Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

occupied by Capt. HOever'S High School. IL
is well-arranged for the purpose designed,
and the location most suitable. These
houses were built by Mahoney & Peace.
At the foot of the hill, adjoining the Vir-
ginia Hotel. and also upon Mrs. Stribling's
property, preparations are being made for
the erection of large building. 87x33 feet.
It will be brick structure with an iron
roof and skylight, and will be used by
Messrs. Lynn b Eyler, as an agricultural
implement store. Messrs. Mahoney &
Peace are the contractors.
On the opposite hill, above the c. & O.
railway, in gressy lot shaded by three
pretty oaks, w. T. Foster. builder, is put
ting up nice frame dwelling for Mr.. Jno
T. Pritchard. This locality is not yet
much built upon, and is known as CARRIER
street.
Mr.. ]. T. Hutchins is building for him
self residence on the extension of Nelson
street, in the neighborhood of Mrs. Gays.
It will be neat dwelling worth about
$1,000.
Mr.. F: o. Heydenrich has just COM
pleted pretty two story cottage on the
extension of Frederick street, not far from
the reservoir and upon the same hill. Mr..
L. W. Peace is the builder. The view
from this house is a grand one and on a
clear day the mouth of the Blue Ridge
tunnel beyond Waynesboro, may be seen
from the upper windows.
In Newtown several hundred yards fur
Their west, four new buildings are finished
and in progress. Mr.. J. A. Cochran has
had good brick tenement erected on one
of his lots on Bagby street, John Plunket,
builder Mr.. John Hussey. another neat
frame dwelling near Green. and near this
Mr.. VIM. WhOley has had one neat tene-
ment built by A. J. Echard and is laying
the foundation for another close by. Still
further west. upon Railroad street, Mr..
Geo, Bond has built for himself two neat
frame cottages used as tenement dwellings,
and in the same neighborhood he has built
for Messrs Tobias and Andrew Winston /,
each small but substantial dwellings,, and
is now at work upon good sized frame
residence for Mr.. Jacob Greever, in the
locality known as the nursery.
Court House alley is greatly improved by
tearing down two old buildings and the
erection Of two new ones in their places.
Mr.. Jno. w. Stout has just put up there a
handsome brick building with tin roof,
S6x33 feet. Mr.. Stout will have his Office
in the lower story, front, and there are
three other Offices most conveniently ar
ranged in the same building. The Messrs.
Lushbaugh are the builders.
Near this improvement Mr.. E. Hage-
man is building good two-story brick
building with tin roof, 321x2S feet. The
lower story will be divided into two good
store rooms, and the upper story neatly
finished for other occupancy. This build
ing is being rapidly pushed forward by
Messrs. Plunket & Southards, the
builders.
In an entirely different portion of the
city on Augusta street near Augusta
street Methodist church, Mr.. John Houni-
han is having a large brick building cree
ted for store house and dwelling. The
house is good one and will. cost when
completed $4,000 or $4,000 and the con-
tractors are Grove & Erwin.
Further north in the neiYhborhood of the
Mt. Zion Baptist church, two new and I'M
pretentious dwellings are going up, one
for Esther johnson and the other for
Thornton Scott, both colored persons.
The corporation is making a decided
change in the old Market House. Under
the hands of Mr.. E. W. Shott, contractor,
partitions are Icing made dividing the
building into four rooms, the walls are be-
ing plastered, floors laid, sliding doors ar
ranged and the whole surrounded by
neat plank enclosure. This building by a
wise act OF the City Council, will speedily
be transformed into neat and convent
ent building for the colored schools. This
will cost about $3.50.
The city is also improving the old Meth.
odist Institute now occupied by the public |
schools. City Treasurer and Assessor. A |
new coat of paint and coloring from base
ment to attic, repairs to roof and new
fencing front and rear will add much to |
the appearance of the building at a COM
paratively small cost. $500. Mr.. VIM. Mari
this Improvement in hand.
Messrs. I. Witt & Bro, are making |
decided Improvement to their store on
Main street. IN removing the partition be-
tween the front and rear rooms, lowering
The floor of the latter and thus throwing
both apartments into one. This firm
will then have ono of the largest store.
rooms in the city, running back about 60
feet, and will build an Office in the rear,
with an ornamental grass and flower plat
IN the rear Of that.
THE LAWN PARTY given by the East
Augusta Band at Waynesboro was grand
success. The lawn was beautiful. Miss
Ferguson and Miss panniel were the ladies
for the cake; Miss Furgerson
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