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$3O,43O.39
APPROPRIATIONS.

APPROPRIATIONS.
Support of poor 81. Csc. 90, Commissioners
of.Revenue 81 100000, General Road Expense
$4.91s.99, Bal due on Middlebr0ok Roat
$4,000, Bridge at Coiner's Mill, neal
Waynesboro, So, 1000, Repairs to Middle
brock Road lin part) $4,000. County
Officers SIS, 1000, Jury Service 100000
Registration Service $4,000, Stationery,
Books. ETC., Clerks and Treasurer 3 Offices
$2s2.OO, Fuel Jail and County Offices
$507 90 Janitor Courthouse $4,000, Jai
Expenses $4,000, Elections $4,000, Elect
oral Board $1,000; Depositum $3.631.sO
Total $50, 1909.
DISTRICT ROAD LEvIEs.
Beverly Manor l5c, North River TIC,
Middle River l3c. South River, 1Oc River.
heads l5c, Pastures 17e.
SCHOOL LEvIEs.
County school levy in each of the six dis
tricts is 10 cents, land for district school
levies in each of the districts it is 10 cents,
except South Riyer, which is u cents.
The reports of the overseers of the poor
for each of the six districts were examin-
ed and approved. The expenses for the
aid of of the poor outside of the almshouse
for the year ending June 80. were as fol-
lows:
Beverly Manor 81, 453.O5, North River
$24O.66, Middle River $47O.21, South River
$245. so, Riverheads, $1,000. Pastures
$377, O5. Total 81, 951-51.
A resolution was adopted that no expen-
diture in excess of So per year should be
contributed to any INDECENT persons by the
oyerseer of the poor without the approval
of the supervisor Of the district.
The petition of A. Cramer and others
for bridge over North River, near Din
kle's ford. was considered. but the appro-
priation of 5000 asked for was postpon-
ed for future action.
An appropriation of $3.50 was granted on
the petition of John K. Keiser and others
for repairing certain streets in Richardson
extentlon.
The Board will bold its regular annual
meeting next Monday.
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Real Estate Channes.

Recorded in the count y clerks Office
Jas. L. McCutchan to VIM. a. McCutch
an, tract lying On Walkers Greek in Au
gusta and Rockbridge, 81 900. w. F. Asst
to Emma L. Brockway. acres on Valley
pike near Staunton. $500.
Recorded in city clerk s office-Wm. Pat
rick, trustee, to Columbian Building &
Loan Association, house and lot on Rich
ardson Hill, 500; S. M. Y ost, trustee, &c.,
to Mary j. O'Connor. the O'Connor build
ing on Augusta street, north, 50, 500.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
Opening the Campaign in Augusta.

The State Campaign will not open until
after August 10th, and our campaign in
Augusta, we are informed by Chairman
Ker, will open August Oath (court day.
two weeks later, at which time it is hoped
to have speakers here from abroad as well
as from our own locality. There will be 10
speaking here OH Monday.
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Died.

GUTHRIE-July Is. at F1shersville, from infiam-
matory rheumatism, Geo. w. Guthrie, aged
about 65. He left a wife and two sons, J. VIM.
and Chas. Guthrie.
FITZGERALD-At her home near the ice fac
tory, July II, Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald, aged
50years, mother of Mrs. G. G. Hogshead.
PROPST-Near New Hope. July IL, Mrs. Nancy
Propst, aged e1ghty-seYen years.
GILMER-Near Greenville. July IL, of typhoid
fever, Robt. A. Gilmer aged fifty-eight years.
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Examination Of County Teachers.

County School Superintendent e. o.
Peale to-day announces the school examina-
tiors-for white teachers Aug. 18th and
18th, in white public school building
atauntonl for colored teachers Aug. 18th
and l4th. in colored school building. All
begin at ola. M.
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Special Grand Jury.

The following is a special grand jury
eummonedit Ito the first day of the July term
Of the county court. mex Monday-H
j. Williams, B. L. Partlow. j. Hatch
Slower, Bruce Dinkle, John Letcher Beard,
John W. Newman, J. K Folk Richie,
Joseph Houseman and John McNett,
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Death Of a Well Known Plumber.

Mr.. R. w. Smith one of the Oldest
plumbers in Stauuton, who was paralyzed
last February, died on Wednesday night
of second stroke. He leaves seven chill
dren all grown. He was sixty one years of
age.
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Y SALES.

