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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
The Fair Grounds Bought.

CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
MADE THERE.
The City Council has voted to accept the
deed of M. E. Miller, President of the
Baldwin District Association for the sale
of the fair grounds to Staunton and has di-
rected the Committee of Finance to issue
$4,000 per cent. $50 bonds to pay for the
same. The sale reserves the right to the
Association to hold it's annual fairs there.
The joint committee of the Association
and Council was at the Fair grounds We'd
nesday afternoon arranging for changes to
be made there. Among those determined
on, are the removal Of the grand stand to
the Western side Of the grounds and face
it East SO the afternoon sun will no longer
pour into it; also to widen the racing track
to so feet.
The Fair grounds will be planted with
shade trees and otherwise beautified and
improved, and the intention Of the late
Jno. b. Baldwin, expressed when the prop
erty was bought during his Presidency of
the Association, that ''thisshould beStaun-
ton 8 breathing ground" will he carried
out.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
A Jim-Jammic Fake.

Monday afternoon, William Wells, 8
negro who must have been laboring under
jim jams, rushed into Mayor Fultz's Office
carrying piece Of a lady's broken parasol
He said he had seen an escaped convict as
sault lady, giving her name, somewhere
in the Fishersville neighborhood. The
lady had broken her parasol in defending
herself and that was a piece of it. The
tale was straightly told. In few minutes
Sheriff N. g. Watts, Sergeant Logan Tur
ner and possee armed with rifles and re
volvers were on hecounty road hunting fol
the convict. After they were gone the white
American Liar OF Staunton took a large
hand. He had the lady's throat cut and
her clothes torn off, and so imaginative did
he get that the names of not less than foul
ladies Of the vicinity were given as the vic.
tim. The Sheriff s party returned after a
short time having discovered that the
whole thing was fake. William Wells
the author Of it, disappeared.
Some nights ago 1.-TWO boys" were repor.
ted to have seen the body of a murdered
man lying in the suburbs Of Staunton, an6
the whole police force was hunting with
lanterns for the body. As there had beer
no 'sbody'' there, Of course none was found
1t is probable this ''sell'' inspired the latel
invention of Wells crazy mind.
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Accident to Mr.. Alex. Hartman.

The Covington (Alleghany) Sentinel of
Saturday has the following about a painful
accident to Mr.. Alexander Hartman, gen.
tlemen who has many friends in Staunton
and Augusta, who will hear of it with re-
greet: ION Wednesday afternoon last, a
serious runaway took place on the hill near
the mill. Shortly after dinner, driving
party consisting of Messrs Alex. Hartman,
A. B. Camper and Jno. T. DELANEY, started
out in a surry for a drive. They drove the
first four-in-hand of the Summer, and the
horses were fresh and spirited. After 60
ing about mile they turned and started
back to town, when suddenly. near the top
of the long hill mentioned above, the horses
took the bit and all four started to
run, Mr.. Delaney jumped at about the
middle of the descent, and escaped with an
ankle slightly sprained and a few slight
bruises. just beyond this point, the surry
struck rock and threw MI. Hartman out
seriously hurting him, and MI. Camper
jumped and escaped without serious injury.
''Mr. Hartman received a heavy fall, the
chief force Of the blow being on the back
and side of his head. DR.. O. L. Rogers
was summoned and rendered the necessary
surgical aid, and he was removed to his
hotel. The extent Of his injuries is not
positively known, but the doctor thinks
them not dangerous. He is very stout
man, and it is remarkable that he was not
instantly killed. A large crowd gathered
on the report of the accident, the members
Of the driving party being all well known
and DODular''
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Death Of well known young Business
Man.

