Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-12-30
Railroad Items.

Railroad Items.
Messrs Mason, Gooch & Hoge, who have
just finished their contract for building
the eight miles of railroad from Goshen TO
the new furnaces in Rockbridge, have ia
ken the contract for the first four miles OF
the Valley railroad, South of Stanton.
They will bring the 800 conyicts they
had employed in Rock bridge, to their new
work and camp them at the old tan
merry back of the Brown farm on the South
ern edge of town. They expect to com
mence work next Monday.
General Manager Sands, of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, is expected in few
days to 90 over the line between Waynes-
boro and Roanoke. and locate the depots
The first one South Of Waynesboro is at
Stuart's mill. a point selected, we believe,
by a right of way arrangement with the
owner of the Stuart land. Track laying
on the road has already been done some
seven or eight miles South of Waynesboro
The iron bridges for the extension from
Waynesboro to Roanoke are furnished by
Corfrode e Taylor, of the philadelphia
Bridge Works." are about fifteen in
number, and are erected as fast as the ma
sonry is ready. Several on both ends Of
the line have been placed in position.
The masonry at South river like all on
the entire work from Waynesboro to Roa-
noke is superb and was part Of the con-
tract OF Walton and smith, who built Blk
miles of the road bed from Buena Vista
furnace to point above Whites Gap.
Two representatives Of the Baltimore.
Cincinnati & Western r. r. Company, the
purpose of which is to construct a railroad
from Baltimore TO Cincinnati, were At
Highland G. H., Tuesday, and recorded in
the Clerk = Office a mortgage upon that
part of the road which extends through
that county, the purpose being to secure
$18,000.o00 worth Of bonds for the con-
struction Of said road and to that end
mortgages will be placed on record in every
county between Baltimore and the Ohio
River.
One Of the engineers engaged in making
| she connection between the Valley and
Richmond & Allegheny railroads, near
Lexington, Is Capt. H. G.. Derrick, for
| merly an officer in the Egyptian army.
Personal.
| W. Fl. Loyal, Esq, division master
| on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in this
vicinity and who has been transferred to
| the Newport News end Of the road to SUI
perintend track laying there, was in
Staunton this week on Christmas visit
home. He was warmly greeted by his
| many friends.
The Louisville ssKnight of Honor Guar
dian," the national organ of the order, has
the following good word for the Grand
Reporter of thr order in Virginia:
At the last session of the Supreme
Lodge, Bro. Bai!ie, G. r. of Va, was
created Past Grand Dictator It was an
honor worthily bestowed upon brother
who has been faithful to his trust and
done great work for the Order in Vir-
gina.
We regret to learn that MI Walter L.
Finley. of this county, was so seriously
hurt by fall in Harrisonburg short time
since, as to confne him to his bed.
Gen. R. D. Llley, left On Tuesday for
New York, in the interest Of Washington
| & Lee University, to which work he seems
to have devoted his life.
Gen. John Echols las arrived home from
Kentucky. He had severe fall on the
pavement at Paducah. KY, during bis alb
sence.
Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston, of the Home
Insurance Company of N. Y, is in the
city, adjusting the insurance on the stock
of Byers & Cochran.
Hon. VIM. L. Balthis, our Mayor, cele-
DRAFTED the season by having for his chill
dren the prettiest Christmas-tree that was
to be seen at any private residence in
Staunton.
Little Tom Thornburg promises to be a
farmer, and a good one. Some of the best
blanched celery we have seen was raised
by him.
Hon. John Paul. of this district. is on
t he Election and Pacific Railroad commit
tees.
DR.. Henry May, of Lunenburg, the
venerable father of Geo. W. May, Esq.,, is
visiting his son.
The delegates from Augusta county, at
the Local Option Convention, in Char
lottesville, were VIM. E. Shelton, M. M.
Dull and James A. Patterson and from
Staunton, Maj. J. w. Newton. Among
the presidents chosen were Major
J. W. Newton, for Staunton, and G. a.
Bruce, for Augusta.
THE AUGUSTA BALL.-Oyer sixty
couples took their places on the floor at the
ball given by the members of the Augusta
Fire Company at the American Hotel
Wednesday night. The COMMITTEES of Ar
| rangements were Capt. Michael Cox, J. g.
| Scheffer. S. S. McNabb, G. A. Lushbaugh,
| T. Mahoney, M. Hounihan and r. Lohr,
| and the Floor Managers were M. Cox, E.
F. Grove, G. A. Lushbaugh, J. G. Schefz
nd obr VI rriy- tba