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VIRGINIA & TENNESSEE ROAD.

ROBERT L. OWEN, President,
THOS. DODAMEAD, Gen'l Supt.,
Lynchburg, Va.

Lynchburg to Bristol. April 1. Bristol to Lynchburg.
Mail Frt. Fare Mls. STATIONS. Mls. Fare Frt. Mail
a.m. a.m. Leave Arrive p.m. p.m.
4 15 4 45 . . . . .Lynchburg. . . . . 204 12 25 5 00 4 00

4 . . . . .Halsey's. . . . . 200

8 . . . . .Clay's. . . . . 196
5 03 60 10 . . . . .Forest. . . . . 194 11 65 3 18

1 00 16 . . . . .Goode's. . . . . 188 11 25

1 15 19 . . . . .Lowry's. . . . . 185 11 10
6 15 1 50 25 . . . . .Liberty*. . . . . 179 10 75 2 20

1 80 30 . . . . .Thaxton's. . . . . 174 10 45
7 10 2 20 37 . . . . .Buford's. . . . . 169 10 00 1 15
8 00 2 80 47 . . . . .Bonsack's. . . . . 157 9 45 12 30

50 . . . . .Gish's Mill. . . . . 154 9 05
8 29 3 20 53 . . . . .Big Lick. . . . . 151 8 65 12 00
9 00 3 60 60 . . . . .Salem. . . . . 144 11 30

70 . . . . .Thomas. . . . . 134 7 85
9 59 4 40 73 . . . . .Big Spring. . . . . 131 7 70 10 36
10 20 4 50 76 . . . . .Shawsville. . . . . 128 10 20

4 85 81 . . . . .Big Tunnel. . . . . 123 7 40
11 10 5 15 86 . . . . .Christiansburg. . . . . 118 7 10 9 30

91 . . . . .Vickers. . . . . 113 6 50
12 05 5 75 96 . . . . .Central Depot*. . . . . 108 6 00 8 40
12 45 6 25 104 . . . . .Dublin. . . . . 100 7 55

6 75 112 . . . . .Martin's. . . . . 92 5 50

119 . . . . .Clark's. . . . . 84 4 75
2 15 7 45 125 . . . . .Mac's Meadow. . . . . 79 4 30 6 20
3 10 7 95 132 . . . . .Wytheville. . . . . 72 5 40
4 10 8 70 145 . . . . .Mount Airy. . . . . 59 3 55 4 20

154 . . . . .Atkins'. . . . . 50 2 65
5 20 9 60 160 . . . . .Marion. . . . . 44 2 20 3 00

10 00 167 . . . . .Seven Mile Ford. . . . . 37
6 40 10 50 176 . . . . .Glade Spring. . . . . 28 1 75 1 30

10 80 180 . . . . .Emery College. . . . . 24 1 45
7 45 11 35 189 . . . . .Abingdon. . . . . 15 90 12 20

195 . . . . .Montgomery's. . . . . 9

200 . . . . .Millard's. . . . . 4
8 55 6 30 12 25 204 . . . . .Bristol. . . . . 3 45 11 00
p.m. p.m. Arrive Leave a.m. p.m.

CONNECTIONS.--At Lynchburg with Petersburg & Lynchburg (p25), and Orange & Alexandria Rail-Roads [p33]. At Bonsack's with Stages to Sweet Sulphur Springs. At Salem with stages to White Sulphur Springs. At Dublin with stages to Red and Salt Sulphur Springs. At Bristol with East Tennessee & Virginia Rail Road [p36].

*Good Breakfast and Supper House. Train stops 20 minutes.

*The Freight Train stops over night both ways at Central Depot.

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LIBERTY, a beautiful town, capital of Bedford county, Virginia, twenty-five miles west of Lynchburg. It commands a sublime view of the peaks of Otter, which are not less than seven miles distant, though they appear to be in the immediate vicinity. It contains the county buildings, four churches, several stores and about 700 inhabitants.

BUFORD'S, a post-village in Bedford county, Virginia, thirty-seven miles from Lynchburg.

BIG LICK, or known also as Gainsborough, is a post-village in Roanoke County, Virginia, fifty-three miles from Lynchburg.

SALEM, capital of Roanoke county, Virginia, is situated on the Roanoke river, one hundred and eighty miles west of Richmond. It stands in the great valley between the Blue Ridge and North Mountain. Population about 6,600.

SHAWSVILLE, a post-town in Montgomery county, Virginia, seventy-six miles from Lynchburg.

CHRISTIANSBURG, capital of Montgomery county, Virginia, a very pleasant town. Population about 700.

CENTRAL DEPOT, ninety-six miles from Lynchburg, is where the Virginia and Tennessee rail-road have located their machine shops, &c.

WITHEVILLE, formerly Evansham, a neat and pleasant town, capital of Wythe county, Virginia. It is situated in an elevated valley or plateau, among the Alleghany mountains. Many persons congregate here in quest of recreation and pleasure. Population about 900.

MOUNT AIRY, in Pittsylvania county, Virginia, one hundred and forty-five miles from Lynchburg. It contains several churches, Mills, &c.

MARION, capital of Smythe county, Virginia, is situated on the middle fork of the Holston river, one hundred and sixty miles from Lynchburg.

GLADE SPRING, a post town in Washington county, Virginia. It is a fine, and healthy location, and is the resort of many visitors.

EMERY COLLEGE, is the seat of Emery and Henry Colleges, founded by the Methodists in 1838, and are now in successful operation.

ABINGDON, a handsome town, capital of Washington county, Virginia, is pleasantly situated in a valley between the main forks of Holston river, about seven miles from each, and about eight miles from the Tennessee line. It is the most considerable town in the south-west part of Virginia, and is in the midst of one of the most fertile sections in the State. Population about 1,600.

BRISTOL, TENN. & VA, the point of junction of the Virginia & Tennessee rail-road with the East Tennessee & Virginia rail-road, is a small town immediately on the line between the States of Tennessee and Virginia. It is a pleasantly situated little town, and will no doubt be the centre of considerable business. A newspaper is published here. Population about 700.
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