Mr.. Hensel Wise of the agricultural inn
plement firm of Wise Brothers & Dore died
on Saturday morning after few days ILL
ness of typhoid fever. He was a brother
of Messrs. J. A. and Hiram Wise. On
Sunday, Messrs. J. A. Alexander, Charles
Prufer, Alex. w. Grubert, John Wehn,
Dennis Brown and j. J. Prufer as pail
bearers, left Staunton with his remains at
6 O'Clock in the morning for old St.
Michael's church near the Rockingham
line, where they were to be inferred. AS
the procession got within a few miles Of the
church, the people along the route began
falling into line with their vehicles, and be-
fore the church was reached the procession
was nearly mile in length. The deceased
was great favorite with the people he had
been raised among and his early death-he
was only thirty-created deep feel
ing. In the funeral train was his wife, to
whom he was only married fifteen months
ago, and in the arms Of the nurse was his
five months old baby. Mrs. Wise was Miss
Ella Ward of Bridgewater.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev. H. F. Shealy Of Christ church, Staun-
ton.
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An Interesting Service.

A LETTER FROM A LITTLE JAPANESE
sTRAw-sHOE MAKER.
Sunday evening the Y. M. C. A. Audito-
rum was full, to witness the monthly ser
vice of the Sunday School Missionary
Society Of the Methodist church. Mr.. Geo.
S. Lightner the President, presided. The
services were opened with prayer by Rev.
T. r. G. Peck of New York, An address
was delivered by Mr.. Frank B. Kennedy.
One Of the prettiest incidents of the service
was the singing of some little misses about
SIX years old-Alma Williams, Bessie Wood
house, May Stratton, Bessie Riley, Carrie
Weaver and Mary Diggs, and the recitation
by Carrie Fretwell. The children had been
excellently trained for their parts by Misses
Lou Van Pelt and Fannie Stratton.
Rev. J. L. Williams, the pastor, exhibit
ed a straw shoe made in Japan by J. Heno-
wara, little Japanese boy, at a sen, or
seven-tenths of cent pair, and read the
following letter from the little fellow:
KOBE, Nov. 16, 1891.
MY DEAR BRO. SHAWL have received your
letter yesterday. am glad all trouble is
gone. told Mr.. Ono, and Mr.. Takauchi they
will be very much glad. have received four
yen from Dir. Wainwright at the eighth of this
Month-thank you. You have gave many
letters about my work. can earn one yen
every month. 1 told you if Icould make straw
shoes l can make fifty or sixty sen. but it
spends many time in day and my lesson is
very busy, SO it is difficult to do therefore
I was anxious not to violate promise to make
straw shoes, therefore want to find my other
work. but l could not; so was very suffered.
At last l resolve to eat twice in day Eve
have three times in day as you knOw) and l
paw to cook one hundred and seventy sen for
one month, therefore can get one yen. 1t
was very hard, but now do not feel hardly,
bless my Father-and no one knows it. Sat
urday is not very busy, SO want to sell books.
had gave many letters to my brother, but
he didn't answer at all, so l write letter in
the earnest prayer. He does not like my .pur-
pose, therefore he give me nothing. So about
reason of my purpose the ninth OF this month,
he gave me letter that he will send my clothes
and other new cloth, and in last OF the letter
he said, II do not likeyO purpose, but can
not refuse it, l am very happy; it must be
the bless of God.
wished to give you letter about brothers
letter, but had no money. took sick which
is a large swell of left cheek, and the doctor
cut and spend two yen and sixty sen, and it
took twenty -four days and is now very better.
Please pray for me. Present my compliments
to Mrs. Shaw. Your brother in Christ,
j. HENOwARA.
P. S.-My English is very poor, therefore
pl ease guess it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
A Team Went Down 200 Feet.

There are few passengers on the railroad
who have not looked over the narrow ledge
at Buffalo Gap in this county, with anervous
calculation of what would become of them
if the train went off and plunged down the
200 feet descent. Inforty years no train has
done it, but that safer vehicle, a wagon,
performed the feat last Saturday. The two
horse team of MI. ]. j Props of Highland,
while attempting to turn in the too narrow
space at the depot went over, driver, horses
and all. Strange to add, while the wagon
was broken to splinters only one horse was
killed, and the driver escaped with bad
bruises. but no worse.
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The New Telephone Exchange.

