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Serious Loss.

Last Saturday afternoon, at bis residence,
corner of Frederick and Augusta streets,
DR.. Frank M. Hanger assisted by Drs. A.
M. and III. III. Henkel, extracted the left
eye of U. S. District Attorney VIM. E.
Craig. About year ago MI. Craig, who
has always been so near-sighted as to ma
terially interfere with both reading and
writing, found that one of his eyes was he
coming worse. He visited distinguished
occulist in Baltimore who told him that
the power of the eye was dying out and
would eventually become extinct. On Sun
day he had severe pain in it, but thought
it was cold and protecting it by a shade
went on attending to his law business. On
Friday and Saturday the pain was excru-
tiating. DR.. Frank M. Hanger, specialist,
gave it as his opinion that the time had
come for the last remedy, exclsion, and the
operation was performed as stated above
Mr.. Craig is now doing well. He has the
general sympathy Of the community in his
misfortune, which is aggravated in his case
by the fact of being already near-sighted.
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Memorial Day.
THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR OBSERV
ING

THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR OBSERV
ING IT.
Next Thursday, June 9th, will be Con.
federate memorial day in Staunton. Rev.
w. J. E. Cox of the Baptist church has
consented to deliver the address OF the oc
casion, and it is hoped that Gen. John b
Gordon of Georgia. will be here that day
and organize Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams, and it is also desired that at
the same time an Association of the Sous
of Veterans should be formed. The Stone
wall Brigade Band will bein the procession.
The Marshals of the day will be Col. H.
j. Williams, Chief Marshal, with the fol
lowing aids-Captains G. B. Conner, E. A
Fulcher, Silas Walker, Charles L. Willis
and Jos. Wilson; Lieutenants Win. l..
Norman, Samuel F. Carson and Jno. w
Gilkeson; Sergeant Thos. M. Smiley, and
Privates E. G. Fishburne and J. Alex
Bumgardner.
The Executive Committee consisting OF
Captains J. N. Mcfarland, A. H. Fultz
J. G. Marquis, Jas. III. Waters and Robt.
A. Hamilton, will have charge Of the ar
rangements and give all information con-
corning them.
Col. j. D. Lllley, the President Of the
Augusta Memorial Association, has made
every preparation for a big day, and it is
hoped the county people will come in Ell
masse and that the ladies will send their
flowers in the day before,
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Made Good his Escape.

Young VIM. L. Byrd of Lexington.
Whom the officers Of that place were in
Staunton in pursuit of few days ago,
seems to have made good his escape from
the State. He left Lexington on the 5:15
A. M. train and coming as far as Green
vile left the train and drove across TO the
Norfolk Il Western road and took the train
there. The charge against him is the EN-.
bezZlement of a check Of SOS. so sent to him
by Clifton Forge Lodge, about the LIST O!
April, in his capacity of Secretary of the
Rockbridge Lodge of Odd Fellows, thai
amount being due the Lexington lodge fol
attentions to one of the members of thu
Clifton Forge lodge. Byrd, who had just
married Miss Florence Bowyer of Licking
ton, and was On his wedding trip, received
the check at Charlottesville, had it casheG
and used the money. and after his return
to Lexington denied having received it
The warrant for his arrest was sworn ont
on the morning he escaped He is also
wanted by the Farmers Alliance store al
Lexington in which he was clerk, and il
which it is alleged his accounts are short.
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About Churches and Pastors.

