Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-07-05

OH Uindilrator,
Friday Morning, July 5, 1872.
Local.
The Vindicator will, hereafter go to press late
Thursday evening. Advertisements, to insure
insertion, should be handed in not later than
IL NJ. Thursday.
The W. &P.R. R. has been slightly damaged
by recent rains. ..s
Fine rains have fallen all around us. We need
more in this section.
MAsoNIc-R Regular convocation of Union
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 2, tonight.
Dr. S. H. HENKEL, Dentist, will be absent
from his Office in Stanton, from lst to 18th of
July. }une28-2t
UMBRELLAS, Bingham and Alpaca HATS for
Gentlemen, Boys and Children, at WELLER'S
Boot Shoe and Hat Emporium. jnne28
f. of
Bedford county, was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. It contained about 5000 pounds of
tobacco. 4t 81
The contractors have commenced rebuilding
the bridge across the Shenandoah river at Con-
RAIDS Store. This bridge connects the Page
Valley with the Shenandoah Valley.
By way of revenge we presume the dogs are
going for the sheep in this County since the
adoption of the dog tax. Sheep owners should
retaliate by the free use of strychnine.
The degree of D. D. was conferred upon the
Rev. D. B. Ewing, pastor of Hebron Church in
this County, at the late meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Roanoke College, Salem Va.
scarcity of water-streams never known to fail
before are entirely dry-and some are compelled
to drive their stock from their own farms to pro-
cure suficiency of water.
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Mr.. J. J. Mcmahon has purchased from Mr.. N.
B. Hendry, his entire stock of dry goods, boots,
shoes, &C., and will continue the boot and shoe
and gents furnishing goods business at the
same place, with Mr.. A. E. White as manager.
The Winchester Shoe Factory has made
splendid start, and W i'll incrsase its force greatly
in short time.
Stanton should have similar concern by all
means. Who will be the first to move in that
direction. ty.F st f5 g-, "a
The family of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart have pur-
chased lot on Chapel Hill, Hollywood Cemete-
ry, Richmond, Va, and will remove his remains
to it from their present resting place, in the
same Cemetery A handsome monument will
also be erected over the grave
The Valley Railroad as located, passes directly
Trough the center of one of Mr. John Towber-
mans barns at Mint Spring. Mr.. I. will remove
the barn, so as not to cause another baulh iu the
construction of this great undertaking, which
has met with so many barriers.
The Educatio Convention of Virginia will
meet in this city on Tuesday, July the 9th. The
Teachers of Public Schools in this County are
requested by the County Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools to attend, as the meetings will be
open TO all persons who may think proper to at
tend D'tt.# .yI 5+Est EE
On Thursday, the 9th inst, while Mr.. Rich
ardson, Grocer and Commission Merchant on
Augusta Street. had gone to dinner, thief en-
tered his stora through the front door, and stole
SOL 90 from the money drawer. The thief en-
tered the store by means of a key he had stolen
from the door the evening previous. Mr.. Rich
ardson had two keys to his door and had forgot
ten TO change the lock after missing the key.
We learn through VIM. L. Herr, Assistant As
SCISSOR, that there were two errors in the sched-
.ule of Federal taxes published in our last ISSUE
In Paragraph No. 3, Special Tax on sales Of
Retail Dealers in Leaf Tobacco not over ST. 900
Five Dollars. 1t should be five hundred dollars.
In paragraph No. "A, Tax on Retail Dealers in
Leaf Tobacco, annual sales over ST. COO for every
ISL COO over 81 900. fifty cents 1t should be for
every 81 over ST. ,OoO-ffty cents
meeting was held in Lexington, on Monday
last, to appoint delegates to the Congressional
Nominating Convention 1t was addressed by
Hon. John B. Baldwin; Capt. Whitehead, of
Amherst; Major John W Daniels of Lynch
burg; Ex-Governor Letcher, and J. D Davidson.
All of the speakers avowed themselves for Gree
ley and Brown. The meeting unanimously in
structed its delegates to vote for Governor
fletcher as the nominee for Congress.
l. .. o. Fat the last regular meeting of
Central Eac1mpment, No. "a, the following off
GERS were elected and installed VIM. M. Simp-
son, Up; A. G. Points, Fl. P. T. J. Crowder,
S. W.; Nm. Warner, Scribe James Waters,
Treasurer; Geo. Long, w.
On Thursday night, the 9th uIt., &aunton
Lodge, No. As, L. %. O. +. elected the following
officers TO serve the ensuing term: G. N. Harri-
son, N. g.; Charles E. Wood, V. G.. Newton,
Argenbright, Secretary; James H. Waters,
Treasurer, and N. D. Bacon, Chaplain
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The annual Exhibition of the D. D. h. B. In
stitutioa, took place on Thursday last, the goth.
The Editor seing absent, we copy the following
from the Spectator
The programme was very interesting, and con-
sisted Of the public examination of the classes Of
the diferent departments deafand dumb and