Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-17
ONE OBJECT In VIEW.
GETTING READY FOR THE STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
stanton Certain She Can Take Care
of the CrOwd-The Committee
Be1l-Notes.
Be1l-Nofes.

STAUNTON. VA, May is--(Special)-
Everybody up here, regardless OF politi-
cal utilization. Is intent in doing the ut
most to provide suitably for the enter
talnment OF the delegates and visitors
to the Democratic state Convention which
viii meet here June 4th. The general
sentiment Is that Stauntonians have
city OF which they are justly proud, and
when the convention meets her citizens
are confident that, like proud house
wife, she will have much to show to
guests, who will be met at the threshold
with smile-wreathed hospitality.
The Dispatches editorial this week. call
ing attention to "Staunton's Response
bility" was read here with a great deal
Of interest. The city appreciates her posi-
sition, but is not at all alarmed at any
suggestion that she has bitten of more
than she can chew. Already the Citizens
Committee on Entertainment have pro-
yided places for some 1900 people, and
this provision by no means measures the
capacity Of the city's powers OF accom-
modating guests.
THE COMMITTEE-ROOMS
AS to the matter Of committee-rooms, in
Columbian Hall building itself are four
large rooms, outside of the main audi
tor, each able to hold 100 COM
mittee-men, II necessady, while your
correspondent easily recounts a half dozen
halls within six blocks Of the conven-
ton hall each OF which easily ac-
commodities several hundred, viz.-Vatz's
Hail. Crowle's Hail. Masonic Temple,
Wayt's Hall. the new Odd-Fellows Hail,
the Fire Departments Hall, Chamber OF
Commerce Hall. and the City Council
chamber-halls enough. and to spare.
The State Executive Committee will
have its headquarters at the Hotel Eakle-
ton.
The opening a few days ago Of the
Chesapeake and Western railway, from
Elkton 10 Bridgewater. has matured the
$4,000 subscribed to the stock by the
citizens of Rockingham, and President
j. w. Reinhart has notified these sub
scribers that their stock notes. now due,
are deposited for collection at the Har-
risonburg National Bank where, upon
payment Of the notes, shares OF the rail-
way stock viii be issued to them, and
so payday has come at last
4 FINE BELL.
The biggest and inest-toned bell in
all this section has been given 20 new
St Frances Catholic church by the
stanton Hibernian Society, This pealer
can be heard seven miles: was cast by
the McShane Foundry, of Baltimore;
weighs 1900 pounds, and cost $500.
Ex-senator Absalom Koiner. even I'm
his old age, IS as lively as a 2-year-old.
ana still exercises a potent power in
politics in his portion Of Augusta. a
70 hffs - H.. ,Ft
WaynesboFo' Fishersville section called
on him to address them on the currency
question, and Major Koiner made a
forcible and convincing presentation OF
the question 10 Il large crowd. advocat-
ing free silver. That section of the
county-the garden-spot Of Augusta-ls
a hot-bed Of sllverites
The Basic City Normal School. held
under the auspices OF the Public School
System for the Advancement of County
Public Schools-Teachers, has Just closed
a most successful session, under the
tutelage Of County-Superlnteu Il. o.
Psale, Professor William a. Bowles,
and Miss Annie Todd.
Mr.. william Schmid, a member OF the
historic Stonewall-Brigade Band. has gone
TO Fort McHenry, having accepted a po-
sition as clarionetist In the Forts band.
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS
Stalgton and Augusta have eighty
members OF the J. +. b. Stuart Chapter,
Daughters Of the Confederacy, and the
membership is increasing. At the next
meeting, May 10Th. steps will be taken
to provide a Confederate room, at the
stanton Kings Daughters Hospital.
Friday night a graduate recital was
given In the chapel Of Wesleyan Female
Institute, by Miss Mamie Allen and Miss
Belle Slaughter. graduating pupils OF
Professor Schlechtendad A crowd of
guests greatly enjoyed the proficiency Of
these graduates Of music.
The Rev. j. a. Thomas, recently re-
signed from the pastorate Of Shenan-
doah Presbyterian church. Augusta
passed through Stanton in his buggy
this week bound for his new charge. at
Capon Bridge. Hampshire county, W.
Va. Mr.. Thomas's family went via the
Baltimore and Ohio train. The new
pastor at Shenandoah Is the Rev. Ar
mold Hall, who has just graduated from
Union Theological Seminary