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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15
Railroad Notes.

MI. Jack Woodward having resigned the
position of Yard Master of the G. s. O.
road at Clifton Forge, Capt. W. T. Wright
who holds similar position at Charlottes-
vile, has been assigned to it.
Under the new schedule, the G. & 0. Ry.,
has passenger train from Clifton Forge
going East Sundays, which leaves Stanton
at 9:15 A. M. and another through train at
$40 p M.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Compa-
ny are having five elegant vestibule trains
built by the Pullman Company at the lat
ter's shops, neal Chicago, and they will be
put regularly on the line early in May.
For the benefit of all who desire to visit
Washington at the time of the Inaugural
ton of President-elect Harrison, the b. u
O. r. R. Co. will sell excursion tickets to
Washington and Baltimore at the rate of one
fare for the round trip from all points on
it's line. The tickets will be on sale Febru-
airy 26th to March Sd, inclusive, and will be
valid for return passage until March 18th
inclusive.
Wythe county is urging the extension of
the Valley Railroad, and it's Board of Su-
pervisors has appointed r. G, Kent, an en-
ergetic and influential citizen to act with a
committee of citizens which it suggests
should be sent to Baltimore to interest it's
Board of Trade in the extension. The
Wythe Supervisors communicated their
action to the Supervisors Of Rockbridge,
Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pu-
laski, Bland, Tazewell, Smyth, Russell and
Washington counties.
Huntington, W. Va, is to have the chief
eating station on the Chesapeake & Ohio
line. A first-class restaurant is being fitted
up there.
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Activity in Farm Sales,

There is decided activity prevailing in
the sale Of farms in Augusta county. Here
are some made in the past week.
MI. W. G. Hildebrand who sold his farm
near Staunton, last week, at $74 an acre,
has purchased the George and Charles
Myers "Calbraith farm" of 191 acres in
the Fishersville neighborhood, at $45 an
acre.
Mr.. VIM. Strough, near Red Mills, has
sold his 200-acre farm to Mr. Nicholas
Koiner and another Koiner at $75 an acre.
The widow Rebecca CARRIER farm of over
100 acres, near Willow Spout has been sold to
MI. Jos. Jordan Of Rockingham, at $43 an
acre.
Mrs. VIM. Hanger has sold her farm near
Kolner's Store, at a good figure.
Mr.. VIM. Johnson, sold his farm near
Mt. Sidney, to MI. Frank Bell at 5000.
A lot of four acres in the town of Waynes-
boro, has been bought by Messrs. E. G.
Fishburne, r. G. Wright, Hickman and
Bnnn for $500 an acre.
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Daniel Boone" or ION the Trail"

This fierce, realistic portrayal of Indian
and border life is to be given at the Opera
House next Monday night. The Indians are
real, and appear Monday in the street parade
of the company as do the horses and wild
animals Of the troupe. The Erie, Pa,
Dispatch says of the company's appearance
there:
The "Daniel Boone company played to
big house last night and gave an excellent bor-
der drama. The company is good one in its
entirety. The drama abounds in thrilling in
cidents that are worked up to the pitch of in
tensity in play of that kind. "On the Trail, :"
as the play is styled, is not filled with ''blood
and thunder" as might be inferred but it is,
nevertheless, a realistic picture of frontier
life. In the company there are several Indi-
ans and many trained horses. A knife duel,
in the block-house between ''Simon Kenton''
and Blacklist" chief of the Shawnees, was
an excellent piece of work, over which the au-
dience was wrought to the highest pitch The
fall of Mr.. Ungerer, who impersonated Black
fish, after he received his death-wound, was
one of the best falls ever seen on the stage
There is good comedy in the play, and ali
through it was an excellent production.
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A Well Appointed Medical Institute.

