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The Harvest Moon.

An astronomic event of popular interest
in September is the occurrence of the har-
vest moon. This term is applied to the
full moon which comes nearest to the au-
tumnal equinox. This year the harvest
moon will happen on Sept %. The moon
was on the wane when the month began.
On the 18th it entered it's new stage, on the
21st will arrive at it's half phase, and seven
days later it's full broad disc will be seen
swinging into view over the easterly hori-
ION us the sun sinks out of sight in the
west. The popularity which has given
this particular full moon this designation
is the fact that it rises on several success
siye evenings at nearly the same time by
the clock. In March the full moon rises a
little more than an hour later each success
sive evening III this latitude. To the SIM
pie minded peasants Of England of an earli-
Ell age this singular conduct Of the Septem-
Der full noon was looked on as providen-
tial. The moon, in their view OF the mat
ter, appeared at nearly the same time IN
that season SO as to give them an unlnter-
rupted period of light for several days and
enable them to continue their harvesting
on into the night without intermission. Of
course this apparent oddity in the actions
of the September moon has ready and adj
equate explanation on scientific grounds.
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Care Will AVOID Future Law Suits.

Recently there have been a new class of
Investigators hunting over the records of
the city and county courts. The explana-
ton of their business is this: To pass a
piece of real estate it must have clear title
and there must be no judgment Len against
it's owner. A Judgment lien if against the
buyer, clamps on to piece of real estate
though he only owns it an hour. In the
rapid real estate sales that are taking place
apiece Of property often changes owners sew
eraI times in day. If any one of the vari-
Gus owners has an old judgment lien hang
ing over him it adheres to his slot" though
he has purchased it at breakfast time and
sold it before dinner, and follows it into the
possession of the new owner A has de-
cided interest in knowing when he pur-
chased .'lot 100, block 200, Paradise Avenue
and 49th street" from B, that B had no
judgment lien hanging over him, and B has
similar interest in regard to G from whom
he bought it, and SO on. Haste and neg
lect in this matter will make probable many
law suits in the future. Ordinary precau-
tion will prevent buying a law suit.
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Serious Injury.

On Saturday night last, j. Edmond Con-
ners, a young man from Appomattox Co., at
tached to the surveying corps Of the Staun-
ton Development Co., got into difficulty
in Gas-house Alley with ''Spider,' young
negro The colored boy got cut on the hand
severely and also in the side, but by whom
is not certain. A friend of "Spider"
named Henry Casey, a trainer Of goats and
an all-round colore1 loafer of unusual
muscle, followed young Corners to the Viz
ginia Hotel bar-room, and as Corners
was standing Oh the sidewalk, threw a
four-pound rock at him. fracturing his skull
and rendering him unconscious. Young
Corners was carried to his room in the
Grubert building and Dr. Fred l.. Henkle
summoned. Mrs. Corners has arrived from
Appomattox and is in attendance on him.
Dr.. Henkle said yesterday that the case is
progressing favorably and no bad symptoms
have been developed. Both negroes fled
from the city. The police, from whom we
get the facts of the case, have not heard of
their whereabouts.
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Resignation Of the Steward Of the
w, L. ASYLUM.

Capt Lewis Hartman, having received
from the Clifton Forge Company a very
lucrative offer to become its General Man
ager, has resigned his position of Steward
of the w. L. Asylum, to take effect on Oc-
tober 18th, the day of the meeting Of the
Board. The resignation of Capt. Hartman
is seriously regretted, not only by the Board
of Directors who have the control of the
Asylum, but by the public which has ma
tural interest in that State institution. In
his official duties he has proved himself a
fine business man and with admirable adj
ministrative capacity, and with the outside
public who have business with the Steward
his courtesy has made him new friends
everywhere. He has while keeping the in
terests Of the institution as the first con-
sideration, been fair and just officer to
the public The Clifton Forge Company
will get fine General Manager, well worth
the 81 900 per annum they pay him.
The Executive Committee which meets
here soon will doubtless advertise the exis-
tence of the vacancy at once, in order that
applications from all parts of the State
may be in by the meeting Of the Board on
October 18th.
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Lights and Shadows at the Opera House.

