Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

the neighboring counties; Tho doomed
men were escorted to the gallows by the
Staunton Light Infantry with mufied
drums beating. The court :on the trial
set from 81 A. NJ. to Top. M. There was
much feeling among the people against
the white prisoner, WHO was not hung, and
the Infantry guarded the Jail for some
time, for which service the court allowed
$50. s.ss
TEMPERANCE A-GENERATlON AGO.
There was quite temperance move
ment that year in Augusta. Delegates
from all the divisions of Sons of Temper
ance met at Mt. Sidney and appointed q
committee to investigate and ascertain
how many ''grog shops were in the coun-
ty and how much liquor was distilled. and
also to report as far as practical the evil
results of the same. The committee was
composed of Prof. Pike Powers. of Staun-
ton; G. Beard and John Hutcnins. of Mt.
Tabor: Rudolph Turk, of Greenville;
Rev. Samuel Wagner, OF Waynesboro;
H. Rippeto and WI. Waldron, Of Church
vile; DR.. g. R Harris, Of Mt. Scion; --
McCausland, of Spring Hill; Col. S. Horns
berger and DR.. Norman, of Mt. Sidney;
Capt. Guy and Rev. WIN Brown, of New
Hope, and Annanias Dawson, of Port Re-
public.
Among the delegates who formed the
convention were Jacob W. Be.r, Geo. w.
Taylor, Paul Seig, Ii. b. SelQ, w. j. Wal4
dron, Harvey Bear. F. +. Kemper, Robt.
Knowles, Christian Bear. E. Gesding, II.
Rippeto, John Crawford. Capt. F. Sterrett.
Col. W. H. Bell, W. Hanger, George Rou-
dabush, Henry Geeding. VIM. Crawford.
Amos Crosby, John L. Cochran. Henry
Sterrett, Robt. H. Holland, G. Hite, 81.
L. Thompson and John Jordan.
BEHAVIOUR.
A stranger, signing himself "Theophi-
| lus'' published communication comment
ing, in severe terms, OIL the want of order
in the Presbyterian church Oh occasions
| of public worship, the estless children in
the congregation brought by inconsider-
ate parents, and ''the gang of boys in uni
form infesting the vestibule,' and compar-
ed it with his church at home where the
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proper order was enforced. The next week
citizen, signing "a. T." let into the
stranger in manner calculated to make
him wish he was at home again. He preba.
bly, left town as we see no reply fro m him.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Isaac Paul & Co., (Mr. Paul died in
HarrisonbIrg few days ago) advertise
''heavy negro blankets DR.. R. Il. Hig-
gins advertises that besides stock Of
medicine he has ga few copies of the exec
utive message Of the President of the Uni
ted States for sale at reasonable price. !"
Horace Seeley advertists that he will paint
portraits with hand for 500 and without
a hand for SIS, entrance through Mr..
Lewis shop" Robert Cowan advertises
Dutch-English almanacs and also full re-
port of the trial of Bishop Onderdonk.
VIM. McComb advertis to buy coon or
fox furs at 15(920c ami muskrat furs at
123(0 Ice, payable in hats. Jos. Stern I'M
der the heading of Necessity knows no
law gives notice that he has put his &C.
counts into the hands of a lawyer for COLI
lection. The Board of the Virginia Fee
male Institute, Bishop Meade, President,
advertise for contractors to erect tina
school building. The Richmond Theatre
company announces that on its way to
play at the White Sulphur Springs it will
stop one night in Staunton and give 1.-The
Lady of Lyons" Rev. j. W. Finch.
Principal, advertises tho first opening Of
the Wesleyan Female Institute,
MISCELLANEOUS.
There were thirty resident lawyers and
eight doctors in Stanton then.
The military class of the Staunton Acad.
envy paraded under Prof. Campbell on the
22d of February and according to the
Democrat" ''took the shine off the
Staunton Light Infantry"
A. H. H. Stuart, N. G. Kinney, Francis
7. Stribling and James Points, Executive
Committee, advertise for bids to complete
the central building and eastern wing of
the D., D. & B. Institution.
DR.. Stribling asks the papers throughout
the State to inform their people that the
additions at the w. L. Asylum have given
room for 40 new patients.
At the Fourth of July celebration at
Waynesbolo that year the Declaration of
Independence was read by Mr.. David s.
Young.
The Staunton Light Infantry camped
that summer at the Crawford Springs.
The officers elected to command the sd
regiment of militia were. Capt. Geo. Bay
lor of the Waynesboro Infantry. Colonel;
Capt. A. e. Robertson If the troop, 1t.
Colonel, and Capt. John Yates of Mt. Sid
ney, Major.
There was a great flood in 1916 which
covered the lower portion of the town
with water and endangered the lives OF
several families. Caleb Crone and A. M.
CARRIER are noticed for their bravery in
rescuing people.
r Homicide at Lexington.
We learn that on Saturday last T. 7 4
Koiner, a young son of the late Harvey
Koiner of Augusta, while in quarrel and
scuff1e with L. F. Johnson, another youth.