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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
Educational Matters.

Among the young men of Augusta County
who have distinguished themselves curing
the current year at our different lhstIo"-
tions Of learning we have noticed ME. jus
D. Cochran of Folly Mills. Besides us
tinguishing himself in cognate branches ne
has been prosecuting his studies III Tue
postgraduate class of Chemistry at the
University Of Virginia, and has received
during the year as a reward OF his dlllgence
and scientific a5tainments, the appointment
as Professor of Chemistry in the Umyer-
sity Of Arkansas, and also the appointment
as Professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy
in the School of Mines of the University OF
Missouri, located at Rolla. The first APP
pointment he declined, the second he VIII
probably accept.
There is appearing in the issues OF the
VINDICATGR, the announcement OF MIS-.
J. e. Guy Of the opening OF her school tor
girls and young ladies at Salem, September
| 10th. Mrs. Guy is admirably lifted by ell
! ucationa training, experience and CHRIS
tian character for the position she has as
| sumed and will be efficiently aided by her
husband, Mr.. j. Emmett Guy, graduate
| of w ashington & Lee and the University
Of Virginia, and the former superintendent
of the county schools of Augusta. Parents
contemplating sending their daughters
| from home for education can find no bettel
school than this.
! The Buena Vista Advocate speaking OF
|
ginia Female Institute here says Iha'
this long established Female Institute OF
the Virginia Diocese Of the Eplscopa
church, has grown and prospered to hlgil
degree under the direction Of Mrs. Stuart
Classical attachments and art culture ana
religious and moral training are the adorn
ment of the superior education which The
Institute bestows upon its pupils. LII
patronage from Virginia as we'll as othel
States, is recognition of the services Of
the Principal, that strengthens the churcf
and diffuses and annually widens the repu
| tation of the Institute.
/ Cadet James r. Sterrett, the first cap
tain of the corps of cadets of the V. M. l..
who will graduate next week, has been cleo
ted Commandant of Cadets at the Davis
Military Academy at Winston, N. G. LII
is a son of Mr.. S. w. Sterrett of Highland
county.
We have received from Miss Julia G
Bailie, formerly Of Stanton, a pupil at tn
Buena Vista Female Seminary, an invita-
tion to attend it's commencement exercise
at the New Opera House there, which tool
place June 10th.
Mr.. w. W. Robertson, Supt. Of Public
Schools left on Tuesday last for Bedfor'
City, where he will attend the conference
of Superintendent which takes place Their
July 1st, End and 3rd. In the mean time
with his children, he will visit his fathe
who resides near Bedford City.
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her uncle, MI j. Emmett Guy, at Salem.

her uncle, MI. j. Emmett Guy, at Salem,
Roanoke.
MI. Geo. Mills of Chicago, with his wife
and child was in Stanton this week Wis
iting his brother-in-law, Mr.. A. M. Valz.
Senator Edward Echols and Capt. E. L..
Edmondson were IN Richmond, Saturday.
Mrs. Jasper Dever of Highland, is visit
iting relatives in Augusta.
Miss May Crowle is visiting Miss Airline
Davis at Port Republic.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Masonic Hall at Glasgow, Thursday, pre-
sided over by Grand Master ]. Howard
Wayt of Staunton, brought nearly 200
Masons out in the parade. The Richmond
States correspondent says:
The beautiful and impressive ceremonies
for laying a corner stone according to the an
cient custom of Masons were conducted by the
Grand Master in most dignifed manner
At 2 o'clock Glasgow Lodge, the Junior
Warden, A. G.. Hartman, acting as WorshlpIuI
Master, entertained the NIasons at snmptu-
Gus dinner at the hotel. Ex-Gov. Lee, as
President of the Rock bridge Company, made
the address Of welcome, and Major Courtney
responded.
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MARRIED


WILLIAMS-TRAYE R.-Near stanton, June
10TH by Rev. j. d. Donovan OF the U. b. Church,
John f. Williams, of Wheeling. w. Va. to Mrs.
Narcissus V. Trayer, of Augusta county.
CLINE-SHEETS.-In Staunton, June 18th, by
Rev J. d. Donovan of the U. B. Church, Saml
F. Cline to Miss Fannie L. Sheets, both of
Staunton.
GREAVER-IN era H AM-May2 4th near Pond
Gap, Augusta county, by the Rev. II. r. Smith,
Edward l.. Greaver TO Rachel A. lngraham,
both of Augusta county.
GILBERT-PA II near Annex, by
Rev X. H. Clark, Frank d. Gilbert to Sabra V.
Parrish.
BAYLQR.BAYLOR.-Jun g. at Shemariah,by
Rev. I'll. r. Smith, Adam Henry Baylor to Julia
Edna Baylor, both of Augusta.
GARTIN-MCCRAY.-Ju 10, at the parsonage
at Barterbrook, by Rev. H. K. Laird, James O.
Gartin, of Muncie, Ind, to Bette A. McCray.
HOOVER-BENN.-ln Staunton, June IT, Ebert
F. Hoover, of Augusta, to Miss Virginia q.
Benn, of StauntOn.
BOLEN-CHILDS.-ln Baltimore. June 10th,
Harry H. Bolen, of Staunton: to Miss Hattie C.
Childs.
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DEVELOPMENT Notes.