The great and ancient Jewish festival of
Pentecost began at sunset Tuesday even
ing, fiftieth day after the first day of the
Passover, and continued on Wednesday. It
was celebrated by the Jews all over the
country and throughout the world. Perte-
cost is called s'Shabuoth' in the Hebrew
language, and occurs on the sixth day of
the month of Sylvan. 1t is the anniversa-
~ of the Sinaitic revelation, given, as de-
scribed in the book of Exodus, when the
Lord descended in fire upon Mount Sinai
amid thunderings and lightnings and deliv-
cred the Ten Commandments to Moses.
Revs. Isaac Canter Of Baltimore, Thos
e. Carson of Alexandria, Rumsey Smith
son of Fredericksburg, S. &. Ferguson of
Roanoke, T. G.. hewitt of Marshall, Va,
and Jno. L. Clarke of Lynchburg, and
Messrs. J. P. Houck of Harrisonburg, M.
L. Walton of Woodstock, and w. w. Bal
lard Of Salem, were all in the city this week
attending the meeting of the Board OF
Trustees Of the Wesleyan Female Institute.
The Louisville Courier Journal Of Mon
day last says Rev. A. r. Cooke OF Waynes-
boro, preached in the Stuart Robinson Me-
mortal church there on Sunday morning
from the text: ''It is good for me that l
have been afflicted" 1t gives sketch OF
the sermon and adds: ssMr. Cooke is re-
garded as one of the most scholarly and ell
oquent ministers in Virginia, and his ser
mon well sustained his reputation"
The eighth church in Buena Vista, this
time Roman Catholic one, was dedicated
last Sunday. Rev. Vicar General Frioli,
Rev. J ohm McNerry Of Staunton, and the
pastor Rev. J. w. Kelly, assisted in the
ceremonies. The music of the dedication
service was rendered by the choir of st.
Francis church, Staunton, under the direc-
tion of Prof. F. W. Walter.
The Broadway, Rockingham, News says:
'sRev J. D. Donovan of Staunton, preached
an excellent sermon on "Praise'' to large
and attentive audience last Tuesday night"
Rev. W. H. H. Powers OF Towsonton,
Md, preached two admirable sermons at
Trinity church Sunday morning and even
ing.
The Buena Vista Advocate of Saturday,
noticing the fact that Rev. Dr.. j. S. Gard
ner, Presiding Elder of the Rockingham
District, made an official visit to Marvin
church Of the Fairfield circuit, the Satur-
day and Sunday previous, preaching both
days to full congregations, AIDES:
''Since DR.. Gardner has served his church
in this branch of ministerial work in this dis
trict the opportunity has been given many to
know him personally who did not thus know
him before. Added to that large reputation
with which his long service in the ministry
has identified his name, his people in this
quarter of the district can we'll appreciate the
affectionate esteem which follows him from
the old to the new charge, as the rounds of
itineracy fill up the passing years
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Deaths.

Mr.. James L. Morrow, a former Super
intendent OF this division of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Ry., and later Assistant Superin-
tendent of the Richmond & Danville Ry.,
died in Brooklyn, N. Y, on Thursday last.
He was at the time of his death the Super
intendent of the Brooklyn Flatbush & Co.
neg Island Railroad, position he had filled
for number of years. He was promi-
nent man in his profession, and it was only
a year OIL two ago that the ocean having en-
croached on the immense hotel al Coney
Island, and the millions of capital invested
in it being about to be destroyed, he saved
it by a scientific coup in mechanism never
tried before. He built series of railroads
below it, lacked the immense building up
on the rails, and then hitching dozen To-
comotives to it hauled it a long distance in
land, thus saving it. He was loyal friend
and many Of his old Virginia friends viii
read of his death with deep regret.
Mr.. Hiram L. Opie, a prominent member
of the Covington, KY, bar, son of the late
Col. Hiram L. Opie and a brother of Capt
Jno. N. Opie of Staunton, and of Dr. Thos.
L. Opie of Baltimore, died in Covington last
week. He had many friends in Staunton
where he formerly lived. He was about
IS years of age.
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Ueaf-Mute Reunion.

The programme for the reunion of the
Deaf-Mutes of the State in Staunton
August 10th and 18th, has been arranged.
On the list is divine service in the sign Ian
guage by Rev. Job Turner. OF MI. VIM. M.
berkeley as alternate, poem by Miss
Lavinia Argabright, Oh Miss Pearl King
as alternate, dinner, a ball, an excursion
to Luray Caverns, and a night at the Bear
Lithia Springss.t Elkton. The Interpreters
appointed for the occasion are Capt. T. s
Doyle, Professors G. D. Euritt, Z. B. Yates.
and l. S. Humbert, Mrs. 7. S. Doyle.
Mrs. Annie Compton and Miss Alice Bear,
A writer in the Goodson Gazette speaking
of the reunion, says: ''With Rev. job
Turner, Miss Susan w. Harwood. MI
Chichester and MI. II. A. Bear on hand. we
will have the four first deaf teachers of the
school with us. Rev. Job Turner taught
at the Institution for term of thirty-foul
yeaY, Miss HARDWOOD and MI. Chideste1
for long terms before the civil war and
have been teaching in other Institution
since, and Prof. H. A. Bear is now serving
his thirty-fifth year as teacher in The
Institution
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A Healthful Watering Place.

