Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-23
Stauntonians Abroad.

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be intere sting to the readers of til
;, SPECTATOR to hear of some of th
citizens of Staunton and August
8 county who have come to this section
where they are located, what they al
doing, etc.
a One OF the first l met was prom
nent and enterprising citizen when
3 Augusta and is pleasantly remembers
by many of us. allude to A. M. Bow
man, Esq, who now resides in Salem
He, in connection with his brother-h
law, Mr.. T. j. Shickel, at one time ais
resident of Stanton has inaugurate
a great fruit enterprise in Roanok
county. The concern is known as tn
Diamond Fruit Company. Mr.. Bow
man is the president and Mr.. Shicke
the secretary and treasurer. The,
have purchased $50 acres of land OIL
the south side of Roanoke river, oppo
site the town of Salem, on the foot
hills of the Blue Ridge, famous frui
section, and it is all planted. or will be
in apple and peach trees. There arr
already growing $4,000 trees, and 9,00'
more are now ''heeled in" covered il
trenches, and will be set out in tn,
spring. Half of the 1900 trees art
apples and half peaches, and when you
remember that one thousand trees is 8
very large orchard, you will see that
this must be by far the largest orchard
in the State, if not in this part of the
country. 1t is interesting to know
that the peach trees bear in three
years and the apples are profitable in
from eight to ten.
The apples of this great orchard are
all red, such as Johnson's winter,
winesap and its seedlings, mammoth
black twig and Ben Davis, which are
the best varieties and best sellers now
on the market. The big Shickle &
Bowman orchard is the talk of the
county, and their friends in Augusta
will be glad to hear of their success.
Among other well known former
citizens of Staunton, I found at Vir-
ginia College, near Roanoke city, Miss
Matte P. Harris, the president of the
institution, Mrs. Gertrude Harris
Boatwright, associate principal. and
the genial and wide-awake business
manager, J. s. Boatwright. The troll
ly cars run from the centre of the city
past many handsome residences and
public buildings, over a pretty river,
across a beautiful stretch of country
and up to the front of the handsome
and capacious college building, which
1 found filled with 40 boarders and
so day pupils. 1t is rarely that one
finds SO large and happy a family so
favorably located in every respect.
The situation is admirable and the
view from the elevated site taking in
the valley, river, city, hills and blue
mountains is really enchanting.
The principals are thoroughly at
home in their large establishment and
know we'll how to make the visitor feel
at home. Mrs. Belle Gordon Poyntz
is also here, as domestic supervisor,
and among the pupils, 1 find Miss
Olivia Trout, as bright and popular
among her books and instructors as
when among her own people in Staun-
ton.
The following named will be well
remembered as once living among us
in city and county: j. Frank West,
manager of the Roanoke Shoe Co.;
Geo. Van Lear & Bro, druggists, and
Mrs. Van Lear; Sam. M. Woodward,
clerk in N. and w. general passenger
agents office; Jos. II. Earman, with
commissioner of revenue, and Mrs.
Earman; William Donovan, manager
Hunter Grocery Co.; David h. Sites,
of Caldwell-Sites Co., booksellers, and
Mrs. Sites; Andy Mcclure, with Sites;
DR.. W. n. II. Butler and wife; Hay
ward and A. P Bayliss, Fishburne's
bookstore; Mrs. s. D. Ferguson (nee
Funkhouser); Robert Haynes, wife and
Charles, at Stone Printing Co.; Mrs.
Hilbert (nee Schearer). and Mrs. John
Cow (nee Lima Schearer); Capt. R. B.
Rice, justice of the peace, and wife;
Elias Mahoney, superintendent of the
street cleaning department; Prof. Sam
Coleman and son; Il. A. Buckner, ex
press agent and city councilman, and
Mrs. Buckner (nee Harris); W. L.
Watts, real estate agent; Alonzo Grove.
carpenter; Mrs. Josephine Clark (nee
Fannie Hughes); Mrs. David Parrack
and family; Mrs. Fannie Hartman and
daughter, Mrs. Agnes Hunter; Mrs.
Jeffries and son, Samuel and William
Baskins, Mrs. Carrie Brodie, Mrs. +.
o. Hobbs, and Smith, of the Racket
Store.
AUGUSTA BOYS AT SCHOOL.
At the Polytechnic Institute in
Blackshurg, found large and envi-
able delegation from Staunton and
the county. DI. McBryde,' the presi'
dent, said that we might well be proud
of the record the boys had made and
that few counties in the State could
equal it in the proportion of honor
men in so large number, this session
There are thirteen from Staunton and
Augusta, as follows: George Hutche
son, adjutant of the corps; Frazier
Bell, second lieutenant; F. ID. Webb
A. W. Kinney, J. A. Fauver, from
Staunton, and r. E. Cecil, W. s. Moi
felt and L. M. Moffett, Brookewood
A. s. J. Craig, Craigsville; D. F. Han
ger, Fishersville; H. B. Mish, Middle
brook; R. W. Montgomery, Deerield
and L. NJ. Bayliss, near Stauntcn; O.
these got upon the honor list as fol
lows: Seniors, w. F. Bell, dlstin
guished; Geo. w. Hutcheson, prof
Gent; Sophomores, R. E. Cecil. highl!
distinguished, being one out OF nine il
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