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THIS COLUMN BELONGS
TO
Christian, H0SS&H Hodge,
WATCH IT. 1T WILL PAY YOU.
Come one and all and Rend lhe
News
Which we design to tell about our
new, cheap AID good shoes, and all
other goods we sell.
A new fresh stock of gents medium
weight wool clothing, suited to sum
mer and fall wear, suited to the wants
of the times.
A new stock Shoes that are bard to
beat at prices ditto.
We wantto buy 5000 lbs. Ginseng.
w are making arrangements to
handle wheat this season, look out far
our advertisement on this subject rs
as early as the market opens.
A new stock OF Corsets just received
Bring us some Trying chickens.
Owl Soap, the best FIVE center in the
market, all we ask is give us trial.
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WATCH IT. 1T WILL PAY YOU.
Come one and ALI and Rend lhe
News

Which we design to tell about our
new, cheap and good shoes, and all
other goods we sell.
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There is no telling how cheap we
will sell for cash until you try us.
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THE COMET.

johnson City. Tenn. July 5, 1883
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FOR yIcE-PREsIDENT
FOR GOVERNOR

ALLEN G. THURMAN OF OHIO.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-07-05

A new stock Shoes that are bard tC
beat at prices ditto.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-07-05

Owl Soap, the best FIVE center in the
market, all we ask is give us a trial.
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We want to buy 5000 lbs. Ginseng,

w are making arrangements to
handle wheat this season, look out far
our advertisement on this subject as
as early as the market opens.
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whats the matter with Johnson
City," It's all right
There were few drunken men and
women-only women.
Policeman SYRIA got disfgured, while
attending to his duty.
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eggs in demand at 10 cents.

Straw Hats at cost.
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A new stock OF Corsets just received
Bring us some Trying chickens.
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child's play but was characteristic OF
the Captain.
The sham battle was fought, howev-
er by the "Taylor Rifles" The com
pany was divided into Federals and
Confederates. Col. w. A. Dickinson
commanded the Confederates and Or
derly-Sergeant Berry had charge Of
the Battalion. The Federals were in
charge Of Capt j. j. Weller who acted
as General, Lieutenant Lyle had
charge Of the Battalion. Lieutenants
Jobe and Faw acted Gas Couriers.
After hard fought battle the Fed
erals surrendered. Gen. Weller dis
missed his comrades in a neat little
speech. The sham battle was sue
cess and was realistic enough to cause
several old veterans to shed tears.
A base ball game between the st.
Clair men and the johnson City club
was the last on the programme. Both
clubs played good ball but Johnson
City won an easy victory. The score
was % to Is. Thus closed one of the
most eventiul days in the history Of
Johnson City. Everything went of
nicely and the management deserve
great credit for their work.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Deaths,

A telegram announces that Miss Marian
Presbyterian Female College at Rome,
Ga, dropped dead about O'Clock Mon
day afternoon. She was for four years a
pupil at the Augusta Female Seminary,
and was daughter of Mr.. J. VI. Bones,
who for a time resided here. She was niece
of Rev. jos. r. Wilson, former pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church here, and
of the famous Prof. Woodrow, late Of Co
lumbia Theological Seminary.
Rev. Father Kelly, Assistant Pastor Of
st. Francis church. went to Charlottes-
vile Saturday afternoon to conduct the
funeral services of Miss Sue Maupin,
daughter of the late Prof. Socrates Maui
pin, once Dean of the Faculty at the Uni
versjty. She was in her forty-sixth year.
Her remains were inferred in the Univer-
sity Cemetery.
Mr. A. M. Jordan, venerable and
much esteemed citizen OF Augusta, and
father of County School Superintendent
q. L. Joroan. died on the LIST inst, of
paralysis.
Hammond G. Menifee, q son of the late
Thos. X. Menifee of Stanton, was killed
on the I'd inst. by the explosion of de-
layed blast in quarry at Irondale, Ala. i,
an outlying suburb of Birmingham, Ala.
He started down the hill to see what de-
layed the explosion, and as he reached the
granite rock it exploded literally blowing
him to pieces. His remains were inferred
there.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
The Public School Accom- m odations.