Next Monday night, the Staunton peop,e
will have an opportunity of seeing the re;
alistic drama in it's most vivid form. The
melodrama written by Charles Gayler
Lights and Shadows" will be given. The
Galveston (Tex.) Daily News, in its notice
of the production of the play there, says:
The action of the first two acts is brisk,
while the third actfully arouses the enthusiasm
of the audience, and is fraught with powerful
interest In this act the hero finds his betrothed
who is confined in an underground den, in the
power of vengeful woman and her brutal
accomplices. Violence and indignity are heap
ed upon the unfortunate girl and her lover,
who is poWerless to help her. The den IS sup
posed to be located near the East River, and
the hero is chained to the wall and left with
his sweetheart, while the rapidly rising river
passes into the trap. He is rescued by the evil
genius OF the play. This is the most realistic
effect ever witnessed by a Galveston audience
5000 gallons of water poured on the stage In
the interval of forty-fve seconds. The scene at
the end of the second act is also realistic in
the extreme, and glass windows and doors are
really smashed and broken to pieces by the
anxious lover eager to go to the rescue OF his
sweetheart, who has been stolen from him and
he himself locked up in an artists studio. 1t
can be truthfulIy said that Lights and Sha-
dows'' is the most realistic and thrillingly in
teresting play that has been presented here for
some time
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The Lot Sales at Goshen, october Sth
and 10Th.

The lot sales at Goshen, October 9th and
10th, will attract one OF the largest assem-
blages that has yet been gathered in the State
The reader would do well to read the an
nouncement of it given in to-day paper
The managers boast, and with truth, that
they have On the day of their first sale
enough industries secured and being erect
ed to employ 900 hands, which will make
a population of about 5000 people. To Sc
cure this desirable beginning for their new
town they havepostponed and subordinated
everything else to it, fully certain that aftel
industries were secured sufficient to make
the lots valuable, no trouble would be had in
disposing of them at good prices. Theil
policy has been good one and its success.
October 9th and 10th, will prove it's value
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For admission to the Bar.

On Monday, Judge Grattan of the Hust.
ings Court gave the usual certificate OF
good character and age to Mr.. John Mar
shall Kinney in order that he might be ex-
amined for ADMISSION to the bar. Mr.. Kin
ney is one Of our best known citizens, and
has for years been one of the best commits
sioners in chancery attached to the circuit
courts of Virginia.
The same certificate was granted to Mr..
r. D.. Rodes Nelson, native of this city.
He is son of MI. Wm.J. Nelson, former
ly OF Staunton and now practicing law in
Florence, Ala, with Judge VIM. A. Hud-
son, formerly Judge Of the Augusta Coun-
ty Court. Mr.. Rodes Nelson has been at
tending the University of Virginia Law
School.
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Weddings.

On Thursday last, Miss Georgianna
Trout, daughter of Mr.. James r. Trout of
Spring Hill, in this county, was married at
her fathers residence to Mr.. S. B. Hill, a
wealthy lawyer Of Florida, where he is
President Of a large Orange growing COM
pany. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. R. M. Wheeler of the M. E. Church
South. That afternoon, Mrs. Charles l..
Cooke, Mrs. Hills cousin, gave the newly
welded couple a lunch at he1
residence in this city, after which they
took the train for their bridal tour which
will extend as far North as Niagara Falls
and as far West as San Francisco.
On Wednesday last, Miss Mary V. Pat
terson of this city, a daughter of the late
James I. Patterson for so many years
clerk Of the Hastings Court, and sister
of Dr.. Hy. NJ. Patterson. was married tt
MI. James w. Warwick of Botetourt. 8
son of Judge Warwick of Bath county
Rev. Dr.. D. K. Mcfarland performed The
marriage ceremony.
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gentlemen from every locality represented
in the convention, who had come before it
and the result was Il surprise in the eXhib-
it's of resources made. He said MI. Buch-
Ell, the stenographer of Bumgardner &
Bumgardner, had taken down what each
man said and a single page would give the
convention all idea of what had been told.
That page contained what Prof. Hulvey
had told the committee about the Western
part of Rockingham. and stated that there
was vein of lead near Singers Glenn, lead
ore at Mt. Clinton, lead and silver ore at
Timberville, granite near Rawley Springs,
manganese near Bridgewater, anthracite
coal at Briery Branch, and III that county
an iron ore mine had also been opened.
Dr.. j. L. Clark Of Mt. Scion, Frank Chi
chester of Stribling Springs. J. S. McCorkle
of Middlebrook, S. B. Allen Of Jenning S
Gap, and some gentlemen of Rockbridge
had told the committee of the resources in
their neighborhoods, which were surprising.
The Convention adopted the report Of its
Committee Of Nine unanimously and adj
joarned.
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Goshen Central Construction and Investment
Company.

