The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
THE BUSY TIMES
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
Farmers Not in Town--Car Shops
for Newport News--Clean-
Up Days.
A FIND OF GOLD AND SILVER
Many Cheerful Notes Come From
All Parts OF the Old
Dominion.
A FIND OF GOLD AND SILVER

Things were n little dull in Pulaski
last week, but the Southwest Times
explains 1t in this cheerful way.
The absence from the city of the
farmers of the county is best explained
by the fact that they are looking after
the corn planting The blowing was
completed during the winter months
and this has aided very materially in
getting the ground ready for seeding"
deal was consummated in Pulaski
County last week by which ex-Gov-
ernor Tyler transferred his Plum
Creek farm to DIR. Allen Stone of Roa-
noke, and r.. c. Stone of Bluefeld.
Ihe consioeration was $4,000. The
farm includes the Wade. Haven and
Hall places, and comprises about 900
acres, with buildings worth about
$1,000. Governor Tyler has used IL
FOR the summer grazing of his cattle.
winch ne winters on his Pulaski farm
The Newport News Press says:
The announcement that the Ches-
hpeake and Ohio Railway Company
had begun work on new car shops
mere came as welcome news to the
community. II is another step in
prosIess' aHother mark of the rail-
roads confidence in this port. The
erection of these shops means the en-
ployment OF larger number of skilled
workmen in Newport News. and that
means an increased demand for dwell
ings."
Last Friday was Clean-Up Day in
Big Stone Gap, and the good women of
the town made cleanup lob of If
THE men helped a little bit
]. c. Clay. the happy owner of a
1.20o-acre farm in Campbell County.
near Gladys, station on the Durham
branch or the Norfolk and Western
Railway, has discovered q rich gold
mine on his farm. or, at least he thinks
he has. He writes: 1t is a vein of
both gold and silver, and it appears
to be ineXhaustible. f. w. Magruder
the State Chemist, has made an an
alysis of tho ore. from which he fig
urcs out that to n ton of the same
there may be taken about 500 worth
of gold and over $50 of silver
MIR. Clay writes The Times -Dispa tch
that he proposes to develop the mines
in the interest of the community, be-
lieving that great things will come of
1t for the said community. Who knows
but that great city will grow up at
Gladys, the home of this newly dis
covered gold mine?
The Harrisonburg Record, an author
ity OH horsology says:
"The April horse market yesterday
Court day. showed considerable i'm
provement over last court day. While
the average was better, the quality of
horses offered was not so good
The average price was from $165 to
SITS. Few good horses were left on
the market when the day closed. Some
thing like 200 horses were sold during
the day, representing an investment of
something near $4,000. Nine carloads
were shipped.
II. u. Painter, of Page County, last
week, bought of James Donovan and
John Faltz. tract OF timber land, near
Stanley. He will at once cut the tim
ber, peel the bark, and then install
notwithstanding and clearing, up as
he goes.
The Big Stone Gap Post says;
"one OF our enterprisng citizens is
now figuring on building five new
dwelling houses in Big stone Gap this
spring and summer, all of which he
has already rented, Won't about IL
dozen others follow the example of
this man, and let us have about fifty
new houses built here this year? They
can all be rented without any trouble.
Dozens of families are Just waiting
10 move to Zig Stone Gap as soon3as
they can get q house to live In Z,