The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-26
STAUNTON.

s,LroF THE RocxBRIpGg sPRINGs-DEArHs--
ELECTION or ofsiCERs--roPULATIoN or
STANTON, &C.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch,l
JUNE %. 1880.
A few days ago the Rockbrtdge- Alum
Springs property was sold by Messts. W.
A. Anderson. George n. Cochran, Jr.,
Hugh w. Shelley, aud John Echols, com.
missioners. 10 Captain &. X. Mason, the
well-known railroad contractor. for the
sum OF $1SA000. Ii was started at $50. 900.
This property was bought in 1865 by James
A. Frazier, OF Rnckbridgc county, for
500, 900 being 100000 more than the
price lust Obtained.
Last Tuesday morning Mr.. Michael Dull.
respectable farmer. about seventy years OF
age, residing near Hebron church. in this
county, was found lying ~ in his stable.
lie died OF hearl-disease shortly after being
carried 10 his residence.
Cadet Baylor Eichelberger, OF the Staun-
ton Military Academy, son OF DR.. II. s.
Eiohelberger. OF Verona, died Sunday night
at his fathers residence Of Inflammation OF
the stomach. He was a popular and pro-
missing young man, twenty years OF age,
was III only a few days, and wss buried
from the Lutheran church OF this city by
Rev. J. Il. Haskell, the pastor. His pail
bearers were eight young schoolmates, and
the fuDersl a very affecting one.
Owing 10 the increasing labors in his
parish OF Rev. ". Q. Hullihen, rector of
Trinity Church, the yestry at meeting
Monday authorized him TO employ an as
sistan:.
The farm Of Mr. Thomas Whaley, on the
Middlebrook road. a few miles from this
city, contsiniug 2i0 acres, has been sold to
Mr.. Kennedy, gentleman from Tennessee,
for $4,000.
The census enumerators report that the
population OF stanton will number about
1000.
The venerable DR.. William s. Plumer.
OF Columbia. :. c., was IN the city this week
on bis way 10 Baltimore. He preached one
OF his admirable sermons TO large and at
teniiye congregation In the First PreSbyte-
rian church on last Sunday. He was rather
feeble physically, and before the conclusion
OF his discourse had 10 lean upon table for
support, but though over eighty years old
his mental ygor seems TO be unimpared.
The stanton Lodge, knights OF Honor,
held its semi-annual election of Offices last
Monday night with the following result a;
Dictator, J. +. Rollins; Vice-Dictator,
Thomas J. Crowder; Assistant-Diciator,
7. Il. Sublett; Reporter. Willism A. Bur-
nett; Financial Reporter, 4. +. Kinney ;
Treasurer, j. W. Newton; Chaplain, L. c.
Morton; Guide, 5. +. Thornburg; Guar
dian. John lesser; Sentinel. +. W. Hager.
Dictator X. c. Anderson. late of Richmond,
wss advanced to past dictator.
Union Royal Arch Chapter, No. 2. last
night elected the following officers w. II.
II. Lynn, high priest; Carter Berkeley, kinG ;
AriSta Iioge, scribe; Isaac Wiz. treasurer
and a. A. Eskridge, secretary.
The nomination OF Hancock and English
is received here with great satisfaction.
There are some personal pcquaintanecs and
admirers OF General Hancock here, who are
delighted with bis nomination. and are en-
ihusiastic III his praise and predictions OF
his election. In fact, the nomination gives
universal satisfaction, except with the Re-
publicsns. who can but feel how much their
ticket suffers 10y the contrast. PENN.