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MAGISTRATES OFFICE.

nj 0l'i nal ? ofri
l take this method of informing my friends
and the public that have opened an Office
for the transaction of the
DUTIES OF A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
in the Haines & Co. Building, next door to
the store, nearly opposite the First National
Bank, and respectfully solicit patronage. |
shall also continue
upon very liberal terms, being agent for the
Royal of Liverpool, North America of Phila-
delphia. and Etna of Hartford, Conn.
GEO W. MATTHEW'S, j. p,
mays If Westminster, Md.
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PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
FnR MEDICAL. Purposes.

Patent Medicines, Horse and Cattle Powders,
&c. a fine assortment of STATIONERY.
nI- Physicians orders promptly filed and
pounded. mar lift
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PANKARD's
ELECTRIC HEALING FLUID
For Cuts, Bruises, Collar Calls and Sores
of every description on Man or Beast. APP
ply twice per day. Prepared by
F. H. BANKARD,
Westminster, Md.
PRICE-50 AND 25 CENTS A BOTTLE,
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Gents Furnishing Goods
GENTS JEWELRY.

SUCH AS
COLLAR AND CUFF BUTTONS, SCARF
PINS, PLAIN, FILLED AND
SOLID GOLD RINGS, WATCHES AND
CHAINS, AND EVERYTHING
TO COMPLETE A GENTS OUTFIT, AND
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
A splendid line of Silk and Alpaca UNI
brellas. As special drive will be sold cheap.
Overalls, Cardigan Jackets, all sizes and
prices, at bottom figures. The best Gum
Coats in the market, and warranted first class,
at prices that cannot fail to sell them. A call
is solicited before purchasing
Give me call. 1t will be appreciated, and
will save You money and make you happy.
j. T. ANDERS,
sep25 3m Westminster, Nd.
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HA1NEs g co.
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,

HAINES g. CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
Respectfully call attention to their large
stock of Groceries, &C., at their Store, few
doors east of the Railroad Depot, Nestmin-
ster, Md.
Our facilities are such as to enable us to
offer great inducements in prices, as we pur-
chase for Cash and sell at Short Profits. Our
stock consists of
Choice Flour, Groceries, Queens
ware, Stoneware, Glassware,
Willow Ware, Woodenware. Fine
Cutlery, Fish, Bacon, Lard,
Salt, &C., &c.
OUR LIQUORS.
are the finest and best ever offered in this city,
and for medicinal or family use are unsur-
passed. Sole agents for the well known Welty
Whiskey.
Ale, Porter and Beer, by the bottle or
barrel.
Sole agents for Briggs Bros. world-re.
nouned Garden and Fower Seeds.
The highest market price paid for Country
Produce.
feb %, 1879 HAINES & co.
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We take pleasure in announcing to the pub
lie that we shall continue to keep on hand and
furnish all kinds of Building Lumber and
Coal, at the Old Yards in Westminster, Nd,
and hope, that by strict attention to business
and with a desire to please. we shall continue
to have our share Of tie trade.
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oRND oRFF
oRND oRFF

learned the kind of goods his
patrons desire, shall
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ORNDO RIFFS

shall
mores
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A VISIT is CORDIALLY REQUESTED,
And we feel sure you will leave your measure
with us after an inspection ofgoods and prices.
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FsTABLIsHED 1850.
WILLIAM MOORE,
Watch Maker and JeWeller,
AT HIS NEW STORE,
Main ST., (Adjoiping MarsRs Hotel,)
WECTMTNcTEp nm

Repairing Of all kinds attendedto promptly
and warranted
A liberal share of the patronage of my
friends and the public is respectfully solicited.
ap II, 1879.
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NOTICE..

