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In Pursuit OF the Policy Holders.

Nearly ten years ago. the Southern M u
tual Insurance Company Of Richmond, es-
tablished agents in Augusta and Staun-
ton. Property here and in the county to
the amount of 100000 was insured in it.
Those who took out policies paid SO much
in cash and gave their deposit note for
the remainder. In October, 1876, the
Southern Mutual Insurance company be-
came insolvent and made a deed of trust
to Drs. J. Grattan Cabell and Hunter
Mcguire, conveying all of its assets. to
them for the benefit Of its creditors.
These assets consisted almost exclusively
Of deposit notes given by the mutual pol
icy holders. In 1877 the trustees brought
a suit in the chancery court against about
seven hundred of these mutual policy
hold ers, and eventually succeeded in re
quiring them to pay up the unpald por-
ton of their notes; and this sufficed to
pay the preferred debts in full and about
Is per cent. of the others. In 1882 the
trustees filed an amended bill in the same
suit against all the other mutual policy
uolOClo WIZ AdQ aOu 6CUpiOu uAOi1 IL OtCo
with the company, seeking to have a part
of the unpaid portion of their notes paid
in. On the 23rd of July, 1884, Judge
Barton, sitting for Judge Holiday, decjd-
ed that no call could be made after the
expiration of the policies on which the
notes were given, although the losses had
accrued before, and dismissed the amend
ed bill. The Court of Appeals last week
determined that this was wholly errone-
Gus, reversed the decree, and sent the case
back to the chancery court with instruc-
lions to require the mutual policy holders
to pay up their notes. The court further
decided that as the claim of the trustees
representing the creditors) is more than
$500 the court has jurisdiction of the case,
although none of the defendants may be
separately liable for that amount. b. 4
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Valuable Property for Sale on Easy
Terms.

Our readers will find on the first page of
this paper an opportunity for judicicus
investment in the real estate to be offered
on next eourt-day, for sale at auction, by
L. A. Baylor. Executor of David Baylor,
deceased. The property lies six miles west
of Staunton and is convenient to market.
The home farm of 800 acres contains
brick dwelling and all the Improvements
which make complete home. Within
four miles of Staunton he offers another
tract of 357 acres, which will be sold as
a whole or in parcels. Also, a 12-acre lot
containing q comfortable brick dwelling
house; another of 81 acres with brick
dwelling house, and half-acre lot con-
tanning saddlery shop. All OF the land
is either in high state of cultivation or
has on it the best Of timber. The Execu-
tor requires no cash down and makes all
the sales on credit of one. two, and three
years
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A Gala Day for Staunton.I
GREAT PROCESSION OF THE j

GREAT PROCESSION OF THE BARNUM
AND LONDON SHOW. II
The tremendous public parade of the
united P. T. Barnum and great Linden
shows will take place to- morrow in Staun-
ton, and it is safe to say the streets will
be thronged with all classes of people to
see it. At no time in the history of the
world, as we gather from their bill, was
there ever SO many extraordinary objects
publicly exposed as those that will be seen
in this truly grand procession. The i'm
mense number of chariots, cages, and
open dens will stretch over mile in
length, and there will be from Is to 90
open dens of wild animals with keeper in
each. herd of racing camels, sacred
camels, 35 elegant carved golden chariots,
cages of birds, beasts, reptiles, amphi-
bious creatures, mammals, and pytho1s,
500 real Norman draught horses-a whole
show of themselves numerous tiny
ponies. rare and elegant trained horses,
zebras in harness, old mother in shoe
chariot with her wild boys escaping there
from, peacock and dragon chariots, steam
musical chariots, grand orchestrions,
mechanical automatons, animals led in
leash, such as guanaros, llamas, deer,
buffalo, sacred cattle. Burmese animals,
cheetahs, etc There will also be knights
in silver armor, court ladies in costly
robes, male and female jockey and hippo
drome riders, representative of foreign
courts and countries arrayed in the most
costly and expensive costumes of silk,
satin and velvet, embroidered In gold and
mounted upon richly caparisoned horses.
There will be Roman racing chariots,
drawn by four horses abreast, thorough
bred racers, comic and grotesque features,
several bands of music with drum ma ors,
etc. and fourteen other kinds of music,
jubilee singers, brass military bands, etc.,
herd of elephants harnessed to various
chariots, some 26 feet high, and many
other rare and enormously costly objects
never seen before, the whole costing ST.
500 600. 1t will be really most wonder
full sight, one that no one should miss,
particularly as in the fall these sho ws
visit Europe. to be absent some years.
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Nations Store.

