Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-02-04
And if Winter does not Linger
in the Lapof Spring the Buzz
of Saw and Sound of Hammer
will make Music MelodiouS to
the earof the energetic citizen
And a dozen more Steam En-
gines will quicker for the
Early Morning and Noon and
Evening whistle to Labor,
Refreshment and Repose.

whose buildings m our tlty are last ap
progching completion, was organized on
Tuesday. 3rd instant, with Capital OF
100000 The Stockholders elected the fol
lowing Board of Directors 20 serve for the
term of one year Forres, ". Brown, II II
Cooke. Frank Beckwiih, Edmund Alt and
Charles 5 Stephens. The Grst three gem
tlemen. whose names are so familiar to our
citizens. need mo- >pecisl mention Mr.. ALI
ha- been engaged TOR many years in The
manufacture OF brass good, in New York,
aud in addition Co being Director OF the
Company viii also be ihe Superintendent
iu chugeof the manufacturing department
Mr. Stephens. who will be President and
General Manager. WAS for many years con
necied with the Euou Cole & Burnham
Company ni N-wY rk. aud more recently
with the Nuiounl Tube Works Company
He e.. ALSO theossteu r-pre-rniaiiyeuf thr
Riverside Iron Works OF Wheeling. Judge
Beckwith viii o. Vice President OF the new
enterprise aud SIR. John PorierGrld, Of the
Baak of ChaFiestovn, viii oaiciate as the
Treasurer.
The Charlie iowa Mining Manufacturing
and Improvement Company will be large
Stockholders iu this new company and of
course very much Interested in It's success.
as this is the lg-t OF q number of enterprises
which they wi.l soon have located in our
midst and ere long lhe hum of activity wi }
soon re>ound over our neighboring hills aud
through the streets Of our city Messr7
Stephens and Ant are both live men, we'll
fitted Tor their positions, and W. feel assured
of a brilliant future for the new Company
10 starts out with our best wishes, and We
believe it will De heartily welcomed by all
flour citizens The Improvement Company
have shown great enterprise in all their
movements thus far and We believe will b,
the means ultimately of making Charles
town not only known all over the country
bat numbered among its prominent com
mercid centres
Ia is the intention 70 have the works in
active operation inside of thirty days, build
mr- being almost completed at the present
time % large par, of the machinery aiready
ON ,he ground. more of j, en- rou'e aud III
balsnce viii arrive before the end of a.,
present mouth There is snap and husu,
about thj. new enterprise which i, very APP
parent aud adds 10 first favorable imprcs
-ions
The general manager says ord, Is
now in hand for manufactures Of this COM
pauy will require a large force immediate
LII. expected the works will be in opera
ton Ia two or three weeks. Twenty or
more artisans are already here-and "a mum
Der OF these young men are finding th a.
places IN the churches, wuich speaks well
Tor them.
A drawing of the Tavern" to be erected
hy tie G.. ", NJ 81 Co was Shown Us
by Mr. Holmes. II /, To be very baud
some edl6ce with lofty tower, wide porches,
oct gon pavilion, porte cocherie, etc, and
will adorn "a commanding eminence and be
,urrouud,d'by four acres Of ground that will
be appropriately aud richly brauuiied by
,hrubbery aud flower and trees
The Char,-s,own Bick and Tie Com
pany has been located, on the Burns land
near the hne OF the Belt Line Ra,lro d. aud
viii commence op. ration "a, rnce. The m
proved rick 10 ,chi,e ich was rider. "a
sumo t,m, ago vii be received in "a few
day-, and tur work of brick making vail
then b. prn>ecu ed very rapidly.
The new hotel az Buyna Vista, which
eos. $4,000. has been ,od TO Norfolk
syndicate for Sl25,Ou0. rhstS en-, ourage-
ment for De Char estowu VI VI * I"p
Go To- put up something handsome to
double It's mcn,y on.
The corner of North Mildred street and
rhird avenue is To be The location ol tie
$4,000 Office building of the c NJ, NJ. &
Co; aud tae harness factory will be or
tLe corner of North George street and Sec
oud avenue
The time of the drawing and sale Of lotl
Of the @. d., ~ d l. Co. is dependent some
what upon the weather-and it is hoped The
suspicious day will SCUM be announced.
The G. W., NJ. & |. Co. have arranged
with the Water Company 20 have wa
tr piped through several of their streets
out as lar AS the belt line railroad
The street Committee ha- been dire &c
by the Council 20 confer w,Jh ,he c. NJ, N
al Company abou, ,he opening oi George
street
Ten hands already employed by the BricI
aud Tile Company and Mr. r. W Norri
has large iorce blasting and grading
Cm Ju4 J. Cason na- comric d L
place ame-t.ae corn,r- to ,Ay block upol
,Ae Improvement Company lands
Rev. sam Jones the evangelist. WAS as
sau Ted with "a cane los the Mayor OF Paies
anr, rcxas. on Tuesday. the proyocatioi
being ID criticism OF ihe otiiclal aud private
character ol ibe Mayor 30 November last
Nr jaue~ wr,>tcd iac caDe om the Nayn
aai administered some severe blows. Tn,
assault was nude az tie railroad station a
Mr.. Jones WAS about 10 leave the town. Th'
NavOr waS arrested and placed under hon,