Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-26
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A WAR COPY u TI|E TII|)IGIT0R
WAR PRICES IN CONFEDERATE MONEY
THE FIRMS DOING BUSINESS THIRTY
YEARS AGo--WAR NEws-ELooUEN1
RECOGNITION OF A CHRISTMAS DINNER
FROM THE LADIES OF CHURCHvILLE-
EXECUTION OF DEsERTERs = LAST
STRUGGLES OF THE CONFEDERACY-
FASTING AND PRAYER
&C., SC. &C.
A friend has loaned us copy of the
Staunton INDICATOR Of February 10th
1866, just sixty days before thesurrender OF
Gen. Lee and the downfall of the Confed-
eracy. 1t was published by wv. II. FL.
Lynn. Editor and PROPRIETOR - Opposite
the old Brandeburg stand, on New Court
House street, y and the terms in Confeder-
ate money were $50 per year, $40 for six
months and s. for three months. Adver-
Using was 50 for eight lines for each in
sertion, 1t was a half sheet. 1t WAS just
after the SO called peace Conference" had
failed and the VINDicAToR was vigorously
supporting President Davis in the position
he took of independence or nothing.
THE NTS OF THAT DAY.
John Christian advertised restaurant
called the ''Our House,
d. r. Blackburn advertised that he had
moved his Friction Match Mandatory
to the corner known as Bickle's corner on
Augusta street. AS the factory WAS con-
stantly in operation, he said there would
always be a good stock ON hand, and he
Richmond.
Fl. II. Peck advertised -Four negroes
for sale privately women and girls"
Jas. A. Piper announced sat Whites
corner,' a large lot of dry goods and
queens ware.
G. E. Wood advertised that ''having lost
his formsr stock of goods by the Yankees
during their stay in Staunton," he conf
IDENTIFY relied Oh the public to buy his pres
ent stock, which had just run the block ade
at Wilmington, N. c.
Catlett & Abby under the Virginia Hotel
advertised commission business, also &
stock of dry goods and groceries.
Coco. Yeakle advertised his drug store
at 'Dr. Young's old stanl,'' and called for
old Walls.
l.. l.. Stevenson was postmaster, aud the
list Of advertised letters wa. nearly a half
column long.
J. K. Woods. J. J. larsw and T. ?.
Wilson, ''Confederate States Assessors for
the 54th district" published q notice call
ing on all merchants to make their returns
for taxation Of their business for the past
year up to Dee. 81, 1884.
nj. E. Price. Asst. Quartermaster al
vertised small sale Of Confederate horses
at the Virginia Hotel stables.
D. A. Picker had received lot of plais-
ter, which would be for sale as soon as
ground.
John S. Martin, Secretary Of Baltimore
Conference, announced that circumstances
having rendered it impracticable to meet
at New Market, the Conference would
meet at Salem, Roanoke, March 9th.
Maj. Beverley Randolph, c.. S. Ordnance
officer at Stanton, advertised to pay $3.50
per thousand for maple and $500 per thou
sand for walnut boards delivered at Staun-
ton.
There were numerous advertisements fol-
stolen horses, the rewards offered being
between $500 and $500.
James w. Crawford offered for sale for
Confederate money, real estate in Augusta
and Rockingham valued in 1858 at Ninety
One thousand Dollars.
j. w. Points offered for sale a wagon,
horse and harness for Zone Hundred and
Twenty-Five Dollars in Specien OF country
produce.
Davis A. Kayser advertised for good,
steady farm hand ''for the present year"
H. Edison offered for sale 80 head of
good wool sheep.
Richmond merchants still advertised fol
the Augusta trade, and there were three adj
vertisements Of Richmond Commission
merchants, one of Minor & Burke, (Robt.
W. Burke of Staunton) M. Blair & Co.,
and J. w. S. Taylor.
WAR MATTERS.
proclamation signed by President JEFF
ferson Davis and ]. 2. Benjamin. Secreta-
ry Of State, is published calling on the peo-
pie and the soldiers to observe Friday
the 10th day of March as day of public
fasting, humiliation and prayer with
thanksgiving
An appeal from Gen. r. E. Lee, dated at
the Headquarters Army Of N. Va, Jan.
25th, 1885," is published. It states the
need Of caTbines and accoutrements to arm
and equip an additional force of cavalry
and urges Oh those citizens who have them
to turn them over to the Quartermastsl
and Commissary Departments, for which
he says "a fair compensation will be made. >
Maj. McCue, member of the legislature,
writes from Richmond that he had just met
Jos. Beard of near Sangersville, a paroled
prisoner from Point Lookout, from whom
he learned that Chas. Fl. Anderson of Mt
Scion, Johh Litten OF near Spriug Hill. and
John II. Byerly of Rockingham. had died
in prison. E. A. Samuels near SaDgersyile
Addison Harms berger aud Geo. w. Har.
man Of Mt. Scion, and Jesse Ralster, Cor
nellus Nett, Jacob Michael Of near Mt
Scion, Abner Blair of Dry River were do
ing well i'll prison except they were frost
bitten. John Litten was not soldier but
was citizen captured by Sheridan's raid
ers. Peter Bright, also citizen, captured
on Long Glade was in Fort McHenry.
Ihe following paragraph explains itself
Sad Fate-A. L. Shifiiett, Co A 56th Va
Regiment, and Frank Sullivan, Co. D 34tll
Va. Regiment, We're shot near this place O.,
Thursday last at P NJ, agreeably to the
finding of the Military Court OF the %