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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-10-07
Deaths.

Mrs. McKeever, wife of Mr.. VIM.
McKeever, died at the residence of her
husband in East Staunton, on Saturday
afternoon last. The deceased was a Miss
Dull and has number of relatives in this
county. Her husband and one daughter,
Mrs. H J. Beard of Clifton Forge, survive
her Her funeral took place on Sunday
evening from her home, conducted by Rev.
VIM. Cumming of the Second Presbyterian
church. The following gentlemen acted
as pail bearers Messrs. j. A. Hanger,
Jno. 7. Long, Geo. HI. Earman, Nelson
Andrews, John e. Fretwell and Geo. R.
Greaver.
A telegram received here last Friday, by
Mrs. Emma Dudley, from st, Louis, Mo-,
announced the sudden death in that city of
her brother-in-law, Mr.. John Leckey. Mr..
Leckey was former citizen of this COM
munity where he taught school and was
widely known. He has many relatives in
Augusta and Rockbridge counties.
News was received here Wednes-
day from Baltimore announcing the death
of Mr.. David Condor, father of Mrs. T. R.
N. Speck of this city. MI. Condor is a
well known contractor, and has visited
here often, and where his daughter, Miss
Minnie Condor was visiting until called
home by his illness. The funeral will tax:
place to-day from his residence. Mr.. and
Mrs. Speck were with him at the time OF
his death.
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Rev. DR.. Harris Resignation Accepted.

AS stated in our last issue Rev. DR.. W.
A. Harris had rendered his resignation to
the Board of Trustees of the Wesleyan
Female Institute of this city. The Board
met on Friday at the Institute to act upon
the resignation and decided to accept it, the
resignation to take effect at the close of the
present session. Rev. W. J. Young, a
member of the faculty of Randolph Macon
College was chosen as his successor. Mr..
Young is one of the foremost ministers of
the Baltimore Conference and will doubt
less sustain the reputation that DR.. Harris
has made for the school. The Institute
was established about forty years ago. DR..
Harris will go to Roanoke where he will
establish the Virginia College for young
ladies and girls" While here he has eStab-
lished a National reputation as an educa-
tor, and the graduates under him are IN all
parts of the South and West. His emil
nent success in the past is a guarantee of
what may be expected in his new field of
labor
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-10-07
Frauds IN Tax Refundlng.

Fraud in the matter of the direct tax re-
funded to the State of Louisiana by the
general government is being proved by the
researches made by the State officers there.
In nearly every instance there is a differ
ence of two, three Oh four dollars between
the face Of the tax receipts held by the cit.
liens and the sum entered on the rolls. AS
many Of our people are interested in this
refund of the direct tax, we asked County
Treasurer Mcfarland if he had found any
such errors in his disbursement of the tax
and were informed that he had not.
The Treasury Department has decided
that all of the direct tax must be refund
ed to the individuals from whom it was
collected, without deductions for COM
missions, and also that the individuals
shall receive penalties and interest in cases
where it was originally paid by them.
This construction of the law is set out in
the following letter sent Monday to w. II.
Eggborn a. Eggbornsville, Va, by A. B.
Nettleton, assistant secretary:
'sIn your letter just received at this depart
ment you say that the treasurer OF your
country is refunding only the direct tax, and
is deducting per cent. as his commission, and
you ask if you are not entitled to interest on
the tax being refunded.
''In reply you are informed that only the
direct tax collected has been returned to the
States. In States where the tax had been
collected from individuals it should be re-
turned in full by the State authorities to the
persons from whom it was collected, or to
their heirs or legal representatives. How
ever, since the tax was paid to the States, the
Attorney General has rendered an opinion
to the effect that all penalty and interest col
lected should also be returned to those from
whom it was collected in the same way. The
department is therefore preparing to refund
to the Governors of States the penalty and
interest in the same manner and under the
same conditions that the tax was refunded
It must be understood however. that the in:
terest mentioned is that which was collected
with the tax and not interest accruing
SINCE"
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From Mt. Scion.

