Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-16


the asylum in those days was noticed b
the papers in complimentary way as cor
firming the merits of the institution.
PERSONAL.
Henry Imboden as Treasurer of the Au
gus.a Springs Turnpike Co., publ ishes
notice calling on the subscribers.
Col. James N. Lilley was elected colone
and Solomon D. Koiner 1t. Col. of the 93
regiment of Va. militia.
Thos. J. Niche delivered a lecture OF
sDuelling" before the Staunton Lyceun
of which n. K. Trout was Secretary.
Rev. James E. Wilson was elected Pro
fessor of Ecclesiastical History Ind Churcl
Government in the Union Theological
Seminary.
M. Harvey Etfinger as clerk of the Warn
Springs and Harrisonburg Turnpike Go.
publishes notice to the stockholders.
J. Carroll, Orderly Sergeant of TIT
Stauntan Light Infantry publishes cal
to the company to parade at the regimen
tai muster ground"
VIM. Bawcett, a soldier of the Revolu-
ton, who before the establis' lment Of q
Post Office at Stanton, had served a
private mail route between there aud Win
chester, die that year.
Franklin McCue was elected Colonel OF
the 32,l militia.
Samuel Clarke, mayor, offered reward
of $500 for the detection of the incendiary
who had firel the town in October.
''Ex-Pfesident Samuel Houston Of the
Republic of Texas passed through on his
way to the Warm Springs.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
AS we have said the advertising was
scarce. P Van Deursen & Co. seem to
have been the big merchants of the day
taking as much as a column or two of the
paper. A. NJ. Mosley advertises "chear
goods'' at 1.-The stand formerly occupied by
John B. Breckenridge opposite the Eagle
Hotel" He also contradicts the rumor that
he intended discontinuing the saddlery
business and assures the public that he has
no such intention. Robt. G. BicAle adver-
tises to sell cheap for cash or ION credit to
those who have not failed to pay their ac-
counts when they became due" The "Su-
sauna" Foundry is advertised by John
Faber & Son near Waynesboro. Geo. 4.
Mitchell advel tises private entertain
ment on the Winchester road, a half mile
below Staunton. Jacob B. Nicholas ad-
vertises tannery. The land sales are
generally advertised to take place in front
of the Wayne Tavern. The dissolution
of co-pal tnership between Geo. M. Coch-
ran and Benz. Crawford is announced. G..
w. Deal advertises q saddlery at Waynes-
boro. w. ID. Cooke advertises spring
bed for the sick which is certified to by
Drs. A. Waddell, Jos. Wilson, F. T.
Stribling and 7. Reynolds. Merrill Cush-
lug advertises a confectionery and calls at
tention to his new soda fountain, which
was rarely in those days. NJ. Quinland
and Henry Bare are the tailors. A farm
is advertised and one of it's recommends
lions is "a silk orchard of 1000 trees'' but
unluckily in another column Is a letter ad-
vertising the mort multicanlus fever as a
lumbug A certificate as to the value of
McCormick's reaper. signed by Abraham
Swartz, Geo. Eskridge. Jas. BELL, Joseph
Smith, W. W. Donaghe, Silas H. Smith,
Nicholas e. Kinney. Ed. Valentine, Ken
ton Harper, james Points, BENZ. Crawford
and Solomon d. Conner is published. The
formation of the Augusta Springs Stock
Go. with capital of $50, 100. Some sharp
correspondence is published about the rel
alive merits of Kalorama and the Ann
Smith Academy. Craig Il Maupin ad-
vertise in a guileless way that as they are
''opening Q new set Of books' debt
OF; would do we'll TO come up and settle.
Oh, yes. ofcourse! C. w. Hardin, as he
is about to change his business, offers for
sale his beautiful farm of "Wood-lawn,"
9 miles from Stanton. E. berkeley & Co.
offer gop1s for sale. w. 4. J. Lightner IF
Greeneville advert Use the celebrated White
sulphur Springs water and White Sulphur
Pills. Jacob Mohler advertises an illami-
nation of Weyer's Cave with 100 candles
and urges the public to attend. Rebt.
Gray offers some valuable property near
Waynesbofo. VIM. Kerr wants man to
manage saw and ehopping mill.
DEATHS AND MARRIAGES..
Among the deaths and marriages we
find the following:
Married Thursday, Nov. 25th, by Rev.
A. B. McCursle. Archibald A, McPheet.
ers to Miss M ry J. Brown, daughter of
Mr.. William Brown. All of this county.
May 9th-Robert J. Glendy to Miss
Mary Jane, only daughter f Thos. Mont
gomery, Esq. All of this county.
"May the choicest blessings of Heaven
To this happy couple be given.''
Died-Suddenly, at Charlottesville, Mrs
Harriet Lee, consort of Rev. r. K. Meade
At Lexington, Mrs. Elizabeth McNutt
consort Of Professor McNutt.
POLITICS.
Samuel Mcdowell Moore and Robert
Craig are announced a, candidates fol
Congress; Franklin McCue, Jno. Il. Brock.
enridge and Gerard B. Stuart for the
House, and sJno. II. Peyton for the Senate
The Senatorial contest in the legislature
excited much interest, with Mason, Tyler
and Rives candidates. Jno. Tyler with
drew from the contest and resumed his
seat in the legislature. and Gen. Baldwin
OF Augusta was tEen nominated by his
friends.
The paper announces with pleasure that
a personal difficulty between Jno. Hamp.
den Peasants and Henry A. Wise had
been adjusted by Benz. Watkins Leigh.
Robt. Stanard and james Lyons.
TRAVEL.
The "Louisa R. r. Co" lnow Chesapeake
and Ohio) advertises to carry passengers
from Fredericks Hall to Richmond at S2.7:
each, and promises to make use connec-
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