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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-01-29

The SCHOOL HOUSE FOR CoLOEBD
CHILDREN.-The Augusta st. School
house for colored pupils having become
too small for the accommodation of those
applying, the School Board has been offer
ed by Mai. Ed Mcmahon that part of the
old Valley Hotel, near the school for
$4,000, to be paid in City S=per cent bonds,
The building will give six rooms 16 by %
feet in size. The rent paid for the present
colored school is 1915, while the interest
on the amount paid for the new and larger
one will be only $780, The question of
the purchase will be decided by the coun-
Gil at its meeting next Tuesday.
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Commercial.

Staunton, Jan. 2Sth.
Flour-Extra, $5O5, superfne, $3.50,
family, $500. Wheat-wlite, $l.10; red
81 .o5. Corn-white 6oc "a &c; yellow Coo
% &c. Oats--56c (0 SIC. Pork Sc. Ba-
con--l24. Sugar-lOc ca 13c. Coffee-25c
(a soc. Molasses-33 "a so. Butter-28
ca 80. Eggs-13 ca Is.
REMARKS.
We have to report decline Of 25 to soc
per Dbl on flour, a very heavy reduction
in price when the prevailing low price is
considered. Oats Oh a demand and high
priced. Corn dull.
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Mr.. Echols-Then the responsibility of
this act rests with you gentlemen.
Mr.. WITH think it it best for US to de-
fer action until the February meeting of
the stockholders.
Later in the evening Mr.. Witt moved a re-
consideration which was carried. He stated
that he moved it with view of definitely
postponing the action until after the Feb
ruary meeting.
Mr.. Echols again pressed his motion to
deliver the bonds. He earnestly begged
the Council to reflect ON the injury this re-
fusal would do the credit Of the city. He
did not believe if they persisted in this re-
fusal, that they would be able to sell
one dollars worth of the city bonds for
improvements. He cited case to show
how such matters affected individuals. A
gentleman of Staunton had borrowed
So, 800 in Baltimore giving $4,000 Of Staun
ton per cent bonds as collateral. In
few days past the lender had refused to re-
new the note if other collateral was not
given.
MI. Hoge-If we refuse to pay this we
had as well give up all hopes of selling
bonds to erect our water works.
Mr.. Ker-We can feel no confidence in
this matter, A director of the Valley r.
r. as good as said in this council room
sometime since that he couldn't say wheth-
er it was tie intention of the B, & 0. Co.
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MEETING OF THE COUNTY FAIR Elk
ECUTIvE CONFERENCE.-THE Executive
Committee Of the Augusta Agricultural
Society held meeting on Saturday last
and accepted the proposition Of Mr.. John
II. Snapp to take charge of the society fair
grounds for the ensuing year. The COM
mittee instructed the Secretary and Treas
urer to place all the cornorators bonds,
upon which the quotas have not been paid
into the hands of an attorney for collec-
ton. The amount Is about $4,000 The
regular meeting of the directors of the so-
ciety will take place on Saturday, Februa-
~ GOTH
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m'hk Ainhttatar*
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 90, 1875.
Local
To Advertisers,

1t is an undisputed and ndisputable fact that the
V1NDICAToR has "a larger paid up subscription list
than any paper in the State outside of the large
cities and is composed in whole of the names of the
most substantial citizens OF this and adjoining
ties who have become familiar with the CASH
PRNCIpLE-the very class that it most interests adj
yertisers to reach. No investment pays merchants
and other business well as that of advertising
literally and persistently in paper of good circula
lation among those who have been accustomed to
the practice Of paying cash for what they get. The
Subscription List of the VINDIcAToR is always open
TO the inspection of advertisers and is so arranged
being mailed by machinery that its numbers can be
seen at glance. To give advertisers an idea of the
rapid increase of this paper we give the number of
new paid up Subscribers (the only kind receved) for
the last four weeks:
Week Ending January IA
&c IA b
:" 21 16
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.-On Wednesday
night Benz. Turner, young man engaged
on the G. & O. R. r. as brakesman, fell
from freight train near Allegheny tun-
mel and was run oyer by six cars being in
stantly crushed to death. He was a son
of Mr.. w. A. Turner of this county and a
brother, of Mr.. VIM. ]. Turner, of the firm
of Turner & Hartman. He was popular
with all who knew him and his death is
much regretted.
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AMUSEMENT FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Just two miles out of Staunton there is a
neat little chapel called Trinity Church
Mission Sunday School, which was built
by the eXertions of a gentleman and three
OF four ladies OF Trinity Church. The
school has an average attendance of from
rs to 100 scholars. There is small balance
due on the building which the ladies and
gentleman mentioned wish to-pay off, and
to do, it an entertainment called s'Mrs.
Jarley's Wax Works." will be given at
Mozart Hall, on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 18th. The wax works will be a Gu
riosity to our people. If girl is just the
least bit pretty she looks beautiful in the
wax works. II she is at all graceful, she
is a model of grace in them. 1t is to be
hoped everyone will remember the night.
We want to see a crowded audience there.
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FA1R.-The ladies Of st. Francis Catho-
lie church will, Oh the evenings of the End
and 3rd Of February, hold a fair in the
School room of the church, the proceeds of
which are to be devoted to paying the
debt on the new parsonage.
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IN JANUARY.-On Sa