GALE or uassd =, t EEA a,ed E1ssTArE
& po@eli and vile dated June so. 1sa5 - me
ne sns 9 By Of ns
Q! AUG tIarein will sell at public auctinse en-
e frons Of the court house in staunton e
Saturday, the l5th day Of august, 1896.
vanaHs az ts @gsygido IL the late
situate in shs s9 gaat Of s. sta AM
g fon @conntaining about 32l Acres. &VA@
The land is Of good quality If Wsli wa
.nd its nearness to market makes it one of tho
now sb for c sale in a. the
tn srust unpaid tax on the land md ard the
N With interest rom the first day of Ini1
esd%e in in s dnree 81 fqsa
stalm rtsoser executing bonds for the deferrsJS,
Ins pnn eais bearing interest f1om date be
'ecnrea Se maturity of the same in sums of NOT
,,eI r. }ho - ! 500 at d time.
ess IMAM o WIN. PATRICK.
inn 17.4t Trustee,
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MARRIED.

EARD-WILLIAMS -At the Methodist par
sonage, Mcdowell. Highland, July 10Th by
. Rev. F. NJ. Totten, I.;1ther Beard of Lone FOun-
tain Augusta county, to Nj rs. Sudie p. Will
liams of era bbotGom.
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THO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-AND.
i ESPECIALLY THE AUGUSTA Ma
TIONAL BANK OF STAUN1ON, VA.-You
are hereby notified that will petition thezUx1N
Chas. Grattan, Judge of the Hastings Court for
the City of Staunton, on Saturday, the 8th day
of August, 1896, to require you to issue TO me 4
new certificate for seven shares of stock in said
Bank standing in my name on the books of the
Bank, the original certificate of which has been
lost or mislaid for seven years or more.
jul l1-2t JED HOTCHKISS. 81
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Death Of an Old Employee.

Mr.. A. A. Long. who had been engineer
at the D., D. & B. Institution for twenty
years, died at his home on Churchville
Avenue on Saturday morning last. He was
a brother of Capt. J. Theodore Long,
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4 Month in Tents.

Yesterday, a party of fifteen, chaperoned
by Mrs. Caroline Marquis. left in vehicles
for point near jennings Gap. They car.
ried four large tents and will spend a
month camping out. Two young ladies
from Philadelphia, the Misses Pollock, are
among the guests.
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DENTAL notice. nave been Informed BY
~ several OF my old patients that it Is
being circulated that had moved nv dentatS
office away rom Staunton-r wish state that
this is incorrect am still at my old Office
and ready to serve my friends in the future as
in the past. 1 HAYES branch office at Lexington
with competent assistant in charge. l remain
in the Staunton office as heretofore
VERY Respectfully,
M. .. BURKHOLDER, D. D. s. a
NAV 22-tf = 81
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A Remarkable Deaf Mute.

Miss Augusta Hartman returned last
Thursday from the meeting of the National
Convention of teachers of mutes held near
Philadelphia. The famous Helen Keller
who was born deaf, mute and blind, and
yet is now one Of the best educated girls OF
sixteen in the country, was there with her
teacher, Miss Sullivan. She converses
with ease by putting her hands on the face
and lips of the person speaking or, if she
has any trouble that way, will say, MAY
1 feel your throat" and by feeling the
muscles of the throat knows what is being
said, She has been taught articulation and
speaks nearly, but not quite. as well as a
speaking person. She can write rapidly
with type writing machine. Her mental
ability is most remarkable. She is native
Of Alabama, and on being introduced to
Miss Hartman and being told she was from
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as she was from the South. her own land
She proceeded to ask Miss H. many ques
tions about Virginia-had she been te
Jamestown to Yorktown ? to Norfolk P
and asked many things showing an init
mate knowledge about localities in Vir-
ginia.
Miss Keller is about entering Radcllf
College the woman's annex to Harvard
University.
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MA RkETS.

