Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-12
HORSE AND CATTLE EXPOSITION.
Good Programme and Splendid Display
Jxp 'cted-A Dispatch Editorial.

Correspondence of the Dlspatch)
STAUNToN. VA, November 1.-THE
horse and cattle men OF Staunton and
Augusta will have on Wednesday. the
18th instant, In this city. an exposition OF
high-grade horses and cattle. Prominent
stock-men are interested In this pro-
gramme, and a splendid display is expect
ed. A marked improvement has been
made In the grade OF stock Of all
sorts In this county ia the past few years.
and each court-day buyers from Wash
ington. Baltimore, and Richmond are
here with ready money to buy Augustus
fine horses for the city trade.
The stonewall Brigade Band has just
had its annual meeting in this city. The
time-honored and battle-scarred old band,
to whose music old Stonewall and his
brigade marched, elected the following
roster OF officers for the ensuing year:
j. A. Armentrout. president; Charles L.
Haines. vice-president; c.. Harvey Haines,
secretary; William A. Grubert. treasurer:
William II. Barkman, drum-major and
Joseph A. Stubbs business manager.
A petition is being circulated through
the county in the interest of Hon. Mar
shall Hanger for the position OF county
Judge made vacant by the death of Judge
John w. Stout. Governor McKinney's
temporary appointee, Hon. Lyman Chalk
ley formerly OF Richmond, VINO is also
judge OF Allegheny county, has made a
highly creditable record here during his
temporary term Of office. 1t would seem
that blushing honors are coming thick
upon Major Hanger, who has Just been
made Consul TO Bermuda. Mr.. Thomas
G.. Kinney will have formidable support
for the same judgeship.
The Dispatch editorial of November LIST,
headed Augusta County and West Vir-
ginia," seems TO have been regarded as
no inconsiderable factor in the recent
Echols-Bodley canvass. II was reprinted
here and strewn by the Democrats in
vallambrosian profusion throughout the
county.
GOOD QUALITIES.
The spirited local fight here showed the
quality of several Of the Democratic nags
20 be Of stake-horse grade. Senator Ed
ward fEchols Is q man of admirable ami
ability, and speaks rather in tone of
sorrow than Of anger, and though he
moves In attack with leaden foot he
hits with iron hand when occasion de-
mands.
Captain James Bumgardner. whose head
is siivered by service In the Democratic
ranks. responded TO every cali of his
party. and hts potent voice was heard
day and night throughout the county In
powerful plea for Democracy Democracy
to Captain Bumgardner is perennial
fountain OF youth. and to-day he is as ar
dent party man as II he saw with YOUTH
ful eye political preferments.
Meade White, the county Common
wealth's attorney, was hive of hornets
when the enemies OF Democracy stirred
him up. and competent critic who heard
MS speeches says that IL Whites aspira-
lions were commensurate with his abil-
ity, the county would have to look else
where for Commonwealth's attorney.
Consul Thomas Tabb. Of Hampton. was
In the city to-day.
General Charles Anderson. OF Rich
mond. was in the city last night, and
was greeted by admiring friends here.
lie had been On trip down the Lower