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Sudden Death,

On Sunday night last, Mr.. Andrew Todd
Gilkeson, a retired merchant and one Of
our best known citizens, died suddenly in
bis 6Sth year. He was on the streets Satur-
day cheerful and apparently in good health.
About II O'Clock Sunday night, after
he had retired, he was observed by his wife
to tremble violently and in a few moments
he expired. In his active days he was a
member of the hardware firm of Woods Il
Gilkeson, but had not been in business for
many years. He leaves a widow, two
daughters, and two sons, William Gilkeson
of Culpeper, and Harry Gilkeson of Buena
Vista. His funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon from his residence, conducted
by Rev. DR.. D. K. Mcfarland, the follow.
ing gentlemen acting as pail bearers
Cyrus Alexander, j. A. Waddell, Robert
NJ. Guy, John B. Hoge, w. H. Weller, II
Fl. Myers of Lexington, j. A. Templetol
and E. L. Edmondson.
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The Japanese Wedding Tonight.

The auditorium of the Y. M. G. A. will
be filled tonight to witness an unusual at
traction. In the first place it is novelty,
and in the second it is marriages. COM
bination that is irresistible. The dress re-
hearsal of the Japanese Wedding last night
was very pretty, and the audience tonight
will be delighted with it. We give the full
programme for tonight:
PART I.
JAPANESE WEDDING
Characters Presented.
Bride and Groom, GO-between
Grooms Parents, Brides Parents
Six Bridesmaids.
PART II.
Recitation. .....................M Miss Haughwout
Vocal SOlo-"SOng of the Robin" $50. BischOtf
Miss Anna Baird.
Piano Solo-sPerpetum Mobile ... Weber
Miss Jaffe.
Vocal Solo, IT'S T. Pinsuti
Mrs. Geo. G. Jordan:
Recitation .......................Mis Miss HaughwOut
Refreshments served upstairs after the en-
tertainment.
The Refreshment room will remain opeI
late for the benefit of those who attend the
performance at the Opera House and who
may call on their way home.
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Easter Pleasure Parties.

On Monday last, about fifty pupils
from the Augusta Female Seminary, made
a trip by the county road to the Grottoes of
the Shenandoah. They had 4 pleasant day,
a visit to the cave, and picnic dinner, all
of which they enjoyed greatly, returning
here shortly after dark.
On Saturday last, party of young ladies
and gentlemen spent the day at Wolf Rock,
on North Mountain, about seven miles
from Middlebrook. They had delightful
time gathering wild flowers and viewing
the fine scenery, and at dinner time found
level spot where a fine lunch was spread.
They returned home about dalk. The fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen composed the
party: Mrs. M. w. D. Hogshead, chaperone;
Misses Jennie McCue, Fannie Sproul, Mar
garet Epes, Fannie Baker, Leila Nee orkle,
Maggie Hogshead, Berta Hogshead, Har-
riet Lilley, Aurelia Goode, Gussie Bum
gardner, Jacqueline Epes, Eugenia Bum
gardner, Katie Belle Baker, Katie Eichel-
berger, Mary Pace, Bessie McMillen, and
Florine Goode. And the following gentle
men: Messrs. Rudolph Bumgardner, j.
Lewis Bumgardner, Hugh B. Sproul, W.
E. Darnall, Marion Fletcher, McChesney
Hogshead, E. E. Sproul, Taz. Bumgardner,
w. w. .Sproul, Jas. Templeton, and Tom
Hogshead.
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Charters Granted.

