Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-11-07


it's regular meeting on Tuesday night, as
well as it could under the deafenlng cheers
Of the Kemperites who were engaged in
gorgeous orgy at the Vindicator Office
The members present were Messrs. Abby,
Bagby, Burke, Evans, Hoge, German,
GUY. Nelson and Witt, Mr.. Evans presid
! ing.
THE NEW SCRIP.
| Mr.. Evans mentioned that the issue of
the city debt certificates worked badly
They accumulate in the hands of the mer-
chants who can It use them and after awhile
refuse them. They ought, he said, to be
PAYABLE at the city treasury on demand,
and not in October 1874 as expressed on
their face.
Mr.. Bagby-Y GU can't geta countryman
to touch them, and they have been shaved
in the city down as low as IS per cent. The
hands won't take them.
Mr.. Alby-Then they ought to be called
in and destroyed.
Mr.. Bagby-I took 200 of them, and at
ter paying them out had to redeem I5O of
the number myself.
Mr.. Alby.-They ought tobe made paya-
BILE to bearer.
MI. Witz-If that was the case the banks
would take them.
Mr. BuTke-Hardly
Mr.. Witz-They would if the city had
greenbacks in bank against which to
charge them.
Mr.. Alby-We ought to pass a resolu-
ton making the city taxes payable in De
cember.
MI. Evans thought some 81 and s. and
fractional certificates would answer the
working mans purpose better, as mer-
chants We're not willing to give much cur
reney in change for certificates.
Mr. Burke thought that the due bills
ought to be called in, and offered resolu-
ton to that effect, which also made half
the CITY taxes receivable in December. It
was rejected.
MI. German thought the debt certifi-
Gates We're injurious to the credit of the
city, and brought it into disgrace.
Mr.. Evans said he had known some of
them shaved at 25 cents in the dollar.
A motion Of Mr.. Nelson making the GER
tificates payable on demand, amended so as
to call in those not SO payable was adop-
ted, and Friday night fixed for the Finan-
&c Committee to report plan for the
new issue.
THE FIRE ALARM BELL.
Mr.. Nelson presented a petition from
the Augusta Engine Co., asking for an APP
preparation of 1925 tomake up $500 for the
purchase of fire alarm bell. 1t was refer
red to the Fire Committee.
THE Poor.
The report of the Committee on the
Poor was taken up and read. MI. Evans
said he was not convinced that the plan of
the Committee building an aims house or
sending the poor to the county aims house,
would afford relief to the poor. He favor
/ ed some means by which they could be
made comfortable in the city
Mr.. Witt thought the city ought to go
to work and build poor house.
Mr. Abby thought the Committee ought
to be authorized to make the arrangement
to send the paupers to the county aims
house.
Mr.. Witz-Suppose we rent house for
the winter.
The matter was postponed until Friday.
The pauper support accounts OF Ward
No. for $3.50, and Ward No. 2 for
$685. were allowed.
New COUNCILMAN.
The resignation of Hon. A. Ell. I'll. Stu
art (iust elected to the Legislature) was
received and accepted. Mr.. P. B. Hoge
nominated Gen Jno. Echols for the vacan-
CIV and he was unanimously elected.
THE TREASURY. .....
The report of City Treasurer Carroll for
October was received. 1T showed bal
ance in the treasury Of S514 in currency
and ST ,043 in City debt certificates.
Adjourned till Friday night
| STATE FAIR PRIZES FOR AN AUGUSTA
| MAN.-At the State Agricultural Fair in
Richmond, MI. A. M. Bowman of this
| county took the following premiums For
best Cotswold Ram years old $50, this
imported ram, king Briton" was in COM
petition with a ram that took the prize at
the Royal Fair in England best pen Cots
void ewes grades $25, I'd best do SIS; best
pen Cotswod lambs $50; best Berkshire
SOW and pigs $25; best pen SouthdoWn eve
lambs $50: best pen Middle wool ewes
grades $50: I'd best do SIS; best pen mid
die wool lambs grades $15; I'd best Short
horn heifer calf s. and best two dark
Brahma chickens $3-total premiums $193.
!
The AUGUSTA BIBLE SoCIErY.-A
meeting of the Augusta Bible Society was
held at the Methodist church on Sunday
night last, presided over by President Ill.
w. Sheffey. 1t was opened with prayer by
Rev. Nh. Minnich of the Lutheran church.
Mr.. J. A. Waddell, Of the Executive Com
mittee made their report. Addresses were
made by Rev. Chas. Manly, of the Baptist
church, Gen. Jno. Echols, Maj. 7. G. Ell
der. and Major Jed Hotchdss. About IS
new members were added to the society.
FARM ITEMs.=-There have been sent to
this office three immense heets, one of which
weighs 8 pounds and measures q inches
in circumference, and radlsh 10 inches ~
length, all raised in the garden of Mrs.
Jane E. Blakemore, wife of Mr.. N. l..
Blakemore, of sangersville. They are good
samples of the products of farm on which
there has not been failure Of the crop for
seventeen years.
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FARMS SoLD,-On Saturday last Capt.
C. G. Miller sold his farm of 200 acres, two
nsiIes from Staunton, on the Spring Hill
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