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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-25
Personal.

A telegram from the Union Theological
Seminary at Hampden-Sidney says the
Atlanta (Ga. Presbytery has decided mott
allow Rev. DR.. &. B. Stricken, formerly
OF Thinking Spring Church, in this coun-
ty,) to accept the professorship to which
he was elected IN the Seminary.
Some of our readers will recollect the
elocutionlst, niece of Vice President
King, of Alabama, who gave readings
here. We see that Sadier's Wells Theatre
in London. Eng, has been leased for her
appearance this spring, under the name of
Margaret de Vane, in a series Of Shakes
perian characters.
County School superintendent Fl. Shelf
fey Roller. of Augusta; delivered two ad-
dresses at the session last week of the
Rockingham county teachers institute.
We regret to learn that Bishop Gloss
brenner. of Churchville. has again been
quite ill. He was better at last accounts.
When Mr.. G, L. Coyner and his bride,
recently married In Augusta county.
reached Athens. their Texas home; they
were complimented by -serenade by the
citizens.
Capt. J. NJ. Fitz and family, of the
Hale House of Charleston, Kanawha, are
visiting their SIaunton friends.
DR.. w. B. Rogers, dental surgeon of
Stanton, and his wife, are visiting their
relatives in Highland county.
We see that the President has sent to
the Senate the name OF Judge Bell. for
Postmaster at Culpeper. This displaces
the present postmaster Mr.. Krause. who
has many friends in Sta union, where he
formerly resided.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss is to deliver two
lectures IN Roanoke city next week. for
the benefit of the Presbyterian chapel at
that place.
Mr.. David Carricofe who some weeks
ago left his farm in Rockingham, to come
to Staunton to ascertain the price of
clover seed and disappeared, causing much
concern to his friends, has telegrgphed
home from Plttsburg, Pa, for funds to
come home.
Rev J. A Snyder will preach at the
Lutheran Church next Sunday morning
and night.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro, of Lewisburg, W.
Va, has received call to the church at
Concord. N. G.
In the evidence of Mr.. Robert Strattou,
published last week the word doubtful"
should have been ''dilapidated."
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a Noble Work.

Editor Staataton Vindicdtor:
We desire to express through the COL
umns of your paper our heartfelt appre-
citation of the kindness as shown by your
worthy citizen. Capt. H. M. McIlhany, in
furnishing the employees of this road such
quantities of valuable reading matter.
both secular and religious. Every few
days his clerk, "Charlie'' Gibbs, can be
seen coming to our Lobby" with an arm-
full IF papers and Magazines, perhaps fifty
or one hundred ut time and this has
been kept up for more than year. 1t
must give him much trouble and take
much time to gather these papers, but he
seems to do so cheerfuliy and 80 doubt
follows each contribution with his prayers,
that we may be blessed in the reading Of
them. He has noble heart aud We hope
THAT Gods richest blessings may res.
upon him and that his labors of love
among us may result in the salvation of
many employees-men who seldom have
opportunities to hear the word of God
Hoping you will publish this. We are
Respectfully,
RAILROAD MEN,
,SfnuntGy ,EGn 221
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The New License Bill.

The following is the text Of he new H.
cense bill introduced by Mr.. Fitzpatrick.
of Nelson, and passed by the House of
Delegates and Senate. 1t has yet to go
to the Governor.
4 BILL to regulate the granting of license and to
require the prep 'yment of the specific tax in
money and currency as to conditions precedent
to the granting Ut a license.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia. That no person or persons,
firm, partnership. or association, express,
telegraph. telephone, or any other moor
pnrated company. which now is or NAV be
required to obtain license in order to do
business In this State. shall commence OF
prosecute such business until duly assess
ed according to law. and until the amount
so assessed shall be paid to the officer
charged by law with the duty of collecting
the same.
2. TIE officer whose duty it shall be to
receive the amount Of assessment. shall
not receive anything but gold and silver.
United States treasury notes and national
bank notes, and the pawn nts OF the
aacnuntS of such assessment as herein pro-
vided. shall be a condition precedent to
the granting of any such license.
g. When an assessment shall have been
| made, and the amount assessed shall have
been received by the proper collecting Off
Ger. ACCORDING to the provisions OF this
act, ard his receipt therefor specifying in
what currency such payment was made,
shali be given. then and not until then
shall it DO lawful for the court or person
having authority under the law to grant
such license. The order OF court. when
the license is obtained in court, and the
| license itself, when not obtained in court
shall specify that the assessment was
! made according TO Law, and that the
amount assessed had been pad in money
or currency according TO the provisions
of this act.