Wheat was quoted in Baltimore Wednes-
day at 60aa613, and in Chicago (for July
delivery at 55a.
STAUNTON PRICE CURRENT.
WHOLESALE PRICE OF srAUNToN MARKET
July I3. 12GR I
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THE DELEGATEs SO FAR ELECTED m THF
VARIOUS COUNTIES.
The following is the list of counties Of
the 10th congressional district; the
number of delegates they are entitled to at
the convention which meets next Thursday
at Amherst 9. H., and how, SO far, such
counties have voted:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24

LIVE STOCK MARKETS,
bALTIAoRE CATTLE MARKET, July l8- Beef
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All for Silver.

nv WI 0uvUts
A well known insurance agent who goes
through Southwestern Virginia every
month. was at the Eakleton. Monday. He
said that ninety days ago in his trips
through that section the talk was for the
gold standard, but now there is nothing
talked about but free silver. Tazewell
county, which gives from 1900 to 1900 Re-
publican majority, is blazing for free silver.
An Augusta man who has been visiting
his old home over in Green county, SPEND
ing his vacation, has returned. He says he
never saw anything like the free silver en-
thusiasm-everybody is for it, Republicans
and all.
Mr.. Julian Bryan returned Wednesday
from business trip through Pennsylvania.
He says tho free silver sentiment in that
State seems to be growing with amazing
rapidity, At the hotel in Harrisburg where
he stopped, in party of twelve CONNER
cia1 travellers all were free silver but two.
Mr.. Jas. A. Patterson of Waynesboro,
was in the city Wednesday. He says free
silver is the word in South River, and even
many of the Negroes are talking in favor
Of it.
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prevailing color OF carpet &C
be scarlet. The furniture, as everywhere
else, is all antique oak. AT the right of the
Prelate's chair is q cross two feet high
blazing with lights which come from in.
Vulnerable little gas jets in it.
In all the lodge rooms through which you
pass the seats are opera chairs with hat
slides under them.
Tbs stream which had been pouring
through the building since P. M. began
to slacken just before 10 o'clock, and when
that hour struck. the reception was over
and the scores of electric lights in every
room which had lighted up the handsome
thr0ng were turned eff.
1t had been just one of those unexpected
pleasures which the whole town had enjoy
ed, which had passed off without single
unpleasant incident, though over a thou
sand persons were received. and the man.
agement of which as well as the thoughtful
courtesy which prompted giving it was a
credit to the Masonic fraternity.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-01-18
In The Beginning

Of new year, when the winter season
Of close confinement is only half gone,
many end that their health begins to
break down, that the least exposure
threatens sickness. It Is then as we'll as
at all other times. and with people even
In good health, that the following facts
sh0nld be remembered. namely: that
Hoods Sarsaparillia leads everything in
the way of medicines; that it accom-
plishes the greatest cures in the world;
has the largest sale In the world. and
requires the largest building in the
world devoted exclusively to the prepar-
alton Of the proprietary medicine. Does
not this conclusively prove. IL you are
sick, that Hooi's Sarsaparills is the me-
dicine for you to takep
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There were three weddings at
the Catholic church at this place
Wednesday, all from the country.
Our young friends, Rene and
Fernsnd Brousssrd and Oscar J.
Durand Jr., left last Monday, for
Bowling Green, KY, to enter the
Cherry Bros College.
AS will be seen by a notice
elsewhere, our Building and Loan
Association has been accumula-
ting some money, Notwithstanding
the heavy expenses that are ne
cessary to start an association of
this kind. On Saturday, the first
day of February, at the hank
building, will take place the first
sale of money, which is $500.
The primary election for the
judiciary is called for the 18th
day of February. At this prima-
ry somebody is going to get left,
and that somebody is the fool who
is playing tool for the politicians
L. o. Hacker. Can Mr.. Hacker
be innocent enough to seriously
think that he will get the nomina-
ton? If he does, he is too good
to be a politician. We will wager
our old hat that Judge j. E. Mou-
ton is the candidate who will get
the support of the faction that is
making a fool of Mr.. Hacker. Let
us wait and see.
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THE JUDICIARY.

