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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

During the first three Of the ten years
Presidency of DR.. McCosh, a. Pril lceton.
he received gifts of money for the college
amounting to 81 600 per week. Aft ar that
subscriptions rose to $4,000 at time
and, altogether, there has been II ,ceived
$780, 900.
We were assisted in our proof reading,
this week. by little friend of the fair
sex, which accounts for so few mistakes
to be found on our outside. -HighEand Re
corder
How about your inside Charlottesville
Chronicle.
Auguste Leclerc, who fought under Ma
poleon at Waterloo and Robert Stewart, a
Scotchman. who was present under Wei
l1ngton, were among the commandments at
the Marcy Avenue Baptist church in
Broo klyn Sunday.
The young men of Stanton play Legis-
lature Sc aturally. that it only requires
the rattle of a few chips in the pockets of
the members to make it positively real
Hdrrisonburq Commonwealth.
Not long since we listened in ecstscy to
some pieces PLAYED by this justly famous
"Stonewall Ba d." and Thought how nice
it would be to challenge them OFT here to
play against that Band OF Ouu'1l.-Hiqh-
land Recorder.
There is Methodist minister in Georgia
WHO walks thirty miles every week in Or
der to fulfil one of his appointments. and
works two days of every week in brick
yard for corn to feed his family. That
man is in earnest.
Nine years ago Miss Emma Abbott sang
in hotel parlor in Fort Wayne, Ind and
took up collection after tie performance.
from which she realized $18. Last week
she sang in the same city to the largest
andience that ever assembled in the place.
In one day last week, (Thursday) the
Court of Appeals of Virginia, reversed
the decisions of the Courts below in no
less than eight cases.
Maj. c. s, Hart, landlord of Harris
Hotel. at Winchester, has left there and
taken charge of the 'sGrand Cen!ra at
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Among the survivors of the war of 1872,
in Kanawha county. W. Va, is Capt.
Roswell Grant, an uncle of President
Grant.
Cbas. s. Kline. aged II eloped with Miss
Parker. aged 20, from Charles City county.
Va. last Thursday, and was marie led to |
~ WASH
her H. =.
Mrs FLORENCE Baskerv,.,. y ;" u""s MGR
Of Cant lesser E. Adams, of Amherst) !
died resantly at Leipsic, German,, where
her husband is a student. She leaves an
infant a month OLD.
On the 18th inst, Capt. VIM. Mathews,
If nnonattox county, Va, who is in his
s4th Year, ran foot race and won it. l
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This is the season of the year when the

LIS 10 ouc oCdoOfl vi WIG yCdl WilCu tuo
Methodist minister packs up his keister,
sunders old ties, packs his kitchen utensils
in barrels and moves to new field where
the fatal donation party awaits him. liable
at any moment to strike his family and
bring dest luction, calico aprons and sour
pickles, and larry off all he has accumula
ten for the winter. There ought to be a
lightning rcd invented that would ward
off DONATION party N. q. Times.
A A. Pitman, formerly proprietor of the
hotel at Lexington, has been appointed
general manager Of Rawley Springs for
The next season.
Rev. Geo. B. Eager, of the Baptist
church at Lexington, has accepted call
g Kuox lille, Tenn and will leave
January Ist.
Geo '.nby, colored, aged y, and his
mother "Aunt Amy, aged Jos, died on
the same day in Shenandoah county, Va,
last week.
The store of A. Alexander, near Fancy
Hill. Rockbiidge. was entered ard robbed
of 800 one night last week.
Hughey Hughes, City Sergeant of
Lynchburg, is dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27
The Waynesboro ssTribune'' is evident

The Waynesboro 'sTribune' is evident
ly on the wrong scent regarding the VIM
DICTATOR and the appointment of County
Superintendent of schools. We regarded
Mr.. NJ. W. Quarles, Principal of the Way
nesboro Graded School as having the
strongest claim to the position through
qualification, experience and right of pro-
motion, declined signing petition to the
State Board in behalf of another gentle
mau-not Mr.. Grattan Of whose candidacy
we were not informed at the time-and
had no doubt of Mr.. Q.'s appointment I'M
til we saw in the Senate proceedings the
confirmation Of Mr.. Grattan. We know
nothing OF the reasons which governed the
State Board, but should not be surprised
to learn that the Indifference shown in our
own County Board. only seven members
out of eighteen assembling Oh the day for
the recommendation of County Superin-
tendent, had much to do with weakening
the effect of the recommendation when it
it was made. There can hardly be a doubt
that if the County School Board, of Au-
gusta, had in full meeting unanimously
recommended gentleman of Mr.. QLarles
fitness, no other would have been chosen
by the Board or his confirmation voted for
by our representative in the Senate. But
the election is over and while we thought
Mr.. Qaarles was entitled to the place, We
think that we can confidently assure our
county friends that they will find in Mr..
Grattan a gentleman whohas the ability TO
fill the position and who will give it tar
nest and conscientious attention.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