This new company of which Capt. 0. R.
Funston, the Secretary and Treasurer, and
two of the Directors, Capt. T. s. Doyle and
Meade F. White, Commonwealth Attor-
ney of Augusta, are Staunton men, will
have busy time after the lot sales at Gosh
en- October 9th and 10th. Nc new city that
has been projected in Virginia will need
houses more than Goshen in view Of the
large number of Industries that are under
construction there, and which will shortly
go into operation. The Central Construc-
ton Company has already secured 100 lots
there and will erect buildings Oh them, and
do general house building business. The
President of the company is Capt. A. D.
Payne Of Warrenton, Va, and the Vice
President is F. D. Morrison, President Of
the North Baltimore Savings Bank. 1t is
a company that will make big money for
it's shareholders when it gets to work.
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Israeli New Year.

On New Years eve Sunday evening,
there were religious services at the Syna.
gogue on KaIorama street. The house was
crowded and in the audience there was a
large number Of Gentiles, including young
ladies from the various female colleges.
The sermon was delivered by Maj. Alex.
Hart, the reader. He dwelt with eloquence
and earnestness on the thankfulness that
should fill the hearts of all at the great
mercy and kindness God had shown them
in the past year, and upon the solemn
thought that on the morrow would COM
mence new year in which they would have
a new opportunity to devote their life more
and more to serving Him.
On Monday New Years. morning the
Synagogue was again packed. Maj. Hart
delivered an address on two duties of the
New Year-our duty to God and to our
neighbor. In doing the first we should
seek to live better and higher lives bringing
us nearer to Him, and i'll the second we
should love our neighbor as oursef, even
to putting him before ourselves in our
deeds Of kindness and charity, not forget
ting that every man of every faith was
our neighbor and that to kindness and
charity, religion OF nationality constitutes
no boundary.
The congregation of the Synagogue Oh
New Year s eve sent to Maj. Harris resi-
dence present of two handsome easy
chairs as a mark Of their esteem for him.
All the stores of Israeiites were closed on
Monday and the day was spent in visiting
the making of New y eau calls, while mod
ernthing with Gentiles, being as old as the
ages with the Jewish people.
Present making was general and the eX-
changes OF New Year cards with distant
friends were numerous. The cards were
beautifully gotten up, pretty much in the
style of Easter and New Year cards gen
orally, and OIL each is the Hebrew sentence
Lashondh To5Gh Tac0tabah meaning ga
good year" OF GA prosperous year" to you,
and used in the same sense as GA Happy
New Year" to you. With those
sent to Israelites of German origin the
words ''Diel Gluck und Segen yum Neuen
Jahr" were added.
The tenth day of the New Year is the
Day of the Atonement. This will continue
twenty-four hours. The day will be devoted
to fasting, prayer, and services. Five days
after the Atonement, will occur the Feast of
the Tabernacles. This commentaries the
dwelling in booths of the chilren Of Israel
during the forty days they were in the des-
ert. 1t teaches the lesson Of utter depend
ence upon God, and seeks to impress Gods
watchful providence over man generally.
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very Few tops selling at the extreme figure
Mich Cows-Trade only fair. Common to fall
COWS 80 )aS25 fair to good &30aS5, and extra Si0a
$50 per head.
Veal CaIves-There is fair trade at 211a614c
per h.
BALTIMORE, Sept 15.-Hogs-There is a fairly
active trade reported at top prices for good West.
ern Hogs,of which there were more sales reported
than last week. We quote good Western Hogs
at 6a67sc per lb net, and grassers at 5a5c per Id
net Receipts of Hogs this week 1925 head.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l5.-Receipts of Sheep and
Lam bs SS7 head with sales at S3.5OaS5.5 SO per 100
lbs for Sheep, and Lambs 5a61ac cents per lb.
Quotations gross.
RICHMOND, Sept 15.-Receipts: 575 head Of cat
tie, 70 sheep and lambs and 46S hogs Sales: 4I9
| head of cattle, 70 sheep and lambs, 468 hogs
Prices-(All gross except hogs which are net.
Cattle-Best, 3a4a41Sc; medium to good, 3a31ac;
common to fair, 11za3c. Sheep-SAa4l3c Lambs
safe. Hogs-5a6c net. Bulls-2a21ac.
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Sudden Death.

