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Church Notes.

At the Second Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning, the congregation cleo.
ted Messrs. Jas. T. Lightner, Lucien B
Young, Geo. B. Greever and G. T. McCue
as Ruling Elders. They will be installed
next Sunday. There were three additions
to the church on that day,
There will be communion at Mt. Tabor
church next Sunday morning, and prepar.
arory service tom PROV, Saturday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
Next Sunday morning, the two Presby.
terrain congregations meet together at the
First church for worship. DR.. HAYES
will conduct the services.
Last week we announced that DR..
Vaughan, Of New Providence church. had
decided to accept the professorship of
pastoral Theology and Sacred Rhetoric
in Columbia Seminary, to which be had
been elected. We have since read in the
s'Central Presbyterian" the following ex-
tract of a Jet ter from him:
"My acceptance was conditioned on the
confirmation of the four Synods. AS soon
as l learned this, took instant steps to
fulfill my pledge These steps had been
taken and could only be partially modified
when letter reached me from Columbia
revealing financial complications touching
the Georgia Professorship of Pastoral
Theology, growing out of the recent ae-
ton of the s7nods sustaining Or. Wood
rows complaint, which threw everything
into suspense again. 1t would do no good
to detail these complications; 1t IS enough
to say they were too recent to have b9eH
known to me; and the warmesG frei.ds of
my going to Columbia now advise me TO
await the action Of the Board at its next
meeting. My acceptance Of the app ,int-
mept which thought was positive is now
conditioned on the aetlon Of the Roard in
assuring the pledge Of support as origiasl-
ly rendered with the call, do not know
what time the Board meets; my accep-
lance now depends upon the action then
taken.n
The Board meets next Wednesday, De-
cember b.
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Camilla Ursu Monday Night at the
Opera House.

The audience at the Opera House next
Monday night will doubtless be composed
of those people, Of which Stanton fur
nishes such large class for town of its
size, who enjoy the highest class Of music.
We know of 10 town in Virginia where
Remenyi. the Elcnberg Quartette, and the
Mendelsshon Quartette. can secure SO
large hearing as Staunton. Madame Urso
is an artist of the same class; woman,
not girl, who has given lifetime to the
study of one instrument. the violin, and
it is the result of that study and practice,
inspired by high order of musical genius.
that she will present to the public Monday
night for their approval and for their
We were going to say amusement; but
above mere amusement. The Whining
ton DELI "News' speaking of her even
ing In that city, says:
Madame Camilla Urso and company
gave performance of high artistic quail
.ty at the Opera House last evening before
an intelligent and thoroughly apprecia-
tive audience. Madame Urso appeared
first in the first movement of the concerto
in D. which is ascribed to Mozart, and
which is either his work or marvellous
s.clever imitation. Her next selections
were her own arrangements of Chopin
and the Traumerei by Schumann, both of
which were written for the piano. The
CAST piece given by her was Paganinl's
@.The Witches Dance,'' perfect tour de
yoyce for the violin. Madame Urso's play
ing throughout was distinguished for &C.
crracy, security and purity. Her render
ing of the concerto. although brilliant in
some Of the lighter strains, was in de-
gree preliminary to the delicacy and feel
ing and exquisite purity OF tone which
characterized the waltz and tfaumerei,
while 1.-The Witches Dance" was given
with a masculine breadth, an Indifference
to technical difficulties and an exquisite
,roundness of tone that we're mastery.
Madame Urso was exceedingly obliging in
Ahe matter of recalls, bringing the per-
aormance to a close with 1.-The Last Rose
of SUMNER which was played with a
touch that developed all the sentiment
aud pathos of the simple melody.
The Richmond Dispatch speaking of her
performance there last week. says:
All of the almost nun berless musical
sounds for which the violin is so iustly
celebrated are at her complete control.
Without effort. seemingly. the snftest and
sweetest sounds are made to come forth.
1t is hard to believe at times that you are
listening TO violin. She made it growl
like a bear. saueal like pig, sound like
the sweet est-singing birds, initiate flutes
and other instruments without seeming
TO kno@ it. The Oaly ttOuble is that
while pisging she stands motionl less, lean
iug forward. with eyes closed and face
in which not q muscle moves. This gives
her PLAYING an aatomatical appearance
and detracts from its interest.
This automatic appearance was also a
Characteristic OF the great RemeHyi. Mad
anne Urso brings with her tenor, pianist
and the usual CONCERT troupe.
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The Fire Department..

