Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-12

man, John l.. Peyton BOokS-RObt. Cow
an: Dry Goods-Isaac Paul & Co.: VIM
Kyle, Il. 6. Bickle, w. J. Shumate, A S
Kinney. John ". Pitman: Tailols- Cor
den 81 Tendon, E. Dooley, Henry Bare
Wagon Making-D. j. Harry: Hemp Mil
-Coiner 81 Oyerholt: Portrait Painter
Horace Seely: Stoves-J. N. Roberts
Drugs-Dr. 8. Berkeley.
Mr.. G. II. Saupe advertised to draw
teeth, bleed and shaye, and for each regu.
lar customer to provide "a separate mug,
brush, soap, and razor" His place
OF business WAS opposite the Eagle Hotel.
THE SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL BOYS OF THAT
DAY. -..-s-a......
There were estimated by the "Demo-
crat" at that day to be 1877 scholars ill all
the schools open in S5aunLon. Of the
schools two taught by Miss Anstis Ma
gee and Mr.. A. D. Trotter were private.
The Staunton Academy was the pril. cipal
one. Lyttleton Waddell Was the Princi-
pal and John L. Campbell Professor of
classics and military tactics. The trustees
were John FL. Peyton, Samuel Clark, James
Crawford, A. H. I'll. Stuart, Addison Wad-
dell, Geo. III. Cochran, VIM. Kinney, Ken
ton Harper. VIM. Frazier and John b.
Baldwin, and the following list Of the
scholars ''whose conduct has been in every
respect highly satisfactory" as said in the
report of the Prof s.ors 10 the Board, viii
be interesting
VIM. Asst, B. G. Baldwin, j. w. Baldwin, VIM.
Baylor, II. NJ. Bell, q. M. Cochran, M. B. Craig E.
Dun. J. B Eskridge, L. Hal, q. Hague A. ". Har-
man, I. L. Harman, 6. K. Harper 5. G. Harper, C.
G. Hyde, j. II Hyde, E Il LINK, ?. I. Link. Vim.
McComb. y A: Merritt, W. Miller, \. E. May, C. P.
Patterson j. T. Patterson, II. NJ. Patterson, Il. I.
Poage, ) s. Run ), Steel, j. NJ !, slmms, B. Stuart,
G. B. fi ui,t L. R. Wv WaddeIi Lytfe Ton Wadde Ipg
d. Warden, M. s. Watkins, Il. Wilson
Tue Board Of Trustees Of the Virginia
Female Institute was organized this year,
with Bishop Meade, President, and Rev.
L. T. Castleman. A. Ii. FL. Stuart, n. C.
Kinney, VIM. Kinney, Dr.. f. T. Stribling,
Jno. Il. Peyton, L. J. Niche, Robt. S.
Brookes, members; George Eskridge, Sec
rotary, and Jno. B. Breckenridge, Treas
urer. Rev. James McElroy was elected
Principal. The plans Of the building were
drawn by Edwin M. Taylor. The Augusta
Female Seminary was then in operation,
with Rev. NJ. Bailey. Principal.
The Deaf, Dumb & Blind Institution
was then under the superintendent of
Mr.. Jos. D. Tyler, and as I. sample of the
advance made by the pupils the following
letter from deaf mute young lady of
Richmond, who though without education
up to her eighteenth year, in seven months
at tie institution had been enabled to
write it, is published:
SrAUNToN, March 81, 1915.
liy Dear Brother:
I am well love to walk with the deaf and dumt
girls. love you We. y much. like Mr. Job Turner
to- aeh me: must ea a, h tn YOU wa am
pleasant. | love God. WISH my brother to come
mere. love the deaf and dunno pupils very much
l ike 10 read the biole. | ike to Stay here l give
love to you. We tke to walk vita the boys. Yor
must soon write letter to me; hope that you ale
very well. Coz is very good, visit tue B ,{
often. never steal. Mrs. Turner is very kind
am very kind. 1 visa you to buy some things fo
me.
am your affectiopate sister,
SARAH Ii. HARGROVE.
The t.Democrat' Of few weeks after
contains a notice of the death and funera
of Miss Hargrove, the officers and pupils
of the institution marching in procession
to her grave.
DELEGATES TO A CONVENTION.
The following is list of 70 delegates
appointed to represent Augusta in a con
vention Of the people Of the Western par
of the Stale on the white basis question
| Of the whole number only fourteen ar,
alive to-day. One of them, S. S. Abney
| is a member Of the Missouri Senate:
Hon. Lucas P. Thompson, Thomas j. Niche. d
| W. Patteson, John Churchman, William Young
| Jacob Baylor, Chapman johnson, jr, Hugh "
Sheffey Jacob Keiser, Chesley Kinney, sen, Co
r. Giyens, VIM. II. aarman, Chesley Kinney ir
John Newton. III. John Hanger, 2. A. Heiskell Jas
| NJ. Dunn, Col. F. McCue, Col. George Baylor, ID
| John A. Davidson, John G. Fulton Dr. c. r. Harris
ney, James Bumgardner, Reuben D. Hill, Samue
| NJ. Woodward, Col G. C. Robertson VIM. 0. Harris
James Turk, Thomas G. Burke, B. f. Reid, Dl
| VIM. r. BAR, George w. Allen, s. S. Abney, Jane
| Points, David Rusmisel, James Hunter, SEN, Jaco
! X st ibiing George ShueY, Ballard Smith. John
Taylor, H. M D2rnall, Tucker A. FarroW; Capt. JnC
| B. Watts, VIM. Gilkes0n, Era,lnus Stnbling Wn
J. d. Bel, VIM. Whitmore, David Kerr, Waspingto
| Sw0ope, n. X. Trout, Adam NJ HiWpe, Jam S M
! Lilley, James Berry, Al st. c. Turk, Joseph \
| Woodward. VIM. G. Bakemore. Jacob Coyner, job
Stevenson, Col. S. ID. Coyner. Joshua Evans Thona
| NJ. Donaho John Merritt, Samuel d. Crawford, Ma
| James Crawford, B. f. Points. George w. Poagt
Henry Robertson, Clinton G. Miller, William Knne
| Vincent E. Geiger.
i PERSONAL.