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Burned on Communion Day.

OLD SHEMARIAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DESTROYED LAST SUNDAY.
Reported for the Stanton VINDIcAroR.l
MIDDLEBRooK, April 1O.-Shemariah
PRESBYTERIAN church near Middlebrook
which was organized in 1882, was destroy
ed by fire on Sunday morning just as the
congregation was gathering for commu-
MON service. The services were about to
begin when fire was discovered in the cell
ing near the stove pipe. The ceiling at that
point being about 25 feet from the floor
and near the roof which is of shingles, and
there being no ladder at hand. the roof was
in blaze before ladder could be obtained
The roof being as dry as finder, and a
strong wind blowing, nothing could be
done to save the building, though the con-
gregation was able to rescue nearly all of
the church furniture and the library. This
is an especially severe financial blow on
the congregation at this time, as they are
engaged in an effort to complete and pay
for parsonage which had long been need
ed.
The Middlebrook graded school closed
some days since. This school for the last
term has been under the management of
the Misses Lottie and Rosa Guard, who
have proved themselves faithful and eff
cient teachers and have made this school a
success.
On the night of the 9Th inst. Miss Eflie
Humphrey, the fourteen year odd daugh-
ter of Alex. Humphrey of the st. Marks
church neighborhood, eoped with a young
man by the name of Giant Thompson.
1t is reported they took the early morning
B. s. o. train at Raphine for Washington
civ
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Fatal Accident.

On Wednesday afternoon about so
O'Clock, MI. James M. Glenn. residing on
the New Hope road three miles from
Staunton, was walking on the G. & o. track
near the B. Il o. switch, coming to Staun.
ton with his nine-year-old grand-child,
Willie Glenn, behind him. MI. Eugene
Summerson who was going the other way
on the path, spoke to him and pointed to
the approaching G. & o, passenger train
coming rapidly from the East down heavy
grade. The old man merely said "good
evening" and walked On. His little grand
son saw the train and called to him to get
off, but the grand father who was watch
ing the incoming B. & o. train on the
track below, did not hear him. The G. &
0. engineer whistled several times, but the
old man did not hear him. The loccmo-
tive struck him, throwing him as high as
the smoke stack. and killing him instantly.
He was 81 years old and leaves wife and
five chldren-tWo of his sons, ], NJ. and
D. Glenn living in this county. He was an
excellent citizen, Industrious and respected
by his neghbOrS. The cOrOner's jury rem
dered verdict in accordance with the
facts, and exhonerating the engineer from
blame 1t was the same engineer and en-.
CINE that killed Mr.. r. w. Hardy few
days ago.
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Deaths.