In 1886 the annual appropriate ion to the
Public Schools was $500. In 1887 the
Council cut it down to $3.50. The re-
duction was an unwise one in any case,
but more so in view CT the contingencies
that attended tie contemplated erection
of new school buildings. The erection
of other buildings has been entered upon
and the sc col fund, reduced as it is, has
been burdened with the rent Of temporary
rooms for the Oh ldren. The School Board
on Friday estimated that the deficiency,
if the schools are to be kept open the usual
session, is 5000, and on Tuesday night
their representative appealed to the Coun-
Gil for that amount. The application was
referred to the Finance Committee to re-
port on. It is to be hoped that the Coun~
Gil will promptly respond to this call =
there Is no subject On which the people are
M ore justly sensitive than the schools, and
it would speak ill for this Council if the
second year of its term should be marked
by cutting down of the school term.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09

West River Circuit under the appoint
ment Of a Presiding Elder. When the
southern Conference met in Baltimore in
1867 I joined it, and served in it until
1875, when, by my request, L was pnt on the
superannuated list. That was al meet
iAg of Conference in Washington. The
last sermon [ preached was at Harrison-
burg, while [ was On the Rockingham
circuit.
N 1880 Methodism lay chiefly along the
seaboard of the Atlantic, except in New
England. There was not much there. 1t
had good hold in the South, and also
among tie colored people of the South.
The VINDICAToR 8 representative babe
the kindly old minister good bye, after
thanking him for his courtesy in giving
him an Interesting talk, and left him in
his cosy room, sitting before a cheerful
fire, whose light was reflected on many
pictures and photographs in the room. BY
him sat an attentive daughter and son, the
spring flowers were blooming in tie win
dow, and the whole picture was that Of a well
spent life gently coming to its end sur
rounded by a tender comfort of which the
young minister of sixty years ago, travel
ing the snoW-covered bills Of Pennslyva-
MIA. On horseback, with all his earthly
possessions in his saddle bags, could hard
IL have dreamed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
The Unknown Horse Thief.

The papers on the other side of the
mountain give some additional particu-
lars about the horse thief who is now in
jail here for the theft of Mr.. Thornton G.
Stout's horse. on the night of Feb Dist,
and who refuses to disclose his identity.
From their accounts it seems that he made
bis appearance at Greenwood. Albemarle,
the next day, riding Mr.. Stouts horse and
leading another, which he paid Mr. E. g..
Chewing to take back to its owner at
Wayn 'storo, from v HON he had hired it,
When Mr.. g II g. J. Stout went across the
mountain he went to Mr.. Chewning's and
there v as to!d about it and MIR. G. gave
him description Of the horse the thief
still rode. Mr.. S out took one route to
North 6 srden in pursuit and the CheWn-
ing brothers took the route towards
Goochland. The latter gentlemen cap
tured him at Mrs. Martha Payne's, where
he had gone be said, to see about some
cattle. At the places he had stepped be
gave the names Of Wheeler and Wilson.
He was in the same section of country. a
correspondent says, last fall riding a fine
black mare. and pretended to bs a cattle
buyer. When he was taken to Charl0ttes-
vile after being arrested much excitem ent
was created in that town by seeing so fine
a looking man, so handsomely dressed,
bound and led through the streets by a
rope to the jail. None Of the accounts
give his real name or anything to estab-
lish his identity.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
A W airline Spy.

Mr.. Thomas o. Harter. a member of the
1st Indiana cavalry during the civil war,
and afterwards a spy, was in Richmond
last week. He was selected in July,
1862. by Gen. Sigel, then in Rappahannock
county. to undertake the perilous task of
entering the Confederate lines, visiting
Stanton, Standardsville, Gordonsville,
Charlottesville and Richmond and re-
turning. Talking to reporter of the
Richmond Whig," he said that, furnish
ed with citizens outfit and an unbrsnd-
ed horse, he started towards Stanton.
Passing through Luray, he secured direc-
tions that rendered it impossible to miss
his way. A short distance from the town
he was taken in custody by a couple Of
Confederate soldiers. Taken first to Har-
ton, he was examined by Provost Marshal
AVIS and then put in irons The next
day he was released aud put to work I'M
loading some cars. While here he learned
that Mr.. Ii. D. Whltcomb, Superinten-
dent Of the Virginia Central road, was at
the depot close by, and by the kindness Of
the guard, had conversation with that
gentleman. After telling him that he
had been an engineer on the Alton and
Terra Haute road and had come into Viz
ginia in search Of employment and prov
ing his statements satisfactorily, the su
psrintendent gave him letter to Avis,
which prompted that officer to send him On
to Richmond. There by means Of Super
intendent Whiucomb'S letter. he was re-
leased By General W1Eder, under condi-
ton that he was not to attempt to leave
the city. After. eight days he was provid-
ed with pass to Charlottesville. where he
ostenslbly desired to begin railroading.
| He got to Gordonsville where he volun-
teered as scout fer Gen. Hill and then
when the attack was about to be made Oh
Gen. Pope. got through the lines and
warned him. He vas honOrab|y discharg.
ed from the ranks of the Union Army and
put 10 the secret service. The "Whig'
says: MIR. Harter called to see MIR
Whitcomb yesterday. He did not recog-
nize him at first, but few sentences ex
planned erything, and the two had quite
conversation. He also met number of
others with whom he had had intercourse
ia his few days Stay IN Richmond"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
BreVities.

