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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-16

THE RENDITION OF SChILLER'S SONG
OF THE BELL.-1he rehearsals for this
music al event are Icing actively carried
ON and those engaged are determined to
have the rendition of the music peril ct
before it is submitted to the public. The
following constitute the Management of
the enterprise-Dlrect0r, Prof. E. Louis
Ide; Manager, Geo. 2. Baker; Art Com
mittee, G. r Firth, A. Y. Lee and DR.. S.
H. Henkel; Committee Of Arrangements,
Capt. W. A. McCue, s. s, Smehzer and
A. Y. Lee The differ ent benefciaries are
represented as folIoWs-The Luther Aid
Society by its President, S. 5. Smeltzer;
the Won Bora Society by its President,
Mrs. Jas. A. Piper, and the Lee Mauso-
leum Association by its Agent, Capt. VIM.
A. McCue. The tableaux are The Chris
tening. the Wedding. Home Scene, Har-
vest Scene, War Scene and the Raising OF
the Bell.
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The Second Augusta County 7. NJ. y. A.
Convention.

The following call has been placed in
our hands for publication with the request
by the committee that the other city pa
pers will also print it.
The interesting sessions OF the first Z.
M. q. A. County Convention, held IN
Stanton last August, will! be remembered
| Since then two other associations have
been organized in the county and the
| membership of the old ones has been large
| ly increased, and another most interest
ing convocation is anticipated.
| The time, the Goth of May, has been Sc
| lected by the county members Of the COM
mlttee as not likely to interfere with the
busy season of the spring, and follows i'm
lnediat.ly upon the adjournment of the
State Convention, in Richmond, and from
which it is expected some prominent as
ISOLATION workers will visit the Augusta
Convention.
The delegates during their stay in
Staunton, will he entertained by the mem
beers of the Staunton Association and their
friends:
To the Young MEMS Christian Associations, the
Unio, Prayer Meetings and Kindred Orga,siza-
tons in augusta County
At the County Convention, OF Young Mems Chris
ton Associations held in Stanton last August the
following resolution was adopted:
Hesol,ed That convention, of delegates from all
the Associations. regular Union PRAYER Meetings
and other kindred organizations in the county, be
held at such place and time as may be designated
by standing committee to b. appointed by the
chairman Of this convention; said committee to be
ol,,, wi utr a fln
essary arrangements for said convention.
The undersigned committee appointed under the
above resolution after conference with members OF
the various associations i'll the county, are persua-
ded that the in; erests Of the work wi be promoted
by the holding Of another convention at All early
day.
1t has therefore been decided to call the Second
Augusta County ]. M e. A Convention, 10 meet in
on Thursday, the tn of May. 1885, and to adjourn
Sunday afternoon, the 23gd. Each Association or
regularly organized Union Prayer MEETING, in the
county, will be entitled to ten delegates and is re
que>ted at the earliest convenient opportunity after
the publication If this CALL t. elect ten delegat and
ten aternates and to report the names Of those so
cleo. ed 10 the chairman of this committee as soon as
possible, that the necessary arrangements may be
made for their option and entertainment during
the session of TIE convention. The topics for dis
cussion will be selected and reported us on as
practicable the secretaries Of the various assocl
tons, and the cessary committees OF arrange
mems and reception appointed. In order to sue
ton it is hoped that the committee will have the
dial corporation Of all to whom his call is
addressed. -
7. G MORTON,
A. G. CHRISTIAN,
D. NJ LAYTON.
REV. A s. MOFFETT,
+. nj. BROWN.
GEO. w COlNER,
Standing Committee.
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ELECTION OF SECRETARY OF THE
STATE AGRICULTURAL SocIETY.-On
TUE sday night last, in Richmond. TIE Elk
ecutiye Committee of the Virginia State
Agricultural Society elected Mr.. VIM. A
Burke, of Staunton. Secretary Of the So
ciety over the incumbent. Col. w. e.
Knight. The salary of the position is ST.,
2UO per annum. Mr.. Burke was fol merly
Secretary, and most efficient one, Of the
