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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-03-20

A PUBLIC CONFERENCE.-THE Staun-
ton grows, new features in business are
needed, and Messrs. Bailie & Woodward
have furnished one by starting what
might bs called an "Exchange," at the
Western Union Telegraph building. They
have an office there in which they attend
to collection of rents, negotiating of loans,
sale and renting of real estate, procuring
situations for the unemployed, from ser
wants up to clerks and furnishing domestic
and other help for those who wish to en-
ploy. Stanton has grown large enough
for this speciality, and these gentlemen are
we'll qualified to manage it. No man is
more widely known in this part of Vir-
giria than Maj. Peter Woodward, or more
highly regarded. His many years of
active business life with our people makes
any commentator of him by US superfu-
Gus, but of his partner, Mr. W. H. Bailie.
who has just resigned his position as Su-
perintendent of the VINDICAToR Job
Printing office, on account of failing eye
sight, and who is less widely known, we
may say a word. His close attention to
his duties in this office has deprived him
of the opportunity OF making that general
acquaintance So desirable to business
man, but our friends will fud in him one
of the most reliable men in business that
we have met in long experience. A man
to be relied on, as we know by experience,
to any extent in financial trusts; consc
entious in every undertaking he accepts
for others, and possessing enterprise and
energy, it will not be his fault if he does
not contribute largely to the success of the
new Arm.
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Sale Of q Fine Farm.

Mr.. VIM. F. Summerson has sold the
beautiful and very valuable farm near
Swoope's Depot in Augusta county, upon
which he has resided for several years
past, to Mr.. Geo. W. Hevener. jr.: of Po-
cahontas county, W. Va, for 800 600.
equivalent to cash. The farm, we under
stand, will change occupants in the latter
part of April, proximo. This farm, con-
tanning about 26O acres, is one of the very
BEST, in one of the best sections of our
county.
Mr.. Summerson has, during his owner
ship of the property in question, brought
it into llrst-rate condition. The dwelling
house is situated on beautiful eminenee
commanding view of the whole farm
There is, on the place, a large new barn
of tasteful architecture and tastefully
painted. All other necessary outbuildings
are to be found on the place We UNDER
stand that the infirm health of Mrs. Sum-
merson, is the only reason for the sale OF
the farm.
1t speaks we'll for our county and farm
Ing community that good lands are much
sought after and command such prices.
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The Skating Rink Alive with the Young
People.

AN ORCHESTRA AT THE RINK NIGHTLY.
Monday, from noon till P. M, was
made present of to the Young ladies ex-
clusively by the proprietors of the skating
rink. The boy who buckles on skates,
said he put on $50 pair that afternoon.
The day hours Of the rink are from 8 to -
and 2 to O'Clock, and that is the best
time for ladies who are learning, as the
floor is not full and very few gentlemen
go in the day. Friday evenings and nights
have been designated as ladies night, and
the rink will be open for ladies and their
escorts. A music stand has been erected
and an orchestra of sig pieces plays there
nightly during the skating hours. Every
night the rink is densely crowded, the
space rallied in for spectators being packed
aud the skating floor filled with merry
skaters. The best of order is preserved.
One night this week, seeing man who
had drink or two too many, buy ticket
and start in, the proprietor promptly re-
turned him his money and told him he
must come some other time when he could
enjoy it more.
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SICKNESS IN HIGHLAND.-Dr. Henry
NJ. Patterson, of this city, is absent, at
tending his daughter. Oracle, who is ill
in Highland Of cerebro spinal meningitis.
The sickness and death which have pre-
vailed in that county this fall and winter
have been, it IS said, unprecedented in its
history. The latest death reported is
that of j. K. Mullenax. Superintendent
of the Aims House. His wife had died
the day before land their daughter and son
were down with the same disease-5yphoid
fever.
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BrsVitIeS.