The Stockholders OF the West Lynchburg
Land Company on Saturday elected 0. B.
Barker of that city President, and adopted
resolutions to sell the company's hotel,
with not less than Is nor more than 20
acres attached, for $4,000; to give $500
lot as premium to any purchaser of ten
shares of the Valley Engine Company's
stock, and to empower the Board OF Direc-
tors to make sale Of OIL mortgage any OF the
company IS assets to meet its Liabilities. In
the debate it was stated that the company
only owe about 900 which is unprovid-
ed for, but it needs about $4,000 to go on
with the work it has projected.
Messrs. Gooch & Ryan, contractors for
grading the streets on the property Of the
Berryville Land and Improvement Co.,
having completed nearly all the grading to be
done East of the Charlestown turnpike road
at Berryville, accepted a two months con-
tract on the repairs now being done to the
Ches. Il Ohio Canal, and last Friday moved
their carts and teams from there to the
canal They are expected to return to
Berryville in sixty days and resume opera
lions.
The Charleston KanaWla Star of Satur-
day says: s'Hon. A. c. BraXton of Staun-
ton, President of the Kanawha City Com
pany, is here to take part in the great sale
and distribution of lots at Kanawha City
this week. President Braxton brings good
reports Of the prospects. He thinks there
will be fine attendance of stockholders
and investors from Virginia, and that the
Kanawha City sale will be one of the most
successful of the season.
! The Jefferson Park Hotel and Land I'm.
provement Co. at Charlottesville, has sold
half Of its interest in it's Hotel Albemarle
now building, and a half Of it's interest il
| the 127 acres of land it owns. to two gen
tlemen from Philadelphia and two in Char
Iottesville. The proceeds of the sale are
expected to enable the company to complete
the hotel and the railroad on which it is
now engaged.
AT a meeting Of the Directors of thu
Virginia Real Estate Exchange in Lynch
burg, Friday, it's committee consisting OF
Messrs. Simmons Of Roanoke, Sharp Of
N orfolk, and Morton of Shendun. appoin
ted to advertise Virginias advantages, re
ported in favor Of printing and distributing
100, 900 copies of a pamphlet to that end. TIL
report was adopted. This would make tw'
car loads of printed matter.
The Warrenton, Fauquier, Sentinel says
GA good many Of our neighbors have re
turned from Staunton where they attende'
the sale of lots. They give favorable &C
count Of Staunton and say that city bid
fair to make large place in the near flu
Iture."
The Clifton Forge Review says !: sTh'
poles on which the wires for the electric ligh
are to be placed are being planted all owe
the city,
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Annual Meeting of the Exchange for
Woman's Work.

THE REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE EX-
CHANGE FOR THE YEAR '90-91.
The annual meeting of the Exchange for
Woman's Work elected the following Off
cers-President, Mrs. r. M. Guy; Vice
Presidents, Mrs. A. M. Howison, Mrs. d.
A. Kayser and Mrs. J. W. Todd; Secreta-
ry, Mrs. W. l.. Olivier; Treasurer, Miss
Eva Thompson; Board of Managers-Mrs.
Philip T. Allen, Mrs. Frank Alexander,
Mrs. w. w. Gibbs, Mrs. M. P. Funk
houser, Mrs. II. M. McIlhany and Mrs.
FL. H. Henkel; Superintendent, Mrs. M. ).
Merriken. The following is
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
The Staunton Exchange for Woman's Work
has now completed its first year; Since its
organization it has materially benefited a
number of worthy people. Its privileges 1or
a year are sold at the rate of 81 for one ticket,
$2for three tickets, and it has been deposl,
tory for the handwork OF gentle Woman-and
in many instances comfortably supplemented
slender incomes AS to the condition of the
workers absolute silence is maintained: Even
i'm the discussions of the Board no conslgnof
name is ever mentioned.
We have enrolled Al subscribers.
Mrs. Frank Alexander, Treasurer, reports
a balance in bank to the credit OF the TX
change of $3.50.
The management does all it can to protect
the Exchange from abuse, anything woman
can make, and make well, is accepted anc
displayed for sale. Articles below reason
able standard of excellence are not accepted
As the prices are made to conform to actual
worth, no charity is involved in patroniZne
the Exchange. During the year just closed the
:Staunton Exchange in all its affairs has been
strengthened and prospered. This is certain
ly due to an admirable and efficient President
Board of Managers and the Superintendent
Mrs NJ J. Merriken. The management high
ly appreciate the generosity OF the city papers
thanks to all who have encouraged the enter
prise in any way whatever, the LIST annua
report is respectfully submitted.
Mrs. W. l.. OLIVIER, Sec'y,
Staunton Exchange for Woman's Work.
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The Post Office Site.

