Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-19
THE NEW TOWNS.

.
The journals published in the new towns
give us the following items about what is
> going on in them:
:. Iron Gate.
The Review of Friday gives these items
!. More Industries. will soon be
commenced on 200-ton pig-iron furnace
F.. also, car axle factory and spike mill These
with the manufactures already here, assure
us great future.
Farmers Alliance Works.-Mr. Wiss-
Ter, General Manager Of the Farmers ALI
ance Works, after a few days absence, has
returned and is pushing things rapidly for
ward to meet the demand upon them fol
farming implements, &c.
The Rolling Mill.-The rolling mill, un-
der the efficient management of Mr.. 7. G.
Jones, is turning out several carloads OF
iron per day at good paying prices.
Lumber Scarce.-The Iron-Gate Lumber
Company find it hard matter for them to
keep up with orders for material, owing to
the increased demand here and at other
points.
Memorial Church.-The Presbyterian
"Kayser Memorial Church, will soon
be let to contract. Hon. Jacob Yost and
Mrs. Chapman have been officially thanked
by the Building Committee for the assist
ance they have rendered it.
i Clifton Forge.
The Review of Friday gives the fol-
lowing:
Increased Passenger Receipts.-The
sales of passenger tickets at the railroad
depot at Clifton Forge for the month Of
August, were S., 1866, an excess of 81 200
over any previous month. ~
Coaling Stat5on.-The G. & O. is erect
ing in West Clifton Forge new coal bins
which are 800 feet long; have 20 automatic
coal pockets, and can coal 20 engines in five
minutes.
Banking and Construction CompGaay.-
The Clifton Forge Banking and Construc-
ton Co. will soon be ready to erect houses
in the town. The officers and Board are
President, Edward Echols; Vice-Presi-
dent, w. A. Burnett; Secretary, John L..
John J. Stack, ST., all of Staunton. Direc-
tors-Wm. A. Burnett, Jno. L. Duncan,
J. J. Stack, ST., B. B. Eskridge, W. e.
Craig, B. F. Hughes, Adolph Loeb, j. j.
Murphy, all Of Staunton; I. P. Bowles,
Clifton Forge; J. +. White, Detroit, Mich.
and J. H. Bell, Longdale, Va.
Fatal Accident.-Geo. A. Walters of
Madison county was shot and instantly
killed at Eagle Rock, Monday, by Andrew
Dull, colored, Of the same county. They
were in charge of a team to carry negro
Iaborers to the New Castle railroad and got
to slylarking while under the influence of
liquor. Dull was taken to Fincastle jail.
Waynesboro.
The Times Of Friday gives the following:
Tally-ho Coach and Four.-A party Of
four ladies and four gentlemen driving a
tally-ho four-in-hand from Orange coun-
ty, on two weeks tour to Natural Bridge,
the Grottoes, Luray Caverns, and the new
towns Of this section, spent a night in
Waynesboro. Their names are MI. and
Mrs. James W. Garrett, Misses Lizzie
Lightfoot, Mamie Roberts and Susie
Booton, and Messrs. r. G. Booton, J ohm T..
Lightfoot and Leslie Hill.
Pastor for Basic CSty.-Rev. T. D.
Thomas of Springfield, No., and family, are
in Waynesboro. MI. Thomas will take
charge of the Basic City church until an
organization is effected.
Persomal.-Mr. VIM. Hartman, who has
been sick of typhoid fever in Southwest
Virginia, is recovering. His brother, T. j.
Harman of Waynesboro, visited him.
Buena Vista.
The Advocate of Saturday contains the
following items of Buena Vista news:
Iron Bridge.-An overhead iron bridge
to CROSS both railroad tracks and the B. v.
Iron Co. IS tracks at Sycamore Avenue and
Goth street, has been contracted for by the
West Buena Vista Land Co.
Lots Changed Hdnds.-The lots which
have changed hands during the week are
estimated at $149, 600.
PersonaI.-Among the visitors this week
here were-McH. Holiday, Chas. Curry
and wife, S. Lehman and L. T. McGilvray
of Staunton, and Dr.. Jos. G. Dunlap, Jas.
Wilson, Lee S. Christian, and Misses Giles,
Annie Sizer, Rosa Bell and Leila Dunlap Of
Augusta.
Basic City.
The Advance Of yesterday gives the fol
lowing items:
Nomed.-The new hotel has been named
the ''Hotel Brandon, y after an old Virginia
estate on James River. There were 22s
competing names. The lucky one was sug-
gested by MI. W. E. Christian of the
Forum.
a Wide Fame.-General Manager J.. M
Quarles has received a letter from NJ. P.
Bayard.o Of Paris, France, correspondent OF
sic Genie,' - who is to visit America with
the British Iron and Steel Institute this
fall, asking for information about Basic
City.
Water Supply.-Work has already COM
menced upon the water works system fol
Basic City, and the blasting away OF
rock for the location of the reservoir
will be probably completed this week
The Basic City lithia spring is 100 feet il
diameter, OF 800 feet in circumference
Messrs. Gooch & Ryan now have thirty
hands at work walling it up. The lotion
is to be nicely graveled, and handsome
pavilion will be erected.
Lots Changed Hands.-Nearly $175, 00(
worth of Basic City real estate changed
hands here last week. The prices paid fo1
some of the lots were unusually high.
PersonaJ.-M. A. Booker, Secretary ani
Treasurer of the Car Works Company has
after severe illness, returned to his post.
!, Miss Annie Fulcher of Staunton was