MI. Jos. f. Gibson, for many years the
agent of the Southern Express Co. at Rich
mond, died there suddenly on Sunday night
last in his room over the express Office in
PAGES Block, after an illness Of only three
days. He was tifty-eight years of age and
had been agent of the Southern Express
Co. there for thirty years. He was a native
of Augusta county and son Of the late o.
Gibson, highly respected citizen of the
county who lived near Thinking Spring
church, and who was the owner of that well
known iron property known as the ''Gibson
ore bank" MI. Jos. Gibson was wido-
wer and leaves only one child. son seven
teen years old. He had a number of broth
ers and sisters in this county, one of the
brothers, now dead, having commanded the
Fishersville Rifles during the war. One OF
the sisters, Miss Lizzie J. Gibson, has been
for some years the Governess at the Yves
leyan Female Institute here, and Others
are teachers Of prominence. MI. Gibson
had many friends in this city and county
for, though it had been many years since
he lived here, he had made early in life by
his high traits Of character an impression
not soon forgotten. The Richmond State
says of him:
He came to Richmond in 1860 as agent of the
Southern Express Company and had acted il
that capacity ever since. How we'll he ha(
discharged his life-work the record Of thirty
years faithful and efficient service we'll de
clares. Mr.. Gibson was as we'll known as any
citizen in this community, and was deservedlA
popular. He was courteous, Obliging ant
rniformlypolite. AS a business man, he wa
prompt, as q companion, genial and agrea
ble and faithful as a friend. With those hav
ing business with his office he was held in thu
highest esteem, and every one of his subordi
mates were devotedly attached to him.
Mr.. Gibson funeral took place on Tues
day afternoon. Among the pall-bearer
were David Herring of Baltimore, Genera
Agent of the Adams Express Co.; M. J
O'Brien of New York, General Manager O
the Southern Express Co.; @. NJ. Sadler O
Charlotte, N. G., Superintendent Of tn
Southern Express Co.: J. Hol. Alexande
of Charlottesville and other prominent Elk
press men.
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The Gordon Land Company.

This company of which Capt. H. L..
Hoover, General Manager; w. L. Walters,
Jr.. Vice President, and G. g. Thompson
and Geo. G. Walters, Directors, are all
Staunton men, publishes in another column
this morning its prospectus, which is one
Of the most attractive we have seen. Cor
louisville may be said to be one of the best
known towns in Virginia and has hotels,
schools, churches, banks and water works.
The new company's property lies in and
around it. The company controls by OPP
ton OF purchase about 8, 900 acres on South
Mountain spur, and in addition has LOGO
acres in which are lead and zinc veins,
which were operated by the Confederate
government. The lead ore yields about 70
per cent. of lead and from $40 to 1871 of sill
yer ton. There are about $50 tons of zinc
ore now lying about the opening in the zinc
mine. These facts we get from the COM
pany prospectus. Their plan as published
to-day is well worth the perusal of either
large OF small investors,
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Railroad Notes.

Holders of the junior securities of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad who are dis
satisfied with the published plan of reor-
ganization, have secured the cooperation
of a certain interest identified with the
Richmond Terminal system, and are now
organizing with a view to buying the road
at the coming sale On September 80. 1t is
limited that the B. 4 0. is interested in this
movement as step towards the Southern
connection which the Roanoke & Southern
at Roanoke would give it. On the other
hand it is said to be much cheaper for the
B. & 0. to complete the Valley Ry. be-
tween Lexington and Salem and meet the
Roanoke & Southern when it reaches there,
which will be soon.
A public meeting at Harrisonburg has
resolved to build q railroad from that point
to Elkton, sixteen miles. There is but one
bridge of Importance on the route, and the
cost of the road has been figured to be with
in reach Of those who contemplate it's con-
structiOn.
1t is asserted by reliable persons that the
ulOucy Is llOW LII 1dllU lOI ULlC COAlooA uOUAo1i
of road from some point in the Valley by
Warrenton to Washington. This line is
independent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road, which, it is thought, will certainly
be built.
J. A. Gleason, Chief Train Dispatcher of
the Cincinnati Division of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Road, whose headquarters are in
Cincinnati, has resigned, to engage in the
real estate business in Roanoke, Va.
The earnings of the Chesapeake u Ohio
Road for the first week Of September show
an increase of So, S32.6s over those for the
corresponding week of last year.
WI. Mckee, assistant Supt. of the Gin
cinnati division of the G. & o. has resigned
and is succeeded by H. G. Boughton from
the Pittsburg & Western.
Benz. f. Hutchinson, clerk in the q. q
O. office at Low-Moor, has taken position
on the Norfolk & Western Ry.
A Hinton, W. Va, jury has given YER
dict against the G. & 0. for $3.50 DANA
ges for the death of Robert Daniel.
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BreVltles.

