Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-19
THE NEW TOWNS.
The journals OF the new towns have the
following items Of news:

The Journals OF the new towns nave thf
following items Of news:
Buena Vista.
The Advocate, which, under the conduct
of Messrs. w. II. Bailie and Jacob Bum
gardner. completed It's first year last Satur-
day, in well earned prosperity, has the fol
lowing items:
Persomaz.-Mrs. Samuel M. Woodward
of Roanoke, is visiting Mrs. Bessie IL.
Wiber, who with her mother, Mrs. Fannie
Hartman, Of Staunton, has rented the Col.
Patton house in Buena Vista and will open
boarding house here.
L. NJ. Porter and Cyrus Creigh of
Stanton, and Dr.. VIM. Bell of Mt. Sid
ney, were here this week.
Miss Carrie Mcclure OF Augusta, and
Miss Matte Kinnier Of Lynchburg, were
visiting Mrs. J. Marshall Mcclure at the
Colorado Hotel this week.
BAPTIST Church.-After some remarks
at religious service Tuesday night by Mr..
f. A. Byerly, colporteur, and also Chair
man of the Augusta Baptist Association,
a committee was appointed to call upon the
Baptists here and urge the organization of
church, and canvass for subscriptions to
pay pastor.
Tn Blast.-The iron furnace was put in
blast Friday, Mrs. T. B. Richards, wife
of the manager, putting the light to it.
4 Big One.-A beet seventeen inches
around and weighing eight pounds four
teen ounces, grown on the farm Of Col. j.
G. Shields, is on exhibition in this Office.
Clifton Forge.
The Review of Saturday contains the
following items:
Purchase of Cement Mi1ls.-Capt. Lew
is Hartman & Co., have purchased the &C.
ment mills near Mud Tunnel, from Mrs.
Chas. Dickson, George and Henry Meyers,
and A. A. McAllister, and expect to COM
mence operations in the near future. The
same firm also bought out George and Hen
ry Meyers interest in the ore property on
the same tract. A. A. McAllister retaining
his interest.
Railroad Person0ls.-B. II. Thomas, an
old locomotive engineer on the c.. & o, Ry.,
who has laid aside enough for several rainy
days, has quit the service. Marshall Tay-
lor, James A. Frenger, John Sheeler, H.
Gal. Huddleston and Homer Boswell, have
all left the G. & y. service, the last two to
take places at Macon, Ga.
Industry Secured. -Negotiation have
been concluded with W. S. Whitman of
Ironton, Ohio, to erect a stove foundry
employing 125 men. here.
PersonGl.-It seems that the little son
of James W. Hess still fingers critically ill
it's life hanging as by a slender thread.
Basic City.
The Advance has the following items
Housing the Workmen and Merchants.
The Basic City NJ. NJ. & L. Company are
contemplating the early erection of several
hundred residences. The demand for hous-
es is so great and the supply so inadequate
that it is earnestly hoped the above steps
will be taken at once.
S. NJ. Wilkes new brick business house
on Augusta avenue, is to be a substantial
and building. 1t will be COM
pleted in few weeks if the weather does
not hinder the work.
Church Neus.-The Presbyterian Ladies
Aid Society realized about 800 from the
dinner and supper given last week for the
benefit of the Presbyterian church of this
city.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church Of
Basic City, presented their pastor, Rev. T.
D. Thomas, with a new cook stove and
carpet on the occasion of his going to house
keeping.
General Hcms.-Every days mail brings
numerous inquiries from manufacturers
seeking a location here for their plants.
Over six hundred guests have registered
at Hotel Brandon since it's opening on the
9th of November.
Basic City lithia water on draught is the
Waynesboro. -
The Times has the following
Ney Indast7y.-A public meeting Of
citizens subscribed enough stock in stove
works to secure the proposition Of W. j.
10th of Richmond, to come to Waynesbort
and start a plant working one hundred
hands.
Mang Wildo1cs.- Messrs. Lambert
Bros. & Co., received the contract to furn
| ish window sashes for the Basic City Hard
ware building. 1t required three hundred
| in number.
Personal.-L. Kemper Huff has begun
| the erection Of a s. 500 residence.
DR.. J. A. Morrow was painfully injured
by being hit with a mail pouch throw
from moving train.