The new Bell Telephone Exchange opens
at the corner of New and Main streets ON
Monday next. The previous experience of
Staunton with telephone lines-it has had
two different ones-has been confessedly
unsatisfactory, and in view of that the
Bell company has made every effort to
make this one exceptionable. The instru-
ments are all new and just from the Chica-
go factory, the poles are new, and what of
the old wire plant has been used has been
carefully reviewed. Mr.. r. L. Woodruff,
native Of Augusta county, who has been
for some four years in the service of the
company, filling the important position of
relief manager in South Carolina, Alabama
and Georgia, will be in charge and will give
every attention to seeing that the service
is good. Mrs. Jno. M. Carroll, a graduate
Of Dunsmore's Business College. who has q
business education and who is fDg com
petent, will be the lady assistant. The Office
opens with twenty subscribers and the
manager hopes by giving good service, tt
increase the number rapidly,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22

lady residing at OIL near Fishersville. A
careful enquiry fails to disclose the slight.
est grounds for such rumor.
Mr.. James Patterson of Shendun, is Wis.
iting his sister-in-law, Mrs. s. w. Patter.
son.
Corn and the pasture fields are suffering
greatly from the protracted drouth, and
unless copious rains fall very soon there
will not be half OF a corn crop made. The
crop has been SO damaged that even with
best seasons now nothing like an average
can be made.
Mrs. DR.. J. M. Watson, whose illness
has been noticed, is still in precariOus
condition. It is earnestly hoped that med
ical skill will soon arrest the disease and
restore her to health.
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From Chu1t b lille.

THE DROUTH-TwO DEATHS SICKNESS
PERSONAL, &C.
reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.1
CHURCHvILLE, July 20.-The dry wealth
Ell and dust of the past two or three weeks
have been changed for the better, as we had
showers OH Tuesday last We were need
ing rain badIy-vegetation particularly
corn and garden truck, was beginning to
suffer and is still suffering. Rain light.
Mr.. Mann Jordan S little girl died Thurs
day last 1t was a great sufferer. The
funeral took place from the U. B. church.
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Samsell of SAID
church, assisted by Rev. MI. Winfree OF
the Presbyterian church. Miss Alice
Burns died of consumption on Saturday
last She had been sick for some time.
Her obsequies were from the Presbyterian
church, the services being conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Winfree. Both child and maid
are sweetly sleeping III the cemetery near
here awaiting the blessed awaking Of the
resurrection morn.
MI. D. n. Wilson who has been quite
i'll for some weeks past, is now able to sit
up some and be about in his room.
There is some sickness among the color
ed folks of our village.
There are quite number of visitors in
our town at present.
Mrs. Lizzie Dunlap of Rockbridge, IS
visiting her mother, Mrs. Margaret Bear,
and other friends.
Mrs. Prof. Turner with her daughter,
Oracle, of Luthersville, Md, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Capt. Hanger.
Mrs. Lizzie Houston, step-daughter OF
Mrs. Hetty Ervine, is at Mrs. Ervlne's.
Miss Sue Hutchinson, is visiting her sis1
ter, Mrs. Geo. Bear.
Misses Maggie and Lucy Gilbert, daugh-
ters of Rev. James T. Gilbert. deceased. OF
the Presbyterian church, near Abbeville,
S. c., are visiting their friend and relative
Mrs. Jos. H. Temple.
Mrs. Stands who had been visiting in
our town returned to Staunton on Monday
last.
Miss Mary Bell, daughter Of Rev. DR..
Bell, dec d, arrived at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Hettie Ervine, on Saturday
last,
Mrs. John A. Ashby, who was quite i'll,
and who a short time ago was reported as
being better, is again quite i'll.
Mrs. DR.. Geo. III. Eyster has returned
from Baltimore to her country residence
ssBellmonte, y near this place. Her moth
Ell, Mrs. Col. English. started for Balti
more on Monday last.
Some of our neighbors are preparing to
move to Lone Fountain Springs in few
days to spend while, among whom are
Mrs. Geo. C. Hanger and part of MI. II.
B. Sleg's family.
Miss Annie Hoff has gone to Bridgewa-
ter, Va. on visit.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
Public School Teachers Elected.

