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AUSTIN is crying aloud for rail COM
munication to Mason, SO as to meet the
northwest extension OF the San Antonio
& Arkansas Pass at that point. Austin
is very likely to make her first oonnec-
tion by rail with Mason, via San Antoine.
This is not gospel, only a good guess.
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TEXAS democrats having no platform
upon which to conduct their campaign
will put it through on the personal line
and whoop 1t up for the wab horses Of
the dead confederaoy. 1t is good card
In the Lone Star State and generally
wilma
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BLESSINGS in disguise is what the New
York Herald terms those destructive
wind storms which have swept through
Iowa and the upper Mississippi valley,
because they Indirectly caused rain in
the drouthy corn sections. Texas will
be fully satisfied to dispense with the
wind part Of the blessing and take its
equivalent In water.
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GIFTS continue to be shOwered upon
the managers of the Confederate home,
and nothing comes amiss from "bOx Of
cigars" and cease Of old bourbon" to
an elegant folding bedstead" and a
whole hundred and fifty fancy glass
ware" MAY the retired war horses OF
the confederacy find comfortable quar-
tiers in their old age" is toast that
every union soldier will drink with all
the honors Success to the Confederate
home.
AUSTIN complains OF great scarcity
of ice; two Of her factories have broken
down, and the third one is not ade quate
to the demand, with the thermometer at
LOG In the shade. San Antonio has ice
and to spare, and it may be that to that
sheol called the Capital it will come to
pass that some minister of mercy will
go down from this city with his grip
sack packed with ice to cool their
parched tongues. II Austin suffers for
Ice SantOne can ship it.
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TEXAS, AS SECOND-CLASs MATTER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-02-12
Y, M. C. A. Library.

There have Just been added to the
shelves of this library about one hundred
and fifty new volumes. for which thanks
are due TO some of the good ladies Of
Staunton. We learn that other additions
are soon to follow.
The recent purchases are in most of the
leading departments of literature, such as
biography, critical and other essays, histo-
ry, travel, biblical literature. and last,
though not least in the estimation OF many
readers, about forty volumes of recen;
and we'll selected novels.
This library, which now contains about
sixteen hundred choice volumes, is Of
great benefit to such IF our people as make
judicious Tss of 1t, and, for the small sum
of ST so for six mouths, may be availed of
by any who 50 desire. 1t is worthy of Ali
encouragement, and this is a good time to
become subscriber to 1t.
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New Firm

With the fist months of the new
year, the new firm Of Shirley & Taylor
enter the field, now as the heads Of the long
established dry goods house of d. A. Kay
ser. In il both of these young gentlemen
learned the business, in dong which they
could hardly have had better school or
a better teacher. They are Dol young
men, full of enterprise, aud popular with
the community. They advertise this
morning o clear out the stock with which
heir shelves are lined, to make room for
heir spring goods tn do this they offer
very low line of prices, and they will
keep their " ord.
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Stricken with Paralysis.

The State Association of county ard
city Superintendent of Schools were in
session at Richmond, last week. Rev. W
McGllvray formerly of Augusta. one
of its members, rose to address it Thursday
evening. but after getting through few
sentences he commenced speaking irrele-
vanity and his ntterance became thick -
1t was plain that something was the mat
ter. Some friends fastened to him and
he took his seat. lie had been paralyzed
while speaking. He was taken to his
home. The Association adopted the fol-
lowing resolution by rising vote, before
finally adjourning that night:
Whereas. Prof. w. B. McGilvray was
struck with partial paralysis while ad-
dressing the superintendent Conference
this evening, and is now suffering severely
from the same; therefore
Resolred, That we tender our sympathy
to him and his family in This severe Attic
ton.
Intelligence from Mr. McGilvray gives
assurance that he will recover from the
attack.
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F6rJOnai.

