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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
THE DEATH or n. +. Guthrie.

No further particulars had been received at the
Madison square Theatre yesterday relative To the
death OF H. +. Guthrie. the agent OF one of the
theatre companies. in the railroad accident, near
Clo,oand, ON Friday Charles and Gustave
Frohman stared East with his body last night
They will arrive here early tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
MORE BONES THAN HORSE.

Daniel Hickey. Of Laurel Hi, few DAYS ago,
sold pacing horse To Coustables llOoymryor and
Hug The animal was 10 De paid for by weight
with tarc deducted for the bones An official
weigher was secured, the horse weighed, and the
weIghcr's Official report made. 1t Was rs follows:
Pounds
Tot al weight G35
Iare OF 'oO
Total weight 10 be paid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
The seller wanted $125 for tho horse. Under the
STIMULATION he received 81 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
A PRISONER EPCAPES FROM AUBURN

AUBURN, n. Y. Feb. 17.-Clarence f. Tirar,
burglar with numerous aliases serving ten.years'
sentence at prison here escaped last night having
out the cell door of the Jail He waited for the coming Of
the guards and the outer door opened he ran
mar tbe TWO guards and scaled the wall. The guards
bred ar him but without effect Tirsr cut cell door IN
the north wing last November but captured Wnue
picking the lock vi the oGter door.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
OPPOSED 70 the MURR4Y NM RESERVOIR

David Banks, the Rev. DIR. Binchard AID
several other gentlemen property owners on Murray
Hill called ON the Mayor yesterday and asked him
his influence the FOrysecond street Reservoir
removed They insisted thai II was OBJ tctontDle To the
nrghbornood and was useless as an accessory the
supply IN that vicinity or IN the lower part OF tho
clty The Mayor advised them 10 appear before tho
Water supply Commission and present taer views They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
ORDER or THE IRON TIE.

The annual convention of the Grand Lodge Dis
trlet No. l. kesh Sh / }argel Order of the Iron
1Iel VIII begin this morning at PythagOras Hall,
Nos 1874 ana 1876 Canal-st. The district comprises
New York, Now-Jersey New-Eng ana and Canada,
has "A membership OF 5000, aud during the last year
It has paid sos 900 10 the heirs of deceased mem
bers ana F O,OOO Tor other charllAble puIpOses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
THE FUNERAL or DIR. Kinney.

The funeral of Dr. Lafayette Ranney was
held yesterday morning ut his home No Ii West Thirty.
second-st The services consisted of brief address by
the Rev DR. william NJ Taylor Of the broadway Taber-
nacle, and prayer by The Rev Dr. Ormsou Of he Re-
formed Church at Ffthave. and Twenty.nlnt n II The
funeral was private only tho relatives aud few per-
sOna friends being present. The bOiy was taken 10
GreenN Ool Cemetery for II tertnenL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18

Up to the present time the grounding ia
the most successful weather prophet the year The
Virgins, Nennor aud the muskrat Tor third placelNor
ri5tcwn Herald. '-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
4 SrcCESSFUL CHARITABLE FAIR.