The City School Board has elected the
following new teachers in the public
schools to fill vacancies W. Fl. De Bel
promoted to Principal Of the High School
in place of J. Fl. Bader resigned; G. M. B.
Zerr, late of Staunton Military Academy, to
fill the place of Assistant Principal in the
High School held last session by MI. De
Bell, and W. ]. Weaver Of Rockingham.
The lady teachers of last session were all
reelected. The following substitute teach
ers were chosen-Misses Fannie Stratton,
Lucy Kinney, Bessie Van Lear, Fannie
TAYLOR and Minnie Bickle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
A Democratic Mass Meeting

TO BE HELD AT THE COURT HOUSE NEXT
MONDAY-D1sTRICT CONVENTION DEL
DELEGATES TO BE ELECTED.
Next Monday (court day. has been APP
pointed by the Democratic County Com
mittee for mass meeting Of the Demo
Gratis, at which delegates will be elected to
the congressional district convention which
meets at Clifton Forge August 4th. There
will be some good speaking and our fellow
Democrats of the county should not miss
it. The following is the official call:
There will be mass meeting Of the Demo-
Gratis of Augusta county held in the Court
house on court-day--next Monday-a o clock
p. M. for the purpose of electing delegates to
the Congressional Convention. Each district
will select its own delegates who will be di-
vided as far as | ossible pro rata among the
various voting precincts.
Staunton delegates will be elected by Ward
meetings held on the 18th at p. m. at the
usual places-First Ward at the Courthouse;
Second Ward in the Mayors Office.
The number of delegates will be made
known at the time of the meetings.
Hon. John G. Tarsney OF Kansas City. Mis-
souri,; Hon. II. st. e. Tucker and others will
address the citizens ON court-day on the issues
of the canvass. Let every one turn out.
By order of the committee.
W. e. KINNEY, JOHN N. OPIE,
Secretary. Chairman.
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Death.

Miss Hattie S. Mailman, formerly of
Staunton, died Of typhoid fever at Front
Royal last Thursday morning, after little
over two weeks illness. She was the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Mailman,
former residents Of Staunton, and a grand
daughter of Mr.. G.. w. Shuey near Swoope
The deceased had won many friends, both
here and at Front Royal, by her many deeds
of kindness and Christian graces. She
was member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran
church in this county. The funeral took
place from the house on Friday morning,
services being conducted by Rev. L. L..
Smith of Strasburg.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
Fatal Accident,

Mr.. John Hounihan, aged 3S, a son of
Mr.. Timothy Hounihan and brother of
Superintendent Of Streets, Michael Houni-
han, lost his lie at Clifton Forge We'd
nesday night, while crossing the bridge
over Smiths creek in that town. He
had arrived there on the afternoon local
train from the West, where he had been
working. When the 1925 through train
came in he went over to board it. On
the bridge he stepped from one track Oh
which train was approaching, immediate
w in front of another train. He was
knocked down, his left leg and arm fear
fully crushed and fracture made in his
skull. He fell, after being knocked down,
over an embankment some thirty feet into
the creek. His body was recovered
and was sent to Staunton on the train he
had hoped to come on, and was taken to
Bickle 4 Hamrick. funeral directors. on
Frederick street. The funeral took place
Yesterday afternoon from st. Francis
church. He leaves a widow and three
children.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
Law and Medicine.

