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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
Brevities.

The list day of June is said to be fixed on
for commencing the taking of the census
all over the country.
The dinner and supper by the ladies of
Christ church Monday Melted $146.43
Joe Greedy who escaped from the Staun-
ton Jail lately, in company with two others,
through the assistance of outsiders, was
captured last week by MI. W. 7. Lightner
near Churchville.
Tomorrow Saturday Mr.. Gladke fin
ishes his remarkable enterprise of giving
away dresses. Whether it has paid him OF
not we cannot say, but it has given the
public some very interesting scenes and the
ladies good many free dresses.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
State Bar Association.

The Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort,
July 1, 2 and 3, are the place and time fixed
for the next meeting of the State Bar AS
ISOLATION. The annual address Will be de-
livered by Judge Chas. E. Fenner of New
Oaleans, and papers are to be read by Hon.
John Randolph Tucker Of Lexington, Hon.
E. G. Burks of Liberty, Col. R. 7. w.
Duke Of Charlottesville, and MI. Richard
B. Davis of Petersburg. The meeting will
close with the annual dinner on the evening
of the 3rd of July. The Association has
some 265 members On it's rolls. The Com
mittee on Admissions will meet in Rich
mond on April 9Th, when applications for
membership will be acted ON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
Augusta Men Investing in Rockbrldge

The John D.. Crist farm, (the old ''Han-
hah Edmondson" farm of 367 acres, two
miles from Buena Vista), which sold five
years ago for $13, 900, was bought by syn
dictate of Augusta and Rockbridge men
last week, for 500 600. Of the syndicate,
seventeen live in Augusta. Among the
other members are C. w. Irvine, Tate
Sterrett, and S. II. Moore of Rockbridge,
and G. G. Marshall of Uniontown, Pa.
Among the Augusta members are P. A.
Baylor, 0. Shumate, c. G. Thompson, J. F.
Landes, G. L. Potter, M. w. Teabo, r. L.
Stratton, S. K. Davis, A. E. Harnsberger,
r. A. Palmer, Jas. H. Woodwork, S. Leh-
man, Mrs. S. Lehman, Stuart Boiling, j.
H. Wayt, W. II. Shirley, Jr., and T. II.
Humphreys. They will apply for charter
and organize a land company in the near
future
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
An Error in the Record Jurors Not Paid
Unless They Serve.

We announced last week on the authority
of the official copy of the bill marked
"Approved March 5th, $780," that the bill
giving jurors pay when summoned whether
they serve or not had become a law. The
following received by MI. N. Argenbright,
Clelk of the Hastings Court of Staunton,
shows that they do not receive pay with
out serving and that the announcement that
they did was an error in the Office of the
Clerk of the House of Delegates
RICHMOND, VA, March IS, 1890.
Dear Sir There appears on page No. 176
of printed sheets of Acts, a bill to amend Sec
ton $3.50 of Chapter 152 Of Code of 1887, in re-
gard to pay of Jurors. This bill DID NOT
pass the two houses Of the General Assembly,
and consequently is NOT A LAW.
1t was inadvertently sent to the printer.
j. BELL BIGGER,
G. II. d. & X. of r. of Va.
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COUNTY CoURT.-Judge J4o. w. Stout
presidimg.- court began it's session
on Monday.
Productivity. Christian Boards will
with George W. Shirley as Executor, admit
ted to probate; A. W. G. Baylor named as
co-Executor declined to serve-estate valu-
ed at $25, 900.
Saml Coiner's will admitted to probate,
the estate valued at 1000, A. j. M. Koi-
ner named as Executor-time granted to
qualify.
Mrs. Sallie Ellinger's will admitted to
probate, Executor not named. Robert Sup
pies with Walter P. Supple appointed
Executor.
J. Samuel McCue qualified to administer
on the estate of John Stewart.
George A. Wilson's estate was commit
ted to the Sheriff.
Margaret d. Hanger qualified to admin
lister on the estate of John D. CARRIER.
w. J. Wright was appointed guardian
of Jno. M. Wright.
Road Matters.-Petitions from David
Dull and others, Riverheads, George w.
Clark and others, Riverheads; J. G. S. My
ers and others, Middle River; A. w. Diehl
and others, North River, were referred.
$317.50 was paid ON the Hamilton petit
ton in South River, and $244.S7 for the
Painter petition in Riverheads.
The following assessors on change of
roads were appointed: John H. Crawford,
W. H. Norman and E. A. Fulcher to- J.
r. Crist on the Ballew petition, River
heads, to act April 18th d. Newton Viii.
son, J. G. Plane, W. G. Smith to Messrs.
Bell, johnson and Click ON Landes petition
Middle River, to act April oath.
The change of road On the property Of
the Waynesboro Company was authorized.
Personaz-Thomas Caruthers was ad
mitted to citizenship.
Rev. Benoni Karicofe was authorized tc
solemnize marriage.
G. Russell Perry and John T. Booz were
appointed Notaries.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
Memorial Window.