GRAssHOPPERs IN JANUARY.-On Sat-
urday last gentlemen passing through
the land of Mr.. Jos. F. Tannehill, near
town saw large lot of young grasshop-
pers hopping about in the liveiiest way in
all directions. He brought some of them
to this Office. and though they hadn't had
a meal for four days they are still as live
ly as crickets.' - It is to he hoped we are
not going to have a Kansas visitation in
the Valley of Virginia.
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NEW BANK IN STAUNToN.-An new pro-
ject is progressing for establishing another
bank in Stauntonto be a State mot nation
aD bank called the Peoples Bank of Au-
gusta." The subscription to it amounts to
about $50 900,
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THE MERCHANTS TAx-The following
is the amount Of merchants tag assessed
under the State law in Staunton in 1874 on
purchases ;-On purchases not exceeding
$4,000 lat $10) $3.50: on purchases under
100000 {! of per cent $5,l93,56; on pur-
chases over $50 600 and under $4,000 lat
40c on $l00) $1,000. Total $5,734,46 In
Augusta County the $40 tax aggregated
$40; the of l per cent tax aggregated
ST 1927, II and the total was ST. 1897 81 I'm
der the same law Rockingham was assessed
Including Harrisonburg) at e2,913 and
Rockbridge Including lexington at
2S7,, Highland 1888, Winchester $3,177,
Shenandoah 81. $40, Bath $2S4,17 and AL
leghany S712
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GOBBLE UP THIS ROAD

OF not.
MI. Eyans-If the Baltimore & Ohio in
that they don't swindle us.
Mr.. Echols-The sWindling so far looks
more like it was on our side.
Several motions to adjourn to Thursday
OF Friday were made but failed, neither
side being willing to adjourn without ia
king some action and Messrs. Echols and
Evans on adverse sides, both announcing
their desire to press the question to a de-
cisive vote which was finely brought about
resulting in another defeat of the delivery,
shortly after which the meeting adjourned.
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IMPORTANT TO COLLECTING OFFICERS

lMfOhIANI ~ OOLLEOIlN0 OFF
Few collecting officers are aware how
severe the law is in case Of their failure to
make returns OF failing to pay the money
il collected. IL the County Court this
week Judge Hendren in the case of Kent.
Paine & Co.. Of Richmond, rs. John
Cleeke, Sheriff Of Bath, entered judgment
against the defendant for S62, the balance
of claim not returned, with interest at
IS per cent. from August 1874. The Sher-
iff had the process for over $500 for four
years and from time to time had made re-
turns on it reducing it finally to the small
ler sum named. Judge Hendren's action
was based on the law passed March Is,
1874, chap. 112 of the code, of which the
following is an extract:
If any officer or his deputy shall, make
returns upon any order, warrant or pro-
cess by which it appears that he has re-
ceived any sum of money by virtue of such
order, warrant OF process; or having re-
ceived any sum Of money by virtue of any
warrant, order or process shall fail to make
proper return thereof, the person entitled
to such sum of money may, by motion to
| the Court to which, OF to the Clerks order
of which such order, warrant OF process
was returnable, recover against such off
GERS and his securities, and against his and
their personal representatives, the amount
so received with interest thereon at the
rate of Is per cent. per annnm from the
time such warrant, process or order was
| returnable, till payment; and upon any
such motion the fact that such order, war
rant OF process has not been returned AS
was therein required shall be pripa facie
proof that the whole amount reo;lired
hereby to be made-principal, interest and
costs-has been collected.
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MARRIED..