Judge Mclaughlin, sitting in Harrison
burg, granted on the 4th inst, charter FOL
the organization of the Staunton Develop
ment Company, with the following officers
named in the charter: NJ. Erskine Miller
President: S. NJ lost, Vice President; w
]. Perry, Secretary: W. p. Tams, Treasur,
er; with Messrs. Miller, Yost, B. F. Eakle.
Jed. Hotchkiss, J. II. Wayt, E. l.. Ed
mondson, w. f. Summerson, 0. K. Lap
ham Of Chicago, Isaac Witt. John Nc
Quaide, c. S. Baker, j. W. Splitter, and
Andrew Bowling of Augusta county, Dl-
rectors. The capital stock is not to be less
than 800, 900 nor more than s., OO0,O 900, in
shares of 500 each. Real estate to the
amount of 10, 900 acres may be held by the
company. The company has purchased
about 700 acres of the best lands around
Staunton and will secure great manufac-
turing plants in the course of it's develop
ments. A gentleman who went North
since the company was organized, says the
prospect of it's favorable reception by cap
italists, is Of the brightest character.
Judge Mclaughlin has chartered 1.-The
Basic City Car Works Co." The purposes
are to manufacture cars of every descrip-
ton for railroads and street railroads, cap
ital stock, minimum $4,000, maximum
$500, 600, in shares of 500 each, principal
office to be located at Basic City, Va. The
officers and directors are as follows w.
S. Gooch, Roanoke, Va, President; James
Bumgardner, Staunton, Vice Pres ident,
M. A. Booker, Staunton, Secretary and
Treasurer. Directors-W. S. Gooch, Roa-
noke; James Bumgardner, M. A. Booker,
Staunton; J. Alex. Bumgardner, Augusta
county; G. G. Gooch and J. M. Quarles,
Staunton.
Judge Mclaughlin has granted charter
to Jed Hotchkiss and III. M. Bell of Staun
ton, E. w. Clark, E. E. Denniston and r.
S. Brock of Philadelphia, G. II. Sawyer of
Dover, n. H., and A. D. Wright to form
ssThe Grottoes Land and Improvement
Coz Minimum capital 100000, maxi
mum Sc, 900. Purposes, to buy and de-
yelop land, mine, &c., sc.
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Killed Oh an Illinois Railroad.

On Sunday last, Mr.. E. F. Guthrie of
Flshersville, received telegram from Ash
more, ILL.,, saying that MI. J. Rice Paxton,
formerly of Fishersville, had been instantly
kilel that evening by a train, while walk
ing on the railroad track near Ashmore.
He was deaf and could not hear the train.
Mr.. Paxton was forty-two years of age and
single. He was a brother of Mrs. J. G
Guthrie of this county and of DR.. H. A.
Paxton of Rockbridge. He was farmer
by occupation and lived with his sister
Mrs. J. q. Guthrie, near Fishersville, unit
about ten years ago, when he went to Hi
nois. lie had many relatives in Virginia
and many friends in Augusta who will bt
distressed at the sad news of his death,
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Railroad Notes.

The Salem Times Register of Friday last
again says: "The engineers of the Valley
Railroad are here and at work surveying the
approaches to Salem, preparatory to the
completion of the road from Lexington to
our growing city,"
In selecting line for it's new road to
Washington City, it seems settled that the
Shenandoah Valley BY. Go. has adopted the
route of it's last survey-running from
Front Royal by the way Of Aide, Loudoun
county, and Frying Pan church, Fairfax
county, and parallel with the W., 0. & w.
r. r., by Falls Church to Washington.
1t is now stated that j. T. Harahan, late
General Manager of the c. & o., will sue
coed Jas. M. Edwards as General Manager
of the Louisville, N. o. & Texas Ry., with
headquarters at Memphis.
The earnings Of the c. Il O. for the third
week in March, were $50, 1856 in excess of
those of the same week Of last year.
A. S. Miller, an enterprising travelling
passenger agent Of the Chesapeake Il Ohio,
advertised the s'Fast Flying Virginian'
vestibule train on Easter eggs.
VIM. Galloway, for fifty-four years To-
connective engineer OH the Baltimore & Ohio
Ry., died in Baltimore, Monday.
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8uena Vista Affairs.

The Buena Vista Advocate of Friday
furnishes the following items:
Fire Clay Compamy.-The Buena Vista
Fire-Clay Company for making friedrich,
was organized with John P. Pettyjohn,
President.
Another Bank.-The Buena Vista Build
ing and Investment Company has decided
to operate banking department in connec-
ton with their building business, and will
open bank on the LIST of May. corner Of
Sycamore Avenue and 21st street. Mr..
John T. Stuart, the Secretary and Treas
urer of the Company, having resigned, Mr..
J. E. B. Stuart of StauntOn has been elect
ed to that position, and also to be Cashier
of the banking institution. Mr. J. E. b.
Stuart resigns his place as an officer of the
National Valley Bank in Staunton to take
| the position named. He has made most
excellent impression on the old experienced
bank officers here during his connection
with the bank. He is a young man Of
sterling and decided character, and excel
lent business capacity, as the Buena Vista
people will find.-ED. VINDICAToR.]
Female Seminary.-Mr. C. E. Kregloe
and his sister, Miss Lula, now conducting
a school in Tazewell, will establish female
seminary at Buena Vista.
Ne,c Depot.-It is said the Shenandoah
Valley Ry. Co. contemplates erecting fine
brick depot on Sycamore Avenue, corner
of 21st street.
Masonic Officers Imstollsd.-The officers
of Buena Vista Lodge A. +. & A. M. were
installed on Friday night last, by District
Deputy Grand Master J. I. Wilson, assist
ed by Rev. A. P. Boude, and are as follows:
Jacob Bumgardner, W. NJ; c. A. Lacy, S.
W.; J. w. Talley, J. W.; r. r. Witt.
Treas; Jno. T. Stuart. Sec'y; E. 1. Jones,
S. D.; w. II. Hunter, J. D.; E. L. Kregloe.
Chaplain.
Personality. P. Irwin has been elected
Town Treasurer.
Among the arrivals at the hotel during
the week are Capt. e. \. Holt, J. D. Houni
han, P. A. Baylor, J. A. Fauver, and J. M
Ouarles of StauntOn.
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Easter Sunday at the Churches.