+ The special committee of the Board of
Directors of the w. L. Asylum-Messrs R.
w. Burke, j. Fl. Dinneen and W q. Pendle-
ton, appointed for that purpose. were in
Richmond last week endeavoring to secure
an additional appropriation Of SIS 900 to
enlarge and improve the ouGbuildings of
that Institution.
Mar. Frank Alexander is in New York
laying in new stock of hardware for F.
Alexander & Co for the spring trade.
1t is stated that Mr.. Arthur Payne, for
merly Of the Revenue Collector s office here
has received an appointment under the
Sergeantat-arms Of tie U. S. House of
crescent .tives.
Ms. Ko ner i. with her husband, Hon.
Absolom Koiner, at Ford's Hotel, Rich
mond.
Nj. Daniel Splawn, formerly of Staun.
ton, dropped dead while at his work in
Highland county, few days age. His
remains were brought to Stauuton for in
termtnt.
Delegate Echols. of Augusta, very ac-
ceptably presided in the House to-day
Richmond State.
Mr.. Chas. A. Gladke, who has been sick
for S me days, is convalescent, and will
soon be on deck in tie famous 'doubl.
store"
Miss Maggie Bayly left this week to
visit friends in Fredericksburg, Va.
Capt w. II. Sale, of Capon Springs, is
at the Virginia Hotel.
DR.. j. b Taylor pastor of the Baptist
urch at Lexington, has taken some
tte classes of the iate Professor Strider at
Washington and Les Unive. slty, and
Asst. Pref White. the remainder.
Mrs Baton Myers, of Norfolk, is Wis
'ing Ais A F q her:s son.
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Greenvllle Affairs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AlNMENTs-CLOsN
OF THE sCHOOLS-THE TOWN CHARTER
CHURCH MATTERs-PERsONAL

PARALYZED-ENTER TAlNMENTS-CLOsN
OF THE sCHOOLs-THE TOWN CHARTER
CHURCH MATTERs-PERsONAL
&C.. &C., sc.
[Report3d for the Stalnton VINDICAToR1
GREENvILLE, Feb. Sour town was
put into quite an excitement this morning
| over the sudden illness Of Jos. n. Mitchell,
Esq, an old citizen. He was down the
| street at Mr.. Clarke's store when be was
parayzad, and had to bs carried to his
rooms; at dark he Was in very critical
condition. He served this district several
terms as Justice of the Peace very accept
ably.
On the last Sunday of January, the fourth
and last conference for this circuit was held
here at the M. E, Church South-@Rev. j.
Z. Dice, P. E., presided.
A grand entertainment is on hand for
March, for the benefit of Augusta Lodge
No. Ill A. F. & A. M. The finishing
work On their ball is now being done. and
at an early day the fraternity will ave it
dedicated. The lower part will be fitted
up for mercantile purposes and will be
t,se best house in town. A good place for
live man.
Mr.. John II. Clark has purchased the
stock and good will OF r. H. Palmer,
ESQ in the merc Antie business, and will
Continue at the old stand of Mr.. Palmer
Mr.. CiarE Is deserving young man and
We trust he may abuniantly spcce-d.
A Council of the Baptlsts will be held in
the Baptist church here; beginning on the
10th OF March.
! The Public Schools here will close early
in March, at which time The pupils pro-
pose giving an exhibition.
The Missionary Society of the M. E.
church, will give an entertainment 1t the
church on Friday night next.
! By the alteration of the ''city" charter,
majority of the council Gao rule in
license matters and the population will be
increased from so TO 100 10y the extension.
The l. o. of II. L. is doing good work and
It's membership has increased largely this
winter. Mr.. NJ. johnson is now " q. T.
On Friday morning last, the thermome-
ter stood at 200 below FARO here, and the
snow Was 20 inches deep.
Messrs. q. D Hawpe and Edwin Mer-
rift, students at the Augusta Male Acade-
my, spent few days at home last week.
A large am unit of freight, principally
hay. was shipped from here during Jan
uary. DELTA.
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N. Y. Chlldren's Aid lSoclety Farm Ap
prentlces Coming.

