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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
A Staunt0n Bank on the Roll of Honor.

The management Of the National Valley
Bank of Staunton has reason to be proud
of statement just published by Govern
ment authority, and all of it's patrons and
customers may well congratulate them up
on it. The article in the publication re-
ferred to has this caption: "Roll of Hon
OIL of the National Banks of the United
States, 269 Banks with surplus and undi-
vided profits in excess Of capital"
Out of about $500 National Banks all
over the country, only 269 have merited a
place on this Roll of Honor. The place of
the Valley Bank on the Roll is 1873 in point
of strength, her surplus fund being $780,
600, undivided profits $3.50 ,sS9.51, while it's
deposits by it's May 4th statement show a
grand total for individuals, government
and banks of $75O,117.
In Virginia there is only one bank which
takes precedence Of the National Valley
Bank of Staunton; that is the Planter s
National Bank Of Richmond, so that the
Valley shows second as to strength on the
Virginia list-a proud position in the line
of substantial monied institutions which
for the last six months have stood like q
stone wall'' between the citizens of the
commonwealth and financial disaster.
Shendun Ne,cs.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
The Work of Establishing a Hospital

We are glad to hear that the Kings
Daughters are making an organized effort
for obtaining subscriptions to the contem-
plated hospital. There is nothing that is
needed in Staunton more now, and it will
be still more needed in few months from
now. There will be hundreds of workmen
here, who, in case of accident will need
such a refuge, and there are always scores
of sick here who could be better nursed
and more surely cured in a hospital than
at their home. No home-no matter how
great the wealth of those who own it-has
the advantages that hospital offers. The
Kings Daughters have so far, so we are
Informed, secured several hundred dollars,
and propose, with a larger subscription
when completed, to rent building and
begin their good work, looking to buying
OF erecting building later on. This is a
charity that makes the strongest appeal, and
we hope it will be the charity remembered
and largely remembered in the Sam Jones
collections when those meetings come on.
In the mean time we hope our citizens to
whom is presented the subscription list OF
the Kings Daughters will remember the
cause it is presented for, and give literally
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
Preparing for Local Option Election.

On Monday night last, a conference was
held Of the friends of Local Option with
reference to holding another election under
that law in Staunton at an early day. Rev.
J. T. Williams of the Methodist church
presided, with MI. J. A. Noon, Secretary.
1t was resolved to appoint committee to
invite the ministers of every church in the
city; the Temperance organizations; the
officers of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, and any other citizens believed to
be friendly to Local Option, TO attend a
meeting to be held at the Methodist church
tonight at clock. The following COM
mittee was appointed-Rev ]. d. Donovan
pastor of the U. B. Church, Messrs. j. w.
Bodley and r. o. Haines, and Mrs. A. S.
Woodhouse and Mrs. J. w. Newton. There
will be short talks by Mrs. Wells of Tenn,
the W. G. T. U. National Organizer, and
others.
The Local option law requires that in
order to demand an election One-fOurth OF
the number Of voters at the preceding
November election must petition for it.
|. The vote in Staunton last November was
710-it will therefore require 17S signatures
to bring on an election.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
Rev, Mr., Hicks and the Weather.

AS the Rev. Ira R. Hicks the new and
quite successful weather guesser, accurate
ly predicted the heavy rains we have lately
had, we give our readers chance to try
him on his predictions for the rest of the
month beginning with to-day
The 18th is the central day of the next reg
ular storm period. Within 48 hours of 6 p.
m. on the 10th, before and after, a very warm
wave followed by heavy storm disturbances
will pass over the continent from west to
east. About the evening Of the 22d, an unu-
sually cool wave will be announced for CEN
trail parts of the country which will spread
later to the Atlantic, and abide in cooler,
fresher atmosphere until displaced by warm
Ell days and reactionary storms on the 25th
and Goth.
Pleasant days and nights will succeed up to
about tine last day Of June, when the temper
allure will again begin to grow hot and op-
presslve. and storm forces will begin to show
In the west which are sure to sweep east
ward during the LIST and 2nd of July. During
the month OF June there are reasons to expect
dangerous storm developments at some OF the
large figure dates of the calendar. Fix it in
your minds that you will watch all gathering
storm clouds on and about these dates. At
the date of this writing the minimum of
rainfall" of which we have constantly and
earnestly warned our readers for years, is
beginning seriously to make itself felt. Ii
this state of things is not reversed as we pass
the June solstice, the drought now confronting
us will confirm our worst fears.
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The New Grade OF Gospel Hill.