KEEN-ESKRIDGE-In the Methodist Church in
Harrisonbur, Va Jan. 18th, by Rev. A "A. Eskridge
assisted by Rev. J. W. Canter, Rev. John A Kern,
of the Baltimore Conference and Miss NJ. Virginia
Eskridge daughter Of the officiating Clergyman
LUCAS-SW ARTZEL-Near Mint Spring, Jan. 10Th
by Rev. John Hensel. Nj. Samuel I. Lucas to Miss
Caroline E. SWartZel, daughter OF Jacob SWartzel
!. Esq a..
HOOV ER-ARGENBRIGHT- Near ChurcIlyilIe,
Jan .2Sth. MI Isaac Hoover to Miss Virginia H, Ar
genbright, daughter of Peter Argenbright Esq.
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PROPERTY SALES AT WAYNESBORO.-
A sale of Waynesboro town lots was made
in front of the Court House Monday, by
H. H. Peck, auctioneer, the property be-
ing owned by MI. A. Plumb. The sales
were as follows: Lots IL, II and 10 with
frame house, $3.50, J. Ballard Smith pur-
chaser lot 80 with frame house 500, J.
Ballard Smith purchaser: lot 40 witha two
story frame house $500, R. Terrill purcha-
ser; lot Al with log house $115, r. Terrill
purchaser j. lot ~ vacant, 500, r. Terrill
purchaser ; Al acres improved land $40, so
per acre, J. B. Smith purchaser 8 acres
improved land $62 per acre, r. Terrill pur-
chaser.
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HOG CHOLERA.--Th hog cholera is pre-
vailirg in some portions of Augusta Co.
Mr.. Gideon Barnlardt, residing near Koi-
ner's Store on South River, has lost Is fine
hogs in the last few days by it.
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BREvITIEs. The legislature has reject
ed a proposition to exempt officers and at
PENDANTS of lunatic asylums from work on
roads. esE
: The depot at Winchester was burnt
Wednesday morning with $500 worth of
freight.
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A UCTION GOODS
FOR CASH!
1evolution ia Prices {.
BUY RIGHT AND MONEY is ALREADY
SAVED