Mrs. Elizabeth Crickenberger died al
Mt. Sidney on the 1st inst, aged "A years
She was the mother of DR.. S. H. Henkel oil
Staunton by her first marriage to DR.. Silor
Henkel and, by her second husband, oil
three surviving daughters-M n. I. X
gey, of Meyers Cave, Misses ida and Alice
Crickenberger, and the late Mrs. Theodore
Coyner of Augusta, and two sons-Luthel
M. Crickenberger of Weyer's Cave, and Dr.
w. p. Crickenberger of Newmarket.
Mrs. Minnie Newman Lurty, wife Of
Ex-U. S. District Attorney Warren s.
Lurty of Harrisonburg, died on Thursday
last at the home OF her husband. She had
been an invalid for more than twenty years
MI. VIM. Bosserman, a native Of Mid
dlebrook i'll this county, died in Rockbridge
on the Goth ult He was member of Co.
H., 18th Va, infantry and served from
81 to '65. He was buried at Timber Ridge
churchof which lie had been a member for
% years. Mr.. Bosserman was fifty-nine
years old and WAS one of thirteen brothers
and sisters. of whom two brothers and six
sisters survive him. OF these, MI. John
Bosserman, Mrs. David SwartZel, Mrs.
Geo. Swartzel and Mrs. Lizzie Bailey, live
III Augusta county.
Captain John W. Hancock, an old Con-
federate soldier and for nearly 20 years a
conductor on the Chesapeake Il Ohio Rail
way. a charter member and for years the
Chief Conductor of the Richmond Lodge
Order Of Railway Conductors, died at his
home, Beaver Dam, April 9th.
Rev. John e. Hensell of the Reformed
church who served churches in the Middle
brook neighborhood for over twenty years,
died at Mt Crawford, Rockingham, on
the 10Th ult. in his 85th year. He retired
from the active ministry some fourteen
years ago. 1t is said that he had oficiated
at more weddings and funerals than any
other minister in the Valley.
Mrs. Charlotte Stephenson. widow of the
late Adam Stephenson, who had represent
ed Highland in the legislature, died at her
home in that county last Friday, in her
S0th year. She leaves five sons-L. Fl.
Stephenson Commonwealth Attorney of
Highland; Jno. w. Stephenson, Common
wealth s Attorney of Bath; Jas. B. Steph-
enson of the Harrisonburg bar. and A.
Tyler Stephenson and Oscar A. Stephen
son Of Highland, and two daughters, Mrs.
Col. w. w. Arnett of Wheeling, W. Va,
and Miss Sudie E. Stephenson. She was
daughter of the late Col. VIM. Wilson of
Jackson's River. Her husband died Oct.
End, 1889. Mrs. Stephenson was a type of
the Virginia matron of the older days.
She was born, raised, married, and reared a
large family in the county of Highland,
and passed to her rest with the duties of
daughter, wife, mother and neighbor well
done.
A telegram from Lexington, Ill, an
nounces the death of Richard Stevenson.
Mr.. Stevenson was the uncle of Mrs. J. W.
Newton, A. A. and 3. 3. Eskridge, of this
city, and q cousin OF Vice President Ste
venson. He WAS born in Rockbridge coun-
ty in 1929, and was therefore 65 years of
age.
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The Opening Of the Racket Store.

For several days the handsome iron front
building Oh Main street just completed,
has had bales and barrels and boxes piled
in the street four deep in front of it. 1t
was the home coming Of A. E. Harnsber-
ger of the Bracket Store" who took up
quarters in the Y. NJ. CA. building while
the new store was being built. Those
boxes and bales have been opened and the
new building stocked with-we were going
to say everything en- earth, so various and
immense is the stock. The new building is
two stories, with front OF iron and plate
glass, and $3.50 square feet of space in it.
The second story is approached by stair
case which opens On gallery, and the in
terror fittings Of the whole building are
well suited to display the goods therein.
The big establishment opens tomorrow,
Saturday. for business.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
An AUGUSTA Artist.

We stated some weeks ago that Miss
Clara Belle Palmer. the noted pianist, had
been awarded Certificate of Excellence as
a pianist, at the Worlds Fair, after play
ing before a jury, and in the Women's
Building as q representative of Virginia.
She has now received the certificate signed
by the members of the Expert Musical
Jury appointed to examine the candidates.
A Washington letter of Monday in the
Richmond Times speaking Of this lady
says;
Miss Clara Belle Palmer, of Grcenville,
Augusta county, Va, graduate of the Con-
servatory Of Music, Baltimore, and the med
alist at the Worlds Fair for instrumental
performances, gave musical concert at the
of Congressman Tucker, in this
city, on last Friday night, The select and
critical audience was highly pleased at her
exquisite rendering of several difficult selec-
tions, and testified it's unbounded approba-
ton by the most hearty applause.
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A Busy Laboratory.

The handsome laboratory on South
Lewis street, which was erected by DR.. S.
P. Hite, for the manufacture CT his propri-
etary medicines is busy place all the year
round. Last week it was busy putting up
one order from Lynchburg alone--an order
of E. A. Craighill & Co., for 5000 bottles
of Hites Pain Cure. The head of these
works twenty years ago made the Pain
Cure and vended it from a wagon through
the State. From this unambitlQus begins
ming has grown this big laboratory in
Which are compounded this and a dozen
other specialties. A Staunton druggist
who furnished the proprietor bis drugs To
compound these specialties once said to the
writer, :'Dr. Hite is a queer buyer, he
must have the best and freshest drugs Of
none. If you can't give him these, he walks
off,"
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Brief Notes.