The members of the Ladies Aid Society
of Trinity church, have given Messrs.
Lushbaugh Bros the contract to newly
cushion the pews of that church at $500.
The recarpeting of the church was award
ed to New York house.
Judge Grattan's court commenced its
grand jury term yesterday. The trial Of
Charles E. Clinedinst is set for Monday
next.
The Ladies City Mission for the Poor
have determined to give an ''Old Curiosity
Shop carnival at the Skating Rink March
18th and 10Th.
Charles Venable (colored), who burned
the Glover barn and was pardoned out of
the penitentIary few days ago in dying
condition, died last week at his home near
Middlebrook.
Messrs. Barkman & Singer, CONNECTION
ers, have purchased for S4,675 the store
owned by Mrs. Kate M. Kelley, and late
occupied b. Mr.. Kruger. jeweIer.
The Board Of Directors Of the Baldwin
District Fair, yesterday, on motion of Mr..
John H. Parkins, unanimously adopted a
i resolution not to permit games of chance
or liquor on the fair grounds next fall.
The opera of the "Chimes of Norman
dy,' viii be produced April 9Th and oh
by the Stauntcn operate Association,
with the same cast that We lately publish
| ed.
B. M. Rogers and T. O'Connell have
been appointed by Judge Stout special
| policemen for Crimora, in South River
| district.
Rev J. W. Holt, Of Ohio, who lectures
, at the U. B. Church Monday and Tuesday
nights on wv alks Around jerusalem"
| and ''Tent Life in Palestine,'' is one of
the brightest men and most delightful Or
ators in that denomination.
Mr.. George Espenshied, an enterprising
barber, has completed some important i'm
provements in his shop, under the Angus
ia National Bank, everything has been
newly painted and the ceiling nicely fres-
coed. His announcement may be seen in
another column.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
A Historic Flag.

A correspondent of the Richmond
estate" tells the present whereabouts of a
historic flag: He says: "a beautiful
silk banner, under which Stonewall Jack
son fought his first battle. at Manassas,
On the 2lst day of July, 1861, is owned,
and has been carefully preserved by r. S.
Mccartney, of Union, Monroe county, W.
Va. Mr.. Mccartney was one of the first
volunteers in the Monroe Guard" Or
gan zed with John Echols as Captain, now
Gen. Echo!s, of Stanton, Va. This COM
pany was the banner company of the
Twenty-seventh Virginia regiment, and a
part of the Stonewall Brigade. Mr.. Nc
CartneY bore this banner through many
hard fought battles, was badly wounded,
from the effects of which he IS cripple
to-day, and would like to dispose of it to
some one who is able to own it and place
it where it would likely be more
accessible to the survivors of the old
StoneWall brigade. Any one who may de-
sire further information concerning the
matter will please address r. S. Mozart
ney, Union, Monroe county, W. Va"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
A Goodly Number Of Corporators.

There were about two hundred corpora
tors named in the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Moore III the Virginia Senate to incor-
porate the Washington, Western and
Southwestern railroad, styled the Hot and
Warm Springs Valley route. The pro-
pused route was from point On the Poto-
mac river opposite Washington, D. c.,
and running thence in westerly and
southwestefly course through the counties
of Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William
Fauquier. (p3ssing within one mile of the
Court House in said county of Fauquie1) /,
Rappahannock, Page, Shenandoah Rock
ingham, Augusta. Bath and Allegheny,
to toma point On the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, with the privilege Of ex-
tending the road on through the counties
OF Allegheny, Craig, Giles, Bland, TaZe-
well, Russell and Scott to the Tennessee
line; also road from near Warrenton
southwesterly through the counties OF
Madison and Greene to the city of Staun-
ton. The capital stock shall be 81 ,O0O, 900
and the principal Office shall be in Viz
ginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Vt ashington Excursion,

: Another Of the select excursions to the
National Capital will be run by the Baltis
more and Ohio E. R. Co., On Tuesday,
March 18Th. The B. e o. excursion
trains are first class in all respects. being
equipped with parlor Cars and frst-class
day coaches through to Washington. Tick
cts will be valid for return journey on ali
regular trains until Thursday. March 22d,
inclusive. Time of trains and round trip
rates as follows, viz: Leave Greenyille
$40 A. M. 81 go; Mint Spring. 1888 A. M.
s4,75; Stanton, p,2e A. M, $3.50; Fort
Defiance. e;47. So so; Mt. Sidney, 9:5l A.
M, $40; Weyers Cave, 9:58 A. M, 81 .s5
Cali on ticket agent at any point named
above for illustrated circular giving points
of interest in and around Washington.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
The Ministries at the Opera House.

