The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07
Work Soon to Begin on the Rail.
road from Rappahannock.
A BRANCH LINE TO QUANTIC0
The Virginia Brick Company, New
Concern at Fredericksburg, is Ex-
tending its Operations for Mak>
ing Brick by New Process.
fspecial Dispatch to The Times.)

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, September
6.-Ciril Engineer Dickinson, Of Char
lottesyllle Is busily engaged in survey
ing the streets of this city preparatory
to beginning the work of paving. The
material to be used In improving the
streets has not yet been determined upon
and the City Council. which will decide
the matter, seems to be hesitating be-
tween Yitritied brick and Belgian blocks.
1t is believed the former will be chosen
The preliminary survey of the Fred
erick and Rappahannock Railroad from
Washington, in Rappahannock county,
through Culperer and Stafford coun-
ties. by Falmouth to Deepwater on the
Potomac River. has been completed It
Ia said that the route has easy grades
and slight curves and will be easily con-
structed 1t is stated that lateral line
branching from the main stem near
Hartford, in Stafford county, will run
nortnely either to Quantico, On the Wash
ington and Southern Railroad or to Ma
nassas on the Southern Road. The an
nouncement is made that the work of
construction will begin very soon.
Mn Gordon Wallace Poindexter, of
Port Deposit, Maryland, has been ap-
pointed to position in the National
Bank OF Fredericksburg to succeed Mr..
w. W. billiard, who has gone to Rich
nond to take a position in bank there
loftlSho WI I1So1 tA1ANo.
The Virginia Brick Company, a new
enterprise recently established here. which
manufactures press and ornamental bricks
without the burning process in a kiln, is
putting more machinery IN place, pre-
paratory to extending it's operations. The
plant so far has been very successful, and
the demand for bricks has been greater
Than can be supplied. Among the new
buildings now being erected In this city
OF bricks made by this new process are
tie Virginia Shirt Factory and the adtli-
tiun to the Masonic building.
The new planning mill and wood working
establishment OF Mr.. j. W. Masters has
just beeen completed. and the establish
,nent is now in full operation. Carpenters
and other workmen have never been SO
busy here as they are this year, and the
contracts on hand will keep them busy
far into the winter. If not until spring.
Many new houses have been built since
last winter; others are now In course OF
erection, and more are contemplated.
NEW SHIRT FACTORY.
Work on the new shirt factory is pro-
crossing rapidly. and the building will
soon be completed. The machinery has
hcen ordered, and it is expected that the
enterprise. which will give employment
to large number of operatives, will be
III full operation by the latter part OF
Novt mber.
Among the interesting marriages OF
the week was that of Mr.. Newman
Knight. a prominent merchant of Stat
ford Courthouse, and Miss Carrie Bur-
ton, daughter of Mr.. Robert Burton, of
the Hartford neighborhood, in Stafford
county The ceremony took place in old
Richland Church, in that county. Y!hich
was beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion, and Rev. Mr.. Shopoff OBLIGATED
The attendants We're Mr.. William En-
brey and Miss Lena Burton, and Mr..
benjamin Burton with Miss Iva Mon
roe. Mr.. and Mrs. knight will reside
at Stafford Courthouse.
The growth of tomatoes in this section
this season is the largest ever known.
and the new canning factory Of Roberts
Brothers, of Baltimore, located here.
will have as many can be canned of
the finest quality. Some of the single
specimens brought in by farmers have
weighed nearly two pounds.
Hon. William A Jones, candidate for
reelection to Congress in this (First)
district. will make his second speech OF
the campaign at Bowling Green on Mo
day, it being the opening day of Caro-
line County Court.
Mr. C. A. Dulin, Of Spotsylvania coun-
ty, plowed up on his farm few days
ago steel tomahawk, and there have
been many conjectures as to how it
came there. The theory is adva need nv
some that it was lost by Washington's
army when the Revolutionary soldiers
crossed the Rapidan River near United
States Ford.