The far in aid of the Samaritan Homo for
the Aged drew a large company 10 the 7lst Regiment
Armory especially In the evening. The secretary, 3.
". Brdghan. said early In the evening that nearly
$500 tickets had been sold. Landers orchestra was in
attendance all day Part OF the floor was reserved FOR
dancing and used by the children IN the afternoon
and adults IN the evening large BOOTH somewhat re-
scmbng Chinese pagoda, occupied the portion
OF the ROOM and the interior made attractive with
other stands and booths.
The flower table I'm charge OF Mrs. Marshall o.
Roberts, Mrs James Bernhard. Mrs Samuel Iryin, Mrs
T. J. wOolsey Mrs Charles j. Perkins, Mrs. Vail. Miss
Kate Bukcey, Mrs Brockh0lT Cutting and the Misses
Endicott. Mrs. Bernhard dispensed the mysteries
OF the nsh pond and grab The rereshment table
was attended by Mrs Kisscl Mrs. s. g. Dana, Mrs. H. a
smythe and Mrs j. j. HgglnsOn. The valentine table
was in charge Of Mrs. Brigham Mrs. Robert q. Rem
SEN Miss Bessie webb and Miss Jennie Rcmson. At the
~ table were Miss George hcnson, Miss Fanny Rem
sen and Miss Maize kemsen At the tca-table wcro
Mrs John D. Io%nrSnd Mrs !. kestrr Maiack Mrs A.
o. Betincr Mr. Mcfhchon me Misses Townsend, Mrs.
Thomas +. Meagncr, Miss Marie Clinton Browne and
Miss Gabrielle saportas The fancy table pfesidcd
0ycrH MIf. hlcar Irvln assisted by Miss Middleton.
Miss Awsou, Miss Henry Miss Minnie Stone aud Mrs.
Knnicnt The latter also had charge OF the chdrcn's
lod-tabc The articles SOFA were gwen by me managers
and rionds Lutte boys 10 white caps and aprons
At Top N. an auction Of unsold articles was held,
james Otis being the anctonecr the sales were good,
aud with the tCkcts which were -, net'i good sum.
Among those present were Lady Adndcylle, Mrs w X.
Vanderbilt, Frederick schcnck ID. W. Bishop, Miss
mu'' mp 2"ilus ca si t,fd ,n th
NcYckor. Mrs. Frederic Bronson. Miss Van Rensselaer,,
Mrs. Henry G.. Chapman. Mrs. j. +. krrnOchau, Mrs.
Haven. Mr.. and Mrs Healy CLOVIS, Mrs Robert Remsen
and Chandler Robbins
An author who was oulOgizing his own
works containing much flood for thought" was
rather taken back by the remark OF friend: "Thcy
may contain food for thought but It IL wretChedy
cooked. "-lSuilwater sun.
A few nights ago O'RafIcrty said to Teddy:
"What Is IT, me bye, that you have TO do first thing IN
the morning" 81 know well enough. faythrr, what
have first thing in the mornng," replied Te,dy.
laughing "What u H. We spalpecnf "Tho first thing
have do In the morning Il to get the kndng wood
ready the night before."-lrexas siftiugs.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
City Council.

At the regular session of the city coun-
Gil on Tuesday evening the following bust
ness was transacted.
Streets.-A resolution was adopted di-
recting repairs to be made to pavements
on Augusta and Frederick streets.
Wdter.-A resolution was adopted on
recommendation of the water committee.
to require parties to use self-closing valves
in water closets, when new valves are
hereafter put in.
On the petition of citizens to have streets
sprinkled in the business part of the city,
the commit tee recommended that Angus
ia ST, Main and New sts., be sprinkled at
the expense of parties living along said
streets.
Opera Hossse.-$125 was appropriated to
paint outside of the Opera House.
Gum Spring Again.-A proposal to sell
the City SO acres of land was sent in by
Miss Donaghe, the price being 81 900,
which will be acted on Saturday night
next.
School Board.-All accounts owed by
the late School BOARD were presented and
paid. Several petitions were presented
and referred.
The Valley Road and City having agreed
to settle differences about tax on railroad
real estate owned in Staunton, the Coun-
Gil appointed Capt. Marquis to represent
the city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
The Rights of Common Carriers.

In the Circuit Court Of Augusta tnls
week a case was decided which is interest,"
ing to common carriers and also bearing
on the property rights of married women.
1t was the suit brought by James Pence
against w. F. Harner, for $3.50 damages
fer trespass. It appears from the evidence
that Pence did not live happily with MS
wife, who was a Miss Fisher from near
Hermitage, and she determined to go BACK
to her mother, whether with or without
Fences consent was not clearly shown,
and take the property back which she mad
brought with her when they set up house
keeping.
She employed for this purpose w. r.
Harner's team and two others, and on
March 18th last, in the absence of Pence
they moved her and her effects back to Ter
mothers. This. it seems. would not have
caused any trouble had they not moved
along with her effects small amount OF
property belonging to Pence. For this, ne
sued Harner as trespasser and charged
him with the value of the property, about
$50. and with damages for the taking
away. Harner testified to perfect limo
cence of the fact that the moving WAS
done without Pence's consent and direc-
ton. After elaborate argument, in which
the mother in-law came in for large
share of the conventional ridicule,
as also the brother-in-law, (Harner stand
ing in that relation to Mrs: Pence,) the
jury found verdict for the defendant,
holding that it was not trespass when ne
moved the property at the direction OF the
wife without any knowledge that it was
not with the consent of the husband.
White u Gordon for the Plaintiff AID
Hudson s. Patrick for the defendants.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Religiaaa Requests AEnullea.