"Anderson'' is the name Of a new post
Office established in Augusta county, with
James A. Anderson, postmaster.
Mr.. John Kroder of the Kroder Brass
Works. has sold 200 acres Of his Belle
Fonte farm near Stamt ton, to Mr.. VIM.
Glenn for 81 ,0o0
The First Squadron OF Galway OF Rich
mond, propose to take a 20o-mile ride for
practice instruction, up through the Valley
early in the summer. Tt. Paxton, U. S.
A. Cavalry, will accompany them.
| The counsel of lessee A. Walker, SEN
fenced in the county court to five years i'll
prison for killing B. A. Goolsby two years
ago at Basic City, will apply to the Court
Of Appeals for writ of error and superse
IDEAS, and Judge Chalkley has granted q
stay until the April term.
The annual meeting Of the alumni of the
University Of Virginia residing in Staun-
ton and Augusta, is called by Secretary A.
G. Gordon for this morning at II o clock,
in the Stonewall Jackson Camp hall.
A fine selection of Bard Plymouth
Rock and Black NInorcas eggs are offered
for sale by Messrs. A. G. Bickle and
Brother, III North Market Street. These
young men have for some time been ell
gagged in raising poultry, and have some
excellent breeds. Their advertisement
may be seen elsewhere in the INDICATOR.
There will he ''Coffee'' at the parlors of
the Y. NJ. G. A. tomorrow afternoon from
< tn R.Sn at which ealaI oa1ya and onffap
will be served at different prices.
The residence of DR.. j. G.. Walden at
Goshen, with nearly all it's contents, was
burned last Thursday evening from de-
fective flue.
The colored amateurs gave Richard III
a second time excelIently, and are now re-
gotiating about going to Washington.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
ReDOrted TO be Insane.

A report in the N Y. World indicates
That FL. J.. STAGE, employed in livery sta
BILE there, an Englishman, formerly of Au-
gusta county, has become insane. Dur
ing the month he addressed threatening
letters to MI. and Mis-. Vanderbilt, and
called on Chauncy M. Depew. He showed
a reporter letter he had received. "a rev.
citation from on high.'' informing him that
Vanderbilt intended tort uring and then
crucifying some OF his friends 1.-THE names
are familiar in Augusta county, as q sac
rifce. Detectives were Oh guard at Van
derbilt's door, but STAGE had not been az
rested
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A Gard Of Thanks,

At tie regular monthly meeting Of the
directory of the Auxiliary to the Y, NJ. G.
A, April I'd, 1894, the following resolutions
were passed:
Resolved, That the Board of Directory
of the Auxiliary desires to express it's sense
Of obligation to Mrs. H. d. Peck for her
efficient, faithful and long service of five
years as treasurer, and its regrets that she
feels compelled to resign che position
which she has filled so acceptably.
Resolved, That the press OF Stanton be
thanked for it's uniform and cordial kind
ness to the Auxiliary.
Resolved, That the press he requested to
publish these resolutions.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Five Years in the Penitentiary.

The trial of LESSEE Walker, the old man
who killed B. A. Goolsby at the Basic City
c. & o. depot two years ago, came to an
end Friday morning in the county court.
The case was submitted without argument
and the jury brought in verdict of MUIR
der in the second degree and gave the pris-
oner five years in the penitentiary. The
jury that tried him two years ago gave him
eight years. The counsel for the defence
asked that the verdict be set aside as con-
trary to the law and the evidence.
During the trial case of the fallibility
Of human memory occurred. A question
came up whether the prisoner had been a
witness in the Brent trial in the Hastings
court. Judge Grattan, who presided at
that trial, testified that he had been. The
prisoner leaned over to the Judge after he
had gotten through and told him that he
was mistaken, that he had not testified in
the Brent case. AS the old man had been
very truthful ON the stand concerning the
charge against himself, Judge Grattan
thought he must have made mistake, and
afterwards told the jury so. There was a
marked difference of memory between the
Commonwealth S Attorney, Clerk and 9th
Ell officers Of the Hastings Court, some be-
ing positive Walker had been witness and
others just as positive that he had not been.
The matter was finally settled by the re-
cord which showed that i'll one of the three
trials Of Brent old man Walker had been
brought up from Jail to testify as to Brent S
sanity while in prison. The prisoner Wal
ker had been mistaken just as the others
who differed about it had been
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Students from Staunton and Auuus}a.