Easter Sunday was a beautiful day and
all the churches were crowded.
At Christ Lutheran church there were
very pretty floral decorations, so beautiful
that some admirers on the following DAY
had q photograph taken of the interior Oh
the church before the flowers were removed.
On Sunday afternoon there WIS an Easter
Fl. f. Shealy. On Good Friday there
were five candidates confirmed and three
admitted on certificate. The Easter music
was so well rendered Sunday morning that
by general request it will be repeated next
Sunday morning.
The Easter services at Trinity Church
were of unusual interest and impressive
ness. Morning Prayer was read by the
Rector, Rev. Walter @. Hullihen. The ap-
propriate anthems and hymns were well
selected and finely rendered by the quartette
choir. The Bishop of the Diocese, the Right
Rev Francis NJ. Whittle, preached astrong,
clear sermon, from the teXt-'Christ our
Passover is sacrificed for MS: therefore let
us keep the feast = and delivered it in his
peculiarly earnest manner. After the ser
mon the Bishop administered the Rite OF
Confirmation to a class Of thirty-siX. The
Easter Offering amounted to SOL.
The Sunday School celebration in the at
ternoon was an occasion long to be remem-
bered. Each class was preceded by astandard
bearer carrying white and gold banner bear
| ing its name and motto. AS the procession
entered the church, led by the LAMBS of
the Fold 1.-THE infant class, Prof. Webb
at the organ played the Professional hymn,
Son Wings of Living Light and burst
of melody from about two hundred happy
voices testified that the Church 5 high fes-
tival was kept in sincerity and truth in each
little heart. The procession moved up the
broad aisles on either side in single file,
crossed in front of the chancel and each
class moved to the pew which had been
reserved for it. After the singing OF several
very beautiful and appropriate anthems
and taking up the Offering which amounted
to $167 81, the Rector made brief address,
the procession reformed and marched out
of the church singing the beautiful Recess
sional sSAlleluia! to the King and leaving
a most pleasing impression on the large
congregation which had assembled to wit
ness the celebration.
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The Case of Miss Shipley,

There are few facts to add to the account
given last Friday OF the arrest in Philadel-
phia of Miss Mary Rebecca Shipley of
stanton, for shop-lifting goods to the
amount of 500. 1t seems that she had
successfully raided several establishments
without being discovered, and it was at
Wannamaker's that Detective George
Smith, attached to that establishment, put
an end to it by arresting her. Maj. J. w.
Newton, who has charge of her estate here,
went on last Friday morning to Philadel-
phia and took with him Capt. James Bum
gardner, who was already in Washington
Oh other business. They found Miss Ship
ley looking ard talking as usual and with
out the most remote conception of the gray
ity Of the situation in which she had placed
herself. She had been released on bail of
5000, S. L. Gobel, proprietor Of the Eagle
Hotel at which she was stopping, having
become her surety, and was at her grand
mothers A letter had been received by
the Philadelphia authorities from NJ. M.
Gibbons of n orristown, Pa, saying he had
known her since her girlhood and she had
always been eccentric. Maj. Newton and
Capt. Bumgardner represented her to the
magistrate and the result was that Magis-
trate Clement agreed to release her on bail
with the understanding that she would not
be further molested if her friends would
take her out of the State.
In the account we published last Friday
our informant was mistaken in saying that
Miss Shipley had given 81 eco to the Balti-
more ~. E. Conference South; the gift was
to Il Presbyterian church in Baltimore.
Miss Shipley has been residing in Staun-
ton for ten years, but is not from Virginia
and has no connections in this city who
can assume that control Of her which has
been made necessary 10y the development of
kleptomania.
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cover the Garden WALL

