Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-20
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FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. 20, 1878
Home Work for the Sufferers.

flour and sundry lots of potatoes. bacon
dried beef. tea and preserves, contributed
by the following parties: 5barrels of flour
by the Odd Fellows Lodge Of Staunton;
4 barrels of flour, bags of potatoes, and |
10 pieces of bacon, collected by Mr.. A.
Blauth in his neighborhood and delivered
by him; S barrels by city of Staunton; 1
barrel by F. & j. Green; by T G. Stout;
by W. A. Burke; 1 by Witt Il Bro; by
E. M. Cushing; l by J. M. Stout; by IL.
D. Peck; by J. B. Blackley; making a
total of % barrels of flour. Besides this,
H. L. Powell sent 3 pieces of dried beef;
Mrs. Gillock jar of preserves; and pack
ages of tea were raised by the contribu-
lions of several colored persons; with 5
barrels of flour collected by Mr.. G. W.
Swoope at Swoope's Depot.
AT almost every station as the supply
train moved down the Valley, contribu-
tions were waiting and when it reached
Harper's Ferry six cars had been loaded.
The collections made at the different sta
tions were as follows Millbrook, bar
rels flour; Fl Defiance. II barrels flour, l
barrel potatoes, bag soap, and package
meat; Verona. barrel potatoes and ham;
Mt. Sidney, 8 barrels flour, 2 barrels pota-
toes, and i box bacon; Viewers Cave, 4
| barrels flour and / box bacon; Mt. CraW-
| ford, barrels flour: Harrisonbufg, l3 bar
rels -four, l barrel potatoes, and l package
tea; Llnville, Is barrels flour, barrel po-
tatoes, s bags potatoes. l package bacon,
and crooks apple butter; Broad wgy, II
barrels flour, 6 boxes jellies and clothing,
and bags meat; Timbervile, Isl barrels
flour. 7 bags potatoes, and boxes; For
restville, II barrels flour, barrels pota-
toes, and l bag bacon; Mt. Jackson, IS
barrels flour, 8 barrels potatoes, s bags POI
tatoes, bags bacon, box potatoes, and
box apple butter; Edinburg. % barrels
flour, barrel onions, l barrel potatoes,
box jelly, 8 bags potatoes, and 1 tub lard;
Woodstock, IS barrels flour and 8 barrels
potatoes; Strasburg, II barrels -four, 2
sacks flour, and boxes; Cedar Greek, 10
barrels flour; Middletown, barrels flour,
4 bags potatoes, l ham, and box sundrieS;
Newtown, barrels -four, 2 barrels pota-
toes. 8 bags potatoes, and l package ba-
con; Kernstown, barrel flour and l box
tea; Winchester, 26 barrets flour, boxes,
and bundle; Stephenson, l barrel flour
and package bacon; Wadesville, 8 BAR
.els flour; Berryville, IS barrels flour, 8
bags meat. and 16 boxes provisions and
clothing; Charlestown, 106 barrels flour
and box tea; Halltown, 4 boxes supplies
This placard was placed upon each car:
"This car must not be detained 1t con-
tains supplies from in the Valley
of Virginia, contributed for the yellow
fever sufferers, and consigned to the Ho-
ward Association, Memphis, Tenn
|. The train was dispat ched at once to
Memphis, with letter from Capt. J. Fl.
Averill, superintendent of transportation
on the Valley q b. & 0. r. r.. to tine
Howard Association, expressing the feel
ings of the contributors for their suffering
; fellows in the South.
AS many who wished to contribute were
disappointed on account of the bad wealth
er the day before the train left, we are
authorized to say that any further contri-
buttons may be sent to the most conve-
nieut stations, and they will be forwarded
| promptly without charge
THE CoNFEDATE SOLDIERS RESPONSE.
The proceedings of the Confederate sol
diers meeting ON Tuesday will be found
elsewhere. There will doubtless be most
liberal response to this appeal.
ANOTHER SCHEME OF THE STONEWALL
BAND.
The Stonewall Brigade Band proposes
to give another concert in a short time fol
/ the benefit of these afflicted Southerners
And this time they will draw their crowd
from distance, as the G. Il O.. road has
agreed to give free transportation bot
ways to persons attending the concert
from points both East and West Of this
. place. They expect to geta large atten-
dance from Charlottesville, Waynesborc
, and other points along the road as the
price OF tickets to the concert will be the
only cost. Capt. j. H. Woodward, the G,
& o. ticket agent here, was the originator
. and has been Instrumental in arranging
this new charitable enterprise with his
company and the band. Application has
Valley Branch of the B. Il o. to extend
the same facilities on their road and it is
believed they will also acceed to the propo-
sition.
VALUABLE BOX FOR OLD STANTON
IANs.
Messrs. E. NJ. Gushing and Geo. Harlan,
having received touching letter from the
Campbell family, at Grenada, Miss, yes
: terday, got up among the friends of Mr.
Geo. W. Campbell and DR.. Jas. H. Camp
bell here, large box of clothing. blankets
and delicacies, articles of which they are in
most need, and forwarded to them by ex-
press last night.
EFFORTS AT ARBOR HILL.
/ The Middlebrook and Arbor Hill Clubs
gave al entertainment last night and will
give another tonight for the benefit OF the
fever sufferers. 1t is a most praisworty
effort on the part of the young people and
it is to b. hoped they ale well patronized,
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STAUNToN LEGIsLATURE.-The second
session Of this body commenced last Tues
day night. Upon the reorganization, the
following officers were elected Hon. A.
H. Fl. Stuart, Governor, Hon. Marshall
Hanger, Speaker, VIM. P. Tams. Clerk i,
and James Miller, Sergeant-at-Arm The
credentials of Messrs. Sam'l G. Baskins,
JAS Frazier and E. Donaghee, were pre-
scented and referred to the Committee on
Elections.
The next meeting will be held at s P M.
in the Association Hall, in which occasion
speaker-elect Hanger will qualify and as
| snma the duties of the raSnnnSlhle Office