Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
A Booming Subscription List F!
OVER FIT ZEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS SUBSCRIBED FOR THE
FURNITURE FACTORY.
ONLY S. 600 MORE TO RAIsE--THE LISTS
TO BE FURTHER CIRCULATED TO-DAY
AND TOMORROW. -

AND TOMORROW. -
&C.. &C., NC.
The projected establishment of furni-
ture factory, which was outlined in our
last issue, has met with most encour-
aging success. The stock of the company
is $4,000, with the privilege of increasing
it to 500 900 The shares are $40, payable
In four equal instalments. Before the stock
list was opened to the public at S. M.
Wilkes store, Friday morning, the pro-
jectors of the enterprise had already sue
ceeded in having $4,000 of the stock taken.
When the list was opened to the general
public, Friday morning. for subscribers to
the remaining $4,000, MIR. r. r. Andrews
was the first merchant that called to put
down his name; x-Mayor Gordon was
the first ex-city official; Mr.. Edward
Echols was the first member OF the legls
lature; Messrs. A. S. Woodhouse and A.
Lauriot were the first Wage-earners, and
Mr.. James Ker, Jr., was the first repre-
sentative of the clerks-whO called and
took stock in the new enterprise. In three
hours after the list was opened. ST. 900 of
stock had been taken and the subscrip-
tion soon ran over So 900.
On Wednesday last. as announced last
Friday would be the case, the lists were
started out among the public generally
and were taken charge Of by representa-
tive men-Mr. A. G. Braxton, Common
wealth Attorney; Ex-Councilman James
W. Teabo, Messenger of Adams Express
Co.; Charles E. Haines, the well-known
cigar manufacturer, and Mr.. E. Judson
Cushing of the Valley Mutual.
THE LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
The following is list of the subscri-
bers with the number of their shares, up to
yesterday afternoon. from which it will be
seen that the enterprise is nearly out of
the woods. The lists will 60 around TO-
Cay and tomorrow, and we trust our citi-
zens will make up the 500, 900 by tomorrow
evening. The manufacturer in Penn
sylvania writes that he will be here by
January s0tE if the subscription is made
up, and commence preparations for the
buildings and bringing his plant here. Let
every one help Staunton' s first popular
subscription enterprise If we get one,
many will follow and make this pros
porous town. 1t will be seen that with the
Pennsylvania manufacturer s subscription
of 81 900, and Staunton mans subscrip-
ton of $4,000, made before the list opened,
the total is now $500, only lacking
81, $40 of completing the amount:
R R Andrews, 10; W H Hyer, 200; J
II Taylor. Is; A s Woodhouse, |; 3 V
O'Rorke, 8; E W Peace, l; F w Walters,
2; W \ Grubert, 2; J H Drechsler, 8;
W Cook, 5; Danl Crimmens, 10; W b
McChesney, TO-; John McQuaide, 10: R S
Clarke, 10; e j Cushing, 10; W Perry,
Is; W T McCue, 20; W 2 Gay, s.; W II
Weller. Is; Guy Cochran. 5; ] FL Wood
ward, 5; G w Warden. 8; Mrs s c Taylor,
S; ] E Taylor, 5; J B Taylor, 5; F W
10; A E Dabney, 1; Jno B Guntner, 5; W
B Miller, 5; Jno r Hartman, S; Jno C
Scott, 5; Geo F Flick, 10; Samuel Fl Bell,
Swoope's Depot, 10; Thomas Klvlighan,
10: Henry Hutchinson. 5; o M Goode, 5;
F s Haines. S; T K Woodhouse, 1; M
Hartman, 5; Henry A Walker, 10; S D
Timberlake, 5; r E Timberlake, 5; q A
GIadke. 5; E Smith Dinkle, 2; B q Bar
gamin, 5; E P Denny, 8; G G Child, 10;
Geo q Walters, Q; VIM Wholey, 10;
Michael Croghan, 5; l. N Long, 5; T R N
8 Co. l; VIM A Burnett. 8; F "
Taylor, 2; Thomas D. Woodward, 5;
J E Graham. 10; N Z Wehn, 10;
A c Gordon, Is; James Ker, Jr.. 25; B M
Cue, 2; Burwell, 2; F l. Simpson, 3;
johnson, 2; A Lauriot, 1; W Teabo,
10; W W Gibbs. ~; Edward Echols. Is;
Alex Hart, 2; nj F Peterfish, l; N An
derson, 2; Hughes & Robinson, 5; ] w
Campbell, 4; c W Lambert, Jr., 2; r KIM
ley, 2; A Lee Knowles, 2; ] F Landes, s.;
Charles l. Potter, 5; VIM + Asst. 5; + w
Hamer, TO-; j Kilgalen, s. Mrs Della A
Risk, 5; R A Hamilton, 1; ] D Hounihan.
2; j w Splitter, 5; Mrs Heber Ker. 2; He
Der Ker, 2; VIM Ell Barkman, 2; B A
Blakemore Q; B F Eakle. 10; H E Sum-
merson, 5; Jos L Barth. 10; j A Fauver, s.:
D E Euritt, 10; e E Haines, 8; G Harry
Haines, 2; 6 T Harlan, L; M P Funkhous-
er,5; Newton Argenbright, L; Heiskell Ar
genbright, 1; H st Geo Tucker, S; John D
Crowle, 20: Whitmore & Liggett, 20; W
l. Olivier, q; A c Murdaugh, l; G X Hoge,
1; A q Braxton. 5; John Stott, 10. Total.
966 shares-$9, $50.