The game of ball between the young drug.
gists and the young lawyers, took place at
the Fair grounds Tuesday evening with
the following teams
Druggists-Fa catcher; Eichelber-
fer'' first base; Mc5uffn, SECOND base; Bickle,
third base; Casey, left field; Baldwin Wayt,
center field; Bell, right field.
Lawyers-Braxton,c catcher; Nelson. pitcher
Hudson. first base; Keezel, short stop; Elder,
ger. Il. G., left field; Ker, centre field; Glenn,
right field.
The score of the 9 innings was law SO,
medicine %. Nearly all the spectators
agreed that they had never seen game
like it, but few who had seen the Bankers
Us. the Insurance men, said they had seen
one something like it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
National Valley Bank, and Mrs. Walker

National Valley Bank, and Mrs. Walker
are at Atlantic City.
Mr.. s. M. Shepherd, the efficient c. 4 o
agent at Fishersville, left yesterday on q
trip to Petersburg, Va.
Miss L. J. Galloway of Roanoke, is Wis
iting relatives in Staunton.
Mrs. ]. j. Stack has returned from the
Sweet Chalybeate Springs.
Miss Baylis of Staunton, is visiting
friends at Hillsboro, Albemarle.
MI. J. H. Carpenter was in Gordonsville
last week.
Mrs. James Austin of Albemarle, is Wis
iting friends in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Cooke are at
the Cold Sulphur Springs.
Miss Bessie Pinkard of New Orleans, a
favorite summer visitor here, is in the city.
Miss Mary Clarke of Winchester, is Wis
iting Mrs. Jno. B. Baldwin.
Prof. M. NJ. Hargrove of Luray, is visit
ing friends in Augusta county.
Mr.. H. L. Powell of Staunton, was reg
istered at the Allegheny Springs last week.
Miss Whitcomb Of Richmond, is visiting
Miss Lucy Lee Powell.
Mrs. j. N. Mcfarland is spending some
time at Goshen.
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Records Of Thlrty-three Years Ago.
THE CONTENTS OF THE OLD CORNER sro

| THE CONTENTS OF THE OLD CORNER STONE
OF THE METHODIST CHURCH.
The corner stone of the Methodist church
was removed few days ago by the work.
men preparing the foundation for the new
church. On being broken open many papers
| were found in it SO rotted as to make them
unintelligible. But there were found two
Band 1.-THE germ from which the Stonewall
Brigade Band grew and of Charity Divis-
ion s. o. T., which are well preserved, the
first being perfect and the second nearly so,
only three names being illegible. A cope l
plate badly rusted and mashed but on which
nearly all the words can be deciphered, was
deposited in the stone by the Masonic
lodge. One side reads as follows:
1.-THE corner stone Of this church, rebuilt
and enlarged, laid by Stanton Lodge No.
10, VIM. H. Hartman, w. NJ. Addresses
by Rev. John Goodman, Rev. E. r. Veitch,
2. E., Rev. G.. G.. Brooke, pastor, and Rev.
James Nick. Riley. 1859. A. L..
$500. A. d. 1859.
The other side reads thus: ''This corner
stone laid oath June, A. L. $500, Staunton
Lodge No. 10, Methodist Episcopal Church.
Church built by contribution, pews to be
free as usual Rev. George D. Hit present
incumbent. Masonic ceremony by David
w. Patterson, Past Grand Master of Vir-
GINA. Dedication discourse by Rev. VIM.
Hammet.
The following are the lists mentioned
above:
ssNames of Turner'S Silver Cornet Band
organized in Staunton, Va, in 1856-Prof.
A. J. Turner, VIM. M. Black, ID. W..
Drake, VIM. A. Burnett, J. II. Burdett.
James A. Armentrout, H. M. Stoddard, D.
E. Strasburg, S. q. Baskins, E. M. Cush-
ing, Jos. F. Asst, Alexander Grove. COPIED
by James A. ArmentrOut.
..Staunton, Va, Sept. 9th, 1853. A list
of officers and members of Charity Divis-
ion No. 6, S. of Temperament. M. Cush-
ing, w. P; VIM. Craig, W. A.; s. M.
Woodward. Jr., r. S.; e. II. Conklln, A.
R. s.; VIM. T. Jewell, F. S.; G. Grove,
Treasurer; j. w. Bryan, c.; A. M. Gar
ber, A. c.; e. G.. Bunch, P. W.;
w. D. Gambler. Chap; J. J. Clarke. l.. ID.
G.. w. p; j. Roher, D. r. Blackburn, w.
G. Reynolds, T. R. Blackburn, B. S;onaker,
s. K. Taylor, D. w. Arnold, H. w. Shelf
fey, John Day, H. H. Peck, J. Nick. Riley,
w. F. Asst, J. B. Watts, w. r. Smith, j.
W. Trayer. Samuel Myers, Robt. Kyle,
Jas. Beatty, ST., J. H. Sealy, B. F. Points,
W. A. Sterrett, Jno. Gregory, J. M. Car
roll, E. B. Wexford, J. J. Points, WIS.
Fuller, S. H. Baskins, VIM. Shry, r.
Turk, A. J. Turner, J. W. Blackburn, J.
w. Teabo, J. H. Frazer, J. A. Bickle, J.
NJ. Hefin, B. F. Fifer, H. D. Southards,
F. A. Huff, M. Moore, E. May, Jas. A.
Armentrout, W. G. Smith, T. B. Mccoy,
s. r. Beatty, H. Campbell, r. W. Steven
son, c. N. Kinney, A. Crawford, G. P.
Smith, J. Shomo. Instituted in the town
of Staunton, May LIST, 1916. Copied by
VIM. T. JEWELL
The coins are an American half dollar
coined in 1881, a copper cent coined in1S17,
another coined in 1880, with w. B. Y.
stamped into it, dime coined in 1920, two
small nickel alloyed cents, such as are now
used, coined in 1859, and a Canadian penny.
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The Rockbridge Murder.

