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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Buena Vista Affairs.

The Buena Vista Advocate has the fol-
lowing notes:
Episcopal Church.-The Protestant
Episcopal congregation have secured lot
and about 81 200 to build church on it.
Uniformed Police.-The members of
the police force are now uniformed.
Fire Compamy.-The burning of the
hotel has signalled the necessity of fire
company, and meeting is called at the
office Of MI. E. [. Jones to form one.
Superintendent of Water Works.-Mr
Clifford Bargamin of Staunton has been
elected by the city council Superintendent
of the town Water Works.
Taking Charge. r. F. Campbell,
the new pastor, will fill the pulpit OF the
Presbyterian church on Sunday, August
3rd.
Persomal.-Among the visitors in town
this week were Rev. A. H. Hamilton and
DR.. J. M. Watson of Augusta, and S.
Lehman, J. J. Shirley, A. G. Gordon, VIM.
Patrick. B. F. Eakle and w. B. McChes-
ney of Staunton.
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson, a daughter of
Lloyd Logan OF Winchester, died on Tues
day night.
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Mining and Development Company.

A charter has been prepared for presen-
tation to Judge Mclaughlin of the Au-
gusta Circuit Court, for the organization
of the Low Moor Mining and Develop
ment Company, with the following officers:
President, S. M. Yost, Staunton, Va:
Vice President and General Manager, Ham
Shepherd, Warrenton, Va; Secretary and
Treasurer, John McQuaide, Staunton, Va.
Directors, the above named officers, Except
MI. Shepherd), and Hon. John S. Barbour,
Alexandria, Va; S. W. Venable, Peters
burg, Va; G.. A. Mushback, Alexandria,
Va; J. w. Perry, Norfolk, Va; Linden
Kent, Washington, D. z.
They have purchased the Karnes farm
adjoining Low Moor Furnace, in Allegheny
county, containing 500 acres, with view
to improving it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Finishing House Burned.

On Sunday morning about o'clock, the
frame four-story finishing house of the Fur.
niture Factory, near the eastern edge of the
city, was burned. The loss including the
newly made furnitures there including
afull supply for the hotelat Goshen, is latter
deducting the insurance, about IS 900. The
factory containing the machinery, which is
some distance off, was not injured, and
work was not stopped an hour. The Di-
reotors of the company met promptly the
next day and secured building to do the
finishing in until their own isput up again.
Mr.. Thomas Egleston OF Atlanta, Ca, az
rived here Wednesday to adjust the loss of
his insurance company in the factory fire.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Sales Of Real Estate.

Chas. s. Arnall to VIM. l.. Walters. Jr.,
residence and lot on N. Coalter ST., $1,000.
Staunton Land Co. to City Street Car
Co., stable lot on N. Lewis ST.. $500.
G. Marquis to J. M. Carroll, house
and lot on Green ST., 5000.
John Fallon to Ann E. Boone, lot on
North Lewis ST., 81 feet front, $500.
J.C. Scheffer to B. L. Bagby, lot adj
Joining Main st. public school building on
the East, AZ feet front by 80 feet deep,
81 800.
W. T. McCue and others to w. II. Moor
man and w. N. Wilson, 8 building lots in
the Arlington addition.
Nelson Beall's ex'r. to J. B. Armentrout
and ]. c. Scheffer, Staunton Iron Works
property corner of Lewis and Frederick
streets, 81 1000.
J. S. Gillian to Wesley S. Kerr, 26 feet
front on n orth Augusta street, at present
occupied by Kerr as a marble yard, IS 900.
J. R. Taylor, ex'r. to Pompey Hill, build
ing lot near A. J. Butt S, $50.
W. F. Summerson to Mrs. A. W. Frazer,
house and lot opposite n. Argenbright's on
Sears Hill, 81 300.
w. 7. Rush, ex'r., to Stuart Tate and
others, Trustees of Good Samaritans,
building on E. Frederick, now occupied as
their lodge room, $4,000.
Chas. E. Haines to Hattie R. Perry,
house and lot on st. Claire street.
Dr. Ham Fultz to w. F. Asst, farm on
Mt. Scion road, $4,000.
The w. D. Gray farm on the Parkers-
burg pike, has been optioned to Hagerstown
parties at $500 an acre.
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Accidentally Killed his Brother.

