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knights of Honor.

The Grand Lodge Knights Of Honor of
Virginia, in session at Lynchburg, finished
it's labors last week and adjourned to meet
in Roanoke in 1892. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year,. 7.
Morris, Petersburg, P. G.. D.; John 7.
Edwards, Lynchburg, G.. D.; R. R. Prem
tiss, Suffolk, V. G. D.: T. 7. Barr, Abing-
don, A. G. d.; Rev. Fl. M. Hope, Danville,
G.. c.; w. H. Bailie, Lynchburg, G.. r /;
M. F. Hudnall, Richmond, G.. T.; j
Peyser, Petersburg, G.. Guide W. S.
Holland, Staunton, G. G.; E. w. Wilson,
Smithfeld, G.. S.; DR.. Hugh Stockdell,
Petersburg, State Medical Examiner; H.
M. Hope, Danville, and Jas. r. Lamkin,
Richmond, Supreme Representatives j.
T. Morris, Petersburg, and Capt. H.
Hodges, Norfolk, Alternate Representa-
tives; W. E. Foster, Norfolk, John Max
well, Richmond, and Isaac Hirsch, Freder-
icksburg, Grand Trustees.
Grand Reporter W. Fl. Bailie submitted
his annual report, which represents the
Grand Lodge as entirely free from debt and
with a handsome balance i'll the treasury.
The report shows:
Number Of lodges January l, 1889, 81;
present number Of lodges, 81; number of
members January 1, 1889, 1854; present
number of members, 2,642; number of
deaths during the year, As; amount paid by
Supreme Lodge to benefciaries in Virgin
ia, 100000; amount paid by Supreme Lodge
to widow and orphan fund, 75,02S.29;
amount paid for relief of sick and distress
ed members in Virginia, $2,903.6S.
Total receipts from January 1, 1889, to
March 1, 1890, s2,e95.29; total amount dis
bursed from January l, 1889, to March 1,
1890, 81 ,576.43; balance in the hands OF
Grand Treasurer, 1,11S.S6.
The Grand Lodge decided to increase the
per capita tax to seventy-fve cents.
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Uelinnuant Taxes.

In these times Of rapid changes of real
estate, it would be well for purchasers to
look to the delinquent tax feature of the
case. The records Of land are always hunted
carefully for mortgages and other matters
affecting the title, but not much attention
is paid to the tax matter. The Importance
of this examination has been eXemplifed in
several cases, in the Clerks Office of the
Hastings Court, in the last few weeks.
Two OF three purchasers who have been
examining the status of real estate they
have bought, have found that it had been
sold in 1888 for taxes, and the two years
having elapsed the purchasers of that year
have set up their claim to the property.
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RreYltleS.

A number of gentlemen met in the Coun-
Gil Chamber room on Monday night to look
into the matter of investing in a gold bear
ing property in Georgia on which an option
(which expires tomorrow had been secured
at 100000. MI. - Fiske, a gentleman
visiting Staunton with his family, and who
has had much experience with gold mines
in the far West, consented to make a trip
to Georgia and look into the matter, and
his services were secured. He left here on
Tuesday and will telegraph the result of his
observations.
Last week a committee in Harrisonburg
reinforced by State Secretary H. O. Will
liams and Assistant Secretary E. T. Dad
nun, canvassed the town and raised 81 900
of the 81 200 needed to put the Y. NJ. G. A.
there on a good footing.
The suits of the Edmondson Railway
Gate Co. in the Circuit Court of Rich
mond, to compel certain subscribers to
stock to pay their subscriptions, was de-
cided on Wednesday in favor of the sub
scriberS.
Augusta cattle men will be interested in
the fact that an effort is being made in Bal
timore to remove the CayertOn Stock
Yards.
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SUITS Instituted,

The Oliver Chilled Flow Company Of
South Bend, Ind, we are informed, has
commenced series of suits in the U. S.
Districts Courts of Virginia, against par
ties for Infringement of patent. Among
those instituted in the Western District are
one against Hugh F. Lyle& Co. of Vesuvius,
for manufacturing plows, points and other
repairs, and Philo Bradley's Sons Of Har-
other repairs. They will also commence
suit against the Edinburg Plow Company
for similar infringement. These suits, it
is stated, will be extended to dealers in and
users of, as well as makers of the parts
which constitute an Infringement.
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Railroad Notes.