At a meeting of the City Council Tues
day evening, a petition was presented from
property owners along Gospel Hill asking
that the work on the new grade Of the
street be suspended until they have an OPP
portunity Of suggesting another grade
which will accomplish the end IN view with
out so much disturbing the properties
along it as the grade that has been adopted
by the Council and that City Engineer Z.
II. Harrison is carrying out. The petit
ton was signed by J. G. Marquis, Dr..
VIM. Chapman. Rev. DR.. J. S. Gardner, A.
G. Scott, Chas. A. Holt, ID. A. Kayser,
DR.. N. Wayt, P. IL Trout, Isaac Witt,
and Reeves Gait. The petition was refer
red to the Street Committee and City En-
gineer, and if the new grade to be sugges-
ted is deemed by them available, the Coun-
Gil will hold another meeting to adopt it.
In the meantime the work is going on and
the track of the street railway has been
taken up along that part Of the street.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19

ENGINEER vINCENTS RECONN DISTANCE
OF THE ROUTE FROM STANTON TO
WEST VIRGINIA.
The Highland Recorder of Saturday
notices the presence at the Forks of Water.
seven miles North of Monterey, Of a party
of engineers, under Mr.. E. G. Vincent of
Staunton. 1t learns that the route now
being looked out by the corps is by Doe
Hill, Samples Divide, Straight Creek,
thence across Allegheny mountain. The
Recorder adds: 1.-THE building of road
over this route would necessarily be expen-
sive, yet roads have been built through
more rugged places. One thing that can
be counted on is that this road, if built,
will make Staunton one of the leading cities
of Virginia, and the road will be a paying
one throughout"
The Chesapeake & Ohio has issued Sc
page pamphlet on the Virginia mountains
and sea shore; a 32-page one on PERSONALLY
conducted Tours through the Vlrgln1as; a
24-page leaflet on summer resorts among
the Allegheny mountains in Virginia, and
dill O-pdSt giving q iloo VI II 1feSeS
families along it's lines in Virginia who
will take summer boarders-all of which
can be obtained free Of cost by addressing
a card to II. w. Fuller, General Passenger
Agent at Cincinnati, OF applying to any G.
& O. ticket agent.
The same paper contains the following
paragraph about another engineering party:
Gan engineer sent out by the Pittsburg e
Virginia Railroad Company, this week
viewed route up Bullpasture from Goshen,
over the Samples Divide, and on through
Crabbottom, over the cambridge Survey.
We learn he also examined the Jackson
river country and the Gaultown Pass, but
concluded that the grade was too heavy
through the gap 10y way of Hightown."
The Baltimore & Ohio commenced on
June 1st selling it's summer excursion tick
cts to the sea side, mountains and lakes,
North and South, good till October LIST.
The B. & O.. ticket agents will furnish free
of charge the pamphlet picturesque b. q
or giving all it's route, or Chas. O. Soul,
General Passenger Agent at Baltimore,
will send them if you send him a card.
The Chancery Court of Richmond has
refused an application to appoint a receiver
for the Orange 6 Keysville road, which is
partly built from Keysville to Gordons-
vile.
The earnings Of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Road for the first week of June show an in
crease of So, 1O310 over those for the cor
responding week Of last year.
Mr.. Grice of Richmond, has been ap
pointed chief train dispatcher at Clifton
Forge in the stead of J. Fl. Carlisle, who
has been promoted to the position of train
master.
MI Leonard Marbury has been appoint
ed counsel in Alexandria for the G. & O. r
r. COmpanV
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Real Estate Transfers.

Jos. T.. Sutler, Trustee, to j. Fl. john
son, house and lot No. S03 johnson street,
$3.50.
Geo. M. Harrison to T. w. Hager, lot in
rear of Hager's stable ON Water street,
$500.
Robt. L. Stratton and wife to Frances
B. Picker, lot 81 feet on Lewis street near
Pump street, $500.
Richard P. Bell, Com'r, to Flora Stuart,
lot fronting SO feet on West Frederick
street "a portion of the late F. M. Y Dung IS
residence LOTT 81 500.
M. E. Miller and Edward Echols to J.
A. Valentine, lot in rear Of Valentine. Con-
sideration $144.
w. L. Walters to Geo. C. Walters, lots
on Coalter street. Consideration not
named.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
Was this Million Dollars ever In Augusta

