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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Obituary.

Our community greatly shocked at the
unexpected death of Mr.. j. 0. RAMSEY, Sun
day, Jan. 9TH, 1891. Mr.. r. had been q sufferer
for several years from kidney disease, though
not thought to be seriously affected. His health
never seemed to be impa ired much by this all
ment as he was always ovial and approached
all with smile,
The sudden announcement of his death was t
first thought to be incredible, his last illness
was hardly known to his nearest neighbors.
The particulars concerning his last illness were
as follows, as given by one of his family: About
1880 o'clock p Saturday, the 9th, he tak ken
with severe pain in the chest which continued
through the night until q. M. when life was
apparently extinct. shortly afterwards he came
to and told us not to grieve for him, that if it
was God s will to AXE him he was ready; that
our Heavenly Father knew best, and he then
sat up and prayed, after which he laid back on
his pillow only asking for water which had to
be given him in spoon. About 10 o'clock he
threw up the water and seemed to choke and
was gone instantly. We worked with him q
long time to bring HIM back, but without sue
cess. He expired about 1880 q. m. Sunday morn
ing.
MI. r. leaves widow andS chIdren-5 boys
and girls two OF the latter are married; two of
lis sons absent from home-all but the latter
reached home in time to view the remains before
interment.
Mr.. r. was an officer in Lebanon church and
was loved Christian gentleman. May God
comfort his bereayed family with the thought
that it was we'll with his soul.
A FRIEND.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
MIR. Tucker and the Post Offices.

Mr.. Tucker has given his decision as
referee for Congressman Meredith OF the
95h district, in the matter of the post office
at Middleburg. MI. Meredith had been in
the habit of distributing his post-of1ices on
the recommendation OF the County Com
mittees of the counties. Mr.. Tucker says
in his decision
81 have in my own district, wherever it was
possible to do so, adopted a somewhat differ
ent rule. owing to the fact that have facili-
ties possibly not possessed by other represen-
tatives; for | have list of all the white
voters with their postofflces, in my district.
have, therefore, with few exceptions, adopted
the rule of recommending applicants for
postmaster on the weight Of Democratic SEN
timent, recommending that man vino seems
to have the weight OF Democratic endorsement
of the patrons of the Office. Looking at these
papers on that principle l have no difficulty
in coming to the conclusion that Mr. w. H..
Downs has large majority of the Democrat
ic patrons of the Middleburg postoffice who
endorse him for that position"
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From GreenyIIIe.

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ACCIDENT = EFFECT OF A DELAYED
PROMISE OF GEARRIAGE-PBRsoN AL, Sc.
[Reported for the Stanton VINDIcAToR.l
GREENyILLE, Jan. 17.--A distressing
accident occurred near here on Thursday OF
last week by which Frank Thomas had his
foot cut nearly of. He was employed with
| VIM. Carrier saw mill ON the farm OF ME-.
Geo. L. Argenbright. The accident hap
pened whilst he was kicking the saw dust
from the saw. DR.. r. Wallace Murray is
the attending physician, and it is thought
that Thomas foot will have to be amputa-
ted as it is cut from the instep to the heel
Deputy q. s. Marshal S. NJ. Donald, as
sisted by II. z. Supple of this place ares
ted ''Dorse" Toppy Saturday morning and
took him to Harrisonburg. on the charge
of breaking into the post office at CotopaAi
On the night of July 10, 1898, and robbing
it of some money. Toppy has been keep
ing company with a Miss Hight, who lives
at the house Of one Jacob Coffey, who mar
ried her mother. Toppy has been promis
ing to marry her for some time. upon his
failing to do so she became mad with him
recently and gave evidence which led to his
arrest She tells that he and her ep-fathei
laid the plans for the robbery at her moth
ers house, and told her and her mother
that they intended to rob Peter Il Co. S
store in which the post Office was kept
Later in the evening they came back and
and divided out their booty, which amour.
ted to some $50, remarking that they had
made o good haul" Coffey is in West
Virginia now. Toppy was to have hear
ing yesterday before q U. S. Commissioner
and all effort was to be made to prove an
alibi.
Mrs. Dr.. VIM. #. Stout, who has been
with her mother, Mrs. .McGuf1in, for sever
al days, returned home yesterday to New
Hope.
Mrs. Alice Heller Of Woodstock, who has
been visiting at Postmaster VIM. J. La
reWs, returned home Oh Jan. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3. Smith have returned
from a visit to Rush Run, w. Va.
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United Brethren Conference.