The auction sale of Mr.. Charles A
Richardson's personal effects on to-mor-
row, March 21st, at II o'clock, in front of
the Court House. will include beside his
household furniture, &C., good many
books from the late Wm. Green IS library,
and also works of light literature. Mr..
Richardson was an amateur sculptor, and
a bust of James G. Blaine is among the
things to be sold. The sale is made by
Mr.. Alex. F. Robertson, Trustee.
Timber Ridge railroad and telegraph
station ON the Valley r. r. in Rockbridge
county, will be opened April 1st.
The old war instruments of the Stone
wall Brigade Band have been sent to Bal
timore to be exhibited at the Con federate
soldiers Fair there.
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AUGUSTA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

AUGUSTA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
This Association met in the County
Clerks office last Saturday. Several names
of teachers were added to its roll. County
Superintendent Roller was present and
complimented the teachers on their work.
The committee appointed to prepare a
memorial to the legislature setting forth
the grievances Of the teachers, the law of
average among them, and praying for a
repel of the obnoxious laws,-a memorial
which was to be signed first by the pa
irons Of the schools, did not report and
further time was allowed it. 1t was de-
clded to obtain a poll of the patrons Of
the public schools in Augusta to ascertain
their views for and against the regulations
complained of.
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Waynesboro Affairs.
Reported for the STANTON VINDIcAToR.l

Reported for the STAUNToN VINDICAToR.l
WAYNEsBoRo, VA, March 10.
Your correspondent was in error last
week in stating that the two negroes re-
Gently sent to Jail for attempting to blow
up house with dynamite, were not IRON
ed. They acre handcuffed together, but
your reporter and number of Others fail
ed to observe it., and was only Informed
of the fact after your paper was received.
Our dramatic club is busily engaged in
rehearsing couple of good plays with
which they propose at an early day to en-
terrain our people at the Opera House,
The amateur MINISTRIES have abandoned
the idea of visiting Greenville, as they
were unable to secure suitable hall. The
Disappointment was very great.
Quite number of fine cattle are ship
ped every week from this place to Balti-
more and Richmond, the principal ship
per being Mr.. John W. Ellison. He re-
Gently shipped two beeves, one weighing
1850 pounds, the other 2,065.
Over hundred and fifty tons of iron
piping for the Charlottesville water works
shipped from Newark, n. j., have been
transferred from the S. V. to the G. u y.
road this place recently.
Mr.. Samuel H. Bell, jr., who has been
in the for West for nearly ten years, is on
visit to his father, Mr.. Holmes Bell
Mr. B. evidently saw the various Terrific
ries and States through which he Travelled
with his eyes open, as his descriptions of
life in that Western country are very in
teresting.
Mr.. w. L. Mowry, who was Injured re-
Gently by a severe fall, is, we are glad to
hear, improving.
Rev. Frank McCutchan will preach but
two more sermons to his old congregation
prior to his departure for Glade Spring.
Rev. j. Fl. Taylor preached at the Bsp-
fist church last Sunday, whilst the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church was filled by
Rev. Mr.. Whitescarver.
DR.. W. J. Jones recently resigned the
Office of Mayor. Mr.. p. Killian was elect
ed by the council Mayor pro tenn to fill the
vacancy.
Miss Chapman of Richmond, who has
been visiting Miss Mollie Bush, returned
home Monday last
Messrs. Bernie Weller of Cincinnati,
j. B. Levy of Louisa, and G. d. Fishburne
of Charlottesville, were in town last week.
OCCASIONAL.
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element and the VINDICATok announces
the departure for the gold fields of ''our
old friend Abram Flory,"
That week A. IL. H. Stuart on behalf of
the respondents, was arguing in the Su-
preme Court of the United States, the case
of the State of Pennsylvania vs. TIE
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Co.
One thing they did then that we don't
do now-all the crowbars and other tools
of the contractors On the railroad were
made at home; that is, ct the forge OF
John Miller, near Port Republic.
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The Rockbridgs Alum Springs Case.
Its FINAL SETTLEMENT.