Augusta County Agricultural Society, and
tive promoters of the State Society. He
will not have to remove his residence from
St@unton, nor will his new position inter-
fere with lis present business. The fol.
lowing resolution dffe, ed by Col. Beverley.
was adopted by the committee:
Resolved That so much OF resolution passed
April 18TH 1873, as requires the whole time Of the
secretary to be given the business Of the Society
be rescinded and tnas inc secetary IT.
that will be agreeable 10 the executive commit ee:
and further that w. A. Burke assume the duties of
thu Office May lst $780, and that the present
tary will fiji the oce and be entitled to the salary
until that time.
In the dispatch" of yesterday we find
the following. relative to the election:
DR.. Quinby Nominated Mr.. W. A.
Burke. Of Stanton. Mr.. Bowman secon-
ded the nomination, and said that at the
time he was president of the Baldwin Fair
Mr.. Burke was its secretary. and made
one of the most Efficient officers that the
association ever had. and he hoped that it
would BIZ the pleasure Of this committee to
elect him; that 1t would tend to promote
ahe good Of the Society, AS he was we'll
known throughout the state.
Dr. Wilson placed i'll nomination the
present incumbent. Col. VIM. g. Knigtl ,
and cnmplimented him highly upon the
efficient discharge of his duties as secreta-
RI OF the Soci+ty. and said that he saw no
WelisRfoundpd reason why he should not be
reelected, as be had had large experience.
having been elected three different times
as its president, and for several years its
secretary hoped that it would be he pleas
ure of the committee to re.eiect him.
Nominations being closed and the roll
called. the following embers voied
For W. A Burke-Messrs. Beverley.
Harrison, Bowman. Quinby:. Watkins,
Venable, Wexford, Carter, Palmer, and
Drewry-lO
For Colonel knight essrs. Burke.
Newman. Flcklin, and Walker-4.
MIR Burke said lie could not accept the
Office if the committee required him to
give his whole time to its duties; that he
could not spare the tin . from his private
business t. come to Richmond and per-
form the duties bimself but he would put
a good man in the office, and give it such
personal supervision as he could by max
lag frequent visits to Richmond to look
after the interests of the Society. He had
mot sought the office, and had protested
against the use of his name iii connection
with 1t; but his friends had forced the pc.
sition upon him, aid if the committee
thought that his acceptance on the cODdi-
tions he had bamed would promote the in
terests of the Society be would do the best
he could.
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ACTIVITY OF THE LUMBER Trade
MI A. F. Withrow. Of MillbOro, one OF
the most active lumber men in the State.
was in Staunton, on Wednesday. He says
sthat the boom in the lumber trade. in
which he has been engaged twelve years,
lis greater than at amy time since 1872 lie
is running three saw mills near Alleghany
station aud one near Millboro. mas orders
ahead for 1900 600 feet and has had to de-
cline orders for half million. He has
never seen as fine white pine as there is on
1900 acres near Allegheny station. he is
now saving up aud anything can he got
ten out OF it from a ships mast down to a
cord of wood. There ART 5000, 600 feet OF
best white pine in the tract. The Chesa'
peake & Ohio r. r. Company buys all Mr.
Withruw can get ont. Staunton gets hel
share of the boom as Mr.. Withrow was If
the store of Pinkerton Bros. buying
Thousand bushels of meal and two Car
lloals Of hay for his hands and teams
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FEDERAL JURORS. Among the Grand
Jurors drawn for the term of Judge Rives'
court, beginning May 4th, are the follow
ing: Augrsta county-E. A. dudley,
Lewis Rarman. W. W. Newman, T. G..
Stout: Allegheny county-John r. Pitzer;
Bath county-Charles R. Mcdaniel; Rock
bridge county-John Mackey, ST., John
Goodbar; Highland county-Alfred Arm
strong; and among the petit Jurors are the
following: Augusta county-R. l.. Pat
ters0n, S W. McCurchen, Brown Allen,
T. P Crawford; Allegheny county-Wm.
H Dressler; Bath county-Saml G. Berg
er; HRhland county-A. s. Wiley; Rock
bridge county-Ardrew Cochran, Joseph
Matten
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Ohurchyllle Affairs.