Mr.. Schlegel Of tie N. 7 Children's
Aid Society, was in the city yesterday
making arrangements for the arrival here
on March 18th, of from fifteen to twenty
boys. between fifteen and eighteen years
old, to be apprenticed to farmers of Au-
gusta. None of them will be allowed to
remain in the city, but all will 60 on
farms. They have served rom two to
four months already on the Society's New
jersey farm and are taken from there &C.
cording to the disposition they have
s5own to learn farming. They will serve
Augusta farmers for one year for their
% I'd and clothes, and after that at such
wages ne may be agreed upon. They will
arrive In charge Of Mr.. Geo. Calder of the
AID Society. Applications FROM Weyers
Cave and elsewhere have been received for
them, but none will be assigned until
Marcn 17Gh. the day of arrival. In the
meantime any letter addressed to Henry
D PecS, Esq President of the Young
Men 3 Christian Association of Stanton,
by those who wish to take one or more of
the boys, will receive attentio
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well kept and all accounts accompanied
by proper vouchers. We are also of opn-
ion that our Secretary and Treasurer is
entitled to the thanks of this Association
for the zeal and energy displayed by him
during the first year, in trying to build
no the Association and make it-serve tie
purposes for which it was formed"
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election Of officers for the year 1885
was then proceeded with. The following
LITTER from President Cochran, who had
previously notified the Chamber of his
inability to serve a second term, was
read:
StGunton.
Notwithstanding to unavoidable absence from
your meeting this evening, desire to write aud
thank each and every one Of you for kindnesses
and eOurtesieS extended to me during the past
year. Before taking leave of you as presiding Off
GER cannot refrain from rendering my thanks to
Shields. for his untiring efforts In our behalf. He
has labored earnestly and nteligeutly for the
81 ~ W
$50 it practically demonstrated that his labors
have not been in vain That an association Of this
Kind Is sure. In the long run, to lnure to the
best interests OF this city and people have no
DOUBT.
Again thanking you for past kindness and trust
ing that you will extend to my successor the same
sympathy and support that you have to me. am
very respectfully
Your ob't servant,
For the Office of President, Mr.. Wayt
put in nomination Mr.. W. H. fl. Lynn.
1t was seconded by Messrs. Alexander,
Tlnsley and others. and tile Secretary was
directed to cast the ballot for Mr.. Lynn.
Messrs. Frank Alexander and Henry
Hutchinson were elected 1st and 81 Vice
Presidents. Their places in the Board of
Directors we're filed by the election of
Messrs. Reeves Gait and Alex. Hart, and
the following old members of Che Board
of Directors were re-elected-I. Witt, G.
E. Haines, NJ. n Bradley, S. Loeb, q. L.
Weller and +. W. Hager.
The Chamber directed Maj. Alex. Hart
to Cast its ballot for the reelection of Col.
j. q. Shields as Secretary. In doing so
Maj. HI. expressed the feeling Of the
Chamber when he testified in strong terms
to the efficiency of the Secretary and to the
fact that that officer had been in earnest
in every sense of the word in seeking by
personal activity to advance the objects
of the Chamber.
Col, Shields accepted the reelection IN
handsome little speech. In which he paid
a warm tribute to the efficiency cf the re-
firing President, Mr.. Cochran, for the
constant cooperation and active support
he had received from him in al. matters
concerning the welfare of the Chamber.
After advancing the Secretary's salary
to $3.50, as token of their appreciation
OF his past year, work, the Chamber ad-
journed.
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An operate Excitement.