LIS FINAL SEIILEMENIs
In the Court of Appeals at Richmond
last week, the case of Jas. A. Frazier Us.
Jno. n. Hendren ct ols., which has been
for SO many years, under one title or an
other, before the courts of the State, a
final decree was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff, affirming the decision of the Cir
cult Court Of Augusta made by the sitting
Judge, K eth. The legal questions decided
were:
1. That &. r. Mason was merely no.
minal purchaser of the Rockbridge Alum
Springs property at the sale thereof In
June, 1880, and is therefore not liable in
any aspect of the case to any of the par
ties to the suit.
2. That the vendors lien in favor Of
Oampbell's estate was waived and extin-
guished by the acceptance, in discharge of
the lien, of the frst-mortgage bonds of the
Reckbridge Alum Springs Company.
8. That the liens of John T. Randolph.
Orson Adams, receiver, and others. were
lost by their acceptance of the stock and
bonds of the company in satisfaction
thereof.
4. That in default of the payment by
the company of the lien decreed in favor
OF James A. Frazier, the property be
resold to pay the same.
5. That the judgments recovered
against James A. Frazier, and William
Frazier as his surety, known as the Hen
dren judgments, and which now enure to
the benefit of the Rockbridge Alum
Springs Company, were properly allowed
by the Circuit Court as equitable offsets
to the lien in favor of James A. Frazier;
and
6. That the decree on the former ap.
peal, imposing costs on the appellees gen.
orally, many of whom were not contesting
the claims of the appellant, must be cor
rected so as to decree the cost against the
appellees. William Frazier, and Hendren,
trustee.
The decision of the Court of Appeals
was delivered by Judge Lewis, Judge
Lacy dissenting, and Judge Hinton not
sitting. The counsel engaged in the case
have been Acknowledgement Blair ana
Judge Joseph Christian for the plaintiff,
and Judge II. W. Sheffey, George M.
Cochran, T. e. Elder and W. A. Ander-
son, representing the various parties in
terested on the other side. The final de-
cree gives the plaintiff about $40, 900. or In
ether words, his lien on the Rockbridge
Alum Springs, and it is said that after
the payment of all expenses, including
counsel's fees, the plaintiff will get
$50, 900. The Court of Appeals appointed
Judge Joseph Christian, Attorney General
Blair. Judge H. W. Shelley, George
M. Cochran, and W. A. Anderson,
Commissioners to sell the Rockbridge
Alum property after advertising ninety
days.
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NTIRGINIA-IN VACATION-In the Clerks
Office Circuit Court for Augusta County,
March 18th, 1885.
Daniel M Hale and Mary E. his wife, Jacob s.
Simmons, and Samuel H. Lambert and Emma j.
his wife, Plaintiffs.
John W Sheets and Mary v his wife, John P,
Simmons Jacob W. Slower and Phyloma E. his
wife, George S. E. Craun and Martha G. his wife,
Noah D. Simmons, A. q. Lghtner, Sheriff of Au-
gusta County, and as such, administrator of Jacob
Knupp. decd, and Samuel M Hawkins,
Defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
The object Of this suit is to have the tract of land
of which Samuel Simmons died seized. sold tor
partition in lieu of partition in kind, which is i'm
practicable, and to provide for the payment of the
purchase money still due from the estate of Samuel
Simmons for said tract of land and which is Sc
cured by the vendors lien.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that John W.
Sheets and Mary V. his wife, John 2. Simmons,
Jacob w Slower and Phyloms E. ais wife. are non
residents of this Stsse il is ordered that they do
appear here within one month after due publication
OF CHS notice and do what is necessary to protect
their interest.
Teste, J. N. RYAN. Clerk.
Shelley Bumgardney, q. mar 13-4t
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A Pitiful Story.