We have received the catalogue of WASH
ington and Lse University for 1884.
Among the students there, are-Rudolph
Bumgardner, A. b.; Watson Payne GoocA,
Frank Patterson Mcfarland, Hugh
Milton Mcllhany, Jr., William Almond
Shepherd, Stephen Davis Timberlake,
Richard Royden Turner and Louis A.
Witt OF Staunton, and Charles VIM. Bell
Harris Of Raphine, and Haaael Joseph
Williams, Jr., Of Greenvilie.
III the catalogue Of Hampden Sidney Col
lege for this session we find that the fol-
lowing students are there; Francis Maury
Allen of Hpbrpn; Archibald Magill Faun-
tlefoy Of Staunton, and John Harris Ear
hart of Sangersvile.
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Pjnaf0re Almost Ready,

The beautiful Opera of Pinafore will he
presented by our amateurs on Thursday
and Friday nights, April 26th and 9th.
There was full rehearsal of it last night.
1t will be in some respects superior to any
presentation heretofore made of it in Staun-
ton. The chorus which numbers about
forty ladies and gentlemen, is admirably
balanced, the tenors being better than ever
before. The orchestra is made up from
the Stonewall Band orchestra, and they
already have the score from New York.
At the two performances. that fine must
clan, Prof. E. Louis Idle will play the first
vielin. The stage setting presenting the
deck of ship-will be perfect, and every
detail is being carried out under the super
vision of MI. G. J.. Cooke. Pinafore will
undoubtedly be. net only the musical, but
the fashionable event of the year.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
An open Fight.

A PROPOSITION FOR A DEMOCRATIC PIsI-
MARY IS DEFEATED BY TWO TO ONE.
!. On Monday night last, pursuant to the
call Of City Chairman A. G.. Gordon, a
Democratic mass meeting was held at Co
lumbar Hall to elect new City Commit
tee and decide ON the expediency Of a pri-
mary. It was presided over by Capt. Jas.
Bumgardner.
The voters of the LIST and I'd Wards sep
arated in different parts Of the hall, and Sc
lected the members of the city committee
from their respective wards as follows:
LIST Ward-W. B. McChesney, John j.
Kigalen, T. 9. Kinney, Ed. w. Stewart.
W. G. Moffett and R. S. Turk.
I'd Ward-EEnest Nothnagel, Jos. B.
Woodward, Thos. kivlghan, Samuel III.
Rosenbaum, Jas. &. Taylor. il, and 1hos.
Hogshead
Mr.. Alex. E. Robertson offered resolu-
ton instructing the newly elected city com
mittee to order a primary for the nomina-
ton OF officers Of the city government.
This resolution was supported by Col. j.
III. Skinner, G.. T. Jordan, W. Fl. Fl. Lynn
and W. A. Burke, and opposed by MI. A.
Z. Gordon. Col. Skinner said he wanted the
action of the meeting to go on record and
offered the following resolution:
ResoLoed In the Judgment of the Democrat
icparty of Staunton in public meeting assem-
Died. it is expedent to hold primary
for the nomination of councilmen and other
officers elected by the people, and the city
committee is instructed to order and arrange
fofsuch an election at an early convenient
day.
When the resolution was put to a vote
it was defeated by large majority.
The city election will therefore be con-
Quoted as an open fight.
On Tuesday afternoon, the new City
Committee met and organized by the cleo
ton OF W. B. McChesney, Chairman; w.
G. Moffett, Secretary, and Jas. r. Taylor,
il, Treasurer these gentlemen with
Messrs. Samuel H. Rosenbaum and Thos.
Hogshead to constitute the Finance Com
mittee. After accepting the resignation
of MI. Jos. B. Woodward (who is a mem
Der OF the Electoral Board) and electing
Mr.. Andrew Bowling in his place, the
committee adjourned. We learn since that
MI. Bowling has declined.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Pension Uhecks Received.