The Virginia Annual Conference Of the
church of the United Brethren in Christ
will convene in Staunton on February 2Stl
and will continue in session for about five
days. Bishop Kephart of Johnstown, Pa.
and Bishop J. w. Holt Of California, will
also be present. About As clerical and &c
OF 80 lay delegates are expected to attend
Rev. j. D. Donovan has been pastor Of the
Staunton church for four years, and under
the old rules OF the United Brethren timer
acy his passionate here would end this year
but the rules OF the conference have been
so changed that if the people desire q
preacher s return and the conference an
prove, he may serve more than four Years.
AS no minister was ever more devotedly
loved by his congregation than Mr.. Dono-
van is by his, it is quite certain he will re
main.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
The Last Survivor Of the Fifteen Grea
Sewing Machine Inventors.

In our news columns last week was pub,
lished the death of Nathaniel Wheeler OF
the Wheeler q Wilson Sewing Machine Co
Two days after, he was followed by O. B.
Potter, another great sewing machine man.
This leaves Jas. e. A. Gibbs of Raphine
In Rockbridge county. of the Wilcox &
Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, the last
survivor of the fifteen great sewing ma
chine men who were prominent at the be.
ginning of the sewing machine industry,
Mr.. Gibbs is siXty-five years of age, as &C.
tive as a man Of forty, and bids fart hold
for many years yet his distinguished posi-
tion as the last survivor Of the great inyen-
tors. His tall figure, his white hair and
beard, and rudy face, and his hearty, ge
NAL manner are as familiar on the streets
OF Stanton, where he is a frequent visitor
as they are in the streets Of The village at
which he resides.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Breyities.

Last Monday when Mr. Henry Randolph
who drives the mail wagon between Staun
ton and Parnassus, got to the other end OF
his route, one of bis horses died. 1t is but
a few weeks since he lost horse drowned
in the high water of the river.
Notwithstanding the commercial depres-
sion. the receipts Of the Staunton Post
Office for 1898 were $685. 50 over those OF
1892, a state of affairs that few offices in
the country can show.
Richard D. Watkins, grocer, OF Rich
mond, made an assignment Monday.
Among the creditors placed i'll the second
class. is.the White Star Mills for $43 12.
The drug firm of Dr.. N. Wayt & Bro.
have gotten the contract to supply the w.
l.. Asylum with drugs, at the bid of 1870
the lowest put in.
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works, with Prof. A.
W. Hawks rs Mrs. farley, will be given at
the Opera House Friday evening, Jan. 26,
for the benefit Of old Trinity church.
The gross earnings of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad for the first week OF January
were $167 1922, an increase Of 81, 697.
The Stonewall Band will hold q bazaar in
Columbian Hall in March, the object being
to raise money TO purchase new uniforms.
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Lnauina Accidents.

Last Friday Mr.. John Root. a farmer
living near Mt. Scion, while hauling logs to
saw, fastened one down to his vehicle with
a fence rail. The rail broke, q flying piece
knocking him off his horse and rendering
him unconscious. Another piece struck
the team and they ran off breaking the
wagon to pieces. Dr.. Bell was called in to
Mr.. Root and rendered the necessary aid.
It was a very narrow escape from death.
MI. VIM. Shull was hauling logs through
North River Gap this week and while going
down grade his wagon struck stump.
The chain was broken and link OF 1t
struck MI. Shull in the mouth, knocking
out two teeth.
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Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals,

A meeting was held on Tuesday evening
in the Y. M. G. a. hall for the purpose of
organizing a Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. A. f. Robertson was
elected chairman, and r, NJ. Guy, secreta-
~. A resolution was adopted asking the
Richmond S. 2. G.. A. for a copy of the
constitution and bylaws Of their associa-
ton. The following gentlemen were APP
pointed committee to apply to the legis-
lature of Virginia for charter-A. f.
Robertson, Jed. Hotchkiss, &. N. Guy.
R. ID. Haislip, II. w. Henry, W. W. Nc
Guffin, T. D. Ransom, J. \. Templeton, H.
NJ. McIlhany, A. Lee Knowles and A. j.
5urkhOlder.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Meeting of District Lodge of Good
TenlnEarS