The City Council Tuesday night re-elec-
ted as Chief of the Fire Department the
present efficient incumbent, Capt. T. j.
Croyder. 1t also adopted an ordinance for
the employment of Fire Policeman,
whose duty it shall be to visit the houses in
which the engine, hose carriage and ladder
truck are kept, once each day, and see that
everything is there and in proper order.
He is also to act as extra policeman when
called on by the Mayor, for which be will
receive extra pay. The pay of Fire Police
man was fixed at $3.50 year. and Capt.
Robt. Il. Hamilton, of the Friendship
Hose Company was chosen to fill the
place. Capt. H. is familiar with the duties
and will make an attentive officer.
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A WISE PREcAUTIoN.-At the Coun-
Gil Tuesday night, on motion of Dr. Wayt
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolued, That the Committee on Health
and the Board of Health of {" is city con-
fer together and report to this Council at
its next meeting, whether or not general
vaccination at this time ought to be re-
sorted to and. if so, report a plan for
adoption by this Council
DR.. Wayt in offeringlthe reso luton ex-
planned that while there was no danger
threatening at present, vet the prevalence
of the disease 10 the Northern cities made
1t proper for the Council to adopt proven
tive measures in time.
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Grain. Produce and Provisions.

Stanton dealers report weak, slug
gish market all around, with seemingly
but little hope Of improvement until after
the holiday, if then. Wheat has fluctuated
some In Western markets where specula-
tive dealings in it have been very large
lately. but all efforts to force the price up
have signally failed, and the result is
another victory for the Bears, who have
succeeded in bringing the market down
several cents in the bushei. Between the
"Buls," aud the Bears and the
Longs" and the Shorts" wheat has
hard time, and is knocked under every
deal. In sympathy with the general
at 80 cents.
Corn on the cob is selling in limited
quantities at thirty. five cents. While
Ibis price is very low we notice that fu-
lure deliveries of corn are being sold in
Chicago at figures even under 'spot .
prices, showing a great want of confidence
on the part of dealers there.
Hay holds about same prices as last
month, with quite liberal offerings and a
good shipping demand. AS showing the
run of prices we may state that A. T.
Gilkeson, Esq, has just loaded Car of
prime timothy at $13 55, and MIR. J. s..
Wine sold his crop of No. 2 at $12. both
baled, and delivered at Stanton. There
is good demand for baIed straw, wheth-
er rye, cat or wheat.
Rye Is also wanted for .distiiling, and
will bring 65 to 20.
Oats are the only,grain of which it can
be said the price has advanced. 1t is about
the only crop we have to ship this year
ard our dealers are luEDjrg it for all it is
worth. Fair oats now quoted at 80 cents,
with several buyers wanting them.
Lately butchered hogs lind ready sale
at 43c. Provisions generally are without
quotable change. Butter is Is for choice.
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A Curiosity Of a Sewing Machine.

A number of persons gathered at
Gladke's store, Wednesday afternoon, to
witness the operations of the new "Post''
sewing machine. 1t is remarkable in
vention, and performed the following
wOrk-it made l 800 stitches to the min
ute: it sewed through the wooden top of a
cigar box three-eighths of an inch
thick, a piece of linen and piece of lace,
all strung along together. auithoM change
of needle, and it was changed from lock-
stitch into chain stitch machine in ten
seconds. 1t IS marvel of simplicity. has
no shuttle, has nothing but plain shaft,
and it's work is done by rotary movement
and runs the shortest needle of any lock-
stitch machine made. 1t Is new machine
which has only been On the market few
months, anG is curiosity worth seeing
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Collecting the Taxes.

Notwithstanding the cry of "hard
times" taxes have never been paid in
Augusta and aSaupton with more alacrity
than this year. County Treasurer Nc
f arland, up to last Saturday, had Feceiz-
ed over 800 600. On Friday his receipts
were SIS 535 81, the largest single days re.
ceipts he has had since he held the office.
Monday, November 30th, was nearly equal
to il. being S. 05l so. The whole amount
collected at tbiS Office this year will be
100000.
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A Mica Hotel.