Having associated with me in the Lumber
and Coal business my son, M. JOHN LYNCH,
the business will, after the LIST day of March,
be conducted under the firm name of E. Lynch
d Son. EDWARD LYNCH.
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J. T. ORN DORFF,
FEW DOORS WEST OF RAIL ROAD, WESTMINSTER MD.
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The finest stock of Hardware ever offered
in this market, such as Hames,
TRACE CHAINS OF ALL GRADES,
Tongue, Breast, Stay, Halter,
sgr LOG AND FIFTH CHAINS, -6a
Forks, Shoyels, Hoes, Rakes, Spades, SAWS
of every description, Grindstones and Hang
ers, Vises, Anvils, Bellows and Blowers.
STEEL SHOVEL BLADES
of all sizes. To any one needing such goods
it will be to their advantage to call and see
our stock. Also HARDWARE, Iron, Steel,
Coach Goods, Wheels, Leather, Glass Oils,
Paints, &c.
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FURNISHING GOODS for GENTLEMEN,

Such as Shirts, Drawers, Collars, Gloves,
Hose, Ties, Scarfs, Silk and Linen
Hankerchiefs.
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ORND oRrF

vEs YOU 10 VISIT HIS LARGE STORE AND INSPECT HIS
STOCK NEW GOODS
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oRNpoRFF WILL N OF BE UNDERsoLD.
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oRND oRFF

ONE ARTICLE FOR LESS THAN COST AND CHARGETHRE
PRICES FOR ANOTHER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

Lee and OF number Of ladies from, rH
well known in Stanton
Forem st in the lst-no less on account
OF her graceful manners and charming ap.
paarance than because OF her exalted So
cial position Comes Mrs. Governor Fltz-
hugh Lee. Size wore an elegant dress of
black velvet en- trdi1a with handsome lace,
hyaclnths, ard C .melias; diamond orna-
ments'
Mrs. w. L. Bumgardner, the wife of
Col Vim. L. Bumgardner, of Stanton,
wore handsome light brocadrd silk. trim
med with velvet and Duchess lace; diamond
ornaments.
Mrs. Caskie Cabell, dark crimson silk,
with trimmings of cream brocade, with
different colored flowers; point ostrich
tips.
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson, black silk, with
lace. She wore diamond ornaments.
Miss Mamie Ellyson, a pretty young
Miss, wore pearl albatross, with lace.
Miss May Elyson was very becomingly
attired in cream albatross with lace
Miss Virginia Pelham Stuart, daughter
of General E. B. Stuart, white satin.
beaded front; gold ornaments.
Mrs. Robert Hill. Jr., looked very ele-
CANT indeed in black tullo dress, span,
gled; diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Nellie Tate Talbot, (superb dress),.
bodice and court train of black velvet,
petticoat Of buff satin; garland of yellow
roses and magnificent diamonds.
Miss Lucy Daingerfeld. red Watered silk
trimmed win white lace.
Miss Nettie Kinney, handsome white
silk
Miss Susie tarke, lavender satin, with
royal-purple velvet trimmings; diamonds.
Miss Lybrock, corn-cOlored silk tram
and body; de Medici collar; old lace and
pearls; powdered hair.
Mrs. Writ Chesterman, lavender satin,
trimmed with lace; diamonds.
Miss Mamie Taylor, Staunton, pink al
batross, point lace; diamond ornaments.
Miss M. Willie Bagby, white cashmere
en- train. Duchess lace; coral ornaments.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
FOE STANTON.

Delegate Echols. we see, has promptly
a State Normal school here for the educa-
ton of teachers. The arguments in favor
of The passage of this hill are unanswera-
bic There are to be 6 800 teachers with
a Normal educati IN in the Public Schools
of Virginia in the next few years. This
education is to be given them in this
State. The large majority of that num-
Der are to be female teachers-they are in
creasing at the rate of n per cent. per
annum, while male teachers are decreasing
at the rate of 9 per cent. The State is
apprOpriating thousands Of dollars 10 in
situations for the education of young men,
the idea being that they will become
teachers. The annual falling off of 9 per
cent shows the result. The young men
do not intend to make teaching life
profession; the young women do. The
thousands of young women anxious to be-
C me teachers cannot be called from dis
tant parts of the State TO any one Normal
school. There must be Normal for the
dil0y, L lcUulUuG, OUutJoIuO duO L luC-
water That at Farm7il!e already pro-
vides for the Southside. 1t is IN the right
place for It's section, but not in the right
place to be reached from other parts of
the State. 1t IS good school and should
have Its regular $40 600 annual appropria-
ton, but the next step should be the es-
adjustment of schools for each of the
other sections. The Valley should be
supplied at once. 1t has hundreds of
you,g girls ANXIOUS to bec,me teachers if
Normal school we're in reasonable dis
lance of their homes and by a straight
route. Staunton offers that central and
accessible point. It has the valuable rec.
ommendation of being used to school
girls; it las educated and graduated thou,
sands of them by private enterprise; 1t is
one OF the healtniest places in this
reservoir of health-the mountains of
Virginia; it is the acknowledged centre
of female educ .tlon in the State; it will
give handsome building on it's chief
street to the State, free of cost, and put it
in order for the purp ses of Normal
rhe Valley members will ask for d school
in this Valley because the section IS ripe
for it. They are not selfish; they will
aid all the other sections named to obtain
similar schoo Is.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

