Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-04
THE VALLEY CITY.
The New Gas Plnnt-Pcrsonni mn"
General Notes.

sTAUNTON, VA, December S.-(Spe-
claI)-The City Gas Company. recently
chartered in stanton. Is rapidly con-
structing its plant About hundred men
are AT work building the gas-works on
south Coalter street adjoining the Baiu-
more and Ohio railroad yards, from which
tracks viii run right into the gas com
pany's coal-bins. Very soon 10 men VIII
be at work laying the pipes through the
city.
This company is made up of New YORK
capitalists. headed by Marquand &c Par
melee. who also own ana operate the
trolley-car system and the mercantile
electric-light system of stanton
SO soon as the gas plant Is completed
and its six miles system OF. street pipes
are laid the trolley power-house ana the
electric-light plant. now on north Lewis
street. Will be removed to the new Gas
Works. where all three enterprises VIII
be operated together, economizing labor
and fuel
Recently the old gas company, owned
by local capitalists, has reduced It's rates
from 50 to $50 per thousand feet.
The new company. by its charter. is pro-
hlbited from charging more than N5V per
thousand and they also so propose to FUR
nish thSIs, patrons with meters ,, free OF the
REM cR<NAAa ne1ClOlOft pAcNoiHo'
~ sor,'e lie in the spring the new ngnts
ore expected 20 be turned on.
Hon a Houston Letcher, successor OF
tha late Hon. William Mclaughlin 10 the
fudgeship of this judicial circuit has peen
holding court here for several weeks.
MANY important cases. both law and
souitv have come before him. He mas
made a splendid impression this. his hrsI
appearance on the bench In Staunton'
whose marriage here fortnight ago was
one OF the most fashionable weddings
staunton ever saw, have returned from
their wedding journey. They were IN
Boston when the great blizzard was rag
ing. and are glad to get back under sun
nier skies. Miss JAMIE Price, OF Lewis
burg. w. Va, who came on TO the wed
ding and was the guest OF Mrs. WOOD
wards mother, Mrs. Nj. j. funkhouser
left Yesterday for her western home.
Miss Sue Peyton Kent, of WytheViie
Is In town, the guest OF Captain and Mrs
George NJ. Cochran. on north New street
At the hospitable home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Richard r. Bell, Miss Sue Lewis, O
Charleston, w. Va, is q guest
Mr.. Klutz captain of the North caro-
lima University football team, spent sew
erai days here this week, visiting friends
Some twenty-five privates and Corpora
Hugh =. bfdNloAs VI SohhPoAy 49,
Virginia Regiment West Augusta
Guards. will Join the Fourth Virginia II
o few days.
The stores are beginning to take on
holiday air. and the streets are each ar
ternoon crowded with sightseers ant
shoppers.
The merchants seem TO have been con
serystlve this year in their purchases
and a looks as If they had not bought $
heavily In Christmas goods as In preced
ing years.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Talbot
Richmond, were In town yesterday, &C
companied by Miss Mamie Lay, OF Rich
mond. For year past Mr.. and Mrs Tai
bott have been living at their handsom
country place. near Waynesboro'. Mrs
Talbott was born and spent her child
hood days In Augusta, and Is exceeding
lv popular with long list or ufetim
friends In stanton and Augusta.
Mrs. Henderson NJ. Bell, Jr., or Bran
well. with her children, Is in the CIT!
visiting her father-ln-law. Major II.
Rel. on north Lewis street
Mrs. w w. King, Miss Annie Chil'
Mrs Joseph A. Glasgow. Mr.. and Mr.
Thoras Hartman, Captain Charles :
Holt Mrs. James C.. Marquis, Mr.. an
Mrs Ernest Nothnagel Messrs. J.
Laird. and Alexander W. Blackiey le
THURSDAY TO spend few days In Wasi
ington shopping and seeing the sights
tho city