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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-12-20
The Boston Qulntetre at the Opera
House.

Christmas parties for the Opera House
will be the vogue next week. The Boston
Quintette, which is a reorganization Of the
famous Mendelsshon Quintette, will give a
performance there On Thursday night,
December Goth. While the organization
follows the Mendelsshon in it's rendering of
classical music, it does not, as it's predeces-
sor did, confines itself wholly to that class
of music. For all encores it gives popular
music. The Quintette is headed by the
greatest Of American violinists, John r.
Rhodes, and with him are Paul Mende, I'd
violin; Adolph Burose, flute; Armin
Rocker, viola, and Louis Blumenberg,
violoncellist, The soprano singer with the
Quintette is Miss Anne Carpenter. The
Quintette stands in exactly the same rela-
ton to the American musical world that it's
predecessor did, and will drawa house filled
with the lovers Of the.highest class of music.
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The Augusta County Crops of 1889.

We have received the annual report of
the State Board of Agriculture for the year
ending October 31st, 1889. The correspon-
dents of the Board located in the County of
Augusta give the following answers to
questions about farming here during the
year. In answer to the query, ''what are
the rotations of crops in your county" the
correspondents say the rotation is as follows
One crop of corn, two crops of wheat, fol
lowed by grass OF corn, oats, wheat and
grass, OF oats, wheat and grass. The num-
ber of fields used in the best rotation are
put at five OF six.
Glover has been used largely as an i'm
proven, and plaster to limited extent.
Commercial fertilizers ale largely used on
wheat. All the use of stable and farm-yard
manure that is possibleh has been made. The
most profitable crop in the county is hay.
The majority of the farmers are making a
living. The raising of horses has increased
and is done to profit.
There is no profit in raising cattle in Au-
gusta at present prices. The raising of
sheep is decreasing, but they pay better for
the money invested than other stock. Hogs
are raised chiefly for home USE There has
of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs in the
last two years.
The farms in the last five years have in
creased 10 per cent. in the land, stock, i'm
plements, buildings, orchards and enclosures.
The average yield of wheat per acre in this
section in the last five years was Thirteen
bushels, and the highest yield per acre in the
same time has been Thirty bushels an acre.
Fruit is raised for market. only to limited
extent. Canning on farms is not done in
the county. Evaporation OIL drying of
fruit is only done for home consumption.
Poultry is successfully raised in the
county, but does not pay at present prices.
The farmers do not, to any considerable
extent, keep accurate farm accounts. About
one-half of the land is in regular rotation
of crops. The production of hay has in
creased in the last two years. Corn-field
peas are not raised.
The area of land planted in 1889 as COM
pared with 1888 stood with the crops named,
in the following proportion 81, to 100
in 'Ss, prospect So; wheat 100, to 100 and
the prospect 100; Oats 80, to SO in 'ss,pros-
pect 95; Rye IS, to 100 in 1913, prospect 3d.;
Irish Potatoes SO to 100 in SO, prospect So;
grass hay 100 to 100, prospect 81; winter
cabbage 100 to 100, prospect so.
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Christmas Travelling.

The Chesapeake 3 Ohio Ry. willto-morrow
begin selling Christmas round trip tickets
at cents mile, good till January 4th.
The Christmas travellers between way sta
lions should be careful to ask the agent if
the train they are buying tickets for stops
at the station they want to reach; for the
Vestibule train does not stop at many way
stations, though the local train stops at all.
The Baltimore & Ohio Ry. Co., will com
mence Tomorrow selling excursion tickets
for the Christmas holiday travel to and
from all points on it's lines East of the
Ohio River, good until January 4th. The
rates are greatly reduced.
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Buena V1sta's Paper.

The first appearance, last week, of Buena
Vistas first paper, the "Advocate," was
celebrated by the enthusiastic citizens by a
display of fireworks. We have received a
copy of it and it is an excellent journal,
thoroughly and intelligently devoted to the
interests of the new and rising town. The
proprletors are both well known in Staun-
ton. MI. W. II. Bailie was for years on
the VINDICAToR staff and was one of our
most popular citizens. MI. Jacob Bum
gardner is Staunton man by lifelong res
idence and has as many friends here as any
man that ever lived here. We tender them
our best wishes for the future success of
their enterprise.
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DIED..

