Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-25

| see that that veteran organization, the
Stonewall Brigade Band, is arranging for
open air concerts during the long after
Moons of the spring and summer. This
will be worth some money to Staunton,
though I suppose it would be hard to con-
vince our practical people that mere
luxury like music could add to the mate .
rial income of a town. There is no town
in Virginia that after the spring bursts
buds and May flowers, has more charming
scenery with which it can en-
tice the traveller to stay. That transient
but profitable flock of tourists known as
summer boarders from the large cities
have already selected Stanton as place
to light upon for brief resting SPELL
Every added charm to the town will pro-
long their stay, and music would be an al
Turing one. Open air, free concerts two
or three times weea, would completely
change the aspect of our main thorough
fare-crowds Of well-dressed and for the
most part attractive looking young women
promenadlng our streets the afternoons OF
the concerts would improve the appearance
of Main street, almost as much as the new
coat of paint it needs so badly and which
| almost despair of its getting in my time
People who dropped in on Staupton for a
week would be induced to stay through
tha Tc ho op -
in this matter overdone? I think not
What watering place ever has prosper
Gus season without it's band2 None; and
so fully is that understood, that the pro.
prietors who are too straitened in finances
make up all sorts of scratch bands out of
the musical talent among the attaches,
rather than have none at all had, or
rather have if he is still alive, friend
who between the years of 1865 and 1871
was fortunate enough to make quite a
handsome little fortune. He went on the
usual European tour expecting to be alb
sent four months. He has only revisited
America-he is living in Germany-twice
since he left. When he was last in this
country asked what had induced him to
make that his residence "Well," he re-
piled with half ashamed smile. 81 nev-
er expected to 1--we abroad, but when. got
to the town am living in found a place
chestra seven days in the week in a park
in summer, and In winter three nights in
the week ia hall, and to tell the truth the
music pinned me co the place"
Speaking of Main street and its appear
ance, l ought to say i'll justice to it that
three very handsome buildings are now
being erected thereon, These buildings
are source of much study and specula-
ton to me. suppose do not exaggerate
when l say that since they were commenced
1 have seen men enough, with no connec-
tion with the work, spend time enough in
supervising it and giving their
opinions about it, to have built three more
buildings like them. 1 have gathered a
good deal of information about the
buildings from the comments of some Of
the gentlemen with time to spare from
their own business to supervise the work.
l found out that the owners paid a good
deal too much for the lots, to commence
with f; that the location is bad that they
are on the wrong side of the street that
they ought not to have been built atall
but the money ought to have been put
into manufactures +; that the plans will
not look as we'll after execution as they
did on paper. In short found to my
surprise that everybody except the gen.
tlemen who had no interest in the matter
had made mistake, and was so con-
cerned over it that / mentioned it to one
of the master workmen engaged. He