Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13
THE S0UTHW WEST ORES
Renewed Activity in AIline at Various
Points.
OLD AND NEW OPENINGS WORKED.
Many Hands EmpIoyed-The Frosts-
Schools of the Past and the Pres
cnt-An Acknowledgement and
Social Notes.
Social Notes.

WYTHEvILLE, VA, October l2-(Spe-
c!al THE Max Meadows furnace Will 20
into blast next week. The increased de-
mand for ORES has brought about Greatly
increased activity IN the mining section,
of this ana adjoining counties, and all
along the New river and North Carolina
branches Of the Norfolk ana Western
railroad ore is being taken out g. rapidly
as possible.
The CroZier company are working fdll
force Of hands at each OF ,he thrc, mie.
which have been opened up On the fam5u,
"R.-h-II.H' property. near A.hsonia. One
Of these mines is the Oh opening (out
Of which such large quantities cf fine
ore have been takeD. while the ore.
two ere com arativoly new mines. Near
Iyanhoc ;he Pcnn Zinc and Iron Company
are engaged in getting out orc Tor snip
ment. The New-Iver Mineral Compsny.
at lvanhoc, are working : fjl force ot
hands on their mineral property across
the river from Their furnace. At the
Hemiuic mines they are setting oht
ore as rapidly as pos ihe. and are snip
ping IL q the furnace at Shenandoah.
The oster rails Company IS mining ore
on "a big scale. and It - reported tGat the
Pulaski Iron Company viii shortly oI.u
and operate mines on IN. property known
az the "Carters hers property" It IS
also said that Mr. Frank Carter, who
has a valuable e-bed across the river
from the CATERS heirs property" has
leased 1t on IA royalty.
THE GOSSAN LEAD.
tension OF ths Norfolk and Western rail-
road the Virginia Mining Company is
actively at work on the eXtensne "Gossan
lead" taking out enormous quantities OF
ore.
Since the lst Of October we have had
frost almost every night and two or
three of them have been 'hoar 'rostS,"
which have made the ground white two
hours after sunrise. Yet. strange 10 say,
the leaves are turning slowly, and the
trees are still green.
Wednesday night the ice formed nearly
an inch thick on the tubs of water in
exposed places.
ApTle-butter making is quite fad
among Wythevilc housekeepers at
present and IT is the fashien to compare
recipes" before making and samples OF
the toothsome compound after making
The kindergarten department Of PIumer
College is 50 popular with the children
That they cry 30 he allowed TO 20 to
school a wonderful cn&nge from the
schooilays (of not so very long ago
which many Of us remember when pa
rental discipline was apt 70 be called
into requ!sition each morning to compel
he children TO start % school; and when
playing truant was tie best JOY Of the
boys ives-next to having the measles or
sl... .fr~ o'lnwFAn
stay at home. In none o. the sciences
have more rapid strides been made In the
last decade than In that Of pedagogics.
for which both ola and young folks should
be devou'ly thankful.
WELL REMEMBERED.
My school days came along a few years
after the war, when mos. Oh the teachers
we're worthy FentlcWomcn. whose only
claim TO patronage lay in the potent but
ever-to- be-regari Il tJct that they had
lost father brother. husband. or lover
during the war. ! w-ll remember the
hours spent in learning by heart" the
complicated rules Of "Murray's Gram
mar" or In wrestling with artquated
arithmetics and other textbooks. which
were as nearly Greek to my patient and
well-meaning teacher as they were TO
me.
Mr.. W. Byar, was painfully hurt about
the head and face while breaking a colt
to the saddle the first OF the week.
Miss Matte Harwood, very attractive
young lady, Of Uniontown, Ala, who has
spent the summer " Miss Gibboneys.
left for her home Thursday. Another
popular young lady-Miss Jordan. OF Ar
kansas-who has been visiting Miss sue
Peyton Kent. loft for her home to-day
Mrs. George Bowers, OF Warrington,
who has been guest OF Mrs. Il. II. I'M
berger's for the past few weeks, VIII re-
turn on Tuesday next. Mr.. Jmperser
win accompany her 10 Washington.
Cards were received here to-day 10 the
marriage Of Mss Mamie Bruce, OF Nor
folk. TO the REV. Richard Heller Ben
nett, on October 22d. Miss Bruce was
at one time Wythev.lle girl and has
many warm friends here. who watt her
their good wishes.