The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

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paIiy store, wllnuer his ent1res con-
troll, and is also doing q satisfactory busi-
ness. Mr.. Heniy came to this place when
q Young man from, the ourty of king
and Queen. and for$$a time taught SCHOOL
but abandoncdsitSf for m~ercan lie engage
ments and has been IL pronounced factor
" IN THE enterprises OF 'Wtnterpock Tor The
past two decades,
fr.#O,Nei1. Whosha charge of the min
Ing interests, Is nm cxpert@a and accom-
plished miner, q native OF :lia,s
III but who for many years has made $&litlss
home in Yirginla.& and ls,SaperhnDs,A bettcr
" informed on the subject OF coal values
or this section than any other liylnS
81 man. He Is now experimenting the cl1r-
ting OF m incline Mt what is known as
Park Hill, some two niles west or the.
old Glover Hin pit.
OPENING OLD MINES. 81
During the progress of&tlls work. vein.
81 after vein OF coal has been cut into, and!
such as has been brought to Che surface
isaSSof the finest quality of Mturninous
coal The hope Is that the larger vein
N Is near at hand, and that In the near
~ future Winterpock Will have become the
most important coal center In all Eastern
n Virginia. 5s
This properly, With 900 acres OF fine
timber lands. belongs tola mult!millionalrei
sofS New York, who has ~unboundsd con-
~ ~ nA&A 9IAAx q btS
means necessary to Its full development
"a personal representative was here last
week looking over the sltuat!on, aid Inn
pressed fnll WIoSsaw him with the convlc-l
X ton that he was entlused with the prog
pects, nudtst he report he would make on
his return to New York would mean a.
new thrill Of life In all this section.
The American Match Factory, which be-
longs to the same rich owner. and locat-s
cd at C%oalburg,, two miles northeast OF
this place, and on tho main line OF tile
Underwater and Western, Is to be enlarged,
80 that the capacity. for turning out the
material ready for the dip Will be
doubled. This VIII mean another busy
centre In what Is now a quiet country
place out In old sC,esterfeld. a
Since being hero II have learned to res
spect and honor the MINOR as I8confess
/ never did before. l stood at the OPEN
ang Of the shaft but yesterday md saw
five men, With pick and shovel IN hand
and tiny lamps fastened to their caps,
enter the car to- he lowered 1900 feet
into the dark nndsdalnp,I there to remain
for eight hours ipsa grppck-bound cell ut
o@by 4 feet to- dig and delye for that,
which ia to brighten hearthstones and
give cheer to human hearts and honli's,,3
MINERS ARE HEROES.
Heroes of cartll's hattletields are net
more heroic. and, tWllila staesff praises sAra
5a Oud NLOI6 w btslpep ~ $50 ~
.sunwept, unh0nored ana .unsuH
4 drove to-day through oakland, ne
farm once the properly OF t!lal famous
Virginia. lover and breeder OF race horS''d,
the late ", r. johnson. a'1d IN tEuhE
Sgof gsthe old homestead and ntslght ot .ae
4 grave iii Which he is buried.
7 am told that In Ethe olden dass the
place was beautiful to look upon. = tyPl,S
= cal lrglntas country nome, my .alVH
MECCA Of YlrginlnnssAEp the Old seuapa.
THE ancient glory has all gone IRON "
now, and nothing remains but :. MeHlolyi
= The house ~ $tottering to Its fan .gtllp$ eNf
&clQsures are downs the shade trees ares
sdismembM'ed, and only the lockwood hulca
on tenaclouuslly to color ana shape ans
old,time s%plendor, &
There We're giants among the racers5
az horses IN tho days of w. r. johnson
and Broad Rock Was OF International
fame. Those old lovers of tha track
turned their noses at the suggestion of
milo das1les, and We're only satisfied with
four mile runs. Not on Wheels, hut in
the Saddle, for the AYlrGikRan of that
day who did not 9Ka1na his riding horse
above the ellartDts of earth. What cOln-
trM gentleman left his home without the
nol;sl,edS boot and tlle Diminished spur tho
Engllsh saddle ana on tho Thoroughbred
steppNer? y rn X.
Oakland As now owned by DR. GILLIAN,
the popular Treasurer ofa chesterfela and
one Of her most promincnt citizens, who
sitA loves Il tthoropghbred horse With