Meeting Of the joint judiciary demo
cratic committees Of the parishes Of st.
Martin and Iberia held at st. Martin
Vile on January 18th 1886.
The following gentlemen as members
Of said committees were present: DR..
Arthur GuiIbesu. Auguste Barras. Louis
v. Liable. Of st. Martin parish and ]. B.
Lawton, o. P. Romero and T. D. Foster
Of the parish Of Iberia.
The committee being called to order,
on motion duly seconded DR.. Guilbeau.
was elected chairman and T. D. Foster
Secretary.
On mo Ion duly seconded the follow.
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved; That a primary election for
the selection Of Judge and District At
torney Of the 10th Judicial District be
and the same Is hereby ordered held on
Saturday. the 18th day Of February 1896
In both parishes.
Be 1t further resolved; That each and
every eadtdete for the respective judicial
onon of lodge and District Attorney
shall u entitled to represen tation at
the respective polling places of said
parishes provided they hand In and fur
nish to the chairman Of each sub.com-
mittse. the name Of each person whom
they wish to represent them as commits
sioners, BY tho End Of February 1895,
otherwise commissioners will be appoin-
ted BY the respective chairman of said
sub-committses.
Be Il further resolved; That this joint
sub.committee meet on the 18th day of
February 1895. ct the town Of st. Mar.
tinviIls for the purpose Of promolgating
the returns Of said election In the Dis
tsict and declaring tho nominees Of the
democratic party for the respective Of
Aces herein named.
Be Il further resolved; That these pro.
ceedings be published In the local Do.
pers OF the parishes Of st. Martin and
iberia.
On motion, duly carried the commit
tee then adjourned to meet on the 10th
day Of February 1895. for the purpose
specified In resolution as above.
Dr.. ARTHUR GUILBEAU. Chairman.
ID. FOSTER, Secretary.
DEAL MERIT is the cLarac se.>
~ lstic OF Hoods Sarsaparilia. J.
cures even after other preparations fa;,.
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w oiiou w. III every COWn
visited by them has been very ia
vorable, which means that the
Company is good one. The mu-
sic is first class, and will surely
please the public. rs
Mr.. Sam Martin, formerly
from New Iberia, has moved to
st. Martinville to make it his per-
manent home.
The Coleman Comedy Co.,
who performed here q few days
ago, will again visit US on We'd
nesday the 22nd inst, and will
play Peck's Bad Boy; a play
which will be appreciated by the
public.
AT the election held January
18th 1896, at the Office of the Com
pany, the following names were
elected to serve on the Board of
Directors of the st. Martinville
Building and Loan Association
for one year: L. G. Duchamp,
Arthur Liable, A. j. Thomas, G.
Greig, Felix Bienvenu, 8. Daba-
bic, F. Rousseau, Robert Martin,
A. Orillion.
-Peck's Bad Boy! will be play
ed by the Coleman Comedy Co, at
Duchamp's hall, Wednesday Jan.
%. The Company is a good one,
and we know will give entire sa-
tisfaction to the public.
What a set of packed fools
composed the parish executive
committee of this parish, Tuesday
of last week they we're called in
session to do certain things, but
Alex. was not there, they were
bulldozed, and did just the re-
verse of what was intended by the
calling of the meeting. When
Alex. came back the meeting of
the committee was again called
last Saturday, Alex. engineered
the pack, of course, they did what
was planned, the leader dictated
and the tools worked. The secre-
tary being in the parish we could
not see him to get copy of the
passed, but We UNDER
stand that they have decided to-
call primaries shortly for district
and parish officers. When we
read the proceedings, which will
appear in the Evange-
line, we will have something to
say regarding the matter and
those tools who took part in it |
Those GOOD members who opposed
such course should have their
names recorded as voting against
it.
There will be tomorrow night,
at Duchamp's hall, an interesting |
entertainment comprising Of mu-
sic, songs, tableau and dancing. |
The entertainment is given by the |
friends of Mr.. Briant Fournet
who lost his home on New Years
day, to help him rebuild. Those
who will attend will be helping q |
friend, and at the same time have |
their moneys worth of fun and
pleasure. We hope the attendance
will be large. ast |
The Emma Warren Co.. we'll
and favorably known throughout
this section will be here on the
%, "a and rs inst, with q first
class troupe.
Some Westerners arrived this
week, in this parish, and have To-
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Local News.