District Lodge No. % Of Good Tenn
plars will hold it's regular quarterly meet
ing at Basic City, on Friday, January Goth,
at P. M. There is much business of i'm
portance to the order in this section to be
transacted. There will also be public
meeting at night, with addresses by some
of the members. It is also expected that
Grand Chief Templar, Rev. r. d. White
of North Danville, will be present. MI
g. G. Shiplett of Mt. Crawford, Rocking.
ham, is the District Templar, and MI. s.
Il. Bauserman Of New Hope, Secretary.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19

,
e to q of cent per bushel. as result of the
weakness in the wheat markets and an in
creased visible supply. The interior move
ment of corn has continued large, and the
indications point to no material decrease in
the shipments from primary points in the
near future. Exports of corn have been
large, and there has been well-sustained
foreign demand
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMoND. Jan. 17.-Wheat longberry ,65a661d;
mixed, 62a66a; shortberry, 6Oa651a No. red, e511a
IS. CornWhite Virginia 42a44; No. white, A.
No 2mixed, 42a43.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17.-Wheat. May delivery 64H;
July, 6554
BALTIMORE, Jan. 7.-Flour dull unchanged.
Wheat firm; No. 2 red spot and Jan. 81 l.sal-4;
milling wheat by sample, 61a65. Corn firm; spot
and Jan. 41al-s; white corn by sample 4oa42;
yellow 5SatlA
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, January H.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
Best. 81 81 a 475
Generally rated first quality. 1925 1850 St
Medium or good fair quality. 800 a $50
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
rs 262M
Of the cattle received 9l7 came from Virginia
Mich Cows-The market is dull, with but little
ifany change i'll prices. Quotations $40 to $40
per head.
Veal Calves-There is q fairly good demand;
and favorable prospects for next week. Quota
lions 4aG1ac per lib.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 15-There is a very heavy
run of hogs this week, and trade is not active at
a shade higher range of figures than last week.
Quote: Light hogs at S5.S5a$6.l0, and latter for
extra light Western per 100 lbs; heavy S55GaS66o
and roughs, sows and stays Si.25aS5 per 100 lbs
Receipts II, Al head.
BALTIMORE, Jan. l5.-The trade for sheep and
lambs is reported as being quite slow for both
We quote the range for Sheep at 2eSa4c per lib
gross, lambs 32a41ac per lib gross, and few extra
at 451c.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
The C. G. 0. Freight Traffic.

The new year is opening well with the G.
u Q. Ry in the matter of freight. At Cliff
ton Forge the other night twenty-foul
freight trains arrived in twenty-four hours
and between that town and Gladstone sta
ton OH another night, there were five hun
bred cars coming East.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Conyicts who Died.

County Clerk Burnett has been notified
by the Superintendent of the Penitentiary
at Richmond, of the death of two convicts
sent from Augusta county-Henry Martin
fcol. J, sent for q years, Sept. Is, '93, for
HOUSEKEEPING. and Robt. Ayres alias John
Ault (white) sent Oct. 81, for Is years for
horse stealing.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
An Early Lent.

The season Of Lent comes earlier this
year than it has before during the last de-
cade. shrove Tuesday comes on February
6, and Ash Wednesday on the 18th, the day
following. Easter Sunday comes on the
18th of March, while last year it did not
come Till the 18th of April.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19

" IRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court of Augusta county, in vaca
ton. January 4th, 1894.
William F. Asst, Plaintiff.
VS..
The Staunton Land Company, Staunton De
velopment Company and others, Defendants.
IR CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to enforce the vendors
lien reserved in deed from William T. Asst and
wife to the Stanton Development Company
bearing date August 2lst, $780, and to obtain a
decree for the sale of the tract of land conveyed
the stanton Land Company to William F. As
secured by reservation Of said vendors lien.
1t appearing by affidavit flied that diligence
has been used by or on behalf of the plaintiff tc
ascertain in what county defendants f. GlascocB
and Sallie Fletcher reside without effect it is
ordered that they appear here within fifteen
days after dus publication hereof and do what Is
necessary to protect their interests in this suit.
A copy test.
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clrek,
]. & j. L. Bumgardner,p. q. jan-4 1T
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DIED.

LOCKRIDGE-At Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 4th
Mrs. Lydia Margaret Lockridge, wife of DR..
Jno. E. Lockridge, formerly of Augusta coun-
ty.
WILsON-At the home of her uncle, w. N. Will
son in Augusta county, on JAM 18TH, Miss
Mamie E. Wilson, aged nineteen years.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Moffett's Creek, Jan. 4th
in the 18th year of her age, Mrs. Lucy Il. Sen
sebaugh.
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Endorsing Bills Before the Legislature.