We buy our Goods 1T Auction Houses, and
who has eyer attended these auctions will notice
how prices 1uctuate, and will mark the steady
downward tendency, sale after sale and day af
ter day. straight through the season, affording
to real judges of good capital chances 10 under
quote the regular market by at least 20 to 35 per
cent and to sell to the public, and to men to
RETAIL at less th.n the case price at the mill.
An importer, hard up, will offer goods at cost
to raise money but when note is due to-mor-
row and money must be had, he tumbles his
goods into the auction rooms where cost or no
cost, they must 60 We buy them at nearly our
own price.
Money is tip-top thing, but brains is the
| master. We buy our goods CHEAP and our pro-
fits are already saved and made, giving us the
double advantage of selling at prices that must
crush the opposition, who will at once start the
cry that our goods are stolen, or that we are
about to fail, getting up reputation for u.s.
without the expense of advertising-so by a ju-
dicious management We may easily turn the
enemy's guns upon his retreating line or put
him in harness upon double duty.
To-day wooden mill stops, tomorrow their
goods will be displayed in the auction room and
sold for half its value. Next day Hosiery
house fails, their stock goes to the same place
and sold at an immense sacrifice. So, day after
day, through dozen auction houses, these
bursted merchants and these moopshne million
aires go crushing through at prices tnat would
bewlder both buyer and seller, only to prove
that, in this advanced age of stubborn and I'M
yielding fighting, it is your duty to make every
edge cut and to take advantage oil every chance
these giant engines afford.
We do not pretend, nor do we wish to lead
the public to believe, that we keep full or reg
ular assortment of Goods. We buy every thing at
auction, if we ca get it below its value without
regard to getting up an assortment-but what
we have got will be sold at astonishingy low
prices.
Our present stock consists principally of Gem
temens Undergarments Clothing, Cassi meres,
Cloths, Cassinets Hats and Caps, Notions, and
all kinds of Boots and Shoes, Ladies' Shawla,
a large assortment of Furs, principally Misses
and Children.
Our auction sales will continue as heretofore,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, to commence
at clock in the evening. except at the month
ly courts, when we will have our auction sales
in the day time, and commence at 10 O'Clock in
the morning.
Submitted to the cash trade by
Oct23 S. 81. HILB & co.
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ANNUAL REPORT Or 1IiE WESTERN
LUNATIC AsYLUM.-The annual report of
the Directors of the W. L. Asylum to
Sept. Both is received. The statistics re-
ferring to the patients reported by Drs.
VIM. Hamilton and Ed. G. Fisher, Asst.
Physicians show that this year there are
$50 patients against 334 in 1873 There
were admitted during the year 40 males
and 80 females, and during the same period
there were discharged 80 recovered, 4 i'm
proved and not improved and died. OF
those who died one had been in the insti-
there % years.
The following are the statistics of insan-
ity in the State outside of the asylums
gathered through answers to recent cir-
cular sent out from the Asylum; number
of whites insane POI Of which 27S are
chronic, IS have Il competence for their
support, 16s are INDECENT and Is are con-
fined in jails There are 81 colored per-
sons insane out of asylums OF whom all are
INDECENT, 6 are in jails, , in poor houses, l
cared for by his old master, and ''re-
strained by cords and chains" OF the
whole number "a are chroni ceases.
The report of Mr.. S. A. Hoshour, Stew
ard, shows that the amount received in
the year was $50, 900 from the State, SILL
573 from board of patients &c. ST ,l5s from
articles sold and Il balance III hand Oct. /,
'73 of$5, 335-total $7S,06S There was a
balance in the treasury after deducting
s., 900 over draft in 1878 Of 81 ,263. Of the
expenditures $22,225 was for provisions
and groceries, So, 225 for salaries, 81 ,569 for
fuel, $7024 for wages Of attendants, 1921
for clothing, So, 65S for furniture and $2,457
for transportation of patients. The amount
placed in the Treasurer books for collec-
ton for 1874 for board, was S34,24 Of
which $26,6l7 was returned uncollected.
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200 A G. r e S .
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
IL neafu " Co............. Plaintiffs
And Taylor Jefferson ..........D Defendant
and to all lien creditors of Taylor Jefferson
TAKE NOTICE
That in pursuance of decree of the Hustinps
court sa lor the city of .Stauuton; rendered Dec.
10th, 1874, in a cause pending therein in Cban.
Gerry, under style Of Beard & Co. VS.. Jefferson. 7
shall, on SATURDAY, the 9Th day of FEBRU-
AIRY 1875, at my office, in Staunton, proceed
to take, state and settle, ''"
LIST, the account of Taylor Jefefson's rea,
estate with its annual rental and fee simple yalne
End, An account of liens binding said rear
estate and their priorities, and
3rd Any other matter deemed pertinent nv
myself or required by any party in interest to
be stated. ~
At which time and place you are required to
attend and all lien creditors of Taylor Jeffer.
soH are required then and there to attend and
me Il; with the undersigned proper evidence ftheir
claims. Given under my hand as Commissioner
IN Chancery of said court this Jan'y 18th. I84s
Jan04tl w. Il. CRAIG, Comm'r.
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AT WAYNESRoRo.
Tn undersigned having opened an entire
NEW STOCK OF GOODS

at the old stand of VIM. Withrow Jr., would
invite the public to examine his stock
coz sisting of
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
HARDWARE,
BOOTS Il SHOES,
GROCERIES,,
QUEENSWARE,
&C., &C,
bought on the most favorable terms and which
he pledges himself to sell on the most rea-
sonabl, terms, either for Cash, or for
Produce at highest cash prices
Call and examine his stock and see for your
selves what he will do for you.
VIM. M. CALDWELL.
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LAND SALE.--W. H. Peck, auctioneer,
sold; on Thursday, 18th inst, the house
and Lot of j. Tayman, i'll Spring Hill, for
Mauzy & Bumgardner, trustees, to Jacob
Schreckhise, for $i55.
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DIED.

