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Entertainment for the Y. NJ, C. A,
Library,

The Entertainment Committee of the
Ladies Auxiliary is busy just now holding
rehearsals for that novel entertainment "a
Japanese Wedding in High Life obe given
Friday evening of next week, the 18th inst,
IN the Y. M. G. A. auditorium. The stage
will be a picture of bright oriental beauty.
The characters, fourteen in number, will
be in full Japanese costume, and tea drink
ing and eating Of rice-balls will be INDUCED
in. A short but choice selection of music
and recitation will follow, and at $50 re-
freshments will be served up stairs. The
admission will be twenty-five cents, reserv-
ed seats ten cents extra. The tickets will
be on sale from Monday next at the Y. M.
G. A. building by Mr.. Frank Powell, the
acting Secretary.
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A Corps Commanders Mention of a
Private.

Reading the U. S. official record of the war
by Union and Confederate officers, we lately
came across, in Lieutenant General Ewell,s
report OF the Gettysburg campaign, a notice
by that officer of a one-legged Confederate
veteran, a private, who is well known
among us-Wm. H. German 1t was on
the occasion named that MI. German was
| shot in the knee and crippled for life He
was carried from the battle field to Jordans
Springs near by, where his leg was ampu-
tated. AS it is rare that the bravery of a
private receive the official commentator
Of Lieutenant General, we copy it:
AT WINCHESTER.
Lieut. John Orr, adjutant Sixth Louisiana,
was the hrst man to mount the enemy s breast
works on the 14th, receiving in the act
commends him for captain of cavalry, he being
deslrous OF entering that branch of the service,
for which he is eminently qualified.
Lieut. Z; $, Contee's section of Dement'S
MaFytanao battery was placed in short
maintained its position till is of the is men in
the two detachments were killed or wounded,
when Lieut.. John A. Morgan, of the First
McKim, aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. e. II.
Steuart, volunteered and helped to work the
guns till the surrender Of the enemy. The fol-
lowing are the names of the gallant men be-
longing to this section First gun-Sergt.
John z. Harris; Corpls. William ?. Compton,
Samuel Thompson; Privates Robert Chew,
William Rooster. Charles Pease, A. James
Albert, Jr., William 7. Wotton, John r.
Yates, Jr., H. j.. Langsdale, and John R.
Buchanan Second gun-sergt John E. elias
cooke; Corpls. William Ii. May, Charles
Harris; Privates Thomas Moore, William II.
Gorman, +. Prayer, William W. Wilson,
Samuel Thomas, R. 7. Richardson, William
Sherburne, James Owens, William Dallam,
and Joseph Mockabee
Colonel Brown, acting chief of artillery,
recommends Lieutenant Contee for promotion
to the captaincy Of the Chesapeake Artillery,
Sergeants A. L. East, VIM. H. Fades, and
F. D. Milstead, Jr., of Captain Raine's battery.
are mentioned for gallantry on the 10TH
In the same report we see it stated that
among those who took the places of the dis
abled cannoneers, was 1t. Randolph II. Nc
Kim, who is now one of the most prominent
ministers of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
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A Case of Conscience,

Nearly four years ago Mr.. E. c. Vincent
the civil engineer of this city, missed from
his office a case Of instruments. It was
not heard of afterwards, nor was there anv
clue by which the thief could be traced.
Last Monday morning on going to the
post-office he found a large package for him
which proved to be the case of instruments,
uninjured and as good as when they were
taken. No postmark could be found on the
package, but the wrapper used was the let
ter head of a Lynchburg firm, which makes
it possible that the package came from
there. 1t was not directed by the man
who took the instruments. He had evil
IDENTIFY dictated the direction to some one
else, and the writer had first written E. G.
Winston from the familiarity of sound, and
afterwards written e. g. Vincent.
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wife was extricated in an unconscious con-
dition. Later in the night the searching
party saw tiny hand protruding from the
girl soon lay besides its dead father.
HELP FOR LOUISVILLE.
Offers of help poured in from every quar-
ter directly communication with Louisville
was opened, the offers being led off by
Gov. James E. Campbell of Ohio.
SCENES OF DISTRESS ELSEWHERE.
The great storm which did so much dam
age at Louisville was felt in Illinois, In
diana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama,
Virginia, and more OF less in every State
east of the Rocky Mountains, and the high
wind prevailed up to Saturday night.
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SOUTH IRON GAIT
L2ANB COMPANY.
Capita! Stock, $35, 900.
Shares, Par Value, 500 Each,