The staff correspondent Of the VINDICA-
TOR who wrote from Goshen that the story
about imam from Rockingham" who
'ssaw Leech shot'' would prove to be mere
talk, seems to have been right. Raines, ''the
man from Rockingham, who was arrested
by the Rockbridge officers and taken to Lex
ington, easily proved an alibi and was dis
charged by. the magistrate. His only crime
seemed to have been that he wanted to ap-
pear at farm house as an important per-
son who knew all about it, and so, talked
foolishly to that effect. 1t is not likely the
perpetrator will ever he discovered.
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An Extraordinary yield Of Butter.

Many Augusta county men owning ''Sig-
nal' Jersey bulls, received a very pretty
invitation from Samuel II. Moore of Hunts
vile, Ala, to attend a reception compli-
mentary to Signals Lily Flag' "the Jer-
sey cow of the world, )" to be given there
Yesterday. This wonderful cows record
shows that in the past year she gave II 1889
pounds of milk, yielding 1,O47 pounds and
of a pound of butter This beats the
wear record Of the great Jersey Gibson
Belief who gave S,412 pounds ounces of
milk, yielding l, 1928 pounds and 15s ounces
of butter. In the invitation, Lily Flags
name is made by lily on a red flag. She
is now the winner of the Derby of the
Jerseys.
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Real Estate Transfers.

w. T. Summerson to Mary II. Fowle,
house and lot on North Market street,
So, 600.
J. A. Hanger and others to II. L. Hoover,
a part of Orchard Grove Addition, near
Capt. Ranson's, consideration nominal.
B. T. Bagby to D. W. Landes, lot on
Reservoir Hill, $3.50.
w. f. Summerson to j. W. Bryan, coal
yard on South Lewis street, s., 400.
Staunton Perpetual Building and Loan
Go. to D. A. Kingan, house and lot in
Baptist Alley, $3.50.
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Church Body Incorporated.

The Board of Church Extension of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Virginia,
was chartered last week by Judge Grattan
of the Hastings court, with the following
officers for the first resident, Rev.
Fl. F. Shealy; Vice President. Maj. Abso-
lom Koiner; Treasurer, c. q. Berry; Seore.
tary, Rev. J. E. Shenk of Waynesboro
Directors, the above namel and r. F.
Davis, T. j. Cooper and J. II. little. Cap
ital stock nominal; land holding not more
than 10000 acres; principal Office Staunton