Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-01


next, he can retain!if he chooses. most eligible
ment will give pleasure to his many friends in
Virginia. A VIRGINIAN.
| DEATHs.-There were two more deaths in our
city on last Saturday morning. The one was
| that of Mr.. Simon Barth of the firm of Barth q
Loeb. He had been sick for some three or four
weeks, and died on the day ofthe month of his
marriage, four months before. He was in his
thirty first year and had been engaged in bust
ness in this city for a number Of years and was
well and favorably known. His remains, ac-
companied by his wife, his clerk Mr.. Strouse,
and Mr.. 'Adolph Loeb, were taken to PhiladeI-
phia on Saturday night.
The second was that of Mr.. George Bond, an
Englishman, who has been in this county for
many years. He was carpenter by trade and
most industrious and worthy man. He had
for some time been night miller at the plaster
mill of Witt & Holt and was held in high es-
TEEN by his employees. Since his residence
here he had by close attention to business and
assiduous labor accumulated quite handsome
property. His remains were buried on Sunday
evening in Thornrose Cemetery, from the Luz
theran church of which he had been member.
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ALUMNI ORGANIzATION.-The following an
nouncement made il the New York Evening
Post of January 10Th will be read with great sat-
isfaction by all the friends of Washington &
Lee University. The example of alumni. resi-
dents in New York City, is worthy of imitation
by their fellow-alumni residing in many por-
tions of our country North and South:
washington Lee University, the institu-
ton founded by Washington's munificence at
Lexington, Va. is represented in New York by
iC fhpi
organize themselves into an alumni associa-
ton, both for the general social purposes usu-
ally sought in such organizations, and for the
specific purpose of aiding the Centennial En-
dowment Association in the work of securing
q sufficient Endowment for the University.
The first meeting of the alumni will be held at
the New York Hotel on the ODD Of February, a
date especially appropriate for the purpose.
Readers of the Evening Post are already familiar
with the peculiarly interesting history of the
institution, with the nature of its educational
work, and with the effort to secure its adequate
Exhibition by. an association of prominent
men. headed by the late Mr.. Morton Nc
Michael
MINING IRON ORE.-The Allegheny Tribune
says:-"The snow having nearly all departed
from this section, our iron men are beginning
to resume their work.
Mr.. W. w. Sadler, at the 'Stack banks" went
east last week for hands, and expects to in
crease his force to forty hands.
Mr.. McAllister has concluded to try his hand
at mining on his own hook. His banks are
near the depot at Covington, and the cost of
loading on cars will be small. He is getting
ready to mine and ship on a good scale if his
bank proves rich one. A carload was sent
to Low-moor "Wednesday evening as begin
ming.
Kent & Co. are getting out stock at the
Wills bank, near the depot, and expect to be-
gin shipping next week. They report satisfac-
tory progress and fine prospects for a very rich
vein of fossil ore. They expect to ship to Low
moor, Quinnimont and Ironton.
Mr.. D1ckey will throw his energy into the
Burk banks next week, if the weather proves
favorable, and mine ON an enlarged SCALE"