The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-02
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A large deposit of kaolin has been
discovered on the Ogg farm near Kent's
| Mills, Louisa county. No doubt we'll
| equipped company will soon DO formed
to work it to its best advantage.
The Elkton Lithia Water Company
has completed its mains from the spring
to the new hotel, distance of nearly
two miles. A large part of this main is
of eight'inch pipe, and branches of
| smaller sizes will be run off at conve-
nient distances SO as to supply residents
with pure lithia wator in abundant
quantities. The total cost of the plant
SO far is about ten thousand dollars.
The Elkton Canning and Evaporating
Company is now ready to make contracts
for raising tomatoes and other vege-
tables.
The railroad to Newcastle will be
completed by the 1st of July, and this
together with tho complexion of the
large hotels on both sides of the creek,
will be the cause Of large celebration
about 4th of July.
There are obout one hundred houses
now being erected in Newcastle.
The mountains around Elkton have
been in blaze all the week.
Houses are in great demand in Elk
ton. Twenty tenants are inquiring for
Accommodations.
A severe accident occurred at the
manganese mines, seven miles north Of
Basic City, last Thursday, which may
result in the death of two men. Jack
COSBY and Ben Bowling were just
starting down the shaft, when the rope
gave way, which caused them to fall a
distance of eighty-seven feet. Bowling
had both legs and jaw bono broken,
while Goosby received severe internal
injuries.
The Luray Times has suspended pub
LEGATION, and it's office plant and equip
mont will be removed to Goshen. Editor
e. C. Il. HUMPHREYS will retain position
on the new paper at Goshen.
An important meeting of tho Chesa-
peake and Ohio Development Company
was held q few days since at Clifton
Forge, at which it was developed that
of the 100000 in stock sold, every cent
had been collected, expect $50, payment
of which had been delayed by reason of
the certificate for the shares having
been lost. The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company received from the
Development Company S25O,C00 to be
expended in the building of shops, hotel
depot and other improvements. 1t was
contemplated that the new hotel would
cost $4,000, but the railway officials
now see that il will req uire fully $50, 600
to build such house as they wish to
throw open to the public. An elegant
depot will be built, costing Sl5,OuO.
The amount already expended on the
shops is $4,000 and no doubt a very
much larger sum will be required to put
such shops at Clifton Forge as the press
ing necessities of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway demand.
Giles correspondent says: Con-
siderable suppressed excitement exists
just now along the glen and valley of
Doe Creek below Mountain Lake on ac-
count of the alarming fact, that at the
time Of the last heavy rains which
| swellcd the lake almost beyond its
bounds,at the head of Doc Creek ravine,
and as estimated just below the level
| of the lake, a spring or stream of water
suddenly burst out of the side of the
hill and grew rapidly larger 1t gushed
out with tremendous force. No sign
OF spring even in wet weather had
ever tecn seen at the spot where the
water gushed out so suddenly and
strongly. 1t is thought by those who
have visited tbs place that it is an
underground stream flowing from Noun
tain Lake, and also express tho very
reasonable fear that when another
heavy rainfall shall occur that the
channel of the stream, by the immense
weight of the great volume of water
in the lake may, suddenly become on
larged, when the whole contents
of Mountain Lake would almost in
stantly be precipitatcd into the valley
of Doe Creek.
The friends and admirers of the late
Capt. James Barren Hope have organ
lied the Hope Monument Association at
Norfolk. the object of which is the cree
ton OF an appropriate memorial to the
great Virginia poet and journalist. The
association was permanently organized
with Col. L d. Starke, chairman, and
K. c. hurry, secretary. A monument
committee Of fifteen of our most prom
inent citizens was also elected to super.
intend all arrangements for the consum-
nation Of the plan. The following gen.
tlemen from other parts of the State
were added to the committee: DIR. Thos
IL. Barnes. Nansemond Hon. John W.
Lawson, Isle OF Wight; Col. Thomas
Tabb, Hampton; Col. John K. Carry,
Richmond; Major Barker p. Leo, Hamp-
ton; Mr.. Alex. Mcdonald, Lynchburg:
Judge Gilmose S. Kendall, Accomac;
Capt. w. Gordon McCabe, Petersburg:
Capt. John ii. Wright, Roanoke; DIR. Il.
III. Power, Newport News.
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