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Railroad Notes.

A rumor is being persistently republishe
to the effect that the Richmond 6 Danvill
system stood off from bidding on the Shen
andoah Valley Ry. at the recent sale, in con
sequence of having made an arrangement
with the Norfolk & Western that that roat
should build branch from Berryville il
Clarke to Round Hill in Loudoun, wher'
it would connect with the Washington q
Ohio Ia branch Of the Richmond & Dan
ville) and enter Washington by that ant
the Washington & Southern road. This
if true, would cause the N. Il w. to aban
don its project of building road to Wash
ington from either Luray OF Front Royal
| Charles Reynolds of Ferrol, in Augusta
county, a G. & O. brakeman on the Rich
mond & Allegheny division, was taken to
the Lynchburg Home and Retreat Thurs
day, having been severely hurt by falling
| from his train near Mt. Athos: His inju-
ries are not serious.
The Chesapeake s. Ohio Ry. is selling
round trip tickets to the Goshen sale to-day
to the West Clifton Forge sale Oct
18th; to the Synod Of Virginia which
meets in Staunton Oct. 21st, and to the
Freedmen's Day anniversary in Richmond
Oct. 18th and 14th.
j. W. Haynes has been appointed chiif
train dispatcher of the G. Il o. Cincinnati
division, vice J. A. Gleason, resigned.
The circular announcement is issued by
Assistant Superintendent Boughton, and
approved by Superintendent H. Frazier.
A large passenger and freight depot is to
be built at Basic City by the chesapeake
& Ohio BY, Superintendent &. W. Stevens
having directed the building material to he
delivered there at once.
Brown Sherman of Woodstock, has been
appointed telegraph operator of the b. & 0.
at Winchester, uice J. W. Kelley, who
takes an Office ON the Shenandoah Valley Ry.
General Manager O'Dell of the B. & o.,
denies the report that that roads arrang
ing for new terminal facilities at Chicago
with the Wisconsin Central.
The Cumberland Valley Ry. stockholders
met at Harrisburg, Pa, Monday, and elect
ed Thos. B. Kennedy President and the old
Board of Directors.
The earnings of the G. & o. for the last
week in September were $50, 749 in excess of
the same week last year.
Bernard Wade of Winchester has been
appointed depot agent Of the B. & o. at
Charlestown.
H. c.. Broughton has been appointed
Asst. Supt. of the Cincinnati division of
the G. & o. Ry.
DR.. J. S. Burruss for several years c. &
O. depot agent at Louisa G. II. has resigned
and is succeeded by Murray Bickers.
This week the Chesapeake & Ohio road
will put on four new postal cars.
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The German Celebration at Richmond.

The celebration by Germans. Of the COM
ing to this country of their ancestors,
which took place all over the United States
on Monday, was handsomely carried out in
Richmond. Mr.. Charles A. Prufer of
Staunton, who was a participant in it
there, was enthusiastic in his description Of
it on his return. The procession was a
fine one and the decorations and fireworks
were splendid. The INTERVIEWED American
and German flags were seen everywhere.
The day on the Exposition grounds was
almost a fac smile reproduction of holi-
day in Germany. The Richmond Dispatch
with its usual enterprise, devotes two OF
three pages to it, and prints in German the
speech of the German orator OF the day.
The poem of the occasion was written by
Prof. E. Louis Lie, formerly Of Staunton,
and was sung to the tune Of America" by
all the German singing clubs present,
the entire audience joining in. The orator
of the day did not lose sight in his address
of the fact that in 1892 German-PennsyI-
vania immigrants commenced to come into
the Shenandoah Valley. By these Germans
the counties of Frederick, Spottsylvania,
Rockingham, and great part of Augusta.
Rockbridge, Botetourt. Roanoke, Mont
gomery, Craig and Pulaski were settled
and many villages and towns built. During
the war of Independence the Germans read
lily offered their lives for the cause of liber.
ty, and the names of Generals Peter Muh.
lenberg, VanderWieden, and Steuben, illus
trate the devotion of this people to the
American cause. In the war between the
States the Germans proved faithful to the
States of their choice ON both sides. Sew
eral German companies took the field. Two
generals of German extraction, Kempel
and Armistead, commanded brigades il
Pickett S division, which made the memo
rable charge at Gettysburg, and the sword
of the brave Prussian Major Heros Vol
Borcke is now preserved in Virginial
State Library as an earnest Of German
bravery and daring.
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Death of a Noted Man.