The Bear Lithia Springs at Elkton were
opened on June 1st with MI. Frank B.
Yates as proprietor for the season. Mrs
Yates is already there presiding over the
household, and MI. Yates will go directly
his duties at the D., D.. & B. Institution
end. 1t is superfuous to speak at this late
day Of the health restoring properties OF
the Bear Lithia water. They are conceded
everywhere and have been fully tested by
many of our readers. A dyspeptic, from
all accounts, finds the Elkton Spring to be
magic cure of his ailments. Mr.. Yates
intends to make the watering place one of
pleasant sojourn for the healthy as well as
the sick. and will spare no pains to make
the time of his guests pass pleasantly. 1t
is only two hours ride by rail from Staun-
Ton
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From FishersvilIe.

PERSONAL NOTEs-KING' DAUGHTERS
ENTERTAINMENT---W POST
PONEMENT-FISHING PARTY, sc.
Reported for the Staunton VIND1cAToR.l
French of Princeton, w. Va, who has
been visiting Mrs. Ellen s. McCue, return
ed home last Friday.
MI. J. w. Hancock. Teller in one of the
banks of Roanoke, Va, was guest of Nj.
Gulley last Sunday.
Mrs. Craven of Crozet, is now visiting
her sister, Mrs. G. A. Gulley.
Dr.. D. W. Hanger, who has been some.
what under the weather for several weeks
is rapidly regaining his health and vigor
He left this morning for StauntOn to re
main several days with his son, Dr.. Frank
NJ. Hanger, and his brother. Hon. Mar
shall Hanger.
The Kings Daughters Circle of which
Mrs. Capt. G. B. Coiner is President, will
give at Fishersville, June 18th, an Orange
and Strawberry Tea, commencing about
4 O'Clock and continuing until 10 2. M
Whatever this circle undertakes to do they
do well, and their patrons can rest assured
they will be fully repaid-aside from The
satisfaction of contributing to a most
worthy cause. 5fg, 'jshIs
1t is with regret wenote that Mr.. Lyle
GulleY's marriage has been postponed on
account of the extreme illness OF his aft
anced, Miss Arlington Of Campbell county
MI. Gulley will make flying visit to his
parents as soon as Miss Arlington shows
Improvement. 4tf 4r hid
A most enjoyable party composed Of
Misses Mary Hanger, Pattie Hanger, Bes-
sic Hanger, Mary McCue. Katie and Hat
tie Koiner, Lille and Willie Bell, chape
roned by Mrs. c. B. Coiner and escorted by
Messrs. Samuel Arnold, and Stuart ant
Frank Freed, visited the banks of Soutl
River near Stuart's Mill last Saturday ''o1
fishing intent" A,day of regal enjoyment
was their reward.
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A Delightful School Girls Book.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOU
SCHOOL, Girls

SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT
SCHOOL GIRLS.
The augusta Seminary Annual" edi-
ted by the English Literature classes of the
Augusta Female Seminary, for May, 1892
has some delightful reading in it and is a
credit to the editors. cover the Range and
through the Desert" by Ethel Gibbs, and
two European sketches by Elizabeth Nc
MILAN and Matte B. Wayt, all three from
personal experience as tourists; "Evie'' a
dialect story by Mary Lee Pennybacker
GA morning in the Library by jamie
Brauner; Gan outline of Burke's speecl
on Cancellation with the Colonies" by Pat.
tie alexander; Commandments by Gus
sic Bumgardner; ''Our Journey with the
Agent" by Ella Moore and Ella Wheeler:
"News from Old Girls" by Sue Browne
Stribling; 1.-THE Staunton Chautauqua" by
Jennie Mae Peck. and several other contri-
buttons, not forgetting the editorial de-
partment, are all very well done.
The statistical department is also very
interesting. From it we learn that there are
among the students 76 Presbyterians, 20
Methodist, is Baptist, 10 Episcopalians, 4
Christians, of Jewish faith, German
Reformed and "a ''unclassified.
Of the boarders 40 are II years old; 80 are
IS years; 20 are ''sweet sixteen;" IA are 10
years; are IA years; are 13 years; 8 are
20 years; is II years, and 80 ''unclassi-
fed"
Among them there are 35 ''real blondes. "
so brunettes and shaving auburn hair"
Those having dark hair and blue Oh
gray eyes" number 81; those with light
hair and dark eyes" number six. and those
unclassifed are 81.
In year, among other things, these girls,
classified and unclassified, eat $500 pounds
of turkey, I, 500 pounds of chicken, 80 bar
rels of sugar. 700 bushels of apples, and $50
barrels of flour, and in a single day eat 900
rolls.
The number of Democrats is 124, Repub-
icans s, and "on the fence" "a.
Altogether this number of the Augusta
Seminary Annual is Il very informatory
and entertaining one.
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A Large Procession.