DEMOCRATIC CLUB TO BE FORMED-BIRD
SHOOTING sEAsON-PERsoNAL,& sc.
[Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.1
MT. SoLON, Oct. 5.-The Democrats of
Mt. Scion precinct will assemble at their
headquarters tomorrow, Saturday, for the
purpose of organizing Cleveland and Stew
enson club, Capt. Jas. Bumgardner Of your
city, will address the meeting. The Dem
ocratlc forces at this point are earnest
workers and will show up well on election
day.
J. H. Todd of this place. sold to Driver
& Bowman of Harrisonburg, 46 fat cattle.
which averaged 14l0 pounds each.
Mr.. Geo. Todd Of your city. is visiting
friends here.
Mr.. Chas. Burgess, son and daughter of
Iowa, who were attending the 4. A. r. en-
campment at Washington, paid our towna
short visit on their return.
Mr.. Jacob Fifer has moved from the
country into our town. and Mr.. Jno. Ham
ilton will move away in few days
to make his home near Churchville.
Miss Maud Stombaugh of this plane il
visiting her sister, Mrs. Blackwell of Char
lesion, W. Va.
| Now as the season for shooting birds il
about in, the farmers should see to it thai
their birds are not all destroyed. Almos
every man and boy who can shoot a bird
has equipped himself and is ready for tn
slaughter.
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Teachers Appointed.
THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED FOR RIvERHEADS DISTRICT
FOR THE ENSUING TERM.

THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED FOR RIvERHEADs DISTRICT
FOR THE ENSUING TERM.
Newport M. A. Smiley, principal,
Miss F. L. Baylor, assistant. Walker s
Greek, not appointed. st. Marks-Harry
Craver. Summerdean-Miss Lizzie Sheppe.
Mt. Tabor-Miss N. V. Gollaway. Mid
dlebrook- Betty Horsly, principal,
Miss Eva E. Echard, assistant. McKen-
ny-Miss Clara Mcclure. Old Providence
Miss jamie Mcclure. Broadhead-G. H.
TAYLOR. Stover-Miss Bessie Merritt. Oak
Lane-Miss Lula Rodeffer. White Hall
e. F. Rosen. Christian 3 Creek-James L.
Hutchens. Greenville-J. D. Bailey, prin-
cipal, Miss Minnie Tate, assistant. Pines
Miss Maggie Burkholder. Sunnyside-
Miss M. E. Wade. South Bottom-W. II.
Loving. Midway-Mlss Fannie M. Low.
man. Glebe-no appointment. Shemariah
Miss Virginia Bergman. Poplar Spring
Miss Mary Hamrick. Airy Knoll-Miss
Lucy Turk. Loves Run-Miss Mary
Woodruff. Pleasant View-Miss Leona
Houser. Summit, no appointment.
COLORED TEACHERS.
MiddlebroOk-R. S. Nelson. Greenville
Miss E. s. johnson. Newport Mss
M. S. Brown Summerdean, no appoint.
ment.-
The Board will meet in Middlebrook to
contract with teachers, October 22nd.
The Schools will begin Monday, October
oath.
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Staunton Democratic Club.

The club room of the Staunton Demo-
cratic Club is now open and supplied with
all the leading papers and campaign litera-
ture. All are welcome to the use of the
room day and night. The club will also at
tend to getting transfers for Democratic
voters and will furnish any information in
reference to registration. The handsome ban
ner that is being painted for the club will
probably be flung to the breeze the first of
the week. 1t is being painted by Mr.. Geo.
w. Reid, of Clifton Forge. It has large
portraits of Cleveland. Stevenson and Tuck
Ell. The lettering on one side of the ban
ner is: 'sFor President, Grover Cleveland
Of New York; for Vice President, Adlai
E. Stevenson of Illinois," On the reverse
side are the words in large characters;
Democratic ticket, Cleveland and Steven
son; anti-force bill, tariff reform. For
Congress, Tenth distr ct, HIST. e. Tucker.
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Dixon on Backbone"

Rev. Thos. Dixon, Jr., the New York
preacher and lecturer, delivered his lecture
on Backbone" at the Opera House last
Friday night. There was fair audience
present who listened with rapt attention
to the speaker during the hour and half
that he occupied the stage. MI. Dixon is
a very tall, slender man, erect, good look
ing and with striking presence. He
dresses in black, wearing long Prince
Albert coat, which he keeps closely but
toned, and is wonderfully eloquent, both in
words and manner. He speaks with intense
and thrilling energy. His word painting is
vivid and beautiful, his pathos goes to the
heart, and he can relate joke with as much
effect as the finest comedian in the land If
MI. Dixon should ever visit our city again
he will doubtless be received by the largest
audience that ever assembled in the Opera
House.
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Railroad Notes.