Prof. John Fl. Hewitt, father of MI.
Geo. w. Hewitt of this city, and many
years ago member of the Faculty of the
Wesleyan Female Institute here, died in
Baltimore Tuesday at the age of eighty
nine. He was graduate of West Point,
and afterwards was a teacher, poet, must
clan, author, editor, and theatrical mana
ger. He composed the music to the ever
familiar songs of Crock me to Sleep Moth
err and ''The Minstrel's Return from the
War;" and wrote several comedies. His
first wife, the mother of MI. Geo. W.
Hewitt of this city, was Miss Estelle Man
gin, a granddaughter of the Marquis de
Clos, a cousin of Gen. Lafayette. His
second wife was Miss Aletha Smith of
South Carolina, a granddaughter of Sir
Richard Launcelot Bland, one of the set
tiers of South Carolina. For two years MI.
III. had been an invalid, confined to his bed.
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MARKETS.
VINDICAToR OFFICE,
STAITNTON VA Oct. 9th.

| I
STAUNToN. VA. Oct. 9th.
The Fair over and the weather now good
farmers are bringing grain and hay to market
Both articles are rather dull and slow to sell.
The tone for wheat, however, is better In
other markets, and there is some prospect for
higher prices in the future. Farmers who have
held their wheat thus far are not likely to
part with it now except at full prices. Evl-
IDENTIFY it will be needed by the numerous
millers in this county during the present sea-
son and will not go begging long. The new
2OO-barrel mill to be erected at Staunton and
the two at Greenville to be refitted with the
Roller Process, are all to be grinding before
Christmas, and these, added to the other libe-
raj buyers now in the field, will make good
home demand for every grain of wheat raised
in the county
Hav continues lifeless. There is no de-
mand for it, and will perhaps not be before
cold weather.
New corn has started at SOC; but little being
sold vet. Oats steady. Good inquiry for Rye.
| GRAIN MARKETS.
| RICHMOND, Oct. S.-Wheat-Longberry very
good 05; mixed, very good, .06 fair 81; Short
berry, for seed, sllO PRIME sl.O6; very good Sl.eS
| fair 81.
BALTIMORE, Oct. S.-Flour active. Wheat
Southern firm; Fultz, 9Sal03; Longberry, l0oa104
No 2, 1922 steamer No. red. &c. Western firm;
| No. 2 winter red spot and Oct. 1O1al01A; Dec.
1O4alOIll; May l10l4 asked. Corn-Southern quiet
white, 56a5s; yellow, 56a57.
CHICAGO, Oct. MISUNDERSTANDING, 1929
Nav. 1OSsSalO8h Corn-November, 5014a533s;
May, 527s.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Oct. q
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
81 70 445
Generally rated first quality. 3.75 400
Medium or good fair quality ........ $50 q 325
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and
Prices for tops were shade of, while the other
grades were 1Ga14c off.
Mich Cows-Good Cows wanted at S45aS50 per
head; common to fair S2Oa$40.
Veal Calves-Trade fair at 2laa64c per lb.
BALTIMORE, Oct 6.-Demand for Hogs only
fair and prices nc lower. We quote the range
from to 81 cents per lib net. Common trashy
stuff to fair grassers to cents; good Western
cornfed Hogs 6a63s cents, and very few prime
Western Hogs at Gla cents per lib net. Receipts of
Hogs this week 1854 head.
BALTIMORE, Oct 6-Sheep-33 25a$5.50 Per l0G
| pounds; lambs, 41aaSc per pound. All quotations
gross Receipts of sheep and lambs 1882 head.
STANTON PRICE CURRENT.
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The Baldwin District Far.
THE FOUR DAYS OF RAIN COULD NOT
WASH IT OUT.