A triple memorial window has been
placed in Fulton Avenue Baptist church
at Baltimore, in memory of the late Capt.
c. R. Mason, of Augusta county, the well
known railroad contractor, and who held a
position in Stonewall Jackson's military
family during the civil war. The window
is put in by the children of Capt. Mason,
one of whom is the wife of Rev. A. G. Bar
ron the pastor of the church.
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Sixteen instead of Twelve.

Messrs. G.. S. Lightner and Charles Cur
ny applied to Judge Mclaughlin for Il
habeas corpus in the case Of Jim Boyd,
colored, sentenced to 5 years in the peni-
tertiary for HOUSEKEEPING. The ground of
the application was that Boyd was indicted
by Grand Jury of 16 men after the new law
making the number - went into effect.
Judge Mclaughlin heard the case yester-
day, and ordered the discharge Of the pris-
oner from the custody of the Hastings
Court.
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I'll in Montana.

A letter of March 22d, from Anaconda,
Montana, received yestesday, brought the
intelligence that Mr. H. Fl. Bolen, a step
son of MI. Frank Davis, who was formerly
engaged with Kruger, the jeweler, isl lying
i'll of typhoid fever. His brother, Fred.
Davis, left by the G. & 0. train yesterday
evening for Anaconda.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
The Last OF the Washington Excursions.

The last of the series of winter excur-
sions over the Valley Ry. to Washington
which have been so pleasant to so many of
our people, takes place on Thursday, April
18th. The tickets from Staunton for the
round trip are only $5.75. Excursionists
will find congress in session and the capital
full of novel sights. The tickets give am
pie time-ten days.
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The Band Tuesday Night Rehearsals.

The ''Stonewall" Brigade Band now oc-
cupies the room recently vacated by the
Staunton Choral Society in the basement of
the City Hall building, and extendsa cordial
invitation to the public to attend Tuesday
night rehearsals Thursday evenings being
reserved for private practice. Ladies are
especially invited.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
Church Notes.

Next week being Passion week, there will
be service at Christ church Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at
7:3O T. M, and on Good Friday at II A.
M, there will be confirmation and baptism.
Some very fine music is in rehearsal by the
choir for Good Friday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
1.-The Chesapeake & OHIO Boom at Clifton,
IN

A telegram from Richmond brings the
information that the firm of Eal1le, August
& Donovan will place the stock of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Development Company
at Clifton on the market, on Monday
next. In their plan, on every two shares
of stock a lot will be drawn. This is the
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. S enterprise,
with that big corporation at the back of it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
Post Office Robbed.

The post-office at Vesuvius was broken
open on Monday night, March 18th, and
robbed Of four registered letters. The
thief left large cane in the Office. This
lis the second time this office has been bro
ken into in the past two years,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28

cTENOGRAPHY AND TYPE WRITING
y taught by Miss MARY 7. CUPP, 40 N.
Augusta street, staunton, Va. New system of
Shorthand taught on the Stenograph,
simple and easily learned. To young persons
and particularly ladies desiring neat and lucra-
tive employment, stenogra ply and type-writing
are especially recommended. Miss Cupp refers
by permission to Prof. j. G. Dunsmore, Principal
of Dunsmores Business College, this city, and to
his late senograph teacher, Mrs a. g. Points,
p. o. Box 32 maria 4ts
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ESPENSHIED'S BARBER SHOP is the place,
Ia he runs chairs. You won't have to wait
ong for your turn if you want first-cass Hair
Cut, Shave or Shampoo. Under the Bank, cor.
Main and Augusta SITS. dec &
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05
Witches Were Not Burned at Salem.