President ingalls, of the G. & O. in his
annual address to the directors recommends
the plan of establishing community of IN
terests with the employees and that the sur
plus be equally divided with them.
The Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad compa.
ny has let the contract for fifty new locomo.
tives of the heaviest pattern, to cost nearly
100000, to be used on the heavy grades
between Wheeling and Harper's Ferry.
The Portsmouth Park and Development
Company is surveying railroad from
Portsmouth, Va, to Gilmerton, on the
Norfolk & Western.
Thirty engines are being built for the
Big -Four by the Richmond Locomotive
Works, and the delivery of the machines
will begin next week..
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From Swoope s.

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF REV. MR.. BOOK
EE's PAsToRATE AT HEBRON-NEW
sTORE-PERsONAL, sc.
Reported for the Staunton VIND1CAToR.]
SwooPE's, Oct. last Sunday marked
the 5th anniversary of the present pastor
ate at Hebron church. 1t was observed by
appropriate services, the whole ending by
taking up collection for the building OF
three churches in Randolph and Upsher
counties, w. Va, now being erected under
the supervision of the Presbytery's Evan
gelist, Rev. F. J. Brooke. The pastor told
his congregation that as God had greatly
blessed them in these five years, they should
be means of blessing others; the collec-
ton amounted to $500. Statistics were
read showing the present membership to be
240. The Sabbath School in these years,
has grown from go scholars to 245 and over
81 800 has been raised for all objects, which
is upwards of $500 per year. Next Sabbath
the 4th quarterly communion will be held
the Rev. Alex. Sprunt preaching on Sat
urday morning.
Mr.. David Snydey is now building store
room on his premises at Snyder Station
which he Is pushing to completion. 1t is
of concrete and very substantial. He will
soon open up a nice line of groceries, hard
ware, &C., just those things the country
people want. 1t will be very convenient
for the neighborhood. He will soon com
mence nice barn and stable which hi
hopes to complete before winter.
Mr.. Finley Bell and wife, of Roanoke
are visiting their relative, Mr.. N. II
Lackey.
Capt. Francis Greene is quite sick.
The Public Schools commenced Monday
with a fine attendance.
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Colonial Assembly Ball,

Wednesday night, October 18th, a Colo
NAL Assembly Ball will be given at Month
cello, che historical home of Thomas JEFF
ferson, under the auspices of Albemarle
Chapter Of the Daughters of the Revolu.
tion. 1t is intended that the entertainment
shall be the most brilliant and magnificent
ever given in that section. The guests
will appear in colonial costumes and the
elite of the society people Of Virginia are
expected to attend. The exclusive charac.
ter and rare opportunity for full access tc
the old halls OF the Jefferson mansion offel
attractions which will allure guests from
the most distant regions of the State. The
proceeds from the sale of tickets, which
are placed at $500 each; will be devoted tc
the erection of National Memorial Hal
for the Society at Washington and also te
the Virginia Historical Society. Mrs. F
A. Massie, Secretary of the Society al
Charlottesville, will furnish any additiona
information to those who may desire to at
tend.
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The Highest Building IN Stanton.

Tne fifth story is now being placed upon
the highest building in Staunton, that of
the White Star Milling Co. The walls,
which are of solid rock masonry and brick,
are very massive and built to withstand
the vibration of the heaviest machinery.
Next to the main building is a large
Elevator which will soon be ready for the
roof. The corrugated iron siding furnish
ed by the Cambridge Roofing Co through
their agent MI. r. c. Todd, has already ar
rived and ready to be put on. When the
buildings are completed they will consti-
tute the largest milling property in the val
ley and will have capacity for 500 barrels
per day, and give employment to a large
number of workmen.
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AmuSements.