WASH IL OUT.
1t was stated last week that if the wealth
er had been clear the Baldwin District FAN
Association would have had the largest
attendance this year it ever had. The peo-
Pile evidenced determination to come that
the rain could not dampen. Every day the
streets of Staunton were crowded with
visitors, though the rain fell all the time,
and even on Friday and Saturday, the two
eXtra-daYs the fair exhibition was extend
ed, there was a good attendance. Of all
the days, the Farmers day alone would have
been sufficient, under other circumstances,
to have paid all the expenses of the fair.
AS it is, the Association is able
to meet every obligation it incurr-
ed, as well as to pay some left over from
last year.
At the election of officers by the stock
holders, the following were elected-M. 3.
Miller, President; Samuel A. Byers of Au-
gusta, E. M. Nettleton of Allegheny, Jno.
7. Byrd of Highland, W. A. Ruff of Rock
bridge, A. F. Withrow of Bath. ]. II.
Goodloe Of Nelson, Dr.. p. II. Miller of
Rockingham, and A. X. Grim of Page,
representing their respective counties, were
elected Vice Presidents; Capt. G. Julian
Pratt, Secretary; 3. F. Terry, Treasurer,
and j. R. Myers, Veterinary Surgeon.
A. A. McAllister of Allegheny was elect
ed a member of the Executive Committee
in place of E. NJ. Nettleton.
N ,,1;,, 90
gusta were unanimously elected Directors
to fill the vacancies occasioned by the expi-
ration of their own terms.
AS a mark of appreciation of the inval-
liable voluntary assistance Capt. Thos. j.
Crowder had given in preparing for and
conducting the fair he was unanimously
elected all Honorary Life Member and also
chosen a member of the Local Executive
Committee for Augusta county, on which
committee his colleague is Hon. John II.
Crawford.
At the tournament of the Staunton Gun
Club, Friday the gold medal was won by
G. A. Loud of Staunton, late of California;
his score being 40 out of a possible So; the
sweepstakes match was won by the same
marksman, score 10 out of a possible 10; I'd
sweepstakes won by DR.. Wayman, who
made 10 out of a possible 10.
We give in supplement to the VINDI-
GATOR this morning, the official list of
premiums and awards which Capt. Pratt
the Secretary has kindly revised and cor
rected for us.
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President Harrison on his Western
TOur.

The Cincinnati Express on the G. & O..
Ry. which pulled into the Staunton station
Monday afternoon, had attached to it the
car ''Haselmere" with President Harrison;
Private Secretary Elijah Halford; MI. f.
f. Tibbott, the Presidents stenographer;
Mrs. Halford and Miss Jeanette Halford !,
the wife and daughter of the Private Sec :
rotary; Secretary Of the Navy Tracey; u.
S. Marshal Daniel Ramsdell of Washing
Geo. Grantham Balm, reporter of the Uni
ted Press. The Eastern Passenger Agent
of the g. & O. road, MI. Chas. r. Bishop,
was in charge of the party. The CAL in
which the party travelled was Pullman,
rendered the President by MI. Geo. M.
Pullman of the Pullman Car co. The in
tended arrival of the President was not
very generally made known by those who
had the information, but enough news got
around to insure large crowd of colored
and white people at the station, and also
the presence Of the colored brass band.
President Harrison appear ed and shook
hands, but made no speech.
The train reached Clifton Forge at P.
NJ, when the President who was at dinner
left the table to respond to the calls of the
crowd assembled at the station. He said !:
"My friends: hope you will excuse me
from making speech have travelled for
the first time over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. and I have noticed with great in
terest and pleasure the development which is
being made along the road, of the mineral re-
sources of the State of Virginia. (Cheers).
What have seen moves ME to offer my sin
cere congratulations on what you have al
| ready accomplished and what is in store for
YOU, if you but make use of your resources and
opportunities. (Cheers).'
Secretary Tracey was loudly called for.
He made brief speech, in which he said
that no State WAS making more rapid strides
in the development of her manufacturing
and mineral resources than Virginia. His
remarks were cheered loudly.
| The President S mission on the present
| tour is to address various Grand Army
Associations in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa. At Cincinnati he would be joined
by Hon. G. II. Grosvenor, who would ac-
company him on the trip.
misrepresentation Dezendorf of the Nor
folk district, who was on the train, spent
some time in the Presidents car between
Staunton and Clifton Forge.
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4 EoY that Will Make his Marx.

Last week Nh. Charles Nelson Fulcher,
son of Capt. E. A. Fulcher of Augusta
county, was appointed purser of the Pacific
mail steamship Oceanica, which runs
from San Francico to Hong Kong, China,
at a salary of 81 200. His experience is a
good specimen Of what a young Virginian
can do when he tries. He was V. NJ. [.
cadet, but had to leave the Institute on
account Of weak eyes. He went to Cali
fornia to do whatever came to hand in the
way of work. His first employment was g
job to help a farmer with his harvesting
That ended, he went to selling sewing ma
chimes. NeXt,h got q position on the coast
line steamers running between San Fran
cisco and San Diego. Next he was pro
NOTED to a clerkship in the Office of the
Steamship Company where he attrac
ted the attention Of the Superintendent
by making for him colored map of th,
Southern Pacific Ry., piece of work thai
led to his promotion to the pursership OF
the steamship Oceanica. He is DO,
likely to get along in the world.
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Talking with the Democrats.

