The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-26
augts>tn county.

Augusta sonnty
Correspondence oftne Timos.l
STANTON. July Co. The continued
rains here greatly retarded the farmers
IN getting UP their abundant crops. The
wheat crop il very heavy. and Of supe-
rior quality. 4 great deal is yet out Of
the barns. and those who have housed
the wheat have feeling that they
would like for once TO pull down and
build bigger ones. - The hay is also
abundant. but the quality is not so
good. On the whole. the farmers are
well satisfied with the return for their
laDors. and fair prices viii bring good
results ali around
Last night the annual meeting Of the
Staunt0u Young Men 5 Christian Assoc
citation took place. The following off
GERS were elected: II. NJ. McIihanv.
president. j. 7. Lighther, secretary; II.
/ ". Henry. treasurer. ce-Presidents:
GUY Cochran. G.. G.. Gooch. G. G.
Berry. Reeves Calf and j. l.. Massey.
Directors: J. II. Skinner. y. Nc
Farland. A. +. Robertson, b. +. Hughes
and G.. W. Warden.
The new and handsome building Of
this Association will be completed In
about six weeks. II presents hand
some front ON Gain street, Is four
stories high. and at the corner is q clock
tower. twenty-five or thirty feet above
the roof Ia this tower the CITY council
viii place THE town clock. OF modern
design with Illuminated faces. TO be
lighted at night by electricity. The cost
If the building is about $4,000. lt IL
quite an ornament 60 the city. The
bell I'm the clock tower. from the factory
Of McShsne & Co.. Baltimore. and has
been used several years as one Of the
fire bells Of our city. The clock is from
the Howard Clock Company, Of New
York The bell is no longer needed FOR
the fire department, az we have lately
put up q complete system q the Game
well fire alarm. "
Now, with a line of street cars belt
ing the western part of the city, taking
in the Fair Grounds and Gip.ey Park,
we shall have all tho " modern improve
ments of a CITY. Gip-ey Park is being
laid oil and improved. and the street
railway will soon be built. The park u
located near the city water works. and
will be pleasant resort when com
Dleted.
The case Of j. a. Patterson. Jr.. con-
tinuCs To excite interest. and. rs har
already been indicated. further deyel
opmen.- have shown domestic troubles
ON both sides of the family as the cause
of bis rash act H. is the unanimous
opinion thai Patterson acted hastily ir
going OF. He could have remained
and suffered no detriment. lie can re-
turn and bee gladly received 10y host ol
friends. Such is the blessing. even H.
the deepest trouble, Of an honest, up
right life filed with deeds Of kindne-s
aud charity. SUCH as Patterson has al
Ways borne until this trouble.
Ihe travel % the mountains IS very
heavy. and the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad is taxed To- ITS utmost capacity
The Rochbrdge Alum seems 10 be- =
great iayorite this year. sni already
has fine company. Colonel PeyiOn
~iii keep good house. and therefore
Will have good company.
Mr.. Orlando Smith. who. for sevsraI
ysars has been in charge Of female
school DO Macon City. no. IS visiting
her brother. DR.. Is. ". Atkinson. ano
her sister. Mrs Lewis Walker.
haj1r D10ley and wife, have been
spending some time with relatives ln
this city and they leave the lst Of Au
gust for visit Co Delaware. Water Gap
and RichheId spring5.
Mrs. Charlie Sharp. aud her daughter
Mrs. Albert Western Grant Of Norfolk.
Va. are spending part of their summer
in our city. They are az Mrs. DR..
Fauntleroys.
Mlss Lewis. daughter of Judge J.. J.
Lewis. is visiting the family of George
W. May.
Stauuion has turned ont two boys who
have made their marks DOB the railroad
world. J,h0n.o G0ode, ron of DEW. II.
Goode. Of this city, now IN visit 20 hi,
father. has bsen for some years in tbe
West engaged ia railroad business
Johnnie started as a messenger boy in
The Western Union Office here. ie /.
now superintendent of the Kansas
Southern Railroad. with headquarters
at Kansas City.
The other railroad boy is Harry /
Frazier. SON If Mr. William Frazier /
for many ye4Is manager and owner Of /
the Roctbridga Alum Springs. Harry I
is superintendent of construction aud /
repair 0n the Chesapeake and Ohio /
Railroad from Newport News TO Hunt /
ingtOn. These two BOY = vino fcw /
years ago were working for boys wages .
now spin along The national highways I
in their own private palace cars. witt /
millions OF dollars and hundreds o
lives committed 90 their care.
Mrs FANNIE Nolvert0n, of Washing /
ton. ID. g.. ID visiting her friend, Mis-.
40 SOC west Beverly street.
The stonewali Brigade band in which
rur people take such pride, commenced
last nighta series of open-air concerts.
which will bee continued during the
summer. Is.