A GENEROUS AcT.--The Bal timore
'sGazette'' Of Sal urday publishes Il 10 fol
lowing: ga destitute woman VIII !, had
the misfortune to lose her husl'a nd at
Staunton, Va, and who was endea voring
to make her way from that place to Wash
inglon, having walked as far as y llddle-
town, Va, appealed 10 the conduc tor on
the Valley branch of the Baltimo re and
Ohio ilroad to take her on to W; ashiug-
ton. This he declined to do, but p aid her
fare to Winchester. The news az mt on
the train, who was possessed of g enuine,
practical sympathy, took scrap of paper
put himself down for Is cents ant made
the case known to the passenga IS. He
soon had the satisfaction of secu ring a
sum sufficient to pay the woman's fare to
ashington, the place Of her tlestina-
tiOn'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

"A RUN ON ARCHBISHOP PUKCELL.-It
reported from Cincinnati that Archhish-
op Purcell and his brother Edward have
become financially embarrassed on account
Of the ia lure of Hermann, the German
banker, with whom he had kept his &C
counts. The Archbishop, like most pre-
lates of his church, is the depository of an
immense amount Of money in small sums
pla ed in his hands by his Church people
for safe keeping. The number Of deposl-
tors was vsriously estimated at from three
thousand to twice that number, and the
liabilities 81 million. These figures are on
ly estimates. Fa her Purcell says: SIT
is not necessary to state the number of de
posit0rs or liabilities. 1t is really not the
business Of the public, for, be the deposit
tors few or many, they cannot lose in the
end. The church has too much property
to allow this. There is no serious trouble
for we shall soon be able, | hope, to lay
all demands, and am at lees sure that no
one will lose anything ny us, as there.s no
mortgage, Or jud= ment, or lien on our
churches Or institutions, whether charita
Die OF educational. There Can be no dang
or Or loss to anyone. There are many
wealthy members Of the church here, who
Archbishop, who is beloved by all, in this
time of trouble. 1t is said that the vener-
able Reuben Springer, whose magnificent
donations to the Cincinnati public and to
art in that city made him famous, has de-
clared that the Archbishop shall not suf-
fer, financially, even if it cost him round
million. Springer is a devout Catholic,
childless and widower. He is able to
command several millions in cash or short
notice, and it is hardly probable that he
will allow the church to suffer.
Last Sunday Archbishop Purcell at the
cathedral said to the congregation that
he had applied to the Pope to be relieved
from duty on account of age. AS to the
financial difficulty he said the church
would not let single depositor lose
dollar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27
Bayard Taylor. U. s. Minister to Germa

Bayard Taylor. U. s. Minister to Germa
ny, died suddenly at Berlin Saturday. He
commenced business life as a printer, and
while yet youth earned $3.50 with which
he made a tour of Eu' ope on foot. his de-
scriptive letters of it attracting much at
tention. Since then his rise in literature
has been steady. his translation of Goe-
the's, Faust being bis browning piece.
Dr.. Ed. W. Hughes, formerly Of Jeffer-
SON county, " Va, asa amedical writerot
some note, was among the yellow fever
victims at Grenada, Miss,
The Lexington Gazette" notices the
death Of Billy Paine, the well-known
colored stage driver on the Goshen route.
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New Adyertiseni MS .


DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE-By virtue of
~ decree If tile Circuit Court Of tluvanna
rendered at the September term, 1875 in the three
causes Of Haden, Trusle VS.. Jones' &C., right vs.
Richard HcCary's Administrator, &C., and Wright
VS.. Geo. L. MeCarys Administrator &C., the I'M
derSigned Commissioners will, on
Saturday, the 18th Of January, 1879,
offer for sale at public auction on tho premises,
THAT VALUABLE FARM,
lying on the cast bank Of the Rivanna, about FIVE
miles from Palmyra, known as
MOUNT PROSPECT,
and in the possession of the heirs at law of Geo.
L. McCary, dece,ssd.
This farm contains 25o acres of land consisting of
about l0j acres of open high land and about 40
acres of low grounls The balance is in timber.
Improvements-Dae Yelling House aud the usual
out-hOuseS.
TERMS OF SALE.-CaSh enough to pay the ex-
penses OF sale, balance on credit OF une, two and
three years; purchaser to give bond and good per-
ssna security for the de erred ents-Pei sonal
security will be dispensed with if the purchaser
should elect to pay onethird Il the purchase money
In cash. Bonds to bear interest from the cOnhrma-
ton of the sale and possession therenpOn given.
W B. PETIT,
T. H. TUTWILER,
JAS. U, SHEPHERD,
dec g-tds Com'rs.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27
Louisville tKy.) dispatch to tn.

A Louisville tKy.) dispatch to the
Washington "Post'' says: THE secret
history Of the five drawings of the library
lottery in this city is just published. The
total receipts from the sale of tickets
amounted to Sc $50 600, one-half of which
was re urned to the ticket holders as pfi-
yes, OF the balance, of over $3,000,OG0,
the library received s420,396
BENZ. Hunter. the merchant of Phila-
delphia who murdered John M. Armstrong
in Camden, N. j., is to be hnng on the
10th proximo in the court room at Cam
den. The gallows is erected at the spot
in the room where he stood when he plead
not guilty.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

In Stafford county, Va, on the 3rd inst,
Miss Mary B. Moncure, granddaughter
Of Judge Moncure, was married to James
Ashby, nephew Of Turner Ashby.
A new locomotive for the narrow gauge
railroad, just finished by Green & McMa-
hon, in Pulaski county, passed through
Lynchburg, Friday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

Col Pat Donan, speaking of the ssde-
teoriation Of Virginia says. "a sordia
mercenary spirit has taken possession Of
the older classes, and the younger soeiatv
has deeenerated into mere mob of dane
ing poys ana girls, handsome and courte-
Gus, but frivolous and insipid
A daughter Of George Bailey, OF Page
county, Va, only eighteen years old and
of remarkable beauty, was thrown fv har
horse against a jagged cliff, last week and
her face Sc. lacerated as to be unrecogni-
Fable.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

We are under obligations to Gan. John
Eehois for copy Of the Annual Report
Of the Officers, Boards and Institutions of
she State.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" Stanton, Dec. 18th, 1878,
Baylor and ais
Edward Mcmahon and ais.
All parties in crested in the foregoing canse pend
ing in The Circuit Court of Augusta county, take
no ice; that VIII proceed at my office i'll Stanton
on the
21st day of January, 1879,
to take the accounts required by the as. decree
te ed in this cause the 18th day of december 1875
at which time and place you required to attend
without further notice,
JOHN NJ. KINNEY,
dec27-4t Commissioner.
C1oMMI is1oNER's OFFICE,
Myers & wife,
Rnebus;s Executors.
notified that will pr coed at my fiji in staunton,
on the
10th dog of January, 1919,
to settle the accounts acquired by q rwo DEGREES
entered in said saus II the z n vi 'rembef. ls75
and the It'll of July, iAT, at which ;.tne and pace
you are required to nd wiz out sther notice.
dec27- t Comm'r
( COMMISSIONERS OFF E.
Landes Administrator.
Landes b ais.
All persons interested in the f,rrgong cause
pending in the Circuit Court Of Augusta county
take notice that will proceed, at my Office in Sauh
tOn on
the 18th dag Of January. 1879,
to take furt er account of the ADMINISTRATION OF
John w. LandeS, administrator ofCEristian Landes
decd and further account of the DEBTS against the
estate OF said Christian Landes. dec; And all per
SONS having claims against said estate are hereby
warned that unless they present and prove their
claims before me, on or before the said 10Th day OF
January, 1879, they will be debasred hereafter
asserting them.
JOHN M KINNEY,
dec274t commissioner
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

The great peril that now besets Virginia
is that the Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation will talk the people to death in his
annual reports. One hundred and thirteen
pages was his last.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

We received the communications of our
friends A'W." and ''F.' of Waynesboro on
the subject referred to above, late yester-
dag evening, butt it is simply impossible to
comply with their requests from the late
ness Of the hour they were received. Al
ready we have crowded communication
on the same subject into the smallest type
to get it in atall. The County School Board,
we learn, from one Of its members, is called
TO meet here next Tuesday, when the mat
Ter will doubtless be fully discussed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

