Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-08-19

Saml. G. Baskin advertises q new business, al
so as Book-keeper and Accountant Read what
he says
The Children's Hour for September is beauti-
fully illustrated and numbers among its contrib
utors the names of Kate Sutherland, Ada NJ.
Kennicott, Clio Stanley, and others equally we'll
qualified to please children. Beech Nut Farm,
by Virginia f. Townsend, is continued This
little Magazine is really the prettiest publication
that we know of.
Arthur's Home Magazine for September opens
with excellent story contributed by Mary
Harswell, entitled "A Daughter of Ishmael's-
The Song Of the Saw by Grace Leavenworth,
is pleasing and quaint sketch Of day in
mill. There is Farther from the Misses Fitznoo-
de- by the author Of watching and Waiting,
and another paper on 'Woman's W ork and Wo-
mans Wages We also find the Prize Temper
ance Story of Wood g Household Magazine copied
into the Home. The various departments possess
their usual interest, and altogether the number
is a superior one.
The American Hotel in this place, is now unde
the management Of Drs. Delinger d McChesney
DR.. Delinger taking the active management, in
tho place of Mr.. NJ P. Bledsoe, who, as we stated
last week, will be associated with Messrs. Vile
4 Son, of the Howard House, Baltimore.
DR.. Deiinger comes to the American with the
best wishes of a host of long-standing friends,
while DR.. McChesney has lost none of his de-
served popularity in his long connection with
the American, as one Of its Propretors. We
wish this excellently arranged house, under its
present popular proprietors that unbounded sue
cess it Justly merits
The grand Masquerade and Fancy Dress Ball
given at the White Sulphur Springs, on Thurs
day night of last week, for the benefit of the
needy sufferers by the recent accident at Jerry's
Rum was one of the most brilliant affairs that
ever took place at the Virginia Springs Among
the prominent gsntleme present were ex- Senator
James Mason, Commodore N. T Maury, Hon. A
H. II. Stuart, Gen. Lilley, Va Gen. D. NJ. Bar
renger, Gen. 7. L Clingman, N. c.; ex-senator
Allen, 7. Carperton, Va. W. W. Corcoran,
Washington; Hon. Duncan r. McRae, Tenn.
Gen. John G. Meem, Gen. N. D. Corse, Gen.
McCausland, w., and many others. Fully eight
hundred persons were present, and several hum
.dred dollars were realized for the sufferers.
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-HoRRIBLE Acc1DEsT.-On Friday last, a terri
BILE ACCIDENT occurred at the residence of Mr. Ed
ward Heizsr, near Churchville. His two daugh-
tiers, Letitis and Amanda aged respectively Is
and Is, in attempting 10 light fire with kero-
sene oil, exploded tie can, setting fire to their
garments All alame, they ran half mile to
the residence of Mr.. A. B. Lightner, upon reach
ing which place they were so horribly burned
that the elder died on Friday evening and the
younger Saturday. The garments of the
younger took fire in attempting to extinguish the
flames which literally covered her sister.
The girls with child g months old, we're the
only persons at home at the time, and the elder
carried the child the entire distance to Mr. Light
ner'f. and, while they knew they were seriously
burned yet seemed to derive extreme satisfaction
in saving the baby. Every thing was done that
medical skill could suggest Or the humane efforts
of Mr.. Lightner's family could accomplish, to
save these heroic girls, but in vain. Their doting
parents have the sincere sympathy of our entire
community.
Our COUNTY RoADs.-The law of the land
the only law we have on the subject-requires
the Surveyors (0cerseers) Of Public Roads, each
within his OWN precinct, to cause the public roads
of the county "to be kept cleared, and .moothed
OF rocks and distractions, of necessary width,
we'll drained and otherwise in good order, &c ;"
and there is nothing in the new order of things
absolving them from the faithful performance of
their obligations. The Legislature made no en-
actment to carry into effect the road system of
the New Constitution, and the old law still OBJ
tains and the Surveyors of Public roads are still
required to keep up their precincts as heretofore
This we say by authority. We would, therefore,
earnestly advise every Surveyor of precinct to
call out his hands and set to work at once on his
roads and put them ia the condition required by
law; otherwise, he may expect the courts and
grand-jurie. to take hold OF him.
Those required to work the roads heretofore
fthnk that under the new order of things they
ARE no longer required to do so. This is mis-
take, and, until the Legislature passes an Act.
putting in force new road system, they are still
required to work the roads and Surveyors can
enforce their services, as In the past.
1he new commissioners of Roads, altho' sworn
IN, nave nothing to do until the Legislature pass
es an act enforcing that part of the Consttut
under which they were elected
PROCEEDINGS OF THE County CoUaT-ly VAcA-
TIoN.-John S. Guy and BENZ. O. Ferguson quail
med as Jus tees OF the Peace in Pastures Town
ship. 5aA
Stuart II. Crawford qualified as Clerk in Mid
die River Township.
John Waldrop qualified as Clerk in Pastures
Township tf.
Thomas H. Cross qualified as Constable in
Pastures Township.
Jas Henderson qualified as Comr of Roads in
Beverly Manor Township.
Inc following appointments have been made
by Judge flendren to fill the vacancies OF officers.
VINO failed to qualify in the time prescribed by
law.
Saml. A. East, Supervisor, North River Town
ship, Diee J. Owens Fulton.
Jno. W. Crist, Justice of Peace, North River
Township, Oiee Jas. 7. Clarke.
VIM. H. Wooddell, Constable, North River
Township yice Nelson Andrew
Jno. L. Litten Overseer of Poor, North River
Township, rice Jno. C. Rusmisel.
VIM. Crawford, Supervisor, Middle River
Township, vice J. D. Craig
David Myers, Overseer of poor, Middle River
Township, re-appointed
Lucien NJ. Donaho, appointed by the State
Auditor Commissioner of Revenue lat District