this city, on Monday morning
James A, and Matte E. Arnentrout-a aged year,
IL months and days.
HUTCHESON-I this city on the 24th inst, of heart
diseas,e Mrs. Mildred Hutchinson, wife OF MI. Alex.
H. Hutcheson, aged So years. She was buried at
Greenve.
consumption, Miss Maggie Grove, aged a years.
GARNER-At his residence at Mint Springs, in this
county, on the Dist lsty Mr.. Alex. Garner He was
about 90 years of age
wRIGHT-At Parnassus. on the 21st Of January
1875, Burgie, infant and only of Mr.. W. r. and
MIS- S. L. Wright, aged Smoths and 20 days.
DAVIS-In ChurclvilIe, Jan. 49, Miss Lucy M Da
Wis, sister of the late Prof. j. A. G. Davis of the
University OF Virginia and aunt OF the present Prof
Staige Davis.
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ELECTION OF GRANGE OFFICERS.
following officers ofMoffett' Creek Grange
No SO, were installed on the 23rd instant,
Master, L. M. Smiley Overseer, VIM. G.
McKemy; Lecturer, Henry Wright; Stew
ard, VIM. M. Buchanan; Asst. Steward,
j. w. Berry; Chaplain, G. G. Berry ;
Treasurer, J.C. East; Secretary, T. j.
Martin and Gate Keeper, J. A. Lucas.
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MILL cry!
CHAS. A. GtiDKE'S !

Very little money is needed to buy Goods at the
following
NEW PRICE LIST.
3-4 wide Canton Flannel at 1299, worth l8c.
A wide Brown Cotton at l0c worth l5c.
"A wide Heavy and Fine Brown Cotton at
I29c, worth zoe
Cotton Bats at 25c per pound, worth 4Oc.
Calicos at and lOc--the best
l INTEND THIS SEASON TO UNDER
SELL EVERYTHING IN
THIS MARKET.
Black, Brown, and Gray Alpaca, double width,
at 40 and 50e worth more money
Beautiful Delaines at zoe, worth 35c.
Furs for Ladies and Children from ST. rs to $25,
all very cheap.
Black yelveteens at roc, worth $l.25.
All Coors of Opera Flannels at soc, worth TIC.
Felt Skirts at ST. lG, worth ST. rs.
Handsome Striped Shawls at So, worth So so.
Large Towels at zoe, worth 40c.
We have a nice lot of Delai inc Remnants at l5c,
worth in the full piece she.
White Flannels 1920, $3.50, 40 and SOC cheap
Red Flannel 25, 40 and soc, worth more money.
Ladies collars 10, 20, rs and soc.
Ladies cuffs 90 3d. 40 and So
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HEADQUARTERS FOR
r i h b O IN 9
all widths-at all prices

al Wldths-at all prices
Baby's Merino Caps and Bonnets
splendid Corset for SOC, worth 81, 90
Kid Gloves from Is to S2.50-warranted
Nottingham Lace at 4oc, worth 75e.
1t is useless to try to enumerate our Stock of
Goods, much as we would like to do so for it
would take up every column in this pa
ler, but we have certainly the largest Stock of
Dry Goods and Millinery in this market, and at
prices that none will object to.
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COUNTY LoURT.-The County Court,
Judge Henderson presiding, met on Mon
day. The following business was transact
ed:
Probate-The will of Cornelius G.. Shaver
was admitted to probate with M. FL. Sha-
yer and J. W. Shumake eX'rs: ]. d, Grove
was granted administration on the estate
of Abraham Grove: Rev. VIM. Greene
qualified as administrator of Capt. Richard
F. King, late of Fl. B. NJ. 18th infantry:
the estate of JAS W. Hamilton was COM
1aitted to Sheriff Mswry: Jno. Craun was
appointed guardion of Jno. S. and Nifty
Landes WIN. Craig was appointed gHardi-
Of Mary V. Craig.
Miscellaneous-Ge Williams. colored,
for selling liquor without license, ac-
quilted Reuben Grandle for assault, dis
missed.
Since the last term Al deeds admitted to
record, Er-parte settlements and cases
on the motion docket disposed of.
The Court adjourned till this morning.
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SALE OF DELtNQUENT LAMBS. --Oh
Monday and Tuesday last the sale of Au-
gusta County delinquent lands took place
at the Court House, conducted by Mr.. H.
Fl Peck. Several hundred tracts were dis
posed of. The sales are little more than
an annual farce, nearly all the land COM
ing to sale through the carelessness ofpur-
chasers in not having transfers recorded
and not because the owner is not able to
pay the tax.
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DEAD.--Mr Samuel Bell well known
and wealthy citizen Of Augusta, residing
at Swoope's Depot. whose illness was men
toned last week, died on Sunday last of
pneumonia, in the 57th year Of his age
His death creates vacancy in the Board
Directors of the Augusta Agricultural So :
cety of which he was an active member.