The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-04-10
Staunton Development Company.

SOnDurg. granted on the 4th INST, q
charter for the organization of the
Staunton Development Company, with
the following officers named in the char
ter: NJ Erskine Miller, President; S. NJ.
Yost, Vice President; w. j. Perry, Sec
rotary; w. P Tams, Treasurer: with
Messrs Miller and Yost and b. F. Eakle.
Jed Hotchkiss, J. H. Wayt. E. L. Ed
mondson, w. f. summerson, O. X. lap
ham, (of Chicago, Isaac Witt, John
McQuaide, C. S. Baker, J. w. Splitter,
and Andrew Bowling of Augusta county,
Directors.
The capital stock is not to be less than
$100,0 nor more than $2,O00000, in
shares of 800 each. Real estate to the
amount of 10000 acres may be held by
the company. We learn that already
about 1,7G0 acres in, near and around
Staunton have been secured by purchase
and options to purchase. The charter
specifies that the company can buy, sell
and lay off into lots, streets and alleys,
and improve its real estate, and engage
and assist in establishing manufactures
and industries of various kinds, such as
will carry into effect the object of the
organization The lands of the com
pany include nearly all the available
water power near the city, and are aid
mirably located for manufactures, such
as an iron furnace, rolling mill, nail fac
tory, sc.
A l1,1N1s of l.n Oftix
BILE business men of Staunton are assO-
ciated in this enterprise, and several
large and influential capitalists of New
York and Boston are among the promo
tiers.
A meeting of the Development Com
pany is called for tonight to round up
and complete its plan, and prepare and
issue a prospectus. AS soon as this can
be done the stock will be placed on the
market.
The primary object of the organiza-
ton is to avail of the many advantages
Staunton possesses for improvement
and the building up of an extensive
manufacturing and business centre.
Located in the central part of the great
Valley of Virginia, commanding facili-
ties for reaching every portion of the
country, surrounded on all sides by vast
mineral wealth, rich and prolific agri-
cultural section, and noted for its edu-
cational, religious and social attractions,
with a population of about 10000,
Staunton presents attractions and adj
vantages surprising those of any inland
city south of the Potomac. 1t is the
purpose of the Development Company
to utilize these advantages, and put
forth a strong, persistent and intelligent
effort to make the City of the Hills what
nature intended it, seat for numerous
industries, as it is of educational, re-
digious and social attractions.
Easter Sunday in the Churches.
LUTHERAN.
Morning service was held at II O'Clock.
The choir, Mr.. A. Jaffa, Miss Charlotte
Jaffa, Mrs. F. W. Hamer. and Mr.. Frank
Bear, with Prof. Eisenburg at the organ,
rendered beautiful selections of music
appropriate to the season. Rev. Mr..
Shealy, the pastor in charge, preached
an impressive sermon from st. John
14th chapter, 10Th verse. After which
there was communion service, the larg-
est ever had in the church. During Mr..
Shealy's pastorate of IS months, 40 mem
bers have been added to his communion
In the afternoon there was an Easter
service by the Sunday School, and an
address by the pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The usual Easter music was rendered
by the choir. The Right Rev. f. NJ
Whittle. d. d., Bishop of the Diocese OF
Virginia, was present, and preached in
his well known forcible style from the
text, 'Christ our passover is sacrificed
for u.s. Cor, 81. He administered the
rite of confirmation to a class of SO, after
which the holy communion was celebra
ted In the afternoon the Sunday
School celebration took place. The
children marched from the chapel to the
church with banners flying, and singing
Easter carols. The services were con
Quoted in the church. The offering
amounted to $165.9O The Offering by
the congregation was $725.05.
The usual services were held at the
Baptist, Methodist, First and Second
Presbyterian churches. At the MethC
dist church the holy communion wa
celebrated The Rev. A. A. Eskridge
now in the 93d year of his age, assisted
in the celebration. The pastor, Rev
Mr.. Williams. preached morning anG
evening impressive sermons to large
congregations.
CATHOLIC.
Early Mass, o'clock; High Mass, 1913
o'clock. Holy Communion celebrated
at early Mass. At High Mass the choil
rendered the service as composed by
Prof. Walters-Prof. Walters at the or,
gam Choir-R. E. Murray, NJ. Bergen
VIM Donovan, Willie Lyman. w. Wal
tiers, Misses Wholey, Walters, Annie
Walters, Mary Burke and Mary Lyons
Mass was celebrated by. Rev. Father Nc
Very The church was tastefully deco
rated with flowers appropriate to the
season. Vespers at 5 p. M Solos were
sung by r. E. Murray, Martin Berger
and Willie Donovan. Among the ladie!
the soloists wers Misses Wholey. Mary
and Annie Walters. Duets by Mary
Lyons and Mary Burke.
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