THE proposed Company will own 12O Acres of
land lying South of the fast growing town
of Iron Gate, commanding every approach to
Iron Gate and Clifton Forge, from a rich agri-
cultural section.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and James
River passing through it, aTording every facility
for transportation and water power. The land is
beautifully located for Residences, Business and
Manufacturing purposes, and is only few min
utes walk from the centre of Iron Gate where
lots are now selling from 5000 to 500 each. thus
making it ripe for the market. Rich deposits
OF Iron Ore have been developed on the adjoin-
ing lands and it can be safely said that with
small expenditure, fine deposits may be found on
this property. Three miles below on the railroad
is located PRINCESS FURNACE affording a ready
market for all Ores. quarry of fine Building
Limestone lies just across the River and is held
under option by this Company, with other valu-
able property.
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Questions You Must Answer.

The following are the questions which
the census takers will ask the people OF
Augusta and Staunton on the LIST of June,
and that must be answered OF fine will be
imposed:
l. Give Christian name in full, and ini-
tial of middle name, surname.
2. Whether soldier, sailor OF marine
during the Civil War UNITED States or
Confederate) OF widow of such person.
8. Relationship to head of family.
4. Whether white OF black, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, Japanese or
Indian.
5. Sex.
6. Age at nearest birthday. If under one
year give age in months.
I. Whether single, married, widowed OF
divorced.
S. Whether married during the census
year June l. 1889, to May 81, 1s90).
8. Mother of how many children, and
number of these children living.
10. Place of birth.
II. Place of birth of father.
II. Place of birth of mother.
ID. Number Of years in the United States.
IA. Whether naturalized.
Is. Whether naturalization papers have
been taken out.
16. Profession, trade OF occupation.
II. Months unemployed during the CEN
sus year June l, 1899, to May 81, 1900.
Is. Attendance at school lin months)
during the census year June l, 1889, to
May 81, 1907
10. Able to read.
20. Able to write.
q. Able to speak English. If not, the
language OF dialect spoken.
p. Whether suffering from acute or
chronic disease, with name of disease and
length of time afflicted.
%. Whether defective in mind, sight,
hearing OF cspeech, OF whether rippled,
manned or deformed with name of defect.
"a. Whether a prisoner, convict, home
less child, or pauper
25 and 26. Is the home you live in hired,
OF is it owned by the head OF by member
OF the family?
q. If owned by head or member of FAM
lily, is the home free from mortgage incum-
brance.
%. If the head Of the family is farmer,
| is the farm which he cultivates hired, OF is
| it owned by him OF by member of his
family?
20. If owned by head Oh member of fami-
ly, is the farm free from mortgage incum-
brance
80. If the home or farm is owned bv head
OF member of family, and mortgaged, give
the postOffice address of the owner.
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- GAIT RREEslDENCEs, 4 BEAHTIFuL
sN N TIE CRY Of
suant to a decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta
county, entered in the of Lineburg, &C., VS..
1889, the undersigned commissioners will proceed
in front of the house, in the city of Staun-
ton, at IL O'Clock M, on &assss
Saturday, May 3s'd, 1890,
to sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
Ist-la fine brick residence, with lot fronting
on the south side OF Main or Beverly street, A.
between Market and Coalter streets, on ;;
more or less, and running back one hundred and
seventy-fve feet more or less. This property adj
Joins the residence lot of Capt. Charles A. Holt
on the West, and is one of the most desirable
homes in the city, it being the mansion house and
lot of the late George F. Flick and is at present
occupied by his widow.
2nd.-A lot adjoining the above described prop
erty on the West fronting on Main or Beverly
hundred and seventy live feet more OF less, upon
which is a good frame building, the same being
now occupied.
beautiful building lot fronting on Main or BeVer-
ly street fifty feet more or less and running back
one hundred and seventy-tive feet more or less
These are the most valuable residence properties
that have been on the market for years.
4th.-A substantial brick store house in the
centre of the business portion Of the city, on the
North side of Main or Beverly street, adjoining
the East the Masonic Temple, and fronting
on Main or beverly street twenty feet more or
less, and the lot which it is located running
back seventy feet or less. This is the build
ing formerly occupied by the late George F.
Flick as saddlery and harness store, and is now
in the occupancy of Mr. David o Rork. 1t is one
of the finest business stands in me city OF Staun-
ton.
lne sale of these properties is made for parti-
tion and the title is believed to be unquestioned
TEKMS:-Cash in hand sufficient to pay the
cost of suit and SALE and the remainder upon q
credit, or credits, of one, two and three years
from the day of sale, in equal instalments. bear
ing interest from the day of sale, the purchaser
or purchasers to execute bonds with approved
personal security and the title retained as ulti-
mate security.
EDWARD ECHOLS,
L. WAI,TQN.
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V1RGINlA.-In the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, April Sd. 1890.
I. r. N. Speck, Sheriff of Augusta County, and
as such Admir- d. b. II. of Polly Matheny,
decd, PFt,ff
Elijah Matheny and - Matheny, children
of stephen Ma .heny; Phillip Cool and the other
and unknown children of Peggy Cool nee
Matheny); the unknown children of William,
Reuben, samuel, Archibald, James and Peachy
Matheny, and of their two sisters whose names
are unknown; w. NJ Matheny, and all of the
living brothers and sisters of Polly Matheny, and
the descendants of those who are dead all being
parties unknown. save Elijah Matheny, (Rock-
lnghamG Phillip Cool, (Rockinghamj and W
NJ. Matheny, (StauntOn) Defd'ts.
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to ascertain the names
and residences of the distributes of the personal
estate OF Polly Matheny, decd and the respective
shares therein of the sale distributes and o dis
tribution Of the same; 1t appearing by affidavit
filed that all of The above named defendants are
"parties unknown save Elijah Matheny, w. M
Matheny, and Phillip Cool. It is therefore order
ed that all the unknown parties as aforesaid, in
accordance with section 1920 of the Code OF Vir-
ginia, 1887 do appear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this notice and do what
is necessary to protect their interests in this suit
Teste,-
jim RYAN, Clerk
WHITE d GORDON, p. Q.-ap4 1t
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Waynesboro Items,

