Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-07-31
THE NEW TOWNS.
Waynesboro.
The Times of Saturday has the lolloW

| Waynesboro.
The Times of Saturday has the Hollow
ing:
Railroad Connection. mas
made move to secure a connection Win
the N. & w. r. R., as announced IN our
last issue. The plan is to connect at
Stuart's Draft. This is an opportunity for
Waynesboro and Basic City. Why not
the three places, Staunton, Waynesboro and
Basic build this line? BY managing it
| this way, all three would become so much
more important railroad centres.
Church NeVs.-Rev. B. G. Patterson,
who is under appointment as a missionary
to China, will fill the Presbyterian pulpit
Sunday morning. He will sail from San
Francisco IN September. Rev. II. IL. Laird
will fill the same pulpit at night. MI.
Laird soon goes to evangelistic work in
| Texas.
| Personal-Col. J. J. Hickman delivered
another grand address on temperance in
the Presbyterian church on Friday evening
last.
| MI. D. C. Gallaher of Charleston, w.
Va, was the guest of his brother, MI. W.
B. Gallaher, of this city, several days this
week.
Robberies-T L. Fry's store in Way
nesboro, was broken open Friday night and
800 worth of watches and jeWelry stolen.
J. w. Bishops store in Basic City, was
broken into the same night and merchan-
disc to the value of $1G0 taken, besides
making an Intellectual attempt to drill into
| the iron safe.
Basic CITY.
| The Advance has the following:
Large Orders.-The Basic City School
Desk and Furniture Works Co., received
on Saturday an order for four thousand of
| their celebrated adjustable school desks to
| be shipped at once to Rushville, Indianap-
oils and other places in Indiana. In addi-
ton to this, a reporter saw two car loads OF
desks ready for shipment to Ohio, and
another car nearly loaded with desks to go
to Kentucky. Orders from all over the
country are pouring in and the force of la
borers at the works will have to be increased
in order to meet the demand.
Fatal accident. Eliza Johnson, colored,
aged fifty, died Monday from burns re-
ceived by the explosion of her kerosene
lamp Wednesday evening.
Goshen.
The Blade Of Friday has the following:
Electric Light Saturday night the cur
rent was turned on from the new works
and Goshen now has electric lights. Sew
enty-flye lights were turned on at the Cold
Sulphur Springs.
Fatal Acc5dent.-Ben Hughes Of Louisa
county, was killed at Victoria Furnace
Friday by falling under the railway car.
Personoz.-A musical soiree was given
by the guests of the Cold Sulphur Springs,
and among the participants were Mrs. G.
P. Ehrman, MI. G. L. Cooke, Miss Maude
Cooke and Rev. Mr. Mason.
Capt. o. R. Funston of Staunton, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. P. B. Stanard was stricken by par
alysis one day this week.
Clifton Forge.
The Virginian and Review have the fol-
lowing
More Room.-The G. e O. Ry. has re-
solved to lease for building purposes it's
ground on Main street as far down as the
Allegheny Bank building.
Dedication.-T Presbyterian church
at Iron Gate will be dedicated August I'd,
and the Clifton Forge Presbyterian church
August 9th.
a acooden foot-bridge is to be erected
over Jackson river in West Clifton Forge
Telephone. The Clifton Forge and Cow
ington Telephone Co. was organized Tues
day.
Machlnery.-A car load Of new machin-
cry for the Wooden Mills arrived Yesterday
and will be at onced placed in position.
Personal.-Miss Leila Johnson of Staun-
ton, is spending the summer withher aunt,
Mrs G. J. Hunter. Messrs. r. A. Pal
mer, W. B. McChesney and Alex Hartman
Of Staunton, were here this week.
Buena Vista.
The Advocate has the following
Raotoas Proceedings. "A disorderly
crowd gathered at the Bowling Alley near
AAoiA0A . oot1olO kodGuludy lllSuG. uou Glle
police attempted to arrest the leader, Chas
Roads, his friends interfered and resisted
the police, who only got him to jail with
the help of citizens. Threats were made by
the crowd, who had been drinking, to tear
down the Jail if he was not released. The
police force being inadequate to preserve
order, specials and a large number of citi-
zens were placed on duty to guard the jail
during the night. On Monday the princi-
pal parties in the disorder were fined from
$25 to $50 each by the Mayor.
Church NelUs.-Rev. r. r. Campbell
pastor of the Presbyterian church, preached
at Mt. Horeb, in Augusta county, last Sat-
urday and Sunday. His pulpit here was
supplied by Rev. DR.. Junkin, missionary of
the Presbyterian church to Japan.
Persondz.-NIrs. Juliet T. Asst of Staun-
ton, and Mrs. M. A. Parker, sisters of the
lamented Mrs. Wolfe, are here on visit
7. A. Baylor, Esq, of Staunton, was in
town this week.
Miss Mary Woods and Mr.. Hamer Asst
of Staunton, are here visiting their rela-
tives, (Mr. w. H. Wolfe 81 family.
Accidents.
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