The Augusta Chemical and Medical Insti-
tute Company, which was lately chartered,
has already fitted up an Institute, a
visit to which will give those of our citizens
who will take the trouble to go there, a
genuine surprise. The fittings are hand
some, expensive and complete. A represen-
tative of the VINDICAToR walked through
it on Wednesday and was astonished at it's
completeness. 1t is located on the corner
of Frederick and Augusta street. The first
room entered is the Gentlemen's Reception
Room, neatly arranged. The second is the
Ladies Reception Room, spacious, well
lighted room, furnished in the handsomest
style. The third is the Laboratory, in
which on many yards of shelves are the jars
being filled with the Antiseptic and TONES
manufactured by the company, and in
which they have placed all the modern
pharmaceutical appliances. In rear of that
is the Preparation Room, with it's large
cauldron for boiling medicinal ingredients.
Across the hall is the Electric Room hand
somely fitted up, in which there is the most
modern Electric machine, carrying thirty
six cups, just received from Chicago, and
which seems a marvel of completeness. Adj
joining that is the Gymnasium Room, fitted
upwitha gymnasticm machine which develops
every muscle of the body, and by which one
can take all the motions, even that of boat
rowing. Last comes the Operating Room,
which is worth a study. 1t has all the ap-
planes, operating table, flexible chairs, mi
croscopic machine, nickel plated air.
cylinder for treating catarrh from,
perforated metal splints, portable cleo
trio search lights for examining throat
and other diseases, and too many things to
be remembered. This operating room and
all its appliances are placed at the free use
of the medical faculty of the city, county
and elsewhere, whenever they may have an
operation to perform OF examination to
make. In the Operating Room is a valuable
Medical Library. The reception room
when our representative called was full of
visitors, but he was kindly taken around
and shown the Institute by Prof r. n.
Pool the head of it. 1t is well worth exam
lining for the profession and for the laymen,
for we are pretty sure few people have any
idea of the extent to which the Company
has gone in it's arrangements-a duplicate
of which cannot be found in any Institute
South of the Potomac.
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How Lunatics are Forgotten.

A curious instance of how inmates of
Lunatic Asylums may be forgotten, came to
light in recent real estate transaction in
Richmond. Miss Ann Garland is now the
Oldest patient in the W. L. Asylum, being
over ninety years old. She has been there
for nearly forty. five years. There were three
sisters and when their father died he left
some real estate to all three. His admins
TRAITOR took charge of the estate. Some years
ago the property was sold by the admins
TRAITOR, who obtained the consent of the
two sisters but not that of Miss Ann, who
had long since been forgotten by the world
and even by her aged sisters, who thought
her dead. Recently the property was sold
again and the last purchaser on making
more searching inquiries found that the
title was defective, as one of the sisters,
still living and in the Asylum had never
given her consent to the first sale. All the
people of her day were dead and forgotten.
Her Committee appointed for her when she
was committed to the Asylum, had also
passed out of memory. So the new purchaser
had to go to work, get Committee ap-
pointed for her, get that Committees con-
sent to the sale land then make the purchase.
Insane Asylums have been compared to the
grave, as places of terror, which is fanci'
full exaggeration except in one respective
memory Of the world. The dispersion OF
families by the civil war made the forgetting
of those members in Asylums a common
matter, and it is not an exaggeration to say
that if the Oldest patients in the Staunton and
and Williamsburg Asylums were to-day
turned out into the world, there would be
few living who would know anything
about them.
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on inclines, in large quantities and is not
many hours in finding its way to the c. &
0. and market. T. C. NJ.
RAILROAD COMPANY ORGANIZED.


A very important step was taken on
Monday night last in the direction of pro
gress and prosperity for this section of the
country. The Staunton & West Augusta
Railroad Company was organized with the
following officers: President, John d.
Crowle; Vice President, S. M. Yost; Sec
cretary, John Nj. Carroll; Treasurer, W. 2.
Tams, and Directors-J. ID. Crowle, VIM.
Patrick, w. E. Craig, Hon. Jacob Yost,
Geo. c. Jordan, w. z. Tams, and S. NJ.
Yost, of Staunton, and Homer Becker of
Philadelphia. A committee consisting Of
VIM. Patrick, w. E. Craig and W. 2.
Tams, was appointed to report to meeting
on the 10Th inst, on the further interests of
the company. The inaugurators of this
company are all well-known citizens. The
President, Mr.. John D. Crowle, is the well
known proprietor of the Virginia Hotel and
the largest real estate holder III Staunton;
the Vice President is Maj. S. M. Yost, the
widely known editor of the Valley Vir-
gilman; the Secretary is Jno. NJ. Carroll,
one of the best known men in our city, and
the Treasurer, Mr.. Tams, is the Cashier of
the Augusta National Bank. The Direc-
tory contains some very well-known citi-
zens. Hon. Jacob Yost is the member of
Congress for this district, Mr.. Craig is the
Ex.Collector Of Revenue for this district,
MI. Patrick IS prominent lawyer, and
Mr.. Jordan is a prominent officer of the
Inter-States Insurance Co. Mr.. Becker
represents large capitalists in Philadelphia.
The Virginian of yesterday, in speaking Of
the projected road, says:
''The object of this company is to construct
railroad from Stannton to North River Gap, in
this county, dil ee of about II miles, for
the purpose of developing and accommodating
the valuable anthracite coal interests in that
locality. The capital stock is 81 zoo, 900. Steps
will be at once taken to have barOmetrical
survey of the road, which, under the charter,
will make Stribling Springs a point, and ma
tuTe the plan for the speedy construction of
the road. This is a very important movement
for Staunton, and indeed to the whole county.
1t will bring cheap fuel, of the most desirable
kind, right to our doors, and assure the eStab-
lishment of industries at this place as we'll as
extensive deposits of brown hematite and red
shale iron ore in close proximity to the coal,
and also limestone"
Should the plans of the projectors of this
road be perfected, there is no possible doubt
of it's success, and more than that, it will
be the precursor of iron manufactures at
Staunton, beyond the expectations of those
who have been most extrayagant in their
hopes for her prosperity.
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The New Commercial Electric Plant.

