Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-06-07

A boy has commenced horse-stea.lng in the
Lower Valley.
The smallpox is reported as rapidly decreas-
u. ing in Rockingham
Hz -e-&4<s.e-s
New Market is now in teegraphic commune
cation with the world.
late The Public Schools of Wytheville closed on
SURE Friday for want of funds.
han
GooD.-The Easy Washing Soap advertised
by W. H. German. Call and try it.
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+ II The vote in Botetourt the question Of
tho Dog tax resulted ia the almost unanimous re-
lection of the tax.
aled VIM. Darke North, prominent citizen of
Jefferson Co., W. Va, died on the 18th at the
advanced age of IA.
= Montgomery County has voted the required
subscription to the State Agricultural College,
"ef ($2o,oOo) by 1000 majority.
Mr.. Lyle Campbell, of Berkeley, has pur-
neat chased the Mcintyre farm 2es5 acres, Lee
town, Jefferson, for $4,000
'een The Shenandoah papers complain Of damage
to the corn from grub worms. The same COM
. plant comes from other localities.
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roe, Judge VIM. Lindsay, of the Supreme Court of
KY, native of Rockbridge, has been on visit
to his father and relatives in that County.
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as Winchester and Frederick County propose to
take vote on the question of subscribing to the
stock of the Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad.
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9in- Mr.. F. Owens, aid to the Governor, will
red cept thanks for copy of the annual report
. oftne Internal Improvement Companies of the
~ - State for 1871.
lin Mr.. R. J. Richey, of Waco, Texas, has won
the "Santini Medal'' at W. and L. University
and Mr.. G. Santni the Gazette prize for best
~ - competitive essay.
Viii Algernon T. Maupin formerly Postmaster at
Staunton, has just graduated with the Degree of
Bachelor of Law, in the Law School of the Dis
1911 trict of Columbia.
ton
the negro girl; fifteen years old near Leesburg,
was so severely burned by explosion of a
coal oil lamp last Saturday night week, that she
aee died before morning.
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for John Rush, aged 81, of Forestvie, Shenan-
doah, accidentally shot himself while hunting
last week the load taking effect near the heart,
- causing almost instantaneous DEATH
md
- If the Montgomery Messenger had given US
credit for that local-''A bullet in a mans
head eleven years''-its exchanges would not
''s' have made the mistake of credting it to that
oa ' journal.
large deposit of Sulphate of Baryta has
been discovered on the lands of DR.. NJ P. Nell
~, son and Thomas Watson, near Middleway, JEFF
re ferson and a company propose to work the mine
Mt extensively.
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mi Culpeper G. H. & Alexandria are contending
that each has the most babies. We think, from
vo the array of carriages streets every fine
a evening that Stanton could successfully con-
tend on that line.
ear The house. barn and smokehouse of Mr. Coyle,
of jefferson, occupied by Mr.. Jacob Schoppert,
rod were burned on Monday the Goth The family
;nn were kindly cared for by Capt. John Avis, for
mt. merly of Stanton.
lor The famous rock spring which has for so many
years supplied the citizens of Leesburg with the
am pure crystal fluid, is now lower, by two feet,
in than ever known before, and still progressing
Ca in the dryng-up process.
) ~ Capt. J. J. Mcbride, of Rockbridge, was
h'' thrown from his horse, in Brownsburg, the
2sth uit., and had his skull fractured besides
lille ceiving other serious injuries. Since writing
uas the above Mr.. Mcbride has died.
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ny Mr.. Abram CARRIER, of Dayton, died from
'0 lock-jaw few weeks since in the 38th year of
JIG his age. 1t resulted from seemingly trifing
snagging of toe some ten days before. He
Nv leaves widow and seven children.
ins J. n Liggett, assuming editorial control of
>. the Old Commonwealth, Harrisonburg, in well
iui conceived salutatory and initiated his connec
d. ton with the paper with a leader in favor of
Aen Greeley and Brown, and counseling against
separate nomination at Baltimore.
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cry The Rockbridge Citizen is getting restless on
les the v R. question again. All hands out
are of the office few days ago thinking the first
on train had arrived, but it proved to be 'bul
zen team from Eelson and the Editor says he can't
pu. stand such mshaps more thar week longer.
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The 'Laurel Hill' Lodge of A. l. F. Masons, |
New Port, Augusta was institutedby Worship
u fulS Samuel Kennerly, Jr and VIM L. Balthis |
lin assisted by number OF brethren of Staunton
and Lee Lodges, and the officers regularly in
~ stalled, in their newly erected lodge room, on |
LIS Thursday night 23rd ult. From the number |
- and character of petitions received that night
:, the Lodge is destined to be most prosperous.-
We bid them God speed in the good work.
- IMPORTANT TO SUBSCRIBERS The Post Office
IN Department at Washington has decided that /
a bona fde subscribers to weekly newspapers can |
IN receive the free postage If they reside in
!" the county in which the paper is printed and
in published, even if the Office to which the paper
9Th is sent is without the county, provided it is the
Ia Office at which they regularly receive their mail
yn matter The requirement CT the law is simply
The that the subscribers should live in tpe county
where the weekly paper is printed and published, |
nu though his regular post office may be in an adj
adjoining State
MEMORIAL DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE STH, 1871
All persons desiring to participate in doing |
le honor to the memory of the Confederate Dead |