Mr.. F. o. Cornay and siste,
Miss Basic, of Lafayette were in
town the fore part of this week.
Mr.. L. c. Duchamp has mov-
ed into his large store, Main str,
d. and is now making some pretty
display of goods.
will those of our people who
are candidates foolish enough to
submit to the dictated committee,
that is playing at the pulling of
the politicians?
The fishing and hunting ex-
petition returned home last Sun
day by land; they had some trou-
bic with the engine of the boat,
and were afraid to risk Grand
lake unless they knew the engine
was all right.
The colored people from this
town will give an excursion from
Washington to New Orleans next
Saturday. They will have a car at
this station that will meet the
train at Cade. Returning they will
leave New Orleans Tuesday morn
ing.
Our Mardi Gras festivities are
taking large proportions, and will
be the most brilliant ever seen in
a country town. We may possibly
have two professions, one in the
evening, the other at night, just
before the opening of the grand
ball.
The Republicans and Popu-
lists could not come to any salts
factory understanding, and will
each make 40 independent fight
with their own state ticket, but
what chance of electing them, we
cannot see. Their efforts seem
foolish, because they have not the
ghost of q chance of success.
We commence with this issue,
the publication of the constitu-
tional amendments, which will be
published until the 18th of April
next, giving every voter, who can
read and think for himself, a
chance to read them and reflect
upon them. To those who can't
read, the politicians will fixed it
for them.
The stock holders of the Bank
of st, Martinville held their annual
meeting Tuesday evening and re-
elected the same board of direc-
tors, who have SO well managed
the affairs Of the bank, since its or
ganization, which is composed as
follows: Robt. Martin, F. Rous-
seau, j. B. Levert, s. Dabadie, B.
Audibert, T. j. Liable, w. 81. Co.
zine, A. Gernaud and Albt. Bien-
venu.
If the candidates 60 before
the primaries of the Jumpers"
they should take the precaution to
have all candidates sign pledges
that they will abide by the result
and support the nominees, other
wise you will see boilers every
where, and new candidates will
spring out after the primaries.
The MESSENGER is entirely oppo-
sed to primaries, because it prefers
to see all candidates go directly
before the people at the general
election, it is opposed to tricks and
other political Vaccinations.
--Messrs. Hacket Thomas and
Laizaire Bienvenu attended the
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DOOR DIGESTION leads to
nervousness, chronic dyspepsia and
great misery. The best remedy is
HOODS SARsAPARIIlA,
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DEAL MERIT is the cLarac se.>
~ istic OF Hoods Sarsaparilia. J.
cures even after other preparations fail.
Get Hoods aud ONLY HOODS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-03
Thirteen Inches of Wood Pierced By Sword.
Fish

A swordiish jabbed Il hole through The
nun of the barkentine lrmgard while ON
her recent trip from Honolulu with a car
go or sugar. The fact or the vessel be-
ing attacked by the sea monster was NOT
discovered until yesterday.
Inc oiilcers were making an inspection
OF the Darkentlne huh when they dis
covered about TWO inches OF the weapon
or the hsh protrudlns from the planks Of
the vessel few inches above the water
line as she lay i'm the stream with her
hold empty. When loaded the spot where
the ~ ordnSh struck would be apOUt tour
feet below the surface Of the water. The
horny sword has broken of. and about
two inches OF IL remains out from the YES
sells hull. The nsh had attacked the bark
entine with such force that IL had driven
its sword through the ive-iuCh plankings
Of the vessel on the port bow and
through the eight-inch pianks immedl-
ately inside. or through thirteen inches
OF solid Oregon pine.
The point OF the broad. Fat sword pro-
truced about an inch into the vessel
hold. The planks had spliet along the
grain for about foot on each side OF
where the fishs sword had been forced
through the vessels hull. and II was
through the cracks that the water found
ae way into the hold.
The attacks OF swordfish on vessels that
ply the Southern seas are not uncommon.
bat it has been seldom recorded that YES
sells have had holes bored through their
bulls BY the sea tigers so as 10 cause them
TO leak The crew OF the vessel do not
know just when the attack was made
on the nmgard. but they think that 1t
was while in about latitude 30 degrees
north and longitude rs degrees west.
while the barkentine wis plunging In
heavy head sea. Otherwise the men say
they could have felt the shock OF a blow
severe enough TO pierce thirteen inches
of the tough timbers that make up the
vessels hull. A few hours after the storm
water was discovered in the barkentines
well. The vessel leaked during the re-
mainder OF the voyage, and only stopped
when the point where the hull was shat
tered. rose above the water line as the
cargo was being taken from her hold.
CAPTAIN Schmidt proposes to have the
pieces Of the timber that were pierced by
the sword removed from the vessel and
mounted as an ornament for his cabin
San Francisco Examiner.