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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-02-12

CHARLOTTESVILLE WHIsKEY.-On Sat-
urday last, two students from the Univer.
sity of Virginia, one of whom said he was
a law student, were arraigned befere JUS
tice Ker for threatening to assault Mr. T.
J. Crowder, with pistol, while under the
influence of liquor. One Of the youngsters
delivered the following address in defence:
"if y'ronner low me splain. We took two
drinks Shartsville 'fo startin'. Whiskey
drefful. That accounts for everything
that needs 'splapation." The Justice re.
cognizedA the weight OF che explanation
and let the youngsters off with a slight fine.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR GRNrLENEH's FURNISHING
GooDs is at 1900 Main street, Richmond, Va,
where e. B. SPENCE b Son have all the latest
novelties in neck-wear, collars, suspenders,
handkerchief, cuffs, seeve-buttons, underwear,
and the celebrated Pembroke shirts In under.
wear they have the indicated red flannel shirts
and drawers, and, also, heavy merino under
shirts at one dollar each. For large stock,
great variety, and low prices in furnishing
goods, call on e. B. SPENCE & Son, merchant
tailors and clothiers, 1900 Main street, Rich.
mond, Va.
FALL CAMpAIGN.-All ready; forward march
right to 1900 Main street, Richmond, Va, where
you will find very large assortment of Eng
lish and French cloths. diagonal and worsted
coatings, and fancy cassimeres and vestings
utable for fail and winter wear, and E. B
SPENCE & Son have expert cutters and workmen
eady to make up your clothing to order in the
latest aad most fashionable style and at prices
as lowest Call on them and leave your orders
for yonf fall and winter clothing.
In ANTICIPATION OF LARGE INCREASE Ia BUST
NESS, the old house of e. B. SPENCE & Son,
merchant tailors, 1900 Main street, Richmond,
Va, have enlarged thei- establishment, and, in
addition to their stock for merchant tailoring,
have provided a large and well-selected stock of
ready-made clothing, consisting of all the new
styles Of dress and business suits, embracing the
Prince Albert and cHteway frocks and double
breasted sacks, and pants and vests in great va.
rety, In overcoats they have all the new makes
of sacks, Glengarys, talmaS and capes-all at
prices to suit the times. Remember to call on
E, B. SPENCE l. Son, 1900 Main Street, Rich.
mond. Va, for your winter clothing.
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A DEAR RIDE.-On Sunday night. as
the express train was coming from Rich
mond, a colored man tried to steal ride
between Gordonsyille and Charlottesville
by getting behind the tender. At one Of
the stations, an officer of the train looking
over it found the poor fellow in sitting
position, frozen stiff and unable to move
He was taken off and carried into the de-
pot, where he revived, but had he been
discovered little later, he would already
have paid his life for the ride. ~
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C.TEAM ENGINES AND OTHER
MACHINERY FOR SALE.

In addition to a full line of NEW ENGINES.
SAW MILLS and other MACHINERY of our
own improved build, which we keep constantly
on hand or build to order, we have now for sale
the following secondhand MACHINERY. ali
in perfect order, which we will sell at yery low
figures, viz:
a double HOSTING ENGINES, 3o-horse DOW.
err with drums and other hosting gear COM
plete.
8 4-horse STATIONARY ENGINES, good as
new
FLUE-BOILER 26 feet long, AZ inches dame
ter, with iues IA inches diameter IRON front
and other fttipga complete.
] l507hoFse power ST ATIONARY ENGINE.
z TUBULAR BOILERS, 5o-horse power each
30.horse power STATIONARY ENGINES:
s-horse PORTABLE ENGINE, as good as
new, OF our own make
l l6-hOrse STATIONARY ENGINE with new
vertical boiler,
Several STEAM PUMPS and FAN BLOWERS
Of various sizes;
ENGINES for threshing, grinding and GIN
ming mounted on wheels or not, as may be pre-
ferred by the purchaser.
MSr REPAIR WORK SOLICITED. san
VIM, p. FARMER & CO..
Metropolitan Works,
! fsD5-E Hes Richmond, Va.
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e THE REVIVAL AT THE Baptist
CEUBcH.-The revival at the Baptist
Church lis still progressing, the intense
colo having but slightly diminished the
audiences Rev. J. M. Pitcher, of Coving-
ton, formerly OF Richmond, is now assist
ing Rev. DR.. Manley, the pastor. The Is
persons baptized last week were received
into the church Sunday. Last night an
other young lady was baptized.
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CALEB CUSHING IN THE VIRGINIA
Court OF APPEALS Court of APP
peals has awarded a supersedeas to the de-
cree of the Circuit Court of Amherst coun-
ty in the case Of certain trustees of the Pc
lish Emigration Land Company, &C., VS..
The Polish Emigration Land Company
Caleb Gushing, and others, the award be-
ing made on the petition of Caleb Cushing
and W. W. Boyce. The Court required
$4,000 security of Caleb Gushing and
$1,000 surety of W. W. Boyce. The re-
hearing will take place before the Court of
Appeals at Stanton On the first Monday
in April next.
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A NOVEL RAILROAD WARMER.-On
Saturday night, when the freight train
from Staunton arrived at Charlottesville
a colored boy who had stolen a ride was
found in cattle car astride Of a bull. He
said he would haye frozen to death if he
hadn't taken that means to warm himself MIN sel,
The police took him to the station house.
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ATTENDANCE ATTaE HUglIc SCHOOLS,
The report of the City Public Schools for
January shows large increase in pune
tuality and attendance. There are SAT
white and 200 colored scholars enrolled,
and the average attendance was ATS white
and $50 colored. The number Of schools is
graded grades lin all) Is, number of teach
CTS, II,
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STOCK TRANSFORMATIONS car
loads Of mules hogs and sheep from Ken
lucky passed through staunton last week
for Baltimore, Richmond, New York, Phil
adelphia and points in North Carolina
This is another part of the enterprise Of
Maj. N. H. Hotchkiss He is about ar
ranging for new stock-yards as tributaries
to the g. Il o. Railroad.
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! MARRIED..


