Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-21

lett, Evans, Larew, Powell, Todd and
WITT. President Catlett presiding. The
following business was transacted:
Petitions.-The petition Of F. M. Young
and others for an appropriation of 5000 by
the city to repair the damages at the fair
grounds was presented. Messrs Burke
and Todd advocated it. Mr.. WITT thought
it had better be referred to the committee
on the poor. Iaughter.) It was referred
to the committee On Finance.
The petition of Donald Allen, City En-
gineer setting forth that out of $4,000 due
him by the city only 800 had been received
IN money. and asking that that portion of
his salary arising from his position of en-
gineer of the water works at 800 month
be paid in money, as per agreement, was re-
ferred to the committee on Finance. MI.
Byers said he could not see that Mr.. Allen
a city employee should be paid in money
when other employees, working men: had
to receive their pay in script.
A petition was received from City Ser
geant W. d. Runnels, asking the Council
to say who should receive $125 he wanted
to had over On old taxes, collected while he
was not bonded officer, as both Messrs.
Carroll and Ker had doubts as to each be-
ing the proper person to receive it. Refer
red to the Finance committee.
Miscellaneous,-A appropriation of 5000
was made for a temporary bridge over
Lewis creek on New street and the City
Engineer was instructed to report plan
for permanent one.
Officer John Kurtz was presented with
SIS for unusual vigilance in the discharge
OF his duties, something in che manner OF
testimonial. The officer made speech in
acknowledgment equal to Grants, saying,
''much obliged to you gentlemen"
The sum of $15 was directed to be paid
Robert Miller fol his oat crop raised OF
ethyl and on shares, and which was destroy
ed by cows, the city not properly fencing
the land
A resolution offered by MI: Evans re-
curing physicians presc iptions FIR the
poor to be countarsgned by the Overseer
of the Poor. Messrs. Catlett and Larew
opposed il on the ground that the delay of
hunting up an oversear might cause the
poor patients death.
The June accounts of the overseer of the
poor Hudson for $116,s5 and Harlan for
500, 95 were allowed.
Il communication from Capt. Chas. y.
Mccoy asking for a connection with the
city water pipes, only to be used in case Of
e, II n e,
red.
a resolution to make the meetings of
Council monthly instead Of semi monthly
was defeated.
Adjourned.
TRYING. A ''VINDICATOR" RECIPE
We pay good deal of attention to getting
EARN and Fireside," and Mrs. Ann Maria
Pettengill pays good deal of attention to
trying them. She tried putting few drops Of
spirits of ammonia in water to make your
skin white. From what Mr.. Pettengil
says she must have put in q quart. 1t is the
same sort of thing that ladies carry in
smelling bottles to take the top Of their
heads off when they are nervous. She de-
termlned to- come out as a blonde and sur
prise him, so she spent her own money (got-
ten out of his vest pocket over mighty and
bought it and slipped it into the basin with
the secrecy of death. When she arose in
the morning she tucked her dimity
night-gown carefully between her knees
and put her. hair back and then soused her
head in. ssF'1re!" shouted Mrs. Pettingill.
''Hallo! what's the matter2' said Pettin-
gill, hopping out of bed. s'F-i-r-e!': gasped
Mrs. Pettingill, tearing around the room,
and managing to bang her head against
the wardrobe and the head board of the
bed at the same time. "What the d
Is the matter with your" demanded the
gentleman, feeling Indignantly under that
bed for his slippers, while his wife sat
kicking her heels against the trunk. 'I'm
ru-ru-ruined - she got out between gasps
"Great Jupiter! ~ said he, ''can't you tell
what it is instead of sitting there kicking
the trunk like fool, and making all this
row over nothing ''Run for the doctor;
my eyes are out" Pettingill ran to wash
his face to go for the doctors and soused
his head in. "Murder ~ shouted Mr.. Pet
tingill. "What is it?" screamed Mrs. P.
from her perch on the trunk, with her eyes
tight shut. "M-u-r-d-e-r !" shouted her
husband, and took for the door, where he
capered up and down the passage about
forty times, until their only boarder, be-
ing a female, commenced screaming for
the police. "Open the door ~ shouted
cor I'll break it open. I've been an officer
in Staunton for thirty years, and murder
in must be stopped" II can't open the
door," screamed the female bearder; 81
amt got on my Clothes" ''Never mind
about your clothes,' said Cynthy; s'this
murderin' must be stopped: I've been an
officer for thirty years. and it can't go
on" by the time the officer got in,
things we're more quiet. Mrs. Pettingill
was better. and was roosting on the trunk,
with wet towel to her eyes, reproducing
her husband for having said she was max
ing all this row for nothing.
At supper that night she remarked:
81 think, dear, III stop the INDICATOR
next week"
WEDDING. On Wednesday morning
last, at the residence of Sam1 G. Baskins,
Esq, the brother-in-law Of the bride, a
marriage Of Capt. George F. Netherland,
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