Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Waynesboro Affairs.
PROSPERITY OF THE TOwN-MACHINERY
GOING soUTH-THE MUNICIPAL ELEC-
TION--SEINING PARTIES.

PROSPERITY OF THE TOWN-MACH1NERY
GOING sOUTH-THE MUNICIPAL ELEC.
TIoN-sEINING PARTIES.
&C., &C., sc.
| Correspondence of the Staunton VINDIcAToR
WAYNEsBoRo, June 21st.
The excitement attending the elections,
commencements. and burglary having
about su bsided, our town bias returned to
its usual quietness. Business seems to be
lively at the stores whilst farmers are COM
ing and going all the while completing
their outfits for harvesting with cheerful
countenances at the fine prospects of a
splendid wheat crop. Many new buildings
ara heing erected, all of our mechanics,
especially carpenters and painters, have
their hands full. houses are in demand and
there are none to bs had, SO, despite rumors
to the contrary, Waynesboro has no COM
plant of hard times. Both of our hotels
seem to be we'll patronZed and numbers OF
city boarders have already secured rooms
at them, as we'll as at private boarding
houses.
The financial effect upon exhibitors OF
small engines, agricultural implements and
farming machinery of al! kinds at Allan
ia some time since, is now plainly visible
in the hundreds of car loads of such ma
terials passing to Georgia and South Caro-
lima via the S. V. r. R. One day, not
long since, thirty cars passed with ma
chinery from York, Harrisburg and
Waynesboro, Pa. Wouldn't manufac-
tory of machinery of this character be
more suitable for Stanton than ca, fac
tory?
Much dissatisfaction is expressed by
citizens and taxpayers generally Of our
town at the recent action of the old town
council in the election of two new men,
hers of that body. According to an amend
ment to the original charter of the town,
in case two candidates for council receive
an equal number of votes the old council
determines which of the two shall serve.
This charter, by the way, is curiosity
and should be read to be appreciated. In
the late election there we're four candi-
dates who received forty-one votes each,
chose four representing taOo of each ticket
voted at the election), two of who m were
to be selected.
The old ring having majority in the old
council. elected two from, their oun ticket,
instead of being governed by any degree
of fairness. or justice, and electing one
from each ticket, or drawing by lot, which
would have been satisfactory to all parties
CONCERNED. The amendment to the charter
referred to above, seems to be rather
elastic and can be construed IN various
ways. AT two previous elections, where
tie occurred among cand dates for council
men, an election was held by the nese coun-
Gil, which was not in accordance with the
law, yet having been done twice it estab-
lished precedent. which precedent should
have been adhered to. 1t will not do to
say the council should NOT be governed by
precedent in voting. for several years ago
in voting for mayor, which officer is elect
ed by the council. member of the council
ia case of tie, voted for himself and was
elected to the office. This precedent of
voting tor ones self seems to have been
adhered to strictly in this instance, as tina
two colneilmep selected from the four
candidates who tied. were members Of the
old council apho made the selection.
SEEMING parties have been quite success
full recently here and have caught large
quantities of fine fish. Che rsyer now
however, seems TO have been about empti-
ed and few are caught. The U. s. Fish
Commissioner recently placed in South
River near toWB, about one hundred
thousand California perch, which will
serve to keep alive the bass that are grad
ually filing our waters.
Many Of our citizens will attend the
ceremonies at Lexington the coming week
as the rates Was. V. are almost nominal.
OCCASIONAL.