A letter from the Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury to Hon. III. st. Geo. Tucker,
dated last Monday, says, relative to the
sending Of an agent to Stalmton to exam
inc the properties offered for the post Office
site, that ''The Department has, however,
to-day given instructions to an agent to
visit several places in the South for said
purpose; among them Staunton, andhe will
no doubt arrive in your city as soon as
practicable"
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Amateurs at the Opera House.

Next Monday night at the Opera House,
under the auspices of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, anumber of bright
and clever amateurs will give an entertain
ment. The Prohibition drama of "The
Fallen Kingdom" which has been carefully
rehearsed, will be given, and be followed by
a laughable musical burlesque called can
hour with Mother Goose and her family. y
A great many pretty Staunton amateurs will
make their first appearance Monday night,
and the audience may expect a thoroughly
good entertainment,
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Serious Damage by Fire.

Monday morning about O'Clock, the in
terror of the building opposite the G. & o.
depot, owned by MI. G. L. Palmer and oc-
cupied by MI. M. Kivlighan, commission
merchant, was discovered 20 be on fiIe, A
considerable quantity of hay and grain was
destroyed before the fire was eXtinguished,
and the building was much injured by the
flames. The loss, some $4,000, on stock
and building is fully covered by insur-
ance.
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Church Dedication.

The United Brethren lately completed a
church at an old preaching point called the
Furnace" midway between Basic City
and Shendun. 1t is 30X40 feet and neatly
constructed. 1t was dedicated by Rev. A.
P. Funkhouser Of Harrisonburg, assisted
by Rev. J. D. Donovan of Staunton, and
the sum of 1925, remaining unpaid on the
building, was raised. Rev. G.. W. Rexroad,
under whose supervision it was built, is
tie pastor.
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The Real Estate Increase in staunton.
New Firm.

A new firm of Civil Engineers and Sur
veyors make their business announcement
in our columns-Messrs. French 1t War
rem. Mr. French is graduate of Hamp-
den Sidney College; has pursued his pro-
fession on the Norfolk Il Western Ry., and
gineer of the Staunton Development Co.
MI. Warren has been engaged inprominent
engineering work in New England, and
was the originator and first instructor in
drawing, in the High School Of Whining
ton. Del. The Office of the firm is in the
Crowle building opposite the Y. M. e. AS
SOcatiOn
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Preparing for the Sam Jones Meetings.

A series OF prayer meetingS-a prepara-
ton service for the coming meetings of
Rev. Sam. P. Jones-will commence at the
Methodist church on Monday night next
and be held every night during the week,
save Saturday.
Gentlemen who have come here from the
border counties of West Y irginia and from
Highland and Bath, say the Jones meetings
in Staunton are the subject Of conversation
on the farms and in the stores, and that
large numbers of persons from that section
will attend them. A gentleman who has
been through Southwestern Virginia and
who came here by way Of Lynchburg, says
the visitors through that country who will
be here will be numerous. Roanoke and
Lynchburg, he says, will send large dele
cations.
A meeting is called at the Y. M. G. A.
Auditorium for next Tuesday night, of all
those who will join the choir to sing at Rev.
Mr.. Jones' meetings.
The Real Estate Increase in staunton.
The books of Commissioner of the Reve-
nue., T. J.. Crowder, show the following in
crease in the assessable value of real estate
in Staunton in the year 1891 over that of
1890:
1891.
Value of real estate owned
by whites. ..................S 81 ,972, 22S
Value of real estate owned
by colored .........,...... $3.50 g, 032, 17S
1890.
Value of real estate owned by white
and colored (the owners of
white and colored property were
Year, ..................... .........s1, ss9 ,9s7
Increase over the year $780,. 142 ,241
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Salary Raised.