The Allegheny Sentinel says :-"Mr. W.
G. Damron left this morning for Staunton
to arrange for placing the remainder of the
heavy machinery in the Staunton Building
CompanY's factory. This factory will
begin work very shortly"
The Harrisonburg Spirit of the Valley
says 1--WE regret to learn that Mr.. B. F.
Miller lost an eye while breaking rock on
the Valley turnpike by having piece fly
off and enter the ball of the eye. This
makes the third man in this place who has
lost an eye while breaking rock on the
pike"
The U. s. Senate has passed bill to
change the time of meeting Of J Judge Paul's
Court at Harrisonburg to the Tuesday
after the first Monday in June and De
cember.
The W. G. T. U. State Convention
meets at Norfolk next Tuesday.
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MARKETS.
INDICATOR OFFICE,

V1NDICAToR OFFICE, I
STAUNTON, VA. Sept 18th.
The Philadelphia Record, in its grain mar
ket review of Saturday, says: 'The declining
tendency of grain values has been checked by
the announcement of the reduced estimates OF
crop conditions furnished by the Federal De
partment Of Agriculture. The September aver
ages indicate probable yield of 100000, DOC
bushels of wheat and of something like
$50, O0o, 900 bushels of corn. which is a de-
cline of 1o, 900, 600 bushels in the promise OF
wheat and Of 50, OO0,00O bushelsin that of corn,
as compared with the production Indicated by
the Departments estimates month ago. AS a
result of this change in the outlook there has
been a renewal of active speculative buying IN
Ill markets, which has caused an advance of
cents per bushel in the price of wheat and ~
to cents per bushel in the price of corn.
Flour values have moved up alphabetically
with wheat, but the higher prices have not
been freely paid by buyers"
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Sep H.-Wheat-Longberry, COM
mon 81; Shortberry, very good $1.O6, good 9I.O2,
fair 81.
CHICAGO Sept. Observation-Disclosures delivery,
81. 1.021a; May, S1.06A.
BALTIMORE, Sep. T.-Flour larry actlVe.
Wheat-Southern firm; Fultz, 93casl.0l; Long
berry, 9Sca$101; Western frmer; No.2 winter red,
spot and September, 9Sa984c. Corn-Southern
quiet; white, 5sa59c; yellow, Sc; Western frmer.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept Ii
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
III 70 $50
Generally rated first quality. $50 a 4.25
Medium OF good fair quality-..... 2.75 a3.25
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and
Prices are lscaAc lower than last week, only q
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Activity at Shendun.

The 81 $780, 900 of stock issued by the
Shendun (Grottoes) Company has all been
taken and the books closed. One Of the latest
applications was made by cablegram from
Paris, France, for 500 shares. 1t arrived
in time.
In Washington city on the 18th inst.
Mai. Jed. Hotchkiss closed a contract fol
the construction of street railway to be
fully equipped and in operation at Shendur
city by October sth, the day of the lot
drawing.
An iron bridge across the river at Shen
dun has been contracted for.
The new town site will be in fine shape
when the lot drawers get there.
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A Law Suit Trimmed out by DEATH and
Changes.

The suit Of John T. billiard Of Nelson
county contesting the will and a codicil of
his mother Mrs. Narcissa E. billiard,
which has been pending in the circuit
court of that county for nine years was
brought to a final ending last week at a
special term of that court held by
Judge Grimsley of Culpeper. The
decision of the court sustained the will.
Stephen T. billiard, the chief defendant i'll
the case died last April, and of the counsel
engaged on one side OF the other, Judge
John Howard McCue of Staunton and
Hon. Robt A. Coghill Of Amherst are
dead Judge Wingfeld before whom the
suit was first brought is dead, and Johr
D. Horsley one of the counsel has been pro
NOTED to the position of Circuit Judge.