Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-04-06
FROM STUAR1'S DRAFT.
improved Manganese MIninQ-Piaeons
Raised for the Market-The cash
System In Business-PaInfuIA e.
cident-PersonaI Mention,

cideht-Pers0nal Mention,
Etc.. Etc. Etc.
Stuart 9 Draft, Va. April 1T is
stated on good authority that tue steel
ores Co. operating the Manganese
mines near here have about determined
90 double their force Of workmen.
, Inls 1t 10 expected will 10 fleet ed.
making night and day shIir, as soon
! a. the new electric plant 10 in working
order. The company has for some
time past been improving their prom.
erty oy installing Improved machinery
ana are now actively engaged in ship
ping ore in quantities An improve
msnt over the old method OF shipping
ore In bulk has been adopted BY the |
company, who now crush or grind the |
manganese TO powder and ship it in |
igut barrels just as cement is hand cd. |
Our t0wnsmaD, Mr.. b. F. YOung ia
making and furnishing the barrels for
tnls purpose from his cooper shop
here.
A novel and may be paying enterprise
u That In which DR.. Amber Caskie is
aooot to engage-the raising of pigeons
ana highly bred chickens DR.. Caskje
IL from Richmond. but has been here
Tor some months and has about decided
TO make this bis home. In the enter
prise just mentioned he is associated
win Or. w b. Dodge, who is we'll
known throughout the county. The
ouiioiDg necessary to the conduct of
Ibis business is nearly complete and
consists OF house for tue poultry t
aud long double house for the pigeons.
around these will he high fence of
wire netting that encloses n yard of 8
ample proportions and over this space C
d FOOT OF wire netting. The birds are
10 De nonlng pigeons. selected for their r,
'lZe rather than for their hOmiup in n
stiDcts. AS may be known, the nom il
ing pigeon Is of greater size than the G
ordinary pigeon and is more hearty
The squads grow rapidly and are ready Z
or market at four weeks old. when Y,
hey bring from $500 to S. 90 Der y,
lOzen. ln the North pigeon raising ia e.
cry profitable and DR.. Caskie sees no
eason why 1t should not be made to Al
Jay here also. He will soon order the fu
aren't birds. some thirty pairs, which
ost from S1.75 to $3.50 each The or
hickens be Will raise are all to bs W,
'hits Lpghorns th
Inc postal business of Stuart Draft
keeping pace with the steady growth lu
inc town, has out grown it's present er,
ramDed quarters. TO this end it ia ga
LID the postoftics will be improved by
q addition to the rear Of the building. NJ
lus a1ordiDg much larger room for be
10 convenient handling and delivery Al
mails
Or. w. b. Dodge and DR.. Charles V.
[ickley have recently formed copar 4
lershlp here for the practice of medi.
ne. Or. Stlckley is from Port Re.
lblic and In his new Geld OF profes
onal work is fast becoming aca uaint- 4
with the people OF this section.
MT. ). W. Frey was in Staunton this
eek TO secure supplies necessary TO
art 10 operation the coop and chair
depa, tment be has
en erecting for SONG time. His mill
grinding meal and stock feed,
lien Is under the same roof, has been
nnlhg Tor some time and is doing Il
cd business
essrs. Davis and Hendricks, civil
{lneers, sent here in the interests of
StauntOn city water supply. have
npleted their work in this vicinity
1 departed
lr. and Mrs. Isaac F. Martin of
ngwOOd. W. Va, stopped here on
ir return from Florida, where thew
spent the winter. After few DAYS
Mr.. Martin proceeded to West
'glnla. leaving bis wife here, who is
naming for her hsalth-a guest in =
home OF Mr.. aid Mrs. w. |. r ,der. -
'nglneer James Snead of the Stuart's a
TIC Milling Co., who met with a
nIul accident some weeks since is
improving, his friends are glad to
w. In jumping from q moving
n at Basic City. Mr.. Snead was -
OWN heavily to the ground and his
fore arm broken. Doctors Dodge
Caskle rendered the necessary
gical aid.
r. j. L. Black has under cOnstruc
neat frame tenant house. IOcat-
q his farm not far from the main
dencs.
r. Latham Child of Staunton, has IL
ntly opened his handsome new -
here and feels much ENCOURAGED III
he liberal patronage he has recsiv- I'll
Mr.. Chlld's 10 one of three stores IL
J, the other two being kept by Mr. IL
!. McChesney and MIR. F. A. Kerr ~
all are doing profitable business.
passing, 1t 10 rs we'll to mention
the stores at Stuart's Draft arc
lucted on strictly cash basis.
Kcellent system aud eminently sat. WI
tory to both the public and the
'rletOrs themselves. The cash sys
enables the merchants to buy in
market to advantage and in turn
ii goods cheaper-this last to the
lntage OF the consumer.