Prompt, according to appointment, Chair
man j. Taylor Ellyson of the Democratic
State Central Committee, arrived here Sat
urday morning on the G. & o. During that
morning, he had conference with Capt
John N. Opie, County Chairman of Angus.
ia; J. N. Brennaman, County Chairman OF
Shenandoah; Dr.. S. Ell. Moffett of Rocking,
ham, Dr.. e. W. Sims of Greene, Mr.. Isaac
Witt of the Staunton Democratic Commit
tee, and Mr.. Edward Echols of the 10tf
district Congressional Committee. The
Chairman, who is holding conferences al
over the State, says the only danger in any
part of it to the Democratic candidates, is
over confidence among the Democratic vo
ters. Chairman Ellyson returned to Rich
mond that night at 1 O'Clock.
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Transfers Of Real Estate.

Chas. L. Cooke to Jere J. Murphy, the
Foster house on N. New street, in rear of
Valley Hotel, $4,000.
Jas. +. Kingan to D. A. Kingan, house
and lot on Bagby street, 81 800.
J. r. Taylor Jr., ext, to Alex. Foun-
tain, lot fronting GA feet on Purviance ST.,
consideration nominal.
W. Wholey to N. B. Rusmisell, brick
house No. II Church street, $500.
Robert S. Shelley to Louisa S. Powers
and Margaret Sheffey, all his interest in
the late Judge H. w. Sheffey's estate.
Alex. Y. Lee to John Fl. Morrison. brick
residence on N. New street, $4,000.
w. I. Rush, EXT. of r. G.. Bickle, dec d,
to Thomas Payne, house and lot on N
New street, $3.50.
James H. Blackley to a syndicate, his
warehouse property fronting the G.. & o.
depot.
Mr.. J. E. Guy to q. L. Edmondson, his
farm on the western edge of the city, $12,-
600.
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Increased Writ Taxes.

The real estate transactions requiring
the payment of tax to the State on the
conveyances are unusually profitable to the
Commonwealth both in this city and coun-
ty, being just double what they were last
year.
Clerk N. Argenbright of the Hastings
Court turned in to the Commissioner OF
the Revenue, Tuesday, his writ tax, sc.
for the year, amounting to 1901. Last year
it was $S15.
Clerk w. A. Burnett of the County
Court, has not yet had a final settlement
with Commissioner of the Revenue Wilson,
but has already paid to him $1,000 fol
writ tax, &C., for the year. Last year the
whole amount was not over 81. 400.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
Remarkable Wheat.

We last week mentioned some striking
specimens Of wheat exhibited at the YIN
DICTATOR office by MI. J. B. Layman who
had brought it with him from the new
State of Washington. 1t is Of the s'Red
Chaff" and Little Club1 varieties. The
former, MI. Layman says, yielded one hun
dred and one and half bushels to the acre
and the latter averaged fifty-six bushels on
field of 100 acres. Another variety-the
'sSeven Headed wheat, yielded one hun
dred and thirty seven bushels to the acre
This last grain, however, is too heavy fol-
the straw, and falls before maturing and is
therefore principally used to feed stock.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
CONGREGATIONAL Meeting.

On Sunday after morning service at
Christ Lutheran church, a congregational
meeting was held presided over by Capt
David Butcher, with MI. Henry B. Brown,
Secretary. Resolutions offered by Mr.. c..
G. Berry were unanimously adopted, ex-
pressing the high appreciation of the work
of their pastor. Rev. II. T. Shealey, who
has received a call to missionary work in
Japan, and earnestly requesting him to re-
main with his present charge. The action
of the congregation is under consideration
by the pastor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
French s Circus.

French's circus which exhibited hert
Wednesday, was simon-pure, old time
square circus with everything in the ring
that was On the bills, and good riding, good
athletes, good order, land decent lot of sub
ordinates attending to the exhibition. II
is well worth seeing. MI. French, the pro
prietor, is a Harvard University man ani
a gentleman of refinement.
When, as is the custom, the Steward Of
the W. L. Asylum went there with IS pa
tents to go in at half price, the proprietor
tore up the check and passed them in free
He said Virginians paid a lot of money init
his exhibition, and the circus was abou
all the fun these unfortunate ones coult
have, and they should have it free.
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Partudges in Town.

Though partridge shooting is not per-
mitted under the law till November LIST,
the pot-hunters are already decimating the
coveys around the city. One result is that
it is not unusual to hear the whistle of the
bird in the city, many of them having fled
here. Some Of the old people attribute their
presence in town to the knowledge that
there is a hard winter ahead. Sportsmen
however attribute it to the fact that fhe
pot-hunters have made them understand
that there is hard Fall already here.
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Carriage Accidents.

