Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-09
THE NEW TOWNS.

klI NEW wv lNSs
The papers of the new towns give the
following items Of news:
Clifton Forge and Iron Gate.
The Review of Saturday gives the follow
ing:
Important Ore Deuelopment.-A 1876
foot tunnel driven into Winston's hill.
which is less than mile from Iron Gate,
has cut into an iron ore vein sixteen feet
and is not yet through it. Arailroad will be
built from it to the Richmond & Allegha-
ny Ry. at Iron Gate.
Bloacing the Nev Year M.-At mid
night of the last night Of the old year, the
score of locomotives at Clifton Forge well
coined the New Year in with an unearthly
chorus of whistles.
tn the C. C O. Yard.-L. NJ. Gleason
has been promoted to general yard master,
D. A. Accord to yard conductor, and G. w.
Foisey to foreman Of the motive power
vice 7. H. Cook resigned-all taking effect
January LIST.
Personal.-Miss Bessie Peck and sister
of Staunton, are visiting their mother
here.
Capt. Jas. E. Smith received pretty
Christmas gift from the wife of Capt.
Edgar Fitz, in the shape of landscape in
pastel, her own work.
Mr.. Elmer Miller of Staunton is now
with Moody & Co.
Covlngton.
The Allegheny Sentinel and Clifton Forge
Review give the following news from Gov
ingten, which is rapidly coming to the
front:
4 good sign for q toWm.-In the last
thirty days, from fifteen to twenty real
estate dealers have opened up business in
Covington.
Buying more L0nd.-The Covington
improvement Company have closed their
options on the property Of Dr.. England,
W. M. McAllister and the Misses Nc
Danald.
Social Goiety.-The hop given by the
young young people at the town hall was
most enjoyable occasion; it was chaperoned
by Madames N ettletoD, Rinehart, Carpen-
ter, Skeen and Rogers.
Personol.-Miss Susie Hammond of
Staunton, spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Parker here. Mrs Clore and her
daughter, Miss Eunice, spent Christmas in
Staunton. Miss Rosalie Cooke Of Waynes-
boro, is visiting Mrs. Rice.
Had to Retredt.-Mr. and Mrs. James
McClung attempted a trip to Augusta
county, got within a few miles Of their des-
tination and had to return because of the
deep snow.
Buena Vista,
The Advocate Of Friday gives the fol-
lowing:
Accideat.-Grover Cleveland Hickman
the 5-year-old son of Andrew Hickman, was
burned to death on Wednesday.
Presentation.-Pres A. T. Barclay
of the Buena Vista Co., was presented
on Christmas with a gold watch and chain.
Among the names ON the list of gentlemen
who made the gift, were those of E. /.
Jones, G. Bargamin, J. T. Stuart, Bailie &
Bumgardner, and S. M. Donald.
Personal.-Among the visitors in Buena
Vista this week were Misses Nellie and
Primrose Cameron of Deertield, and Mr..
NJ. T. Mcclure of Augusta.
Waynesboro.
The Times give the following items from
Waynesboro
Street RailuGy Company Organized.-I
The Waynesboro and Basic City Street Ry.
Co. has organized with Jno. T. Smith,
President, and w. NJ. Chew, Secretary and
Treasurer, and will go to work on it's line
from Waynesboro to the railroad junction
in Basic City.
800 Reuard Mayor r. G. Wright has
offered 800 reward for the detection of the
persons who exploded five large charges of
dynamite at different points in the streets
on Friday night last. 1t broke windows
and did other damage to the amount of $50.
Remembering the Misunderstanding
the Christmas holidays the Methodist Sun
day school children presented their pastor
with check for a handsome sum; the
Presbyterian Sunday school presented the
venerable VIM. Withrow with a cane, and
the Baptist Sunday school presented their
pastor with Secretary-book case, and
their former pastor. Rev. J. II. Taylor of
Laurel Hill, with an Office chair.
PERSONAL---VERY.. J. G.. Dunsmore, Pres
ident of Dunsmore's Business College of
Staunton, was the guest Of MI. J. Harry
Humphrey last Thursday.
Miss Julia Haynes of Staunton, spent
day last week with Mrs. A. A. Cone.
MI. Daniel Holmes and wife of Staun-
ton, spent Wednesday of last week with
Mrs. A. Rusmiselle.