Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-13
4 RICH VEIN OF COAL
.,o1uea MINE TO BE OPENED NEAR
CLOVER HILL, IN CHESTERFIELD.
nm New Houses and Improvements
in Observation-Disclosures MAIN
Personals and Briefs

psrgouals ana btiehs
A r;cb vein OF bituminous COAL wnicn
u is thought can be very easily snu SUI
ce.sfullv worked. has just been discovefeu
near Clover Hill, in Chesterneia couu''
The mines at this place, owneu W W.
Bripbthope Railway Company na,e ~,
been onerated for some time, az tue oiu
ro;n has been exhausted and II seemea
that no other spot could be ootaihea
rho,o a shaft could be sunk to advah'ase'
Several DAYS ago, however. coal was as
ara,ed in an old field owned by TINS cor
noration and upon examination IL NJ Ts
fonnd 10 be a very valuable VEN. -.
comnanv expects 10 go TO WORK at ohco "
s;nli mo n shaft, as there seems 10 De an
shundance- OF the fuel. The field Eas o zen
carefuIly surveyed and it was fouhu .na a.
the coal runs in q vein about tMen'S Tha
thick and covers largo teIiissosy calIsnt
nroduct il described as being OF eHcelien'
pualitv and one of the officers OF the com
many told a DISPATCH reporter yes.e' s,,
ibat bs thought they would be able 10 iuI.
nish Glover Hill coal in abundance N.Y.
season The only thing they now Wan,eu,
he added. IL the privilege OF exteholne
their railroad Farmville and foWhatunl
from Bermuda to Manchester, c,a
The manager of the Farmyille ooal snu
Iron Company was i'll Richmond Yesterday
arranging for the shipment OF large qu.n-
sit;as ~ coal from Cumberland county,
,rherc they succeeded IN finding an aDun.
dant supply. Tho gentleman sara thas
they were preparing 10 mine loO tohs oi
Ths onening of the new Chesterheld
pits will not only give employment 10
number of men who have been ldie lot
long time, but supply the increasing ue-
mand for the grade OF coal known as 'ne
Glover Hill"
THE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The following is the annual report OF
Commissioner of Revenue Samuel II.
Owens. embracing the number and value
of new buildings and improvements Tor
the wear 1891. which was submitted 10 the
Council Friday night:
First Ward-New buildings completed,
II; value, S2O,225; improvements sou
total. S202,75.
Second Ward-New buildings completed,
10; value, Sls.350; unfinished. 81, value,
5000; improvements, S2,OOO-total, SZO,-
$50.
Third Ward-New buildings completed,
AZ. value S26. 600: unfinished, value,
500 improvements, S2.Gl5-total, S29.6l5.
Fourth Ward-New buildings completed,
80: value. $54, 375; Unfinished, /; value,
$500; improvements, S5.Z5O-total, sos,-
9l5.
Total for the city, 1891 New buildings
completed. 13l; unfinished, D; total. Sl3e,-
76j.
Total for 1890: New buildings completed,
1856; unfinished, 20; total, Sl47,45O.
This shows a decrease in comparison
with the previous year of new buildings
completed. IS; unfinished, 10; total, Sl6,-
6S5.
MASQUERADE PARTY.
The masquerade party at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.. Moody on Friday
night was indeed a delightful affair. The
entertainment was rendered by Master
Cabell Moody TO his young lady and gen;
tlemen friends. Those who participated
III the gathering were attired IN the most
comic costumes, and there were represent
tations of almost every imaginable cha
racter. Those present were: Master Lyr-
wood Moody and Miss Christie Brown,
Master Johnnie Shotwell and Miss Susie
Brown, Master Lacy Fendley and Miss Alma
Owens. Master Clarence Walden and Miss
Fannie Shotwell, Master Willie Morris and
Miss Blanche Chalkley, Master Archie Will
hanson and Miss Mary Lipscomb. Master
Cabell Moody and Miss Beal Fair, Master
Bernard LIpscomb and Miss DAISY Cheat
ham, Master Gus GoOlsby and Miss Nate
Taylor, Master Robert Iopham and Miss
IneZ Bruce. Master Allen Taylor and Miss
Imopene Gregory. Master Cary Gregory
and Miss Florrie Moody, Master Lorraine
Fendley and Miss Ruth Brands. The
Young gentlemen who went as stays
were: Sylvan Moody. Otis Morrisett. Cliff
ford Robertson, DuVal Robertson. Arthur
Owens, Rita Ship, Cary Chalkley, and En-
met Robertson. Mesdames James A.
Lipscomb. Sydenham Wake, Nathan Eu-
bank, X. l.. Moody. and W. b. Moody.
BRIEF NOTES OF INTEREST.
One of the city water-mains on Hull
street burst yesterday morning IN front OF
the store of Messrs. q. ID. Patch IL Co. The
water forced its way through the earth 70
the surface, and large stream was flowing
into the street before the water was cut
off. A force of hands were put to work at
once to repair the break.
There was not a single case for the con-
sideratlon of his Honor yesterday morn
ing.
The two old houses which have stood in
n dilapldated condition on Mayo's Island
for a number of years have. been re-
modelled and will be occupied as dwell
irgs. The grand-stand OF the Baseball
Park has been rearranged and the fence
the structure. The house for the base
ball players has been completed, and the
island, which has presented dismal ap-
pearance for some time, now almost seems
d village.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr.. Henry ]. Nunnally mas been quite
sick for several days.
Mr.. j. b. Mccain is confined to his
home. on Perry street, by sickness.
Mrs. l.. Is. TAYLOR is detained at her resi-
dence, No. 1921 Decatur street, by serious
indisposltion.
Miss Nellie Bargamin, of Richmond, is
visiting Miss Eula Holt, OF this city.
Miss Belyin, OF Brooklyn, Will sing at
the Central church this morning.
Rev. DIR. w. V. Tudor will preach at
West End Methodist church tonight.
Rev. w. Il. Keefe. of Norfolk, will preach
at Clopton-Street Baptist church to-day
both morning and night. Rev. Decatur
Edwards will preach in Spotsylyania
county.
blr. Samuel J. Young, of this city, will
be the declaimer at the annual public de-
bate of the Mu Sigma Rho Literary So
ciety at Richmond College. March 18th.
Mr.. Young will declaim Act ILL.,, scene /.
In 1.-The Merchant OF Venice"
Mr.. G.. NJ. Smithdeal, of Richmond, was
in the city yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Richard Gillian, of Powhatan. who
has been visiting in the city, has returned
home.
Miss Rose Anderson, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Robert Nelson, of this city, has
returned to her home in Rockbridge
county.