The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-25
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.
The Hon. A. NJ. Kelly is back from

party III virginia Will dlSb3nd.
Governor Mckinney is in Lexington.
Ho was cadet at the Virginia Military
Institute, whose closing exercises he is
now attending.
The wheat harvest in Lynchburg sec.
ton Is at its height. though interrupted
by daily showers. The yield will be
fine.
During violent thunder storm Mon
day afternoon near Disputanta Station.
on the Norfolk and Western railroad,
Charles Rainey, widely known citizen
OF Prince George county, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
special from Lynchburg says: Sat-
urday afternoon Messrs G.. p. Echols
and Wilmer Goodwin, two well-known
citizens of Botetourt county, were pros
pecting for iron ore on the side of the
mountain near Eagle Rock, when they
suddenly found themselves surrounded
by rattlesnakes, dozen or moro in
number. Owing to the thickness of tho
underground tho deadly reptiles we're
mostly invisible, but their angry and
terrifying warnings resoundcd from all
sides. Mr.. Goodwin, almost paralyzed
with terror and unable to stand his
ground, ''let go" and fell down the
mountain regardless of where he landed.
Fortunately his fall was broken by the
branches of the trees and bushes, and
he escaped with few bruises and the
loss of most of his apparel. Mr.. Echols,
not caring to risk his neck by similar
plunge, retreated moro circumspectly,
and succeeded in withdrawing from the
circle Of serpcnts without being bitten
1t will not be very long before Clifton
Forge will appear in new and better
iight-electric light. Lines of poles
can be seen in all directions, except
West Clifton Forge, whose company has
not yet made contract with the Elec-
trio Light Company for lights, The
power house will be under roof by Sat-
urday night and tho electric apparati-
dynamos, switch boards and other nee
essary applia nces-have been ordered to
be forwarded at once from the factory.
The company b as already contracts for
lights for nigh its full capacity Last
week 1T made q contract with the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway for twenty,
two thousand candle power, double
brush automatic arc lamps, to be placed
on the company's yards and around the
shops; 1875, sixteen candle power, incan-
descent lamps in the shops and round
house and not less than fifty incandes-
cent lights in tho new depot The Cliff
ton Forge Company has contracted for
number of lights and the poles can DO
seen over it's property, including
Heights; the old town has arranged for
number, besides what have been
applied for by private individuals.
The Virginia Plaster Company, at
Shendun, has started its plant in opera
ton and is now engaged in n aking the
famous Fitzgerald patent plaster. a
plaster that has no equal in this coun-
try, and is already driving out of the
market all of the old kinds. The de-
mand for it will compel the factory to
be run to its full capacity, and it is be-
lieved the plant will shortly have to be
enlarged. Shendun now has seven good
plants in operation.
The Altoona Coal and Iron Company
is building a mile of new railroad from
the present terminus, at Altoona, to
new coal opening, known as the Rains
vein. From this opening the miners
will dig into the bowels of the eaith 80
feet under the opening, and will pc
able TO take out the coal covering at
least an area of five miles before they
again come to the surface of the ground
The present area of the several open
ings is about mile and a quarter.
This mining OF the Rains vein opens up
region that was for Il time opera ted,
when the Altoona road was first op,
about twelve years ago Tho product
of the mine is considered very super
ior grade of semi-anthracite coal. The
company expects next year to be able
to supply the general trade at Pulaski,
as we'll as to furnish, as heretofore, coal
To the Pulaski Zinc Works, to the Salt
Works at Saltvillo and to the Zinc
Works at Austinville, on the line of the
Cripple Creek road. The OUTPUT from
the mines is from $4,000 to 5000 tons
yearly. Tho company employs about
thirty men at tho mines and a large
force is engaged in the construction of
the mile OF new railraod. The Gnatlick
opening is to be abandoned.
The Norfolk and Western railroad has
awarded the contract for tho building
of railroad shops and round house at
Shenandoah, on the shenandoah Valley
railroad, to John Z. Pe.tyjohn, o.
Lynchburg. The cost of the building
will be $4,000. Mr.. Pettyiohn is on
the ground and is making the prelimi-
nary arrangements for going ahead
with the work
Two Norman preachers appeared at
Cascade, in Pittsylvania county. n few
days ago and called upon Rev. Ii. j.
brown, pastor of the Methodist Church
there, to ask his permission to speak in
his church. Mr.. Brown refused on the
ground that their doctrine was PERM
cicus. Tho Mormans fatty told Brown
no Lied, whereupon he ordered them to
leave his house or no would cowhide
them. They left Cascade and went to
Burnt Chimney neighbsrhood, where
they preached several times.
A stroll down to tho big furnace be-
ing erected by the Pulaski Development
Company showed the work progressing
nicely and it is safe to say the company