Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-09-02
wAYhEsBoRo NEWS.

1oI Inc SPECTATOR:
The cry of fire! fire' lat the dead hour o
night is that ominous sound to which on
always listens or awakes. with the utmos
alarm. In fact many persons become so up
! nerveo at the very first cry that they ar
ready to collapse without further inyest,ra
ton. But now that our owns have hee,
dignified with fire bells, an alarm is sent in
and the people. as well as the fremen ar
notified in less narrowing manner. TIL,
flrst alarm we have had for quite while wa
given last Friday night, when the paint sho,
adjoining the Desk Factory in Basic burned
Some loss was sustained tn ough I believe i
was not serious. Again early on Monday
mornlng-just before daylight another alarm
was given. This time it was the house ant
kitchen of VIM. Hit, and it narrowly escap
ed entire destruction. The heroisn of the fire
company, together with the availability Of
the water supply saved it.
Hard times'' continue to be e absorbing
topic, yet while abundant eviden re is on every
hand that times are excessively hull, we see
signs in many directions of Improvement.
The W. J. 10th Stove-Co. are preparing to
build large ware room near their works on
Race Street This will increase their capacity
as well as add to their number of workmen.
Mr. G, D. Fishburne, of Charlottesville, will
build fine residence on Walnut Hill this
fall
Col Ford is soon to commence the erection
OF his immense hotel annex, together with a
large dlning-room, cottages. &c. The furnace
III Basic is now an assured fact. Col. Kauff-
man, with his engineers, made some draughts
and drawings of the work last week il order
to let contracts. Several forces of haIids are
developing the iron-ore beds along the N. &
w road near this place; and many other con
tempiated improvements go to show that if
the political horizon clears up soon we may.
look for wonderful revival of business.
Waynesboro is going to have gen D. ne
Chinese laundry. Leu Chow will -epen here
this week at No. 5 East Main street. Som cf
cur citizens will have to study up on Chi4,.eseI
hieroglyphics. mo blingee cheek, no gittec
clothes!n
Mrs. 3. P. Wayland returned from Wash
ington, D. G. last week, accompanied by her
friend and guest, Miss Margaret Christian
Mrs. Pilson and Mrs. Mcfarland, Of S.aun-
ton, were the guests of Mrs. J. Frank Wilson
Of Chestnut Street, Est Friday.
Misse DAYS. and -.la,,1o-y, of the tFniver i.
y, are visiting t. g family of Or. /. il. &c e.
= the Manseia
Miss Williams, Of Richmord ~ nar
friend, Miss Lillian rlotn. of N-alnut s,.ee {.
The Misses Baird of CEftor l,srge, Va. gre
visiting their sister, Mrs. Alfred Leyborns, 81
ibis place.
Rev. Mr.. Grove, visiting minister Iron
Windy Cove, Bath county, preached to a /,
1nion congregation in the NJ E. church on
Sunday morning, and to the same pee pie i
he Presbyterian church at night. . |
Ex-Gov. Cameron was at Hotel Brandon !
asst Friday night
A picnic was given oy tbs Lutbeta~ Sunday
'ciiool OF staf.'tt., iost Friday Bak, is
Springs near shisA .a ss cameds N Il
ne lo.4o ar, netr #. 81 and, after de,~hts.. |,
ming, returned at ! ~. m. Alnan3 the yi.::t Il
- l noticed Mrs. Jennie Eskr, g., Ms.
iar-5 Biesse, Mss Berthe Wilson, Mr. VIM.
esser and Mr.. Singer.
- AoSS Ia AAf3A iAAC WILL nhOiIly OCCuI
ere. Mr.. 0. D. Henkle, Main Street mer-
liant, will lead to the altar Miss Mary, the
cry beautiful and charming daughter of Mr..
|. d. Coiner, of Walnut HILL on Sept 9th
IS both parties are quite popular the event
I'LL be watched with interest.
Misses Hattie and Annie Ferguson, two
cry sweet young ladies from GreenvilIe, S.
;, arenow the guests of their brother. Rev.
G. Ferguson. of the Baptist church.
Mr.. J. B. Roden, Rev. ]. D. White and K
theirs went last week to Elkton to attend the
istrict conference.
Misses Chappelaer, of Fauquier county, are ,
isiting Miss Annie Myers on Main street.
Mr.. A. s. Bratton, former citizen, but now
Millboro. is stopping with DR.. Winston. l.
DR.. and Mrs. Winston. X
Miss Hortie Ceyner is visiting her sister,
[rs. Willie Farley, in Albemarle
Lii Hung Chang will not visit Waynesboro ,
n this trip. THISTLE
Prof. Otto Arendt, the great German |
dentist and bimetallist, VINO has been
tied far and near by the gold mono Il
letallists as opposing independent [
zee coinage by the United States, t
anne out in the N. Y. Journal OF Aug.
, in statement which knocks the Ii
reath out of the gold crowd They
ave lauded.. him to the skies, and :
ave held him before the country as t
1e one great authority Oh bimetaIlism J
efore whom they bent in alteration S
nd whose word was final on the whole /
inject. Now, too late, they learn S
lat he is a strong advocate of free '
oinage on the part of the United t
tates as the one measure sure to la
,rce the hands of Europe's money TX
ings from the throat of silver. What c
purse they can pursue to back water a
ON the brink of the logical Niagara a
efore them cannot be imagined. Inf1
le Journal article DIR. Arendt says,
YER his own signature, that free coin a
se by the United States will force BIZ L
etailism upon Europe. He predicts
q international agreement as the re- Q
lit of Bryan's electionand halls that g
as the van guard of r
Universal prosperity and peace. a
Nowadays when women are trying to