A novelty for Stanton in the shape of a
variety store has been opened by Mrs. D.
B. Camp, on Frederick street, next to
John Jesser's. Its patrons will be exclu-
sively ladies, as it contains almost every
thing a lady can ask for that appertans
to her toilet and leisure-hour occupations.
Embroidery, knitting silks. etching,
babies caps. children's toys of all kinds,
fancy goods and the like are there in
great variety, besides ladies underwear.
Mrs Camp is from Savannah, Ga, and
has removed. with her husband, to Staun-
ton, for the. climate. Our readers should
give her call and assist her in establish
ing that great convenience in city, espe-
cially a small city-a variety store.
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Thirty.Fiye Short.

a popular dry goods clerk in one of the
largest Stanton stores, who has good
opportunity for making his observations,
says that he lately counted Up those in the
list of his circle of acquaintance who are
not only manageable, but one might say
marrying people. He found the girls from
IS to Is years of age to number 11S and the
men from q to 80 to number only SO. He
is now spending his spare time in trying
to figure cut how the alarming shortage
of IS is to be provided for.
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Theft Of a Registered Letter.

James Gilmore, colored, Secretary of
Ebenezer colored Baptist church, was yes
terday sent Oh to the q. S. Grand Jury By
U. s. Commissioner T. A. Gordon and
committed to Jail. Gilmore got the mail
for the congregation of the church regu-
larry. In it he found notice for regis
tered letter for Louisa Wills, colored. He
forged her name to an order for the letter
and got it from the Postoffice. It was
from her daughter in Baltimore with Sc,
Edward Echols appeared for the Govern
ment and W. E. Craig for the prisoner.
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The Creamery Starting Up.

The Augusta Creamery Company have
finished their factory at Willow Spout, and
put on the roof this week. On Wednesday
they received over the Valley railroad,
from the Vermont Farm Machine Manu-
featuring Co. at Bellows Falls, VT, a 800
gallon cream tempering vat and a 300
gallon square bog churn. They have also
had made here 3G0-g gallon churn. Besides
this, they have gotten six No. 5 butter car
riers. which are patent ice boxes in which
butter may be shipped. Their engine is at
Willow Spout. and will be up by the FIRST
of next week. so in a few days Augusta
county's first creamery will be in opera
tiOn
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M AIR CRIED.

GROVE-COINER.-At the home of the bride. on
Long Meadows, or the 18th of April, by Rev A,
N. Cackley, Mr.. G. M. Grove and Miss Ida Il.
Coiner, daughter of Mr.. David Conner
QUICK-RICHIE.-Atth the residence of the BRIDES
parents, near Mt. Sidney, April 10Th, 1886, by
Rev. e. P. Dyche, Mr.. James +. Quick and Miss
Alberta Richie. both of Augusta comfy
-WHITMORE.-At Red Cloud, Webster
Co.. Nebraska, April 22nd 1886, by Rev e. o.
Yeser, Mr. G. W. Harper, formerly OF Missouri,
and Miss Annie F Whitmore third daughter OF
Mr. J. M. Whitmore. formerly of Augusta Co.
Va, but now of Nebraska
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The Circuit Court.

Judge Mclaughlin has heard the areu-
ment on the demurrer of the defendants
il the suit of Cooke VS.. The Valley Mutu-
al, but has given no decision yet.
Yesterday the suit of the Administra-
tor Of j. q. Walden VS.. the G. 6 o. R.. r.
for damages was on.
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Property CHANGED HANDs.-Dr.
James F. Tate has purchased the 1874 acre
w. Lyons, near Hebron at $45 per acre.
DR.. Ill. Fl. Henkel has purchased for
So 500 from Mrs. Margaret Effinger, the
frame residence, corner of Frederick and
Water streets. Mr.. Daniel Crimmens has
purchased house and lot on Stuart
for 81 ,012.
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DIED.


