A section beginning at Beasloy Creek
and extending back to the Bracken line
five miles has been let to a party named
Monday. Our Dover correspondent says :
" Mr. Monday was there last week and
purchased 50,000 feet of lumber for tho
erection of ' shanties ' and stables." The
lumber was being delivered Saturday,
and the buildings will be put up the first
of this week.
Owens & Barkleyhavo received a large
shipment of shovels and wheel-barrows
in the past day or so. It will not be long
now before "Paddy and his pick" will
be a numerous quantity along the route
of the railroad.
Wo are informed thutR. Ryan, Greenville,
O., has a five milocontract, beginning
at the Western limits of this city, and ex
tending through Charleston 'Bottom to
the mouth of Lawrence Creek.
A force of men were placed at work
this morning in Chester removing the
old rails and ties from the track constructed
thero years ago. Steel rails will
be used on tho now road.
A Nashville (Tonn.) firm has the contract
for tho construction of ono mile in
this city, and four miles above town.
They also have the contract for the bridge
across Limestone Creek.
Mr. T. J. Nolin, of the Handy No. 2,
states that work wus boun on the railroad,
opposite Manchester, this morning.
Kentucky Crops.