On Tuesday about dark, John Kibler and
J. L. Romeck Of Waynesboro, were return
ing there from hunting expedition, Cross
ing the C. & 0. track at the New Hope
road. William KILLER was going out to
meet them, and when a few yards from
them his brother John, who supposed his
gun was not loaded, pointed it and called
to him in jest to ''halt.'' AS he did not
stop. John pulled the trigger. To his hor-
ror it was discharged and his brother Will
liam fell to the ground shot through the
heart, dead. The deceased leaves a wife
and two children. Thesbrother who made
the fatal mistake, is suffering intense men
tai anguish at his error. Mayor Robt.
e. Wright after hearing the evidence
in the case, was satisfied that it was an &C
cident and dismissed it.
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A Fast Growing Town.
355 LOTS SOLD AT BASIC CITY IN JULY
THE HARDWARE COMPANY CHAR-

1856 LOTS SOLD AT BASIC CITY IN JULY
THE HARDWARE COMPANY CHAR-
TERED.
The fast growing town of Basic City has
something in it besides profit for it's stock
holders and residents is good advertise
ment. AS the train from the East rushes
out of the Blue Ridge tunnel the new town
with it's smoke stacks, new houses, new
factories and the ring of the carpenters
hammers bursts upon the view of the pas
sengers, and they see the firstnew Virginia
city on the route. 1t is growing so rapid
ly that it is hard to keep up with it. On
June Goth Staunton man passed through
it going East, and when he passed again,
July 18th, coming West, he says he could
hardly recognize the place SO fast is build
ing going on. One passenger on the train
who had not been through the Valley since
last summer was so astonlshed, thathe threw
up the car window hastily with the excla-
nation: 'sHello what in the thunder has
been going on here? What place is this ?"
Basic City is good advertisement for the
whole Valley Of Virginia.
There were recorded in the Clerks office
Of the County Court for the month ending
last Saturday. 315 deeds for lots sold in
Basic City during the month, and OH Mon
day last, the first day of the term, 40 more
were handed in to be recorded. The sales
there seem to be unprecedentedly rapid.
The purchasers were from various counties
in this State, North Carolina and West
Virginia.
Judge Mclaughlin on Monday, granted
charter to the Basic City Hardware Co.
Capital stock $15O,OoO; shares 500 each;
amount of real estate to be held, so acres;
Principal Office, Basic City; names of Off
GERS, Samuel Forrer, Basic City, President;
Arthur Fitzpatrick, New York city, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; Daniel H. Fitzgerald,
of N. Y, Vice President and General Mana
ger; Observation-Disclosures P. Bruff of New
York, Oliver F. Swift of Buffalo New Y ork;
Chas. H. Hughes, j., Of Lima, Ohio; J. A.
Wise of Staunton, and James Bumgard-
ner, Jr., of Staunton, with the officers
above named.
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The Street Railway in the County.

Not long since, MI. VIM. Patrick for the
Staunton Development Co., and MI. Geo.
S. Lightner for 200 citizens residing on the
surburbs, petitioned the County Court for
permission to the Street Railway to extend
it's line over the county roads ON the sur
burbs. Judge Stout referred the petition
to the Beverley Manor Road Board which
made a report that was confirmed. The
railway company have found that the re-
strictions in the report are such that they
cannot run their line over the road, with
either profit OF good service. On Wednes-
dav last Judge Stout recommitted the re-
port to the Road Board, which will throw
the whole matter open and give the people
on the surburbs another chance for rail-
road.
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An Old Hotel Gone.

The old Waynesboro Hotel at Waynes-
boro, which was hotel for ninety years,
has been taken down to make way for the
new life pervading that pretty town.
Many famous people had stopped there in
the old stage and horse back times, and
correspondent of the Times says: ''The
writer saw them and the sad thought comes
up that all have gone to render up their
accounts. That idol of his friends, Henry
Clay, President Martin Van Buren,, Hon.
Andrew Stephenson, Minister to the court
of st. James, Hon. Felix Grundy, U. S.
Senator from Tennessee, Governor James
Barbour and his distinguished brother
Philip, Governor Henry A. Wise, Judge
May of Petersburg, the Harrisons, Pey-
tons, George and Randolph, some of the
Astor family and members of the Bona
parte family"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Sad Deaths.