The conspicuous incompetency through
of Delegates, Wednesday, permitted the
resolution for an investigation at the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum, to take on a
quasi party hue, with the minority in the
aggressive, shows the need for compe-
tenI leader there Mr.. Echols deserves
THANKS Tor putting an end to the exhibit
tIon, by calling the pending question. The
resolution Of Mr.. Munford (Dem.) for ali
inYe ,tigation, WHICH Was adopted. gives
the widest field for inquiry. and had it or
something Ike 1t been offered at the out
set, the oppJltunlty for debate nell her
protitabl1 for reproof nor instructor.
would nave been avoided.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
CJRCTTIP GOURTS.

There are several bills before the leg1s-
lature affecting the Circuit Judges ana
the Circuits of the State. One is to IN
crease the salaries of the former to 5OO;
another is to reduce the number OF the
latter from seventeen to thirteen. giving
50 600 pulation TO each new district, and
a tblId IS 10 constitute Special Court OF
Appeals to consist of five of the circuit
Judges, the five to be namtd by vote OF
the legislature These bills have provoked
wide discussion, through the newspapers
and among the oar Of the different portions
of the State, in which good deal OF inter-
est is stated. The present salary OF the
Judges is $1,000 per annum and mile
age. Previous to the war they received
So. 900 per annum. except tue Judge OF the
18th circuit (Rlchmond and Henrico), who
received So, 800, aud the Jud 20 OF the 9th
circuit who received 81 500 / he Const'-
tuition of 1869 revised the circuits bui
made no CHI apge III The salaries. and IL Wa
not until 1878 thai these salaries were 1t
duced to 81, 500. To be a Circuit Judge III
Virginia man must have held some Ju-
dicial election in the United States or
practiced law in this or some other State
for five years-which IS about equivalent
to saying that a lawyer who, at
the end of five years has not been able
to make an income exceeding ST. 800 by
his profession, can then go on the bench
situation which largely accounts for the
fact that the most distinguished and sue
cessful lawyers of Virginia cannot as
rule be gotten for the bench-save in ex-
ceptional cases where an able lawyer has
a weakness for being judge and is
pecuniarily able to make the sacrifice. 1t
is urged 10y another writer that the cir
cults should be reuuced TO Twelve, because
there is little or no law business in any OF
the circuit courts, almost all being
chancery, and not great de al of that.
The enlargement Of the jurisdictions of
the magistrates, and the fact that trades
men do not often permit accounts now to
run over 500, has much to do with thls
scarcity. Another writer admits The
paucity of business in the circuit courts,
but still favors the increase of the judges
sa.aries, and advocates fourth-term sys-
TEN so as to give them more work. Ever
without this motive he thinks every cOun
ty should have four terms year of its
circuit court, by which business that now
drags through a year could be forced
through in six months. One cOrrespon
dent who has apparently been going to
the bottom of things. says that the law
requires each day of service OF each circuit
judge to be certified to the Auditor OF
Pubic Accounts, and asserts that in no
circuit has the judge been actually on the
bench more than one half the days of the
year. The general tone of the legal COM
NuDications in the press favors increase of
the salaries of the judges, though the re
duction of the number Of circuits, which it
is argued by some is the most important
step towards justifying this increase, does
not appear to find much favor.
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II Is DUE THEM.