At the meeting of the City Council on
Friday night, the application of Maj. Jed.
Hotchkiss and others for the privilege of
putting a plant in the city for furnishing
the incandescent electric lamps to residen-
ces and stores, was reported on by Chair
man John McQuaide of the Committee on
Streets. The report grants the permission
with the provision that this permission
did not exclude any other company that
might apply, and that if the new company
cannot get the use of the telephone poles
those poles are to be taken down. The re-
port was adopted.
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Accidents.

Mr.. Amos Lofts had his knee so badly
cut by circular saw on Judge Quarles
farm, near Stuart S Draft, on the 9Th inst.
that amputation is feared.
The little daughter of Mrs. Charles
Myrick, No. 2O3 Kalorama St., had narrow
escape this week. Her clothing caught fire
from stove and her aunt, Miss Nina
Cotton, had her hands badly burned in put
ting the fire out.
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Dedication.

The new Mt. Tabor Lutheran church
will be dedicated on February oath. The
Dedication sermon will be preached at II
A. M. by Rev. f. W. Conrad, d. D., of
Philadelphia, Editor of the Lutheran OBJ
server" Doctor Conrad will also deliver
lecture on Saturday morning at IL O'Clock.
Subject. "Martin Luther, the Great Re-
former" The lecture is free.
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The w. & L. Alumni Dinner.

The Augusta Alumni Association will
hold their reunion and banquet, next Friday
evening, P. M, the 22d, at lesser IS Ice
Cream Parlors, on Frederick street. 1t
promises to be an enjoyable occasion. Many
guests from the city and county, and from
Lexington, are invited. The name of Mr..
r. S. Ker was omitted in the list Of alumni
printed last week.
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Officers Installed.

On Friday night last, the following Off
GERS of Mountain City Lodge No. 116, l. O.
G. T., were installed by Lodge Deputy, A.
H. Fultz: Chief Templar, c. E. Fretwell;
Vice Templar, Mrs. Nellie Fretwell; Past
Chief Templar, John 7. Long; Chaplain,
Mrs. L. Powers; Secretary, Miss Fannie
Dorcans; Asst. Secretary, Mrs. L. Wood
house; Financial Secretary, W. B. Chand-
ler; Treasurer, Mrs. McGinnity; Marshall,
VIM. Ham; Inside Guard, Geo. Rohr; Out
side Sentinel, lack Stuart.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15
Fatal Accident.

On Thursday night last, while Ellen
Ferguson the colored cook employed by MI.
w, f. Summerson, was lying asleep before
the fire at her sleeping room on Lewis
street, her clothing took fire. She was so
badly burned that she died Saturday. She
was buried on Sunday.
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prices are fully &c lower than last week. ffle
range from TO 7cents rough Hogs selling az o..e
cents and the better grades 6>si7 cents, with y
at the latter proe-most sales at 874a675 cents ne
Receipts this week 9,233 head.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET, Feb. h.--i'1
ceipts-2I2 head of cattle; 9s sheep, and 100 hos
Sales-233 head of CATTLE IS sheep, and 400 hosI
Prices: Cattle-Best, 4Aa4l4c gross; medium 4
good 31talc gross; common to fair, case gross
Sheep 4a511zc gross Hogs, Ga71c net; Bulls, 2a2za
gross.
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Death,