Those old favorites Mcintyre & Heath's
Ministries, appear at the Opera House next
Wednesday night. They bring much that
is new with them, but they would have a
full house if they only brought their old
acts. The Huntington Hawkeye' says of
their performance there:
In the opening part the singing was warmly
applauded, Messrs Ernest, Sinclair and Billy
Buckley being encored in their selections.
The finale of part first, ''Scenes at Eichel-
mans" provoked much merriment. In part
second, the xylophone solos by Charles e.
Cooper, the aerial jugglery of Mons Bushnell,
his trained pigeons and poodles the eccentric
comicalities of Buckley; 'Jule," the human
bat, who walked upside down on ceiling
provided for the purpose. Mcintyre and
Heath in their plantation specialties and the
dissoiving views of Prof. Abt were all well re-
ceived, particularly the latter, which was a
series of fine pictures shown on screen by
the aid of powerful calcium light Among
the others, the portraits of Washington, Lin
colr, Garfield Hancock, Cleveland and Hen
bricks We're greeted by outburss of applause
And the dancing skeleton was encored. The
closing piece, "a Trip to Africa" introduced
some exceedingly difficult but we'll executed
acrobatic exercises and sent the audience
home in good humor with quickened re-
alization of the fact that laughter holds the
ace on physic by large majority.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Personal,

Rev. DR.. John s. Martin and his wife,
who have 50 many friends among our
people, celebrated at their home in Win
chester few days ago, the fiftieth ami
versary of their marriage.
A. NJ. Nelson & Co., hardware mer-
chants of Culpeper, have opened large
hard ware store in Roanoke, to which Mr..
A. M. Nelson goes and takes Mr.. Virgin
Jus Nelson with him as clerk. The Roa-
noks firm will be Nelson & Myers. The
Culpeper store of A. M. Nelson & Co. is
continued under the management of Mr..
William Gilkeson, who has just been adj
mitted to an interest in the concern, and
who will be assisted in the store by Mr..
Harry L. Gilkeson, his brother. All are
Staunton men.
Capt. VIM. q. Richardson, of Louisa
county, is low the Oldest employee of the
Chesapeake & Ohio. He started in On
the old Louisa rallroad'-the germ from
which the G. & o. grew-forty-three years
ago.
Mrs. M. G. Davis, of ScottsvilIe, is
visiting her mother in this city.
Miss Lucie Bagby of Richmond is visit
| ing Mrs. B. T. Bagby.
Rev. Geo. A. Long, formerly of the
Lutheran church. and later Presbyterian
minister in Augusta county, has accepted
! call to the High Bridge church in this
State.
Mrs. Edward H. Fisher, formerly Miss
III fall Of
at her husbands residence in Richmond
Miss Carrie Crowle left on Wednesday
for visit of some months to friends in
Baltimore.
Miss Annie Nelson, who has been spend
ing the winter with friends in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, has returned home.
Mr.. A. Howell, the stage manager of
the amateur "Sorcerer" lately given here,
has made proposition to the City Coun-
Gil to rent the Opera House.
Mr.. James Ker, ST., has taken the posi-
ton of book-keeper of the StauntOn Life
Association, for which he is admirably
qualified.
Scribner is getting out book of dia-
lect poems, the joint production of A. G.
Gordon of Stanton, and Thomas Nelson
Page of Richmond.
Mrs. Frank Tower, of Detroit, Mich,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Charles Curry.
Mr.. F. E. GARRETT, graduated at Duns-
more's Business College last Monday, aid
on Wednesday secured position as book
keep with the large firm of Coyle & Rich
ardson at Charleston, Kanawha.
Hon. Edward Echols is one of the MEM
bers appointed on the special committee
! on the oyster interest, to sit after the ad-
journment of the legislature.
Miss Fannie Trout, who has been teach
ing in Miss Parran's school at W heeling,
has returned home on account of i'll health.
Miss Mary Atkinson left on Friday to
ill her place.
A correspondent gives US the names of
Misses Josie Pemberton, Lou Parish, Liz
zie CuItz and Julia Kitchen, and Mrs. Lit
| tie, as ladies whose names were omitted in
the list Of those who did good service at
| the Corn Festival.
The wife of Rev. R. TT. McKim of New
| Orleans, IA daughter of Rev. r. H. Phil
| lips, formerly of Staunton) is reported as
very i'll from stroke of paralysis expert
enced on Wednesday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Appointments of Members of the D
D. & b . and W. L. A. Boards.

