
an artesian we'll in West Lynchburg to
Sydnor N Shepard, of Richmond.
The contract for the erection of tbo
Sasn' door and blind factory at Frank
lin has been awarded to Goshen IL Wat
ers by the Franklin Land and Improve
ment Company.
The foundations for the blast furnace
at Covington are laid and forty carloads
of building material on are the ground
for the furnace, which, it is expected,
VIII DO IN blast by October Is.
Rapid progress is being made in Law.
ing the track of the Riyermont railwav
About one-half mile of the track has
been laid and work is being pushed at
both ends OF the section under construc-
ton.
The Virginia Wheel and Wagon Com
pany, Carrsville, will increase the ca
pacity of its factory.
1t is announced that rolling mill to
employ from l25 to l40 men is to be re-.
moved to Covington.
Tho Front Royal Construction Com.
pany has been organized with a stock of
$4,000 to build houses, etc.
For tho vnor apJ;,r
was spent in Stanton and vicinity in
buildings, factories and DEVELOPMENT.
1t is stated that the Mine Bank iron
orc property near Staunton has been
purchased for 100000 for developmcnt
Brick works have been established at
Front Royal by IIoshour II Fadcly
With Il capacity of $4,000 bricks per
day.
The Sunny South Wood Manufacture
ing Company has been Incorporated to
erect woodworking factory at Nor
folk.
Capt. j. C. Bondc has sold his farm,
on the southern edge of Lexington, for
$4,000 to Il syndicate, which will Law it
of in lots
The lasic City Building and Invest
ment Company has declared a dividend
VI iOti PcI Ctlb.
The Clifton Forge Lumber and Build
ing Association has been organized and
Will erect planning mill and manufac-
ture sash, doors, blind, etc.
The City Point Land Improvements
ana Development Company has been
Incorporated at Petersburg to construct
electric and gas works, etc.
The Maryland Mineral, Mining and
Manufacturing Company has been Or
ganiZed by Baltimore capitalists TO
develop ochre mines near Edenburg.
The first consignment of machinery
for the cutlery factory at Elkton has
arrived. 1t consists of small articles
intended chiefly for the grinding and
finishing rooms.
The Farmville Land and Improve
ment company, OF Farmyille, has been
organized and the following officers
were chosen: President, ]. E.. Pace.
oanviile; vice president, j. Il. Walton.
Earmvllle; general manager, A. T..
Herndon; secretary and treasurer, C. c..
HAZEL.
The purchase Of the I;tna Furnace
property at Ironton, Ohio, by parties
representing the Norfolk and Western
syndicate has been announced. This
purchase comprises the Etna, the Sarah
and the Ncsuvius furnaces: also 1T.00O
acres Of mineral land, the whole value
at 81, 10000
The baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge at Harper's Ferry is to be ro.
modelled, the change being designed to
do away with tho curve in the bridpc
on the Virginia side. The contractor
ior the new piers required was in
Harper's Ferry last week arranging to
do the work.
The board Of supervisors of Augusta
county has laid the following levy:
Road tax in Beverly Manor district. is
cents on the 500; Middle river, 10 cents.
North river, Pastures. Riverhcads and
South river, 1215 cents. The county
tax on real and personal property is 20
cents on the 500. Tithea bios, SO cents
each. The tax on both is estimated to
yield $4,000. The county tax was in
creased cents on the 500 to meet the
expenses of bridges at Crimora, Roch-
land Mill, and near Swoopc's depot.
estimated to cost $4,000. The school
tax is 10 cents for the county and 10
cents for the districts.
D. l.. Thompson e Son, furniture
dealers. OF Lynchburg, made an ASSIGN
ment yesterday. Liabilities $50, 600
meeting of the State Educational
Association and conference of tue
county and city school pcrintcnden is
Will he held at Bedford City July |, .
and 3.
"Iirdwood, one of the most magni-
ficent estates in Virginia, situated in
Albemarlc county, mile and half
above tho University and owned by
Capt. Samuel II. Buck, formerly post
master of New Orleans, has been sold TO
MIR. WIN. c. Chamberlain, of New