Ministerial.-Rev. Samuel Wilson. hav-
| ing received and accepted call to Ten
nessee, proposed starting for that place on
last Monday, but was delayed, because Of
sick child. which of course will deter
| mine the time he will be able to start for
his new home. We sincerely hope he and
his little family may retain their usual
health, aud tho far from home and the
scenes of their childhood their pleasure
may be unalloyed. He has many warm
friends here, who will constantly offer up
their petitionstO Him who can do all things,
to gloriously bless his la ors, ard make
him an instrument Of great good.
Rev. MIR. Moffett has been very much
indisposed FIR several weeks. He not be.
lug able to fulfill his appointment here for
tbs last two Sabbaths, Rev. Mr.. W ilson
preached for him.
Rev. W. X. Marshall, Methodist minis
ter sent to take charge of this circuit by
the conference. preached his first sermon
here ON last Sunday night week. Ii he
always does as we'll, we want to hear him
every time.
Both of our merchants have received
their stock OF Spring Goods, which con-
sists of IL very nice assortment.
Two you. Z ladies of the A. F. S.. spent
their week y vacation in our village, and
while out horseback riding were thrown,
anil at the time were thought to be right
severely hurt LuJ We are informed have
since recovered. We refrain from giving
names bec ause requested.
The Climdn.-Of course everybody has
been scared up, and apprehensive as to the
welfare IF the fruit. We entertained hope
until we were informed by Mr.. William
Lightner, that Oh Monday morning tho
mercury stood eleven below zero. Mr.
Lightner was called up at O'Clock to go
for physician, and proves his assertion
by the physician. We believe the bottom
was out Of The old thiug-what do our
readers think OF it
Close of the Schoots.-The free schools
closed over two Weeks ago, at which time
the scholars had I. geneia al jul bine. 1t re.
minded US OF an.e-bellum time to see an
old black dayky with an old dilapidated
banjo, singing Old gray hoss down in de
Wilderness white the boys with their
bonny lasses were shaking the fantastic
toe..' Prof. Hanger is teaching private
school. hARO.
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MARRIAGE OF A FORMER STAUNToNI
AN--Mr. Claggett B. Jones, a young law
yer who became very popular with oul
people during brief residence here. wa:
married last week in King Il Queer
county to Miss ulia L,tane, a daughter
of Bishop James A. Lstane of the Re
formed Episcopal church. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. j. M
Rawlings.
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Business Notices.

Those attending the Spring opening
which Levy Bros. advertise SD attractively
in another column, will find their popular
store 80 much enlarged and improved that
it will take second look to recos nize the
place, The store room runs back now so
feet. has a new sky light and is being
handsomely painted, the shelves and coun-
tiers are packed and piled " it'll fresh goods,
the quality and cheapness of which is at
tested by the crowd which fills the room
from early morning till late at night. 1t
takes six statesmen to do justice to the
large trade of the house, among whom are
two bright young ladies who contribute no
little to the attractiveness OF the estab-
lishment and can tell what LADY, wants
before she asks for it.
The biggest sign in Staunton is that of
the Virginia Clothing House, opposite
this office. 1t covers one side Of the build
ing and runs the whole length Of the store.
6y feet, nearly a quarter of a square. A
customer need not 60 inside to find out
what is in the store. He can read it all
on the wall in Stafford's best hand wri-
ting.
The hotels are frightening up for the
summer season and are hurrying to open
with the Republican Convention, next
week. The Commercial has been partial
ly rebuilt and has Oh a bright coat OF new
paint. The Plecker Building and Waddell
House attached to this hotel will also be
| repainted aid reitted.
| The American Hotel has been repalnted
and is being greatly improved with pretty,
new PAPER. By reference to notice in
another column the low prices for tran
sient aud monthly boarders can he seen,
and the wonder with these who have tried
it is, how Woodward can giveso much for
80 little money.
Our advertising columns show that our
dry goods merchants with their usual en-
sypfiss are getting in their spring stock
VIII tcil presents a brighter and more taste
ful ,Isplay than we recolect to have seen
in S,,. vnton for many years.
Mr. I'm. FL. Weller has returned and Is
receiving his large stock daily. His large
store il ar >guIar bazaar.
MIR. Adolf. VI Loeb. Ut Loeb Bros. hal
also returned ; Nd the heaps OF pretty goods
ON his counters ale constantly surrounded
ty a crowd of cus TONER'S
Mr.. 1. Wiz, of ,Vitz a. Brother, is still
in the northern mark Vt buying. But his
large stock is coming slly ana Is selected
witt, his usual excellent taste.
Nal. j. w. Newton is ST. u absent buying
and the large boxes that are every oay d
irving contain some of the pre- VfssI go'.os
that have come to this market. lie Ma
ior's re.uin has been delayed by IAN I'll
the side walk i'll Philadelphia 10y when III
broke his left leg badly. He will be oacA
Saturday.
Mr.. q. L.. Weller has returned and with
him large aud very handsome stock OF
hats and SHOES of tue latest styles.
The lothlng merchants are all back
and our readers have been before lnloi M
ed Ut the large and handsome STOCK "hlcil
fills every store.
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JUsr ICE APRON rED.--Judge J. NJ
Quarlus, i'll vacation, appointed Mr.. Jacob
G Diner. a Justice of tt :. Peace, for South
stoned by the failure TO qualify Of Mr.. j.
A. Patterson, who IS elected in May,
1879 Mr.. Conner is an officer OF exl eri-
ence having formerly flied the same posi-
tinn.
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STAU NToN MANUFACTURE.--Ye ester
day A. A. Grubert & son. shipped to the
Charlottesville Wooden Mills two large
copper dyeing Kettles, each 10 feet in
circumference, 6 feet in diameter and 4
fest in height, made Of the best sheet cop
per, aaa ths largest keftle eyer page in
Siapntoni This ffm EXECUTES oraers for
this sort of work for many distant points
in tns State and for nearly the whole OF
the Valley distjlierjsss
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Il COOP THING FOR HOUsEKEEP ERs.-
Theae are number Of honsekeepers 10 ano
AROUND Stanton who will feel interested
Isl ten aine notice in another column OF
Messrs. Proain l. Johnson's Feather Ken
ovator. Their steaming apparatus cor
verts the oldest and knottiest and even
offensive feathers into nice puffy. fresh
looking ones entirely free from Odor, and
packing tight the tick which before was
not more than half full and leaving some
over for pair of new pillows.
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S. Crawford, of Augusta, has just leased
the popular Cold Sulphur Springs, two
miles from Goshen, for term of Years.
It was crowded all last summer under
his management. He has made arrange
ments to 1un his own line Of stages to Go
shen Depot. Mrs. Colley, of Washington
City, has rented the Jordan Alum Springs
for the next season. Sac was the lessee
last season.
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A STRAIGHT SHOOT ON THE G. u ..
LINE.-The Louisa e. FL. News" states
that. the g. & y. Railway will construct
an air line railroad fron Louisa q. ii. to
the main trunk at Shad we'll. The News"
also thinks that this wi necessitate dou-
BILE track from Louisa q. FL. to Richmond
as tie freight will be too heavy for the
present means of transportation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-16

