The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-10
souTHwEsp VIRGINIA. NOTES.


ceipts for Ave years as follows:
.ssr ending March 81, 1887, about
s4,lbo.Oo; year ending March 81, 1883,
ABOUT S4,270.02; year ending March 81,
1889, about 81, 1856. 90; year ending March
81, 1880, about S5,016.55; year ending
March 81, 1891, about s,l92.7s.
The company which now owns the
nne sulphur springs in Grayson county
IS building commodious hotel and max
ing other improvements, so as to be able
to accommodate health-seekers this
summer.
John Reese, who has been with the
Bertha Zinc Company. at Pulaski, for
eleven years, has left for his homo in
Wales, on a two months leave of abb
sence.
The Lexington Development Company
have commenced laying off and grading
the streets on their property. The site
for the new hotel has at last been
selected, and they have commenced
throwing dirt, making ready to build
the foundation. This will be very
handsome building, situated about
quarter of mile from the present de-
pot. The Union steel works, from
Louisville, Ky, has been secured and
work has boon begun on the building.
They will employ about three hundred
skilled workmen, who, with their
families, will increase our population
considerably. They have also secured
q brush and broom factory from Ironton,
Ohio, which will employ about fifty
hands.
Bluefield Exponent: G. w. Shep-
perd mossback detective claiming to
belong to Har.nan's agency. Golden,
Kansas, thought Bluefeld was cough
nlaCa L., Il
on our streets by arming himself with
a pair of young cannon and Winches.
ter ride, and came prancing into town
In all his glory. He was properly COL
Tered by our officer, however, and taken
before the mayor, who fined him SEQ
and costs for carrying unlawful weapons.
We expect he has a littor higher regard
for the Summit City.
A largely attended meeting of the far
mers of Frederick, Clark and Warren
counties, Va, was held at Winchester
recently for the purpose of organizing a
company to manufacture beet sugar.
Addresses were made by Ex-Governor
Holiday and others, and initial steps
were taken toward the formation of a
company with capital stock Of $3.50, 900.
1t Is expected to have tho factory in op-
GRAFTON by next fall.
The will OF the late Hon. A. II. II.
Stuart was admitted to probate at Staun-
ton Thursday. 1t is dated May 90, 1890,
is written by his own hand, distributes
an estate valued ats65, 900, and appoints
his son-in-law, Mr.. Alex. f. Robertson,
executor, without surety. His children
are Mrs. Mary Stuart Mcclure, wife of
DIR. Hunter Mcclure, of Richmond; Mrs.
Susan Baldwin Gibson, wife of Rev. r.
A. Gibson, rector of Christ Church, Gin
cinnati, and Mrs. Margaret Burcal Rob-
ertson, wife of Mr.. A. +. Robertson. of
Stanton.
The force Of employees at the Staunton
shoe factory will shortly be increased
from sixty-four, the present numbe to
100 or over. Mr.. A. Asher is now in
Philadelphia securing experienced men
and women for the Staunton factory.
Enough orders are now on hand to keep
the factory running at full capacity for
three months.
Hon. Jacob Yost has boon reelected
president of the Iron Gate Company,
but declines the position OF general
manager. The old board of directors
were also reelected. Captain Merri-
wether Jones, Of Richmond, will prob
ably be elected manager.
The Improvement Company has de-
cided on the plan for the iron bridge to
connect Front Royal and Rivcrton. 1t
will span the south branch ..of the Shen-
andoah river at the present eastern
terminus of Shenandoah avenue, and at
point about one-quarter of a milo west
Of the Riverton roller mills. 1t will be
three feet above high-water mark and
about 1900 feet long. The two spans
over the low-water channel will be
200 feet each. 1t will consist of q road
way Is feet in width. The cost of this
bridge will probably reach S25, 900. This
is the third iron bridge built by the
Improvement Company.
Radford Enterprises: The people of
this section will be pleased to learn
that work is expected to commence
again on the Cipple Creek road inside of
a month or two. Messrs. Rogers and
OBrien have moved most of their stock
and carts from here to Glasgow and
Lynchburg, whore they will do Some
street grading. They will return, how
ever, the coming summer and finish the
work of grading here.
Big Stone Gap: In one of the stores
here is very large and interesting mas
todon's tooth that is six inches long,
fourteen and half inches in circumfer-
ence and weighs two pounds and eleven
ounces. This tooth was found near the
head waters OF Elkhorn creek, in Pike
county. and was for long time in pos
session of NJ. William D. Jones, of
Philadelphia, now deceased.
The Norfolk and Pulaski Land Com
pany has been incorporated with Will
lam Ingles, of Radford, as president;
Ro. Nice: GLAND, of Roanoke, vice-presi-
dent, and l.. S. Calico, of Pulaski, sec
rotary, to purchase and improve real
estate The capital etOcly 10 +o bo 81