The HaITisonburg Register has it from a
reliable source, that through express train
from Lexington may be put Oh the Valley
road in the Spring. Leaving Lexington
about the middle of the afternoon, and
stopping only at the more important sta
lions, it would reach Washington III five
hours, and Baltimore in less than six. The
return trip would consume practically the
same time
The Baltimore & Ohio road is about to
add fifty new baggage and day coaches to
the three hundred and seven it already has
in use.
Thomas Mathews, night Waterman on
the B. & o. r. R. bridge at Harpers Ferry,
dropped dead of heart disease OH Friday
evening, of last week, while on his way to
his post of duty.
E. L. Williams, depot agent at Romeo
verte, w. ". has purchased MI. w. S.
Rodes' residence in Ronceverte, for the
sum of $4,000. Mr.. Rodes will remove
shortly to Alton, Nelson county, Va.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany's rolling mills at Cumberland have
been sold to the Cambria Iron Works, of
JOhnstown, Pa.
w. P. Walker, Jr., manager OF the
Kanawha Dispatch), has been appointed
Freight Traffic Manager Of the Chesapeake
& Ohio, and entered on his duties on Monday
last. Twelve years ago he was the G. e o.
ticket agent at Cincinnati, in which city his
headquarters now will be. This new APP
pointment does not interfere with the posi-
ton Of E. d. Hotchkiss who continues as
General Freight Agent.
Owing to wash-outs last week on the
G. & o., the Vestibule trains had to run by
way of Winchester, KY, and were very
irregular. On Monday they resumed run
ming over the Cincinnati Division and will
be regular again.
The earnings Of the Shenandoah Valley
Ry. for February showed an increase OF
$50 900 on the February of last year.
The earnings of the Chesapeake Il Ohio
Ry. for February showed an increase OF
$146, 562. "a over the February Of last year.
President ingalls, of the G. & o., says
that during the fiscal year ending June
3Oth next, that company will have spent
s., 500, 900 in improvements. 1t has laid
$50 miles Of main track with steel rails anC
purchased 35 locomotives and 1900 freight
cars.
The contract to complete the eight-mile
Bek Line railroad around Richmond has
bee, awarded to Mason, Hoge & Co.
The Chesapeake & Ohio, on Tuesday last
commenced the erection Of it's new round
house and machine shops at st. Adams.
J. B. Johnson has been appointed Genera
Yard Master at Huntington, vice Thos. Fl
Wall, resigned.
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The Show Windows.

The extraordinary exhibition in Treiber's
window has drawn large crowds ever since
the window dresser, Mr.. Zach. Mort on put
it in. 1t is forest scene with a fallen
tree living on leaves. There are snakes in
the leaves and one twined naturally around
the tree. On the limbs are owls by the
score, and standing around are skeletons
with Death on a pale horse,a veritable cham
Der of horrors. Scattered among the leaves
are broken eggs with little chickens peeping
out.
In Wheat & Summerson s window there
is curiosity in the form of bouquet made
of pickles. 1t is work Of ingenious art.
There is On exhibition at Landes' gallery,
a picture of the late Rev. Sidney 7. Riser,
former pastor of Christ Lutheran Church.
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The Chamber of Commerce.

The annual meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, President G. E. Haines in the
chair, was held on Tuesday night last.
Secretary's Report.-The report Of the
Secretary, Col. J. c. Shields, was read and
showed that during the fiscal year the
Chamber had lost eight members and gained
six.
Election of Oficers.-The old officers OF
the Chamber were reelected for the ensuing
year as fOllows-Chas. E. Haines, Presi-
dent; Alex. Hart, LIST Vice-P President; M.
B. Hamrick, I'd Vice President; J. G.
Shields, Secretary. Directors-Isaac Witt,
M. N. Bradley, Reeves Gait, c. A. Gladke,
J. w. Todd, J. A. Hanger, W. A. Burke,
and Arista Hoge.
Neac Members. following new mem
bers, seventeen in number, were proposed
and elected: T. G.. Morton, Prof. F. r.
Webb, B. A. Blakemore, G. E. VanPelt &
Co., DR.. j. I. Lindsay, A. A. Grubert x
Son, w. H. Barkman, Jno. T. Long, w. F.
Summerson, G. L. Cooke, H. L. Hoover.
NJ. E. Kyle, A. H. Fultz, Jas. w. Teabo,
Robertson & Co., Chas. lesser, and D. A.
Sniteman.
Beneficial Action of the Chamber
MI. John w. Todd, Of the Committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting to inquire into
the difficulty of getting cars for freight on
the Valley branch Of the B. & o., reported
that he had written to the officers of the
road and communicated the action of the
Chamber of Commerce regarding it. The
trouble had been remedied and cars could
now be gotten with much greater ease.
Vote of Thanks.-On motion of Mr.. G.
W. Warden, vote Of thanks was adopted
to the Secretary. Col. J. G. Shields, for his
invaluable services to the Chamber.
Making Staumtom's Advantages Kmo,cra.
Mr.. J. A. Armentrout offered a resolu-
tion by which the Chamber of Commerce of
Staunton respectfully requests Messrs. M.
Erskine Miller, I. Witt, Jed. Hotchkiss,
R. w. Burke, and II. M. Bell, all we'll
known men of affairs, to use their influence
to set forth to capitalists the advantages of
Staunton as manufacturing point, and to
correspond with them with regard to estab-
fishing here rolling mill, iron furnace,
stove foundry, car works, OF any manufac-
turing establishment. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
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The Law Regulating the Factory Work of
Women and Children.