CAMPBELI-OTT.-Onth the 4thinst at the residence
Of Geo.H. OFT, Woodstock, by Rev. j. f. Campbell,
Mr.. W. G. Campbell, of the Pendeton News - to
Miss Mollie A. OFT, of woodstock.
ER~RUNKLE-Nea Middlebrook Feb.
1lth MI. Samuel I. Clemmer to Miss Anna E.
Runkle daughter of Jno. Runkle, Esq.
SMITH-BARNES AT the residence of DR.. V. Y.
. Conway in Stafford CO.. by Rev. s. +. Butts, assist,
ed by Rev: Nelson Head, Rev. J. Timothy Smith
formerly of Hampshire CO., w. Va, to Miss Lucy
B., daughter Of H. B. Barnes, of Stafford co.
PRATHER- Lexington, on
the Sd inst, by the Rev j. L.. kirkpatrick, ID;
Professor in Washington and Lee University, Will
liam l. Prather, attorney -at-law, Waco, Texas, to
Miss Fanny Fl. Kirkpatrick, daughter of the off
ciating Clergyman
LEEGH-HODGE.lO Thursday, the 25th ult.. at the tn
Va, by Rev. S. R. Houston, MI. J. Granville Leeeh,
Of Rockbridge, to Miss Texas L. Hodge, daughter
of John S. Hodge. ~ #$ E$H#@
GRoVE-MAsON.-By Rev H. G. Brown, Jan 21st,
at the residence of the BRIDES mother DR.. Robert
G. Grove to Miss Mamie Mason, all of Jefferson CO.,
A w, Va A2N 6al+A@N4 -Nefae, Il
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IMPROVED BUSINESS WITH THE CHEs-
APEAKE AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-Thef fol-
lowing arethe January statistics of the re-
ceipts of the Chesapeake & Ohio r. r. !:
For passengers, $22.s2s.; freights, s5s, 1874 !;
express, So, O45; mails, s3.129-a total ex-
cess Of $4,000 over the receipts of the
same month last year. ,t,,s
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A GRAVE UHAReE.-Jno. Barksley, an
inoffensive looking colored mau, was ar
raigned before Justice j. FL. Waters Tues
day, charged with the attempted assassina-
ton of Henry Blair, a dignifed colored
man, his next door neighbor. The whole
evidence Was that Barksley, with whom
Blair had three years ago chad some words
bout chicken was standing by a wood
pile with gun, when Blair heaad an ex-
plosion, and ''shot drapping all round
me.'' The evidence for the prisoner showed
he oaly fred off an old load in The air, and
wasn'tin sight Of Blair at the time. The
magistrate fined Rarksley S. for shooting
ing in the corporation, ana dismissed the
charge of attempted assassination.
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PERsoNAL.-Prof. H. .Estill, of Ran
dolph Macon College, is in the city on a
visit to his kinsman Rev. VT. Richard
son who has been quite ill but who we are
glad to learn is rapidly improving.
We find in Quincy III. Journal no
tice of the performance Of the sacred Ope-
IA of Belshazzar there, and the following
compliment to lady who was very popu-
lar in Staunton during a visit here last
summer
'sMrs. VIM. B. Crawford won the favor
Of the large audience by her splendid i'm
PRESERVATION of the character of the Jewish
maiden. Her costume was elegant and
her solos were given with remarkable
sweetness of power. She has an exquisite
voice under perfect cultivation.''
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LENTEN sERyIcEs.-7Lentc commenced
on Wednesday last, that being Ash We'd
nesday. Religious services were held in
the Catholic Church by Rev. Father Nc
Very, and in the Episcopal Church by
Rev W. G. Hullihen. The season lasts
forty days. vsf$.
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Commercial.