Under the REIMBURSEMENT ofpostmasters sal
aries which has just been made by the Post
Office Department, the salary of the Staun-
ton postmaster is raised from $500 to
-, 500; that of the Winchester postmaster
from 81 800 to s., 100; Bedford City, from
81, 700 to $1,000; Charlottesville, $4,000 to
1900; Danville, s., 400 to $500; Ports
mouth, $4,000 to $1,000; Roanoke, $4,000
to $1,000; Salem, 81 900 to $, 100.
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A General Roll CALI at the Baptist
EhI1rnh

Next Sunday morning will be an unusual
time at the Staunton Baptist church. A Cir
cular has been issued to every member of the
church, old AID young. with a request that
they attend next Sunday morning. The
idea of the pastor is to have general re-
union of all the members at one service.
There will be no sermon but in it's stead a
roll call of the congregation and familiar
brief talks in which the members and the
pastor will join. MI. Watkins, the popular
tenor of a Richmond Baptist church, will
be in the choir.
The growth of the church since its pres
ent pastor, Rev. Dr.. Nelson, took charge
six years ago, is shown from the roll which
contains 232 names, added since June l,
1885, The congregation now numbers $50
active members, Notwithstanding it has
lost in the six years 1913 by letter, % by
death and 81 by exclusion. Of the men,
bership 347 are ladies. In addition there
are Sc members Oh what is called the IRE
tired list members who have moved away
and whose names are still ON the church
list.
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A Difficult bnt successful Operation.

DR., Robt. G. Reese, assisted by Drs. Glib
son and Atkinson, operated last Tuesday
upon Henry Bowles, a worthy colored man,
for strangulated Ir-ljnal Hernia. The OPP
Grafton was a con etc success and, the
man is doing well with fair chance for
recovery.
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Prompt Aid.

The cases Of two poor families living in
utter restitution. was made public in the
VINDICAToR last Friday morning. The
in charge, promptly received SIS from MI.
Edward Burke for their benefit, and fur
niture and stoves enough to make both
families fairly comfortable were contribu-
ted.
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The Transformers.

Mr.. Robert Depriest, who has a farm
near Annex, q short distance from town,
was here Wednesday and said the grass
hoppers were eating up everything green on
the place. The plague had been there for
several days.
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Lawn Party.

Miss Cora Turner gave lawn party at
the residence OF her father, Prof. A. J..
Turner, ON Monday evening last, which
was well attended and apparently enjoyed
by the MANY present. The object of the
party was to raise a contribution toward
the purchase of a pipe organ for the Bap-
fist church.
The usual refreshments provided forsuch
occasions, Strawberries, ice-cream, various
sorts Of cake, &C., were in profusion and
were served the party by Miss Cora, her
sister, and cousin, Miss Lizzie Turner of
s. c., who is on her return from New
York where she has been at school, and
who is spending a part of her vacation with
her uncle and family. The pleasure of the
occasion was enhanced by delightful strains
of music by the quartette from the w. L.
Asylum, under the tutorship of Prof. T.
M. Turner.
Taken as whole it was as nice a little
lawn party as Staunton has witnessed. The
net proceeds were 1925.
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The Fifth Regiment Veterans

must not forget that they are to meet at
the Court House next Monday (court-day)
to make final preparations for going to
Lexington in duly.
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Brevltles.

The Home Building and Loan Associa-
ton of Staunton, which advertises to-day
that it has opened its second series OF stock,
was only formed in April and already has
three houses nearly finished,
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GRAIN MARKETS.