Senator EchOls on Monday received the
following annual checks for Confederate
Veterans and the widows of Confederate
soldiers, from the State Auditor in pay
ment of the pensions to which they are
entitled. 1t will be observed that the
amounts have been increased in many in
stances.-the result of the extra appropri-
alton made by the last legislature.
Geo. w. Almarode, Middlebrook, $50;
Jas. S. Argenbright, Long Glade, $780, It'll
mar r. Hartman, Staunton, $50; JAS. S.
Way, Waynesboro, $50; Mrs. Susan e.
McCutchan, MiddIebrook, $40; Michael
Weaver, Moffetts Greek, SIS; Mrs. Mar
garet Ann Davis, West Augusta, $40; Mrs.
Sarah F. Whitlock, Annex, $40; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth H. Hahn Staunton, $40; Mrs.
Diana A. Curry, Long Glade, $40; Mrs.
Emily Taylor, Waynesboro, $40; Mrs.
Nancy Ellen Hight, Lotion, $40. Mrs.
Sarah J. Thompson, Stribling Springs $40;
Jas. H. Montgomery, Ferroll. SIS; Mrs
Margaret s. Wilson, Laurel Hill, $40: Mrs.
Mary C. Sheets, Burketown, $40; John W,
COOkc, OH DCLdICc. GOV, JdCUU L I.
Thornton, Stanton, $15; Mrs. Judith
Edwards, Burketown, $40; VIM. II. Appel,
Greenville, SIS; Jas. M. Rhodes, Buffalo
Gap, SIS; Mrs. Sarah G. Vance, Messy
Greek, $40; Mrs. Nancy V. Curry, Crimo-
IA, $40; Jno. F. Blakemore, Stuarts Draft,
SIS; Mrs. Sarah Jane Arnall, Vesu-
vius, $40; Mrs. Lucy H. Clarke, Mt. So
lon, $40; r. w. Reed. Sherando, $50; Mrs.
Sarah A. Smith, Swoopes, $40; Mrs. Bar
bara Jane Walker, Waynesboro, $40; An
drew B. Campbell, Fairfield, $50; Jas.
Cash, Vesuvius, $15; Albert Roberts,
Staunton, $50; VIM. A. Siders, Waynes-
boro, SIS; Mrs. Martha Ann Props, Mos
COW, $40; Fl. B. Dickerson, Basic City,
$50; VIM. st. Myers, Basic City, $l5;
Mrs. Sallie N. Campbell, Staunton, $40;
,Jno. Fitzgerald, Staunton, SIS; W. E. Van
Fossen, Rolla, $50; Jas. S. Kennedy,
Waynesboro, $50; Jno. H. Schindel,
Waynestoro, $50; Geo. H. FUR, Staunton,
$50; Arthur L. Grooms, Mt. Sidney, $50;
John w. Whitesell, Staunton, $50; Jacob
II. Dull, Arbor Hill, $50.
The total is about 81 400. Senator Ech-
OILS has already mailed the checks to those
pensioners living in the county.
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Telephone Poles Up.