About six weeks ago Miss Janet W.
Meetze Of Warrenton, Va, came here from
Macon, Ga, where she was engaged as
music teacher in the Wesleyan Female Col
lege, to visit her aunt, Miss E. G. Weimar
who is Assistant Secretary at the Augusta
Female Seminary. She was sick when she
arrived and died in few days. She was a
most estimable young lady and possessed
a most loveable character, and had only
graduated at the Seminary the year before.
The Macon Evening News of the 18th ult.'
contains the following official action taken
by the Executive Committee of the Wes-
leyan Female College there with reference
to IT.:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father, "Who doeth all things we'll, f." to call
to her eternal reward, in the dawn of her
young womanhood, at Staunton, Va, Miss
Janet W. Meetze, late teacher of music in
Wesleyan Female College, and
Whereas, she was ever faithful and con-
sistent in her life as teacher, and Christian,
ing the respect and confidence of her asso-
ciates in the faculty and also of this board;
therefore be it
Resolved, 1st. That it gives us mournful
plCdouIC W ltSblIy W UllC pun 1llCJ olISOlC
piety, and loyal devotion to duty of Miss
Janet w. Meetzs, of Warrenton, Va, SO re-
Gently teacher of music Of Wesleyan Female
College.
Resoloed End That we extend the sincere
sympathy of our hearts to the bereaved rela-
tives OF our departed FRIEND and pray that the
God of all grace may give them divine conso-
lation in this season Of sore distress.
Resol0ed 3rd. That a copy of these resolu-
lions be furnished to the family of the de-
ceased, and to our city papers for publication.
ISAAC HARDMAN, Chm.
J. W. BURKE, Sec'y.
Miss Carrie Christian, a daughter of DR..
Samuel P. Christian and sister of Messrs.
J. Fleming and Samuel P. Christian, for
merly of Staunton and niece of Mrs. Tai
bot Coleman of this city, died in Roanoke
on Sunday last after lingering illness.
Her death was peculiarly sad. She was a
young girl Of the brightest intellect and
sweetest character, just entering woman
hood and had only last June graduated at
HOllins Institute with the most distin-
guished hOnors that institution can confer.
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Sold His Farm.

Hon. A. M. Bowman and wife were in
the city Monday on their way home to
Salem from Capon Springs, where they had
spent some weeks much to the improve
ment of the health of both. MI. Bowman
has sold his Bellevue stock farm in this
county to MI. W. F. Koiner, which settles
it that the hope entertained by many that
some day he would return to Augusta to
live will not be realized. He was while
he lived here one of the most valuable men
Augusta had, whether as an enterprising
stock breeder. a leading and active Demo-
GRAFT, OIL as kind and genial neighbor. He
has greatly prospered since his residence in
Southwestern Virginia and bids fair to be
one of the wealthiest men in that section.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Iron Gate and Clifton Forge.

The Review furnishes the following ITEMS
from it's two cities:
Summer Vasdtors. That beautiful hotel,
the Iron Gate Inn, which is now under the
management Of MI. Jos. N. Woodward. is
attracting a large number of summer
visitors.
Night and Day.-The rolling mill at
Iron Gate is running large force night
and day, and turning out superior quality
of iron bar. A lime-kiln has been establish
ed at the Gate.
Change of O6tcers.-D. B. Avis has been
elected General Manager of the Clifton
Forge Company, vsce B. L. Partlow
resigned.
Found Dead.-W. r. Sherman, formerly
OF Mt. Sidney, Augusta, but later of Iron
Gate, to which place he removed last
Spring to open mercantile business, was
found lying dead on the back porch of the
old Williamson House in Clifton Forge
Friday night. He had been in Clifton
Forge for twenty-four hours and was suf-
fering from excessive drink. The body
was sent to his old home for interment.
Emlargimg ITS facilitaes.-At meeting
of the Clifton Forge Chamber Of Commerce
1875 shares were taken in increasing the
capital stock of the Review newspaper.
Branch Road atp Smiths Creek.-The
Superintendent of construction and Engi-
neer Of repairs of the G. & o. Ry. were in
Clifton Forge this week to select point of
departure for a branch up Smiths Greek
through the bottom lands of the Clifton
Forge Co. The grading will be done by
the G. F. Co.. the rest of the work by the
railroad company.
Persom0l.-Mr. Julius G. Scheffer of the
Staunton City Council and member of the
executive committee of the Clifton Forge
Company, came to the city on No. 8 Thurs
day morning. Julius is an active, pushing
business man, and his presence here means
increased activity in the city's develop
ment.
MI. John d. Crowle, member of the City
Council Of Staunton, and of the board of
directors Of the Clifton Forge company
was in the city Tuesday. At night he was
an interested spectator at the citizen S
meeting called to organize Board of Trade
in this city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
A Big Travel.