will be given at the Opera House tonight
with Mrs. George Knight. 1t is useless to
speak in praise Of this piece for it's fun
carried Staunton by storm when it was
given here before. The Denver Times speak
ing of it's presentation there last month
says:
The largest audience that has ever been in
this theater greeted Mrs. Geo. Knight last
evening in the farce comedy entitled, cover
the Garden Wall" Mrs. Knight has lost
none of her charms; her singing and dancing
are of the first order and her echo song can
not be initiated. Her shadow dance is some
thing like Lotta's, with the difference that in
stead Of wearing short skirts, Mrs. Knight
dances with her dress to her ankles, making
the dance much more artistic. The rest of
the company are strong. Mr.. Harry Fitzger-
aid, as Julius Snitz, Jr., deserves particular
mention, his warbling bringing down the
house. cover the Garden Wall" will be re-
heated tonight,
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Property Sales.

The following sales of real estate are re-
corded
VIM. McKeever has sold to Jacob A.
Hanger, for 50 900, the former Meade F.
White residence on the C. & .. road, and
for $500, the McKeeyer place adjoining
it. There are 25acres in all, on western edge
Of town.
d. B. Weaver has sold to d. E. Weaver,
los acres near Waynesboro, for 81 $50.
Dr.. M. G. Hildebrand has sold to G. W.
c. Karnes, 46A acres near Fishersville, for
$1,000
T. H. Antrim has sold house and lot in
Waynesboro to J. B. Roden, for 81 ,O52.S7.
The following sales in city real estate
have been made-A. B. Arthur to Jas.
Smith, lot on Pump street, 5000; J. P. Bel
to VIM. Monroe, lot on Maple street, $3.50
J. Ii. Lindsay to Partlow and Roller, lot Oh
Maple street, $3.50; Jno. Callahan to Thos
Burress, lot on Fillmore street, 1920.
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Greenville Items.

CHURCH NEWS-SALE OF AN INTEREST IN
sToCK-FARMERs ALLIANCE-INsECT
IN THE WHEAT-PERSONAL.
| &C., &C., &C.
GREENvILLE, April Son last Sunday
! EASTER communion services were held at
Bethel church by the pastor, Rev. Dr.. Jas.
Murray, at which time there were eight
additions to the church.
| At the sale of the personal property of
the late Jas. Steele, Joseph PETER, ESQ.,,
became the purchaser Of Steeles interest in
that valuable mineral property, 'Black
Rock, y for 81 40. So now MI. Peter is
the sole owner of the lease of the property,
and he proposes to press the mining inter-
ests there and at on early day will put in a
twenty five horse power engine and make
| other needed improvements. MI. Pelter is
now shipping about SO tons of ore daily.
Messrs. Smith & Lightner are pressing
ahead at the Lotion mines and recently put
in a fifty daily ton wash, and we expect
to hear soon of good results from them.
John P. Smiley has just returned from
the stables of M. W. Durham of Wayne,
Du Page county, ILL.,, with another thor
oughbred horse. This one is jet black and
is said to be very handsome. This makes
the fourth Percheron horse Mr.. Smiley
has brought to this community in the last
five years.
Last Saturday there were ten petitions
sent into the Greenville Farmers Alliance
for membership; 50 the Alliance will be at
last set OH it's feet, and we hope may prove
a great benefit to the farmers of the vicin-
ity.
Owing to the many improvements going
on at the new towns near us, quite num-
ber of the hands have left here and gone to
other places.
We hear great deal Of complaint about
the bad condition of many fields of wheat
hereabouts. Perhaps it is owing to the
little green insect, and may be Oh account
of the late freezes, but to which one OF the
causes it belongs we cannot say, but there
are many places almost bare in many
fields.
Messrs. John W. Wilson and r. F. La
rev, Jr., paid a visit to Buena Vista last
week.
o. l.. LaRue who has been some time in
Eastern Virginia in the interest of the
Leslie Fence Co., has returned home.
That branch Of the public schools here
taught by Miss Sallie Clarke, closed last
Monday, and the other schools will close in
about ten days.
Jas. B. Shultz left here Saturday to take
position as guard at the State penitentia-
ny, Richmond. An appointment of Hon.
Edward Echols. DELTA.
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Judgs Mclaughlin Taken Ill on the
Rench.

