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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
Run Into by Wild Freight Cars.

At Ferroll in this county, Friday after
noon, a train of ore cars on the mine road
became unmanageable, and running down
struck a freight train standing on the
G.. q o. main track and started them Oh
the westward down grade. Half mile
away, they ran into the local passenger train
coming East. The passenger engine was
dismantled of its COW catcher and head
light. and the caboose and two OIL three cars
of the freight were smashed The manage
ment OF the passenger engine by Lorenzo
Hall, it's engineer, greatly lessened the dam
age to his train. The passengers were sha-
ken up but none hurt. On board were
Judge Roger A. Pryor and daughter of
New York, on their way to Mountain Top;
Mr.. J. Fred. Efinger coming to Staunton,
Col. ]. G. Cochran and wife, Prof. JOS
Cochran and Miss Annie Cochran of Folly
Mills, who were returning home from the
Red Sulphur Springs. The only persons
that were injured were hurt by leaping from
the freight cars before the collision-W. j.
Harris having an arm broken, and A. J..
Ogg and VIM. Jackson having each a leg
broken. Drs. Gibson and H. ii. Henkel
who went from Staunton to the scene OF
the accident rendered the necessary aid.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
An Old Acquaintance.

Mr.. Duffey, the agent of the Castles in
the Air Opera Troupe, brings some news of
au elocutionist once residing in Staunton-
Prof. Scharf, who was for many years Pro-
lessor of Elocution at the Virginia Female
Institute, while Rev. Dr.. Phillips was
Principal Mr. Duffey says that while he was
travelling in Ohio with the Lizzie Evans
Company, the stage manager picked up Prof.
Scharf who was on one of his periodical
sprees and Strengthened him up. The old
man who was a fine actor and came to this
country with Macready, joined the troupe,
went to California with it and remained
with it several years. His last appearance
with it was in 1855. in Baltimore. He
played at Il matinee, but that night disap-
peared on spree and never rejoined them.
His death occurred soon after. There we're
few men with more friends in Staunton
than the veteran elocutionist and pleasant
companion, and none deserved them more.
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Reorganization at Shenduu.

The called meeting of the stockholders of
The Grottoes Company met at Shendun on
the LIST and concluded it's deliberations on
the night of the I'd inst. The result was
that all the difficulties of the situation were
satisfactorily adjusted. The old Board of
Directors and the old officers having re-
signed, the following organization was cleo
ted animously-President, E. S. Ruffin
of Norfolk; Vice President, B. Watkins
Lee of Halifax; Treasurer, j. w. Rumple
of n. c.; Secretary, A. M. How1son of
Staunton; Directors-Me ssrs. Ruffin, Lee
and Rumple with the following-R. P. Bell
and III. M. Bell of Staunton, W.P. Roberts
Of Lynchburg, W. P. Dupuy of Roanoke;
J. +. Daniels of Charlottesville; S. W.
Nowlin of Lynchburg, H. B. Harnsberger
of Shendun, and A. D. Wright of Shendun.
Maj H. M. Bell declined the position OF
President for which he was nominated, and
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss declined the position
Of Director, to which he was nominated.
MI. Rufin, the new President, is a sue
cessful young lawyer of Norfolk, and a
son Of the late Edmund Ruffin Of Hanover,
the founder of the Agricultural Society OF
Virginia. He will make his residence in
Shendun. The salary of his Office was
fixed at So, 500.
The new organization is entirely satisfac-
tory to, and will be heartily co-operated
with by the old officers, and everything now
promises for Shendun a successful career.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
A Good Field for Evaporators.
HOW THE BIG APPLE CROP MAY BE
UTILIZED.


In view of the large apple crop in this
county and the great quantity of fine early
apples lying on the ground and, at present,
unsaleable, it is strange that the business
of 'evaporating' them has not been taken
up by some of our people. Apples dried in
this way are so far superior to those dried
in the old way-in the sun-that they sell
much more readily and bring far better
prices. In some States evaporators are run
in almost every neighborhood where apples
are abundant. The outlay OF expense of
starting is not heavy, evaporators range in
price from about 800 to $500. For about
$75 one can be had with the capacity of 10
to - bushels of apples per day, with fur
mace and everything complete-will burn
wood OIL coal and consume some so pounds
of coal per day. The sum of $40 is about
the cost of an evaporation Of the capacity of
40 to SO bushels of apples every "a hours.
This covers the cost of furnace, pipe, and
everything else that is necessary, and it can
be set up and put in operation in a day.
The pairing Of the fruit, spreading, turning,
&C., can be done by girls Oh boys. 1t is
stated that at the cost of II to 20 cents per
bushel for apples, a certain factory OF evap-
orator plant cleared 100 per cent. in thirty
five days. A dozen of these evaporators
should he started at once in our county.
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Items from the New Towns.
WayneSboro.
The Times has the following