Last Friday afternoon young lady
about twenty-five years old, Of pleasant
face, brown hair, and short, stout stature,
bought ticket at the Millbore Depot
station on the Chesapeake q Ohio road,
for Richmond. She carried in her hand
some clothing in linen handbag. It was
Fanny Lillian Madison. She was native
and resident of King William county in
this State, bright, intelligent girl of good
education, who year ago on attaining her
majority left the home of her parents, hav-
ing obtained asituation as governess in the
family of Mrs. Dickinson, near Millboro,
in Bath county. Living in the new
neighborhood she had brother and ousin.
After arriving at Richmond she went
to the American Hotel about O'Clock
Friday morning, where she registered as
"Miss F. L.. Merton" She slept till II
O'Clock that morning and breakfasted in
her room. She asked the chambermaid if
during the morning any one had called to
see her. No one had. In little while, a
note came addressed to "Miss Merton,
and she answered it. After dinner she
went out, and meeting q short. stout man
on the pavement, as if by appointment,
walked away with him.
The next morning about O'Clock the
keeper of the old reservoir of the Rich
mond water works, found her body floating
in the water. One of her gloves lay on the
reservoir bank, and, two or three blocks
away, her shawl was found thrown, dur
ing the night, over the fence of lady with
whom she was acquainted. On the reser-
yoir bank we're many foot prints of her
own and some apparently of larger foot.
Her face had bruise on it. The body
was taken to the Aims House Chapel for
recognition and. the finding Of an un-
known girl in the reservoir being publish
ed in the Sunday morning papers, great
crowds came to view it. She was, after
many mistakes, identified by a lady who
knew her. An autopsy showed that her
death was the result of suffusion of blood
On the brain, also that in short time she
would have become mother.
A warrant has been issued in Richmond
for T. j. Cluverius, young lawyer of
King William county, who was intimate
with the deceased, aud who was in Rich
mond on the night of her death.
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The HOUSE KEEPERS PRICE CUR
RENT.-1n Stanton the following prices
ruled yesterday Fish-shad, ST. 40 per
pau; fresh behring's, SOC. a dozen; perch,
25c bunch. Vegetables-cabbage 100
zoe. each; Irish potatoes, Soc. peck;
sweet potatot s, 4Oc. peck; turnips Csc.
= peck; onions. zoe. peck; turnip salad,
1Oc. peck; dried PEACHES, 12i(0 15c. lb !;
butter sec; eggs, 2l@25c. dozens chick
ems, s0@95c. each; ducks Soc. a pair; tur
keys, 1s(02Oc. per pound, and robins o0c. a
dozen.
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TNRUSTEES' SALE.-By virtue of trust deed
executed by Chas. Tanner and E F Tanner,
on the 4th day of March, 1885, and duly recorded
in the Clerks office of the Hastings Court of
Staunton, the undersigned trustees, named in said
deed have taken possession of the stock of goods
conveyed by said deed. We will, for the present,
offer said Stock of Goods for sale by retail at the
old stand occupied by Charles Tanner, agent
Charles Tanner will have charge of said glods,
and will sell the same at greatly reduced prices,
strictly for cash.
Persons desiring to purchase Stoves, Cooking
Utensils, or Tin Ware of any description, would
do well TO examine this stock before purchasing
elsewhere, SAM'L S SMELTZER,
ALIEN. III. FULTZ,
March 5. 1885. Trustees
mh6 At
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WILLACoQCHEE is the name of f1ourshing vii
lage in Cotree county, Georgia, on the line of the
Brunswick and Albany railroad.
MI. D. E. Gaskfn. a well known citizen of that
village, writes under date Of December ed:
Soon after my marriage, about four years ago
my wife was stricken with some trouble peculiar
to her sex, which broke down her general health
In this condition she was soon after attacked with
Inflammatory Rheumatism of such a severe type
that it maze her cripple. She was reduced in
flesh to sixty five pounds, and came very near los
ing his life She was attended by three good phys
t:ians who treated her with some benefit but thu
swelling il her Joints never left her. Last summer
the rheumatism returned in a still more severe
and painful form which seemed to defy the skill of
all the doctors. She would almost 90 frantic
with pain, and would lie and scream all day. A
friend of mine, who is an engineer on the Bruins
wick & Albany railroad, suggested that I should
use Swift's Specific Is. S ST. which 1 did. After
she had taken one small bottle she was up and BILE
to walk over the house, and after taking the sig
small bottles she is now able to do any kind of
house work the swelling has gone. all the pain has
left her, and she is in better health than she ever
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Thin hair may be thckened, weak hair strength
ened, and the color restored to faded or gray hair
by using Ayers Hair Vigor.
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DIED.

~-0-7-~->7-@-7@~-~ 17-7-'-~----o
CAMPBELL-At the residence Of MI. John
Rogers in Augusta county. March 18th, Edward
jenkins Campbell OF Highland county. aged 20
years. His remains were Inferred at Hightown,
where his mother was buried but a short time
since.
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City ~ Offices.

WHATS THE MATTER WITH You ?"-"Well, not
much in particular. But TN a little ailng all
over l don't sleep well, and my kidneys are out
of order, and 1 can't enjoy my meals and I've a
touch OF rheumatism and once in while twinge
of neuralgia" Now, neighbor, you seem to want
general fixing up, and the thing to do it is
Browns Iron Bitters Mr.. A j. Pickrell, of En-
mis-. Texas says. II was sickly man. Browns
Iron Btters made me healthy and strong"
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Don't fail to use Owens & Minors Dixie Condi-
tion Powder"-25 cts a package, for $l.0)
MARRIOTT
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EASTER CARDS-from Sc. to $3.50, at
MARIO BERKELEY s. WALTERS,
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Call and see our EASTER CARDS before they
are picked ovec
mario BERKELEY & WALTERS
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Com ma ercIaI.
STAUNToN, March 10, 1885