No application for licenss to do any
business, or TO follow any profession,
trade. or calling in this State, shall be
made. aad if made, shall not be consider
ed except in pursuance OF this act, and no
such license shall be granted unless all the
requirements of this act shall have been
FIRST complied with, and any license grant
| ed or obtained in violation Of the provi
sions OF this act, shall be null and void d,
| aid the person or persons, firm OF associa-
| ton. jOint-stnck or incorporated company,
| which may obtain SUCH license, and at
| tempt to do business hereunder. shall be
deemed to violate the law, and shall be
| liable to all the forfeltures, pains and
| penalties for such violation, and in the
same manner as il no such license had
been obtained, and in addition thereto
| fined not less than fifty dollars nor more
| than five hundred dollars.
S, Any assessor, treasurer Or other Off
Ger. charged with any duty pertaining to
| the granting Of licenses WIN shall violate
! this act, shall be guilty of a misdemaanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than FIVE hun
dred dollars.
s This act shall be in force from its
passage.
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The Talked IF Southern Extension Of

the Falley railroad.
A committee of prominent citizens of
the new city of Roanoke, among them D.
F. Houston. Manager of the Crozier steel
and iron works there, visited Baltimore
last week in the interest of an extension
of the Valley railroad, Southwest. They
had an interview with the Transportation
Committee of the Merchants and Manu-
fac'urer's Association, of which Mr.. John
interchange Of views, Mr.. Hurst stated
that the transportation committee could
not recon mend anything until the views
of the Baltimore and Ohio Road are
known. IT the Baltimore and Ohio which
has numerous extension projects on hand.
thinks this Ole will pay, they will build
it, and not otherN Use. The Baltimore
merchants, he explained, are now inter.
ested with Mr.. Garrett in railroad en-
terprse and would not care to try to do
too much at one time. He appointed a
subcommittee to call on President Sam j.
Spencer, of the Valley Road, with the
Roanoke committee. Mr.. Spencer said
the Baltimore aud Ohio Company. though
much interested in the Valley Railroad
and its development, just now had other
things il view that would require all the
money the company would care to spend
for extensions for some time. The Valley
Railroad Company would, no doubt, be
willing TO extend the line at some future
time, if additional! money was subscribed
By the counties. The Roanoke gentlemen
seemed 10 be of the op mon thst they
could raise s3o0,00j among themselves and
the counties interested, t Baltimore and
OnIo would probably help them and ex-
tend the line. They LETT for Roanoke
somewhat hopeful, though without any
definite announcement.
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OPERA ny FIRST OLAss AkTEsTs.-
stauuton at last has promised it a 5asts
Of the genuine italian Opera, by famous
artists. On Monday. February 4th, the
great prima donna, Minnie Hauk, with
Sail (contralto), MonJegriff) (tenor). and
Pasqnalis lbartcnel, and others will ap
pear in concert at the Qpera Hou Sc, and
also give in full costume the garden ssens
from Gounod's "Faust.' The concert
programme we are glad to see Is a popular
one. with such vocal music on it as the
famous duet from "Belisario," the "Home
to orr mountains" from TrovatOre, the
famous tfIo sram - ttia," and other
familiar music. The bog eheev vii, b9
open at Olivier's for secured seats on
Monday next.
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Rangerp ianl1 At ''' 0''''>

NlRGtNIA-iN VACATION.-In tks Clerks
Office Circuit Court Of Augusta County
January 10, 1884.
A Slower y ass Plaintiffs
VS.
J2ht Hoffman and Susan his WIFE, John Swarts-
ley, Jacob Toul James Tool Chas Tool, Jacob
Whl:tlrr and Sylvia ANA his wife. - Ayres and
aarail his wife, smith and Elizabeth his wife
----Sinith and Julia his wife henry Swartsley
and Polly Hayberger, Defendants.
IN CHANCERY ON ORIGINAL AND AMENDED BIIIs
The object OF the original bill was to have parti-
ton made OF the realt, of which the late Mary d.
HUI died seized, situated in the County of Augusta,
o, Inc proceeds of the sac Jhei col Distributed
among those properly entitled, and the abiect of
the amended bill is to strike the names of sarah
hyrcs, Elizabeth Saith, Juii. Smith, and Susan
Kaufman as plaintiffs. ana make them, with their
h, Stands as aforesaid p+rties defendants.