Maj. James B. Dorman, Clerk of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals here, has re-
ceived the following letter from the Minister
of Sweden and Norway at Washington. 1t
may be said that no one now living recollects
the name mentioned in the letter, nor is it
at all likely that there lived OIL died in this
part of Virginia about the year 1910, any
body possessed of an estate valued at a mil
lion of dollars. We publish it however, in
order to assist Maj. Dorman in courteous
ly extending to the Minister of Sweden and
Norway the widest publicity to his inquiry:
LEGATION OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY,
AT WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June Sth, '91.
AI'. Jus B. Dornaaaa, Cterk OF the Supreme Co.
Of Appeals at Stanton. Va.
Sir 1t has been reported to this Legation
that one SGrs Johnson Gran, born in Sweden
1910, leaving an estate valued at a Million
Dollars OF more; it is unknown in which
county he should have died, and it is stated
that he probably left no heirs in this country.
AS it is possible that the estate in some way
got into the Supreme Go. of Appeals, l take
the liberty to ask you il, perhaps, the records
of your Office mention the name of said Mr..
Gran. Trusting that you will kindly excuse
the trouble l may occasion, beg to remain
Very Respectfully,
A. GRIP,
Minister of Sweden and Norway,
at Washington, ID, e.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
Deaths.

A telegram was received on Monday last
by DR.. 7. w. Shelton, announcing the
death in Washington city, D. c., that
morning, of MI. Adam McChesney, for
merly Of Augusta county, in his S5th year.
MI. MeChesney once resided in South River
District in this county, and afterwards re-
moved to the old McChesney homestead
near Brownsburg, for which he had ex-
change his South River farm with his
brother, Zach McChesney. From there he
moved to Washington county where he
married. He was well known citizen OF
Augusta during his residence in it, and in
1856 was nominated by the Know Nothing
party for the House Of Delegates and was
elected. He served only one term, the po-
itical party which elected him having been
disbanded before another election came on.
Mrs. Julie E. McChesney. his widow, was
in Staunton on Tuesday accompanying the
remains of her husband to New Providence
Church cemetery, Rockbridge, where they
would be inferred.
Mrs. julia Hurley, a sister of Messrs.
Wnl. and Thos. Wholey, died on Tuesday
last at her home, No. 1874 w. Main St., from
the effect OF several strokes of paralysis
received in the last week. She had attain
ed her I'D year. Mrs. Hurley was most
remarkable woman, and was as well known
in the city as any business man in it.
Gifted to an unusual degree in business
Judgment she had accumulated a fortune
by her own efforts, and was the first real
estate owner during a quarter of a century
who erected a prominent building on Main
st.
Mrs. Hurley was a native Of County
Cork, Ireland, and came to this country at
the age of thirty-one. She married Mr.
Dennis Hurley, who was clerk and mana
ger for several railway building companies
in Eastern Virginia. He died before the
civil war. Mrs, Hurley leaves thee
daughters. She was devout member Of
st. Francis church and a kind hearted an6
charitable woman to all. Her funeral tool
place from that church Wednesday after
noon, the services being conducted by Rev
w. b. Hanley, and the following gentle
men acting as pall-bearers- E. Nc
Mahon, Jno. Stack, Jr., VIM. Kenney, Jno
McQuaide, Jno. Kavanaugh, Jno. Fallon
M. McAleer and M. Dinneen.
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Clerical Personals.

Rev. H. T. Shealey, pastor Of Christ
Church, left the city on Monday last for a
month s vacation, to be spent at his home
in South Carolina and at the sea shore. The
church will be closed during his absence.
Rev. DR.. J. M. Frost of Richmond, a
former pastor Of the Staunton Baptist
church, was elected, Saturday, to the posi-
ton of Corresponding Secretary of the
Sunday-school Board of the Southern BaD
fist Convention, located at Nashville,
Tenn, the acceptance Of which will ne
cessitate his removal to Nashville. He has
not made known his determination in the
matter.
Rev. DR.. D. w. Shanks of Lexington,
Va, filed DR.. Mel arland's pulpit at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing, and Rev. DR.. e. G. Gordon of Licking
ton, Mo-, at night The pastor was also
present.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
A Season Of Opera

