Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-10-04


above the whole ran a scroll on which was
painted the legend, 1.-THE good old way.
The lines over the six-horse team wer'
held splendidly by Mr.. Jos. Andrews.
Bumgardner & McQuaide, liquor dealers
No. p S. Augusta street, had a float drawn
by four horses on which the glories of 'olt
Bumgardner" and other liquors were cele
brated by long array of barrels painted il
bright color and very prettily arranged. The
whole outfit was put up with skill.
Witt Il Holt, millers, had a float loaded
with barrels of flour from their mill.
A float that attracted much attention
was that of VIM. f. Asst, meat dealer, No.
II n. Augusta street. On a rack was a
stuffed pig neatly fixed up, and along the
rack were strung pieces Of finely butchered
beef and hog meat.
l.. n. Long, Grocer, No. y n. Court
House street, had a float with general as
sortment of groceries.
Another meat dealer, c. A. Roller,
No. Il n. Augusta street, had u fine float.
day before, and the skin stuffed. 1t stood
erect on the float with the appearance of
life; around its neck there was a garland of
flowers and at its side stood a man with an
axe.
A rafting sound announced at distance
the approach of the wagon of +. w. Hager,
No. S. Augusta street, tin manufacturer.
The frame was literally strung with every
sort of tin ware from a pint cup up to a
ten gallon vat.
A. E. Harnesberger. variety store, No.
6 e. Main street. had an immense float,
one of the largest there, finely decorated.
But there was nothing on it. With his
usual enterprise MI. III. had made an at
tempt to get a brass band from Bridge
water to ride on it as an advertisement for
his New Y DIRK racket, " but the band dis
appointed him, and that accounted for the
empty float.
Maslin Il Booker, hardware dealers, Nc.
Is w. Main street, had a float around
which ran a chain fence, and in the middle
Of the enclosure stood a huntsman with his
gun. At different points on the float We're
fishing and hunting outfits.
Jno. NJ. Hardy, of Hardy & Sons carriage
manufacturers. No. 2o6 Main street, rode
little ahead of his float in a spindle
Brewster wagon. On his float were ten
workmen engaged in carriage making, and
making a fine show. On his spindle wagon
he had a large date, 1913, when his factory
commenced; then came the shop i'll full
blast, and behind that a handsome carriage
bearing the date 1899.
An artistic float was that of the Jackson
Brothers, white-washers, on which was a
barrel of lime with stacks of whitewash
! brushes and buckets.
B. G. Bargamin, plumber, No. 124 S.
Augusta street, had a float bearing steam
heater, with radiators at all the corners of
the float
Reeves Gait, the fertilizer manufacturer
had float covered with bags containing
his fertilizer.
Barkman Il Singer, confectioners, No. %
E. Main street, jumped right into the
hearts of thepeople and especially the young
people, with their float. On it were two
candy makers dressed in white with white
caps. Both were making candy and pulling
long rolls of it.. A third man was throw
ing candy out to the people as the float
moved along. Four ''batches'' of candy
were made and distributed along the route.
The Staunton Shoe Factory had a float
that everybody was proud of. On it was an
immense rack filled with Staunton-made
shoes, among these sat the operatives from
the shoe factory, male and female, who had
made them.
| The Staunton n ursery made a fine dis
play with two floats bearing fruit trees
growing, and flowers. Behind them rode
men with limbs Of trees bearing apples.
The Stanton Furniture Factory had a
small wagon containing beautiful set of
poplar chamber furniture. 1t was so pref
ty that there was general regret that a large
float had not been prepared and covered
with samples Of the goods the factory turns
out.
NJ Erskine Miller, wholesale grocer and
provision dealer, No, 5 Middlebrook street,
had tremendous float drawn by fouI
horses, with Martin Bergen handling the
lines. On it was full sample outfit of the
wholesale grocery line. Behind it came a
cart of Fire Creek" coal.
A. Loeb & Co., clothing house, No. II S.
Augusta street, had large float on which
twenty dummies dressed in the latest
style of fall clothing, stood.
A float that was altogether out of the
usual line, was drawn by four of Samuel
Byers & Sons immense Clydesdales, the get
of ''Brimer. and on it stood four-months
old Clydesdale colt as large as an ordinary
grown horse.
Ed. Burke gave feature to the horse
department by driving buggy with two
stations in the procession.
c. 7. lesser, confectioner, No. II w
Frederick street, had a delivery wagon il
line which gladdened the little people, by
throwing out cakes. At the Augusta Fe
male Seminary, where the girls were out il
| force on the lawn to see the procession, thi,
distribution caused great rivalry.
c. A. Gladke, dry goods; Dinkle & Lang
jewelers., and Jack Carroll, saloon proprie
tor, had vehicles in the procession, but III
l exhibit.
The sheep of II. A. S. Hamilton, in sew
i, eral wagons, attracted much attention.
: NJ Erskine Miller, Of Eastwood farm
S closed the procession with float contain
L ing fowls, another containing six Jerse
calves, and then came Oh foot his herd 0
: twenty beautiful Jersey COWS, with the in
, mense bull at the head. The COWS wer