STAUNToN, Feb. II.
Flour-Extra, SIS. 4o@$5.45: super6ne, S.;
family, $3.50. Wheat-white, $1.1O0$l1 IL;
red, $l.O59$1.10. Corn-white, 70c; vel
low, CSC. Oats, 5Sc. Pork, 9s(0$s25. Ba-
con, 123c., hog round. Molasses, 4Oc. @$1.
Coffee, 23(035c. Butter, 28(030c. Eggs,
2O(922c. Clover Seed, $6.10(926.4O.
REMARKS.
Flour, owing to light receipts and the
inclement weather, has advanced 3Oc. per
Dbl; market bare. Farmers would do well
to take advantage of the state of the mar
ket, and put in enough, at least, to supply
immediate wants. Clover Seed also was
active at quotation, and wanted. No
other changes to note.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Feb. A.
Beef cattle-best, $5.5O(@$7.5O; medium,
$3.75(9$4:s7; general average prices, $4.s7.
Cows-Milch cows. $35(0$5O. Sheep-in
light demand at 4@7c. gross. Hogs SIS. 50
N~o'oo' haa tt.g,
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Srocx TRAnE ON TIE g. & o. R. R.

| STocK TRADE ON THE g. 81 %. r. r.
Vice President Wickham has issued orders
to build stock pens at Milton and Scarie.
on the Western division, and the citizens
of the vicinity, recognizing the Importance
of it, have offered to furnish the material
for them. At Huntington they are about
building stock pens where cattle may be
housed and fed, and where stock sales may
be held, which will be a convenience for
Kentucky, Southern Ohio. and that por-
ton of West Virginia bordering on the
Ohio river. 1t is believed that these ar
rangements will result in 100 carloads of
cattle week over the road. A movement
is in contemplation to build stock pens at
Staunton, which may serve as rendezvous
Tor stock drovers, who. may keep their
stock here at cheap rates, and upon finding
by telegraph the prices in Baltimore, can
deliver them there in twelve hours load
ing their stock in the evening and arriving
there next morning. This stock trade
brings other trade. For the six weeks
ending with January, 25 carloads of freight
came over the road from Gallipolis, Ohio,
for Richmond, Baltimore and Norfolk.
AS return freight 400 sacks Of coffee have
been shipped by one Richmond firm to Gal
ipolis. Maj. Hotchl1iss, the agent of the
road, who is organizing the stock trans
portation on the western part of the road,
is sanguine that it will grow to be immense.
~.-s>-~-<s-----
BREvITIEs.- church people may
differ on .doctrinal points, they have all
been of one mind during the cold snap on
short prayers and quick jumps at bed time.
The Auditors report shows that the mi
leage of Judge Mclaughlin of the Thir-
teenth Circuit for 1870 was $1,S4.
In the Baltimore u. S. District Court
the United States has recovered a verdict
for 500 against Henry T. Cover, Jacob H.
Taylor and Jesse Cover for violation Of
contract for building the walls of the Ma
tional Cemetery at Staunton.
Senator Cochran has introduced bill to
incorporate the ''Odd Fellows Relief AS
ISOLATION and Library Hall'' of Staunton.
Speaker Hanger has introduced bill to
authorize the Methodist Episcopal Church
(colored) at Staunton to sell a portion of
their real estate.
A revival lasting eighteen days closed
at Bethany Lutheran Church on the 9th
ult., 81 persons having connected them
selves with the church. Rev. A. A. J.
Bushong, of Mt. Tabor church, in Au-
gusta, assisted at the meetings, and did
most of the preaching.
Both houses of the legislature have
passed the bill for the protection Of sheep
in Augussa-the dog law. It now only re-
quires the signature of the Governor.
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A UCTION GOODS
FOR CASH !!
Revolution ia Prices /.
BUY RIGHT AND MONEY is ALREADY
SAVED

