Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-10

versity Of Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia
Military Institute, Emory and Henry
d & oliege, "A griculturaI andTi AecL vnica
C0lltge, and Norfolk. -
\ fsey:J. w Jones reported that the Uni
versity of Virginia Association was active
The Winchester Association was report
l ed to be in Il critical condition. Mr.. Ell
Tyson reported Norfolk as having 143 mem
bers. .z.,r,,.s-., $3.50 s,sa
Mr.. Heber Ker paid high complimen mt
to the work. Of the Young Lllies' Cnrist-
ian Association at the Wesleyan Female
Institute. gs.r. ,s. -s,ttf}si -
After some remarks by ReA. J. I. Miller.
Capt. Thos. l.. Ransom, Rev. J. VIM. Jones
and others on the Importance of avoiding
even the appearance of competition be-
tween the assoc alto" and the churches the
convention proceeded to the consideration
of the set topics, the first being:
t'sHALL1A- STATE GENERAL SOCIETY BE
| az &EEMPLoYED?'
Which was discussed by MessrsEJ. Tsy-
! lor, EN4son WA. Branch of Gag lwho
was invited to a seat on the floor, Col. j.
II. Skinner of Staunton and others and
finally postponed till to-day. sss-i.
/! The exercises We're interspersed with some
| very sweet singing and some earnest pray
| erS.
Last night Rev. DE-. Manly of Stanton,
spoke on, the tel ic 'sHow to interest the
community in q / Work. and Prof. Dreher
on Literary Culture How shall Associa
| tons Promote it a'hVaFri ta- fsa~enH* =.
Prof. Dreher presided yesterday morn
ing in the absence of Col. Mumford. Last
evening Col Nj ,nford, Dr. Curry, Of
Baltimore, and Rev., Mr.. Hall. Of Wash
ingtoil, and r. c. Morse, of New Yorls,
all arrived and today will be most in;
| terer ling day. r3 n
The Association will assemble at 10
O'Clock this morning.
Cry CouNcIL.-The City Council held
their regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing. Present-Messrs. Abby, Bagby,
Evans, Fultz, Fuhkhouser, Hoge, Kayser,
and WITT: Mr.. Evans in the chair.
Va The Water Bonds Capt. James Bum
gardner, Jr., appeared, on behalf OF Mem
fee & Jordon. contractors for the water.
works, v it'll a petition that the water
bonds and coupons be made payable in
Baltimore. instead of Staunton, a change
which would greatly facilitate their ne
gotiations. After some discussion about
the probable expense to the city, III the
way of exchange between here and Balti-
more, in which Mr.. Fnltz expressed the
opinion that it would cost the city SOME
thing to make the arrangement; the prayer
of the petitioners was granted With regard
to the coupons, but was withdrawn as to
the bonds.
Petitions petition of Judge David
Fultz for relief from paying lawyers tax
in the city, because he resid ed in the
country, wasrejtcted on the ground that
though residing in tire country he practiced
his p ofession in the city; petition of the
City Treasurer for an allowance Of $25 for
office rent, granted; petition of j. & Y. M i.
Bickle for permission to erect frame
sned within the fire limits. granted; pc
tition of VIM. Kenney for the city to raise
the floor Of his house on Augusta street,
made useless by the bridge improvement,
referred; petition of IIannili Lowther for
return f an overpaid tax, referred.
Water Works.-Mr. Kayser, from the
committee on water, reported the sum of
S2l3 as the balance due Mr.. David Taylor,
the late Superintendent, which was re-
ferred back. 1t was stated at tie board
that Mr.. Taylor refused to give the new
temporary Superintendent, Mr.. Hardy,
any information about where the step
cocks of the pipes under the streets are
located, and that the man working with
Mr. T. also fefused the same Information;
the result being that day or two nce
Mr. Hardy had to spend a day digging to
find the loca ion Of a stop cock. It was
agreed t. have diagram OF the pipes,
&c, SO as hereafter, in case of the death
or resignation of q superintendent his
| successor wnnld have no trouble.
| Miscellaneous. Mr.. Witt called atten-
tion to the fact that Mr.. Alois Rick, OF.
Richmond, who paved tie Main street
here, wanted the 81 ,2C0 III money due him.
Oh motion of Mr.. Evans the water
| committee was instructed to hunt up the
| facts about, the city's reservoir property
| on, the hill, lin the western part of the
city. 9sS lsso -, ~, ' =
The accounts Of the overseers of the
| poor for Mover Der were allowed-Mr
Hudson's for $sO.sS, and Mr.. Aarlan's
$685. % "a - as
A resolution of Mr.. Hoge was adopted.
ordering that the City Physician, DR.. j.
H. Fultz,, should send his prescriptions to
the druggists, dividing them equally be-
tween them, without their first passing
through the hands of the overseers, of the
puor.s& .sxaig1 ss-af fsvIfg sas 1lfa
! q Mr.. .Jno.z B. Evans was appointed to
l1confer with the executors of w. W. Dorla-
CHE, deceased and see what the best
terms they would make about payment
by the city for the alms-house property.
Mr.. e. said they had signified their will
Hngness to take $4,000 in money and the
lest in 6 pei. cent. bonds. ~ raz-w 0TA
Mr.. Alex. H.. Fu1tz was appointed a
member of the special water committee.
| Line complimentary FIeSolutloho VI VIC
/ Workingmens' Union On the anti. convict
labor action of the Stanton City Council
were received. 7asss 1sl 4ss4 ai1oI9ea
An account of N. Q. Gregory, for ser
vice as a policeman during his brothers.
illness, Was allowed.
Other matters transacted are mentioned
'seWhere.
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