Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
The New Towns.
Basic CITY.
The Advance has the following:

The Advance has the following:
The First Order.-The Basic City Iron
Works Co. has received an order from Nc
AIlister & Bell Of Covlngton, Va, to build
for them at that place by August 81, So
barrel roller mill complete. This mill will
be supplied with the celebrated Cochrane
Roller, water wheel, foW-Sheet and all the
latest improvements in mill machinery.
Real Estate Market.-The real estate
market is lively. One firm, CARRIER, Carter
& Co., sold $26, 900 worth of lots in one day
this week-the largest sale ever made here
by one firm at one time.
| Ready for Notwithstanding M. A.
Booker of the Car Works, has issued Gil
cular announcing that in a few weeks the
company will he ready to manufacture
cars.
Personalities. w. B. Holtzclaw is
spending the summer with her sister, Mrs.
OmOhundro, in Northern Wisconsin.
Geo. w. Ryan has taken charge OF the
Basic City Company's office, vice W. M.
Blackley, resigned.
Buena Vista.
The Advocate and the Journal furnish
these items:
Chamber of Commercial meeting is
called by prominent business men for June
10th to organize q Chamber Of Commerce.
Preventative journal in its account
of the newly elected town officers has Tins
personal about two esteemed former cltl-
zens of Staunton: y. e. b. Stuart, Cash
ier of the Bank of Bllana Vista, who knows
how to make new conner feel like he is
welcome, is possessei of fine business quail
| ifications, and has tho spirit and progress
of Buena Vista so at heart that he will
doubtless make a good officer. Jacob Bum
gardner, one Of the late proprietors OF the
Advocate, is one Of the most popular men
in the city, and his official acts during his
term OF Office as Mayor is sufficient recon-
mendation for him. -
Shendun.
| The News comes this week with a good
engraving Of the new $4,000 iron bridge
River there. 1t is $50 feet long and 18
| feet wide and has street car track.
National Geographical Society.-The
News has very entertaining description
of the visit of the National Geographical
Society which was in session there the week
before. Maj. Hotehkiss and Capt. Morton
did the honors IN receiving and entertain
ing the distinguished guests. The closing
evening Of the session rather resembled an
| old soldiers reunion with the two gentle
men named, giving in experience for the
Confederate side, and Maj. Gen. Reynolds
and Maj. Alvord giving the Union side.
Hon. J. r. Tucker had place on the pro-
gramme and told delightful story.
| CordonSville.
The Sun-Herald has the following:
Persomal.-Mr. j. J. Shirley, late OF
Staunton, has bought three lots in Gordons-
| vile Just back Of Monticello Avenue, and
is making arrangements to Immediately
erect residence for his family thereon.
This location is very desirable.
Mr.. Roger Z. de Mauny of Paris, France,
who has lately been temporarily in the Val
ley of Virginia, arrived in Gordonsville last
Monday, and is now filing an engagement
in the offices of the Gordon Land Company.
MI. de Mauny, we are glad to know, eX-
poets to go into business here permanently.
i Waynesboro.
i The Times of Monday has the following
Started mp.-The Waynesboro FIGURING
Mill late Patterson NIilD under the man
agement of Messrs. Andrew Bowling and
M. Kivlighan, started up Wednesday at its
full capacity. NJ, Kivlighan will re
main here in charge with J. Harry Humph-
ries as assistant.
Personalities Rebecca Young Of
Staunton, is the guest of Miss Hortense
Coiner, near Waynesboro.
: Among those attending the Valley Semi
nary commencement last week, were Mrs
J. w. Splitter of Staunton, and J. L. Good
loe of Staunton.
Miss Louise Halves is in charge of the
Art Department of the Seminary, and wore
on this occasion q tasteful dress of white
MULE with border Of hand-painted wild
5 violets executed by herself, showing boil
exquisite taste and skill.
clifton Forge.
The Valley Virginian has the following
: | SERIOUS AccgueHt.- w HE 1ttle Alliilo
daughter Of G. 1. Lindsay, was playing
with loaded shot gam Tuesday, it explod
ed, several shot entering the body, and one
the lung Of her sister, Miss Lou Lindsay
5 whose situation is nrecarious.
q Escaped.-J. l.. Garrison in jail here TO
I abducting Miss Fannie Peck of Allegheny
:. from her home, escaped from jail Tuesda
night, just in time to escape Meade +
:. White of Staunton, who arrived in Clifton
o Forge Wednesday morning to prosecnt
e him.
e Persomal.-U. S. District Attorney w
: E. Craig, and Maj. B. 7. Bagby, were her
o this week