Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-25
THE NEW TOWNS.
AN UNUSUALLY INTERESTING
BUDGET OF. NEWS FROM
THEN.


BUDGET OF NEWS FROM
THEM
The Journals of the new towns have the
following items of news:
Basic City.
CHURCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IEs-NTiW
POST OFFICE.
The Advance has the following items:
Church Organized.-The Basic City
Presbyterian church was organized Sunday
with congregation of about twenty. The
following officers were elected and installed
Elders, Hardy NJ. Hicks and VIM. II.
Pearson; Deacon, NJ. w. Quarles. The
Waynesboro church has given this church
s., OPS, Oh condition that it put up 50, 600
edifice. The congregation now occupies
chapel which is the property OF the Way
nesboro church.
PersonaJ.-A ". Caldwell Of Staunton,
has taken the position OF foreman of the
Advance job Office.
The Industries. The School Furniture
Works are going up very rapidly. They
have just received through the Basic City
Lumber Co. twelve car loads of lumber,
with several more loads On the road.
Another car load of machines arrived last
week for the Paper Fabrique Co. They
expect to have $40, 600 worth Of machinery
when they blow their whistle the first Of
the year.
The Belt Line railway is receiving daily
cars loaded with machinery, lumber, coal
and building material for the new indus
tries.
Neao Post Office Building.-A new post
Office building will be erected in the next
few weeks, neal to the site of the present
one. w. A. Swank and Cyrus II. Berry,
will have charge of the office. Two hun
bred and fifty lock boxes and handsome
cabinet containing call boxes, have been
ordered.
Erecting Resideaces.-The Basic City
Building Company, of which Mi. j. i.
Lightner is manager, is just completing
five attractive residences on Delphlne
street, near the Shenandoah Normal Col
lege.
Clifton Forge ana iron Gate.
IRON FURNACE-REORGAN OF
THE IRON GATE BoARD-Y. NJ. C. A.
The Review Of Friday has the following
items:
Iros Furnace at the .Gate.-One hum
dred thousand dollars have already been
raised towards the erection of the Iron
Gate furnace.
Reorgan5zation.-The meeting called
at Iron Gate for the reorganization OF the
Board OF Directors Of the Iron Gate Land
and Improvement Company last Monday,
has been postponed, we understand, until
the 10Th Of January next.
Y. u. C. A.-The Y. NJ. G. A. Conven-
ton here Of this district was attended by
H. 0. Williams, E. L. Dadmun and other
prominent workers, and the meetings were
well attended and elected a general public
interest.
Personaz.-Capt. John Donovan, whose
health has been delicate, is in Richmond
under treatment Of DR.. Mcclure.
Prof r. D. Walthall has moved with his
family to Glen Wilton, a result OF made
quate house room in Clifton Forge.
Shendun.
PROPOSITION FOR A UNIyERsITY-THE
FIRST WHISTLE ACCIDENT, sc.
TIE News of Saturday has the following
Proposed University at Shendun.-
Following q correspondence with the Grot-
toes Land Co., joint committee of minis
ters from the Reformed Church in the Uni
| ted States and the Reformed Church OF
| America. has been selected to visit Shen
dun with view to establishing Univer
sity there under the auspices of these great
church bodies.
The First IVhjstle.-Last Thursday the
fires were kindlel under the boilers of the
big engine at Eutsler Brothers Co.. IS brick
planning mill; the whistle blew, the wheels
went round and Shendun S first manufac
turing establishment commenced work.
Fatal accident. On Monday last, while
the 11-year-old son of Mr.. George A
Reed, living near Cave Station, was en-
gagged in hauling wood in cart, the vehl
Gle was accidentally overturned, throwing
the horse, which fell on the boy, causing his
instant death.
Goshen.
THE FIRST WHISTLE BLoWN-THE WEST
VIRGINIA RAILRoAD-vICToRIA FUR
MACE, sc.
A correspondent Of the Rockbridge News
furnishes the following Goshen iterms:
The First Steam WhisHe.--The Key
stone Machine Company's works sounded
their whistle for the first time December
-Ath, and are now busy at work on orders
from this State, West Virginia, NORTH
Carolina, Georgia and California.
The Woodcoclz Iron Co. will soon have
steam Oh ready for work.
The Rolling MIL is being put under roo
and some of its machinery is in place.
The Cor Works which cover Thirteen
acres, have received much Of their machi
merry.
The West Va. Central RGjlro0d.-Chie1
Engineer Parsons Of the West Va. Rail
road was here last week looking over the
route for that road. He said the company
would make q survey OF the line to Goshel
at once. There are three engineer corps OF
this road now at work about ten miles
North of the Warm Springs. Col. Chew
President Of the Goshen company, is il
New York having conference with thu
officers Of the road.
Victoria Furnace which is being great,
improved is expected to be ready to g
! i,,To I,locf Tho | ct of Nforch
Houses Needed.-The want Of houses TO
the Workmen is badly felt at Goshen.
Ruan3 Vista.