The Times has the following
Camping Party.-On Tuesday the 18th
inst, a party chaperoned by Mrs. Angus
tus Blauth and Mrs. John Hays, camped
out at Loves Run four miles from Green
VILE Among the ladies on the excursion
were Misses Ella, Grace and Florence OFT,
of Greenville; Kate Strauss, of Terra
Haute, Ind; Annie Utz. of Madison G. H.:
Mary Baylor, of Swoope's; Matte and
Matte Young and Pauline Mix, of Staun-
ton. There were in all, 40 ladies and
gentlemen.
Church Notes.-Next Sunday Rev. J. II.
Barb will preach at Zion Lutheran church.
and Dr.. W. w. Landrum of Richmond at
the Baptist church.
Personal.-Mrs. T. K. Harnesberger of
Elkton, stopped here with friends for several
hours on Tuesday, en- route to Staunton.
Clifton Forge.
The Virginian and Review have the fol-
lowing:
Outrageous nduct.-Some drunken
miners who had filled up with whiskey at
Clifton Forge, fired off their pistols while
returning through Low-moor, one bullet
passing through the window of the residence
of @. L. Williams and into the bed room of
his daughter.
Sozd.-The old Clifton Forge Post-of1ice
building has been sold for $4,000 to James
H. Myrtle.
Robbed Friday night, the new Presby-
terrain church was broken into and two of
the Sunday School childrens boxes, con-
tanning about $14, carried off.
For the Defendamt.-The suit against
the Clifton Forge co. for damages to Dor
sey Hamilton caused by the explosion of a
cartridge, was submitted to Judge Nc
Laughlin and decided for the defendant.
Z. C. Elder and Chas. Curry for the defen-
dant, and r. L. Parrish for the plaintiff.
Personaz-Miss Baird of Staunton is
visiting her brother, MI. r. w. Baird.
Mrs and Miss Bowman of Arbor Hill, are
visiting Mrs. VIM. Cochran. Mrs. Dr. G.
7. Lewis is visiting friends in Staunton
and Augusta.
Basic CITY.
The Advance of yesterday furnishes the
following:
Ponder MILE. D. Swift, President of
the Swift Powder and Cartridge Co., of
Cincinnati, yesterday purchased Of J. H.
Rankin of this city, 191 acres of land lying
near this place, upon which will be located
the Swift Powder Mill and Cartridge Man
ufacturing Company's new plant. The
capacity of the mill will be forty thousand
pounds of powder per day.
Persomal-Mr. w. A. Bratton has been
elected General Manager and Secretary OF
the Basic City Coal and Lumber Co.
MI. F. E. Rolfe, for a long time con-
nected with the local department of The
Advance, has accepted the position of city
editor on the Staunton Daily News. He
is we'll equipped for his work.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
Social Events.

On Tuesday night, the regular german of
the Staunton German Club had an unusu-
ally large number of participants, there be-
ing score of couples on the floor. The
music was furnished by the Bedford
Springs orchestra. The german was led
by Mr.. Kenneth Mccoy with Miss Gilmer
Of Texas.
The following couples participated-Miss
Tabb of Hampton, and A. A. Sproul; Miss
Philips of Hampton, and w. A. Bratton;
Miss Scott of Williamsburg, and f. l..
Sublett; Miss Schneck Of Texas, and j. D..
Pickard; Miss Whiting of Hampton, and
DR.. Philips of Savannah, Ga; Miss Lucy
Hopkins of Baltimore and H. Holt;
Miss Rosa Grant of Richmond, and G. HI.
Jordan; Miss Lizzie Hopkins of Baltimore
and Carter Braxton; Miss Virginia Dona-
CHE of Richmond. and NJ. M. Fletcher;
Miss Nellie Robinson of Richmond and G..
J. McHenry: Miss Lucy Harper of Rich
mond, and II. ID. Murray; Miss Laura Tay
lor of Texas, and G. P. Barnett; Miss Lii
ian Arthur and w. B. Wayt; Miss Bessie
Pinkard and D. G. McGutfin; Miss Bette
Fauntleroy and E. L. Gibson; Miss Nela
Fowle and v. L. Denny; Miss May Crowle
and Hugh Sproul; Miss Matte Wayt and
J. W. McChesney; Miss Kate Eichelberger
and T. p Brown; Miss Minnie Mccoy and
G.. II. Bell.
The chaperons Of the evening were Mrs.
w. R. Tyree, Mrs. w. L. Olivier and Mrs.
w. H. FowIe. and among the spectators
were Mrs. Beverley Scott and Miss Bur
CESS Johnston Of Williamsburg, Mrs. j.
Mason Miller, Mrs. Taylor Bissell, Miss
Carrie Crowle and Miss Margaret Bayly,
and Messrs. Taylor Bissell, W. w. Nc
Guffin, G. r. French, HI. G. BraXton and
others.
A bal poudre was given last week at
Pond Gap by Mrs. S. W. Patteson to her
guests. Music was furnished from the
Variety Springs and the occasion was one
of great enjoyment. Among those present
in costume were the Misses Gusts of Bal
timore, Miss Virginia Donaghe Of Rich
mond, Mrs. Mcpherson of Baltimore, and
Messrs. E. s. and Frank L. Sublett, A. S..
Morton, Ed. E. Patteson, and Dr.. Baker
of Richmond.
A pleasant outing was given yesterday
by Misses Josie and Marvin Knowles in
compliment to their guest, Miss Minnie
Taylor, of Covington. The party of
sixteen was taken to the Panacea Springs,
leaving Staunton at A. NJ, and after a
delightful day at the Springs returned home
at midnight.
Mrs. w. B. Miller gave "Donkey
party" last week in honor of Miss Pearl
Hamilton. Miss Lucy Walters won the
head prize and Mr.. Harry Burnett the
BOBBY.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
A Monument IN the CITY Park.