IN TIE SUMMER THEATRE AT TIE CITY
PARK.
We stated SEINE weeks ago that MI H.
d. Apperson, Superintendent OF the otreeu
Railway, was in negotiation with artlSts
to give a summer season OF opera III VIC
City Park. Those negotiations have now
been concluded, and the season Will open
next Thursday night with the opera OF
"MascOt.''
The summer theatre is OF canvass anu
cost So GOO. 1t is 100 feet long by ~ 1eet
wide and will contain Il large stage, me
scenery, dressing rooms and so forth. On
the ground floor are the orchestra, the re-
served seats, the general seats and the seats
set apart for colored people. There will be
reserved seats and general admission just
as now prevails at the Opera House. The
reserved seats will he on sale at Olivier s.
The company secured, is the Mendelsohn
Opera Company of New York, of which
Mr.. B. Mendelsohn is the head and MI.
- Clarke the Manager. 1t numbers four
teen artists and its repertoire includes Mas
cot, Mikado, Pinafore, Olivette, Chimes
of Normandy and Billee Taylor. There
will be u very decided advantage in one re-
spect over many of the operas the staun-
ton people have heard at the Opera House
there will be an orchestra. The troupe which
has been rehearsing for some time in New
Y ork with each other, arrived here yester-
day evening and for the next week will re-
hearse with the orchestra, so that when
they open on Thursday night there will he
a..smooth opening performance.
The prices will be what are called ''pop-
ular'' prices, with a higher rate for those
who take choice seats. The strictest or
der will be preserved and everything done
to insure the people of Staunton a pleasant
season of summer opera. We hope our
people will give it q patronage of such char
acter and number as will insure Il season OF
opera running into October.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
Semi Annual Conference of the 18th Y M.
G.. A. District.

Last Friday evening in the Lutheran
church at Winchester, the third semi-an-
nual Conference of the Y. M. G. Associa-
tions of til. 4th District of Virginia, began
its session. The Staunton Association
was represented by Messrs. Henry B.
Brown, Chas. L. Hammond, j. A. Alex
ander, Taylor Mccoy and II. J. Taylor.
DR.. Fahrney of Hagerstown, was elected
Chairman, and Herbert J. Taylor Of Staun-
ton, Secretary of the Conference. Very
encouraging reports were heard from rep
resentatives of the Front Royal, Harrison
burg, Luray, New Hope, Staunton, Staun-
ion Male Academy and Winchester Asso-
Citations. There were 40 delegates present
representing 10 Associations.
Rev. l.. B. Johnston Of Harrisonburg,
delivered an address on ''The Bible, it's study
and use, and the following papers were
read-"How can we attract young men to
our rooms,'' w. r. Haight of Harrison
burg; "The true relations of a Chairman
to his Committee and the Committee to it's
Chairman" j. C. Moss OF Winchester:
elbow can neighboring Associations help
one another" Taylor Mccoy of Staunton:
"What work can be successfully done in
small town. FL. A. Brubaker of Luray:
and Personal work, it's value and meth
DDS, =" M. r. Marquand of Luray. Many
of the papers elected very instructive dis
cuSSiOnS.
State Secretary, III. 0. Williams, and AS
sistant Secretary, E. T. Dadmun, were
present and gave Bible readings and talks
to the Conference, and the Question Drawer
conducted by MI. Williams gave rise to a
very beneficial discussion. Mr.. Williams
delivered an address on elbow can the Lo-
cal ociations aid the District and State
work, )" and Mr.. Dadmun made an address
on 'sThe young mems meeting-how al
ranged for and how conducted"
On Saturday night after the Conference
had adjourned alto clock, the Ladies Aux
iliary gave the delegates a very handsome
reception at the Y. M. G. A. rooms.
On Sunday night the Winchester Asso-
citation held it's first ANNIVERSARY al
the Loudoun street Methodist church, at
which there were nearly 200 persons pres
ent. At 8 o'clock there was a farewell ser-
vice with short talks by the pastors of the
city churches and the delegates.
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Pension Checks Received.

Senator Echols, who was in Richmond
on Saturday, went to the capitol and got
the following checks for Augusta county
pensioners;
Mrs. Margaret II. Sherman, Churchville,
$50; Mrs. Frances M. Clarke, Churchville,
$50; Mrs. Susan G. Masincup. ChurchviIle,
$50; Mrs. Lunah H. Ruebush, Greenville,
$50; Mrs. Jane r. Dull, Middlebrook, $50;
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Slower, Stovers Shop,
$50; Mrs. Ann w. Greiner, Deerfield, $50;
Mrs. Evelyne Bright, Deerfield, $50; Mrs.
Lucy H. Clarke, Mt. Scion, $50; Mrs, Susan
A. Miller. Midd!ebrook, $50; Mrs. Sarah
G. Vance, Messy Greek, $50; Mrs. Nancy
G. Aldhiser, New Hope, $50; Mrs. Rebecca
Patterson, Moffett's Greek, $50.
VIM. H. Monroe, Sherando. $l5; David
S. Houser, Greenville, SIS; Isaiah M.
Mays, Middlehrook, $l5; Jno. r. Blake
more, Stuart s Draft, $la.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
A PItiabIe Su1cjde.