The following is the text of the bill pass
ed by the legislature regulating the number
of hours which women and children shall
work in factories:
1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, that no female and no child
under fourteen years of age shall work as an
operative in any factory OF manufacturing
establishment in this State more than ten
hours in any one day Of twenty -four hours.
All contracts made or to be made for the
employment of any female or of any child
under fourteen years of age, as an operative
in any factory or manufacturing establish
ment to work more than ten hours in any
one day of twenty-four hours, are and shall
be void.
2. Any person having authority to contract
for the employment of persons as operatives
in any factory OF manufacturing establish
ment who shall engage Or contract with any
female or any child under fourteen years Of
age to work as an operative in such factory
or manufacturing establishment during more
than ten hours in any one day of twenty
four hours, snail be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and be fined not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
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MARKETS.
VINDICATOR OFFICE,
STAUNToN, VA, March IS.

VINDICATOR OFFICE,
STAUNToN, VA, March IS.
More hay than usual has been coming into
Staunton market this week and there is still
less demand for it. In fact, there is absolute
ly no demand whatever for anything, except
timothy. We have seen good sound clover
mixed hay sell this week at $500 per ton,
baled and delivered at Staunton. The oldest
inhabitant never knew it to be as low before.
Wheat is off again. notwithstanding the crop
prospect is not reported so good as a month
ago. In this section there is a complaint OF
damage by fly and nudge; some crops near
Staunton have suffered materially from their
attacks. In the Western States the prospects
for the growing crops are not at all fattering;
the winter wheat is reported as not likely to
make more than half crop. In some sec
lions the estimate made from present appear
ances, puts the growing crop at only 40 per
cent. OF an average crop. Of course, these re-
ports may be greatly changed by the nice
weather we are now having.
At Swoope's depot wheat is being loaded by
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The Meat Inspection Law.

| No twenty citizens desiring to give any
friend soft place at the expense of an in
crease of the price of meat to
thousands of others, no application
has yet been sent to Judge Graf
tan to appoint an Inspector of Meat under
the new law which went into effect on
March lst. 1t requires the signatures OF
twenty citizens asking the Judge to appoint
such an inspector, before the Judge can
act.
There seems to be a great diversity OF
opinion about the benefits of this law and
to whom these benefits inure. A cattle
buyer with whom representative of this
paper talked, said that not cent of increase
in the price of meat would get to the far
mers. He thought the Western meat men
would be stirred up by the law and would
give their agents in Virginia such rates that
the cent tax would not affect their sales.
The price of cattle, he said, was chiefly
governed by the prices paid in Baltimore
and New Y DIRK, and Virginia sellers would
find no increase in their receipts from the
fact that Virginia had laid a tax on fresh
meat slaughtered over 100 miles from where
it was offered for sale.
Another gentleman who buys cattle in
Augusta, Highland and Bath, said it would
not affect the prices he paid because he did
not sell his cattle in Virginia. He thought
the law was an oppression of the many for
the benefit of the few.
A business man who was familiar with the
meat trade told our representative that it
would make no difference in the amount Of
Western beef consumed, as the fact that no
bone was sold with 1t, gives it an advantage
besides the fact that it was excellent beef.
1t wouldn't pay, he said, to ship any Wes-
tern beef unless it was in prime condition
when it started for in any other condition
it would not stand trans oortation and
would be thrown back on the hands of the
shipper when it arrived tainted. The Wes-
tern men would lose money at that and are
obliged to ship sound meat OF none at all.
There is not great deal Of Western beef
shipped to agents at Stanton, though Mr..
Harry Gait receives the largest quantity
that is sent, getting it by express twice a
week. But while there is not q great deal
done by agents, some Of our large restaurants
and other large consumers Of beef send large
individual orders to agents in Baltimore
and other cities.
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Buena Vista Items,