A suit of interest," in the matter of be.
quests to religious organizations was de-
cided by Judge Mclaughlin, last week.
It was a case involving the construction
of the will ct the late DR.. Henry Jewett
Churchman, of Staunton. The point of
interest was as to the validity of certain
legacies amounting to some $l4 200 in ally
to the trustees of the Protestant Episcopal
Educational Society Of Virginia. These
legacies are all coupled with this condition:
"Said requests to be used exclusively for
educating poor young men for the Episco-
pal ministry, upon the basis of Evangeli-
cal PRINCIPLES as now established" Judge
Mclaughlin held that the lsgaoies were
made to said society, not absolutely bat
in trust to be Exclusively used for the
purpose therein named, and that the uses
and trust declared by said testator are
null and void, because, 1st-said trusts are
religious in their character, and Cd. be-
cause said trusts are too vague and fndef-
mite to be upheld BY tie laws of this
State. or to be administered by court of
chaneery, even if said trust we're merely
educational IN their character.
Geo. M. Cochran, Jr., and Judge John
H. MeCue for the Churchlnan heirs; Judge
Hugh W. Shelley and James Bum gardner,
Jr., for the P. E. Educational Society and
4. H. Fultz for ". T. Rush, the execute
of DR.. Churchman.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

The Salaries at the D. D. & B. Institution
The Board of Visitors of the Deaf, Dumb
& Blind Institution last Thursday made
the following changes IL the salaries OF it's
officers:
DEAF-MUTE DEPARTMENT.
9Th Class-Mr. Brenneman, formerly
5000, reduced to $500.
5th Class-Mr. Y ates, formerly $500 re-
duced to $500. .
4th Class--Mr. Bear. formerly $500 re-
duced to 5000. $50
Sd Class-Mr. Berkeley. formerly $500
no reductions
Cd Class-=Mr. Miehaels, formerly $500
increased to $40.
lst Class-Mr. Williams, formerly 5000
no reduction.
BLIND DEPARTMENT..
Academic Class-Mr Poyntz, formerly
ST. 200, reduced to 81 900.
Common School Classes-Messrs. Ryan
and HumDert $500 eaah--no change.
MUSIC.
Prof. turner, formerly 81 200, now $500
employed 5 days i'll week.
Miss seabury, formerly aOO-increased
to $500,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Personal.

Mr.. James V. Brooke, Jr., formerly of
the Staunton bar, has opened law. real
estate and loan Office at DEVILS Lake City,
Montana.
The Board of Managers of the Mozart
at Richmond have paid Mrs. Col. VIM. L..
Bumgardner, of this city. the compliment
OF an invitation to sing at one of their sol
rees. 1t Is hoped that she will accept, and
sing for the metropolitan connoisseurs in
music, the Sword of Robert Lee,' COM
position by Prof. E. l.. Ide.
Rev. DR.. Rice. former pastor of the
Baptist church in this city, is visiting in
Charlottesville.
Dr. VIM. r. Nugent, prominent sur
geon of Oshkaloosa. Iowa, and Charles AL
exander, Esq. Managing Director of the
Central Iowa R. b., were in the city this
week, having called on their friend Maj
Thos. Shumate, on their way home from
the South. They went from here to the
White Sulphur They are most agreeable
gentlemen, and the Doctor would pass any
where for an old time, hearty East Vlr-
ginian..
In noticing the death of Admiral John
Randolph Tucker last week we might have
added that one of the officers with him in
the Peruvian navy, is now resident of
this county-Capt. David Porter Nc
Corkle. c Buffalo Gap. ss
DR.. Halter H. Henkel is spending some
weeks in the hospitals of New York city.
Miss Rebecca Brock and Miss Ellen
Read, of Rockingham, are visiting their
uncle, DR.. Chapman, of this city.
I Maj. J. N. Woodward is the Superinten-
dent+of Allegheny Springs this season.
Mr.. VIM. J. Perry, grandson of Rev. DR..
John 5. Martin, has been elected runner
at the Augusta National Bank.
Rev. j. w. KoseDro. formerly pastor of
Messy Greek Church, delivered the memo
rial Grafton in Lewisburg, last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Rockbridge Items,

Ekeported for the STAUNToN VINDIcAToR.l
NeW Episcopal Church. The new Epis-
copal Church at Goshen furnace is nearly
completed and will cost about SO 000 The
ladies of Goshen gave a strawberry festi-
val in it's aid at the hotel, Friday night.
H0ia--There was hail storm near the
Victoria mines week ago, the hail stones
in many instances being as large as hen g
egg.
Fruit Cannery.-M. B. Childers, of
Bridgewater, with N. W. Bats, of Bells
Valley, are about establishing a canning
factory at the latter PLACE for ell kinds Of
fruit.
A LSve Old Man.-Joseph King, of
Rockbridge county, is ninety years old and
walks five miles to church every Sunday
and walks back He works his own garden.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
HoNoRs TO STA UNION PUPILS.
The Lost Flag.