A Craigsville, Augusta county, letter in
the Staunton Spectator tells this story, A
man named Powell working at 1. H.
Young's saw-mill near there, had purchas-
ed a watch which he had not paid for. Last
week he accused e. E. Nycum of Roanoke.
an eighteen-yea r-old boy in the millof steal
ing it, and later young Nycnm received an
anonymous letter saying if he did not re-
turn the watch by Saturday morning he
would be arrested. The boy protested his
innocence and said before he would live
under such q charge he would kill himself,
On Thursday morning, as he was walking
to the mill with his uncle to go to work,
he drew out his revolver and shot himself
through the head causing instant death.
Powell, the owner of the watch, disappear
ed from the mill some days ago,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
How Trucking Pays Around staunton.

Trucking pays in Staunton as well as
many other things which we have before
called attention to. Mr.. Thos. b. Friend
who came here three years ago from City
Point, where he had been engaged in sue
cessful trucking business, has been in the
same line here. He brought with him a
flour barrel Of strawberry slips which he
set out on an acre Of ground on the Green
Vile road just in the suburbs of the city,
and has been doing very well with them.
This summer is his best season. Thursday
last he sold $11 off of his acre, Friday $27
worth and Saturday Sal worth, and expects
to get in as much more this week. He says
the acre will yield fully $175, probably SOU
this year. Last summer MI. Friend had a
little more than an acre in cabbage. lie
made 5000 pounds of cabbage. which
brought him at cents a pound $3.50 net.
This is good farming for any section.
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st. Francis School.

THE AWARDS OF MEDALS AND PREMIUA MS.
Sisters of Charity, closed it's session yester-
day. The Art Exhibition was very good
and included, as it always does at this
school, much Of the useful with the beau
tiful. The exhibition by the scholars was
very interesting. A song, 1.-THE Farmers
Life, y with whistling chorus, the Hoop
Drill by the young ladies', and the recita-
tions by both boys and girls were excellent.
We give the most prominent of the prizes
awarded:
THE MEDALS TO GIRLS.
Gold medal in the 1st class to Mary Burke
for success in special selected studies, also a
crown for lady-like department.
In the I'd class the gold medal will have to
be drawn for by Kate Burke and Julia
O'Meara, their average being equal.
In the Sd class the silver medal was award
ed to Jennie Sadler for the highest average.
In the 4th class the silver medal for highest
average, was awarded to Mabel Lavell.
In the 9TH class the silver medal for highest
average is between Bette Sadler and Resale
Wholey and has to be drawn for.
In the 9th class 1st premiums were awarded
to Emma Orchard and Stella Burke.
MEDALS AND FIRST PREMIUMS TO BOYS.
In the Boys Department LIST premiums were
awarded the following-1st class Matthias
Schmitt; Sd class to Ed. Crimmens and Fran
els Moran; 4th class, Thos. Burke won the
medal, and Thos. Cox, Michael Orchard,
Emmett Wholey and VIM. Wholey, won list
premiums; 9Th GLASS; 1st premiums awarded
to Jerome Walter, Thos. Hassett, John Nc
Quaide and John Sullivan; 9th class, the
medal was won by Frank Carr and the list
premium by Marshall Teabo.
MUSIC, PAINTING, &C.
Mary Burke won the lst premium for Ex-
cellence in Music, Painting and Drawing
In Music, Drawing and Needlework, Kate
Burke won the gold medal in the I'd class OF
music for close practice and attention.
Crowns for lady-like department were
awarded Kate Burke, Julia O'Meara, Jennie
Sadler, Fannie Lavell, Maggie Mclaughlin
and Bette Sadler.
| In the list room the medal for regular at
tendance is to be drawn for by Nora Wholey,
Minnie Crimmens and Maggie Orchard In
the I'd room the medal was awarded to Mamie
Mclaughlin.
| The medal for regular attendance among
the boys, is to be drawn for by Emmett Who
ley, VIM, Wholey and Thomas Cox