THE RUSH FOR THE "MIKADo" TICKETS
FOR TO MORROW NIGHT.
we cannot remember such an operate
rage as struck Staunton Wednesday when
the box sheet for the m kado" tomorrow
night, was opened. In three hours over
Two hundred reserved sseats were sold.
Besides the.desire to see Miss Abbot, we
suppose the rush is to pe accounted for by
lhe ceslre to see what may b. called a
perfect rendering of tie "Mikado," tie
most delightful comic opera that has been
on the-stage for many day. 1t will ba
perfect for the first time, for we
Know of no grand opera troupe save this
enc that has given the CD ra named.
Ire Atlanta 'Coustitutionalist" speak
Ing OF TIE way In which the Abbott
troupe gave it there last Friday says:
one Of the most brilliant audiences,
Doth socially and in . point Of dress.
that ever gathered in DeGive's opera
n"use eleeted Emma Abbott last evening.
Long before the curtain was rung up for
IEe IL ST act, every available seat il the
paiquet and dress circle was occupied and
"''S iootl was dO Par. LII 1853 "A DUOtG 3
reception was truly an ovatioi and every
concerted humber wen an encore The
cast WAS iemhrka bic in one respect; there
Was not single weak voice nor d single
poor actor in the " hole opera.
MISS q bbntt as ~ UNI um,'' the gig
CLING, frOiicksOme schoolgirl, was of
course the Cent? al figure of the perform
ahce Her dress vas u marvel of en-
Droldery-ail kinds Of colurs in Japau-
csc hodge pOdge ON white crepe ground.
Much has been written about the Abb,tt
Kiss, but It's soulful luscious deliciousness
mas not been 0verrated; it is something 80
ruil OF vim and earnestness that it quite
takes ones breath away. There is nothing
DISAPPOINTING i'll that Abbott kiss; 1t is
not ove1done nor undeIdope. it is the real,
genuine cver-the-frnt ga eat 1890 y. m.
KIND, and the sigi:s of the few bald
heads down in trout, when it occurred,
could be distinctly heard
The audience in Staunton to morrow
night will be reinforced from the Univtr-
sity of Virginia, Washington & Lee, and
from the society circles of Charlottesville.
Lexington and Harrisonburg, arrange
fnents having beea made with the roads
for trains. The audience alone will be
handsome sight Tomorrow night, even if
The scene we're not added to by the superb
ly dressed company of fifty persons on The
stage
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Not Kpown at the College. Here.

The Salem "Times" and the Roanoke
"Review" have an account of the elopt
ment from Stanton of Miss Stella SNYDER.
Roanoke pupil at the Wesleyan Female
Institute here. Ga application to DR. Har,
ris. the Principal, we learn that there is
no such name on the Institute roll, nor
has there been any lady Of that name q
pupil there. 1t is also stated that no sue
person has been pupil at any of the
Staunton female colleges. Oar cotempo-
raries have evidently in .de an error as to
the name of the lady or the name Of the
town from which she eloped.
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FEBRUARY GRAND JURY OF THE
tue County Court will commence Monday,
22d, at 10 O'Clock, at which hour the
erann jury are requested to be present.
The following named eLtlemen compose
it-Sam' q. Brown, David W. Speck.
Jno. G. Gard .er, Jno A. Hartman, Edwin
A. Met uFcran, Geo. T. LighJuer. Jas. S.
Hawpe. Jas s. Harris, Jno. l. Wallace,
VIM. f. KulDer, JAS. s. Caldwell, H. H.
Hamilton. JuO F. Baylor, Geo. l. Glenn
mer, Thos Diamond, Henry s. Keller,
Sam1 A. East. W g. Cochran, Martin
CARRIER, FRANK Harlow, Saml II. Alex
aEder. Ira s. Blackwell. John A Ashby,
Jao. L. r msey.
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CO. IN ERH ercraa

STANTON, February II, 1885 n
Fiour-Extra, "a 00G s4.05 ;Supe me So O D4375:
Family 81. 25as--; Wheat 92@99; Corn, 4e@-:
Oats. 3l@3a; Rye. 50@55; Bacon, 7@s: Tea Black,
6O@75; Tea Green, 50@$l.00; Flax seed. 75@-;
Plaster Ground $500 per ton; Lard, 611@7: Butter
l6@lSc: EGGS 1920; Corn meal, SOC; Salt. 81 IS
Pork s4.5Oa$l75: Sugar 7@9c Molasses 40 @p75c ;
@20c. Potatoes $500 Timothy seed, 81 so@2 25;
Wool (washed) 2Q@22c; Wool (unwashed) lSc !;
Glover Seed s4o0@s4 .25; Baled Hay, sl2asl4 90 +:
Timothy, s-9$-; Glover, s9,O00$l1uO; RYE
6507o.
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BreVitl0s.