NEW BLACK
FRENCH CASHMEREs,
Qee-a at WELLER,S
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

A telegram from Lexington says that
yolng Lynch, student from Loudon
county. Va, was drowned Christmas day,
while attempting to save Randall, OF
Texas, fellow student, who had broken
Through the ice, from drowning. Randall
was saved.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

CHILDREN'S HATS AND GAPS lust recsived.
" all tine latest novelties in the abUye goods al
nov "a C. L. WELLEk'G, Main Street.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

NEW RUFFLINGs, TIES,
~ SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
KID GLOVES, CORSETS, COLLARS s. CUFFS,
FOR CHRISTMAS
dec-Zo at WELLER'S.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-27

THE CHURCHEs-CHRIsT1IA TREES fEo-
TIvALs AND THE sERvICES-A CHILL
DREN's COSTUME BALL-THE DAY In
THE COUNTRY,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26
Churches.

CHRIST CHURCH MISSION.-Rev LOUIS
A. ARTHUR Missionary in charge Sunday
tss ~ IL a mi AM p m ervee nor
at2 80 p. IN. Saints days, and Holy days,
Service and address, II n. M. Friday s.
Evening prayer and address, O'clock p. M
eT. TITUS MISSION IN THE WooDS.-Occas-
s'onal service by special appointment. Reg
ular service on the first Sunday Of each
month at O'Clock p. IN,
MEPH0DIsT.-Rev. L. S. LOCKE, Pastor.
services ut IL a. m, and p. m. Sabbath
school Vt ~ IN. Seats free. All cordially in
Vited.
ROMAN CATHoLIC.-Rev. FATHER MICH.
AUD, Acting Pastor: Services on the hrst
aud third Sabbaths at the month. at 10 q. m.
and p. IN. Sabbath school at2 p. m.
MASONIC.
Island Fond Lodge, No. A., meets second
Monday of each month, in Masonic hail, on
Main Street. Visiting brethren cordially
Arrival and DepaI ture OF Mails.
Going West leaves ut 10: As D. m. and 6: l5 q.
an. Arrives at :45 p. m, and 5: is a. m,
Going East, leaves at I: 80 a. M. arrives at
SPIN.
Stage for Derby Line leaves at $3.50 a. M,
East Newark, twice a week, every Tuesday
and Saturday at p. M
Members OF the Essex County Bar re-
siding in the County:
Geo. n. Dale, D. 8. StoTrs and q. n. Mansur.
Island Pond; Geo. w Hartshorn, Canaan
Z. E. Benton, Guildhall; Harvey Il Gleason
and A. +. Nichols, West Concord.
County officers:
CLERK. c. e. Benton; JUDGES, Porter Hin.
man and Isaac X. Houston: SHERIFF, j. A.
Mansur; JUDGE OF PROBATE, VIM. II. Harris
horn; REGISTER OF PROBATE, C. e. Benton
TREASURER, Richard Small: STATES ATT OR
NHY, Geo. w. Hartshorn; HIGH BAILLIFF, G.
T.. Ramsey; COURT AUDITOR, II. Z. Chase.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26
Vermont.

The Southeastern Railways repair
shop is again to be opened at Richford
and the work Of repairing engines
and cars will be done there, as it
formerly was before the road was
leased to the Passump5ic Company.
Diphtheria is still continuing its
f.ightful ravages at Ferrisburg. Ed
ward Garapee lost five year old girl
of the disease on Monday, and an
eighteen-months boy on Tuesday,
and still has sic children sick, three
OF them very Dangerously.
A mail bag was foual near Heald
vile station the other day, which the
route agents had failed to get will
their catcher about the first OF January.
1t had remained under the snow over
three months.
The reading room which the ladies
Of Benning ion opened, a few weeks
since and which they, have since con.
Quoted is closed for lack of patronage
The rooms were pleasantly located,
wall warmed and lighted, and have
been supplied with daily papers and
periodicals, yet they were frequentec
by few or none.
A young woman at worcester, nam
ed Chandler, who has been disappoint
eel in love, plunged into the river three
times one night last week, with the
intention of drowning herself, but as
she 6oated ashore every time she con-
cluded to try mundane existence 8
while longer.
Rev. Mr.. Slack has resigned hi'
pastorate ofthe Congregational Churcl
at Chester, and is to travel In Europe
for :be coming season,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26
Norton Mills,

