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Staunton Spectator: January 28, 1857 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

"Home Manufactures"
(Column 1)

Summary: Importance of manufactures to growth of towns like Staunton, Charlottesville, Lexington & Harrisonburg. Look to household manufacturing, since it requires very little capital. Would be good for VA since it would lessen reliance on Northern goods. State should encourage this through tax breaks

Snowed Up
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Summary: Report on 1/18 snowstorm and aftereffects. No mail from Richmond for a week, no state or national news, sleighing in the streets, record cold.

Important Intelligence--"News from the Trains"--Sufferings of Two Citizens of Staunton
(Column 1)

Summary: Report of a Rockingham County man stuck on the train in the snowstorm with Imboden and McCue; his decision to leave the train at Louyisa and walk to Charlottesville because there was no food left after 3 days. Travellers forced to kill a stray bull and eat it frozen.
(Names in announcement: Imboden, McCue)

Fire
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Summary: Fire destroyed two tenements on 1/23. Lack of water in hydrants prompts renewed demand for in-town water supplies.
(Names in announcement: Mrs. Venable, Mrs. Lancaster, George D. Lancaster)

Augusta Savings Bank
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Summary: Trout appointed commisioner of Augusta Savings Bank.
(Names in announcement: N. K. Trout)

Sale of Property
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Summary: Hupman's estate sold on 1/21.
(Names in announcement: Christian Hupman, Wm. A. Bell)

Small Pox
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Summary: Cases of smallpox reported at Young's and Spark's.
(Names in announcement: Capt. Young, Mr. Spark)

Married
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Summary: Dobbs to Gibson. 1/1/57
(Names in announcement: Rev. J. Killian, John Dobbs, Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Shuey to Koiner, 1/8/57
(Names in announcement: ?? Koiner, Catherine Shuey)

Married
(Column 2)

Summary: Silling to King, 1/13/57
(Names in announcement: Ephraim Silling, Elizabeth King)

Married
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Summary: Kelley to Gorman, of Baltimore, 1/25/57
(Names in announcement: R. Hawkins, Rev. Dr. Downy, John Kelley, Kate M. Gorman, Nicholas Gorman)

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