Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-08-31


Association was not for county fair but
rather to offer premiums for essays on
agriculture and the like. Gen. Robt. Por-
terfeld was the President; Alex. Nelson
Vice President. Jos. Bell, Treasurer;
Chapman Johnson, Secretary; and the Ex-
ecutive Committee were DR.. VIM. Boys
J. ii. Peyton, Thomas Jackson and James
McNutt.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Vincent Tapp. the Clerk of the Council
publishes an ordinance requiring the owner
of each house in Staunton to PROVIDE
it with Two Fire Buckets, and If ne
fail SO to do, the City Chamberlain shall
buy them for him and tax his property TO
pay for them, and further, sell the proper
sy if the Fire Buckets are not paid for be-
fore the property is exposed for sale.
Those Fire Buckets were important, Tor
few weeks before, the stable OF Moses
McCue had been burned by an incendlary.
creating great excitement, so much. that
the editor of the Farmer" hoped that
tive may yet drag from his covert the
fiend-like incendiary and immediate him on
the altar of violated rights" The citizens
were so excited by the fire. or by the
editorial quoted, that they offered re-
ward of $500 to discover the incendiary.
THE sTAUNTON ACADEMY.
A card from VIM. Patrick, the trustee
of the $500 received from the sale OF the
GIebe lands, shows that very heated dis
cusson was going on in the county, as to
whether The money should be given to the
Stanton Academy or devoted to the use
of the poor. In Mr.. Patrick's hands the
sS0O had increased, by interest and so
forth. to 81 200, and so asked for a popu-
lar vote to be taken, to say in which di-
rection the money should be expended.
During the year, Bartholomew Fuller
and Lyttleton Waddell, we're elected as
the Masters at the Staunton Academy.
The terms of tuition were So for the ses-
sion of FIVE months. Higher Mathematics,
Fertilization and Gunnery, (the war of
1872 was just coming we're Sis extra.
THE WAR.
While Federals in opposition to it and
Democrats in favor of it, were abusing
each other about the approaching war
with Great Britain. the people. as usual,
we're practically preparing for it. The 9Th
Virginia Militia, whose headquarters
we're at Lexington, Rockbri19e. on the
l4th of November, 1911, offered their ser
vices to President Madison. saying "We
will fight on the shores of the Atlantic or
in the wilderness of Canada" The offer
was made through Maj. Allen, the officer
in command. There were Is companies in
the regiment. James Lyle, ian ancestor
Of H. F. Lyle,) was the Adjutant, and
Hugh ". Hunter, was Surgeon.
The volunteer military organizations in
Staunton then were the Staunton Artil-
lery, Capt. M. McCue; the Staunton In
fantry, Capt. Briscoe G.. Baldwin, and the
Staunton Light Infantry Blues. Capt.
Christopher Morris. There was cavalry
company in the county, commanded by
Capt. Dold. The captain of the artillery
issued an order for parade ION an unim-
proved lot of mine north of the Academy
and the members were warned in the Off
cial order: GU are not in private to
lend any part of your armor, as [ am in
formed that some of your swords are al.
most ruined by lending them to the Troop;
if so, the deliDquents are hereby requested
to have them repaired or replace Them
The Fourth Of July of that year (1S12,
was celebrated at Greenville with great
1im-there being 400 persons present at
the great barbecue. Capt. Abney's COM
pany, Capt. Doak's company, and Capt.
Dold's cavalry, were all present. and the
editor says: The cheers of each toast
were re-echoed from the military by vol
leys of musketry." One of the toasts was
1.-The memery of Capt. James Tate, who
fell at the battle Of Guilford. at the head
of brave band from this neighborhood.'
Col. Robert Doak presided, and Samuel
Finley, Esq, was Vice President.
The Petersburg volunteers on their
march to- join Gen. VIM. Henry Harrison in
fighting Indians, reached Staunton Nov.
10Th, 1872, and were met three miles from
town by some military under Capt. Geo.
Turner and escorted through the streets
to their encampment outside the city
They arrived Friday and left the follow
ing Sunday.
In the last issue of the paper IS the an
nouncement that Capt. Samuel Steele's
company of Rlflemen and company from
Rockingham had been ordered to 60 to
Richmond.
WAR POLITICS.
Daniel Sheff1y Was the Federal and
peace congressman from the Augusta dis
trct. Among the Presidential electors
was Archibald Stuart.
In tie election for members of the leg
islature, Andrew Anderson and Col Robt
Doake, Federalists. ere elected, beating
| Capt. VIM. Abney and Saml Finley
Democrats, by vote of two to one.
The party nickname applied to the Dem
ocrats in that day was 'war-hawks."
Gen. Samuel Black burn announced him
self candidate for Congress as "Friend
OF Peace and Commerce..
MISCELLANEOUS.
Long credits we've the rule in that day
John Coalter offered several mich cow
for sale on nile months credit.
The excitement of the day was th'
stealing of SIT ,000 by John Mccall in opel
day from the Treasurer's Office IN the cap
itol at Richmond. Mccall was sentenced
to five years In the State prison.
The burning f the Richmond theatre
took place that year and few days after
| it was announced that James Barbour, O
| Orange, was elected Governor of thu
State in place of Gov. Geo. W. Smith
who lost his life in the fire. A sermon b.
Rev. VIM. Hill, of Winchester, on th
burning was soon being sold all over tn
| Valley, price Is cents.