II is curious that so many educated
people are yet ignorant of the early
history OF our country, as is every day
evident. Southern newspapers fire.
quently amuse themselves by reterat-
ing the old charge that the early puri-
tans burned alleged witches at the
stake. OF course the editors OF these
papers know better than this. But
now is announced new play called
The Witch" in which the writer pro-
fesses to show a phase of early Ameri-
can life as yet untouched by the play
wright; and the plot OF the play turns
upon this same egregious error OF his
tory.
The hanging OF men and women ac-
cused OF witchcraft, as undoubtedly
was feature OF one dark era in our
early New England history, was GER
tainly bad enough. But when the
author OF this play gives us what plir-
ports to be authentic history, and sur
rounds his heroine with fagots like the
early martyrs, he perpetrates an afro
ciOus libel which the descendants of
the puritans in Boston would do well
to resent. History does not record IA
single instance in which any person
was burned at the stake in New Eng
land for witchcraft or for any other
real or fancied crime. Our ancest ors
had their faults. but they cleaned To
virtues side. e.'-Bosto on Advertiser.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05
From Near and Far.

Charles Miller OF Huenema, Cali
iornia, has made u table OF ornanien-
tai woods that contain 1875 pieces.
soldier is found by careful examina-
tion of the muster rolls to be 40 40
years.
\ tree was recently felled at Tilla-
nook. Oregon, that was 20 feet long,
while the butt measured only one foot
through.
\ boy only y years OF age twice
attempted suicide in Pittsburg re-
Gently because OF remorse for drunk
enness.
Robert Bird OF Iosco, Michigan, has
\ remarkable we'll. 1t is eighty-five
feet deep and has seventy-twO feet OF
water in it.
The Colorado river is to he damned.
Not by the swearing kindly one that
will cost 81 ,4OO,OOO, and to he used
rs n motive power for mills.
They had wedding cake five and
twenty years old at II New York mar
riage anniversary the other day. 1t
had been kept in stone jars.
The national debt of Germany which
is much smaller than that OF any
other great country in the world, is, in
round figures, Sl92 100000.
The climate OF China is said to be
growing not only colder but drier.
Animals and plants accustomed to
hot, moist regions are gradually re-
treating southward.
4 year ago two Davidson, Mich.
men went to court over an SIS item.
The ease has finally been decided by
the Supreme court and the costs have
been an even $500.
a Topeka baby, which weighs two
and u half pounds with all OF its
clothes on and wOollen shawl, has
been taken by it's parents to Denver
TO lie exhibited in dime museum.
\ monster shell has been present ed
To the Worcester Mass Natural His
tory society. 1t is in halves, each
hall weighing about one hundred and
twenty pounds. and was taken from
the Indian ocean.
Among the employees in the service
of Queen Victoria, is the "qleen's rat
catcher" who receives the modest
remuneration OF S13 II year for keep
ing the place free of vermin.
According to n Colorado paper a
wood-tick in that state is making lite
miserable, and "a daily bath in bacon
grease or ham fat" is about the only
thing that will keep the insect off.
New York hosiers say that n special
style of stocking is made abroad fOf
American women. It is small in the
foot and full in the le. The same
kind of stocking is made for the Span
i.h trade.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05

Kansas City Star: There are seine com
Portable features about Helena, the Mon
tana metropolis, which would he appreci-
ated further east. The city is built mainl,
in the celebrated Last Chance Gulcli. "
which yielded in years past more than
S,G. 600, 600 in gold dust. The Abundance.
of the precious metal led the miners int"
shiftless ways and the washing of the dirt
was carelessly d"ne, leaving considerable
dust in the ground. When eNcavatins for
house now the soil removed i again
treated, with the result usually "f finding
enough gold to materially help pay ior the
walls. II is said that u resident with an
eye to thrift, has provided the foot scraper
at his dwelling with "A receptacle {. catch
the droppings, and once n month lac has "a
clean up. which about pays his rent.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05
ANDY yOHNsON's TOAST.
His Barber Lives at indianapolis and Tells
Some Interesting Stories Of Him.