Stretched along in front of the Stating
Rink lately, was canvass bearing an in
scriptiou to the effect that The rIuk has
been leased Tor a time by the Stanton
ARTILLERY. 1t was mute Information to
the passer-by. that that Way mas been
adop ed to raise some money to keep up
the number of uniformed members on its
roll. The members OF the company are
poor men, reliable men i'll any emergency,
and have found keeping up their military
organization drain on their small re-
sources which they are lily able to Stand.
These facts, taken by themselves, it is
true, constitute no claim upon the City
tioas to be meuuiOned III connection with
them that should have uudoubted weight.
TO population of eight thousand inha-
bitants, increased aG popular gatherings
to ten thousand, Svaunton has police
force of only four men. There is no re-
serve police force whatever, and the OILY
reserve OF an organized character is the
military. La Case Of any disturbance OF
violent and extensive character, our po-
lice force. excellent as it Is conceded to
be, would be over whelmed by numbers.
The city is enabled to practice economy
In its police force and save a large sum
year after year, by the very fact that the
volunteer military is always at hand and
never shows unwlllinguess to answer d
call. Though laboring men, they leave
their work and with no assurance of COM
pensation undertake the duty of preserv-
ing the peace. 1t Was tut lately that this
very company, which is now forced to
resort to all sorts Of schemes to raise d
little money, left Its employment at the
call of the Chief Executive of the city
and went on duty at the jail, to avert or,
should the necessity arise, resist mob
and enforce the peace. A service, by The
bye, for which they have not yet received
dollar. The West Augusta Guard, the
oldest post bellun1 military organization 10
the city, has been dlsbanded because OF
The inability of the members to keep up
the number of uniformed men required
Dy the State law. Ii becomes d very
serious question with the city, whether
the next oldest, and most Efficient orga
nization, shall be allowed to 60 to The wall
for want of help. Other cities make ap-
preparations to aid their volunteer mill
tary, and liberal ones, why not this ? IL
is a question-not of charity, not of COM
plimen tary testimonial to the value of any
particular company, not of preserving any
old organization IN memory of its gallant
services in the past, though on all OF these
grounds the Artillery has claims-but OF
actual economy and proper preparation
for the city's safety. Ii it should BIZ the
ill fortune of Stanton to be in the hands
of a mob for even an hour the destruction
of property IN that hour will have to be
paid for out of the city treasury, as surely
as the claims are brought into court. We
submit to the council whether these are
not matters of sufficient gravity to merit
consideration, and il 90, whether it is not
worth the clty's while to aid in preserv-
ing an organization for whose services the
hour may come when the city would
gladly give many thousands of dollars.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

The Den ocrats seem to be doing about
as much for the black man in the way of
official position as the Republicans ever
did. The first black man ever appointed
on the Boston. Mass. police force, has
j st been appointed by the Democratic
Mayor of that city, and John T. Morton,
colored school teacher of Arkansas. has
just been appointed to ST 900 clerkship
In the Post Office Department at W lash
ington. Morton STOOD a successful Civil
Service Examination,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

A bill has been Introduced in the House
of Delegates for the State 10 buy the
school books and sell chem to The coun-
LIES At cost. 1t is an admirable way to
destroy the business of the booksellers OF
the State, and is just one of those pater-
nal government efforts that the eslsla-
ture should lay under the table Without
dissenting vote.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

II don't think there ever was time when
newspaper lying was SO general and SO mean
as at present, and there never was country
under the sun where it fiourished as it does
in this The falsehoods daily spread before
the people in our newspapers, while they are
proofs of the mental ingenuity of those en-
gagged in newspaper work, are insults to the
American love for decency and fair play of
which we boast. "-Entruct from letter OF
President Cge0ezand.
The above rather uncomplimentary
opinion Of the press of his country il con-
tanned in letter written by President
Cleveland to citizen of New York who
had mailed to him slanderous paragraph
concerning himself. and also duplicating
the President in a trick about the bestowal
of patronage. If his words are true, then
che country is in bad plight, for it is from
the press that the public men of the day
get the bulk of their information on pub
lie affairs-yery often the whole of it, it is
through the same press that these public
men, including the President himself, get
to the ear and judgment of the people, and
it is by the press that the public Den OF
the country get and retain their places
OR rather by the permission of that press,
Tor, however disagreeable it may be to the
self-esteem CT the men that control the
affairs of the Nation. it is still true that
when the American press makes up its
mind to taboo public man he goes into
oblivion. That 1t is often too lenient in its
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

