The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-13
West Iron Gate.

GERS who had been elected some weeks
before resigned, and the election of per
manent officers resulted as follows: j. P
Houck. of Harrisonburg, President; w
Z. McCue, Vice President and General
Manager; 0. Hileman, Secretary and
Treasurer. The directors elected at the
temporary Orgaization were reelected.
j. Yost, E. NJ Nettleton and Fred. Col
burn were elected as Executive Commit
tee.
A majority of the stock was ascertain
ed to be present, and the cash payment
on all the shares subscribed was paid in.
The property of the company will be
improved at once.
1t was stated that a gentleman from
Fincastle desired to remove a curry
comb factory to Iron Gate, and without
delay 81 900 was subscribed by individ-
uals, and at the Board meeting $1,000
was subscribed for the same purpose.
The Board also subscribed 100000 to a
steel plant.
There was an air of business in every
movement. Staunton was largely rep
resented. and by very young men There
were representatives from Roanoke, Har-
risonburg Liberty, Fincastle, Covington
and Clifton Forge.
Mac McCue and J. Martin Perry, of
the real estate firm of w. j. Perry u Co.
of Iron Gate, We're present. representing
/ "a ~
and growing city. They were full of
business.
A grand movement is going on around
Clifton Forge Taking Clifton Forge as
miles series of grand developments
now going on. Iron Gate, under the
skillful management of Hon. Jacob
Yost, has grown to an assured success,
and has given tone and character to ali
other schemes. West Iron Gate, in ux
Imposition to Iron Gate, and reaching to
the most elevated of the beautiful
plateaux of the mountains, goes west
G. & 0. r. r., while to the north of the
railroad is the Williamson and Kincaid
lands, soon to be placed on the market
under the most favorable auspices. There
are grand possibilities here. Nature has
laid the foundation broad and deep,
upon which the skilled hand of man will
rear superstructure of thriving indus
tries, beautiful homes. charming villas
on n iY,C for tho
fort and convenience of the inhabitants
of a large and prosperous city. Rich
beds of ores and minerals and sparkling
springs of mineral waters are at hand
ready for the use of man. From the
broad plains of the mountain tops, I'M
derneath which these great treasures are
stored, the eye roams over a stretch of
country of endless variety and beauty.
And here the homes of the future city
will be found surrounded by grand
scenery, with bracing mountain air and
supplied with pure water direct from the
crystal reservoirs of nature.
The men who have matters in hand
around Clifton Forge are abreast with
the times; they are marching on to
grand achievements. Business enter
prises are multiplying, and the steady
tramp of industry is heard and felt on
all hands. There is no such word as
fail in the language of these brave
young hearts. They are in the line of
the march of progress, and are keeping
step to the music of industrial growth
and advancement.
Death Of Mrs. Kate McGuff1n Wilson.
For several days last week the anxious
inquiry was heard on all hands, how is
Mrs Wilson? The sad response came
Saturday afternoon last, when the news
spread over the city that her fair spirit
had taken its fight to the land where
loyal hearts and true, stand in Gods
most holy light"
Miss Kate McGuffin was one of the
most popular young ladies of her day in
Staunton. She was the daughter of
David McGuffin, Esq, who was for many
years connected with the banks of Staun-
ton in trusted positions. She was edu
Gated at the Augusta Female Seminary,
where she graduated with distinguished
honors in the musical department, and
afterwards became a teacher in the same
school, She early developed splendid
musical talent and her voice, which
was of unusual compass and deep and
touching pathos, soon attracted the
moshfattering attention. Modest and
retiring in disposition, she was best
known to circle of intimate friends,
who highly appreciated her noble quail
ties. To our citizens generally she was
first known, when she consented to as
sist, with her splendid voice, in helping
to relieve the necessities of the poor of
our city. Her gentle manners, splendid
ability and ever ready disposition to aid
in all good works, made her a general
favorite, and to-day her sudden removal
from among us is mourned by large
number of people who admired her for
her generous and noble character.
About year ago, Miss McGuffin was
married to Prof Arthur Wilson, of the
Fishburne School, at Waynesboro. A
bright and happy life was before them.
Arthur Wilson was known as most
worthy and exemplary young man of the
highest character, and the glad voices
and congratulations of hosts of friends
followed the young couple as they start
ed out on what promised to be long
and happy life together. God in His in
finite wisdom has ordered it otherwise,
and the young lives so full of promise
have, by Divine decree. been separated.
When told that she must give up the
dear ones on earth, the young wife ex
pressed her perfect resignation to the
Divine will, and as her faithful pastor
repeated the lines of some favorite
hymn which she had loved to sing when
In full health and strength, the voice of
the now stricken and feeble one rose
clear and strong. even at the very gate
of death, to echo the praises of her God,
in whom she trusted. The melody of
that voice which had so often chanted
the hymns of praise ON earth, entered the
gates of Paradise, as she passed over the
river. chanting the refrain, IN carer,
My God, to Thee