The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-05-21
Starnton Notas

Staunton Notes.
Preparations are going on in the
5taunton Development Co,npany's Of
fee on a large scale for the lot sales on
the Cd and Sd Of June, and the lot draw
ing on the 18th of June. The indications
now are that there will be large atten-
dance, information from the west and
east especially favoring an estimate OF
MANY hundreds from other States than
Virginia. The excellent literature issued
and circulated by the Company has
truthfuliy represented the advantages
of Staunton for investments, and well
foreshadowed the future Importance of
that mountain city as an industrial and
trade center 1t is one Of the best towns
in the South. It's banks it's schools, its
churches, its business men, its people
generally go to make up a sum of sub
stantial wealth and enduring attractions
uneaualled south of the Potomac. The
various industries already secured, and
Others in negotiation, will make it an
important manufacturing locality, the
thousands of additional population, as
an incident of the several factories in
process of construction, adding
to the volume of every branch of
trade. We look, indeed. for big sale
of lots, on the I'd and Sd of June, and an
impetus given to business that will vi
taIize every interest of the city, stimu
late the energies of the people, and in
spire an abiding confidence in the future
growth and prosperity of the place.
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland, the regular pastor
of the 1st Presbyterian church, preached
grand sermon on Sunday last 1t was
his first service in the pulpit for six
months. he having had to relinquish his
duties and labors on account of his
health He spent his vacation in the
South, and returned to his charge last
Saturday with his health very much
improved DR. Mcfarland is one of the
ablest ministers who has ever filled a
Staunton pulpit, q Christian of the
highest type, a broad, deep thinker, an
impressive speaker. and one of the most
magnetic and finished orators we have
ever heard. The power of his sermons
lies as much in their simplicity as In
their logic and learning, He rivets and
l. h, To- ~ al
and evolves thoughts and ideas, which
the attentive nearer is sure to carry
away with him and which give him food
for profitable reflection.
Mr.. B. A. Blakemore, the Staunton
photographer, has been granted letters
patent for simple and ingenious inven-
ton, by which he is enabled to take the
number and measure of a person whose
negative has been struck, SO as to iden-
tify the person by the number. It is a.
convenient and economical device to
keep an accurate run of the business Of
a gallery and avoid confounding of names
and confusion of pictures, and will likely
be universally adopted by the craft,
thus yielding to the inventor haud4
some revenue.
John Mckay, of Ashland, Wisconsin, a
prominent and wealthy gentleman, who
made his money in iron ores, was in
Staunton last week visiting Capt. n D.
Moore, with whom he was formally asso-
csated in the mining business. He ex-
amined several mineral properties while
in the Valley and was much pleased with
what he saw. He will return shortly,
bringing his family with him, and will
BECOME identified with the industries
of this section OF the State.
Rev. McDuff Simpson, of Scotland,
preached in the End Presbyterian church
on Sunday morning, and in the list
at night. Some years ago he was the
pastor in charge of the end Presbyterian
CONGREGATION, and was Instrumental In
having that church built. He gave up
the charge and returned to the old eoun=
try, and this was his first visit to Staun-
ton since he severed his connection with
that congregation.
Never in the history of Staunton was
there more activity in building than
now prevails. Handsome dwellings are
going up all over the town, and NUNS
erous others are in contemplation. In>
deed. the city is growing rapidly and
solidly, and with the stimulus that will
be given by the Improvement Compass
MES, the year will be very prosperous
and encouraging one.
Bishop Holt. of the U. B. church,
preached the dedicatory sermon of that
church in Staunto on Sunday last.
Services were held in the Opera House.
the church edifice not being large enough
to accommodate the attendance. His
sermon in the morning and that in the
evening was earnest and effective, and
listened to with rapt attention by a full
house ON each occasion.
REV. SAM Jones will open series of
meetings on Sunday. the 31st of May,
and continue them for eight or ten
days. The extensive buildings of the
Bodley Wagon Works Company-S feet
long and 140 wide-will be appropriated
to the occasion and thousands and thou
sands of people are expected to attend.
The heavy frost on Sunday night last
did much damage to the fruit, especially
apples, but from the abundant bloom,
there will, no doubt, be plenty of all
kinds of fruit this year.
Circuit Court. Judge Mclaughlin pre-
siding, is in session at Staunton, with a
full attendance of lawyers and plenty of
business.
John Mehan, the leader of a band of
thieves, who robbed freight cars on the
Norfolk and Western railway, in Virgin
la, was run down and captured in Mon
tana, on the 10th, and returned to Ro-
anoke, Va, for safe-keeping. He had
sealing irons, and would break open