Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-12-24

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| Robt w. England, Esq, passed East yester-
| day, to that Utopia of his dreams-Cum berland
county-where among the simmons and hares
| lively Xmas will be spent.
Fleming B. Miller, Esq, of Botetourt, aged
over 80 years, is on visit to his daughter in this
county, looking well.
CITY IMPRovEMENTs.-Since the war 600
buildings have been erected large iron works
| and machine shops started. large planning mill,
As new stores, and over 81, $780, 600 added to the
| wealth of the city, and still the work goes nobly
on, so fast that We can hardly chronicle it from
| week to week. and can only give glance at the
whole.
The curbing and crossing in front of Presby-
terian church is finished and the pavement will
be laid soon.
The Episcopal aud Lutheran Parsonages are
completed.
The Staunton Iron Works Co. will build
| largely next Spring.
Jack Hilbert recently completed a handsome
little cottage in the rear of John B. Scherers on
Market street.
The city is improving in every direction. but
"W estward the star of Empire mostly seems to
advance. Some 60 buildings gone up there.
Love Rock Hill, above Gospel commands the
| finest view in Staunton, and is being rapidly
| built up.
John j. Mcmahon, following worthily in the
enterprisng footsteps of his father, will erect, in
the Spring, four-story, brick shoe factory on
PowelPs corner, which will be the largest and
handsomest in the Valley.
j. &. Logan's ine three-story brick residence
and store rooms, on Frederick street, are nearly
ready, and will soon be occupied by himself and
others.
The heavy stone foundation of ThOrnburg s.
Co.'S splendid brick stables, on the creek near
his present stables, is about finished; the super
structure will be put up in short order. It will
be two stories, of no mean architectural display,
| and accommodate 100 horses. It will have all
the modern Improvements and be second to no
| stable in the State.
d A. Picker will soon erect fine three-sto-
| ~ brick business and dwelling houses On the
| Brooks property, Augusta street, fronting 60
feet.
Nr. j. A. Cox one OF our most enterprising
| wagon-makers finds that his business has so in
creased in the last s months, that he will have
| to build to accommodate it. In the Spring he
will erect large shops, below Grubert's, on Va.
Hotel lots, and move from his present stand on
| Frederick street.
| In the West End-N ewtown-along G. 8 O..
r. r., Messrs. Egbert Hartman, Herr, Brown.
Powell, Butler, Echard, Bagby, Staples, Hall,
| and Capt. James Cook have just finished, or are
| finishing, comfortable residences
| The pavement in front of and to Main street
| from W. F. Institute is nearly completed.
Mozart Institute, Blackley's Warehouse and
Alby's residence are receiving their roofs, and
| the work on the Round House progresses.
McChesney s. Nadenbousch will add wing
| to the American hotel, extending back to the
creek, and giving them 20 additional rooms
| They will also erect q Of double cottages OF
| CARRIERS Hill, and connect them with the Hote
| by wire suspension bridge over the Railroad.
This will make it the finest Hotel property in
the State, capable of accommodating 500 guests.
| SoIREE AT THE VIRGINIA FEMALE INsTI
| TUTE The Soiree at the Virginia Female In
stitute on Friday night December Goth, was vel
| attended by an apprecative audience and was {
| charming entertainment. Il consisted Of voca
| and instrumental music, together with recita-
| tions in German, French and English and va
rious readings by Prof. Scharf. The German
recitation "Das todte IL eer,' by Miss Mollie Nc
| Cay, was exQuisitely delivered in q sweet, cleal
| voice and with 6istinctness of utterance tina
almost rendered the German gutterals intelhgi
| bic to an unpractsed ear. bliss Neville Irwin
| delivered the French recitation lie Meun1el
Sans Souci'' with such pure accent and ANNA
ted gesture that one could almost believe that ~
was listening to use petite file charnaGnte OF Il
belle France. The recitation Of the "May
Queen" by Miss Anne CoveIl brought tears &c
| the eyes of many.
The audience was often collvulsed with laugh
ter during the reading Of "Bu mble's Courtship,
Railway Dactys' and Exit Mr.. Crane" b,
Prof. Scharf The entertainment closed will
| the Christmas Hymn-"Shout the glad tidings,
selected and arranged for the occasion.
There was similar entertainment the nigh
before, but as we had not the pleasure to attend
we cannot report it.
GENERAL EARLY-We understand that Gen
| Early is to deliver several addresses in aid O
the Lee Memorial at Lexington, and move
on foot to secure one of these addresses st Staun
| ton.
We hope this effort will be successful Gen
Early is an able writer and interesting speak
er, and he has already by his speeches and hi
writings, made most valuable contributions t.
the permanent history Of the great struggle il
| which he bore so conspicuous part.
| He is particularly happy in his conception Q
the character Of our great leader, and whateve
he has to say about him, carries with it the ear
nestness OF affection and the simplicity Of truth
It would be difficult to offer to cur people any
thing more pleasing than to hear Early speak o
| Lee.
LUTHERAN FAIR.-The Fair by the ladies Q
| the Lutheran church-Piper store room-conl
menced Thursday night last, and viii be contin
ued this week. The bad weather last week pre-
vented many from attending, and We hope tina
the Fair will be well attended and literally pat
ronized hereafter.
A splendid Pyramid cake will be disposed Q
by vote to the individual, school or Public Insti