BARKSDALE.-At her homestead "Roughville"
in Halifax county, Va: on Friday, December 81:
Barksdale. She leaves four daugh ters Mrs.
Capt. 7. c. Morton of Staunton, Mrs. VIM ..
Lovelace, Mrs. Lucy Arendal and Miss Judith ".
Barksdale of Halifax, and three sons, A. 8.
Barksdale of Charlotte, VIM. NJ. Barksdale and
J. I. Barksdae of Halifax. All of her children
were at her bedside at her death.
MOORE.-Suddenly, at Fancy Hill, Rockbridge
county, Dec 4th, Nathan G. Moore aged u
years. He leaves three daughters Mrs Dr. &, G.
B. Stricken of Atlanta, Ca, and Mrs G. w.
Ef1inger and Mrs w. T. Poague of Rockbridge,
and one son, J. Julius Moore of Rockbridge.
JOHNSON.-At Charleston. Kanawha, Dec. 18th,
at the residence of his son-in-law, DR.. j. q. Nc
Chesney, Col w. III. Johnson 1nterment in
Lexington, Va.
REMEDIAL the tol1-gate adjoining Harri-
sonburg, Dec. 18th, Mr.. Thomas Kennedy aged
7Oyears. Funeral services by Rev. John Nc
Very of Stanton
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reported for the stanton VINDIcAroR.l

&C, NC, NC.
[Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.1
CLIFTON FORGE, Dec. 17.-None of the
new towns Of Virginia have more prom
Using future than Clifton Forge. The i'm
provements contemplated by the G. & 0.
company, announced some time ago, have
been commenced and they will make large
place of it, if nothing else. All of the bot
tom On the old Haines' property, west of
the town between the main track. and the
river, is being covered with side-tracks, and
the lots on the hill side are in demand. The
work going on at the river crossing, mile
west of the place, is extensive in view OF
the large Investments in shops and offices
which the company will make on their new
purchase beyond the river at that point.
The water works, a S15, 900 contract, are
being rapidly pushed forward by MI. G.
Bargamin of Staunton, the contractor.
The reservoir in the mountain near the
town is well under way and it's height will
secure pressure equal to that at Staunton;
the pump-house is going up and the pipes
are being laid all over the town, which
must add much to the convenience and
safety of the community when they can
abandon their wells of surface water and
have fire-plugs and fire company.
AT Iron Gate, a short walk down the
river through the gap in the mountain,
building is going on rapidly.
The company hotel is now under roof.
1t is situated on a pretty elevation over
looking the railroad and the long, wide
bottom, soon to be covered with shops,
residences and business houses, and is an
ornamental and pretty building.
The rolling mill is a large metal-roofed
structure, about half mile from the hotel,
reached by a short side-track from the r.
& A. main line. The machinery is being
put in place by corps of skilled foremen
from the West assisted by native labor,
and will soon be ready for work. Several
large boarding houses are just being finish
ed and accommodation thus given to a
number of persons already Oh the ground,
who have been put to great straits to secure
temporary homes.
The old Kayser homestead has been neat
ly repaired anu TeI)dlnueu ,SIOullelS ILlpIoVeu,
and quite pretty place made of it. Hon.
Jacob Yost, the manager of the enterprise,
will make his home here this week with
his family. Here will also be the offices
of the Iron Gate Company.
Besides the improvements mentioned,
there are number of other buildings for
residences and business houses completed
and not less than dozen more to be under
way in the next ten days. Every thing
seems to be infused with the energy and
system of the management which gives
good promise of success to the enterprise
which is already being heard of long ways
from home.
The outlook in this locality would seem
to promise in the next five years a building
up all along the valley from Lowmoor to
Iron Gate, with a probable population of
from eight to ten thousand.
MI. Jos. D. Weeks of Pittsburg, Presi-
dent of the Rolling Mill Co., was here this
week and said he would push the work sc
that the mill would be ready to start up by
February 1st. T. c. NJ.
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At the D.. D. 6 B.

On the day of the funeral of President
Davis, the flag at the Institution for tbs
Deaf, Dumb and the Blind was lowered to
half mast. In the Blind Department the
Principal, Capt. 7. S. Doyle, gave the
pupils sketch of the life and public histo-
~ of Jefferson Davis, and in the Mute De
partment Mr.. G, D. Euritt, one of the
teachers, did the same thing in the sign
language for the pupils there.
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He was Reading a Letter.