A communication was received by the
City Council Tuesday night, signed by j.
L. Peyton, H. w. Cochran, t. Peyton
Brown, II. P. Cochran, Mrs. Jno. B. Bald
win, MIS-. M. L. Gay, Mrs. VIM. Frazier,
Mrs. w. z. Tams, Mrs. Geo. M. Cochran,
Mrs. r. p. Bell, Mrs. Jno. N. Hendren and
Mrs. W. H. Greene, asking con behalf of
the descendants of Col. John Lewis, the
pioneer of Augusta and founder OF Staun-
ton, y that his remains and those OF his wife
now at Fort Lewis on the John Hartman
farm, may be inferred in the City Park.
The petition states that it is the purpose
of Col. LIS descendants to erect statue
and monument to his memory if such per
mission for interment is granted. The pc
tition was referred to the Committee on
Public Grounds.
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Church Matters.
AND PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT CLER-
GYMEN.

AND PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT CLER'
GYMEN.
Rev. w. @. Hullihen, rector of Trinity
church, leaves this morning for a vacation
him by the Vestry Of the church in letter
in which, after referring to the fact that
the time for his usual vacation is approach
ing, the Vestry says:
"Being mindful of the fact, we take this
means of saying to you that we hope you will
at your convenience, take what must be to
you needed rest from your engrossing du
ties as our rector and that you will enjoy it
for such length of time as will suit you. We
trust that you will return to us strengthened
and refreshed for your duties, which are high
ly valued among us, and that they will con-
tinue to be blessed in the future as they have
in the past. May Gods blessing rest upon
YOU
At the called meeting Of the congregation
of Christ Lutheran church last Sunday, the
resignation of the pastor, Rev. II. f. Shea
ly was, much to the delight of the members,
withdrawn. MI. Shealy in brief address
to the members said on mature and prayer
full deliberatlon he had come to the conclu-
sion that it was his duty to remain with
this charge, and he should do so as long as
the members seconded him in his ministe-
rial work, with their prayers and work.
The call which Nh. Shealy has given up
was one of the most attractive that is open
to minister of his denomination in the
South being, to become pastor of the church
of the Ascension at Savannah, Ga. a large
and wealthy congregation which pays a
large salary.
Rev. DR.. James Murray and wife of
GreenYille, accompanied by Mrs. J. P.
Webb Of Suffolk, were in the city yester-
day having just returned from Columbia,
Mo-, where they spent month, the guests
of Prof. Allen of the University of Mis-
souri,.
A camp meeting of the q. B. denomina-
ton is in progress near Broadway, Rock
ingham Rev. j. d. Donovan of Staunton
is one of the preachers.
Rev. DR.. James Nelson, President of the
Richmond Baptist Female Seminary, filled
the pulpit of Rev. DR.. Tudor in Richmond,
Sunday.
LicentiateS S. P. Halves of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, filled his fathers pulpit
at the Second Presbyterian church Sunday.
He returned to the Seminary on Tuesday.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton and Rev. R. F.
Campbell of Buena Vista, passed through
here Monday on their way to Lexington
Presbytery in West Virginia.
On and after Sunday, September 18th, the
Staunton churches will commence their
Sunday night services at 7:3O O'Clock.
Rev. Dr.. j. Louis Tucker, rector of
Christ Church, Mobile, filled the pulpit Ct
Trinity church Sunday morning.
Rev. V. r. Stickley of Waynesboro,
preached to the Lutheran congregation at
Buena Vista, Sunday.
Rev. A. F. Laird of Messy Greek, preach
ed at the Elkton Presbyterian church Sun
day.
Rev. Geo. W. Spiggle of Mt. Tabor,
preached at the Lutheran church in Wood
stock Sunday night.
Rev. J. E. Shenk and wife of Augusta
are visiting in Page county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
Development Notes.