Il appearing by affidavit fled. that all of the
saoye named defendants are non residents OF this
STATE it is ordered that they do appear here within
one month after due publication uf this notice and
do What Is necessary 10 p eject their interests.
ieStes- JOS. N. RYAN
D. MAY, p &. Clerk.
isull &C.,
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The BILL FOR CITY SCHooI. TRUs-
TEEs.-The Senate bill with reference to
city and town school trustees, has been
ordered to its engrossment. 1t provides
that 'the places of all trustees now in Office
in towns and cities of 5000 inhabitants and
over, be and become vacsntson the expira-
tion OF thirty days fro n the passage OF this
act /; that the councils of such cities and
towns shall, as soon as may be after the
passage of this act, elect trustees, not ex-
eeeding three for each school district of
their respective corporations, and shall de-
signate which Of such trustees shall go
out of office in one year; which IN two.
and which in three years. The term of
all trustees 30 elected shall begin on the
thirty-flrst day after the passage of this
act. All vacancies in the School B ard ,
arising from whatever cause, shall be filed
by the councils of such cities and towns.
This act shall be in force from its pas
sage, and all acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent Herewith are hereby repealed
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Miss MARIE BOWEN, will give one Of
her readings here at the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms on Wednesday, February 9th. The
Rev DR.. }. B. wthorne, of Richmond :,
himself an elocutionist of some note, ex-
presses the following opinions Of Miss
Bowen's merits;
II have heard Miss Marie Bowen, on
several occasions, and il affords me very
great pleasure to say that, as an elocu-
ZIONIST, She has very few equals in this
country; with deep emotional nature,
well disciplined, a voice of great compass
and sweetness, and a face capable of ex-
pressing every shade of thought and feel
.ag, she meyer fails to captlvate an audi
encs.,,s
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Died at His Sons Bedside

Mr.. Chas. T. Hammond, wno Is origi
nalIy from Mt. Jackson, Va. but who
has been for the past few years telegraph
operator at the B. s. o. office here, was
taken sick some days since with pneumo-
MIA. HIS physicians, Dfs. 4. Ri. y H. Ii.
Henkel. thinking him in precarious
condition autographed his father, Mr.. Sam
uei Hammond, at Mt. Jackson, who ar
rived here Saturday evening Gu the VAL
ley train.
than expected, he determined to sit up
with him at least q part OF every night,
Notwithstanding the protest Of friends.
Saturday night be was wakensd at 2
O'Clock and sat up until morning. Snn-
day night he did the same way, Mr.. WA.
Is. Logan, who had been nursing the sick
man, aroused Mr.. Hammond at o'clock
and went to bed. At FIVE Mr.. IL ammond
came to Mr.. Logan's room and waking
him said: Il am very sick man, please
go for @ doctor at once" MIR. Hammond
then again went down stairs to the SICK
chamber aud whom MI. Logan Came down
{. few minutes later he found the old gen.
tlemau in great pain kneeing at his son s
bedside. Dr.. A. M, Henkei Was sum-
moned at once, but found Mr. II. in O
dting condition. He was unconscious
aud breathing very heavily. Mr. L gan
sad to the Doctor: Il believe be is
dying" and in less than three minutes
he ceased to live,
MIR. Hanmend Was man Of about IS
yea Of age, OF high standing IL bis COM
nunity and many friends will lament his
sudden death. 1t was e singular fact that
UP to within 20 minutes of his death, he
was enjoVing his usual good health. His
remains were sent home Monday night.
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DIED.

~~~>-->-~-~~--~~O-~>~Ns
ATKINSON-In Wilmington, n +. e., on Monday
morning. January u, at three O'Clock of c0ngeS-
tim oil the lungs, virginia Cal Atkinson, in her
zlst year. youngest daughter of Col John Wilder
tKinson. of Wilmington, and granddaughter OF
the late Right Rev, Thomas Atkinson, Bishop OF
North Carolina.
SHUEY Near Bethlehem, Augusta county, Jan
18th, Catherine Shuey, aged IS years, 6 months
and % days. Her funeral was preached by Rev
@ W. StineSpring of the U, B. church, of which
she had been member for seventy TWO years
Many relations and friends followed her remains
to the grave.
PLATT.-Tn Staunton, on Jan. 10Th, 1884, Mrs
Emma q. Platt, aged 40 years.
CARRIER Near Mt Sidney. Augusta county, Va,
January 10, l6ol OF RrighI's Disease Of the Kid
news Reuben CARRIER, aged AZ years. IL mOn hs
aid Il days. He leaves widow aud Ave children
to mourn his SIS He had been for many years a
consisteRt member Of the German Baptist
church.
