The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-07
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


The West Virginia agricultural ex-
detrimental station at Morgantown, w.
Va, has just issued report on the
black spruce forests OF the State, which
cover 500 square miles OF territory 1t
deals especially with the terrible de-
struction inflicted by inst cts, by which
many thousands of acres of what was
once valuable and handsome timer is
now dry, dreary and withercd
waste. The insects have been found to
he abe destructive scolvtidte bark and
timber beetles and their work has been
going on for three years, But of late
entomologists have been surprised to see
that tie trees seem to be RI covering. 1t
was found that myriads of small gnats
were lowering over and about the trees.
They were also found in the holes in
tho bark made by the insects. 1t was
seen that they were preying on the
borcrs. 1t is thought that this pro-
vision OF nature Will delay, if not en-
tirely stop the killing OF the spruces
These gnats, or parasites of the scoly-
tidn, were captured in great numbers
ana efforts are being made to propaga tie
them. The value Of the trees already
killed is estimated at the very lowest
US 1,5U0, 900.
The Forest Hill Park Land Company
has been formed at Manchester, with ii.
o. Beatty president and A. q. Bradley
secretary. to do real estate business.
The capital stock is 100000.
The Norwood Car Replacer Company,
of baltimore, Nd, which proposes to es-
tablish car replGccr works in Norfolk,
has authorized the issuing of additional
stock to secure funds to build the works
Tho earnings OF the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad for month of June.
1891, were 20, 456. Sc: expenses, S2S. 3S2 30;
and the earnings of the Petersburg rail
road for same month were S42, s47 81:
expenses, S296l0.s7.
j. II. Golden has contracted with tno
Chesapeake and Ohio Development Com
pany for the building of wooden foot
bridge over jackson river in West Cliff
ton Forge.
The contract for the new station on
the West Clifton Forge property has
been let to f. Sitterding, OF Richmond.
The building is to cost about Sl2. 900
and Is to include passenger dining
room.
The two iron furnaces OF the Appa-
lachian Steel and Iron COMPANY are TO
completed, funds having been obtained.
according to report, by the sale Of bonds
to the Big Stone Gap Improvement
Company.
The Poca hontas Mills Company is the
name Of the organization which has
bought the Battersea Cotton Mill at
Petersburg. The capital stock is $40
900.
The Eureka Coal and Coke Company
is reported to have leased coal mines in
Wise county from the Virginia and
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company to
develop the same.
The Iron Cross Investment Companv
has been formed at Basic City with a
minimum capital OF $4,000 to erect
electric light plants, gas works, etc.
The secretary is j. n. Kirk.
There was general assembly of Vir-
ginia Alliance men on the campus of tho
Bethel Academy, in Fauquier, Mon
day. The meeting was opened by Mr..
boiling Robinson, president of the Eau
quier Alliance, vino introduced the
president of the Virginia Alliance,
Major Mann Page, who made speech.
Mr.. j. Brad. Beverly, State lecturer,
followed Mr.. Page, taking the place of
Hon. Jerry Simpson, who was unable to
be present. MIR. Ralph Beaumont, of
Iowa, addressed the meeting
The ordination to the priesthood ~
three young men who are going as for
eign missionaries will take place in
Grace Church, Berryville, on next Sun.
day morning. bishop Whittle will
ofiiciate. at night there will be a miss
ionary meeting in which the mission
aries will make addresses
John w. Hopkins, ex.member of the
Legislature from Hcnrico county, was
run over and killed by passenger train
yesterday on the James River division
of the Richmond and Allegheny railroad.
about one mile from Richmond. A
heavy rain was falling at the time of
the accident. He had an umbrella
raised over him, and being an old man
the train was on him before he was
aware of it.