The proceedings in the U. S. District Court
against the Valley (Luray) Land & I'm
provement Co. have been compromised.
The sale of the company's real and personal
property Will take place October 9Th, and a
Reorganization will he had on new basis.
Among the Staunton men elected to office
by the stockholders of the Clifton Forge
Building and Construction Co., last week,
were B. F. Hughes, Vice President and
Director; B. B. Eskridge, W. 3. Craig and
A. G. Robinson. Directors. The General
Manager is J. e. King late of Staunton.
The application OF the Lawrence Iron
Works Co. OF Ironton, Ohio, to Judge Paul
to appoint a receiver for the Rockbridge
Company, was met with sweeping re-
joinder from that company. The Iron
Works Co. claimed that the Rockbridge
Co. owed it $50, 11S and was insolvent Col
w. A. Anderson for the Rockbridge Co.
replied that the Ironton Co. was only q
skeleton company; that of its 100000 of
stock only about one-fourth had ever been
subscribed for; that the Rockbridge Co.
had paid in cash ST. 900 of its 100000
subscription to the Ironton Co., and had
reason to believe that q part of that cash
had been misapplled to individual uses and
that it was the Rockbridge, and not the
Ironton Co., that had cause to complain.
AS to the alleged insolvency of the Rock
bridge Co. it was replied that the assets of
that company scaled at SO per cent. would
OF ,oc ,ain ant 10 1olJ ,@F. -
Indebtedness. And that since July LIST
Notwithstanding the stringency of money
$4,000 of the company's Indebtedness had
been settled, making $6s.00O of indebted
ness wiped out since this complaint of the
Ironton Co. had been filed. Judge Paul
took the papers in the case.
The Gem Furnace in Page county went
out of blast last week, and the hands have
been withdrawn from it's ore bank.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
Railroad Matters.
ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTS FOR THE FAST
FLYING vIRGINIAN.

ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTS FOR THE FAST
FLYING vIRGINIAN.
The Clifton Forge Review says that 10
connective passenger engine No. 1873. draw
ing the vestibule train between Clifton
Forge and Hinton, is in the shops at the
latter place having the necessary electrical
machinery put upon her for lighting up her
headlight by electricity. This engine is
among the heaviest and best on the road,
and is in charge Of w. G. Peck, who lives
week he will run his engine out ON the
''vestlbule' train from Hinton to Clifton
Forge. The dynamo to furnish the current
for the headlight is placed above the boiler
near the dome, and will be under full con-
troll of the engineer. There is no doubt Of
the utility of this new method OF headlights
for engines, and also no doubt that it will
soon be placed upon all passenger engines
on the G. Il Q. railway. The experiments
thus far made show the electric headlights
to be far superior to oil illumination, en-
aiding the engineer to see the track better
and also giving better warning to approach
ing trains, thus insuring far greater safety
to the travelling public.
The Chesapeake & Ohio with it's IA 900
freight cars is taxed to it's utmost to de-
liver the wheat going to seaboard. 1t lately
had one order for 200 cars for wheat from
Nashville, Tenn, to Newport News.
General Passenger Agent II. w. Fuller
has removed his forty clerks from Cincin-
natl and opened his headquarters for the
G. & o. in Washington city, corner of 18th
and G streets, last Monday.
Col. VIM. A. Turk. formerly Of Staun-
ton. and now tie Division Freight
and Passenger Agent Of the Richmond &
Danville Ry. at Raleigh, n. c., has moved
his headquarters to Charlotte.
The first passenger train on the Warm
Springs branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio
ran from Covington to Warm Springs,
Saturday. On the Newcastle and Besse-
mer branch, just opened, there is one pas
senger train day running.
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Temperance Alliance ORGANIZED.