The travel on the Chesapeake & Ohio
road this summer is unprecedented. Its
travel from the East is as great as that
from the West. On Friday the Cincinnati
Express started from Old Point full. At
Richmond more cars were put on and this
train was also filled. When this train
stops at Charlottesville for dinner local
train for Clifton Forge starts from Char
lottesville at once. This train too was
filled. A gentleman who had gone over the
road few days before, told us that there
is not a watering place on the G. Il 0. line
that is not full, and the hotels ON the line
are all doing a big business. The fine pas
senger trains Of the G. & O. doubtless have
a good deal to do with the rush.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Suits Against Insurance Companies.

The following suits have been instituted
in the circuit court for trial at the n To-
yember term Minnie G. Easley of Giles
Co., Va, Us. Equity Life Association of
Staunton, damages 1000; M. \. Rowan S
Admir-. of Ronceverte, W. Va, Us. Valley
Mutual Life Association of Staunton, dam
ages $4,000; M. A. Rowan's Admir-, Us.
Staunton Life Association, damages LOCO.
The counsel for the plaintiffs in these cases
is Capt. John N. Opie.
The suits brought against the Valley
Mutual by c. L. Pritchard Of Front Royal,
Va, for So, 900, and by Mrs. Reuben Kin
gree Of Page Co., Va, for $4,000, through
their counsel Capt. John N. Opie, have been
compromised with the company by Capt.
Opie, the Valley Mutual paying each plain
tiff $2,750, which it has done.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Headquarters Removed.

Mr.. G. L. Cooke, the Secretary and Treas
urer of the Goshen Land and Improvement
Companp, has removed his headquarters
from Staunton to that thriving new town.
The hotel there is in the hands of MI. J. S.
Craig and has been thoroughly renovated
and will be refitted with new furniture for
every room and reopened to the public.
The fact that good deal of the new fur
niture ordered for it was destroyed by fire
in the finishing house of the Staunton Fur
niture Factory, which house was burned
Sunday morning, will slightly delay the re-
opening.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
A Timely Firm.

In view of the many transfers of real
estate going on, the new Staunton Abstract
Office opened by Messrs Richard S. Ker and
Fltzhugh Elder is a timely and important
institution. Nothing is so important to a
buyer of real estate as to have his title
assured by competent examiners. Mr..
Ker is well equipped by much research in
the land records, and MI. Elder is familiar
with the real estate business, and these
gentlemen will prepare abstracts of titles
and make conveyances. Neglect of titles
has been the source of an infinite number
of law suits, and every man should have his
attended to, both in making new purchases
and verifying old.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Marriages.

The marriage of the Rev. Randolph Har-
rison McKim, d. D., Of Washington, and
Mrs. A. M. c.. Brooke, of Washington, and
daughter of the late Hon. Daniel r. ely
mer, of Reading, Pa, took place very qui-
city Saturday at st. Thomas church, New
York. The bishop of Maryland. Rt. Rev.
VIM. Paret, D. D., performed the ceremo-
ny, assisted by Rev. Hastell McKim. There
were no invitations and only the neal rela-
tives and connections of the bride and
groom were present. DR.. and Mrs. McKim
will spend their honeymoon abroad, as the
former has a three months vacation from
his pastoral duties. They will return to
Washington in October, and occupy q
residence on K street near Sixteenth.
Some time ago DR.. McKim bought the
property adjoining Mrs. Brooke's house on
K street, and will erect residence there
which, it is said, will be occupied by his
daughters. Mrs. McKim is said to be the
second richest woman in Washington. Dr..
McKim's first wife was Miss Agnes Phil
lips, daughter of the late Rev. DR.. r. II.
Phillips, Principal of the Virginia Female
Institute at Staunton, and is well known
to our citizens both socially and as a min
lister having often filled Trinity pulpit
while visiting here.
The marriage of Prof. A. G.. Irons, of
Monroe Co. W. Va, to Miss Bell Vernon
Allen of Demopolis Alabama, was solemn
lied in the Methodist church Of that place
on the 23rd inst. After the marriage they
embarked for Monitor, W. Va, where they
will spend a few weeks visiting friends.
Prof Irons was formerly connected with
the Augusta Male Academy in this county.
He is a brother-in-law Of Prof. B. F. Hum
phreys of Dunsmore7s Business College.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Horse Crossing a TrestIe,