INTERESTING PERSONAL NOTES-TARD1
SPRING LANIBs-THE CRoPs-THE FAR
MERs ANXIOUS FOR ACTION BY CON
GREsS ON THE TARIFF, &C.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.l
FIsHERsvILLE. April 10th.-Mrs. Bate
man, wife of Capt. E. Bateman, is lying
critically i'll at her residence here. with but
slight hopes OF her recovery. She has pull
monary consumption.
MI. Joseph McComb, whose serious i'll
ness was noted last week, is much i'm
proved.
MI. Martin Of Lynchburg, with Miss
Sallie James of Richmond, spent Sunday
with Miss Josie Watson.
Mr.. J. w. Hancock of Roanoke, was the
guest of MI. G. A. Gulley. Sunday.
Mrs. G.. A. Gully who has been visiting
friends in Charlottesville, returned home
yesterday.
Mr.. Herbert Fulding Of the firm OF
Pudding & Son, rusticated near Crozet fol
a few days last week.
DR.. Geo. w. Finley went to Romney
leeoo "COh W ttOt0Hu Ullc LuIlcl dl VI lilo A'''
er-in-law, MI. J ohm Booker. He returned
Saturday and filled his pulpit Sunday.
Miss Hattie Patterson is in Maryland
visiting friends at and near Baltimore.
Miss Florence Surber of Clifton Forge
who has been visiting Dr.. John Bell, re-
turned home yesterday.
The poles for the telephone line down
Long Meadows are all ready for the wire,
which will be strung as soon as it arrives
Mr.. A. N. Wise shipped from this point
to Baltimore to-day q car Of extra fine beef
cattle.
Spring lambs have been retarded some
what in their growth by the cold spell, and
will consequently bea little later than
usual.
Corn land as rule is ready for planting
wheat and grass is still suffering from the
effects Of the cold, but it is hoped the pres
ent rain will be followed by warm wave,
which would greatly benefit both Of these
crops.
Our farmers in common with all other
classes, ale suffering from the depressed
state of affairs, and are watching, waiting
and hoping for something to turn up to re-
lieve the strain. The democratic party is
now carrying a fearful load, but by stand
ing shoulder to shoulder and fighting-not
for men. but democratic principles, we may
yet go to victory this fall. 1t is not men,
but measures for which we are striving;
we hold to the measures as enunciated
by the last national democratic conven-
tion and down with the men who oppose
those measures!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Another Ice Snan.

Sunday was a cold day with March
wind which made the church goers slliver.
Monday the people awoIle to find a heavy
frost, and thin ice. The weather is ST
cold and uncertain that the planting OF
peas, beets, potatoes, salsaty, radishes and
lettuce is being put off till the season set
ties. The prospect for early corn planting
is bad. Is.
There was rain on Tuesday, and Oh
Wednesday night several fiurries of snow
a part OF a snow storm that prevailed heav-
lily north of us.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Remarkable Schedule Time on the Chesa-
peake E. Ohio.

The record of the Chesapeake and Ohio
through trains for the month of March
was notable, and as follows:
The west bound Cincinnati Express ar
rived at Cincinnati on time % days, and
late 80 minutes day, and over 30minutes
only once.
The F. F. V. Limited arrived at Gin
cinnati on time 80 days, and late 80 min
utes one day, and over 80 minutes once
only.
The east-bound Vestibule Express ar
rived at Washington and Richmond on
time 80 days, and late one day only.
The f. F. V. Limited arrived at Wash
ington and Richmond on time "a days, was
Is minutes late 5 days, and late over so
minutes days. The run is nearly 600
miles long and crosses two ranges Of noun
tains.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Roll of Honor.

Tho following is the roll of honor of the
Mint Spring school, Miss Nettie Il. Left
witch. teacher:
Catherine Gigkeson, Kate Ramsey, Mary
r RalIew Charles Ramsey, Lucy McPhee-
ters Edwin Payne, Mary McPheeters,
Harry speck. scottie McPheetefs' Lottle
speck Mamie -fIinkel, Wesley Ballew,
Willie HipRel. Willie Snyder, Ernest Cecil,
Halter Coiner, George Coiner, Erwin Col
ner, Ella Beard, Ollie Robinson. Susie
Ramsey, Annie Ramsey and George Kani-
sew
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Contracts Awarded,

MI. George B. Greaver has been award
ed the contract for the pastering of the
government building in this city.
Mi. j. M. Hoge has been awarded the
contract for the completion of the electric
light system in the Eakleton Hotel-375
lights will be used.
MI. Edward Murray Of Staunton, has
been awarded the contract fol- the plumb
ing Of the new government building here
at 81, 250, over a dozen bidders from all
parts of the country.