Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-10-07
Williamson Letter.

IMPRovEMENTs-THEO MNIPREsENT MER-
CHANT--INCREAsING BUSINESS AND
MORE TRADE-sTAUNToN MEN MOVING
ELECTION OF OFFICERs-POLlTICs IN
ALLEGHANY
Correspondence of the Stanton VINDIcAToR.l
WILLIAMSON, VA, Oct. 4, 1881.
This place is not finished yet. Among
che improvements made since / was here
last are two stores and several dwellings.
Not seeing among the many mercantile
signs one familiar name, thinks to my
self, here's spot where the foot of the
omnipresent and aggressive G.. G. Gooch
has not trod, but, shortly after, citizen
pointed out foundation of house on
Water street and remarked, Carrot GOoch
is putting up store there. So [ gave 1t
up, and then gave it up again when he told
me he even had store down the river
somewhere on an old canal boat. One of
the first and most successful merchants of
the place, Mr.. J. M. Harris, has just sold
out to Turner Il Son and is going else
where. Williamson can i'll afford to lose
so GOOD citizen.
The business of the place is on the in
crease and it is said the q. & 0. will soon
commence building their round house. One
has some idea of the large amount of haul
ing done on this road when he sees some
times a loaded train On nearly every track
of the fifteen that run through the centre
of the town. and dozen engines at one
tine firing up. starting off, coming in, or
cooling off. Since the R. Il A. runs through
from Lynchburg the travel has increased
very much and every night the McCurdy
house is full of travellers and has quite the
air of city hotel with its large double
portico and groups Of guests enjoying the
mountain air and moonlight. A Stanton
young man, Mr.. W. B. Miller, nephew of
Messrs. W. A. and r. W. Burke Of your
city has succeeded the late Thomas E.
Woodward as manager for the Misses Nc
Curdy, and a very efficient assistant he is.
H. g. Davis, a brother in-law of Capt. W.
c. Moody, is their clerk in CovingtoE.
Young Frank Sturges of Staunton passed
through here the other night on his way
to Chicago to engage with The same house
where Elliott Baker is in business.
Mr.. R. W. Harris. another former citi-
zen of your city, now IN the employ OF the
4. Il A. railroad company, has been ap-
pointed master machinlst of the Allegheny
division and will shortly remove to Lynch
burg and be placed in charge of the large
machine shops now building at that
place.
Inc following gentlemen were elected
officers of the Williamson Presbyterian
church at its organization few weeks ago:
Ruling Elders-B. v Kayser and u. b.
| Gabbert. Deacons-B. W. Moseley and
Charles Shuey. and the church starts with
% members.
Politics are getting warm in Allegheny,
and the Republicans are breaking ranks.
A citizen tells me that at post Office few
miles from here and in tho neighborhood
Of State Treasurer Reynolds home, the
negroes cannot be prevailed upon to touch
the twenty copies of the "Whig" which
ere sent there for distribution. The good
Democrats want more speakers sent to
Allegheny. One said to me the other day,
John W. Daniel and Meade F. White are
good enough for us. They are the only
men that will draw crowd in this coun-
ty, send them to us and we will sweep the
| county, G.