HART.-Near Steeles Tavern. Augusta county,
on Monday, May 10th, 1886, Mrs. Polly Hart,
widow OF the late Jacob Hart. at the advanced
age OF 50 years. She had been for many years a
member OF Mt Carmel (PresbyteriaH) church.
SEAWRIGHT.-At his residence on Naked Creek,
May 3rd, Capt, John Seawright, in the seventy
second year of his age.
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OPENED AGAIN.-The matchmaking
and Jewelry store lately occupied by Mr..
Paul Mix, on Main street, has been re-
opened by Mr.. Charles Burschell. HIS is
well known as a skilful workman and
should receive his share of patronage In
that line, and he will be found genial
and accommodating gentleman to do bust
ness with.
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Fearful Hall Storm.

GREENVILLE RIDDLED WITH HAIL
sTONEs-NEW BAPTIST CHURCH BADLY
DAMAGED-HEAVY LOSSES IN THR
COUNTRY.
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The unders igned beg leave to announce that
having purchased the entire stock and good will &
the late firm Of Geo S. Walker & Co, and B II
will continue the DRUG BUSINESS, in all Is
branches at the old stand Of Walker 4 Co., Ne 6
s Augusta St. under the firm name of Hughes e.
Robinson, Thanking the friends OF the old firms
for their past patronage, we respectfully solicit
continuance of the same for the new firm.
BIZ. HUGHES,
A. G.. ROBINSON, of late firm
apr Soft of DR.. Geo. s. Walker g. Co.
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, City of .Staunton, to-wit
This day Hon. Alex Fl. H.
STUART President of THE VALLEY MUTUAL
LIFE ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA, and Charles
Grattan Secretary of said Association, personally
anpeared before me in the City aforesaid and sew
orally made oath as TO the correctness of the
foregoing statement.
Given under my hand this 18th January 1856.
II = NEWTON ARGENBRIGHT,
Clerk Corporation Court. Staunton, Va.
x.sa . T-tf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-05-14

DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.--Mrs. Jane
J. Hoyt, mother of Col. ]. A. Hoyt, editor
of the South Carolina Baptist Recorder"
died at Greenfield, s. G., on the 1st inst,
Miss johnson and was born in Waynes-
boro. in this county, in 1909. She had been
a member of the Methodist church for a
half-century. Her brother. Thomas John
son, and two sisters, reside. in Charlottes-
vile.
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Com IN ercfaI.
STAUNTON. Nav

STAUNToN, May 49, 1856,
Fiour-Extra, 81 09@s405 ;Superfne SO. 6O@0s3. vs.
Family $425a$--; Wheat, 92@93; Corn. 400.
oats, 31@3S; Rye, 50@55; Bacon, 7@S: Tea Black.
60@75; Tea Green, 50@sl0O; Flax seed, 75@-:
Plaster Ground, 800 per ton; Lard, 6}%D7; Butter
l6@lSc: Eggs 1902; Corn meal, 45@-; Salt 81 .65:
Pork. s450@$4.75: Sugar 7@9c: Molasses 40 eQ75c:
@20c. Potatoes, 35@40. Timothy seed 81 so@2 Us:
Wool (washed) 20@22c; Wool (unwashed) 18c
Glover Seed s600@$6 so; Baled Hay. sl2@s14 90 /:
Timothy, $-@s-; Glover, s9,OO@$ll0O; Rye
65@70.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May 10th-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged az
follows Best s562A as5.S714 that generally rated
first quality S.. 50a$5.6 2h 3; medium OF good fair
quality S. 25a$5.50; ordinary thin Steers. Oxen
and Cows $2.50a$i75. Extreme range of prices
So 50a5.s7Z Most of the sales ranged from
50 to $5,62h per 100 lbs. The market has
been fairly active this week and prices are JSe
higher, considering the improved quality of the
offerings Receipts for the week gu head sales for
the week S22.
SWINE.-The offerings number more han 20oO
head in excess of last weeks receipts and the quail
ity will average better than the offerings of last
monday. Trade is fair to good We quote Hogs at
sass cents per lib net. Arrivals this week $3.50
head.
sHEEP-The supply is fairly full this week, with
.lie greater proportion of common order, and
these axe SLOW oil sale. There is a good demand for
good Sheep and Lambs. We quote Sheep at 21ba4sI
CENTS with extra at cents, and Lambs at Tag cts.
per ID gross. Arrivals this week 37s9 head.
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, &C., &C.
[Reported for the staunton v1ND1cAroR

Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR
GREENv1LlE; May 13.-On Tuesday
evening, between five and six o'clock, the
severest hail-storm that ever visited this
section, passed over here. Its course was
from northwest to southeast and was
about two miles wide. To wheat fields,
grass, gardens, and trees in its course, the
destruction was inestim able.
Near here, G. G. Armstrong suffered
immensely; G. &. Merritts entire wheat
crop, also corn, grass and garden is lit
orally ruined, he estimates his loss at over
a thousand dollars; Miss Lizzie Merrltt's
crops are destroyed; Geo. W. Williams
wheat all cut down; I. A. Brownlee had
two fields cut down; L. Newton lost his
crop of wheat; W. F. Smith suffered
heavily, and, in fact, every enc On the
line.
Here, in town, there are over fourteen
hundred panes of glass broken and much
other damage done. The new Baptist
church looks like wreck-the windows
all broken on the side next the storm and
the MANILA roof torn all to pieces. The
damage here is, indeed, very heavy. The
B. & .. r. r. depot had windows broken,
&c. The town was almost river, The rain
fall and hail being SO great Hail was two
feet deep in places; tbs stones as large as
eggs. The destruction northwest from
here is very great, but we have not heard
the particulars. Many thousands Of dol
lars were destroyed about here.
DELTA
A letter from Mr.. Thomas A. Brownlee
to Maj, p Fl. Woodward, says the wheat
fields and gardens are fairly beaten into
pulp, trees torn up by the roots, eorndelds
washed all to pieces, glasses Knocked out
Of the houses and the general appearance
of the country that Of q tornado having
passed over it. He was caught out in it
and the rush and roar of the falling hail
was such that his horse refused to move a
step. Mr.. Brownlee's wheat crop was de-
stroyed, except probably one field, which
was partly shielded ny body of woods.
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WHO THEY WE'RE A HALF
CENTURY AGO.

A MOST INTERESTING SKETCH BY ONE
WHO KNEW THEM-FAMILIAR OLD
NAMEs-ALL TRADES AND CALLINGS
REPRESENTED.
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LIST OF LETTERS


LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton, SUI
gusta county, Va, May 18th, 1886.
LADIES LIST.
| Anderson, FIN Harris. Fannie
| Anderson, Mary W Jones, Emma
Brown Matte A Jones, Maggie
Burnley MaryJ jackson, Vlrgy
Burke, Mrs Peter Jones, Sarah Ia
Berry, Mrs Julia Krchner MIS-
Calhoun, LEILA Lee, Bette ,.+
Dunstan, Mrs John Murray. mrs N,aIset1
Delphus, Mary Peace MIS- pahoy
Gibbons, Chania Ross, Mary y No. q
Coins Ebet Robertson, Mrs Tena-2
brewers Mrs Annie Samuels. MIME Bell
Hays, Maggie-2 Turner, hnofa
Howard, Rosa
GENTLEMEN.
Alexander. Horace Iolr H.
Booker, Mr. Long, hey d.
Barnett, Frank Lynch,
Dickson w Mccoy, f9h6
Fitz VIM MorSon VIM WV
Finly Peter Minor, Isaac w
Henderson, Jas tou0a0ush,
Harris, VIM steel, gas
Henry TT ri True, Harry o
jenkins, Chas Tucker, Geo w
The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office. Parties calling for them will please
say they were advertised.
W. A. BURKE. P. M.
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1bOlO WoAo OOuu A6HuSuya anu JUuu
Adams and Geo. Washington Peck.
WAGON MAKERS.
Sampson Eagon and Henry Stofer were
the BOSS wagon makers of Staunton at
the time of which I write. "Father
Eagon,' as everybody called him, was a
model Christian, faithful in all the duties
OF life and honored and esteemed by every
citizen of Stanton who knew aught of
his Cody life. Mr.. Stofer was the father
of A. ]. Stofer, at ore time a compositor
on the Spectator and after wards the editor
of paper published at Culpeper C. H.
My list is finished. If 1 have omitted
any name that should have appeared on
it, the fault Is with my memory, somewhat
dulled from long spell of sickness. Most
Of the men 1 have mentioned were good
men and good mechanics, and some of
the most useful and enterprising of
Staunton's citizens at this day are to be
found among their descendants.
Perhaps I ought to have embraced the
PRINTERS
in the foregoing list, but they claim that
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The only plasterer who lived and be-
longed In Staunton during the ten years
that write about. that I can recollect,
was Sam Davis. There were others at
different times working in your town, but
none of them think became permanent
residents
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PAINTERS.