Young Brand. whose wagon was struck
and splintered by the Vestibule train
Thursday evening was, we are Informed,
reading letter at the time. The train did
not pass on, as was reported here, but Capt
Edgar Fitz had it backed to the spot
and he and the train men and passengers
showed young Brand every attention. They
say that the engineer blew the whistle but
young Brand who was reading did not
hear it.
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DHGBUS Us. MASSEY & AIS,
AND

All parties interested in the foregoing causes
pending in the Hastings Court for the City of
Staunton are notified that have fixed on
SATURDAY, JANUARY nth, 1890, at my office, No.
Ii South Augusta street, Staunton, Va, to take,
state and settle the accounts required by decree
entered in said causes December 6, 1889, viz: 1st
Which of the bonds and notes secured by VEN
doris lien in deed of June 10, 1886, are unpaid by
3D. The debts secured by the deed of trust on the
real estate in these causes, their order of pay
ment &c. 3rd, Debts secured in deed of trust on
personal property, and their order of payment,
&c. 18th, The intention of the grantor in said
deeds with reference to debts of 81 900 each from
J. L. Massey and j. E. Massey to A. G. Thomas
and Josiah Jones. 5th, Any other matter deem
ed pertinent OF required to be stated. At which
time and place all parties in interest, including
creditors and others who may not have been
served with process in these causes are required
to attend. Given under my hand this 7th De-
ember, 1884, A, @. GORDON,
dec 13-4t Master Commissioner.
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County Assessors.

Judge Stout has decided on the following
gentlemen for assessors of real estate in the
county. and will appoint them at the next
term Of his court-Bever1y Manor District,
E. M. Cushing; Middle River, Gee. A.
Mowry; South River, no appointment yet
made; Riverheads, George P. Lightner;
Pastures, David F. Hoover; North River,
Thos. s. Hogshead.
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Sales of PROPERTY.

T. J. Martin, acting agent for the heirs
Of the late +: NJ. Finley, has sold their farm
of 1791 acres, to VIM. III. Lavell, for 81, 600
equivalent to cash.
The cash payment of $4,000 was made
last week by G. P. Ehrman, j. Alex. Bum
gardner, A. G. BraXton and Judge J. M.
Quarles, to Davis A. Kayser, for his farm
of 376acres at Waynesboro Junction, which
was purchased for $4,000, for the Basic
Land and Improvement Company.
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Brevities.

Mr.. Geo. M. Harrison has purchased the
two buildings occupied by the Post-office
and Harris Bazaar on Main street, for
$4,000.
Col. H. G. Parsons of Natural Bridge
offers 81 900 to that county in the Valley
which shall first subscribe 81 900 by local
subscription to buying a circulating Ii
brary.
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Public BUILDINGS.

On Wednesday, Hon. II. st. G.. Tucker
introduced in the House bill for the cree
ton Of public building at Staunton, not
to exceed in cost $75, 900. Also bill appro-
priating .$11 900 for the construction of a
road to the National Cemetery near the city
of Staunton. Also bill abolishing the tax
on tobacco in all forms.
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Charter Granted.

Judge Mclaughlin has granted a charter
to the Augusta County Hedge Company
with the following Directors-John w.
Todd, J. N. Mcfarland, H. A. S. Hamil-
ton, Stuart Boiling and M. f. Gilkeson
Capital stock-minimum $4,000, maximum
1000; land holding not more than 500
acres; object, to cultivate and finish hedge
fences in Augusta county.
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Fatal Accident.

Eugene Irvine of Sherando, and ''Colo-
RADIO" Jackson, two employees at Hiland's
saw mill in this county, were instantly
killed on Tuesday last by the bursting of
the boiler. The mill was being operated by
Nh. Rankin, and Irvine and Jackson were
helpers.
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Cheap Clothing.

One result Of the fire in the Masonic
illustrates the adage, that cit is an
ill wind that blows nobody good" The fine
stock of clothing of L. f. Abby was dam
aged by the water to some extent, and he
has determined to sell out the whole stock
and replace it with new. Some great bar
gains may be gotten there now.
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S125 an Acre.

Twenty acres north of and adjoining the
town of Waynesboro, fronting on the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railroad, have been sold by
Mr.. A. c. Fry to Drs. A. G. Fox, j. E.
Arbuckle, and W, A, Jones, for the sum
of 81, 800.
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LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Postoffice at Staunton, Augu.
County, Va, December 20, 1889.

