Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-17
The New Towns.
RIIapa Vista.

Buena Vista.
The Advocate Of Saturday has the fol
lowing items:
Steel Plaat.-The ground has been brok-
en- for the foundation Of the steel plant,
and lumber and stone are being delivered.
Church News.-Rev. J. e. Booker, pastor
Of Hebron Presbyterian church, Augusta
county, has been conducting an interesting
series of meetings at the Presbyterian
church here The attendance has been
large and the attention of the congregation
serious. On Wednesday evening MI.
Booker preached forcible and impressive
sermon on the excuses which people make
for not becoming Christians. He exhibit
ted the rmreasonableness of these excuses
| in a most convincing manner.
| Personal.-Taylor Bissell, Esq, of
Stanton, was here last week. MI. Bissen
| is the Secretary of the Buena Vista I'm
Drovement Company, and assured us that
his company were arranging to build Is
houses at Buena Vista at once.
Rev. Mr.. Martin has moved into the res
idencc formerly occupied by the late John
L. Stuart, on Oak avenue near Oath street.
This will be the Methodist parsonage, till
the congregation build their own parsonage
on the lot adjoining the new church.
Clifton Forge.
| The Clifton Forge Review Of Saturday
has the following
Trot1 On, Na1n
| ing John w. Shumaker of Buckingham
county, aged nineteen, was struck by an
engine while walking on the ties close to
the rail, and instantly killed.
| Church Matters.-One thousand dollars
have already been secured to aid in The
building of an Episcopal church in Clifton
Forge, and work Oh it Will be commenced.
Alliance Organazed.-On Wednesday.
''Jackson'' Alliance was organized in Cliff
ton Forge with the following officers
Henry Mann, PRESIDENT; r. H. Davis,
Vice President; w. H. II. Frenger, Secre-
tary; r. S. Wiley, Treasurer; M. w. Pond,
Door-keeper; A. o. Surber, Assistant Door
| keeper.
Shendun.
The News Of Friday has these items
Putting the Roof om.-The carpenters
are engaged in roofing the Plumbers Sup
plies Works building, and in a few days it
will be ready for occupancy. The machin-
cry has been here for some time and very
| soon the largest plumbers supplies works
in the South will be in operation at Shen-
dun.
Dis5aaading.-T engineer corps has
about completed it's labors here, and several
of the boys are expected to leave this week
for other points.
PostoNce Moued.-The postofice was
moved on Tuesday evening from Patter-
sons store to Office building No. 2, where
very handsome quarters have been fitted up
for it. MI. A. A. Hahn has charge of
affairs for the present.
Personally. w. Robertson, Staun-
tons Superintendent OF Public Schools,
was in Shendun last week.
The foundation for the residence of G.
E. Snapp on Augusta Avenue has been
completed, and the frame work will be put
up UulS week.
Mr.. IL. G. Harrison, General Manager of
the Shendun Building and Investment
Company, was i'll Shendun on Tuesday
looking after the business of his company
which proposes to build number of resi-
dences and business houses for sale OF rent
during the spring and summer.
Basic CITY.
The Advance of yesterday has the follow
ing:
Machinery Arrivimg.-Several car loads
of machinery for the Basic City match fac
tory have been shipped to this place from
Lebanon, Pa, and the factory will begin
operations III about two weeks.
DroWned.-John Dirk, colored boy,
aged twelve years, was drowned while fish
ing at Steele S Tavern, this county, Friday.
Leo. Wheat.-LeO. Wheat gives concert
at the Brandon tomorrow, Friday )evening.
for the benefit of the Presbyterian church.
PERSONAL---VERY.. G. Jordan, Jas. Bum
gardner, and M. M. Robertson Of Staunton
attended the meeting Of the stockholders OF
the car works at this place Tuesday.
Capt. O. M. Goode, J. T. Landes and
James Wehn of Staunton, were here Mon
day.
The next meeting of the Ladies Auxilia-
ry will he held at the residence of Mrs.
VIM. M. Blackley, on Delphine avenue,
Wednesday afternoon, May 6, at 2. M.
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