Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-07-15

ride over that fertile and Well-cared TOT
region, lying between your city and
Swoope's on the Way to Goshen.
In passing the Craigsville section it was
sad to recall the past. The remembrance of
the fact that ones foresight is by no means
equal to his hind-sight, was strikingly
brought up by the view of the little branch
railroad running off to the right to "Mar-
BILE Dale,'' where, besides the excavation
and cutting out of the marble in blocks
for shipment, a store has been onened, IN
Goodloe, near Alton. We had many and
many a time noticed the formations Of
what we regarded very superior quail
ity of limestone, unequalled as we believed
for burning lime, but did not dream OF it
as handsomely variegated marble. Messrs.
Goodloe Il Newcomb have lately purchased
from the Company the refuse, for what
sounds like big price, for the viaduct
over the s. V. R. r. where the Z. & o.
crosses, and for other purposes as we must
suppose. We recall, as 1t was but yester-
day, tho tall, venerable form of Mr.. Joseph
Bell, born few miles below your town,
as we last saw him, with his long white
hair tied into cue with a black ribbon,
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private cemetery on u handsome knoll to
the left, a few hundred yards east of his
old home, now tenanted by Mrs. Stanard,
his and his wife's remains sleep She was
a daughter of the late Alex. Nelson, the
owner of the Jacob Myers farm on Lewis
creek. Large as this enclosure is, it would
not contain the remains OF his large family
and their many descendants. So far as we
IN recall them, but five sons and three
daughters survive.
There was a conclave, Mr.. Editor, as
sembled here this morning, the 9Th, to ar
range everything pertaining TO the con-
tract of the English company owners of
the Ansted Mines, Low-Moor, &C., to
the point near the Rock Alum, where they
propose to build furnaces. The company g
General Agent, Mr.. Page. whom had
never seen, land who, in the language OF
gentleman living at Goshen describing
him, said he WAS very remarkable man
with Mr.. Harry Tucker, represented the
company, whilst Maj. Elder represented
Mrs. Mccormick, Messrs. Hudson u Pat
rick, Mrs. Abrams, and the other land own
ers doubt not attended to their own in
terests, touching damages. &c. was told
that the question of damages to Mrs.
Abrams must be very Sc lous one, as
the road runs through the entire length
of her farm, and in such way relative to
the buildings as to damage her greatly
The contractor. whose name | have for
gotten, has commenced grading IN the
middle and will work towards both ends,
and will not in the entire work encounter
anything more serious than 70 foot cut.
What my narrator meant by using the
word remarkable, AS applied to MIR. Page,
was to see the Difference with which stock
holder worth five millions, stood by and
listened to Mr.. Pages arrangement OF
details and cheerfully acquiescing in
them. Mr.. Pages father, a brother as
am told of Mr.. Nick Pare of Batesville,
who is the last surviving executor of the
Samuel Miller estate, died in FauQIier.
where his son was raised.
At supper met an old friend in Col.
John 7. L. Preston, who with his wife,
Mrs. Margaret S. Preston come from
Lexington and on their way to Baltimore
to pay visit to Col. Allan and family,
Mrs. A. being the last surviving daughter
of his first marriage. 1t was my first meet
ing with Mrs. P, altho' we have known
her for these last several years thro' her
inimitable pen. Twas to me matter OF
profound astonishment to think of the ex-
tent of her literary labor, simply as q re-
viewer, delicate looking as she appeared,
and this, apart from the cares of her fam
lily. We had an exceedingly pleasant tete
a tete to late hour as they intended to
take the IL O'Clock express that was an
hour behind. The amount of labor she
undergoes In a psTusal of the varied liter
AZURE She reviews, it would seem to me
would be task equal to the strongest con-
stitution.
TRAVELLER.