Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-03-29
waynesporo, items.

from our correspondent Laurence"
| At last our citizens are alive and vide awake,
| for never before were there many new
houses in course of constructions as there ars
now. Some have been finished. nd add gre; t
deal to the appearance of the town. In every
direction can be seen piles of lumber awaiting
the carpenters. Among the improvements is
| a new warehouse, Mr.. T. II. Antrim, one of our
best merchants, had built for all kinds of agri-
cultural implements, where farmers can find
| every thing in their line from pillow up to II
threshing- machine. A good many houses ami
lots have changed hands within the last two
| weeks.
Rev. w. A. Whitescarver. Of this place. pur-
chased the Waynesboro' Hotel property last
week from Mrs. Ann Hicks for $1,000.
Chief-Engineer W. W. Coe, of the Shenan-
| doah Valley Railroad. has removed his office
| from Hagerstown to this place. and I under
stand that he will remain with us TIL the work
| Is completed on the line from here to the point
chosen on the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Petitions are being circulated and are getting
great many signers In favor OF local option.
Our com munity seems to be stirred up in re-
gard to intemperance and will do all they can
Tor the temperance cause. But / predict they
Will not meet with much success, the whis-
key men are among the wealthiest class in the
county, and will. of course. spare no money to
defeat anything opposed to theni. I'm afiaid
the temperance people will have a hard fight.
We now have three bar-rooms and there is
some talk of fourth, and all of them seem to
be doing good business. AT one they keep a
f1rst-class article of "Kill-me-quick :" at an
other can be found pure article of ".Ierked-
| lighting;' and at the third they dish out the
genuine "Dead-shot."
Messrs. Schaffer & Hayden, of F'itfsburg, were
in town about ten days ago. They were pros
pecting for minerals, and were vary much
pleased with some manganese they found a few
miles above Waynesboro
Messrs. McGrann & Fitzpatrick, OF Lancaster
Penn, were in town last week. They came on
to look at the work on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad. Their many friends in this commu-
| nifty wish that they may be succs ssfnl In get
ting the contract at satisfactory pric ..
Rev. ]. s. Martin, of your c'r. preached
splendid sermon in the Methodist ehu ch at
this place Sunday last.
Miss B. c. Gallaher returned h>me last Sat-
urday from visit to friends in charlottesville.
Miss Annie Antrim, youngest daughter of T.
FL. Antrim, ESQ.,, returned home last WI elk from
the Augusta Female Seminary. On ecccant of
Illness, she will remain at home TIL she i'm
proves sufficiently to resume her Studies.
Mr.. A. G. Henkel, Of the fra OF KlIian &
Henkel of this place, arrived Saturday even
ing, having been spending the winter in Flor
ida. Heis very mucn improved IL health, and
says that all of the old Augusta people he met
in Florida (and there were a great many are
doing well and are much pleased with their
new home
hear great many inquiries as to when the
Pirates of Penzapce will be produced in Staun-
ton; and If the committee will see that special
fare is charged on the railroad, I think I can
safely say that Little TaInman," Will be well
represented.