Remaining in the Postoffice at Staunton, Augusta
County, Va, December 20, 1889.
LADIES' LIST.
Accord, Maggie E-2; Burnett, Mrs Annie; Dyer,
Alice; Brown, Mrs Deannie; Brown, Sallie-
2; Brown, Maria; Brown, Nary Brown, Minnie;
Cha pman, Matte: Coleman, Mrs Ann; Cham
bers, Lizzie; Carey, Sarah; Dixon, Mrs Rosie;
Dickerson, Mrs Jennie; Evans, Ida; Fisher, Marie;
Grant, Annie NJ; Harris, Agnes; Harris, Caroline;
Hunter Mrs Mary; Hamilton, Leila B-3; King,
Nellie; Jackson, Emily; johnson, Ella; Lewis,
Mrs isabella Lushbaugh, Minnee; Marshall,
Eliza Nowan, T; Neff, Fannie E; Newman, Ella
r; Randaugh, Mrs G; Rodgers, Jennie; Root,
Frances;.Spears Florence; Smith, Mrs S B; White,
Carrie F; Walton, Lizzie; Wilson, George Ann.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Anderson, w N; Armentrout, N; Brothers, V
E; Buccalo, Giusepe; Baer, Lewis; Barber, Robt;
Bailey, Jasper; Cochran, W c. Cooper, W; Cri-
der, Henry; Calhoun, Geo W. Dickerson VIM G;
Davis, Ben; Denny, V L; Eubank, r L. Fulwider,
Henry; Glover, Geo S; Grun, EbeneZer; Hamrick,
J S; Hughes, Ellis; Jackson, Geo; Jenkins, Chas
S; Nearby, Jno; Mitchell, Lem; Rawley, A j;
Rose, Joseph; Rodgers, j w; Stedart, Fountain;
Stuart, Jno; Steel, Samuel; Trayal, Edmon;
Wheeler, G w; Watkins, Geo F; Whitman, E;
Weller, w F.
The above letters, if not called for within fit
teen days, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
Parties calling for them will please say they were
advertised.
Give your Street and Number to Carrier, and
your mail will not be put in General Delivery and
Advertised. w. A. BURKE. P. M.
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An Apology in Advance.

If anybody misses anything that they
expected to see in to-day's VINp1cAToR
he must charge it to the fire. A good deal
of copy prepared fol- the paper was scatter
ed to the four winds and has not been heard
from since.
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MARRIED..

WOLFE -MCGUINNITY.-On Dec. 18TH, in
Staunton, by Rev. DR.. d. K. Mcfarland, Mr..
Benz I. Wolfe of Williamsburg, to Miss Myrtle
Belle McGuinnity, daughter of Mr.. Robert A.
McGuinnity.
WHITEHEAD-CAMPB Nelson Co,
Va, Dec. 18TH Mr. James Whitehead, aged "a
years and Is days, to Miss Sarah Campbell, aged
70 years and II days.
HUFFMA N-AREHART Thos. j. Huff
man and Miss Ida A. Arehart were married at
the home of Mr.. William Arehart, at Fairfield,
on the evening of Dec. 4th. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. o. f. Burgess, of that
place.
TT-HILDEBRAND.-At the residence
of Rev. Jacob Hildebrand, December 18TH, by
Rev. S. w. CARRIER, Mr.: James n. Merritt to
Miss Mary E. Hlldebrand, all of this county.
s-WoMELDORF.-In Staunton, Dec. 10Th,
by Rev. II. H. Halves, d. D., Mr.. John w.
Hays to Miss Laura E. Womeldorf all of Au-
guSta.
SHUEY-MILLER.-Dec u, near Middle
brook, Mr.. Benjamin F. Shuey to Miss Sallie
V. Miller
HOLBERT-ST observation-disclosures 10th, at
Swoope, Mr.. VIM. L. Holbert to Miss Mary A.
Stricken.
SWARTZ-WILSON.- IL, at Annex,
Mr. Rudolph t. Swartz to Miss Bette Wilson.
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Holiday Announcement

Our collection of Christmas
Goods is ready for inspection.
We believe our line to be par
ticularly adapted to the require
ments of good taste. AS regards
prices, we invite comparison
and are sure we shall notsuffer
thereby. We ask a visit of in
spection, feeling confident that
if opportunity is afforded salts
faction will be given.
Among other articles consti-
tuting our line, we offer a full
assortment of goods mentioned
below in new designs selected
in person from the Eastern
markets:
Gold and Silver handled Silk
Umbrellas, Gold and Silver head
ed Canes, Opera Glasses mount
ed in Pearl, Silver, and Aluminium,
and Gold plated, also the new
Opera Glass Handles in Silver
and Gold. Solid Silver Novel;
ties, &C., &C.
Our stock of Diamonds, Gold
Watches, Jewelry, Silverware,
Clock Novelties, is full and
complete. We would suggest
that early visitors have not only
the best choice from the stock
of new goods, but avoid the
crowd that invariably throngs
the store Christmas week.
Purchases will be cared for until
time set for delavery.
BINKLE &LANG,
| JEWELERS.,
1 nov % STANTON, VA,
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SALT! SALT! SALT!
LIVERPOOL SALT.