History is not altogether written in
books nor carried i'm the minds of
savants. The sources of historical
information are varied. For instance,
says the Indianapolis News, one may
get an idea OF the character OF Presi-
dent Andy Johnson from a talk with
his barber, who happens to live in this
city, and is none other than George l..
Keeble, one OF the proprietors of the
y. NJ. c. A. barbershop.
81 might have been the first free col
Ored man to he married in the White
House." said George, "but ] was not
willing to wait until we could 60 from
Nashville to Washington. 1t happened
this way My wife was Mrs. JOhnsOn's
maid. She waited on the front door
at the Johnson mansion, and was very
affectionately treated by the family.
When Gov. johnson went to Wash
ingt on, knowing that was waiting on
Mrs. Johnson's maid, we were asked
to go along and he married at the cap
ital. The circlmst ances OF my court
ing were unusual. One day was
walking past the governors house
when saw a captain in the army. well
known ut Nashville, walk up to Mr..
johnson, who was in the yard, and be-
Gun to Use abusive language. Among
other things ] remember he called
Johns IN II traitor Johnson fired
up in an instant. His right hand and
arm were paralyzed. With his left he
struck out briskly and tumbled the
down upon the grass. After
that guards were placed about the
premises with instructions to exclude
all persons not having passes. This
int eriered somewhat with the other
young fellows, who were, like myself,
paying attention to Mrs. JOhnsOn's
maid But it helped me. The maid
at the front door told the guards to
admit me, and by the time the COVER
nor was ready to 90 to Washington !
had prose- uted my conrtship to II sue
cessful result"
"iiow did Mr. johnson conduct him
self toward the colored peOple?"
Ie wis Tree HI"t etSy W'h "S. 'Vi
inst ance, he would come down to my
of II morning, and about
the first remark would be: We'll,
George, do you know where can find
a good mint juIip?'
81 generally knew where to find one,
and he would always invite me over
to try the liquor with him. In drink
na we would generally propose n toast,
and this was the most common one:
God bless the white Olks and the ord
save the nseers.'
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05
Stanley's Bride.

Henry NJ, Stanley, who has spent
the greater portion of the last twenty
years amidst the perils OF exploration
of Africa, with it's ferociotIs wild beasts
and more ierOciOus human beings, is
about to become benedict, and pre-
sumably will abandon his career OF
adventure. The lady OF his choice,
Miss Dorothy Tenant. is about thirty
years of age, tall and stately, but with
something of dash in her personal
appearance. She is the daughter of
an artist, the late Charles Tenant,
and is herself an artist. She is much
int crested in waits, and has been for
two years instrlIcting u class Of little
outcasts for an hour or two each day.
Miss Tenant is the original of the
beautiiul girl in Sir John Millais' we'll
known picture, No or Yes" in which
size l. represented as mc,iit ating upon
he answer to II leiter which she holds
in her hand. Watts has also painte ed
her for the Academy holding squirrel
in her hand Miss Tenant accept ed
~ anley'S proposal of marriage before
he set out on his expedition to rescue
Emin Pasha in Gsyptoral Africa four
years ago, and during the explorers :
nl,Sence she was in receipt of frequent
letters from him. written with gen
ernuS run,lor oi detail, recliing his
hopr- and fears as we'll as his actual
rxI,erlences. lie wrote about his inn
mediate surroundings from month to
month, the difficulties which heSet
II 4
whirh threatened his success, and n
thou-and and one incidents oi tragic
or pathetic import such a. he would
NOT emhody IN his reports To -rIentillc
-ocirtirs and government officials.
TheS, l,tters will some day constitute
an Interesting and instructive al,len-
ium to the literature of AfrIcan
travel.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05

