The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-08-27
Another Building Company Orga-
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in our city for the past week, and with
the assistance of J. w. " iliams, OF tins
place. has succeeded in organizing local
brancl, of the Unted Banking and buiid-
ing Company, both at this place ana
Iron Gate.
The following well-known business
men constitute the officers OF the local
branch for Clifton Forge:-Dr- Y. L.
Lewis President; w A Price, Miilboro,
Va. Vice-Presiient; John L. Duncan,
Secretary; H. i. Nelson, Treasnrer.-
And at Iron Gate the Board consists Of
DR.. e. S. pendeton, President; O. Hi
man, Secretary; and I. G. Jones, Treas
urer. Messrs Duncan and King, OF this
place are the attorneys for each OF the
above boards.
The United Banking and Building
Company of Richmond, Va, is a nome
| institution and managed by gentlemen
we'll known in this community Ihcse
that feel interested in saving a, Few aol-
lars of their earnings each mohth; or
who wish to become the owners OF lhelf
own homes should Investigate the plans
of this Company
Wool growing ought to receive the at
tention OF the farmers OF Allegheny Bath,
Highland. and the adjacent counties,
to a greater degree than it does. We
raise not more than one half of what we
consume. and there is no sound reason
why this should be so. The character
| of the grasses and ranges OF this. section
are peculiarly adapted to wool raising
| and there is no more profitable line OF
business for the land owner, especially
/ in the mountain districts, If he would
devote more time and attention to this
product. A flock of sheep will clear
| their cost every year; and there is no
! region of the Union which is better
adapted to such industry than this. 1t
! is worthy of the attention OF every land
| owner in this part OF the State.
! Mr. Fowlke, OF the chronological De-
| partment of the Government at Wash
! inyton. was in this section last week.
He was looking for Indian cemeteries
and gathering relics OF the departed
braves. who once traversed this region
| in untaIned freedom. On the line Of the
Warm Springs railroad Ire came across
a number of graves with skeleton rem
nants, and at Gale Water, on the X. A.
| railroad, he found 80 to 100 bone needles,
one of them six inches long, which were
doubtless used by the squaws to patch
! the breeches of their lords and join to
| gether the garments worn by the family.
! These specimens will be taken to Wash
| ington and deposited in the Smithsonian
I Institute.
! The Wooden Mill is getting in working
| shape In short time the additional
! machinery needed will he received, and
when that is placed the equipment Will
be completed. The picker has been
| operated for several days, and works
| like charm Hanks of yarn for rugs
! have been turned ont, as specimens of
work that will be done in that line
When the machinery is all in place
| then regular work will commence. The
| Corliss Engine, which furnishes the mo-
! tive power, works like thing OF beauty.
| The large steel boiler is all that could be
desired. When the Mill gets to working
in earnest we will have something more
to say about it, and its importance to
| this place and section.
Botetourt county is warming up over
the question of the removal OF the coun-
/ ty seat from Fincastle to Buchanan, and
the question is to be tested in the elec-
/ ton of member of the Legislature this
/ fall. The advocates of the removal held
a mass meeting at Buchanan last Satur-
day, and nominated Mr.. William Joseph
! Penn, who made q stirring speech in
favor of the change. Penn is Il demos
crat, but old party lines, it is said, will
/ be wiped out in this contest, the guess
/ tion of the removal, according to a state
ment made by Lieut. Penn, in his nom
ination speech, oyer-shadowing all other
! questions.
Prof. Gilbert Walden will give a read
ing at the Town Hall here on Saturday
evening next. Prof. Walden read in
! Staunton on several occasions, and we
reproduce the following criticism written
at that time:
"He has given seven entertainments in this
! CITY, and six at Lexington and Charlottesville,
| 60 large ana Delighted MISUNDERSTANDING them |
enrapt for hours. He has the most wonderful |
strength and compass of voice. and the most
remarkable control of it of any one we have |
ever heard His Southern scenes were accom- |
plshed with wonderful power aid -pathos-a |
complete mastery of negro character and facial |
expression
We stated last week that Mr.. j. K. |
Pendleton was moving into his new and |
han
we should have written w. W. Pendle> |
ton We should not feel called upon to |
make this correction had not this mis-
take occurred once before, and the repe-
tition might leave the impression that
our bachelor friend is married and that
our benedict brother is the single one
hence we feel called upon to apologize
to both.
Mr.. NJ, L. Hines, a popular Western
Union operator at Graham, Va, and son
of Major Edward Hines, of Greenbrier
county, w. Va, was killed near Graz
ham Sunday evening He was standing
on fiat car and attempted to jump on
a wrecking train which was passing a. a
low rate of speed when he fell, the
wheels passing over his breast His body
was shipped to the White Sulphur for
interment, where his parents and three
sisters reside.
we met A. D. S. Beck, of Deerfeld,
Va, on the cars the other day He had
just returned from a brief campaign
through Greenbrier. Monroe. Botetourt
and adjacent counties, in search of beef
for European shipment. He has on
hand now 500 head, whose average cost
was $40 each, which are ready for the
European market, and will be shipped
from Baltimore.
In a few days, it is hoped, the Electric
Plant will be in complete working order,
and be prepared to furnish lights for
the city. There are some details in the
arrangement of machinery, &c, yet to