The Winchester papers announce the
death there on Friday last of Mr.. Henry S.
Baker in his 10th year. He was brother
of MI. Christian S. Baker of Staunton, of
the firm of Baker & Brown, and of Mr.
Geo. 2. Baker. He had been member of
the firm of Baker s. Co. of Winchester,
since it's formation, and survived his broth
er, w. B. Baker but few months. He
had been member of Grace Lutheran
church since boyhood, and for 45 years con-
nected with it's Sabbath school, In city
affairs he had been President of the City
Council. His pail bearers were his three
sons, and three of his brothers-Cornelius
S., Jacob c., and Christian S. Baker. Mr.
Baker leaves three sons and two daughters,
one of the daughters, Miss Gertrude, being
abroad finishing her education in Germany.
The Winchester Times says:
Like his brother MI. VIM. B. Baker, Mr..
Henry S. Baker leaves a name in the COM
munity which ought to be proud heritage to
his children. In an exceptionally long and
busy life in which his points of contact with
his fellow men were innumerable, even the
tongue of SANDER has never dared to impugn
by the smallest whisper of suspicion the unas-
sailed integrity of his character. He was
prominent figure in the social and commercial
life of Winchester, and from all classes of
people he won golden opinions wearing al
ways the white flower of blameless life.
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LOCAL.
STAUNT0N'S BOOM.
The FURNITURE FACTORY ASSURED.
A Railroad to North River Gap Projected.
&C., &C., &c.

The evidences of earnest effort in Stam-
ton are cheering to its citizens. Besides
one enterprise, q manufacturing one,
already assured, another on larger scale,
a railroad, has been projected and inaugu-
rated.
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Conway Men. Whittle,

Died November 9Th, 1885
A christian gentleman, faithful in all the
relations of life, and very dear to many
friends, some of whom erect this stone as a
tribute to his virtues and as token of their
love.
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MARRIED..

by Rev. A. NJ. Cac>ley Mr.. l.. Rice Miller and
Miss Addie f. Heck, daughter of Mr.. T. b
Heck.
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Our Gents 75c White Dress Shirt is worth 81 90
&c &c SOC g 9 -
job Lot Ladies' Linen Handkerehiefs for
1219c, worth Observation-Disclosures. sc
Job Lot, Ladies' Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs for SIC, worth. 1214
Job Lot, Ladies Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs for &c, worth. 10c
Job Lot, Ladies Light Weight Ribbed
Vests for 35c, worth........................ SOC
Job Lot Gents Light Weight MeIino
Vests for SOC, worth. ...,r.. &c
Job Lot, White Check Muslin at............ SC
Job Lot, White Check Muslin ........... SC.
Job Lot, White Check Muslin. ............ 12M
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Brevltles.

Mr.. NJ. Fillmore Gillzeson will return
this evening from Aurora, Illinois, where
he has purchased a Cleveland Bay Stallion,
from Geo. E. Brown & Co. On his way home
he purchased Shropshire buck in Ohio.
In noticing the mental failure of Mrs. E.
Brownold, formerly Madame Schneider, last
week, it should have been stated that she
was also music instructor in the family Of
Peter B. Sweeney, the New York politi-
clan, not that of Boss Tweed.
The largest hog killed this season in the
Valley of Virginia, weighed $40 pounds and
was raised by MI. Peter Driver of this
county.
The 22d of February will be marked by a
parade OF the Kable Cadets, Jackson Rifles,
Staunton Artillery, and the Stonewall Bri-
gade Band, and a supper for the benefit of
the Band given at the Skating Rink at
night.
The Philadelphia Bankrupt sale Company
has rented DR.. Arthur S store, ON Main
street, and will commence their sale of dry
goods, shoes, notions, &C., in few days.
, 1889-01-05
10 the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. An the house
to-day Mr.. Reed called up the resolution
reported by him yesterday from the COM
mittee on rules, abolishing during the
remainder of the session the call of states
for the introduction and reference of bills
uoon the first and third ~(suspension)
Mondays of each month. Anderson of
Kansas raised a point of order that to-
day being Friday and devoted under the
rules to the consideration of private bust.
ness the resolution, applying as it does to
public legislation, could not be called up.
That point having been overruled by the
speaker, Mr.. Anderson raised the cues
ton of its consideration. Mr.. Reed con
tended that the house having yesterday
ordered the yeas and nays on the demand
for the previous question, the question of
consideration could not be raised. A long
and animated debate of the right of min
orlty then ensued. Finally the speaker
said the question raised was entirely a
new one.
The general rule of the house was that
the question of consideration could be
raised against any question called up. In
this instance the facts were that the reso-
luton bad been reported yesterday. As
a matter of privilege its consideration
was entered upon and that the a and
nays ordered on the demand for the pre-
vious question. The chair, though, an
nounced his decision with hesitation and
doubt, that under the circumstances he
question of consideration could not be
made against it and the chair SO decided.
The clerk will call the yeas and nays
on ordering the previous question: said
the speaker after delivering his decision.
Don't vote" shouted Anderson and
enough of his adherents respected his
injunction to break the quorum, the
vote standing yeas 100, nays 81. The
house then adjourned.
, 1889-01-05
UPR0AR IN AN ASYLUM.
Insane Criminals Make a Dash
for Freedom.
Two Attendants 0verpowered
and Badly Used.
The Madmen Subdued After a
Hard Tussle.