The procession of the colored people on
Federal decoration day, Monday, was the
largest that has been seen here for twenty
years and the best arranged. The string of
vehicles and horsemen was several blocks
long. One of the vehicles was float dec
grated with evergreens, around the edges of
which sat large number of little colored
girls dressed in white and carrying nation
al flags, while in the centre sat two full
grown young women draped in national
flags The children sang ''Hold the fort
as the float moved along. Altogether the
street procession display showed more pre-
paration and was more effective than any
previously given by the colored people OF
Staunton.
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Female Institute took place last Monday
evening" and included music, recitations
essays and a flag drill. The officers of the
Society are Erin G. De Lacy, President
Georgia Stevens, Secretary; Belle Slemp
Asst. Secretary; Gertrude Walker, Cor
Secretary; Vlrgie Moran, Librarian; Berry
Stewart, Treasurer, and Fannie Costen
Critic.
NEW PROVIDENCE ACADEMY.
The commencement at New Providence
Academy will take place this evening at
o'clock. The following is the programme
Salutatorian, Finley W. McClung; Recita-
tions-Madge w. McClung, Edna Wade,
Elenor Ervine, Clara Mcclure; Debate
Resolved; 'That the signs of the times in.
dictate the downfall Of government affir-
mative-Jno. McCormic and Harry Nc
Chung; negative-Percy Montgomery and
and Benz. F. McClung; Awarding of schol-
arships. delivery of medals, &C., by Jos.
Il. Glasgow of Staunton; Valedictorian-
Walter E. Beard; Ushers-David E. Strain
(chief), Jno. M. Dunlap, Robt. Watts and
Robt. Ramsey.
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY.
The following is the programme for the
final exercises at Washington d Lee Uni
versity: Sunday, June 18th, II A. M,
Baccalaureate Sermon-Bishop George w.
Peterkin, D. D.; 9 2. NJ, address before
the Young Mems Christian Association
Hon. A. H. Colquitt. Monday, June 18th.
6 P. NJ, Annual Regatta; 8 P. M, Final
Celebration of the Literary Societies.
Tuesday, June 18th, Alumni Day-1O A.
NJ, Annual meeting Of the Board of Trus-
tees; P. NJ, Annual meeting Of Alumni
Association; 8 P. M, Address before the
Literary Societies Edward S. Joynes
Ii. d. Wednesday, June 18th, II A. NJ,
Commencement Exercises, Delivery Of Di-
plomas, Certificates, Prizes, &C.; Alumni
Address-Hon. James Hay; 2 2. M,
Alumni Dinner; 10 T. M, Final Ball.
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Macadamtzlng the lI,dllebrook Road.