HARNESBERGER.-In Rockingham county Jan
l2ih. Mrs. Elizabeth Harvest erger. mother OF
Jacob Harnesberger of Augusta, aged 81 years.
Smonths and II days,
FAUVER.-On January 21st, near Parnassus,
Philip Fauyer, in the 15rd year of his age.
PENNYBACKER.-N New Market, in Rock.
lngham county, N Sunday last, Jan. 20, 1884 Mrs.
Ann fenrybacker, widow Of the late Geo. NJ
Pennybacker, Decd in the Goth year Of her age.
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Oeaths.

The remains of Rev. James E. Seneker,
a Lutheran minister of Shenandoah
county, were inferred at Koiner's church
in Augusta county, on the 18th inst, Rev.
F. Kuegele, preaching the funeral sermon
Mr.. Seneker had been engaged in teaching
school in Shenandoah, and was taken
with congestion of the lungs on the 14th
and died the next day. On the morning
he was taken ill, be bad a severe fall on
the ice to which was enormously attribut-
ed his death. Mr.. Seneker was 55 years
of age. and leaves widow and six chill
dren.
Mrs. Mathew White, ST., the mother
in-law of Maj. Jas. B. Dorman, died in
Lexington on the 18th inst. at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Col. John b.
Lady, in her eighty-third year. She was
the daughter of Zachariab johnson who
represented Augusta in the convention Of
1888, which adopted the Federal constitu-
ton. She was the mother of Brigadier
Gen. E. 7. Paxton, who was killed at the
head of the Stonewall Brigade at Chancel-
louisville. She was for more than half a
century a communicate of the Presbyte-
rian church.
G. W. Wallace. better known as ''Bg
Foot Wallace" and we'll known in Staun-
ton. was found in bed a corpse, iD Ataza
cosa county, Texas, on the first of this
month. He Was native Of Rockbrldge
county, and bricklayer by trade, and
early in life went to Texas and Joined in
the fight the Texans made for indepeh-
dence. Last year he attended the reunion
Of the Texas veterans engaged in that war
and they made up a purse and gave him
an outfit of clothes. About eleven years
ago he came to 1.-The States" and spent
some time IN Augusta. For several years
past Wallace has lived hermit's life in
the brush in Texas, and at his death only
left his cabin, rifle, knife, saddle and vari-
Qua trophies he had won IN Indian and
Mexican warfare. He has 6 sister living
in California, bat very few if any relatives
in the eastern States.
A few weeks ago, Mr. r. H. Atkins, of
Orange, who was visiting friends in
Staunton, became ill and started to his
home In Orange county, but died few
days after he reached there.
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The Eichberg Quartette.

This unique quartette Of talented ar
tistes, assisted by Miss Perle Dudley as
vocalist, gave two concerts here last
Thursday and Friday nights. We say
unique, because there is no quartette like
it in America. 1t consists of four young
ladies, ladies in every sense of the word
Misses Lillian Shattuck, Laura Webster,
Lettie Launder, and Emma Grebe, who
have devoted their lives to the art of
music. They went abroad together and
finished their musical education IN Ger
many, at the Royal High School in Ber-
troupe even IS agent, the person who per-
forms the duties of that office being also
refined and business-like lady. One of the
quartette; Miss Shattuck, We believe, is
daughter of one of the famous Mendelsohn
Quartette of Boston. Every day while
travelling, excepting the Sabbath, the
quartette spends from tour to six hours
in arduous and unremitting practice,
fact which largely accounts for the perfec-
ton to which they have attained. Strange
as it may appear for the members of
travelling troupe, the quartette are young
ladies of domestic habits and accomplish
ments, and during the intervals between
the pieces in which they appear, spend the
time behind the scenes in crocheting,
knitting end such useful feminine occupa
tions. The two quartettes-No. Al
d. Minor of Hayden, and Schubert's Mo-
ment Musicale and Mendelsohn's Capzo-
META. we're rendered with skill of the
highest order, and the violin solo by Miss
Lillian Shattuck. and Cello solo by Miss
Laura Webster were worthy of the highest
praise. The qnartette stand next in
rank in the American musical world to
the Mendelsohn quartette of Bost on and
fully deserve the place. Staunton vouch-
es for its own good musical taste when it
gives these young artistes such house as
it gave them last Friday night. The name
Of the quartette, "Eichbergr is com
pliment to its first teacher, Eichberg of
the Boston Conservatory of Music.
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MARRIED..