The Fishersville Farmers Alliance last
Monday adopted resolutions endorsing the
two bills recently introduced in the House
of Delegates by Delegate Koiner-one to
stay the 5 per cent. penalty on taxes until
April LIST, and the other changing the fer
tliZer tax
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
The Lee Birthday Celebration To-Day.

The exercises of StoneWall Veteran Camp
will be held in the Opera House to-day at
ll:3O, when ladies and school girls will be
admitted first, and then the veterans and
general public. Rev. J. VIM. Jones will
deliver the address,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
I;ustinrs Court.

In this court the jury in the case OF
Elmore Britt, tried for an assault on Ed
ward Fisher, colored, failed to agree.
VIM. Melton, charged with forgery, was
acunitted,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Fire.

The stable Of Mr.. F. H. Fowler at Basic
City, was burned on Sunday night and a
horse and cow burned to death.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Augusta Boys at The University of
Viruinia.

We are indebted.to the courtesy OF Mr.
w. A. Pratt for the following list of stu
dents from Augusta county now at the Uni
VerSty of VIRGINIA:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
"UnIueky Friday. ="

An old superstition that does not always
hold good. Some of the greatest events in
past history have taken place on Friday.
There is another yet to come. The great,
est amateur dramatic event of the season
will take place on Friday, February I'd. 1t
will be the charming four act comedy
drama, 1.-THE Senator's Wife," story
intensely interesting, founded on Washing
ton society life. 1t will be produced with
superb cast, handsome and correct stage
settings and gorgeous costumes, in fact
with everything that goes to make up q
frst-class performance. The performance
will be for the benefit of the City Mission
and ali who attend will be assured an ell
joyable evening. The following is the
cast:
John rutherford, U. S. Senator. NJ. Fultz
Jack Dexter, Columbia 49, E. s. Baker
Robert Gray, an Attorney. md. L. Fultz
Mathew Culver, in politics. r. S. Kel
Silas Truman, a Broker. H e. Timberlake
Randolph, Secretary to Rutherford. .....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL. Ellis
Major Homer Q. Putnam....W l.. Olivier, il
Lucille Ferrant, the Creole .........
Observation-Disclosures Miss Laura Taylor
Mrs. Bellamy Ives, in Charities
..........................Miss Nan Cooke
Kitty. her daughter Miss Ellie Foster
Mrs. Armour Miss Smith
Agnes, a Mald...-..............AiiSS Lucy Cooke
Helen Truman, .... Miss Clcmence Cooke
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
Judge McLaughiin's Court Next Monday.

Judge Mclaughlin viii hold special
term of his court here, beginning next
Monday.
Judge Mclaughlin will arrive in Staun-
ton from Lexington at 2:30 2. NJ. Monday
and open court at once. He will render his
admir- Us. the Basic City Mining, Manufac.
turing and Land Co., and the chancery suit
Of Bib as. Braxton, Trustee-the Waynes-
boro mill case.
The Judge will adjourn the court OF
Tuesday afternoon, as he has to open 9
special term in HarrIsonburg Wednesday
morning.
The herald., 1894-03-04
THE ARID LANDS.


Major POwell's Position on Water for
Arid Lands.
San FraEcisco Examiner: The possi-
bilities of irrigation in the arid region
raised q fierce debate in the recent irri-
cation congress at Los Angeles. 1t will
be continued by the current publication
OF Major Powell's papers on the Water
Supplies in the Arid Region. Major
Powell was the center OF fierce attacks
in the irrigation congress. He was de-
nounced and defended by turns for his
statement that more land in the arid re-
gion was now under private ownership
than could be cultivated if every drop
that fell over the whole extent OF the
waste were concentrated upon IL. Ii
this statement is true 1t follows that any
effort to reclaim any part OF the public
arid region would be folly.
Major Powell's reasons set forth by
himself may be boiled down to the fol-
lowing: The arid lands are those hsv-
ing q rainfall of less than 20 inches.
The amount OF water required to mature
crop is "A inches an acre year. As
rainfall at any point Of the arid district
may fail entirely, the owner must be
prepared to supply the whole amount by
irrigation. The possible catch in the
mountains is figured at enough to irri-
gate 80. 500. 900 acres and the eubterra-
mean supply at enough for 3,5O0,0OO
more. The 40.000,000 acres is less than
the amount of land in the arid region
now under private or corporate owner
ship.
There are several departures from fact
in Major PowelPs statement. In the
fret place all land getting less than y
inches of water cannot be classed as arid
land. Some of the most productive land
in the United States rarely receives that
amount. Secondly, "a inches is not re-
quired to mature crops. The average
rainfall at Antioch, Cal, Is 9.73 at
Willows is IL 66. at Salinas is IL "A.
San jose is 1881, at LiveTmore the same,
and go on, and not one OF these places
ever had the amount of rain necessary,
according to Powell, to mature crop.
Yet not one Of them ie in the irrigation
regions, and O failure of crop 10 pracslc-
ally unknown.
Nor is il true that in any region the
settler must depend wholly on irrigation
for water, Even on the Colorado desert
the rainfall is rarely, if ever, less than
three inches and in most parts of the
arid regions larger supply may be de-
pended on. 1t is thus needful to make
up only the difference between the
actual aud needed rainfall from the
irrigation reservoirs. Furthermore, it
has been found that less water is needed
on the land after few years OF irriga-
cation.
1t is thus evident that tho possible
field of irrigation is much larger than
Powell's figures would allow. The
greater part of the fertile, but arid
portions of the land will some day be
brought under cultivation.
The herald., 1894-03-04
Oid-FAshioned rs. sets.

