The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-22


head OF his company in the charge ut
Malvern Hill. After tho war he prac-
tised law several years in Lynchburg,
Va, but since 1872 has been farming
and practising law in this county. His
firm is Allen, Mundy &c Co.
Buena Vista.
a. o. Burks, of Buena Vista, of the
firm of Burks, Kabler Sc Co.. is n me-
dium-sized, well-built gentlemen, with
no beard. but n moustache. He said
"Buena Vista made deal of $l25, 900
last Friday
g. III. Cloves, of the firm of McCaud-
lish IL Cloves, of Buena Vista, wears Il
tall silk beaver and smoked fragrant
cigar. lie looked as if he was an emil
ncntly successful man. A reporter ap-
preached him and he said: ''Our firm
last week bought the fine hotel pro
pcrty at Buena Vista, with fourteen
acres OF ground for SIPS, 1000"
John Il. Stuart & Goa few months
ago this firm was organized to succeed
Mcssrs. Blackburn IL Stuart. Mr. John
L. Stuart, tho senior member has been
associated with Buena Vista since it's
conception, having placed large
amount of the stock of its present com
pany. When our now thrifty city was
in its earliest infancy he formed CO.
partnership with Mr.. John w. Black
burn, now the president of our First
National Bank, under the firm name of
Blackburn d Stuart, and conducted a
general real estate business.
Charlottesville.
Mr.. Parish, of Ficklin, Parish g. Ran
dolph, of Charlottesville, said, 1--WE are
on boom. Charlottesville has the Uni
versity of Virginia, with property and
endowmcnts aggregating over So, OOO, 900.
the Richmond IL Danvillc Railroad, the
Chesapeake 81 Ohio Railroad, largest
WOODEN mills in Virginia, two largest
knitting mills in tho South, successful
street car system, agricultural machine
works, public hospital. Population of
5000 charlottesville and University of
Virginia, established social. educational.
T''ligious and traffic conditions unsur-
rAsscd i'll America, a strong land com
pany with capital authorized of Sc, OOO,-
00s, supported by the entire population,
developing her great resources, and
many other industries aid advan tagcs
not tho least being two newspapers.
DanvilIe.
John A. Herndon, Jr., of tho firm of
John A. lIerndon, Jr. e Co., was born
February IS, 1864. He moved to Dan
villo when nine years of age, and has
resided there over since. AT the age of
fourteen he entered the employ of S.
II. Holland e. Co.. leaf tobacco ware
houscmen, whore he remained until
he was twenty years of age. For the
next three years he was connected with
the leaf tobacco and grocery business,
and in December, 1856, entered the real
estate and insurance Office of James II.
Catlin, at Danville. In May, 1890, he
embarked in the Same line of business
for his own account under the firm name
of John A. Herndon, Jr. & Co.
Elkton.
Jarman, Heard & Co., of Elkton, Va,
were the first to establish an office, and
tho first to mako sale of lots in the
now town.
M. NJ. Jarman, the senior member of
the firm, is successful and well-known
business man of Elkton.
j. Il. Heard is native of Henry
county, but has for a number of years
been connected with the well-known
stationery, printing and publishing
house of j. =. Bell Company, Of Lynch
burg, Va.
F. c. Maloney is from Nelson county,
is successful merchant of that county
and lately a warehouseman of Lynch
burg, Va. The firm is represented by
Farmville.
Editor r. d. Berkeley, of the Farm
vile Herald, a medium-sized gentleman,
sparsly built, clean-shaven but for a
long goatee, and with clear cut features
indicative of intelligence, was seen in
the corridors of the Ponce dc Leon
Hotel He remarked to reporter as
he glanced at the fine looking men
about him, "ThiS is representative
body of our people, and Virginia is
very much interested in what they are
doing"
front Royal.
Z; Chas. M. Brown. of Front ROYAL, is
at the Continental. lie attended the
University of Virginia from 1888 to
1886. He practicei law for the last
four years at Berryville, and is now
connected with the firm of f. b. Kemp
&c Co., at Front Royal.
c. w. S. Turner, of Front Royal, is
lawyer of large experience, and a mem
Der of the firm of Dorsey, Campbell tS
Co. lie is a native Virginian, an en-
thusiastic advocate of the interests of
old Virginia. The remaining members
arc {. w. Dorsey, one OF the most ener-
gctic and reliable business men of the
north end of the Shenandoah Valley,
native OF Front Royal, and c. 4. Camp
bell, prosperous, utious and wide
awake business man.
Glasgow.
III. c. lIawcs, Glasgow, Va, was born
in New York iifty-thrce years ago. lie
cmigrated to Virginia early in life and
engaged in merchandising, In 1870 he
went to Atlanta, Ga, where he went
into real estate dealing, following that
pursuit there and in Chicago and Kear-
ncy, Ncb. He returned TO Glasgow last