The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-14
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

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The following fourth-cass postmasters
have been appointed in Virginia: j. J..
Jones, Alchic; Eliza e. Madison, Earlys-
vile.
j. j. Jeffreys, wanted in Lynchburg
for houscbrealxing, and in Richmond for
| passing forged checks, has been arrested
| in Admission, Ala.
1t is learned that General w. ii. f.
Lee, OF Fairfax, who has not been in
| good health for tho past few months,
has gone to Richmond to consult Dr.
| Mcclure.
been Incorporated with capital stock
of 100000.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| Company has purchased for $1,000 an
| eligible lot at the crossing of Picadilly
street, Winchester. on which it will
erect handsome passenger station.
The Chesapeake Knitting Mills, which
began work last August, have just de-
clared dividend of 3 per cent. This
makes the second or per cent. divi.
dend paid by this mill in less than a
year.
The Glamorgan Iron Works are busy
with several large orders. One is for
700 tons of pipe for the Pulaski City
water works, and one from Richmond.
The Glamorgan Company is now COM
pleting contract for the iron work for
tho round house and machine shop for
the Norfolk and Western Railroad at
Shenandoah.
1T is stated that 5000 acres OF land in
Prince George county have been bought
by tho City Point Land, Improvement
and Development Company upon which
manufacturing and commercial city is
to be laid out which is to be known as
tho City of Antwerp.
In consequence Of the finding of tho
coroner's jury in the case Of Miss Dove,
the young lady who was drowned at tho
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company's wharf, at Alexandria, a few
days ago. that company will probably
be indicted, A suit for damages will
also be brought by the dead girls father
against the company and the wharf
owners.
AT Danvillc the Jury in the suit Of
Thomas Ii. Icaman against the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company
for damages sustained about two years
ago near Dundee, and which kas been
tried twice in the lower court, being re-
manded back by the supreme court OF
appeals, has brought in Il verdict of
$1,000 for the plaintiff. Judgment was
suspended for sixty days in order that
counsel for the Richmond and Danville
may prepare papers in tho cause for an
appeal
1t is expected that the first seven
miles OF the Abingdon coal and iron
railroad will be completed by August /.
The Lynchburg Cotton Mill and I'm
provcmcnt Company will put new ma
chinery in and increase the capacity of
its cotton mill, as reported last week !;
will probably put in from 5000 to 1000
new spindles.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
New river steel bridge at Radford.
-Four pairs of piers have been placed in
the river, leaving but ono more pair to
complete the number. The bridge will
be open in less than month.
Tho Clifton Forge Lumber and Build
ing Associatin is meeting with crafty
ing success. It's pay roll is now about
$1,000 pcr month, and it is working
about thirtYfvc hands. On Tuesday it
was awarded the contract for building
the depot at Covington, and is bidder
for the depot to be erected by the rail-
road company near Gladys Hotel, in
Western Clifton Forge.
the Little Falls" farm in Stafford
county, on the Rappahannock river,
three miles below Fredericksburg, con
tanning $50 acres. 1t was purchased by
the Provident Life and Trust Company,
of Philadelphia, for SlO,343 Mr.. Roach
also sold the small tract of Stafford land
with small dwelling thereon, known as
the ferry landing" opposite the steam
boat wharf, for the sum of $500; w. S.
Lowe purchaser.
Judge Mclaughlin has chartered the
"a. j. Sweeney & Sons Company" to
conduct tho ma nufacture OF machinery
on the Staunton Development Com pany's
grounds at Staunton; capital stock from
S125, 900 to $500, 900; land holding linn
tied to 500 acres. The company has
the foundation Of it's works commenced
and will move its plant from Wheeling
as soon as they completed, which is eX-
pected to be by the fall.
The Gazette of last week published
the first annual tatement OF the Front
Royal and Riverton Improvement Co..
which shows / is assets to be 500, 347.26
in excess of liabilities.
q Bonds have been issued for the con-
struction Of the Richmond and Chesa-
peake railroad, which is to extend from
Richmond TO some point on the Chosa-
peake bay. 1t is also given out that
work on the tunnel under the city Of
Richmond will be resumed at once.
The General Assembly next winter
will be asked for larger appropriation
for the Soldiers Home. The amount
now set apart for the caro- of the victor
ans is $4,000 annually. This will not
feed all the persons that can be provided
with sleeping quarters. There are now
as many Veterans at the Home as can
be fed, and the board has in hand about
fifty applications. These persons can.
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