The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-19
WaYnesboro Items.
Reported for the v1RGINIAN.

Reported for the VIRGINIAN.1
7. j. Martin. acting agent for the eirs
of the late T. II. Finley, has sold their
farm of 1791 acres to VIM. II. Lavell for
seven thousand dollars-equivale to
cash. Mr.. Lavell has already planned
extensive improvements. This farm is
a very old one, having been in the Fin
legs hands more than a century.
More property has changed hands in
this district during the year just closed,
than we remember, during our acquain-
lance with the district. Not farm,
that your correspondent is aware of has
been sold under the hammer. The dis
position on all sides, seems to be that
such will lead to a greater prosperity.
Wherever and Whenever a community
becomes so hide-bound, SO to speak, that
no property can be bought unless the
owner dies, and it cannot be divided
between his heirs, it is a sure Indication
that progress will be slow in that COM
munity. 1t is matter of -congratula-
ton that our people have cast off the
garments of old fogyism and donned the
habilaments of the times. The tide is
ebbing upwards for the entire South.
Its flow has reached us, and with it we
must go or else be left in the pillows of
a dead past. Our people being exceed
inoly conservative, have been slow to
recognize the situation. Once awakened
tI,nxr will hn for,n1, 70
be equal to the occasion. These people
are hospitable, generous and kind to a
fault. For long decades they have been
content to follow in the beaten tracks OF
their fathers. Here and there, and at
long intervals, an individual has for
saken the old way and launched forth
to higher hopes and aims. Now the
spirit of progress moves over the land
and the watchword is upward, onward
Within the past few months number
of companies have been chartered, look
ing to the upbuilding of Waynesboro
The latest move, and one which If CON
Quoted rightly will be of vast benefit in
the influence and stamina it will give to
the schemes already inaugurated, and
in the introduction of new enterprises.
We refer to the Board of Trade, organ
lied last Tuesday night, the ard inst,
with the following officers:
President T. II. Antrim Vice Presi-
dent, DIR. A. G. Fox; Secretary, James
E. Bibb; Treasurer, Philip Kiliian. The
officers and the following gentlemen
constitute the Board of Directors L.
w. Alexander W. N. Fishburn, Dr. J.
Z. Arbuckle. S. H. Lambert, John I.
| Smith, W. L. Austin. r. G. Wright, Jos.
b. Winston, and j. T. Templeton.
The Board has been we'll selected. 1t
embraces the merchant, the professional
man and the mechanic. Mr. Rihb, the
Secretary, who is also editor of that live
paper, the Wayneshoro and ingalls, City
Times, has struck the key note when he
says, ga strong pull, a long pull, and d
pull all together is the thing
The people of the town have been so
busy looking after the weightier matters,
that they will pardon few suggestions.
The bridge over the branch near Mira
| Gallaher's, is in a dangerous condition.
Some of the streets need repairing.
Many strangers will now come to
! Waynesboro, and these matters, little in
themselves, should be promptly at
| tended to.
Lambert Bros furniture factory is
we'll under way. The main building is
As x 100 two stories high. The engine
"a large nne-will be placed in q sei,a-
rate building
R. g. Wright, Esq will move into his
fine residence in few days. a.
DR.. j. &. Arbuckle, who is back again,
will occupy the rooms over E. Y. Suttcn's
and the postotlice.
DIR. A. c. Fox has been appointed by
Heating & Berry, miners, as physician
have in their employ about one hundred
men.
Mrs Lanier, relative of the Fish
burns, from Oxford, N. c., fell from her
carriage at Waynesboro Junction, an |
broke her ann below the elbow. Dr..
Fox rendered the surgical attention.
Mr., Geo Taylor and Miss Kate Hanger
were married on Tuesday the 10th inst.
| Also Mr.. Sydney Coiner and Miss Lou
Leonard on the 18th inst.
Will Hamilton has been tuning his
voice to Rock a bye baby'-It is a
| daughter.
Mr.. Pace has been confined to his
room at Mountain Top for several days
with rheumatism. Hope he will be out
soon, as he is d genial gentleman.
! The Times has issued $500 copies to
begin with. and we hope it will have a
large circulation. THOMAS.
SHILoH's CURE will immediately re-
! linva GrOin WhnONinu Couch and