Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-02-09
OUR BUSINESS MEN.

Our business men for this week are al
located in the buildings opposite the G,
s. .. Depot.
FOSTER & CO.,
distillers and liquor dealers, are IN the
Stuart block. Mr.. j. J. Foster is we'll known
in Staunton, having come here from Rich
mOnd in the fall of 1869. He first opened
in the grocery business, occupying rooms
in the Piper building, and afterwards hold
ing forth in Mrs. Bolen's building, where
he also dealt in liquors. Subsequently he
removed to his present location in the
Stuart block, being among The first to oc-
cupy in that eligible location.
Their distillery is near Folly Mills, and
their brand, known as the sPark Distill-
cry, lis widely circulated and quite popu-
lar, and sold all over the country, the larger
portion being sent to San Francisco. The
concern deals only in its own WHISTLES, and
by the wholesale in lots from five barrels
upwards.
Mr.. F. has a competent assistant in Mr..
J. Upshur Kerr, who, having been in bust
ness for several years in this place is wei
and favorably known in the community.
In the same building, nextdoor, we have
the establishment of
A. W. NC CLURE,
who is in the grocery and produce line,
and is a native born Augusta man He
was engaged in the mercantile business
at Greenville, in this county, for fifteen
years, and came to Staunton in 1865. going
into the grain and produce business with
Mr.. VIM. L. Bumgardner. The firm of
Mcclure & Bumgardner dissolved in 1870
and MI. Mcclure prosecuted his business
alone one year at his present stand, then
formed a partnership with MI. M. Erskine
Miller, which lasted till 1875, since which
time Mr.. McC. has had no associate in
business.
At McClure's will be found a good stock
of choice articles in his lire, and a fair,
square dealer, who during a long business
career in Augusta county, has secured the
confidence and esteem Of many friends.
His clerk Is Mr.. E. w. d. Hogshead, an
attentive and courteous young mana son
of MI. Thos. S. Hogshead, near Parnassas
in this county.
In the adjoining building, the firm of
BAKER BROS.
is located. These gentlemen are of an old
Winchester family, which came over from
Germany and settled there in 1755. Their
maternal grandfather, the Rev. Christian
STREET., was the pioneer of the Lutheran
church in that region, and served in the war
of 1872; and their grandfather Baker was
a commissary at Winchester during the
Revolutionary war, and saved a great deal
of continental money which he used to
say, would be goot if we come out right,
and if we fail King Chorch would stretch
our necks any way so he'd save all he
could The Baker Brothers came to Staun-
ton in 1866. and commenced business where
they now are and have been ever since.
They early introduced in Staunton the sys-
tenn of paying our farmers in cash for pro-
Independently, it had been sold Oh COM
mission. The other merchants in the trade
soon fell into the same system, and the re-
Su1U Lids Utou LlOoU UCLOuCldl w cu1o WILL
munity and the adjacent counties, and has
made Staunton one Of the first produce
markets in the State. This concern does
a mixed business, dealing in groceries,
hardware, country produce &C., have a
very large stock and are doing good bust
ness, with a reputation as one of the fair
est and most reliable firms in the city.
They have lately greatly enlarged and inn
proved their building, which is the prop
erty of Mr.. c. S. Baker, and with it's three
stories, and half basement of large and
roomy apartments, there is not a superior
business location in the place.
Their nephew, Mr.. II. B. Brown, also
from Winchester, is a ready clerk and a
competent and valuable assistant.