There was an exciting scene at the tres
tie bridge Of the Valley Ry., below the
freight depot Sunday afternoon. Mr.. II.
T. Mccormick of Waynesboro, was visit
ing MI. J. c. Whitlock and his horse got
away. Near the Valley depot colored
man chased it and it started across the
trestle. About half way across, it's feet
went through. The horse had to be priced
up and the trestle planked over for him to
walk off.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Three Years in Prison.

Arch A. Walker, formerly of Augusta,
but at the time of the occurrence resi-
dent of Richmond, was arraigned in the
County Court of Augusta last week, Judge
w. P. Houston Of Rockbridge presiding
for this special case, for stealing a horse
from Mr.. A. Henry Towberman of this
county, in the month of June. The prison-
er pleaded guilty and his punishment was
fixed at three years in the penitentiary, the
lightest punishment in the code. Capt.
John n, Opie appeared for the prisoner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
An Explosion that Scented Nelghbor-
hood,

Monday night as the clock struck Nine
the ammonia tank at the Ice Factory on
Frederick street blew out, tearing a hole
in the end wall of the house and also in the
roof. The powerful scent was felt as far as
three squares off. Superintendent Alfred
Smith, who was not on duty at the time,
was sent for and the work of repairing
damages was set about at once, and so sue
cessfully that Oh the next day the factory
was at work turning out ice.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Thrown from his Horse.

On Tuesday of last week Mr.. W. H.
Holmes, an Englishman residing in Bed
ford, was severely hurt by his horse falling
at the corner of Greene and Beverley
streets. He was taken to the Virginia
Hotel where he was stopping, and physi-
clan sent for. His hurt while very painful
was not dangerous, He had friends in
Staunton who remembered him as promoting
the Fair races when Messrs. aCourt, Will
kerson, st. John and others of the English
colony then in this vicinity used to have
their fiat races at the fairs.
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Express Matters.

Jno. @. A. Herring, General Manager,
and David Herring, General Agent, of
Adams Express Co., were in Staunton
Wednesday on tour of inspection. They
found the Staunton Office in first class con-
dition.
W. Fl. Trego, General Manager of the
B. q 0. Division of the United States Elk
press Co., has resigned.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Blcyclers on the Road.

On Wednesday last, five well built young
bicyclers from Washington City-L. NJ.
Kruger, E. B. Thompson, W. A. Craig, E.
A. Williams, and f. Petrola- arrived at
the Virginia Hotel here. They had made
their run up the Valley pike and were on
their way to the Natural Bridge. The
Valley pike is proving more attractive to
wheelmen every year. 1t is a fine road for
them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
How Little Business May Grow.

A couple Of years ago MI. Isadore Cohen
without adollar Of capital, started clothes
cleaning establishment on New street. In
a little while it grew into an establishment
for the sale of mems secondhand clothing,
and last week he opened in a new store on
the same street with stock of new ready
made clothing. Isadore deserves to sue
coed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Painful Accident.

On Saturday last the thirteen-year old
son of John Garnet accompanied his
mother to the Vesuvius depot on the S. V.
Ry. While there he found a railroad alarm
cartridge lying on the track. He took it
home and struck it with an axe to open it,
when it exploded. His face and hands were
dreadfully torn, and it will be some time
before he RECEIVERS from his injuries.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
A Four-in-hand Party Returning Home.

Last Saturday there were registered at the
Virginia Hotel for dinner, Rear Admiral
Earl English U. S. n, and wife of Culpeper,
Miss 2. NJ. Rixey of Washington, Miss
Williamson and MI. S. Russell Smith, of
Culpeper. The party had gone up the Val
ley as far as the Natural Bridge, travelling
in four-in-hand coach and were on their
return home.