Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-21
A Voice From Florence.

SIXTY VIRGTNIANS DOING THE TOWN
EVERY BODY INVEsTING- property
CHANGING HANDS RAPIDLY AND AD-
vANCINa STEADILY HOsPITABLE RE-
CEPTION --sUNsaINE. AND WINTER
ROSES
Correspondence OF the Staunton V1NDIcAToR]
FLORENCE. ALA. Dec, Is, 1SSS.-Were
1t not for the unmistakaole u,beIn sur
r findings of this pretty Alabama city. "a
man from this Valley of Virginia could
almost imagine himself walking the streets
Of Stanton as he passes along the broaa
and throDged avenues here this week. You
will met a Staunton or Augusta man
every few steps or see familiar group
from home dash by along the splendlu
drives. beh ind d handsome pair of horses
and seated III al easy covered ''surry' as
they take in the town. And that has been
going on for the last ton days.
Our party which numbered forty wien
We lett StaudLOn. has been Increased Ly
Che addition of Capt. VIM T, Patton,
Capt j. N Mcfarland, and Messrs Il. W .
Kolner aud VIM Patrick from Stauntop,
AID fifteen or twenty o.uer gentlemen from
Richmund, Ltuchburg aud Salem; among
whom ale M j. q. Green, ID. b. SJlouse,
L. j. Sulckel ana j. H. Bohsack OF Salem,
M j JOHN ii. Uinneen, Judge HOllauay.
u r. A. Pate, SOU, W. A CreDshaw ana
,Lhers Ut e chmond, P A Krise of Lynch.
burg, and j. r. Goodloe Of Nelson, some
thug over SIX il all from Virginia.
WILL what du you think Ut l. :? is asked
by one and another, scores OF times evely
day, and the ans u er invar'abl, Is, Its d
big ching. it exceeds my Xu- cl atlul 8 !"
"IL's bound TO De large place. I'll
going to invest" or soMe such enthusiast
tic reply.
Not the least noticeable feature about
his Virginia Florence movement, is that
80 mauy substantial cit,zeus OF Virginia
1T such varied pro esslOns and employ
ments should have been Induced by The
ef"rts of one man to come So tar frOm
b, me on business, 10 a place heretofore
nlmUsL uuKuUWu TO tht m For Every ole
Knows that but for Judge VIM A. Hud.
ron these gen lemen would not be heie,
and you continually hear Comments upon
lis IT Dlal kable I'll trgy, pluck and business
sagaclLy.
Ii is remarked here, that this 8 the
lai gest party of prospect rs liza Is YET
been to Fioren land that they have more
Intelligence. N Ie mOues AID more BUSH
ness III them Than any other similar party.
That they did not come for fun is very
clear, when you know that with scarcely
an exception, they have inves' ed in STOCKS
VT property. or have located here or gone
+ work.
Among those who have determined to
rem ain are Judge Hudson, DIR. Step
Harnsbtrger and his biOtbe,s Bald win and
Ed M. The younger Haru- bergvls viii. ~
into tue livery business d q metcLandise
and young Tom Burke " ill assist in the
livery. w. T. Mar got job of sash
making at So a day very soon after land
ing, and IS we'll pleased. Nathan Pal kius
has located IN the practice of law, Edgar
Funkhouser is in Judge Hudsun's office
and IN real es' ate. Prof. Ad. Hovelle is
having hnuse built and will open an
artists gallery. James Craig has eOne
into the property business, building rent
ing and selling with Messrs. Samuel ],
Graham. John Fl. DInnetn and Others,
Young Pnkey from MI. Meridian. has
gone to work at his trade and gets So so 4
day, and Mr. j. Lewis Patton is eugag- d
in good and growing real estate business,
while several Others are seriously consid-
ering heir removal of residence here
Besides the abuve lOcati ms, it is inter-
eStlng TO near OF Tue numerous Virgin
iaus who have invested here in stocks,
lots, houses ard business, many of whom
have never seen the place. | give you
those I have heard If !;
Fiom Staunt0n.-Capt. JAS. N. Me-
Farland, Capt. Geo. M Hxrrison.
Andrew Bowling. g, Ed. Craw-
ford. B. I. Eakle. VIM Patrick. q. F.
Nelson, ". T Pattnn, Isaac Wiz, Capt
T s Doyle, ]. r. Kemper. and Mrs. John
s. Wise.
Augusta County.-t. S. Patterson, j.
T. Black. J. F. Bowm4ns N +. John son,
j ]. Flavin, Il. II Page. Jas. A. Patter-
SOD, Samuel McCue. Dr.. J. M. Watson,
Col. John H. era wford, Prof. g s. Roller,
Capt e. Benton Coiner, A. II. McCus,
James Craig. and Miss E la H,ser.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES e. G. Grattan,
Capt B. G. Patterson and W. b. Compton,
Lexi agton.-Samuel J. Graham, Prof.
Alex. l. Nelson. Houston Letcher and
Col. Lyell.
Nelson COUNTY,. R, Goodloe.
Roanoke.-E. A. Wilson, - Asbury
and ]. a. Bonsack.
salem.-T. ]. Shickel, D. y. strouss