Drummers and others who go to Port
Republic bring enthusiastic accounts Of
the new hotel, Mr.. Thos, S. Davis, former
" of the Virginia Hotel here. is conduct
ing. A friend who stopped there informs
US that it is kept in excellent style and Is
getting a good run of patronage. 1t is on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and on
the river, and is a nice and homellke place
for hunting or fishing parties to stop at
Those Of our Staunton friends who 20
that way ppsy NOT forget to Call on the
Colonel.
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ARELIC OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION I.
The French revolution of I7S3 which
shook the world, is brought to mind by a
copper coin. half son, in possession of a
gentleman of this city. On one side is
the motto "Republique Fraueoiss Pan
IL" aud the legend Les bommes soht
the legend is bunch of grapes and head
of wheat, and above it is the AIl-Seeing
Eye. On the other side is the motto,
'Lberte, Egalite," with laurel wreath,
pair of scales, the cap OF Liberty, and the
LIZ
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THANKSGIVING Dinner.

The Thanksgiving dinner given at the
City Hall by the Young Peoples Asso-
ciation." of tie Lutheran church, of
ghich Mr.. j. j Prufer is President and
Miss .. p; Grimm, of the D. d. & B.
Institution, Secretary, neeted, ipel1d-
ing the sale of tickets, sl0O,5o. The
proceeds will 60 to the purchase of q
church organ.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
AioEDAY, Nov. so, 1885, !
At CALYERToN YARDS.

BEEE CATFLE.--The market opened fairly ac
tive this nor with the expeetations Of
these were realized only to a limited extent.
Trade soon became slack, and so continued to
the close, with prices but little, il any better
proved quality Of the offerings We quote at
sGasS g, with most sales at 5OaS5 90 per 100
fbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows; Best
75aS5 g: that generally rated first quality
25aSi 20; medium, or good fair quality 8 25S
81 Co., ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and Cows 40
ass 10. Extreme range of prices 2 O0aS5 ".
Total sales for the week 1853 head against 1870
last week,
OF the Cattle received 1911 head came from
Virginia, LAG from Ohio. g26 from KentuckY.
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New York.
swINE;-rhe receipts are only Jew less than
last week, and the quality of the offerings
about as good as it was then. There is slight
improvement in prices. We quote fair to good
Hogs at 513a55s cts, extra at 5la cents, and com
mon at 434a5 cents per lb net. Receipts this
week 5lSl head against 5il3 last week.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-The trade this week is
week. bnt enouph for the wants of bntchars
who are buying very sparingy. The quality is
not as good as last weeks offerings We quote
Sheep at 2a4 cents, and Lambs at 215a434 cts Der
10 gross. Receipts this week 22Sl head against
26D9 last week.
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School Apportlonment for Augusta,

The SCHOOL apportionment from the State,
received by the county of Augusta was as
follows: First apportionnent in "a, S.
$50 40, second apportionment Of '84, Sill
1890. total $l3, 1921. 49-frst spportioI-
ment in So. So 100 49, second apportion-
ment in 's5 sll73e %. total S14. 1877 II,
incre ase in 1885 over 1884, 81 ,OI5 es.
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DIsBURsEMMNTsE ~ THE NEW TREAS
URER.--Slnce the New City Treasurer,
Mr.. Arista Hoge has taken the Office, he
has paid out 81, 1920, including $3,O15 of
interest; $l,03s to tbs schools; $685. on
water works account; $31Y to the poor
fluid, and so forth. In view of the recent
occurrences in the Treasurer's office, a
bill will be introduced in the legislature
for giving further time to the tax PAYERS
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Com mercraI,

STAUNToN. December 8, 1885
FloAf-Extra. "a 90Qs--; supernne So 65@s3 rs
Oats. 26@s0New Bacon. Hog Round s1a@9, Hams, i'll
@l2A; Lard new seq Salt. 81 65 Sugar 7D9c: Meal
ESQ: MOasses 40@75c: Butter 1622sc@l8c: Eggs is
@20c. Potatoes, 35@4D Tifdothy seed, 81 sOG12 rs
Wool (washed) 20@22c; Wool (unwashed] lSc
Clover Seed $400D$4 .25; Baled Hay, sl2@Sl4. 90:
Timothy, s-9$-; Glover, s9OO0$11 90; Rye
65Q70.
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WOOD WANTED,

Those who wish to subscribe, or pay their
subscriptionst to the VINDICAToR in Wood.
will do we'll to bring it to the Office while
the roads are good, and before the bad haul
ing Of the winter comes on. Wood taken
at the current rate.
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skipped by the Light of the Moon.'' has played
to the largest business which any play Its class
ever received. Here are some of its receipts:
Chicago five weeks, $4,000
Cincinnati three week ST. 500
Boston nine weeks, $i2.J00.
San Francisco ten weeks $4,000.
New York fourteen weeks. s74CO0.
'Skipped'' will be seen in Staunton for the first
time to night. dec Alt
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Spectacular PLAYS.