New York Commercial Advertiser
Seventy-ive years ago the company tea
set" Of nearly every American dame OF
any well.to-do family was a fine English
porcelain with copper luster or possi-
bly, pink and green decorations. These
tea sets were made in such vast mum bers
for expectation that few of them were
stamped with any marks. Many were
made in Newcastle, and some of the
handsome pieces are New Hall, and are
thus marked with q cursive New Hal, 4"
sometimes surrounded by a ring. An
other stamp often Eeen is Bentley, Weare
& Bourne, Engravers and Printers, Shell
ton, Staffordshire." When unmarked it
is impossible to definitely assign them,
nor is it possible to tell their age, though
they are not 200, nor even $50 years old,
as often asserted. The New Hail pottery
was organized in 1882, but not till 1914
did the firm take out patent for deco
rating china with "pure or adulterated
gold, silver, platina or other metals
huxed and lowered with lead or any
other substance, which invention or
new method leaves the metals, after
being burned, in their metallic state. /"
The New Hall factory manufactured
luster ware until 1925. Within few
years these pretty luster tea sets have
been reproduced, as have also the pot
terry pitchers with luster decorations SO
often seen in old homes. The solid
luster pieces, which look like silver or
copper, have never been, to my knowl-
edge, made in our own day.
The herald., 1894-03-04
An Ancient EngIish COOK Book.

Springfield Republican: One OF the
oldest English books was printed in 1866.
1t consists of 450 pages, and is divided
into three parts. The first book, called
The Queens Closet Opened OF the Pearl
OF Practice, contains accurate physical
and chirurgical receipts" The second,
A Queens Delight, treats OF "the ait OF
preserving, conserving and candyIng, as
also right knowledge of making per-
fumes and distilling the most excellent
waters" The next part is The Com
pleat Cook. expertly prescribing the
most ready ways, whether Italian, Span
ish or French, for dressing OF flesh and
fish. ordering of sauces or making OF
pastry. This curious and interesting
book ia dedicated to Queen Henrietta
Maria, the wife of Charles l, for whom
the recipes it contains were originally
collected.
The herald., 1894-03-04
Emil EraY.

Emil Frey, president of the Swiss
republic, was soldier in an Illinois
regiment during the war of the rebel
lion. At the beginning of hostilities he
was employed near Chicago as farm
hand, and on July s, 1851, he enlisted
as sergeant with Company e of the
Twenty fourth Illinois infantry. For
time he was held as hostage by the
Confederacy and confined in Libby pris-
on. He left the army a major with
record for distinguished service, but
with shattered constitution. Chicago
Mail,
The herald., 1894-03-04

Singeing is better for the ends Of the
hair than cutting, because the former
leaves the ends uneven and 30 in
corrigibls in doing up. To sings safely
use long tallow taper. Take only a
small lock at time, run the comb close
above the ends, set FIRE to the ends and
then comb down over them. This puts
out the flame ct once. Comb thoroughly
after the singeing is over to got rid Of all
the burnt hair. II you have bleached, +,
you may avoid the fearful period OF
streakiness that comes when you try to
let your hair ''go back" by having the
long suffering locks dyed dark shade
over bleach and alI. During the get
ting back" the stresks will be less con-
spicuous.