Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-02-11

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of 50 acres in and adjoining the city, on south side
of Middebrook road, this side of D. S. Young's,
into an Addition to Stanton, with streets, &C.,
and is now perfecting arrangements to build
handsome brick dwellings on same. This will
be great improvement, and "Stuarts Add.
ton" viii soon be the handsomest portion of the
city.
The plan of Capt. Oltmans. for Mcmahon S
fre-proof brick, ct PowelPs, corner Main and
Augusta, has been approved and the work will
soon commence. The first story and part of the
second and third will be used as Shoe Factory,
by j. j. Mcmahon, and the Valley Bank will
occupy portion of second floor It will be the
handsomest business house in the city and reflect
credit on it, the architect and Major Mcmahon.
Mr. B. NJ Clinedinst has purchased one-hal
of the Burwell building, and all of the top story,
on corner of New and Main, from r. G. Bick-
lie, for $1,000, and the Lushbaughs have just
remodeled the lower story into reception room
for his Art Gallery and an additional open front
store, for rent. Mr. Sears still retains the corner
room.
Pointsville, West End, New Town, Gallow's
Town. Tam's Town. Greenville Avenue. Love
Rock Hill and Cemetery Row, all show signs of
impr ovement and large additions in the Spring.
while much work is now going on.
The G. s. O. r. r. will soon let the build
ing of its workshops and the Valley Railroad
lay out the depot buildings, &C., and the work
men of both require numbers of cheap, comfort
able tenements-a fact our capitalists are prepar.
ing to profit by. all in good time.
One of our leading builders informs US that
this bids fair to be the greatest building year
A.
to those already mentioned we learn that Lush
baugh Bros. will put up two fine buildings, OPP
posite Mozart Hall; P B. Hoge s. Co. a house
near Charley Hoge's; R. Summerson, ESQ.,. a
double tenement house, EMajor Bagby. several
houses, on Martin property, Gallow's Town, and
other parts OF the city; j. Y. Cox, large wagon
shops near Va. Hotel; Col. NJ. G. Hartman,
fine residence, fronting John Scherers, on Fred
erick, and houses in other places; Il. G. Bickle,
Esq, fine houses on Lewis street and other pla-
ces; Capts. g. g. Gooch and Thos. D. Ransom,
fine residences on Kalorama lots; Benjamin
Crawford, residence on Augusta, above Miller
House; Capt. j. A. English. handsome resi-
licences on Frederick street, near W. A. Burke's;
Dennis OConnor, a large business house, OPP
posite P. 0. block; Samuel A. Hoshour, tene-
ments, opposite w. l.. A, and many others in
tend to build but have not yet selected sites
With the new life infused by the completion
of the Chesapeake and Ohio. and the certainty
of the completion Of the Valley Railroad by Ju
ly, our citizens are beginning to enlarge their
views upon city improvements, and they will
soon demand Of the Council the appointment of
a City Surveyor, that we may have q re-survey
of the city and regular system eff grades and
new streets to be ope ned, &c. commensurate with
our growth and prospects. 1t will not be long
before we will have 10000 people, and we might
as well prepare for them now. Among the i'm
provements discussed, as vitality necessary, is
that of paving and grading Spring Lane to the
Methodist Institute, and opening up New Court
Street, front OF the Courthouse, the hill by
Dr.. Stribling's and on to Fair Grounds The
Valley Railroad depot will probably be located
at Ast's, and that will render this improvement
indispensable. Church street should also be
opened to Frederick, below Mozart Hall, and
the Greenville Avenue Strengthened und widen
ed, to make it one the handsomest in the city.
Shade trees should be planted on all except bu-
siness streets, in the Spring. and Courthouse
Alley widened to street to Kalorama, These
and the proper paving and Matchmaking Of all
our streets are questions soon TO come up, and
the sooner attended to the better and cheaper,
) Altogether the outlook was never so cheering
for our Chill City" Let US, then, be up and DO
no inducement wanting, to make her the great
est interior manufacturing city in the State.
LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs.-The Ground hog
and Thermometer Schmitt' both wrong last
week, but will do better this Many boys
hereabouts boast of playing ball against the side
Of the old stone Courthouse, which fronted
Baldwin 6 Cochran's office, in $780,. Too
cheap-''I say, Mister, what you give for eggs?"
Nothing" CRU mly replied the merchant
That's little cheaper than SELL" said Brook,
as he pass ed on. -. Fine so per cent iron ore has
been discovered on W. B. Donaghe's farm, one
mile up r. R..The wild game season is about
over, and shipments small .........1t was encoura
ging in 'Jimuary' to ask Us ''if We thought i t
would rain ~ last Tuesday. as he stood in the
sheltered porch by May" and noticed several
small Ohios trickling down our back ..........A
learned Professor from Lexington got lost in
the whirl of our busy streets last week, but was
rescued by friends, in time to lecture on 'Ge-
ography"-of Staunton-Thursday. .....-A suf
ferer on Greenville street, 'wshes the Council
men had to walk to the w. L. A dinners-that' S
ali" ........ big company is talked of to start
blast furnace near Staunton...........Gabe Hirsh
bets Sis 600 that his watch maker Don Carlos, is
the ugliest and best workm man in the State.~.....
Another cave has been discovered near Cave Of
the Fountains, said to equal Weyers ........Ty-
phoid pneumonia is prevailing on Christian 8
Creek, Rings, shirt studs, conductors badges,
&C. made of Kanawha camel Goa will soon be
the style. The young idea shoots why are
you not at school2 we asked bright year
old, who complacently looked on the proceed
ings of the Teachers Institute from the top of
a back seat. while some big Prof" was lectu-
turing. That's played out, Cap, the bottom
rails on top now-weve got the teachers at
school and don't he give it to 'em? p replied the
young idea, his eyes sparkling with fun.....In 8
months, in 1872, Eyler, Cooper & Co.'S machine
shops manufactured $25 900 worth of work and
they are still charging .........George K Harper
will soon open a family grocery on Augusta ST..
near Timberlake s......... nix has opened q jew
elry store near Armentrout's cigar store, making
quite "mixtry" in that hou SEN. There was
an alarm Of fire at Cupp's Hotel, last Thursday.
The Fire Co. turned out, but happily found it
was only ''stove-pipe bursted.' No damage.
w Negroes, for double track work On G. s. o.
still crowd the trains, and many go to Valley
Road daily......The IPiLd Cot reports that z.
G. Bickle, Esq, will give the Disciples lot for
church in the city. ....N New Hope is still dis
cussipg Prof Gunnelle and his weird perfor-