The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-30
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Jay, June 20, the following gentlemen
were elected directors for the ensuing
year, A; c. Denniston, S. w: Williams.
Jno. T. Cowan, Nice. Ingles, r. S. Brock,
| &. L. Estabrook, Jr., l. A. WEIGH, Jos.
S. Clark and A. A. Phlegar. A meeting
OF the directors was held Immediately
after the stockholders meeting and
elected the following officers: A. C.
Denniston, president; A. A. Phlegar.
treasurer; A. P. Page secretary.
The work OF plastering the interior of
the Radford Trust Company's new
building is we'll along towards compile
tion. This work, as we'll as every branch
OF tho building of this structure, has
been done in first class manner. The
building when completed will be one of
the finest and best appointed buildings
IN Southwest Virginia. On the ground
floor OH the First street side will be the
banking room of the Trust company,
with handsome entrance at the cor
ner. In the rear of the bank rooms,
facing Fairfax street, are three fine
rooms for store purposes. The first one
and probably the second will be used by
the Radford Land and Improvement
! company. On the second floor there are
fourteen apartments to be used as bust
ness offices. The third floor will be
rented as a family hotel or apartment
house and has also fourteen rooms.
These rooms are already nearly all
| rented.
The management Of the National
| Valley Bank, of Staunton, has reason to
| be proud of statement just published
| by the Government authority, and all
OF its patrons and customers may we'll
congratulate them upon it. The article
in the publication referred to has this
caption: Roll Of Honor of the National
Banks of the United States; 260 Banks
with surplus and undivided profits in
excess Of capital" Out of about 81, 900
| national banks all over this great coun-
try, only 269 have merited a place on
this roll of honor. The place of the
Valley Bank is 1873 in point of strength,
her surplus fund being 5000, 900. undi-
vidcd profits $50, SS9.5l, while it's de-
posits by it's May 4th statement shows
q grand total for individuals, Govern
ment and banks of S75O,117
Eastern capitalists arc repor ed to
have paid $50, 900 for 4,So4 acres of coal
and timber land in Webster county, w.
Va This land lies on Elk river and is
traversed by the West Virginia Central
and PittSburg railroad. 1t is covered
with Il virgin forest and contains two
extensive veins Of fine coal
The output of North Carolina pine
during this year is expected to be about
500, 100000 feet, worth ST, 600, 900. be-
sides 00,00o,0G0 feet of cedar. poplar,
cypress, holly, ash and gum, worth about
| Si,200,000.
! Last year the Ross tract of land, con-
| tanning about 40 acres, in Bedford
county, was sold to a Norfolk syndicate
for $4,000. This week 100 acres of
this same tractwas sold to the Fairview
Land Company, composed of New York
erS, the consideration named in the deed
being $4,000
| Workmen employed in the railroad
tunnel short distance from BraXton.
| w. Va, struck upon a thick vein of fire
| clay. Its extent is not known, but as
it extends from the top of the vein to
the bottom of the tunnel, "a feet, and
does not end there, there is n reasonable
probability that it is of great width
Those familiar with such materials say
that it is of the same grade as fire clay
found near Jacksonville, Ohio.
The Vulcan Road Machine Company,
manufacturers Of improved road ma
| chinery, have decided to move from
BENNETT Square, Pa, to Charlestown, w.
Va now factory building is now be-
ing constructed on the line of tho
Charlestown Belt railway. 1t will be
in operation in August, when it will
employ upwards OF fifty hands.
Norfolk and Western engineers arc at
work laying out the foundation of new
| brick freight depot, 32Xl27 feet in size,
| at Bluefeld. Work will be commenced
on it at once.
The board of public works of Virginia
has fixed twelve o'clock noon of July i
next as the day on which to proceed
with tho assessment of canal, railroad,
steamboat and express properties for
the present year. The meeting will be
held in the Office of the governor
Col. Thomas Whitehead. commits
sioner Of agriculture, is busily engaged
in making preparations for the Farmers
Institute to be held at Pulaski City on
the 10th of July. The board Of agricul-
ture will meet there at the same time,
and it is expected that there will be
large attendance. This will be the first
institute held in that section of tho
State.
The town of Radford has been greatly
stirred up for the past few days over the
horsewhipping of the Rev. Sam'. Saun-
ders, pastor Of the Baptist Church here,
by Chief of Police X. L. lIardwicke,
which occurred at Christiansburg Mon
day, June %. 1t lad been reported to
Hardwicke that the minister had called
his QIardwicke's) wife liar, base
hypccrite and that he would not believe
her on oath. Tho alleged remarks grew
out OF some church trouble. IIardwicke
searched for Saunders and being in
formed that he was in Chrstiansburg,
started for that place. He met the min
lister, tho latter being in buggy. and
asked him if he would deny the report.
This he refused to do and also refused
! tf,a ,E,,f,,
the minister rushed at him with an UNI
| brplln Whprnupon no cnwb;Jn1 Ill.,,