During the morning session of the Circuit
Court at Harrisonburg, Wednesday, Judge
Mclaughlin was suddenly taken with a fit
of nausea, followed by great nervous pros
tration. He was taken to the residence
of MI. Winfield Liggett in carriage
and medical aid summoned. He rested
we'll Wednesday night, and was consider
ably better yesterday morning, but entirely
too much indisposed to hold court. These
facts are from the Harrisonburg Register
of yesterday evening, received last night.
A telegram, last night, to the VINDIcA-
TOR, at O'Clock, says: ''Judge McLaugh-
lin was not paralyzed, as rumored, but is a
very sick man. His physicians are re-
ticent."
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Died in Arkansas.

Intelligence has been received of the
death at Little Rock, Ark, February 18th,
of Col. J. d. Summers, formerly Of Angus
ia county. He was brother-in-law of MI.
J. w. Clayton Of Deerfield and had many
friends in the county. The Little Rock
Gazette has the following
"The funeral of the late Col. J. d. Sum-
mers took place yesterday, 18th February, I'M
der the auspices of the Grand Lodge Knights
of Honor, Of which he was a prominent men,
ber The funeral was largely attended and
place with imposing ceremonies. The late
Col. j. d. Summers was formerly of Augusta
county, Virginia.
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The Old Story.

The fact that well known locomotive
engineer of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., re-
siding at Hinton, had gone to Lynchburg
last week in pursuit of his wife who had
eloped and carried with her $500 of his
earnings was noticed. He found his wife
at Wilmington, n. c., deserted by her COM
panion who had robbed her of half the mon
ey and left her. The husband took the wife
back to Hinton.
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A Birthday Remembered.

Yesterday, was the sOth birthday of that
venerable and esteemed citizen of Staunton.
Mr.. A. M. Simpson. His friends remem-
bered the day by calling at his residence
yesterday evening, and presenting him with
a purse containing Eighty gold dollars. The
good old man was both surprised and pleased
at this token of good will which exists to-
wards him on the part of all our people.
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Vacancy Filled.

On Saturday last, the Board Of Directors
of the Virginia Female Institute met and
elected Mai. H. M. Bell, President, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Judge H. w. Shelley, and also elected MI.
Geo. M. Harrison, Secretary. The Board
consists of the following members-Col.
Jas. Fl. Skinner, Mai T. C. Elder, Maj. III.
NJ. Bell, Capt. T. d. Ransom, and G. NJ.
Harrison.
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Further Trials Of Participants in the Browns
burg Tragedy Abandoned.

Yesterday was set in the County Court
of Rockbridge, for the trial of David and
George Miller, and John Reese for their
share in the Brownsburg tragedy. Meth
Ell veniremen nor witnesses We're summon
ed, the Commonwealth having abandoned
the case. A telegram to the NINDICAToR
says that yesterday morning I. seoHe prose
quie was entered in all three cases.
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SUITS over the West End Hand-Car
Accident.

The following suits have been entered in
the Circuit Court, growing out of the col
lision of a hand-car and train in West End
in March last-Chas. E. Bragg Us. G. Il 0.
Co., for 5000 for injuries, G.. S. Lightner
for plaintiff; J. L. Kidd, Admir- of G. E.
Kidd (killed) Us. c. & 0. Co., for 1000
damages, Woods & Aylett and White &
Gordon, for plaintiff; Jno. Slater, Adm L OF
Ed. E. Slater (killed) Us. c. & O. Co., fol
$4,000 damages, D. Harmon of Charlottes-
vile, for plaintiff.
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Railway Electric Signal Company.

The alnl1taa meeting of this company, in
which staellMon 81 shareholders are largely in
derestad, was held in Lexington last week.
The reports of officers were received and
filed and the following officers elected Pres.
ldent, S. IL. Letcher; Directors, o. O. Ow.
ems and }. b. Cary, Richmond; T. S. Doyle
staunsoSlD D. c. jackson, Lynchburg; w
I'll. Waddell, j. &. Boude and F. T. Glas
gov, Lexington. The Board was author
lied at its discretion to issue 100 additional
Shares OF stock to carry out the objects Of
the Company. The delay in practical re
suits so far is due to the fact that the com
pany is waiting for an amended patent t,
pe issued upon its device, also a patent up
.On u new inSllator,
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New Real Estate Agency.

The new real estate agency of T. c. Elder
y Son, advertised in another column,
possesses two admirable recommendations
the younger member possesses youth and
energy, and the older, Maj. I. G. Elder, has
long been regarded at the bar as all authority
ON law touching real understanding
very important to both buyer and seller,
Both father and son are men of reliability
and responsibility as those who have trans
actions with them will find.