At the Opera House, next Wednesday
and Thursday nights, Frederick Book s
company will appear in two of its specta-
cular plays. One is the Power of
Money" in which the following new
scenes are introduced-a burning railroad
train, the Mississippi at New Orleans, the
great inundation scene. the Mammoth
Cave OF Kentucky, and the great Horse
Shoe Bend. The other is s'Monte Cristo. -
in Which the scenes familiar to the read
ers Of that work, are reproduced. The
company is good one.
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MARRIED.


HUFF-SMITH.-In Staunton Nov. Both, by Rev
W.Q Hullihen, Mr.. B. Frank Fluff to Miss Anne
Smith, daughter of Mrs. Salle Smith.
HAINES- WHITMORE-On thursday Nov. 18TH
in Blue Hill, Webster counGy, Nebraska, by Rev
a prosperous farmer, and son of Col Haiues. OF
Nebraska. and Miss Molly Whtmore. daugh ter
OF MT j.: Nj. Whitmore, formerly of Augu sta
county, Va.
BERRY-GORDON--O the 18th ult, at New
Providence Manse, by Rev R. Vaughan, D.
D: Mr. Jas Il Berry, of Augusta county, AID
Miss Sarah F Gordon, of Rock bridge county.
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notwithstanding the Teachers In
stitute, next Thursday and Friday. at
the Somerville Building, the ladies of the
% Baptist church will give dinners and
suppers each day in the lower story of that
building, for the benefit of their church.
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AT SUNDAY SCHOOL The Lutheran
Sunday School has the first Chinese
scholar ever in Stanton. 1t is Lau Yiag,
the newly arrived laundryman. He was
put into the Bible class of Mrs. W, E.
IIo 10
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OVERsEER OF THE POOR.-The CITY
Council has elected Officer W. M. Simp.
son to the position of Overseer of the
Poor. the duties of WHICH be has been
most efficiently discharging for some time
past.
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TREASURY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or Co,,p
TRoLLER OF THE CURRENCY. ~
NASHINGrON OIL

WAsHINdfUNs november I'd. 1855
Whereas. by satisfactory evidence presented to
the undersigned it has been made to annear III ~
the National Valley Bank of Staunton, in the citW
OF Staunton, in the county of ugusta and stare of
the Act of Congress TO enable National Bankina
ASSOCIATIONS to extend their corporate existeaee
and for o. har purposes" approved July l2th 1852.
Of the Currency DO hereby certify that The The
National Valley Bank OF staunton," in the Cisy OF
Virginia. is au horzed to have succession for INC
period specific in its amended articles OF assooia
Z, 1905. w 'uSo'heet
In testimony whereof witness my hand and Sea,
OF office this I'd day of November, 1895. 'o"i
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LIFE PREsERvER If you are losing your grip
on life, try wells Health Remover" Goes direct
to weak spots.
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VvRUSTEE SALE OF LANDRY virtue of a
deed of trust executed to me as trustee by
W. E. Gardner and Mary G his wife, bearing
date March 18th, 1882, of record in the Clerks Of
flee of the County Court of Augusta, in D. B. 81,
page 5. L will. on
Saturday, December 5tb. 1885,
sch at public auction. in front of the ..sss>sssa
Courthouse in Sraupton, one un- ,$2sss ssssA1
divided one sixth interest in tract
of land situated near the village of
Moscow. augusta County, the whole @sssssssssr
being now occupied by Abel Carson and contain
ing ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES more
or less.
The undivided interest hereby offered for sale
was conveyed to said Mary G. Gardner. by deed
of bel Carson. OF date october 18th 1878.
TERMS: About six hundred dollars in cash /;
balance on credis of one, two and three years In
equal instamentS bearing interest from the day ot
sale, the purchaser to execute his bonds therefor
satisfactorily secured
move st Trustee.
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City ~ Offices.