The Buena Vista Advocate gives us the
following items
A Hundred Houses.-During the past
week contracts were let for building nearly
a hundred houses here. B. T. Bagby and
W. F. Summerson of Staunton have con-
tracted to put up four cottages and two
large store-houses for the Buena Vista I'M
provement Co.
Sale of Lots.-T. B. Ferguson, B. E.
Vaughan and S. Fl. Franklin, of Lynch
burg, purchased on Wednesday $4,000
worth of lots from the Buena Vista Com
pany. and will proceed at once to improve
them.
Personaz.-Among the arrivals at the
hotel this week were Judge j. M. Quarles
of Staunton, Rev. A. r. Cooke OF Waynes-
boro, and J. Alex. Bumgardner of Angus
ia.
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MARRIED..

KIDDICK - WHITEHURsT. In Petersburg,
law, Mr.. A. w. Price, by Rev. j. F. Twitty,
of Windsor, N. c., to Miss Mamie Whitehurst,
of Petersburg, a niece of Mrs. Mary K. Terrell
of Staunton
VAN PELT-TRIPLETT.-I Woodstock, Va,
at the home of the brides father, March 5th, by
Rev. T. p Epes OF the Presbyterian church, as
sisted by Rev. Is. f. Ball of the NJ. Il. Church,
Mr.. j. Clarence Van Pelt, of the firm OF Van
Pelt & Walton of Woodstock, (brother of Mr..
c. e. Van Pelt of Staunton) to Miss 1ille,
daughter of DR.. VIM. Triplett.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL "Walnut Farm
Jefferson county, w. Va. the home of Mrs.
Amanda G. Strider, the brides mother, by Rev.
DIR. A. Hopkins Mr.. Adelbert Robinson of
Cincinnati, to Miss Anna Cora Strider, daugh-
ter of the late Jno. H. Strider. and sister of the
late Rev. JnO. p. Strider.
KOHEN-WOLFE.-At the Synagogue Beth
Israel, in Charlottesville, Va, March 18th, by
Rabbi E. NJ Myers of Petersburg Mr.. Samuel
Kohen of Waynesboro to Miss Martha Wolfe
of Charlottesville.
URVIS-WILLS.-At Mountain Cove church.
Sunday, March 2, by Rev. Robert E. GIeeson
Mr.. John James Purvis, from near Montreal
to Miss Taltha Cumi Wills, daughter of Mr.
James N. Willis of Stevens Cove, all of Nelson
county.
ULEY-SPITLER.-Marc 9Th, at Middle
brook, Mr.. Ashby McCauley and Mrs Mittie
Splitter daughter of Mr.. Mordecai Smith.
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New Stores to be Erected.

Architect Foulks of Pennsylvania, who
made the plans of the Y. M. g. A. building
has contracted to prepare for MI. j. D..
Crowle the plans Of three-story and base
ment building on the site Of the old Tams
residence on Main street. The building
is to be of pressed brick with ornamental
trimmings. The floor flush with the
street will be four stores, the next story
will be fitted up for offices, and the top
story will contain large hall for public
uses-a convenience much needed in Staun-
ton. The building will cost $4,000 and be
ready for occupancy by this Fall. MI.
Crowle has already received applications for
some of thestores and a portion of the floor
on which the offices are to be located.
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The Glasgow Manganese and Mineral
Company Organized.

A meeting of the corporators of the
Glasgow Manganese and Mineral Company,
Incorporated by the General Assembly OF
Virginia, was held in Lexington. Saturday.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was called to the Chair
and w. T. Shields appointed Secretary.
On motion of Capt. R. II. Catlett OF Staun-
ton, the charter Of the company was ac-
cepted. The meeting then went into the
election of officers, whereupon the following
gentlemen were elected. Directors-Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee of Lexington; Capt. r. I'll.
Catlett of Staunton; w. A. Glasgow, il, of
Fincastle; Col. w. A. Anderson Of Licking
ton; b. G. Rawlins of Rockbridge county.
Col. w. A. Anderson was elected President,
and W. T. Shields, Secretary and Treasurer.
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Dwelling Burned.

On Thursday night last, as Mr.. John S.
McCorkle of Middlebrook was returning
home from visit to Staunton, he saw a
bright light in the direction of that village
and on reaching it found his dwelling in
flames. 1t had taken fire, it is stated, in
the basement, the colored servant having
built a large fire there and gone out and left
it. Her child, which was lying in it's
cradle before the fire, was burned to death.
MI. McCorkle's loss is heavy, the building
being destroyed and what furniture was
not burned, being badly damaged, The
house and furniture were insured for
81 900, with Hoge & McChesney, in the
Virginia State and Hamburg Bremen COM
NAMES.
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Addition to be Erected at the Asylum.