SAVED
We buy our Goods at Auction Houses, an6
who has ever attended these auctions will notice
how prices fuctuate, and will mark the steady
downward tendency, sale after sale and day at
ter day, straight through the season, affordine
to real judges of good capital chances 10 under
quote the regular market by at least 20 to So per
cent, and to sell to the public, and to men to
retail, at less thsn the case price at the mill
An importer, hard up will offer goods at cost
to raise money, but when note is due to NOR
row and money must be had, he tumbles his
goods into the auction rooms where cost or no
cost, they must go. 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 us,
without the expense of advertising-so by iu-
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
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 naoonshine million
aires go crushing through at prices that would
bewilder- both buyer and seller, only to prove
that, in this advanced age of stubborn and IN.
yielding fighting, it is your duty to make every
edge cut, and to take advantage 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 al
auction, if we can get it below its value, without
regard to getting up an assortment-but what
we have got will be sold at astonishingly low
prices.
Our present stock consists principally of Gen.
tlemens' Undergarments, Clothing, Cassi meres,
Cloths, Cassinets, Hats and Caps, Notions, and
all kinds of Boots and Shoes, Ladies' Shawls,
large assortment of Furs, principally Misses
and Children.
Our auction sales will continue as heretofore.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, to commence
at O'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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TO. ALL TO WIDOW IT MAY CONCERN.

Take notice, that the undersigned, guardian
Of his children, BENZ. F. Alice Y, Fannie K,
Chas. N. and Emma E. Campbell, duly appoint
ed and qualified under the laws Of the State of
Missouri and now resident of the City of st.
Louis will apply to the Circuit Court Of Angus
ia county, Va at its March term next, to have
certain funds belonging to his said wards and
under tas eoptrol Of tie sais eeart, paid 10 hira
to be removed by him to the State Of Missouri.
@. D. N. CAMPBELL by
anas All James (. Edmondsqn. stt'y in fact,
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THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL given by the
Methodist church to it's Sabbath School
children, took place last night, and was
greatly enjoyed by the children.
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TRAINS TO BE DIsCoNTINuED.-Iti is
stated that after tonight the night express
train on the G. & Q. r. r. will be discon-
tinued until the summer season.
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VALENTINES DAY.-Sunday next is St..
Valentines day, but it will be observed
Saturday and Monday. The city stores
have great variety of missives both for
lovers and mischief makers.
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THE SUNDAY LAW IN. STAUNToN.-
Last Sunday was the first day of the new
prohibitory sales law. It was strictly OBJ
served by the drinking saloons as far as any
one could see. The streets were .quiet
and orderly, disappointing those who had
predicted that there would be s'more drum
ken men than than there were before the
passage of the ordnance" In the after
noon there were many young men at the
prayer meetings who would not have been
there had the opportunity for 'ssocial
glass" been open to them. One merchant
closed Saturday and opened Sunday as al
lowed by the ordinance. A number of
young, and not young, gentlemen pur-
chased their little TASKS of tod Saturday
night, and on Sunday appeared at meals
with the pass word of the Peppermint
Templars" OH their lips, breathing forth a
fragrance that to an old soldier Instantly
explains itself. Altogether, the friends of
order and a decent observance of the Sab
bath have cause to congratulate themselves
on the first Sunday under the ordinance.
'N.tA II
CHARTER OF THE SToNEWALL BRIG
ABE BAND.-Judge Mclaughlin has grant
ed charter Of incorporation to the Stone
wall Brigade Band, consisting of the fol-
lowing members: E. NJ. Gushing, Chas. E.
Haines, Samuel c. Baskins, A. J. Turner,
Thos. R. Dolin, D. E. Strausburg, Jno.M.
Carol, Simon N. Miller, Chas. W. Miller,
P. G. Koerber, John II. Lushbaugh, Robt.
W. Hamilton, W. H. Barkman, D. G..
Barkman, Jos. P. Asst, Jno. W. Abby, D..
w. Drake, and JAS A. Armentrout, as a
"body polite with capital stock of $780,
900 divided into shares of 500 each, the real
estate of the corporation not to exceed $780,
600 in value. The object of the company is
''to furnish, for compensation, music for
fairs, commencement exercises, concerts,
and parades," and the officers are E. M.
Gushing, President, Chas. E Haines, Vice
President, and Samuel G.. Baskins, Sec
Rotary and Treasurer. The band has re-
Gently organized in connection with it. an
orchestra and choir.
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Is 1T TRUE ?-Dr. G. S. Walker, Druggist, in
our own town, informs us that "Dursng's Rheu-
matte Remedy" is the only medicine known to
him that cures all forms of rheumatism There
is no humbug about this. Gall on the DR. for
a circular
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THOR RENT. That very desirable residence
Hon Church street, Stanton, Va, at pres
ent occupied by the family Of Col. Geo. F. AL.
ford. Possession given Immediately. For terms,
&C., apply to -
aecl1s4m ELUEk q NEASQNo
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City Notices.