LaMBERT-PALME AT Port Republic. January
10th, by Rev IL w Kinzer. MIR. Charles II. Lam
Bros, Waynesboro) to Miss Viola NJ. Palmer
DAUGHTER Old W. Palmer. Esq of Port Republic.
SWISnER-JOHNSON Dec 26th. 1888, by
Rev. j, NJ Hedrick at the residence of the cler-
gyman, Mr. John d. Swsher. of Rockbridge, to
Miss Alice S johnson, OF Augusta.
RUNKLE-AREHART At the 1esde nce of the
brides parents January LIST. by Rev. J III. He'd
rick, Mr.. J .cob Runkle to Miss Letitia J. Arehart
all OF Augusta county.
GREGORY-FOXHALL.- Jan. 18TH at the res
Idence of the clergyman, by Rev. ). NJ. Hedrick,
Mr. John N. Gregory to Miss Julia A. Foxhall,
all of Augusta county.
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LEGAL NOTICES
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Crosses Legatees
vs.. In CHANCERY.
McCray.
The parties, Plaintiffs and Defendants to the
above Styled cause, and all persons interes ted in
the accounts to be taken therein will take notice.
that puI suanG to decree pronounced at the Sep
TENDER Term. 1883, of The Circuit Court of Bath
County in said cause will proceed at the Clerks
Office of the County Court Of said County, on
Mo'adoy the 18th day of February, 1884,
to take the following accounts, to wit:
Isl An account of any debts against the estate
OF Henry Grose, ST., dec d. and of their respective
priorities.
2nd An account of the purchase money due by
the said Hm. a. McCray, and OF any payment made
by him. to whom paid and when.
5rd. VI the legacies directed to be paid under
the Will and the amounts due thereon, and If any
have been paid. to whom and wnen.
4th. vi the acts and doilgS of the said VIM. A.
McCray under the power Uf attorney showing what
claims Went into his hands, what collections were
made by him what claims remain in his hands I'M
collected and What disposition, if any, he made of
the funds ST. collected; and
9Th To state aud settle the accounts of G. F.
Revercomb, s. B TO and as such administrator of
the said Henry Grose, decd, together with any
other mat er deemed pertinent by mysefor which
either vi the parties may require to be specially
stated.
Given under my hand this 10th day of January,
1854.
FA. HYDE, Commr,
Cir. Ct, Bath County
LETCHER, p. O.
jan2) At
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Fatal ACCIDENTs.-On the e. & O.
road st week, in a collision ness Clifton
Forge, Go. G. Quick, brakeman WAS
killed. Engineer simon Ailstock leaped
from h engine aud escaped with a few.
bruises. The eleven minutes slow watch
of the freight engineer caused the coils
ION. Last Thursday, Preston Knighton,
brakeman, was STRUCK on the head ty the
bridge Just below SaaHneon and killed.
He was from Middlebrook, and bis broth.
er was killed on the same road last ysas.
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TURKEY HUNTING IN HIGHLAND.
BATH AND ALLEGHANY Mr.. G. P.
Jones has introduced bill, Of interest to
Augusta county hunters, to amend and
re-enGat sec. of chapter 235 of the Acts
of Assembly 1871 as follows:
"a. It shall not be ,aBful to kill or cap
ture wild turkeys between bhe argt dav of
February and the 18Th day of October of
each years. nor at any time By traps OF any
KIND. provided that it may be lawful in
the counties of Allegheny, Bath and
Highland to kill or capture wild turkeys
between the 1st of February and 18th day
Of Semtember.
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PAYING IN COUPONS When the Val
ley Railroad Co. borrowed 100000 on a
mortgage, for their extension South of
Stanton, the tax for recording the mort
gage in Augusta county court was $1,000.
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr, counsel for
the company. handed Clerk w. A. Bur-
nett 81 600 in coupons, and they being re-
fused gave him check for the money,
under the usual protest. Proceedings were
commenced in the Augusta county court
to prove the genuineDess of the coupons,
but the case was afterwards removed to
Rockingham county court. In that count
Wednesday, the coupons were proved and
the Auditor will now have to take them
and return the money. The bill requiring
all Commonwealth 3 Attorneys to appeal
in such cases, will doubtless become law
this week, and the coupon business will
hereafter be made more troublesome.
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engraviBgs furnished by Geo. Stlnson &
Co.. the Art Publishers of Portland, Me-.
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It is great establishment. which employs
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week. The four largs Hietnres they have
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the Future "The Firsts STEP" and
"Nobody axe'd you sir, are the perfec
tien CT steel engraving, and ornaments fit
f,r any resldeges in the land. Their ad-
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