Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-03-21

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thorized by the Legislature, in a bill which
! became law on the 18th inst, and we
have obtained copy of It from which we
make up the following abstract: The County or
Corporation Court, upon the petition of a major
ity of he Supervisors of the county, or majority
OF the landholders in any township shall appoipt
| at he next April term eeholders, of tie ccun-
| ty or corporation who, with the assessor of 1870
shall constitute a board of re-assessments to re
a ,sess the value of lands and lots, with the i'm
provemen ts on them, in their respective coun-
ties, corporations and townships. If they shall
assess too low, the court shall, upon the COM
plant O. any three CITIZENS of the locality, ap-
point three disnterested freeholders to correct
the same. In cities and towns, the majority of
the city council have the power 10 recommend a
re assessment The assessors who do the work,
are to give bond in S. 600; are to do their work
IN person are to notify the owner of the cash
value his land is assessed at, and they may be
at any time removed by the court for incOmpe
tency or other good cause. Taey are to I've
guidel Nv copies of existing assessments to be
furnished them by the clerks of the courts. Any
persou feeling aggrieved by an asses sment, may
give notice to the assessor, and then apply to the
court for revision al the first or second term af-
ter the assessment has been fled in the clerks
OH ;e md MT utter. and at all such applications
the Attorney for the Go commonwealth shall attend
and look after the St,te's interest If thu court
is satisfied the assessm emit is too high 1t NAV use
its own Judgment in lowering it, When the as
sassment is complained Of as too low. the own
ers vllu ttion shall be taken. Tbs assessors
pay is to be s. per day for every day he is en-
ploye1, to be paid out Of the county or corpora
ton levy The act went in force on its passage.
over the Governors veto, and is now q law, and
IAndholders who are dissatisfied with their as
sessrnent can apply at once for new one
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Tour FOR THE BApTIsr MEMORIAL FUND Rev.
Geo. B. Tay lor, D. D., made a brief alluson at
the Baptist Church, Sunday night, to the
result tf his tour in the Northern cities in be-
half of the memorial fund, which was tempora
rily interrupted By his return here to take mart
in the ordination on that morning. lie dtliv-
cred addresses in Baltimore, Wilmington, Del,
Philadelphia, New York and Brooklyn, and also
operated in Trenton and Bordentown, ". J..
though he did not address audiences in these
cities He obtained So, 900, for the cause Of
which S2, 500 was paid in cash, and the rest in
pledges payable by the 18th of May. Besides
this ne put in operation a movement that will
result in still further acquisitions He will re.
turn 10 the North next week, to continue his
tabors, and remain in their discharge until the
Memorial Board shall release him in June He
obtained three subscriptions of ST 900 each lone
in Philadelphia and two New York; two of
$500 each and a number Of $500 In value He
delivered one address before the "Sncial Uuon"
an association in New York, composed of veal.
thy Baptisr lay men. He was touched not onlv
ny the great kindness with which he was greeted
bat by the evidest desire felt bv those who
evnc ed it, that the people of the South should
know of it and sho Id be made to feel that that
was the general feeling at the North towards
them. Mr.. Taylcr remains in Stanton this
week for rest, after very arduous work in the
tlter winter weather of the North and will then
return to the field of duty
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1HE OPENING OF SPRING To-day the Spring
opens. We knew the other day it was coming.
A waiter came into this Office with a lot of
glasses on it of red and purple and white. and
on the top of some of them was orange and on
another lemon and them on another that yepe-
table which, it is now universally agreed by
commentators, caused the fall of Adam-pint
Adam got so confused afterwards, that, by the
advice of Eve he said it was apples, hut it was
mint, and that's the whole truth about it, And
we are glad its out at last, though it does look
hard to be raking these things up against a wo-
man so long afterwards. Well in those glasses
were brandy jlleps, and claret punches, and lem
onades, mixed up by Mr.. John Conner, the SUI
periutendent of the bar at the American Hotel.
and so nicely mixed at that. It's enough to
make Good Templar tear his hair and break
np the furniture and beat his wife when he sees
such things come around and he can't rink 'em.
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PERSONAL Mr.. W. H. Tams. Cashier Of the
Va. Banking and Trust Co., whose serious ill.,
ness from threatend appopectic attack, was
announced last week. has reco vered suffic iently
to ride out He fortunately escaped appoplexy.
Mr.. Ben T Btgby has Just returned from a
trip as far Sou as New Orleans
Gen Jno. Echols, Presid ant Of the Cincinnati
Louisville & Lexington R is in the city.
Hon. John 3. Baldwin is in Richmond
Senator A B. Cochran is in Staun ton at the
American Hotel
Mrs. Drew Robertson, wife Of Col. Henry H
Robertson, delegate from Alleg hany had er face
slightly burntat til eExchaage Hotel, Richmond,
on Sunday night by bottle of spirits of cam
phor falling into the fire.
STAUNroN IRON WoaKs Co This manufacture
ing CO., held its annual meeting on Saturday,
the 18th inst, and elected the following Officers
for the ensuing YEAR: Maj. Ed Mcmahon, Presi-
dent; VIM. A. Burke, Treasurer A. J. Butts,
Superintendent, and the following Directors:
Ed McNahon, T. K. Menifae W. A Burke
Bright, J A. Moore and Jno J. Mcmahon
The annual report show very sree increase
of business aud consequent prosperity of the
company. and suggests that it go into the new
branch of manufacturing car wheels and freight
cars These suggestions will be ca FRIED ont, and
there is every reason to believe that from the
greater proximity of Staunton, to iron and lum-
her, than Richmond. prosperous ma nuf4 curing
interest OF that kind NAV he rapidly bnilt up.
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THE BAPTIST INSTITUTE SoREE. I'll he musical
soiree at the Baptist Female Institute On Friday
night last, was crowded as entertainments there
always are. In the vocal music, the pieces hest
rendered, we the chorus "Star OF Hone" by
Or Browns class, duet "We are the wandering
bree zes'' by Miss Fda Massey and l.. Ragland,
solo e'Amano la Vita" by aiss Shumate
and another solo "Nennella" by Miss Fate Haw-