RICHMOND June Observation-Disclosures, South
ern, S1.1oa$111; mixed, Southern, $l6s.aS1.i0;
Shortberry Southern 81 .0SaS 90; No. red $l.07a
Sl.OS. White Corn Virginia prime) 73c.
CHICAGO. June 17.-Wheat-July 95a4; August
925s; September 9214; December 1873.
BALTIMORE, June 17.-Flour dull and unchang-
ed. Wheat-quiet; No. Q red spot, lO61aalO6A.
Southern wheat steady; Fultz lo3al0s; Long
berry lo5alO9. Corn southern-firmer;w white re;
yellow Csc.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June H.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged follows
Best 1913 5S714
Generally rated first quality. 475 a 1929
Medium or good fair quality $50 a $50
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. 200 300
The market has not been active at any time
this week, and values throughout considered
a shade off from those ruling last Thursday. The
quality averages about like that of last weeks
offerings and is generally satisfactory to Dealers
Mich Cows-Dull at Sl5aS4O, a few extra at the
latter price, most sales at $30a$32 per head.
Veal Calves-There is good trade in calves at
1a5%c per lb.
RICHMOND, June l5.-Prices of Beef cattle rang
ed as follows:
$500
Medium to good 5.75 a 4.2o
Common to fair......................-2 200 3.75
Sheep 4a5c. Lambs SAFE. Hogs 6a6%c.
Receipts OF cattle 200: sheep $50; hogs 43O.
BALTIMORE, June 15.-Hogs in moderately fair
demand-near-by 6l4a61s; good Western 65aaGa4.
Receipts 1856
BALTIMORE June 15.-Sheep S5.0OaS5O0 per 100
lbs. Lambs 5laa61ac. Receipts 1913
STAUNTON PRICE CURRENT.
WHOLESALE PRICE OF SrAUNToN MARKET
June Is. 1891.
FulEZ 10
Corn-White ...........................O 90 a 70
Yellow. ....................... D 90 a 6S
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Railroad Matters.

ENGINEER yINCENT'S RECONNOISsANCE
OF THE ROUTE FROM STAUNTON TO
WEST VIRGINIA.
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"A. UKIP,
Minister of Sweden and Norway,
at Washington, ID. g.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-23

THE anniversary OF the birthday OF
the Father OF the Republic is again here.
As the years roll round and the reality
of the man who, more than any other Of
the great men who surrounded him,
made US a nation, recedes into history,
his personality becomes sublimely
apotheosized and rises higher and
higher into the conspicuousness which
his supreme elevation affords to the con-
templative eyes of succeeding genera
tions. tits buta few years since we could
hold converse with men who knew him
in the flesh; but few years more and
all that was of him OF the earth earthly
will be transfgured, and he will take
his place at the very head of the few i'm
mortals whose names deserve never to
perish. His virtues will live forever,
and the nation he founded will always
look back TO the most striking figure in
all history with a veneration and a
respect such as it is the proud privilege
of no other people to feel for their
heroes. The man of whom it can be
truly said that he was "irst in peace,
first in war and first in the hearts of his
countrymen," has no peer in the pan
theon Of the illustrious dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-23
SPRING MILLINERY.
NEWEST STYLES. LATEST SHAPES,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT
In Los Angeles of Fashionable Millinery.
Mozart's, Agents for Eastern Manu-
facturers-The Cheapest Place for Fine
Millinery.

The early arrival Of spring millinery,
consisting of all the latest novelties in
misses and ladies' headwear, flowers
and laces, enables us to be first in the
field.
To dispose OF our immense stock at
the beginning OF the season we make
this unprecedented offer to early buyers.
Remember, new millinery goods, late st
STYLES, Just from the eastern factories, at
10 per cent above the cost. Large brim
hats, 15c lace straw dress shapes, 25c +;
fine Milan hats at soc; long wreathes OF
flowers at 10c, 25c and SOC, any one
worth double; velvet pansies, in all
colors, at 25c per dozen; Margarittes,
all colors, at 10c per dozen; 3 dozen vio-
let's, all colors, for 10c, entirely new de-
signs in flower effects velvet roses, jac-
oueminot roses and an endless variety OF
elegant sprays, all at 10 per cent above
cost, which places this new lot OF fash
ionable flowers at price never before
offered in this city.
We mean business, and defy competi-
ton. Nothing but new millinery at 10
per cent advance. Avail yourselves oi
this opportunity.
Mozart's, Milliner, store painted
white, No. 240 South Spring street, be-
tween Second and Third.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-23

The VOORHEES, shoe-string congress
sional apportionment bill is bound to
pass. Leaving politics out OF the ques-
ton entirely, this is the most injurious
apportionment that could be devised
against the interest OF our special indus
tries. The four citrus counties at this
end of the state form compact group
with homogeneity of interests. They
have just about the population required
to make a congressional district, and
have close and easy communication with
each other. Common sense would die
tate that these counties should be
grouped together so that they could have
a representative in congress OF their own
choosing, who would take care OF their
peculiar interests. Instead OF making
this reasonable apportionment, the
VOORHEES, bill splits the citrus counties
in two and attaches Orange, San Ber-
nardino and San Diego to San Benito,
Stanislaus, etc. Los Angeles is grouped
with Santa Cruz and Monterey. When
geographical lines and unity of interests
are thus brutally ignored, and the COM
monest principles of Just territorial
combination violated, there must be an
Interior and indefensible object in doing