We offer for sale, on the spot and to arrive, the
cargoes of the steamers Stanmore. Darwin, EN-
pire and Mascotte, consisting of $4,000 SACKS
DAIRY SALT, Deakins, Buckley, Franklin and
Herberts brands. Also, 10000 SACKS LIV Err
POOL GROUND ALUM SALT. All of our di-
rect Importation This is the best English Salt
and is reliable. We caution both dealers and
consumers against American Salt packed in
foreign sacks in imitation of English Salt.
DAVENPORT & NORRIS,
dec6-5t Richmond, Va.
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Large HOGS.

Mr.. E. J. Wayland Of Swoope's Depot,
1-year olds, which averaged 1913 pounds
net. Two of them weighed over 400
pounds,
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Christmas Express Packages.

Mr.. B. B. Eskridge, Agent of Adams
Express Co. makes an announcement in
another column of Importance to Christ
mas shippers, who should heed it.
MARKETS.
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C. Hogs-5a51ac net. Bulls

Ease Sheep-4a5c. Hogs-5a512c net. Bulls
11aa21ac.
BALTIMORE, Hog MARKET, Dec. 16.-Demand
fair without change in prices. Rough Hogs 412a
45lc, better grades 5a51lc; most sales at 51sa5Ac
Receipts $500.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 16.-Receipts of Sheep ,G57
head, with sales at S4.GCaS5.50 per 100 lbs, and
Lambs to cents per Id. Quotations gross
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COWS....... ..'."'..''.'" z.oo SUI
The offerings to-day were ample for all de-
mands, trade being very draggy throughout
Some dealers quoted prices a shade higher, but
others saw no change.
RICHMOND, Dec l6.-Rece1pts: 29o head of cat
tie, SO sheep and 1,lS1 hogs Sales 29S head of
cattle, SO sheep JIG hogs Prices-lAll gross ex-
cept hogs which are net.] Cattle-Best, 3Aa4Ac,
medium to good, 314a319c, common to fair,
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no CITY TAXPAYERS second
L half of the City Taxes for 1889 is due and
payable ON OR BEFORE THE 25th INSTANT. AL
tickets not paid by that time will be turned ovel
to the Deputy Treasurers with five per cent
added for collection. -
ARISTA HOGE,
dec 13-2t Treasurer.
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GRAIN MARKETS.

RICHMOND. Dec. 8.-~Wheat-Longberry, very
good, soc: fair, 75c. shortberry, very good, SIC:
good, SOC; fair, 75c; common, &c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1S.-Flour flat. Wheat
southern quiet; Fultz, 73aS5c; Longberry, 74aS4c;
western dull and firmer; No. 2 winter red, spot
and December, 1915 Cern-southeEn steady;
white (pew, 3sa43e; yellow (new), 33a40c; western
steady,
CHICAGO, Dee. .--Wheat-December delivery,
m; January, 777s, May, S21A
cTAIJNTON DDICE oJJpDENT
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Pinafore in January.

The production in January by Staunton
amateurs of the old favorite, "Pinafore, y
promises to be complete in all respects,
There will be a trained chorus Of fifty
voices, and an amateur orchestra is prac
ticing the score. The following is to be
the cast:
Sir JOS Porter K c. B.
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LOCAL.
Clifton Forge-Iron Gate.

AFFAIRS IN THE TWO TOWNS-BARGA-
MINIS WATER WORKS CONTRACT AT
CLIFTON FORGE-THE PROGRESS AT
IRON GATE-HON. JACOB YOST MAKING
HIS HOME THERE.
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nFOR GENTLEMEN@

Good British u Hose,
Cup and Saucer,
Pair of strong Suspenders,
Good Rubber Dressing Comb,
" Wisp Holder.
Pretty Smokers Set,
Pair of Cuff Buttons,
Good Pocket Book,
4" Travelling Satchel,