On Monday evening last, the pole of asur-
rey driven along Main street, with a party
of young ladies and gentlemen, struck Miss
Fannie Skinner, who was crossing at New
narrow one.
On Saturday afternoon, the horse attach
ed to a jumper in which Mr.. A. s. Morton
and his sister, Miss Mary Morton were
riding, became frightened on Lewis street
and ran. Both occupants were thrown out
of the vehicle and Miss Morton had an arm
severely wrenched.
Mrs. A. w. Fraser was thrown from her
phaton last week by her horse running
away, and was severely bruised.
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BIG SALES AT GOSHEN.

The Goshen sale commenced yesterday
and will not end until tonight. The 1ol'
lowing telegram from Goshen yesterday
afternoon shows that the first days sale
was big success:
GOSHEN, Oct. 9.-The sale has hardly
begun and $4,000 worth of lots has al
ready been sold in about two hours. There
is an immense crowd here and great entha-
siasm. Large numbers of Northern people
are here. The sale closes Friday night.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
Another Wreck for the Pearl of Pekin
OPERA Troupe.

The Pearl of Pekin Opera troupe which
was temporarily disbanded by the rail
road wreck at the Staunton depot last
Spring, but is booked to appear at Staun-
ton this Fall, was finally disbanded in
Philadelphia last week by financial straits.
On Saturday a magistrate gave judgment
in a large number of suits brought by the
chorus girls and others against Manager
Stevens and Proprietor Rice. The com
pany had been playing to bad business or
one-night stands, and on coming to the
Park theatre in Philadelphia engaged Louis
Harrison especially for the weeks per
formances, but the piece did not take, and
money was lost every night after the
opening.
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Democratic Speaking.

The following Democratic speakers have
been appointed and have consented to can
vass Augusta county. Clubs and Precinct
Committees who desire speakers will please
notify me as to time and place.
Captain James Bumgardner, Edward
Echols, Roger b. Atkinson, Geo. S. Light
ner, Geo. NJ. Harrison, J. Lewis Bumgard-
her, Richard S. Ker, Chas. E. Kemper, Meade
F. White, r. S. Turk and Thos G. Kinney.
Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucker will speak in
Staunton on court-day. Senator John w.
Daniel and Hon. James Lindsay Gordon
will also address the voters during the can
vass. JOHN N. OPIE,
Chairman,
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Telephone to Highland.

The Chamber of Commerce will hold a
special meeting next Monday night to con-
slider the question Of a telephone line to
Highland, for which $3.50 is already SUBJ
scribed by the people of that county. Every
business m in in Staunton is vitality inter-
ested in lis. Harrisonburg is already
moving for telephone line through High
land to Franklin, w. Va. Let our Staun-
ton merchants attend this meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce without fail.
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DIED.

WILDE.-In Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. l, Mr.. G.
Waddy Wilde of Richmond, leaving a widow
formerly Miss Lille Bagby) and several chill
dren.
DINNEEN.-At the residence of her father, NJ.
Dinneen, Esq, in this city, Oct. 18th, Miss Fam
s. Dinneen, aged "a years.
PEACO.-Sept. 10, in Staunton, from erysipelas,
Mrs. Elizabeth Peace, widow of the late Sandy
Peace, and daughter of George Peace, aged IL
years.
WAGONER.-At Greenviue, Oct. 2, Mrs. John
Wagner, aged II years.
SOMERVILLE.-At Clifton Forge, Oct. 9th, OF
Group, Langdon, aged six years, only child OF
C. b. Somervle, late of StauntOn. 1nterment
at Thornrose Cemetery.
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Bride From Scotland.

Yesterday morning MI. Newton Argen-
bright. Clerk of the Hastings Court, issued
a license for the marriage of MI. James
Walker, formerly of Rosshire, Scotland,
and now a Free Gospel Evangelist of Staun-
ton, to Miss Alice Kennoway of Inverness,
Scotland. Miss Kennoway landed in New
Y ork from Scotland Wednesday morning.
and arrived here by the 5 clock A. NJ. YES
Thule train yesterday morning. The par
ties were married yesterday evening at the
residence of Mr.. Harry Gait.
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The New Census.

Next Monday, special city census emu
merator, Thos. J. Crowder, appointed by
the City Council to make an accurate cen
sus of the population, will begin his work.
All our citizens are interested in this, and
should aid him to the fullest extent by
telling him where parties are who might
otherwise be missed,
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Accident.

An explosion of a powder key, Friday
where Messrs. Harry Wegner Of Staunton
and w. d. Rippetoe are mining anthracite
coal, IA miles west Of Staunton, severely
burned Mi. FREELY, and a colored mai
named Payne, and painfully burned MI
Wheeler the boss of the works and two
young Rippetoes.