Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-09


The Bruce House, Waynesboro, is full of gisi
tors.
The barn of G. S. Wunder, of Rockingham
was destroyed by fire last week.
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THE effect of Simmons Liver Regulator on thu
stomach, liver and kidneys is prompt and effec
tual
Nc At Armentrout & Co.'S tobacco store you
can get the celebrated Apricot chewing Tobacco
Tryit
The Berkeley County Agricultural Fair COM
mences on Tuesday, September 10th, and con-
tinues four days.
WANrED.-Every person who wants a good
Homemade Shoe, to buy the same at WELLER
Boot, Shoe and Hat Emporium. june28
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VISITING CARDs.-Beautiful styles furnished
printed, by Bell Il Co.. Booksellers and Station
ers, at 65 cents per pack. Call and see samples
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~ The ladies say it is impossible for them
to pass Armentrout Il Co.'S Confectionery With
out stopping, and harder to leave without buy
ing. decl
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New Market is to hive q big Greeley and
Brown ratification meeting on the 18th Shen-
andoah is arousing and will do good work when
the time comes.
"TAe Virginia Peopze'' is the title of new
paper to be started soon, and to be issued stimuli
taneously at Showville, Newbern and Dublin,
Southwestern Virginia. The Press, Type, &C.,
have arrived on the scene of action.
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Mr. John Sanderson, near Jennings Gap, from
325 dozen sheafs of wheat threshed out 2229
bushels, and on another patch of acres raised
425 bushels
Let US hear more of the yield per acre in the
county.
QUERY Have we dog law, or is il one only
systematically enforced? The number of dogs
without medals indicate the one the other
and they seem to know it, as they nightly prac-
tice as if to accompany the band OF Robinson's
Circus, which is said to be coming.
The editor of the Roanoke Times was serena
ded the other night, which aroused from their
slumbers FIVE Of his sleeping infants, who joined
in the chorus, drowning the music. He AYERS
that be had too much serenade, and bets that
"nary fellow in the sercnading party will get
married soon.'
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GRAND CONCERT THE Masonic Choir Of Dis
trict of Columbia, fifty voices, will give grand
vocal and instrumental Concert, in the Chapel
of the D. D. g. B. Institution, on Monday night
next, 10th inst.
This will be a fine musical treat, and all who
can should attend. Tickets so cents. See adj
vertisement
We were pleased to meet on the Masonic ex-
cursion, Thursday last, Mr.. Jno. A. Wayland
and lady, of Jefferson. Texas Mr.. Wayland is
native of Waynesboro, Augusta, was good SOL
der in the war, and severely wounded in one of
the early engagements. He is looking well and
we are pleased to learn is doing thriving bust
ness in his adopted home.
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An excursion will be made by the citizens Of
Gordonsville to the White Sulphur Springs, on
Tuesday next, 18th. Tickets from Staunton and
return So so, for sale by Hunter & Co.
SALEoF PROPERTY IN VA.-About FIVE or six
years ago, four ofour viz: Messrs.
Nelson Beall, John E. Russell (noW deceased, J.
J. Hoblitzell and Horace Resley, purchased a
valuable property lying in Augusta county, Va,
on the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
containing 6,10O acres for $35, 900. This prop
erty is underlaid with immense beds of black
hemitite iron ore, particularly adapted to ma
king the best quality of steel rail. Superior
"splint coal'' lies within sixty miles of the land.
These valuable deposits have increased the value
of the property SO much that the execute of the
estate of the late John g. RUSSELL sold one fourth
OF an interest in said property to Mr.. John
Withers, of Missouri, for the SUM of $2o,0o0.-
1t is the purpose of the owners, at an early day,
to erect a furnace upon the property and enter
in to the manufacture of iron - Cumberland Nd.
Daily Nescs.
The above is the Esteline Furnace property,
sold in 1866 oy Messr5. Burke and Kunkle, and
the above sale shows au increasein value of over
100 per cent in that time.
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SALEs.--On Saturday last, E. NJ. Gushing,
Auctoneer, sold for G. NJ. Cochran, Con'r, the
Platt House and Lot on the northern end of Au-
gusta Street, 80 feet front by l72 deep, to G.
Marquis, for 81, 500
On Saturday last Messrs. Trout and Niche,
Com rs, through /. M. Cushing, Auctioneer, sold
the White farm 81 acres, on South River, to VIM.
Hannah, at $ll.75 per acre.
On Monday last, E. NJ. Cushing Auctioneer,
sold for Messrs Cochran and Michie Com rs, the
Americas Mills, on Middle River, to G. A. Humid
ley & Bro. for SIS, 900. We learn that it is the
intention of the Messrs. Hundley to establish a
paper-mill at this point, it being an eligible
location for it. Such mill in this locality
would pay handsomely.
On Tuesday last, E. NJ. Cushing Auctioneer,
by n K. Trout, Com'r, the Keller land, So acres,
near Spring Hil to j.. D. Flory, for $456.
On Tuesday last, 3. NJ. Cushing, Auctioneer,
by W. L. Mowry, Com'r, the Ewing land, u
acres near Spring Hill, to N. K. Trout, at $l5
per acre.
On Wednesday last, E. NJ. Cushing, Auction
Ger, by Jas B umgardner, Trustee, the House and
Lot of NJ. L. Bobbitt, on Coalter Street, to Jno.
j. Larew and N. P Funkhouser, for ST., TO.
On Thursday last the Masons of Augusta made
an excursion to White Sulphur Springs. Quite
a number of ladies accompanied them, the party
numbering about $50. They were comfortably
accommodated on the train, having six passen-
t., ,,1o Of oof;o