Norton Mills.
The heavy rains have taken the
frost out of the ground to a great
extent, which makes the roads much
better than they have been for few
weeks past.
We have hal several exciting de-
bates in our vicinity within the last
few weeks, on the Sabbath question,
which have been the means of estab-
fishing two days OF rest in the week.
This is quite agreeable to some of us
but in some cases quite inconvenient
Thu farmers are blowing and pre-
pairing to put in an early crop.
Our neighbors across the line, are
having quite hard time to choose Q
representative TO the Legislature a,
Quebec. We hope they will elect the
right one.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26

to any general bad management of the
NILS or the depreciation Of the prop
erty OF the corporations. In fact, the
statements made respecting the tinau.
eial condition of the corporations in.
VOWED show them 10 be IN a healthy
condition and amply abls to meet
their legitimate demands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26

DICT business you can engage IN. s. to
DIG $50 per day made by any worker of
either sex right In their own localiti s. Par.
ucuiars and samples worth 81 free, Improve
your spare time at this business. ADDRESS
SrlNSUN & Co, Portland, Maine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26
III o r 8 g s.
FOR SALE,

The subscribers have thirty 1907 horses for
sale low for cash or approx notes. TIL ese
borses were bought in Canada last Decem b er
and have worked in the logging woods the
past winter. Weights from nine 70, to tifteOn
U5) hundred.
FITZGERALD & GRINDALL.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26


looking much better in hesh, than
these cattle fe,l so high. The arbiira-
tors then took the case and they
couldn't decide il. Now won't some.
body who knows tell US how much
food is necessary to winter COW aud
a calf, and how much t eostsI
Canaan.
The weather is pleasant and the
grass is as forward as il usually is oy
May 10.
The lumber is rapidly passing this
place, the river being full of logs, and
We learn that there is a large jam
above here filing the river for three
miles.
A riverman while at work on the
Perry stream in Pittsburg, n. H.,
breaking in landing, was caught in
the logs and had leg broken.
We learn that a man was drowned
in jam Of logs on the waters of the
Diamond stream. lie was Scotch
man from Canada, and his name was
Wahaney.
A rumor has just reached us that
man in the employ of Mr.. d. Heath,
while at work on the East branch of
Hall stream was accidentally drowned
Saturday while breaking out jam of
logs.
While working upon a landing of
logs, Mr.. Wallace Campbell of this
place was caught between two logs
and there held till rescued by his COM
panions; luckily no bones were brok-
en-, although his leg was badly hurt.
Mrs. Selden Danrorth of Pittsburg,
while in the stable loft to procure
hens eggs, fell through the flooring
striking her back upon the planking
of stall, inAicting severe injury; it
was thought at first she would not re-
cover, but she is now doing well.
Mr.. Robert Coombs while at work
on the river in Pittsburg, N. H., a
few days ago, had pike point driven
through his foot by novice who was
at work with him. He is now improv-
ing, and in few days will be at work
again.
Mr.. Lyman Harris of Hereford p.
O., an aged man, while attempting to
cross a small stream, fell from a
/ bridge and was drowned; his body
not being recovered till the following
day. The coroners verdict was acct.
dental drowning, We think he must
have had an epileptic fit, as he was
subject to them.
We learn by the way Of Mr.. G, w.
Hartshorn that there is a tramp now
travelling in Kansas, New York, Ohio
and through the West, generally I'M
der different aliases, such as G. W
Hartshorn, G. w. Jones. G. w. CO.
burn &C., clinging to the &c. W.
with a tenacity worthy a better man
At every place where he can make
the dodg" work, he claims to have met
with a great loss, or else to have beer
ro| bed /; and in this manner gets sub.
scrptioms from benevolent persons
and sometimes gets large purse. HI
is a man of medium hight, dark brown
hair, and dark eyes, (not blaci) slim
in form, and wears a mon cache that
is nearly black; has cite a gentle.
manly appearance, and is also ladies
man. He has thus far claimed tc
have come from this place, and from
the accuracy Of his description must
have been acquainted with the place
and its people. We warn all persons
against him as tramp and a humbua
We are making Investigations anc
hope in a few days to unmask anC
make complete exposure of him
Will western papers please copy anc
thus help bring the miserable vaga
bond to justice.