The Y. M. e. Association hav- pu -chas-
ed Main street house adj Dining the VAL
ley Mutual Co. g building on the west,
for 81 800, which they Will eventually tear
down to make room for Y. M. G. A.
ball.
1t is on February 16 b, that Judge Nc
Laughlin's court will commence its spec.
ial term.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-02-12

DIED AWAY FROM HOME The RicA
mohd dispatch DOT Sunday morning con-
eained the following notice:
Miss Mary V. DinHeen, sister of Mr.
J"nn II Dinneeu aud Rev. Father Dln-
neen. of st Peter g Cathe dral. died iu Ash
lard Yesterday at the residence Of the fiis It
named brother. She Was d most estlUla-
Die and charming lady. and her death will
give pain to many friends who knew her
only 10 admire her.
Miss Dlnneen was daughter of N.
DinneeD, Esq, Superintendent of the
City Water Works here, and had long
been an invalid from heart disease She was
d graduate of the Augusta Female Sem
mary. and was a young lady of remarkable
intellectual gifts to which was added a
sweet and gentle disposition. She was
buried from st. Francis church Tuesday,
Rev. Father Kelley celebrating the re-
qaiem mass.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-02-12

NiRGINIA-IN VACATION-of the Contyu
Court of Augusta, February Sd, 1886
R s. Clarke. Plaintiff,
vs.
E. w. Shott and G A. Richardson. Defendants,
Proceedings to appoint Trustee
The object of this motion is to substitute VIM
Patrick, trustee, IN deed from E. W Sh) and
his wife. dated Sept End. 1882 recorded in d.
No. 95 rage 5l3 County Court Clerks office in the
room and lead o, G A richardson 1t appearing
from an affidavit filed that SAID Richardson is 4
non resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia il
is ordered that he appear here within one month
AFTER due publication here f. and do what is nee
essary to protect his interest.
Teste-
WILLIAM "A. BURNETT, Clerk.
Hudson & Patrick, q
feb sat
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Medals for the Staunton Schools

At the Superintendent conference in
Richmond last week the Stanton schools
were awarded nne OF the Peabody bronze
medals on their general exhibit, and anoth
Ell IF these medals for their exhibit of
diagrams aud charts.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-02-12

NEVER GIVE UP.-If Vol are suffer with low
and depressed spirits, loss of Appetite general de-
bty, 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 aud activity will return; pain and
misery will cease, and hencefoI tn you will reioic
in the praise of Electric Blttsrs Sold at fifty cent
a bottle by G. 5. Walker & Co.
aug 5 Ira
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Aid for the FOor.

On Tuesday night, the OPP .ra House had
very Inc audience present at concert
given for the benefit OF the poor of the
city. The Stonewall Brigade Band under
Prof. Webb. the Institution Orchestra IN
der Prof. Turner, and an unusually strong
array of volunteer amateur talent, includ-
ing Mrs. Col. ". L. Bumgardner, Misses
Fannie Tams and Mary Berkeley, and
Messrs. 9. l.. Cooke, D. E. Euritt, Jos J.
Shirley, John w. Ably and Stuart Tur-
ner. gave a most admirable concert. The
receipts were $3.50.
Next Thursday night at the Virginia
Hotel ball room, the Augusta Fire Com
pauy will give bali, the proceeds of which
will go to the suffering poor. The very
best arrangements have been made to give
those VINO participate, a delightful even
ing. The committee Of arrangements is a
guarantee that the best of discipline will
ne enforced-it is composed of. Haze
man, S. H. Cohen, Geo. j. Johnson. j. L.
l. ng. Rob-. Lohr, A Ttabo, j. Cros
der. and john Hoileran.