RELIGIOUS INTERCHANGEABLE
stou Pr.'shyterv will assemble in annual
.sessio,, ut the On Stone Church in this
county on Wednesday next.
The Virginia Synod of the Luther.
nm church sill assemble in called meeting
sin Stanton on Wednesday next.
Rev. J. Rice Bowman, of Harrisonburg,
will, preach at the ID Presbyterian church
there tonight at 7.45 c'Gek and to-mor'
ROW at II A. NJ. 1t being aDse, communion
service.
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,TYREEs COMPOUND SYRUP OF
WORM SEED,
A Perfect We miluge, Representing
the Old Fashioned Worm Tea
FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF WORN

FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF WORMS.
Vegetable in lis Comp sltioD; Pleasant to
the Taste, AIT: eff ctutl i'll its purpose.
Childhood is most general, accompanied with the
ammo, nce of Worms. bu few children free
them at some period and adults very frequently
affected in the sa Sc way Worms are not only u
cause OF disease i'll Themselves, but by their irita
tiou, aggrayae other diseases owing to their move
ms is in the bowels. they most generally occasion
PAIN AND UNEsSiNESS OF u very distressing
character. The appetite. variable sometimes natu-
raj, 4aiu deficient or excessive. The Stomach is
often swollen breath fetid, the tongue furied and
with dis 'greeable taste NERVOUS AFFE TONS
ad general deranged health are also experienced.
FkEi FuLNEtS. WAKEFULNESS. with sudden
staftings out OF sleep as from fright; spasmodc
movements OF the eyei.d|, CON ULSlUNS in chill
nren often a>cliced to the parasites and febre
c,n1ition OF the system. Obstinate cough pae. OF
>al3ow skin. Sunken eNts, and general enlacati0n
can be attributed to their presence in the body
symptoms with which ain every muthe. is fanil-
lar. TO remove thesr ainoyai ceS found in almost
every family, THE WORN SYRUP Is PREPARED.
1t is pleasant and certain remedy 1t is p.rfecty
sale, and children will not refuse to take it, being
Tree from the NAUSEA and DISC USi Of the ofdi
nary ermifuge in use.
After aSiug the sy. up as dlrec ed, young children
should take Il dose of Magne>la OF Castor OIL any
persons think that that if discharge OF tie worms
does not immediately follow the use of the Syrup
that it has failed to destroy them. This is mistake
they are dissolved III the mucous. and linus gotten rid
of. A3s- Prepared only by
W. il. TYREE, DRUGGIST,
apr34t Staunt'n, Va.
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C.OLORED MINISTERIAL APPOINT
MENTs. AT the Virginia Conference Of
the African M. E. Cehurch, in session at
Norfolk last week, the following appoint
ments were made-Staunton Station, Rev.
J. F. Cook; Monterey Circuit, Rev. q. H.
Woodfofd and Greenville Circuit, Rev.
Robert Armstead.
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A COSTLY MISPLACED SWrrCH.-On
Friday night the telegr ,ph operator at the
G.. & o. and Midland junction on the edge
of Charlottesville, left misplaced switch
and a Z. & O. East-bound freight running
Is miles an hour jumped the track. Seven
cars were pilsd in wreck. A brakeman
had his hand mashed and tramp who
was stealing a ride narrowly escaped being
killed. The damage Ia the engine and
train is stated to he over $4,000.
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E;ssaks me- cEsaF.