STRONGEST AND BEST CHAIRS made. S.
WILKES is selling at 90 each.
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DoND's EXTRACT (vegataale) the great
l. Vegetable Pain Destroyer, for sale by
81 GEO. ". MAYS l. CO.,
ne'as Augusta at
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DIED.

8 -s-~SS-O-O--~I--
LINN.-At the residence of her son, near Fishers
vile, on the 18th inst, Mrs. Linn, wife of Peter
Linn, a soldier of the war of 1872, at very ad-
vanced age. f1
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DUBLIC SALE OF COUNTY LAND.

DUBLIC SALE OF COUNTY LAND.
By virtue of a decree rendered by the Circuit
Court of Augusta County in the cause of A. H
Curd VS. R. NJ. hardwood, will proceed to sell
on 5S.~ fe
MONDAY the 22d FEBRUARY, 1875,
being Court day. at public auction, in front of
the Court house, TWO tracts Of LAND, belong
ing to said Markwood
F1RST-Containing q Acres, situated on the
North East side of the Waynesborough and
Long Meadows roads adjoining the lands of
Sampson Pelter and Hugh Mcclure.
SECOND-A LOT containing Acres ad-
joining the above tract
TERMS-Enough in hand to pay costs of suit
and sale and $75 90 with interest from Oct list
1873 till day of sale, balance in one and two
years. Purchaser to give bonds with approved
personal security, bearing interest from day of
sale fer deferred instalments.
S. TRAVERS PHILLIPS,
jane at Comm'r.
DICaARDSON & AIS. VS.. McOHESNEY &
III NADENBOUSCH.
IN CHANCERY <
In pursuance of decree of the Circuit Court
for Augusta County, entered in this cause, June
%, 1873, shall! proceed, at my Office in Staun-
ton, on
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Very little money is needed to buy Goods at the
following
NEW PRICE LIST.
3-4 wide Canton Flannel at l2l, worth 1885,
"a wide Brown Cotton at loo worth l5c.
"a wide Heavy and Fine Brown Cotton at
l23c, worth zoe.
Cotton Bats at 25c per pound, worth 4oc.'
Calico's at and lOc-the best
INTEND THIS SEASON TO UNDER
SELL EVERYTHING IN
THIS MARKET.
Black, Brown, and Gray Alpaca, double width,
at 40 and 50c-worth more money.
Beautiful Delaines at zoe, worth 35c.
Furs for Ladies and Children from $l.25 to $25,
all very cheap.
Black velveteens at roc, worth $1.25.
All Colors of Opera Flanuels at 50c worth 75c.
Felt Skirts at ST. 10, worth Sl.75.
Handsome Striped Shawls at So, worth So so.
Large Towels at zoe, worth 40c
We have nice lot of Delaine Remnants at l5c,
worth in the full piece 35c.
White Flannels 1872 $3.50, 40 and SOC cheap
Red Flannel 25, 40 and soc, worth more money.
Ladies collars 10, 20, rs and soc.
Ladies cuffs 20, 80, 40 and so.
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| BUILDING AssoCIATIoNs.-Th commu-
nifty is very much interested in the build
ing association question just now, very
popular one being employed in winding up
its business of eight years, previous to dis
continuing, and new one being formed to
fill the vacancy. The association just clos
ing-the Staunton Building Association,
was organized in February, 1867, and the
first monthly dues were paid on the 9th
of that month, the last payment being
made on the 9th of this month. Mr.. Jno.
B. Evans, its President, wss the first Pres
ident. The lamented Jno. K. Woods was
treasurer one year, but resigned, when Mr..
Heber Ker was elected to the position
which he has filled most acceptably ever
since. During it's existence, the associa-
ton has built 35 houses, in whole or in
part, and former membranes, in large
number of cases have been raised, by the
use of funds loaned by it. Besides this,
the money of the association has been
largely borrowed by the business men of
the city
The Mechanics Building Association of
Staunton which will wind up.in about IS
months, was organized Aug. 9Th, 1868, and
the first instalment paid in Aug. 18th of
that year. MI P. B. Hoge, has been Pres
ident and Mr.. Jas. Ker, Secretary and
Treasurer since it's organization. About
20 houses have been built with money
loaned by the association, and in many
cases old liens haye been raised and money
loaned for business purposes.
The new building association, the Or
ganization of which will take place to-
night, has already 200 shares taken and
starts life with every prospect of the great
success which has attended the others.