Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-14

ger, teller.
OF the above men, only DR.. Trip
lett, ]. H.. Tisinger, H. S. Wundel
and Monroe Funkhouser still survive
!, To-day this bank has individual de
posts Of s411,024.72.
The officers are as follows:
DR. J. |. Triplett. president; Ezra
hoontz, vice-president; w. G. Lantz
H.. M. Shannon, Bernie Zerkel, B. E
Nelson. 7. w. Allen, directors. George
H. Geary is cashier, o. L. Burkett,
assistant cashier and w. w. Middle
ton, teller.
Peoples
The Peoples Bank of Mt. Jackson
was organized November /, 1900,
with capital stock of $40, 1000, with
the following officers: Judge E. d.
Newman, president; F. S. Penny
hacker, viee-president; William Bow
man, Lemuel Filtzmoyer, H. S. Wun-
der, j. Alex. Carter, directors; Mil
ton Neff, cashier.
In 1920, the capital stock was in
creased to $4,000 and the individ-
ual deposits are S175,142.S9, with
the following officers: Judge E. d.
Newman, president; H. S. Wunder,
vice-president, NJ. c. Kerlin, r. L..
Dodson, w. R. Bowman, Nehemiah
Kelley, l.. B. Wolf, P M. S. Bird and
e. q. Dingledine, directors. P. M. S.
Bird is cashier and E. E. Rinker, as
sistant cashier.
Historical Notes
The first house built in Mt. Jack
son was owned by Mr.. Morgan and
is the house now owned by George
W. Ring and occupied by Lee Stone
burner 1t is near the mill, and the
trees were cut away to build the
house, as the stumps under the house
show.
Messrs. SOL K and l. A. Moore
built foundry near by in 1854, with
David Glenn as moulder There was
also a sawmill near by.
The house now owned by George
Wolf was built by DIR. Triplett,
father of DR.. j. l. Triplett, in 1888,
the trees being cut away to build it,
and the posts now under the depot
in Mt. Jackson were cut off of this
ground. The late Capt. John H. Ora
bill of Woodstock, former editor of
the Herald, was born in this house.
Some of the older settlers were
John H. Hill. o. c. Billings (mer-
chant, DR.. John Koontz, who own
ed store in connection with his
practice. and Rev. j. F. Cline.
Ephriam viii established the first
undertaking establishment in Mt.
Jackson in 1868.
]. w. Miller sold the first fertilizer
here in 1882, it being Peruvian
guano.
DR.. j. 1. Triplett began practicing
medicine in Mt. Jackson in 1870 and
continued practicing for 10 years.
NJ. S. Moore established the first
jewelry store in 1867, and continued
until 1870. After an absence he
came back in 1888 and has been in
Mt. Jackson since that time.
Leonard Walters, who came from
Wilmington, Del, built and operated
a machine shop here in 1855.
The first railroad train came to
Mt Jackson in 1856, and had for it's
stopping place point near the home
of Mrs. Hite, in the southern part
of town, where large quantities of
wood was stored and was used for
the firing of the engine.
The water and sewerage system
was installed in 1911. at cost of
about $4,000, with about SO water
spigots There are now 4S7.
The first grain binders which came
to the town were McCormicks, and
were sold by John P Lonas. Gen
VI. .. h6Giu DOuSul tNO, AuufcW
Funkhouser one, John l.. Pitman one
This was about As years ago.
The old Shenandoah Valley Tele-I
phone Co. was built through Mt
Jackson about 1890. The first
switchboard was installed in 1894,
with B. F. Burkett, operator, with
three lines. There are now SO lines,
with Miss Julia Kingree, operator.
The first burr Touring mill was
built in 1872 with a capacity of so
barrels. 1t began operation August
2 and was owned by stock company,
with DR.. j. L. Triplett as manager.
In 1890, DR.. Triplett bought the
whole stock and installed roller
system The mill is now owned by
Edinburg Milling Co., and has ca
pacity of rs barrels.
The Valley Pike was built through
Mt. Jackson in 1881 All rock were
then broken with small hammers at
Is cents per perch.
The first hotel was built by Viii
ten Farrow, where the residence of
tC. M. Shannon now stands.
S. p Lonas was the first man to
buy bark and cross ties.