STAUNTON, March Is, 1885
Fl0ur-Extra, So 80; Superfne So. 20@$ 30
Family $4.OOa$425; Wheat, S5@S6cts; Corn, 50@55;
Oats. 5000 New Bacon, Hog Round S@S1a, Hams,
l214; Lard, new Seq Salt 81 65; Sugar 6@Sc: Meal
65@-; Molasses 40 @75c; Butter 2O@22c; Eggs 23@
24c. ;Potatoes, 5O@60 Timothy Seed $125@1 so;
Wool (washed) 28@3Oc Wool (unwashed) 10000
Glover Seed $4.25@$4 so; Baed Hay, $l0@$l3O0;
Timothy, s-@$-; Glover, $9,OO@$l1 OO Rye,
65@7O.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, March 16.-Beef
Cattle.-Prices Of Beef Cattle ranged as
follows Best $5621Sas5 50 that generally
rated first quality IS .l211a$5 SO; medium or
good fair quality $4O0a$5O0; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows So 00a$3.75. Extreme
range of prices So O0as5 50 Most of the sales were
at $425a$5.62H per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the
past week 7S9 head. Though the market has not
been active at any time to-day there was more life
in it than last Monday, and prices were we'll main
tanned throughout, and holding up of values to
the end
SwINE.-The receipts are rather light and the de
mand tair. The quality is fully as good as was that
of last weeks offerings. Prices have advanced. as
was expected. and we now quote at 6Lla714c per lib
net, with most sales at 6Aa7c. Receipts this week
4,740 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-The run is very light and
there is fairly active demand, making trade quite
brisk The quality is better than that of last weeks
offerings. We quote sheep at 3a514c, with one extra
bunch IF WetherS, averaging $50 lbs gross, at &C.,
and lambs 315a5A per Id gross. Receipts this
week 996 head.
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EUREKA! EUREKAN EURERA!!!-I am hand
ling all sizes OF Anthracite Coal which will guar,
antee not to clInker. 25 per cent saved by buying
it. Can give testimony of many reliable men who
have tested my coal.
jan Is W. G. KENNEY.
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Save your valuable animal by using Dixie Condi
ton Powders. mar2Of
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Espenscheid the Barber, makes a speciality
trimming ladies bangs and cutting childrens hair
mar28 Tyr
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VALUABLE SToCK.-Mr. Geo. W.
Freed, of this county, returned Monday
from Wayne, Du Fage county, ILL.,, where
he purchased the imported Fereheron stall
lion, "Pds Louis" for $4,000, from Mark
W. Durham. The horse weighs 1,700
pounds, was foaled in 1882 and was import.
ed last year. His pedigree is written in
the French language. Our farmers are
fast finding ont that breeding light horses
no longer pays, and that for heavy horses
there is always market and profit.
RAILROAD FENCE LAW.-The railroad
fence law, passed by the last legislature,
went into effect Friday. The law. which
we lately published in full, is stringent
one, and besides requiring the railroads to
fence ION both sides of their roadbeds
through enclosed farms and lots," also re-
quires them to establish telegraph offices
at stations on their respective lines not
more than ten miles apart, and to place
"spark arresters'' on their locomotives.
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WHO DID BUSINESS IN STANTON THEN
THE RAILROADS AND THE STAGES
WHAT WHEAT WAS 80 YEARS AGo-THE
SAME ARTS IN POLITICS AS NOW.
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Ayers Sarsaparilla is just what you want for
ring medicne-superior to all others.
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Mrs Agnes Fl. Dahn. of Mediums River Able
marie county, had a sore on her face for 16 years
which she feared would turn to cancer. Nothing
would do it any good until she tried Benson's Sala
EN- Broth, bottle entirely cured it. For sale
by all Druggists.
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gAsk P E. WILSON for Dixie Condition Powders
and use no other. mar20-tf
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., complete cure, all an
nOying Kidney, Bladder aud Urinary Diseases. s
Druggists. iune16 1Y
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AN ANSWER WANTBD.-Can any one bring us
case of Kidney OF Liver Complaint that Electric
Btters will not speedily cure ? We say they can
not, as thousands of cases already permanently
cured and who are daily recommending Electric
Btters. will prove, Brght's Disease, Diabetes,
Weak Rack, or any urinary complaint quickly
cured. They purify the blood, regulate the bowels,
and act directly on the diseased parts, Every bot
tie guaranteed. For sale at soc. a bottle by G. S.
Walker & Co., Staunton, Va. mar 6-lm
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EASTER CARDS-Beautiful and Cheap. at
mario BERKELEY g. WALTERS.