STANTON, April 18th, 1889.
Flour-E1tra, *5.75@$5,75; Superfine, s5Oo@s5.O0
Fultz, sl20@sl %; Corn-new 45@5o cents; Oats,
35Q35 G; Bacon lhog round) 71a@oc.; Lard 7@sc:
Salt $500; Sugar yee 21ac; 'teai. 5v@OJ; Molsses
5ol60 cents; timothy seed, $3.50: Worl-waslIed
45D45; unwashed 3j95; PORK $5@$5 81. Clover Seed
xi3.UI0lSl4OO
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A CARD.-To all who are suffering from the errors
and indscrstions OF YOUTH ne vous Weakness, early
decay. loss Of manhood &C., will send a recipe
that will cure YOU, FREE OF CHARGE This great
| remedy was discovered by missionary in South
! america Ssnd a self-addressed envelope 10 the
Rev. joseph T. Inman, Station D. New York City,
apr2 Tyr
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MASONIC ITEMS. kew. W. e. Schaeffer
of the Lutheran Church of Richmond,
Prelate of st. Andrews Commandery,
will deliver a public lecture here next
week at the request of his brother Knights,
on the subject of Templar Masonry.
District Deputy, j. Howard Wayt. left
here or Wednesday night to join Grand
Master P. s. Coles, In his official tour to
the Lodges in the Alexandria section of
the State.
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COUNTY CoURT-PETIT JURY.-The
following is The petit jury drawn for the
April terfr OF the County Court, beginning
the fourth Monday Of the month:-George
E Sherman. John Seawright, Henry Def
feubaugh, E. Butler Burke, John F. Spit
Ter. Edward A. Demas.ers. Jacob F. Glenn
mer. Joseph Pelter, VIM. II. Wolfe. Adol-
plus A. Alexander, James F.. Iarlard,
JOHN b. McCutchen. George F. Fall,
George w. Swoope, Henry Shanklin,
George w. Critzer.
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RsskEE %.

INTERCHANGEABLE the Methodist church
ia S,allnton, ,pril 18th, by Rev. Il. IL Hough, Nh
hos Fuller to Miss Jennie Campbell, all OF
Stauntpn.
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ED.

FIGG ATT WIN. L. Fisgatt aged Is years, at his
Residence. in Lexington, On Wednesday night, the
3lsl ul... Of pneulnonla tie leaves i large f.mlly
of devoted hi.dIen ID mourn an lffepafable loss.
BURKE.-O On the 10th inst, Jane Elizabeth Burke,
wife OF T I. Burke, and daughter. OF the late
44t Wear OF her age. She Was a true woman in
~ r, sense OF the word Her health was serious
Nv iul,Ired by her uDtirng attendaiiee at the sick
bed Of her father during ills last illness, amt from
tile effects o which she never recovered.
BUWMAN.-ln Charleston, 5 c.. on Sunday, the
4th OF April. of typnoid pneumo ia, Mrs Geors-
cana Bowman, Wife OF Iey. VIM s. Bow islen, pas
city,
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We have known "Swilts Syphilitic Specific" test
ed in hundreds OF obstinate cases OF Syphilis Mer-
curial Rheumatism Scrofula, ETC., and testify that
it made the perfect aid permanent cures i'll
every case.
Capt Hugh L. Dennara; Sam D. Killen, Judge
County Couit; j. L. Warren, Of firm of }. ". La
throp 4 Co., savannah, Ga Ed jackson. D2pu y
Clerk Sup ct Gen Eli Warren Dr.. j. c. Gilbert,
Druggist; J. Wedann, County Treasurer; VIM. d.
Pierce, Sheriff
lam personally acquainted with the proprietor,
and also with many of the gentlemen whose sigma
lures appear to he foregoing certificate. They are
men of high character and standing
A. COLQUTrr, Governor OF Georgia.
Prepared only by the SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., At
lanta, Ga.
Ia CAL on your druggist for copy of "Ycung
Mems Frend.'
Sold by BERKELEY & co.
mar 19-1 S auuton, Va.
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Be on time; for prevention is better than cure
All Coughs and Colds and such affect ns Of the
throat and lungs as lead to consumption are cured
by Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup Price % cents.
aprl6 1t.