The call for proposals for matchmaking
the Middlebrook road, is published inanoth-
er>column this morning. This, all hope
Will be the entering wedge to a better sys-
tenn of roads all over the county. The levy
does not have to be increased one cent on
account of it. There will be an increase
of 5 cents on the 500, but that is for the
improved jail which was recommended as
urgently necessary by committee OF coun-
ty physicians and committee of city phys
icians-not one penny of increase comes
from the road improvement.
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THE CROPS. AND WEATHER-PROSPECT
ING FOR MINERAL WEALTH-PERsONAL
NOTES, sc.
| lReported for the Staunton VINDICATOR.
| CHURCHvILLE, June There has been
rather dearth of news items in and around
this village for the last few weeks, but
there always remains an unfailing subject,
the weather. Wehaye had weather, such
as your correspondent, has never known
unusually cool and windy. 1t is now warm
and fine growing weather-corn and oats
are backward, clover will be very short,
wheat is heading out and the prospect good,
gardens late and not making much show,
but will be all the better when they do
come The health of the neighborhood is
pretty good. Some improvements of resi-
dences and surroundings are going on.
We had preaching in three of our four
churches last Sunday, and would have had
in the fourth had it not rained in the even
ing. \
Mrs. T. F. Shuey and her little daughter
of Washington city, who have been spend
ing several weeks at Capt. H. III. Hanger s
in our village, left for their home in Wash
ingtOn on last Saturday to remain there for
a short time before returning to the coun-
try for the summer.
Dr. G. H. Eyster of Baltimore, and DR..
Bruce, Mr.. Fields and Mr.. Ober. arrived
III OLE village on Saturday morning last.
The three last named gentlemen were on a
prospecting tour. They drove out into the
surrounding country on an exploring expe-
dition, to make examinations of the con-
tents of some of our hills. They were
shown some fine specimens of onyx, one of
which was left with us. They seemed
much pleased with what they saw. Onyx
is said to exist in large quantities, and if
we had railroad, it could be made to pay
by development. There is also quantities
of black marble near here, on the lands of
Capt. Hanger. has been pronounced of
the finest quality by experts to whom spec
linens have been submitted.
Mrs. Ed. Quidor of st. Louis, Mo. is at
home on a visit to her father, mother and
other friends of this place.
Mr.. Silas Rubbish and wife, who removed
from this county to Albemarle several
years ago, are here on a visit among thei1
old friends. We learn that they are desir-
GUS to return to old Augusta, and will buy
a farm in this part Of the county if they
can be suited.
Mr.. Henry Dunlap, who has been max
ing his home in Florida for the past two OF
three years, IS at home at present. He is
very much pleased with and speaks well OF
the land of flowers.
MI. s. E. Craig S family, who are living
on the Valentine Hupman farm, have had
quite siege of sickness, and lost one OF
their little girls short time ago. Mrs.
Craig who has been very sick for some
months, has changed for the better We
are glad to say that the neighors, and the
ladies especially Of our vicinity, have kind.
ly administered to their comfort during
their sickness.
Miss Laura Lee near Edom, Rocking.
ham county, Va. is visiting at MI. F. G.
Keller1s.
We are glad to see Mrs. Ella Hamilton
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Something our Valley Farmers can
PatrOniZe.

While the Valley OF Virginia is sending
hundreds of thousands of dollars every yeal
to the West for farm wagons, it has In its
very centre one of the largest wagon facto-
ries in the United States OF in the world,
and equipped with the most modern ma
chinery in use. The Bodley Wagon Facto'
~ at Staunton turns out farm wagons
equal to any made in this country and as
favorable in price, Every foot of timber
that goes into them and every inch OF iron
is inspected by J. W. Bodley, a man OF
many years experience, and one who will
not let an inferior piece Of work go out OF
the establishment. The farmers OF The
Valley should look into this factory, not
only to encourage a home enterprise but
for their own financial good.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-03
A Fash ACT.

On Tuesday afternoon about 6 o'clock,
the Partlow addition on Gospel Hill, JOS
Eddings, aged forty, a workman from Nc
Dowell, Highland county, where he has a
wife and four children, and who has had
spells of morbid mental depression, sudden
ly took his pocket knife and cut his throat.
He then, according to his own statement,
attempted to crawl down from the second
story where he was at work, but fell through
the rafters into the foundation below. 1t
was in the foundation. that he was discov-
cred by W. TT. Bilhimer workman engag-
ed ON the building. Help was soon sum-
moned and DR.. A. M. Henlel, Dr.. F. l..
Henkel, DR.. n. Wayt and medical student
Baldwin Wayt. were soon at hand. The
wound was a serious one, the knife having
gashed the throat from under the right ear
obliquely to below the ear on the other side.
1t was a ''from ear to earl cut and almost
severed the windpipe leaving its parts at
tached by a very slight strip. The carotid
artery, however, was not touched, having
slipped from under the knife.
DR.. A. M. Henkel, assisted by the others,
sewed up the wound and the patient, for the
first time able to articulate intelligently,
exclaimed: ''Oh my poor children will stuff
Ell now more than ever.'' He was taken to
the Highland House and message was
dispatched for his wife Wednesday morn
ing, at which he showed his satisfaction on
being told of it by Dr.. Henkel. The patient
is sober, steady, Industrious man, but is
subject to spells of morbid depression, and
it was under one of those irresistible i'm
pulses that he committed the rash act OF
Tuesday. His case is considered a critical
one.