Two weeks ago the VINDICAToR pub
blished the fact that Capt. Thomas ].
Crowder, of the West Augusta Guard, had
! in his possession the fl sg Of the Brooke
| Troop of South Carolina, which he is anx-
i0us to return to some one authorized to
receive it. Capt. q. has reesiTed several
letters from South Carolina asking that
the flag be returned to the writer of the
letter. Some of the letters are very beau
tiful and touching, for instance this one
from 9 lady:
II Remember the Gag we'll, and was one
of the young ladies who assisted in getting
1t up. and since my husband was an OFF
Ger in that company it would give me a
great deal of pleasure to possess it. My
boys like myself would be proud to care
for it,
And this from son whose father fell
in following that Gag:
II cannot CLAIM the property, except by
descent; but If NC one establishes a better
claim than myself | will certainly appre-
ciate it very much; for it was under that
Dduu6F GItaG Ivy ldtuGI leIl III Tue SCI WHO
of his country. H. lost his life in the en-
gagement that took place between York
town and williamsburg in May, 1862 and
in the cemetery Of The latter place he now
alls sogthern goldier's grave. He left a
widow and six children, fouE sons and two
daughters, than whom no one could ap-
preciate their dead fathers flag more
highly"
| Another letter is from a former officer
of the company, who says Brooks Troop
was raised at Greenvile, s. g., and was
Go. K. of the 81 :. G. cavalry. The Wr'ter
! in applying fof the flag adds: And allow
me to express the sincere thanks Of the
company to you and Others who may have
been instrumental in preserving what we
regard as 8 .cred relic.''
In view of the number of the applicants
Capt. Crowder is puzzled AS to the delivery
anq waits for some action by the veterans
of the company to authorize its delivery tt
some one they shall name.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

IMPRovEMENT.-J. E. Tinsley, Archi-
tect, is making rapid preparation for IT :
modelling DR.; VIM. Chapman's Dental
offices opposite the City Opera House. The
plan is to make two pleasant rooms with
glass fronts, running back about so feet
for mercantile purposes, and glass front
office of smaller dimensions. The work
will be finished and ready for rent by the
18th of August. The Doctor will make
his Dental Rooms on the floor above, which
has been handsomely fitted up for the pur-
pose.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

THE NEW TWo-CENT STAMP.-zThe
PostmasterGeneral has approved the &C.
sign for the new tso7eent stamp. The fol-
lowing issi 1euarai description; On a tablet
is suspended an lneIsed shield decorated
with head work, oval, forming frame
wora surrounding copy of Houdon' 8 life
castof Washington. At the base of the
oval is the figure 2, and below the shield
tive" ron the left, and the word ''cents, :"
on the right. Surrounding the upper part
Of the oval appears the words UNITED
States Sostage." The color Of the stamp
is metallic red. The stamp is handsome
piece of worn m inshlp, and displays deci-
ded artistic taste, the shading being parti-
cularly delicate and finished.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Board of Supervisors.

At the meeting of the Board of Super
visors of Augusta, last Friday, Judge
Hendren presiding and Messrs. s. A. East,
David Beard, John S. Ellis, H. B. Sieg
and J. III. .Callison, at che Board, Mr.
James E. Beard was recommended to the
county Judge for appointment to the posi-
tion of Superintendent of the Poor House.
Mr.. Beard is a farmer residing near Mid
dlebrook. The other names before the
Beard for the position were G.. W. Fauber,
Geo. a. Bosserman and VIM. Andrew,
Mr.. Geo. W. Fauber the present incum-
bent, who has made most faithful and
correct Superintendent. would have been
reelected but for the fact that he had no.
titled members of the Board that from his
failing eyesight he did not think he would
be very long qualified to perform the du-
ties. John G. Slower. county surveyor,
was recommended to the court for reap
pointment. Accounts for road and other
service to the amount of 81 .1OO.98 payable
out of the levy of 1881 were allowed. J..
Fl. Callison aud W. A. Burnett we're ap-
pointed to make up all accounts with the
outgoing superintend emit of the Poor
House, and With the County Treasurer
and other county officials on account Of
the levy for 1889
The dog-tax money, for paying damages
for sheep killed for year ending May LIST.
1888, was not distributed, for the reason
that the Treasurer has been unable to eye
cute and carry out fully the law in regard
to the collection Of said tax in turning
over the delinquent tax list to the con
stables, as provided by law. The con-
stables have sixty days within which to
make their collections and kill dogs, after
which tame the distribution Of the dog-tay
money will be made.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Death of Moses Walton, ESQ.