On Wednesday last. the Executive Com
mittee Of the W. L. Asylum Board appoin-
ted Messrs. P II. Trout and John w. Todd
of the Board, and DR.. Benz. Blackboard
Supt., and Capt. Lewis Hartman, Steward,
as committee to secure plans and est1-
mates for new building for male patients
to contain 100 dormitories. 1t will be loca-
ted just North of the large male building,
in the direction of the Chesapeake u Ohio
Road. The appropriation gives the asylum
$40, OOOa year for two years for new buildings
The 900 next year will be spent in erect
ing one for female patients. When the first
building is completed it will be devoted to
harmless and incurable patients, thus CIV
ing more room to treat durable insane peo-
pie in the other buildings and giving the
jails some relief from the number OF insane
now in them.
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Hettie Bernard-U chase at the Opera House.

Next Tuesday night, March 18th, the
Hettie Bernard Chase Comedy Company
appears at the Opera House. 1t brings
with it good deal of fun in the comedy of
1.-THE Pretty Coquette, " and not the least
of it is the latest song of the day-'sThat S
me, McGinty, from the bottom of the Sea, y
over which New Y ork is now going wild.
The Mobile, (Ala.,) Gossip says of Miss
Chase:
Gin the actress, too, the audience found a
surprisingly pretty, piquante and clever SOU
brette, who does her work in the Pixley school
and does it we'll besides. She has mobile
face, good voice and very speaking hands; she
dances gracefully and plays the banjo, not
'like an angel as one youth remarked, be-
cause that is not the damp-cloud instrument.
made friends here, who will rally round her
on her return"
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U. B. Conference.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE STATIONING
COMMITTEE.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE sTATIONING
COMMITTEE.
The Virginia Conference Of the United
Brethren Church which was in session at
Winchester last week, presided over by
Bishop Weaver, adjourned on Saturday
We give below a list of the appointments
by the Stationing Committee. It will be
brightest young ministers Of that denomi.
nation and who is very popular in Staunton
has been assigned to the church here:
Shenandoah District, G. P. Dyche, P. E.
Rockbridge Circuit, J. M. Holt.
Staunton Mission Station, appropriation
$40 J. d. Donovan.
Augusta Circuit, S. D. SHELTON.
North Fork Circuit, n A. Karicoff.
Franklin Circuit, j. E. Fout.
Singers Glen Mission, appropriation $500
j. E. Holt.
Churchville Circuit, e. W. Station.
Lacy Springs Circuit, G. A. Fadely.
Edinburg Circuit, M. K. Berry.
Dayton Circuit, J. M. Underwood.
Elkton Circuit, W. F. Gruyer.
Madison Mission, j. W. Maiden.
Freedmen's Mission, T. K. Clifford.
Cross Keys, S. L. Rice.
Winchester District-C. H. Crowell, P. E.
Toms Brook Circuit r. Byrd.
Front Royal, j. W. Walter.
Hartmansyille Mission, (appropriation $3.50
E. A. Pugh.
Berkeley Circuit, W. H. Clary.
Winchester Circuit, J. B. Chamberlain.
Frederick Circuit, W. H. Samsel.
Berkeley Springs Circuit, J. E. B. Rice.
South Branch Circuit, N. F. A. Cupp.
Martinsburg Station. J. R. Ridenour.
Vauclesville, w. o. Ewing.
Lost River Circuit, J. F. Snyder.
New Creek Circuit, W. j. Miller.
Bloomery Circuit, P. J. Lawrence.
Moorield Circuit, W. P. Bazzle.
J. W. Holt, Bishop Pacific Coast District
j. W. Howe, Conference Missionary.
j. N. Fries, Professor Shenandoah Institute
e. P. Holt, Principal Shenandoah Institute
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Death Of a Minister.

Rev. Henry Wetzel, venerable minister
of the Lutheran church, died at his home
neal Mt Calvary in Shenandoah, on the 9Th
inst, in his 73d year. He had been nearly
forty-nine years in the ministry and had
served congregations i'll Augusta, Rocking
HON, Shenandoah, Baltimore city, and West
Virginia. Some years ago he supplied the
pulpit Of the Lutheran church in Staunton
for some time. He was great student and
a theologian of much learning. Among his
effects he leaves avery valuable library con-
tanning a number of old German works on
the Lutheran faith. His remains were in
TERED at Zion church, Shenandoah, by the
side OF his wife's grave.