Nothing in the way OF farcical invention that has
ever assumed stage shape can be compared with
Skipped by the Light of the Moon" which VIII
be seen in staunton for the first time tonight
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decd At
GOOD SMALL FARM FOR SALE.

N
I will sell my farm of "a ACRES, on the Spring
Hill road. 613 miles from Staun5on
The land is Of S superior e,,i quality
ings, good brick house, bank barn. E Ill I'm N
and all necessary outbuildings 8 aGEesasl ss5
acres meadow. acres in orchard one of the finest
trees; raspberries strawberries. pears, grapes &C.
abundance of good timber. Well watered by
springs, well, and cisrern. Near to school, FIVE
is of the most desirable small farms in the
county. Call on or address,
DIR. A G.. L. VAN LEAR,
nov13-tf Long Glade, Augusta Co., Va.
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EOR SALE.-185 acres of land, on .s..s.z,1ss.ss
Middle River, 13 miles norta SSsssss
of Staunton In high state of cul-
tivation, well fenced about 40 acres
best river bottom; two log houses GsAssssaar
stable and granary; 40 acres in wheat, one half o
Wblch may go with land. Price and terms. liberal
Call on s. M FINLEY or DR. E. ARBUCKLE
New Hope. Va, or address j. W. ARBUCKLE, a
LeWisDurg, w. va. sep19 6m
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Save your valuable animal by using Dixie Cond
ton Powders. mar2O-f
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ton, Iowa, says: my wife has been seriously af-
fectea with cough for twenty-five years, and this
spring more severely than ever before. She had
used many remedies without relief and being
urged to try DR.. Kings New Discovery did so
with IN st gratifying results. The first bottle reev
ed her very much, and the second bottle has abso-
lutely cured her. She has not had SO good health
for thirty years"
Trial Bottles Free at G. S. Walker s. Co.'s Drug
Store. Large size $l.00 aug15-lm
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The LoWmoor Furnace.

At their last meeting the stockholders
of LowmoOr iron furnace elected Maj. H..
NJ. Bell of Stanton. Vice President Of
the company. The meeting was held Just
one year from the day the furnace had
gone into blast for the third time. and in
that year Al 900 tons of iron had been turn
ed out, about 12O tons per day. This is the
largest work any southern furnace has
done. In connection with the operations
of this great Virginia furnace, the follow
ing, bearing On the com parative Value of
New River coke, is interesting to iron
mel:
The output of the Low Moor Furnace,
for the week ending Saturday, April 4,
1885, was l OLA tons of 2 $40 lbs, the bur-
den of which was as follows:
$500 lbs. Native Ores,
$500 lbs. Limestone,
$500 lbs. New River Coke,
showing total Of 6 65-1C0 net tons of
material melted by l 75-lOO net tons of
New River Coke, Or IL Per cent. more
material melted by New River Coke than
was melted by ConnelIsville Coke, per
statement in letter of the North Chicago
Rolling Mill Company, to Messrs. Geo. Fl.
Hull & Go. of Louisville. Ky, in which
the burden Of their No. Z Furnace is
stated:
$4,000 lbs. Ore,
2.040 lbs. Limestone,
6 200 los. Coke,
or 10-100 net tons coke were required to
melt 10 81 100 net tons of material, which,
taken as the basis of comparison. would
show that Il net tons OF New River Coke
ought to have melted SO 100 net tons of
material; instead of that 1t melted 6 65-10O
net tons. OF &c 100 net tons more, equal to
II per cent, as before stated.
The above statement of the Low Moor
burden is official from furnace books, aud
corresponds to the records on file in this
office. Respectfully,
II. W. GOODWIN, Agent.
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N 1TGa Gtvl UP 1T y)Iace VIII Il low
and depressed Spirits loss of appetite, general de-
bility, disordered blood, weak constitution head
ache, or any disorder of bilious nature, by al
means procure bottle of Electric Bitters. You
will be surprised to see the rapid Improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired with new
life; strength and activity will return; pain and
misery will cease, and henceforth you Will rejoic
in the praise of Electric Bitters Sold at fifty cents
a bottle by G. S. Wake s. Co.
augl5-lm
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The larger cities do not get ALL the good things
first. Siaunton sees Skipped by the Light of the
Moon'' before Richmond and Norfolk do, as the
company does not visit those cities before spring.
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