Moses Walton. one of the most widely
known and eminent lawyers of the Valley
of Virginia, whose health has been failing
for several months past, died at his home
IN Woodstock last Friday morning. in his
City year. He represented the
county of Shenandoah in the legislature
which was dissolved by the reconstruction
measures, and also afterwards in the Con-
stitutional Convention of 1867. He had
been member of the Methodist Church
for nearly half century and was prom
inent in all Che work Of that church
from the Stewards Board to the most i'm
portant committees of the General Con-
ference, and his views on all matters per-
tanning to the church carried great weight
with them He was one of the Trustees
Of the Wesleyan Female Institute here.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

The TENTH ANNIvERsARY.-Am me-
mento Of the tenth anniversary of the
first institution of the order of Knights Of
Honor in the United States has already
arrived in Staunton in the shape of a lap
pei badge of royal purple with silver fringe
at the bottom, silver bar at the top, and
the mystic O. M. A. in silver monogram
in the centre. The exact date OF the an
niyersary is June Goth. and the Western
Knights are making great preparations to
celebrate it in becoming style at st. Louis,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

TIE CRADLE HE WAS ROCKED INA
few weeks since gentleman came to
Staunton and bought handsome cradle
from Mr., S, NJ. Wilkes, the furniture
manufacturer. 1t was not for a baby, but
the purchaser had discovered in Rock bridge
near Goshen the cradle in which McCor-
mick, the great reaper and mower mil
lionaire was rocked when child, and
bought this new cradle to exchange with
the owner for it, in order that he might
send to the now famous Mccormick this
interesting "Reminiscences of his babyhood.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

SCHOOL FOR BOYs.-4

SCHOOL FOR Boys ansss 5. Ba5le,
Esq, Will on september b, open q
school 10 Stanton for boys. Il is noe iless
to say anything of Mr. Doyle's lualifca-
tions as teaehers many years of expert
ence at the head of thelarqest and hig chest
grade schools in the Southern country
have placed them beyond question and be-
You'd the need of praise. Oae thing we may
say of Mr.. Doyle as teacher; that what a
pupil learns under him he will learn thor
oughly, there will be no smattering.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

A. DOUBLE D. Drew. H. Fl. Halves.
who was for four or five years the esteem.
ed pastor of Mt. H ,reb Church, in Au-
grsta, and is now located in Farmville,
had the good fortune lately to receive two
D. D. degrees 10 one week. On the 7th inst.
it was confelred upon him by Westminster
College, Mississippi, and last week Hamp-
den=Sidney College conferred on him the
same well-deserved honor. His many
friends in this county will read the an
nouncement with pleasure.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
A PLEASANT RourE.-At this time

A PLEASANT KOUTE.-At this time OF
the year it is pretty ride from here to
Lexington. The scenery is beautiful all
along the route and from the top of a
stage it can be seen with comfort. An early
start, at Z O'Clock, from Stauntop these
June mornings is the beginning of ride
which takes you through pretty villages
and along COOL road until the early af-
ternoon sees you driven across the river
into Lexington. Burke & Wright haze
made extra provisions for their stage line
between Staunton and Lexington dGxfng
the whole week Of the gathering at Leg
lngton and passengers will be taken there
rapidly and pleasantly. The cheap round
trip ticket is good to return at any time
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

AN OLD ROAD MARK GoNE.-There
is hardly soldier in the great Confeder-
ate armies of them that marched tisFaagh
this Valley who doean't remember tina
s.'Willow Spout about eight miles
below Staunton. It was a willow tree
in the body of which pipe had heen intro
duced. and the result was that for more
than half century 2 willov tTee has
stood there giving shade from its branch
es and pouring from its body. about
FIVE feet from the ground, a large stream
of water. Last Sunday the storm twisted
off the top of the tree. and while there
will still be WILLOW Spout" it will only
be stump.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22

DELEGATES FROM NORTH RIVER
The Democratic Primary OF North River
District, held at Mt. Scion and presided
over by Mr.. J. W. Hopewell, with Mr.. H.
b. McFall, Secretary, appointed the fol-
lowing representatives to Lynchburg-
Delegates, Il. H. Buckner. Jno. S. CARRIER
and J.mes A. Hamrick; Altern 4tes, Gle
ment Fulton, Capt. J. b. Todd and Robt.
Byers. In the event of none of the re-
representatives. going to tynchburg, Hon.
Absolom Koiner was authorized to cast
the vote of the district.