Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
Personal.


Among the visitors at the Nationa
Capitol last week were Maj. E. McMa
hon and Mai. S. NJ. Yost, of Staunton
The Washington correspondent of tn
Richmond "Dispatch" says the latte
could have the U. S, Marshalship of th
| district il he were not postmaster.
| Rev. j. l. Miller is to preach the dedi
| cation sermon on Sunday of Lutheran
church at Unionville, near Shepherdstown
of which he was the former pastor. WI
see that the same gentleman has been Sc
lected to deliver the Quarter Centennia
address before the Young Mems Christian
Association, of Roanoke College, on the
9th of June.
A Charlottesville correspondent Of the
Richmond dispatch" has the following
about an enterprising Staunton merchant
P. B. Sublett, ESQ.,, formerly of youl
city, but now OF Staunton, was here, pro-
ducing great panic among our local Seeds
men by offering choice clover seed at IS
per bushel, and choice orchard grass seed
at 81 10 per bushel, delivered in our depot.
He probably sold several hundred bushels
here one of our Albemarle farmers offered
his orchard grass seed at eighty cents per
bushel witho ut finding purchaser, so our
Staunton friend must have supplied all
demands.
Judge Mclaughlin has just closed his
course of law lectures before the law
school of Washington & Lee University
ana is succeeded by Col. Bolivar Christian,
who is lecturing on parliamentary law.
Among the visiting lawyers at Rock
bridge Circuit Court last week were Capt.
James Bumgardner, Jr., and H. st. Geo.
Tucker, OF the Staunton bar.
Rey. Sam1 McCune, Of Highland, is
in the city this week on visit to his
friends, of which he has large number.
He is guest Of Dr.. j. N. Wayt.
Mr. John B. Tinsley, so well known to
the summer watering place visitors, has
leased the sweet Chalybeate Springs for
the coming season, and will improve them
greatly before re-opening.
Mr.. Nevill Russell, of Albemarle,
passed through here on Tuesday last re-
turning from horseback tour of West
Virginia.
Maj. P. B. Stanard, who was Chief of
Artillery in 1t. Gen. A. P. Hill's corps,
died at his farm near Goshen a few days
since.
A NEEDED INDUSTRY ORGANIZED IN
STAUNTON.-The most needed industry in
the Valley is about to be commenced in
Staunton, aud we trust to see this section
of the state soon emancipated from send
ing to the west for vehicles Of farm trans
portdtion. Messrs. W. W. Gibbs, J. M
Lickliter, and II. J. Shomo have entered
into a co-partnership and will on about The
LIST of April open the Staunton wagon fac
tory. The steam planning works of Mr.
Shomo and the wagon building and iron
works of MI. Licklitey ON Court House
ST., will be thrown together, new machi-
merry already ordered will be put in for the
of hubs. spokes and all parts
of farm wagons, light vehicles, broom
han dies and all similar work. Experien-
ced workmen will be employed and the wa
CONS will be of the same quality and at less
price than the famous wagons which are
made at the west and sent on here. This is
the most needed industry the farming
country of the Valley needs and will keep
our money at home and use the wood at
our doors. 1t is to be hoped our farmers
will take an interest IN the work which
will save them a large per cent on their
purchases.
That our farmers may know who they
will have to deal with we may state that
Mr.. w. w. Gibbs, the business man of the
firm, is young man full of business entr-
gy and pluck, Mr.. j. M. Lickliter is a
gentleman who, from a blacksmith
shed, has built up large wagon
making business, the slow hand process Of
which will nov be substituted by the fas-
ter and cheaper process of machinery, and
Mr.. HI. J. Shomo, is a gentleman who from
the beginning of a carpenters shop, is now
OF large and thoroughly equip
ped steam factory for making house build
ers work. With such firm as this hand
ling the very timber here that is now
shipped West made up and sent back here
for sale, our people caunst fail to get
chea per and better vehicles.