The Governor has made the following
appointments of Directors
D.. d. DE- 3. Insttution-W. B. F. Leech
OF Rockbridge; George A. Mushback of
Alexandria, and James B. Caddell of
Newbern. Pulaski county-for the term
of one year from April Is, 1888.
John 7. Harris, Jr., of Harrisonburg; s.
III. McCue of Augusta county, an Walter
L. Booth of Richmond-for the term of
two years from April Is, 1888.
Marshall Mccormick of Clarke county:
Meade F. White of Staunton, and James
W. Marshall of Craig county-for the
term OF three years.
~ L. Asyluna-John W. Todd of Staun-
ton; Samuel f. Coleman of Cumberland
county, and W. M. McAllister of Bath
county-fur the term Of three years, COM
menclDg April 18Th.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Commercial Travellers Protective
Association.

The fourth annual convention of the
Virginia Division of this National Asso-
citation will meet in Stanton on Wednes-
day. May 10Th. Mr.. Geo. Z. Maslin of
Staunton has been appointed a Director in
the Virginia Division. and Mr.. W. H. H.
Lynn of Stanton has been appointed
Chairman of the Hotel Committee. vice
G. b. Antrim, elected State Director. The
representation in the convention will be
one delegate for every ten members or
fractional part thereof, and about one
hundred delegates are expected to be
present. Among the delegates are Messrs.
G. G. Maslin. W. H. Fl. Lynn and M. A.
Hope, of Stanton. Stanton is entitled
to four delegates. "Post CT of this city is
already arranging to the end that the
State convention shall be success. The
total membership of the Virginia Division
is 625
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Brandy-Apple... .''''' '9a
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, March A.-BeeI
Cattle.-Prces of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best. 81 10 olZ3
Generally rated first quality ....... w 40
Medium or good fair gnality....-... 3.oo u 40o
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. t............... I 80 d "'eo
Extreme range of prices. ............ 10 5lzI2
Most of the sales were from......... 90 SOU
Total receipts this week 1873. Total safes $40
OF the receipts 233 came from Virginia.
The offerings this week were scarcely up to the
demand, which fairly active on the Hill today,
and dealers report they could have sold five car
loads more than they put on the market. The
quality shows scme improvement over the offerings
of last Monday, and prices are correspondinely
higher leaving values unchanged.
SHEEP AND LAMBS There is fair increase in
the receipts over the numbers reported last week.
but the offerings are light and the demand active
with the quality showing some improvement oyer
that of last weeks offerings We quote butchers
sheep at 4a6M peril gross, with few extra at 81
cents. and lambs at 5a6h cents per lb gross. Re-
ceipts this week of sheep and lambs J, 1852 head.
SwINE.-The supply is generally fair. though the
receipts number some 400 head less than last week.
The quality is quite as good as last Monday,
with trade fairly active in all the yards and prices
shade stronger. We quote hogs at 614a7H cent?
with most sales at 74a71 cents perlb net. Receipts
this week 5,54S head.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
Death of Former Missionary to Afrie

Mrs. McNabh, for several years teach
er in the Episcopal Mission at Cape Pal
mas, Africa, died at the residence of her
husband. Rev. John McNabb. rector of
the Episcopal church at Accomac e. H.
Va, on the 26th ult., of typhoid pneumo-
MIA. She was a daughter Of John Dabney,
Esq, of Roanoke county, and it was in
Africa she first met her husband, who was
also missionary there. She was thirty
five years of age and leaves one child. She
was buried on Tuesday, the 285h, and
Judge Garrison adjourned the court over
till Wednesday in order that those who
desired might attend the funeral of this
highly esteemed Christian woman. She
was sister of Miss M. Darlington Dabney
who was married to Capt. G. Benton Col.
ner, of this county on Thursday last,
ard the news of her death reached the
bride Oh Thursday evening, when with her
husband GA her wedding TRIP. she reached
the residence of a relative in Richmond.