Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-09

w. L. Mcleod is connected with the
Suffolk Herald
Walter Sydnor is successful and
prominent lawyer, residing in Hanover
county and practicing In the courts at
Richmrnd.
jams A. Patterson i, the Mayor oil
Waynesboro, and one Of the largest IL 'nr
10 4nufnc ct urers in the Valley of Virginia.
F. F. Bates is a leading merchant OF
Orange g. II.
M. Mclean Assistant Master of Trans
portation on Virginia Midland II. Il. at
Alexandria.
J. L,ndsberg is the proprietor of large
brewery at Newport News.
r. D. Buford, of Liberty, was cleEk OF
the cir cult court of Bedford for twenty
seven years and Is now member of the
bar of that county.
@. L. Williams, of Lowmoor, is the first
Past Dictator IF the lodge there and
agent of the e. & o. r .ilro ad.
W. J. IIolland Of lIorntown, ccomac.
is the propr ietor of thu hotel there, and
the first Past Dictator of his lodge.
DR.. S. II. Price is well known and
popular ply siciau of Bufordsvlle.
A. CHISHOLM. of Hanover y. H.. is an
officer Of the Internal Revenue.
n. b. Berkeley, of FarmvilIe. is a sue
cessful lawyer. pr ,minsnt chr ny Il tut
the State IN Democratic politics aud Il & 70
orator.
James l. P.iippen, of Richmond, is the
book-keeper of the Montague Sash and
Blind Factory
Robert n Northern. of Richmond, is a
cigar manufacturer, and is the Reporter
of Lee lodge in that city.
Thomas W. Bass. of Manchester, is en-
gagged in the machine department of the
Pc ersburg Railroad Company.
d. NJ. Dunlop is prosperous Com
missivn merchant of Pc ersburg.
Charles I. Vale, of Clristlansburg. is
the clerk of Montgomery county court.
NJ. W. Jenkins, of Norfolk. is the pro-
prietor of the Mansion House hotel III
that city.
Charles Gibbs is one of the most prom
inent merchants in the town of Berkeley.
Jos. ID. Proctor is the Old Dominion
Steamship Co.'S Agent at City Point.
W. Il. VirnelsOn is the Foreman of the
Petersburg Gas Works.
Isaac Hirsh is The proprietor Of large
notion house in Fredericksburg.
W. L. Booth is a compositor on the "Re-
ligious Herald" of Richmond
j. A. Fullmer is contractor and house
b uilder at Smitlfield.
D. A. Young is lumber dealer of Pc
tershnrg.
S. l. Cooper is member of the largest
mel chaHd z ng firm in Culpeper.
NJ. l.. Watkins is merchant of Wind
sor. Isle of Wight county.
Os~ aid Knight is prosperous farmer
of Glendale. near Richmond, and is the
founder of his lodge
v. Wrenn is IA lumberman of Smithfe!d.
John A. llaskins, of Winterpuck, is a
farmer and gallant ex-Confederate SOL
dier.
Jos. W. Gibbons, of Richmond, is man
ager of Coles Transportation Company.
b D. W. Norris, of West Point, in en-
gagged i'll supplying the markets OF the
lalg cities with fish.
TIE BUSINESS OF TIE ORDER
On Tuesday night at 8 o'clock the Grand
Lndge assembled in the hall Of S aunton
Lodge. and was warmly welcomed in a
bIief and appropriate ad lress by IIeber
Ker. E g.. Dictator of Stanton Lodge,
which was resp nded to by Grad Dic'a-
tor, John ]. Wright. The organ'z ,tion
being Il secre' one the pro aeedings affect
ing the order are of course. lot made
public.
TIE REPORTS OF TIE GRAND OFFICERS.
The report of NJ. F. uudnaIl, the Grand
Treasurer, shows that the receipts of the
year Including last years balance On hand
of 81 $50 SO. have been ST. 473.4l, and the
disbursements So SIT so. leayiog a balance
on hand of s955 81.
The report of J. Wright. Grand Die
tator, shows that eight new lodges have
been ms i.uted during the year. aud on ly
one (Alleghany at Clifton Forge), discon.
tinued aud absorbed in other lodges -
Many of the recommendations in the re.
port we're very impor tant and were appro
priately disposed, of by the Grand Lodge
The report of W. II. Bailie. Grand Re-
porter. sho,s that the present number OF
10 LEES in Virginia i, GO. with \ m amber
snip of $3.50. During the year there have
been Al deaths. and s9l 900 death osnefits
were paid during the year. Since the first
lodge of the order WAS institute in Vir-
ginia, death b,uefits aggreg ttihg $223,00j
have been aid within the limits of the
Commonwealth.
ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR.
The following Grand Officers were elect.
ed for the ensuing year:
J. ). Wright, Richmond, p. g. ID.
Mann Page, Prince George, G. D.
JUS. +. Rollins. Staunton, v. G. d.
]. 7. K.nney. Accomac, A. &. D.
Rev. IL. NJ. Hope. Berkeley. q. e.
W. II. Battle, Stanton. G. r.
M. F. TIudnall. Richm md. e. 7.
Ju'ins Joel, City Point. G.. Guide.
J. T. Rowyer. Lynchburg. G Guardian
J. W. Beasley. Norfolk, Grand Sentinel
W. E. Foster, Norfolk, |
J"hn NJ axwei. Richmond, ! Trustees.
]. T. NJ iris. Petersburg. J
J. z. Fitzgerald, Fermville, Supreme
Representative.
j r. L'mkin. Rchm md, Alternate.
]. J. Wright. R'chm md, Alternate.
COMMITTEES on Finance.-Wm. L1ven-
stein, J. W. Newton, DR.. r s. Lewis.
Committee on Laws.-Judge II. W.
Flournoy, w. i. Kendrick. Walter sgd