Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-16
THE NEW TOWNS.
The papers of the new towns give the
following items Of news:

following items Of news:
Clifton Forge.
The Review has these items
Nep Passenger Depot.-The contract
for the new passenger depot will be let III
few days. The building will cost $1o,O
and be located on the site reserved for it
on the grounds of the c. & o. Development
| Co.
| Personal.-At the meeting for the cleo
tion of officers Of the Clifton Forge cornet
band, E. D. Patterson was elected Presi-
dent; Lee Fitzpatrick, Leader; Floyd
Heck, Secretary, and j. N. Merriman
Treasurer. There are thirteen members.
Payisag the D5uidend.-The G. Il o. De
velopment Company. in pursuance of the
recent action of its stockholders are paying
out the dividends, 10 per cent. to stock
holders. The amount to be thus disbursed
is $4,000.
WayneSboro.
The Times of Saturday has thefollowing
items
Nesc Miae.-Cole & Co.. of Canada, are
mining at Kennedys old mines about three
miles South OF Lipscomb station on the S.
V. Railroad. Iron and manganese of a
high grade have been found. About forty
hands are employed. The Blue Ridge
around here teens with mineral wealth.
Church MdtterS.-Mr. Geo. G. Maslin
has donated to the Presbyterian people a
site for their new church at Antioch.
A nice purse of gold pieces from the
church and congregation was presented to
their organist, Miss Nettie Haines, at the
Presbyterian Christmas tree.
Changes IN Organisation.-The Direc-
tors of the West Waynesboro Land Co. at
a meeting Monday, elected John T. Smith
Vice President, in place OF G. G. Gooch;
resigned. The resignation of Geo. G. Mas
lin as General Manager was accepted, and
it was ordered that the Office of Genel al
Manager be abolished after February 1st.
Ruena Vista.
The Advocate gives the following:
Actaaity IN Real Estate.-In the last
thirty days, $50, 900 has been invested in real
estate i'll the town and about $275, 600 in the
lands around Buena Vista.
RergGnization.--The Wise Wagon
Works Co. has been reorganized with $. NJ.
Donald, President; BIC. Moomaw, Vice
President; T. S. Wise, GerfeIal Manager,
and these officers with A. T. Barclay and
G. r. Calvert to be the directors. =
Receptiom.--On last Saturday the resi-
dence of Mrs. Bessie WIDER on Frederick
Heights, " was the scene of gaiety and mer-
ry making, the occasion being a reception
given to the young men of Buena Vista.
Personalities Mamie Wolfe has re-
turned home, accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Estelle Asst, Of Staunton.
MI. J. Alexander Bumgardner and wife
were in town last week, visiting MI. John
T. Stuart.
Basic City.
The Advance of yesterday has the follow
ing'items
Church NeWs.-At the 4th Quarterly
Conference held at Waynesboro last Mon
day morning, the following officers and trus-
tees were elected: Trustees for the Basic
City church,. FL. Rankin, W. J. Whita-
ker, E. Smith Dinkle, r. w. Crowder
Amos B. Lofts, J. d. Foster, G. w. Shu-
mate, Drs. j. S. Myers and w. Jones.
Sunday School superintendent W. J.
Jones, Waynes boro; G. w. Shumate. Basic
City; and Atwell G. Ellis, Lyndhurst
Stewards-J. B. Roden, DR.. J. S. Myers
J. w. Loban. ]. Fl. Humphreys, David
Koiner, J. E. Bauserman, for Waynesboro
j. X. East, B. F. Koiner and J. w. Shue
for Lyndhurst; E. S. Dinkle and r. W
Crowder for Basic City.
Hotel Brdndon.-The Hotel Brandon
has secured as it's Steward, Richard A
Frost, Steward of The Clarendon at Sara.
toga Springs.
MI. S. w. Huff, who served temporarily
as clerk at The Brandon, has returned to
Cornell University.