Henry Snyder. David Brown and -
Armistead were the painters l now re-
member. Mr.. Snyder was a large, jolly
man, good painter. and he also beat the
drum for the military. Mr.. Brown did
not live long after coming to Staunton.-
Mr.. Armistead resided only few years in
the town and then went back to his former
home in Richmond.
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William and Jacob Ruff, VIM. McComb
and Augustus CARRIER. The Messrs.
Rufus were successful business men, Will
liam, l think, was at one time Mayor OF
Btaunton. Jacob moved West about 1887.
Gus CARRIER, am glad to know, is still III
the land of the living. While speaking of
matters I must. net omit from my list Jim
Wiley, who. although mot a Boss, :"
worked for years at The trade in Stanton.
Good, smart, kind hearted old jim Wiley,
the best male nurse Stanton ever had
ALL well does -theswriter remember how
the good old man nursed him through six
weary weeks of agonzing infammatory
rheumatism. and when he forgets what
''old Jim" ibid for him then. it will be
when the pulsations Of his heart and brain
are stilled in death.
sADDLERS AND HARNESS MAKERS.
Among these / remember William Back.
Robt. Hemphill, Armistead Mosby, and
Fred and Phil Pitman. Black aud Hemp
hill left Staunton when l was quite young,
Fred Pitman, wild and gay, but kind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-20
MIR. Elder Clears h Matter Up.

70 the Western Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-The story published about
the supposed discovery Of the daughter of
Joaquin Miller in this city. penniless and in deep
distress. appears to be very thoroughly exploded
by the statement Of Mr.. Elder, publisher Of a
literary journal, upon whose supposed authority
the story was first given publicity. Referring
to the matter to-day. Mr.. Elder said:
1.-THE stories about Maud Miller are unjust and
absurd. The only correct portions of them are
that she has been playing in The Danites.' and
that she was in Chicago. She arrived from the
South. where the company disbanded. some three
weeks ago. / have visited Joaquin Miller in
New York, and also at the Cabin in Washington.
He Is also one of our contributors. His daughter
was an entire stranger in the city, and knowing
that / was In almost constant correspod-
ence with her father. she came to
see me. One day I asked her if she
would write US an article about the literary life
OF Mrs. Miller. Shs did so. and | paid her for ii.
She was well and comfortably dressed then, and
did not need assistance. She told me that she
would go 20 New York for the purpose of getting
another theatrical engagement ] cannot un-
derstand how 1t became known that she visited
me at any time. but | incline to the opinion that
some one in the Office, who saw her and learned
who she was, and who. perhaps, saw me pay her
for her contribution, gave the first facts, start
ing the absurd story
1T is said that she teiegraphed her father for
aid, aud that he refused to receive the message
Il can easily account for that story. / wired
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-20
what the Husband Says.

New YORK, Jan. 19-Mr. Arthur Loring Nc
Kay, husband of Miss Maud Miller, about whose
financial condition in Chicago various stories
have boon adoat, was seen to-day. He says that
he has not yet received any tidings of his wife.
who was said to have left Chicago for
New York on Saturday, and who
should have arrived here yesterday. He
says she will be received with open arms when
she comes. lie thinks she is at Perth Amboy,
N. j.. where her father has an estate. A COM
munication from him is published, in which he
denies that she has been neglected by himself or
her father, and says that had she telegraphed
him or written TO her father, her
wants would have been supplied at
once; that he and Miss Miller were
secretly married, without the knowledge of the
parents of either; that he has always supported
her. and provided her with q home; that last
spring, much to his regret, she decided to be-
-. ...r..., that she =. sc ..ime in her let
tiers limited at a lack of funds, and being proud
of spirit, she would be slow in acknowledSinS
that she made a mistake in going 9 "a the stage.