Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-10-17

ToanO is More Wide
Awake Than Ever.


her iaurels. IL has been evident for the
past two or three years that in Toano
Williamsburg has an embryo rival that
may in few years outstrip the ancient
capital Everything today points 90 a
successful, prosperous town there. with
sibaokeouutry far superior TO ours.
This Is no "pipe-dream, and there are
many young men here today who will
see this prediction come true: Unless the
people ofthis city, even with the splendid
start it has by virtue Of age and the To-
cation OF public institutions. bestir them
selves. Toano will in few years do
much larger and more substantial bust.
ness than Williamsburg.
Toano has the lsudable ambition 10
become the county seat of James City.
Should the population of the own and
upper part of the county increase as
rapidly in the next ten years as It has
done IN the past two, the ambition Of
ToanO may be Eratihed, although there
are many people who will never vote 10
move the county seat from this city.
Toano now has its local bank, doing
a good business. 1t has, also. what no
other bank in the state has, a pretty
young lady as cashier. She 10 bothpopu.
lar and ethcitnt and gives the utmost
satisfaction 10 the patrons. The bank
building is a neat and modern one.
ToRno is a village OF stores. IL must
have at least eight or ten, and all seem
TO be doing good business. MIR, ",
K. Branch has an immense stock. en-
braoinR everything TO be found in a
country store. Mr.. ID. W. Marston has
two large general stores. Mr.. h. Z.
Richardson has finally arranged build
ing and carries a well-assorted stock
| Every thing he does, he does well. and he
has eToelled himself in the arrangement
| Of his Toano store. Mr.. K. b. Slater Is
another general merchant, and carries a
large stock of everything in the grocery
line. The other stores are smaller. but
are neat and clean. Like the Williams
burg merchants, the Toano merchants
will not advertise their wares, aud con-
sequently much business could be kept
at home that goes out OF town. Or
Stephenson has a pretty little drug
store on Main street
Toano has a barrel factory, and MIR.
Z. Banks operates saw and planning
mill. Two hotels-Felix. Mr.. J. G. Carl
ton proprietor, and Hotel Jennings, Mr.
A. W. Jennings, proprietor. Both ar,
ahead Of town in improvements. They
give splendid entertainment and seem Il
be we'll patronized. Hotel Jennings il
being enlarged 70 accommodate the in.
creasing business.
The town has its local paper-Th,
Peninsula News. Mr.. W. ". Ware. edito
and proprietor. Il now appears twic'
a month. but il Toano will do the RICH
thing It Will appear every week. Edito
Ware has done good thing for hi
town IN starting a paper 1t should o.
encouraged. for it can do much TO bull,
mp the place and the county.
Taking all in all, Toano is promi.
ing town. Its two real estate agents
Mr.. {. NJ. Bergh and Mr.. ole Bolstac
! &C bringing in Few settlers to fill up III
vacant places. All seem TO be prospei
Gus, and new-comes appears to be nigh
az home. la the spriug Mr.. D. ". Mar.
ION, who j. wealthy. public spin. Cd an
| progressive, will have "a canning factor
IN operation. This meaas the emplo,
nent OF many hands. and a ready marx
ct FOX the farmers. This willincreaSe tn
prestige Of the town considerably.
. The people, especially the business uer
are not hidebound, nor are the
troubled with fake conservatism
though sensible and not given TO wild
cat schemes. The people are courteou
aud intelligent and in love with Toano
aud love it so well they want 10 see i
grow prosperous as well as big.