The Waynesboro Times furnishes the
following items:
Another Lead Sale. -The South Boston,
Va, men have purchased from Mrs. VIM.
Gallaher 60 acres of land opposite the
Gallaher farm, for $40, 900.
Bqyers from q Long Distonce.-W. H.
Paulhamus a broker of Aberdeen, Dakota,
and companion were in Waynesboro this
week and Taught four lots from the Way
nesboro Company lthe old Ganaher farml
on Wayne Avenue.
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Robbed by his Wife Of $2,28O.

A deserted husband, an engineer on the
Chesapeake Il Ohio road, OF Hinton, w.
Va, was in Lynchburg Saturday ON his
way to Danville to look for runaway wife,
who left him and three children to elope with
another man, the Wednesday previous, TAX
ing with her 81, $50 Of the husbands hard
earned savings, which he had entrusted to
her keeping. The husband, says the Lynch
burg ViFginian, says he is not in search of
the money, as most men would be, but
wants to reclaim the mother of his chill
dren if it is possible to do so.
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Amusements Next Week.

The amusement lovers of Staunton will
have great attractions at the Opera House
on two nights of next week,
Mrs. Geo. Knight, with her company
will appear in that irreslstibly comic
"Over the Garden Wal.''
The Bowser Vaudeville Company, with
it's brass band and orchestra, will also ap-
pear one night. This company has Mist
Viva Alsace, the shadow dancer. an the
four Hortense Sisters, the OF lginal Skin
dancers.
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LIST OF LETTERS

remaining In the PoSto1hce at Staunton, Augusta
County, Va, April 4, 1890.
LADIES' LIST.
Adams, Susie; Burnhon. Lila; Bailey, Martha;
Brown, Lottie; Banks, Jennie; Black, Lille;
Brint, Addie; Campbell, Kate; Chaner. Liza;
Campbell, oilee; Dickinson, Edith; Eutzler, Ida;
Gibson. Maggie; Calder Frances; Garner, Ida;
Hughes Florence; Herdon, Alice; Jane. Eliza;
Lee, Lucy; Ieitch, Ella j; Nicholas Frances
Mann, S E; McClura. Louisa; Patterson, Mary
V; Rose, Mary; SAWYER, Jane Shelton, Phoeba;
Turner Lizzie: Trayer, Mrs. j j; Watson, Phoba.
GENTLEMEN's LIST.
Armstead, Seward; Argenbright, John l.;
Allen, Henry; Burch, W; Bilkinglan, H S;
BLANC, Edward, Custer, Thos M; Eduen, Benz;
Felter, Ed III; Cornell, Glenn; Grandson, Albert;
Hoey, &C; Hog, Johnnie; Tones, Dr.; KINDLY, VIM;
Philip; Robertson, w s.; Rosenbaum. P c; Strait
ton, click; Shaw, Peter; Simmons, V ); Walters,
d; Washington, G H.
The above letters, if not called for within ff-
teen days, will be sent tot he Dead Letter Office
Parties calling for them will please say they
advertised.
Give your Street and Number to Carrier, and
your mail will not be put in General Delivery and
Advertised. w. A. BURKE. p. M.
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Work to be Commenced on the Street
Railway, May LIST.