PROTECTED BUILDING THAT WILL
BRING MANY BIG GATHERINGS TO
STAUNTON.
At large meeting of citizens at the
U. B. Church Monday night Virginia
Temperance Alliance was organized ON a
plan proposed by MI. ]. J. Prufer, with the
following officers resident, Reeves Gait;
LIST Vice President, Chas. Curry, Staunton;
I'd, Sam Il A. East, North River District:
Sd, w. T. Fretwell, Middle River; 4th, J.
A. Fauver, Beverley Manor; 5th, John II.
Clarke, Riverheads; 9Th, H. H. Hanger
Pastures; 18th, J. B. Roden, South River;
Secretary, Preston A. Ross; Treasurer, j.
A. Alexander.
The object of the Alliance is to conduct
an educational work against the evils of in
temperance, both by having addresses from
distinguished speakers and by using litera-
ture. In promotion of this, the Alliance
proposes to erect an Assembly Hall Of Ca
pacity sufficient to accommodate audiences
of thousands, and which can be rented out
to the public for such assemblages as may
meet here-a building, the want OF which
has been felt long time. MI. J. W. Bod
ley, who has erected one such building at
Moundsville, w. Va, costing $1,000. and
another in the Ohio Valley costing $4,000.
said the railroad companies took much in
terest in them as they brought large gath
erings which furnished them traffic. A
representative of the Chesapeake & Ohio
had recently visited him on the subject of
putting one here. Such an Assembly Hall
can be used for great political, religious OF
farmers meetings, and being the only one of
the size in the Valley of Virginia, would
make Staunton central point for all great
gatherings. If the Temperance Alliance
shall succeed in erecting such building it
will do a great thing for the city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
A ChlIdr en- S Cot IN Emmanuel Hospital

The Board of Managers of the new hos
pital have selected for it the name of ''The
Kings Daughters Emmanuel Hospital. -
A project has been set on foot by the chill
dren to have Children's Cot in the new
hospital, when it is completed, and this
week the ''little Kings Daughters that
is to say the children, will commence the
collection of small contributions to a fund
to endow such cot. We trust that the
little ones will meet such a hearty and gen
erous receptiol as they deserve. They will
only ask fof Five-cent contributions and
will hardly meet with refusal anywhere.
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Deaths.

Mrs. Susan Rush. one of the Oldest resi-
near Steele's Tavern on Sunday night, if
her ninety-first year. She was the Oldest mem
Der of Mt. Carmel Presbyterian church an6
was one Of the original members at it's OIL.
ganization fifty-fve years ago. She was the
mother of Messrs. VIM. T. and John III.
Rush and of the late Mrs. Mary J. Bickle.
She had been Presbyterian for sixty years
having been a member of Bethel for five
years before Mt. Carmel was organized.
Her funeral took place at Mt. Carmel, Rev.
A. III. Hamilton, the pastor, preaching the
sermon, and the following gentlemen act
ing as pail bearers-Jno. M. Humphreys.
S. T. Mcclure, G. J. Bell, J. E. A. Gibbs,
D. G. Ramsey, II. Carson and Jas. Henry.
MI. John Waldrop. one of the most es-
teemed and valuable citizens of Augusta,
died at his home near Swoopes Sunday
morning, in his 47th year. He was gen.
tleman of fine mind and CT the highest char
acter, and though not an old man was look
ed up to as wise and safe adviser by his
neighbors. He was from Richmond and
during the war was a member of the I'd
company Of the HowitZer battalion. After
funeral services at the residence by Rev. j.
E. Booker of Hebron church, his remains
were taken to Richmond for interment.
MI. Waldrops will was probated in the
County Court, Wednesday. The estate
estimated at $4,000, is divided between
his mother. sister and his brother, Richard
Waldrop.
Mrs. Ann e. Shott, wife of MI. E. w.
Shott, the well known contractor, died at
her home on West Main street Tuesday
morning, in her 18th year.
Mrs. Lydia Bull, who had attained tn {
extreme old age of ninety years, died at Mt
Sidney a few days since.
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Three Dry Districts.

DRY NAJORITIES IN BEVERLEY MANOR,
MIDDLE RIVER AND RIYERHEADS.
The Local Option elections last Satur-
day in Beverley Manor, Middle River and
Riverheads- being one-half of the districts
of the county-resulted in all going dry by a
total majority Of CTS in total vote of l ,604.
The adoption of Against License will
prevent the retail sale OIL liquor at the follow
ing places located in those districts, after
April 30th, 1892: Riverheads -Bumgard-
ners distillery and Clemmers distillery,
and M. Steele's saloon at Steele's Tavern
Beverley Manor-L. D. Myerley s distillery
E. A. Fulcher's dlstillery and J. Foster s
distillery; Middle River-David Beard 5
distillery and Henry Koiner's distillery-
making in all. The following is the
vote