Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-10-06

tax on lots, J1e major part or when lit
j, outside of the corporate lines, was referred,
+. A petition of Judge Hendren, for per,
mission to pipe city water to his house, I'M
der certain conditions, was referred,
The petition of Baker Bros, for tlrt
plug near the G. 81 O. depot, was referred
The petitions of Mrs. Bolen and +. o.
HeYdenrich, were referred.
The lst and Sd Tuesdays of each mouth
were adopted as nights for regular meet
ings.
Adjourned.
PERSONAL. Mr.. 2. M. Thompson, OF
Williamsburg, President of the Board OF
the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, was IN
Staunton, last week, on visit to the w.
L. Asylum, for conference with DR.. Bald
win, the Superintendent, on professional
business.
It is published that Mr.. Jno. A. Noon,
of Staunton, has been appointed a revenue
storekeeper in the Fifth Virginia Dirtrict.
Capt. VIM. F. cambridge, was in the
city this week. The firm Of which Capt.
D. is member have finished their con-
tract on the railroad in Kentucky. His
headquarters are now in Cincinnati.
Rev. Geo. B. Taylor, formerly of Staun-
ton, now of Italy, has sent his Oldest son
to America, to enter the Baptist College,
at Richmond.
Mr. VIM. Watts has been elected treas
urer of the Grange Building Company.
Judge H. W. Sheffey, who returned from
| Lynchburg, last week, heard while there
the celebrated colored Democratic cam
paigner, Rev. W. J. Dungee, of Richmond.
He says that he is q most remarkable ora
tor, and his addresses tell with great effect
on the colored portion of the audience.
Mr. John C. Cfoner, formerly Of Staun-
ton, has started a newspaper called the
Enterprise" in Rossville, ILL.,, of which
he is editor and proprietor.
The Raleigh IN. c. Sentinel" has the
following notice of an address delivered by
Mr.. VIM. A. Turk, formerly of Staunton,
at Democratic Barbecue, near Raleigh.
Iast week:
Mr.. Turks effort is mentioned as the
magic speech that won the crowd; so i'm
eloquent enthusiasm for the cause. Many
old farmers went to him and took him by
the hand. Mr.. Turk is a young Virginian,
from Staunton, and is here in the inSur-
ance business.
A letter in the Richmond "Dispatch"
from Christiansburg, seys:
Judge Cochran, of Staunton, spoke here
yesterday. The greater part Of his speech
was to the negroes. He told them that it
was not the Republicans that freed them,
out that it was through the instTum entail
| ity Of the Democrats. He explained how
| it was that "Father Abraham had Of
fered to compromise with the South, al
lowing us to keep our slaves. He asked
them from whom they got their support,
who visited their sick, who kept them from
absolute beggary and want, and then
wound up by telling them who cheated
them, and who stole their hard-earned
money His speech had good effect, and
[ have the assurance that mapy votes were
changed.
The clone Jack" tobacco of Jno. W.
Carroll, Of Lynchburg, took the first pre-
MUM at the Centennial. Mr.. Carroll is
native of Augusta.
| Among the deaths at Savannah, from
yellow fever, last week, was Miss Mamie
Cummings, formerly pupil at the Au-
| gusta Female Seminary.
Mr.. Carter Berkeley, General Agent for
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
! Boston, with Mr.. VIM. A. McCue, State
Agent for the same Company, left a few
days since on tour through Southwestern
| Virginia, as far as the Tennessee line.
| They are also Agents for the Virginia Fire
and Marine Company, OF Richmond, and
the Richmond Fire Association.
The Second Presbyterian church at
Lynchburg, has received 8 letter of CRATE
| full thanks from Rev E. q. Gordon Of Savan-
nah, Ga, for aid sent the yellow fever suf.
ferers. Mr.. Gordon is the pastor Of the
Independent Presbyterian church there,
and is well known in this section, having
relatives in Staunton and having formerly
been pastor at Lebanon.
Gen. Golf, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of West Virginia, passed through
Staunton Tuesday on his way to Green
brier.
DR.. J. NJ. Blanton, Master of the State
Grange of Virginia. who made so good an
impression at his last visit to Staunton,
will deliver another address here on We'd
nesday next, the 18th inst.
The Woodstock democrat" has the fol-
lowing about former Staunton printer:
AS an evidence of the hard times we call
attention to the fact that VIM. Fl. Heller,
a fine news and job printer, of Woodstock,
is walking around our streets with his saw
horse and saw on his back, soliciting job.
He calls himself street fiddler.
Mr.. E. r. Virgins, of Hartford, Ct,
gentleman who represents $32, 100000 of
capital, was at the Virginia Hotel, this
week, returning from West Virginia. The
party consisted of MI. and Mrs. Van
Voorhis and Mrs. Foster, of N. Y, and
Nh. Virgins and wife, and S. Fort. of
Hartford.
The Staunton man who attracted most
sympathy at the Centennial was the one
who was robbed Of his pccket-book, which
only had dollar and a half in it, and
which the thief returned to him, saying,
s'My friend. hadn't you BETTER go home. i,
A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.-On Fri
day last, Winter, q little son, three years
old, Of Mrs. Thomas K. Menifee, was ia
tally scaldvd, resulting in his death on
Sunday morning. The little fellow was
passing the kitchen door, when the cook,
who was scalding chickens, threw the hot
water out, not seeing him. 1t Iell on his
head and breast. Rev. DR.. Jno. S. Mar
tin was in the house at the time, with
some Of his family, paying a visit. Dr..
Atkinson was sent for, but the burns
were fatal, and or Sund ay morning the
little sufferer died. The cook, who was
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