The agreement for the construction Of a
street railway adopted by the City Council
and sent to Adams Bros. in Arkansas, was
yesterday returned to Mr.. W. P. Tams, &C
cepted and signed, MI, Adams writes that
he will be here on May LIST, and commence
work on the road according to contract.
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DIED.

ALE.-At his mothers residence, in Keezle-
town, Va, March 2lst, Charles Ernest Peale,
son of Capt. Edward Peale, in the 10Th year of
his age.
w RIGHT.-In Staunton. April LIST, Mrs. Nora
Wright, widow of the late Peter Wright, aged
81 years, a native of Ireland,
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M

CATT-KNOBLAUCH.-I Staunton, March
9th, at the residence of Reeves Gait, Esq, by
Rev. DIR. Samuel Rogers. Mr.. E. b. Gait of Salem
to Miss Abbie Knoblauch OF California.
sCROGHAM-HUFFMAN the Hoover
House, Staunlon, on the I'd of April, by Rev.
Samuel Driver, Mr. Jacob S. Scroghan of Au-
gusta county and Miss Henrietta 9. Huffman
of Rockingham, daughter of Jos. H. Huffman.
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Monday, April 2sth, 1890,

Monday, April 2Sth, 1890,
that very valuable farm, known as -. Asx4Aa
wv illiesford," stnated on Christians EH9s
Creek, about ~ miles from Staunton, sHTE4ssAsS
containing about 4ol acres. The i'm aVVas
provements on this farm consist of
good brick house, barn, stable, and <nakke>z.
other necessary outbuildings. The land adjoinl
the lands OF J. Reeves McComb and Henry Car
ter: There is also on the place good bearing
orchard, first-ciass water, and power for mill
TERMS third cash, and the residue on a
credit of one and two years, from the date Of sale
payable in equal insta!ments; the purchase,
giving bonds for the said deferred instalments
with approved personal security, bearing inter.
est and waving the homestead exemption. and
the title retained as ultimate security
JNO. N. OPIE,
LEWIS HARMAN,
Commissioners
ID. N. Ryan, Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Au.
gusta County, certify that the Commissioners ap.
pointed to make sale in the foregoing cause, have
duly executed the bond required of them under
decree in said cause and according to law.
Given under my hand, this Sd day of April
1890. J.. Nj RYAN, Clerk.
APT At
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NINETY-SIX KILLED
by A TORNADO AT LOUISVILLE.
KENTUCKY.

q PATH OF DEATH ACROSS THE CITY-A
HALL WITH 200 PEOPLE IN IT BLOWN
DOWN-A MINISTER AND SISTER OF
CHARITY AMONG TIE yICTrMs-RUINs
TAXING FIRE-FEAEFUL SCENES.
&C, &C, &C.
On Friday morning last, Staunton was
startled by thereport that a terrible tornado
had visited Louisville, Ky. the evening
before and swept away a large portion Of
the city and killed number of people.
running by rumor up into the thousands.
The deepest anxiety spread over the city.
There are a number Of young girls from
that city at school here many Of our citi-
zens have friends there, and one of Staun-
ton S best known citizens, Gen. Jno Echols.
has his residence there. Telegraph communi-
cation was cut off which deepeissG the
anxiety and it WAS not until Saturday
morning that any direct communication
was had from here with that city. and that
was a telegram from Gen. Echols himself
which gave great relief to his friends.
While it proved that the first reports had
been exaggerated. yet the disaster had been
ct an appalling character and nearly a
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FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL q, 1890.
EMPTIONS FROM TAXATION BY
MTJTTTCTP ALTIIES