Tonight the celebrated MacCollin Com
ic Opera Company will appear here in
Johann Strauss Merry War;" with forty
picked artists, and their own special Or
chestra. Mr. A. F. MacCollin, the prlnci-
pal comedian, has appeared here before and
is well known to Staunton audiences. He
will be ably supported bya strong cast and
a large and well trained chorus. The Co.'S
tunes worn are said to be the finest out
side of New York city. The company
come highly commended by the press and
public.
On Monday evening next there comes to
Staunton Miss Vernona Jarbeau with her
musical farce comedy called "Starlight.''
Jarbeau and her play come heralded with
words Of praise from many places where
the performance has been given. This
lady has been in Staunton before, and upon
the occasion of her former visit was well
received here. This time she has sur
rounded herself with troupe of artists and
specialists, each one of whom is said to be
clever in his and her line. There is singing
and dancing in starlight, +" all of which is
bright and good enough to have satisfied
the audiences that have greeted Jarbeau
throughout her tour. Jarbeau is fasci-
Mating little lady herself and finds immedi
ate favor with her audience.
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October Weddings.
GARBER-uANGER,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The First Presbyterian church contained
a large audience on Tuesday morning last
at $50 o'clock to witness the marriage of
Miss Sallie Bailey Hanger, daughter Of DR.
J. M. Hanger, to Mr.. G. Frank CARRIER, "a pop.
ular young business man OF this city. As
the familiar strains of Mendelssohn' IS march
filled the edifce the bridal party entered
the church. The bride entered by the left
aisle accompanied by her sister, Miss Heller
V. Hanger as maid of honor; the groom by
the right aisle on the arm Of Mr.. M. l.
Coyner, his best man. They were met al
the altar by Rev. VIM. Cumming who per
formed the marriage ceremony. The ush
ers were Messrs. C. P. Bowman, Ernest
Harman, S. W. Whitmore and Frank G.
Hanger. The bride was becomingly attired
in a travelling costume Of castor brown
with hat and gloves to match, and carried
beautiful bouquet of La France roses
Miss Helen Hanger, maid Of honor, wore {
costume of sage green trimmed with velvet
and silk, hat to match, and carried La
France roses. After the ceremony The
bridal party were driven to the e. & o de-
pot where they took the train for Washing
ton, Baltimore, Virginia Beach and other
points of interest.
LYLE-RYAN.
There was very pretty wedding at the
residence of the brides parents, No. los
North Lewis street, Wednesday morning
the contracting parties being Miss Mary
Darlington Ryan, daughter of Mr.. Jos. N
Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Au
gusta county, and Mr.. S. Bradley Lyle
The wedding was private, only few Of
the intimate friends of the young couple
being present. Rev. VIM. Cumming of thu
Second Presbyterian church, performed the
ceremony. The bride was becomingly at.
tired in a travelling suit Of sage green, hat
to match and carried a bouquet of Ii
France roses After the ceremony MI. anG
Mrs. Lyle were driven to the G. & O. depot
where they took the Vestibule train fol
Richmond, Old Point, Washington and
other places.
STURGES-RIDDELL.
We have received cards from Mr.. anC
Mrs. A. L. Riddell announcing the mar
rage OF their daughter, Miss Mary Alice
Riddell to Mr.. Frank s. Sturges, on Fri
day. September 3Oth, at Milwaukee. Wis
consiE. MI. Sturges. who is a successful
commission merchant OF Milwaukee, is {
former Staunton boy and has many friends
here who remember him though it has
been years since he moved to the North
west.
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From Steele's Tavern.

WESTERN VISITORS DEATH TYPHOID
FEvER-FARMsoLD- BAR
BECUE-PERsOMAL,& &C.
| Reported for the staunton VIND1cAToR.l
STEELE's TAVERN, Oct. 4.-The low
railroad rates given to the Grand Army OF
the Republic, were used by many persons
in the North and West to make visit te
this part of the county. Mr.. H. G. Davis
of Helena, Montana, paid flying visit last
week to his father-in-law, Mr.. Jas. E. A.
Gibbs of Raphine Mr.. Jas. r. Yates and
two daughters, Misses Celestine and Alice
of Illinois, were among their friends neal
Greenville several days last week. Miss
Flora Woodruff of New York, and her
aunt. are visiting Mr.. d. w. Woodruff
near Davis Station.
The people of this end Of the county were
shocked yesterday morning to hear OF the
death of MI John I. McClung near New
Providence church. He began bleeding at
the nose Saturday morning, caused. it was
thought, by typhoid fever. and died as sta
ted. He left wife, son and daughter,
both about grown. He was buried at New
Providence to-day. -Rockbridge has lost
valuable citizen.
There are two new cases OF fever near
Raphine, MI. Stewart Lucas and Mrs.
Mark Arehart. Both are doing well at this
time. Mr.. Walter Searson and Mrs.
Samuel Black after a long illness, are now
out again.
Mr.. Finley Bell and wife of Roanoke,
have been with his sister, Mrs. John +.
Smith of this neighborhood, for ten days.
The farm of Mrs. Nancy Ann Wiseman
was sold at the last court, and she and her
two daughters are now homeless. The
debt for which this property was sold was
contracted before the war, and was the
price, 1 learn, of a negro boy. Mrs. Wise
mans father, Mr.. TempIeton McGuffin,
was security, and after these many years
his daughter loses her home to satisfy the
claim-a hard case.
Cards ale out for the marriage Of Mr..
Frank B. Bell of Roanoke, son of MIR. G.
J. Bell, to Miss Fannie Glenn Brand OF
that city, the 18th Of this month.
will not undertake to report the barbe'
cue of the Democrats near here last Satur'
day, suffice it to say good crowd was pres
emit of men, women and children, and seem
ed to enjoy the speeches of Messrs. Echols
Tucker and Opie, and the dinner.
Mt, Carmel church will have a congrega
tional picnic in the grove next Friday.
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posed cases of rabid dogs in this county. l
have not had the privilege Of seeing all OF
the supposed cases, but have failed to de-
tect any symptoms Of rabies either during
life, or upon post mortem examination OF
any animal brought to my notice.
Prompt action should be taken, and ev-
cry suspicious animal destroyed. In every
case where human being has received a
wound from a supposed rabid animal, med
icakand surgical aid should be procured I'M
mediately. and the animal inficting the in
jury should not be destroyed, but secured
and confined until the nature of the disease
can be determined which would in the ma
jority of cases, dispel the terrible horror OF
hydrophobia.
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From Churchville.