AUBURN. N. Y, Jan. 4.-To-night
five inmates of the criminal insane asylum
made a desperate break for freedom. One
attendant had been left in charge of the
hall. in which were fourteen prisoners.
At a favorable opportunity five men
sprang upon him, and IN their eagerness
to secure him nearly tore the clothing
from his body. With the keys the gang
opened the door leading into the yard.
Here they encountered another attend
ant and another battle took place. The
officer broke his musket in pieces over
their bodies. The insane men ~triumphed,
but gained the open air only to be met by
a third attendant, who fred into the
gang. disabling one of them. This shot
alarmed the other keepers, who, after a
hard %tussle, secured the madmen and re-
turned them to their cells.
, 1889-01-05
His Mind Blank for Two Years.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Jan. 4.-Fred-
erick Clark, an attache of the Pontiac
insane asylum, came here this morning at
the request of VIM. Stilson of Pontiac to
learn if the latter s son, Harry Stilson, was
insane. Young Stilson recently wrote his
father a curious story to the effect that
two years ago, while in Oakland county at
work on a farm, his mind became sud
denly blank, and he remembered nothing
until last Thursday, when his mental fac
ulties recovered balance, and he found
himself in East Saginaw. He believed
that for two years he had been married,
but did not know who to or where his
wife was. The official found young Still
son sane, and still adhering to the story
told in his letter. 1t was learned thar his
wife is in Bloomfield, Oakland county
where he used to work. She lett him
owing to his eccentricities, which pre-.
vented their remaining long in one place,
and she returned to her relatives. Still
son says he will return to his farm and
seek to make up for his two years of lost
life
, 1889-01-05
More Eyictions.

DUBLIN, Jan. 4.-The eviction of ten
ants oftbe Olphert estates at Fort Carragh,
County Donegal. was continued to day.
The e~victors vent to the house of a ten
ant named Doogan and found the place
defended by a score of men armed with
rifles intrenched behind loopholed walls.
The priest who accompanied the e~victors
entreated the defenders to leave the
house, but the men refused to pay any
any attention TO them. The riot act was
then read, and the soldiers were about to
fire on the house when the magistrate
stopped them and notified the party that
he would give them one hour in which to
reflect upon the cours they would pursue.
After the expiration of the hour the
defenders announced that they would not
use their rifles. The bailiffs and police
then attacked the house and after a des-
perate struggle were repulsed. Finally
the priests persuaded the men to surren-
der. During the fight a police inspector
was badly wounded.
, 1889-01-05
Attacked by a Maniac.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. A man giving the
nam of John Arthur Burns was arrested
here to-day for a %murderous assault on a
woman in a disreputable house at 521
Clark Avenue. When asked to plead he
answered: I'm the presence of God, the
destroyer of impurity, not guilty" The
woman testified that Burns had choked
her and threatened to cut her throat and
tear out her heart. Her neck was badly
lacerted by his nails. He changed, his
mind, and seizing her by the ankles,
pushed her body out of third story win
dow and was in the act of hurting her
to the sidewalk when the officers seized
him. The man who is as mad as a March
hare says he was ordered by God to slay
this oma for her in.purity. He says
he came from hades, and when he has
completed his mission would return there.
, 1889-01-05
The coIored Catholics.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Members of
the Colored Catholic convention called at
the white house this afternoon. r. l..
Ruff of Boston made an address to the
president, in which he thanked him for
his kind treatment of the colored people.
The president replied that he was glad to
meet representatives Of the coloreo
church, recognizing in them a powerful
element in the progress and prosperity of
WINGED that good r~eligionists who take an
ton and good government. He then
shook hands with each delegate.