The last observation-disclosures preSuming
that this is one of the bills they read before
passing, which il by the bye a hazardous
presumption seemed determined to test the
eonstitutionality of the exemption by char
tered towns of certain industries. In the
act incorporating the town of Mines in
Page county, amended and re-enacted, and
approved February 9th, the Gem Furnace
together with it's machinery and tools is
exempted from all corporation taxes, and
it is provided further ''that whenever sat
isfactory evidence shall be presented to said
council that any person OIL persons, OIL cor
poration, has invested within the corporate
limits of said town the sum Of two thous-
and five hundred dollars, OF more, for the
purpose of employing the said capital strict
" in the business of manufacturing within
the corporate limits any article or articles,
the said council shall, if the manufacture
ers be in actual operation, issue to said per-
son OF persons, OIL corporation, license as
such manufacturer and no corporation OF
town taxes shall be assessed on, OF required
to be paid Oh, said license OF on said capital
while so invested and SO employed within
said corporate limits during the period OF
five years from the date of the issuance OF
the first license, as herein provided. :"
This would seem to make it pretty clear
that the last Virginia legislature believed
it had the power to authorize city and town
councils to exempt manufacturing plants
from taxation, notwithstanding the declara-
ton of the Constitution is that all taxation
shall be equal and uniform.
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EDWARD ECHOI
NJ MA SfNnNr

VI, W
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Commissioners,
I,Joseph N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county. do certify that Edward
Echols, one of the commissioners whose name is
signed to the above advertisement has given the
bond required by decree of sale in above mem
toned cause. Given under my hand this End
day Of April, 1890. j. N. RYAN,
apr 4-tds Clerk.
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State Board of PHARMACY.

Among the candidates who passed exam
nation before and were licensed by the
State Board Of Pharmacy at Richmond last
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Saturday, the srd day of May, 1890

dult, Will Sell at pubic auction IN WayneS-
bOrO, on
Saturday, the srd day of May, 1890,
that very valuable lot situated in the 1880.
western part of Waynesboro, known Hsk
as lot No. 4, adjoining the residence AEG
Of the late W; D. Wood, now occupied SHV4sE
by Thos. w. Alexander, fronting
about 200 feet on Main ST. There is <zasz7.-
great growth and activity in and around
Waynesboro, and this is one of the most eligible
building sites to be offered there.
TEENS Cash sufficient to pay unpaid costs of
suit and expenses OF sale, and the residue on q
credit of six, twelve, and eighteen months, pay
able in equal instruments; the purchaser execu-
ting bonds for the deferred insta lments with D.
proved personal security bearing interest and
walving the homestead, and the title to be
retained as ultimate security.
VIM. PATRICK,
Commissioner.
u. N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court for u
gusta County, do hereby certify that the bond re-
CURED in the foregoing cause has been duly
executed according to law. Given under my
hand, this 26th day of February, 1890
apl At ]. N. RYAN, Clerk,
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Hinton Helper, who has contributed so
much in attracting attention to the South
as a field for development, writes to the
Roanoke Herald that what the South wants
now is more manufactures and less land
speculation. No truer warning could be
given. For unless the land and stock sales
now going on, be accompanied and rein
forced by mining OIL manufacturing enter
prises in actual operation, they will prove
a counterpart of the ''boom'' of 1887, and
end in disaster whose far reaching miseries
cannot be over estimated. Booming must
not end in mere boating; it must bring IL
sound, firm flesh OF manufacturing enter
prise OF it will bring disaster.
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REAL ESTATE SALES.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE IN AUGUSTA COUNTY -
Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court for Au-
gusta County, in the cause CT Eve vs.. Eve, We
will sell at public auction, in front of the Court
house in StauntOn on
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REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS OF MISS NJ.
r. SIMPLIFY IN CARRYING OUT A
ROMANTIC IDEA ABOUT SHOP
LIFTING-sHE is BELIEVED TO BE IN
SANE-SKETCH OF HER LIFE.
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WAS TRYING TO SHOOT HIMSELF.

There was no system. A mans
voice was heard in corner, and a light
showed the SCARED face of Virgil Wright
He was penned in with a mass of bricks
and mortar. In his hand he held pistol
with which he was trying to end his sui
ferings, His arm was so badly bruised
however, that he was unable to pull the
trigger, and he was rescued, quite badly
wounded, but able to walk.
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GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
y Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court
OF Augusta county, in the cause of Patterson VS.
Hunt, will sell at public auction in Waynes.
bOro, on