OAsAS1oASSf
| from the Richmond Dispatch, Jan, 2d-l
The work of decorating began at the
| staIrWays, ran up into the hall, extended
throughout it and over the bridge, and
into Sanger Hall. Mr.. Reh of Washing
| ton. was the decorator, and most of the
material came from his city. There were
hundred and hundreds of yards of stars
and stripes; there were shields of all the
States arms of all nations; there were
gilded eagles floating from Wires) in mid
! air with scrolls IN their beaks; there were
hanging baskets of flowers; there were
lace curtains for the windows, and LAM
brequins of the national colors; aud here
and there we're palms-palms of victory
green and refreshing. in the ocean of red,
white, and blue.
Gov. and Mrs Fitzhugh Lee arrived
| about so'clock Mrs Lee Was invited
by the lady patronesses int Col Spots
woods room. The Governor was taken
into the gentlemen 3 waiting room, where
he spent some time chatting with the
members OF the Joel Parker Association
of Newark, N J. About half, past 8
O'Clock the signal was given and che band
struck up Filz Lees March. comp osed by
Mr. John B ,saler.
The Governor, with Mrs. Lee on his
arm. followed by Capt. land Brevet-
MdlOrl IL. M Hayes, VI Tue T llC0 u HltGQ
States cavalry. with Gen. Charles J. An
derson. Col. IL. Kyd Douglass. Col T. A.
Symington, followed by the lady patron
esses and the Reception Committee enter
ed the ball room.
When the party entered the ball there
was an outburst of applause. which con-
tinufd until The Governor and escort
reached the dais at the east end of the
ball. The reception at once began, anG
for two hours The Manufacturing was Kept
up Upon the dals were Governor and
Mrs Lee, Lgeut. Gov. John E. VI assey,
and AttorLey-Gentr raj Rufus A. Ayers,
and the ladies and gentlemen were pres
ented in the abJve order by the Reception
Con- mItae.
At fifteen minutes past II O'Clock the
reception was over. and the Governor and
party left he platform and started for the
batqnet-rcom, when Mrs. Lee was takea
with fainting spell and FELL to The l,or
Drs George e So and j, 5 D. COLLEEN rem.
dered her every attention. and in few
moments she revived sufficiently to b..
tak-n home.
SOME OF THE DRESSES.
We copy frnm the "Dspatch'' a DIS
cription Of the d1es ea Of Mrs. Governor
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

The Lynchburg AdUance was enlarged
and changed on Christmas into one of the
nandsomest papers IN Virginia. IL is
credit to It's City and deserves the prosper
ity it shows.
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TINsLEY s MORTON. Proprietors.

Published every Friday. Price q per year $l.OO
for siz months and so cents for months-invaria-
bly, in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
insertion; monthly cents per line per month
Contracts for longer terms made at the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta, Rockbridge, Rock
ingham, Alleghany, Highland and Bath counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
eellany; reliable commercial reports.
81. G. TINsLEY,
A. s. MORTON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

?he School Board of Lynchburg bave
voted unanimously against the free books
lunacy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

Hon. A. M. Kelley was on Tuesday ad-
mitted to the bar in the city OF New
York.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08
WelU Advertisements.

EOR SALE.-TWENTY HEAD OF CATTLE
T. Will be twos next spring. Also II head year
old next spring. ALI steers and are first rate
STOCK. Address VINDlCATOR OFFICE,
lanoG Staun toll.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

MRS. j. R. PARIS, respectfully invites your
Ixl attention to her House, on the
Corner of NeU aud Frederick Streets,
where she is prepared to entertain guests
BY THE DAY BY THE WEEK, OR BY THE
MONTH.
1anS 1t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08
STEWARDS OFFICE,
WESTERN LUNArIC ASYLUM,
aTAuNT0N VA Ian 7 1855

oTAUNT0N, VA, Jan. 7, 1856.
bids will he received at this Office until JAM.
ID 20th 1886, from parties wishing to buy the;
ASl lum HIDES for the year ending Dec 81 1886.
The hides are trimmed and sailed, and will aver
age about Is pounds. Bids to be made at much
per pound ON b. ,;lrd cars in 5taunton. eatisfae-
tory references as TO responsibility will be re-
Quired of bidders. ddreSS bids to
janS-2t j. ". BLACKBURN, Steward.