THE CRoPs-sERvICEs AT THE CHURCHES
-sICKNEss-NO NEW CASES OF FEVER
THE CHURCHvILLE MINsTRELS-PER-
soNALs, sc.
lReported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.]
CHURCHvILLE, Oct. 5.-We have not
written for the last two weeks, owing to a
scarcity of news items, there is very little
now that would be of interest to the public.
Farmers are still engaged in seeding. The
grain sown before the late rains came up
very quickly, and begins to show quite
green upon the fields-still much sowing is
to be DONE Corn cutting is still under way,
but the crop is a very short one, hardly suffi-
Gent to fatten the hogs. Feed Of every
kind is going to be very scarce in this COM
munity the coming winter and is bound to
be high.
Last Monday morning we had quite a
frost, but have not heard of any damage
being done.
.. Ram is needed badly. and it is getting
quite dusty again.
All of the sick of our village and vicini-
ty are on the road to recovery. No new
cases of fever have developed, and it is sin
cerely to be hoped that there will be none.
There was sacramental service at the
Presbyterian church last Saturday and
Sunday. The pastor was assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Walker. A quarterly meeting of the
United Brethren was held at Union Hall,
on Saturday and Sunday last, services con-
Quoted by Rev. MI. Underwood, ?. E. The
usual services in the Methodist church by
Rev. Mr.. McNeer. There were several
Stauntonlan' S present at the services.
Mrs. Henry Sieg has been quite unwell
for a week past from some stomach trouble.
Mr.. Ned Hotchkiss, who is boarding at
Mrs. E. A. Knowl's, was taken suddenly
i'll some days ago, IN fact, it was very ques-
tionable at one time if he could rally. His
sisters. Mrs. Jordan and Miss Sarah Hotch.
kiss, of Shendun, Va, were speedily sent
for, Mrs. Jordan returned soon, but Miss
Sarah Hotchkiss is still nursing her broth
er. who, we are glad to say is now improv
ing.
Mr.. J. P. Hunter and lady, formerly o.
Richmond, Virginia, but now OF Dallas
Texas, who have been spending some tint
with their uncle, MI. ]. M. Mountjoy an(
their cousin, MI. r. Q. Baylor. near Lone
Fountain Springs, will leave in a few day.
for Richmond. to visit friends and rela-
tives, also to take in the State Exposition
they will then return to their Southern
home to which they are so much attached
The Churchvllle Ministries gave an exhi
bition at the Public School building on last
Friday night. It was quite entertaining
and some parts of it highly amusing. ant
brought down the house. We cannot ente
into details, but would just say, it need
only to be seen and heard to be appreciated
Mr.. F. G.. Keller is putting up quite ;
neat and tasty dwelling house, which will
add very much to that portion Of our town
The Masincups. Lichliter, and others al,
doing the carpenter work.
Mrs. Hetty Ervine and daughter, Mis-
Katie. have gone to Rockingham on visi
to friends. to be absent some two weeks.
MI John KoontZ. whose father one,
owned and lived on the r. s. Farrer farm