HisoBoyhood Was. Filled. With Frolics and
Adventures

Chicago Herald: John a. Locan's
steam gauge probably showed more
pounds OF pressure to the square inch
than any man who ever lived. lie
was the "hOly terror" OF this county
when he was young man. and the
old men say that he had u hand in
all the devilment that was soin' on"
The early outbursts OF that tremen-
dOus spirit which made him the great
est volunteer soldier OF the world-the
escapades OF his youth-would fill
volume. lie was q lover for all the
girls, and fighting, dancing and horse
racing kept him busy. Logan was "a
good fiddler and could scrape off old
"Sister Luce" and "Rye Straw as well
as anybody. During his latter years,
ut his home i'm CarbOndale, his favor-
ite diversion was to play on the fiddle
some Old-time tune and watch his col
Ored boy shuttle and dance.
LOgan's Democratic family never
sympathized with him politically.
Tom Logan was a Democrat and
fought John bitterly up to the time he
ran for vice president. Since then
Tom has been Republican. I.oean's
mother was "a violent Democrat and
always ashamed of her sons politics.
There has been considerable specula-
ton as to thscalise of John \. I.Ogan's
personal appearance. lie would cer-
tainly have made a iirst-class Shawnee
buck with n few turkey feathers in his
hair and ring in his nose. There isa
belief that Logan had Indian blood in
his veins, but this is not true. lIewas
pure Caucasian. There is q we'll
founded psychological reason, how
ever, for iIOgan's Indian look. lie
was his mothers first born, and i'm ap-
psarance he was totally unlike his
brother Tom, who has fair skin and
light hair, almost red.
DIR. John LOgan's first wife was n
Shawnee Indian woman. She died,
ana he married the mother of John
and Tom. She was a well-bred, high
spirited woman. IL was very natural
that during the honeymoon of her
married life the thought was ever pres
ent with her that she had taken the
place OF an Indian in her husbands
affections. and her first born child bore
the marks OF her thought. With the
poetry OF marriage passed away, md
the practical duties of motherhood
upon her, her second child, born two
years later, was the natural, fair
haired child OF his parents.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05
Veterans of the Civil War.

As n part of he census OF the people
to he taken during he month of June
special provision has been made by
Congress for ascert aiming the names OF
surviving soldiers, sailors. an | marines
who were mustered into the service OF
the United States during the war OF
the rebellion. and OF the widows of
soldiers, sailors. and marines who
have died. In connection with tins
special census of veterans the organ
hation or vessel in whicn hey served,
he term of service in each case, and
present residence will he taken by the
census enimerators. In the ease oi
widows, information regarding the
service oi their deceased husbands is
also required.
The Importance of accurate state
ments concerning the military record
of each participant in the late war
should not be underest mated. 1t
should he the duty, moreover, OF every
veteran soldier or sailor to see that
The enumerator is placed in possession
of the necessary Information concern
ing his own service. ii he can not he
at home when the enumerator calls he
should leave u proper memorandum
in the hands of his wife or other mem
her of his household, so that the work
of the census may not he delayed, and
lso that there may be no doubt as to
I he accuracy OF the statements con
cerning his service which may be given
10 the census enumerator. That there
may he no question rs to the points
to he answered by this memorandum
it may be well to state that the special
inquiries tn be made concerning veter-
ans OF the civil war include the name,
he company, and the regiment or
vessel in which they served, their late
rank, the dates of enlist ment and dis
charge, The length oi service in years,
mont hs, and days, and their present
post office address. Where II soldier
or sailor re-enlisted or served in more
than one organization or vessel, he
should he very careful to give the term
Of service in each instance, and to
cover each enlistment. In giving the
organization care should he taken to
distinguish the arm OF the service, as
infantry, cavalry, artillery, etc, and
ii II person served under an assumed
name, his statement should he made
to cover both the name under which
he served and the true name 10y which
he is now known.
| Veterans OF the war generally will
recognize and appreciate the value oi
this special census to them, and they
should aid the census enumerators in
yet ting true statements in every way
possible. Without their co-op-rat ion
correct results cannot be reached
This personal appeal is made to them
therefore, in the hope that their atten
tion may lie specially directed to the
importance oi this work and the nee
essary information may be prompt !.
supplied to the census enIrmeratol
when he calls some time during th,
month Of June.