davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-03-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
TRANSFERS MADE IN COUNTY AMI
CITY PROPERTY DURING THE
MONTH
Mary E. Stickley to Samuel Hide
brand, tract of land on the Parkers-
burg Pike 81 miles west of Staunton for
$4,000
E. c. Harnsberger and wife, L. w.
Coyner and wife and F. M. Harnsberger
to F. P. Beaver, 245 acres ON the road
leading from Barterbrook to Stuart's
Draft for $1S,O0O.OO.
w. C. Shumate aud wife to Belle M.
Keezle, two parcels of land on Chris
tian's creek in South district contain
ing together 102 acres, for So, 10000.
VIM. L. Wills and wife to Susie B.
Laplter, lot at Basic City.
Mary s. Gibson to G. Hairs, 80 acres
of mountain land in this county for
$4,000.
J. w. and G. C. Gabbert and wife to
Jas. M. Pence, 81 acres miles north of
Staunton in Middle River district for
1923.
Cynthia Rodes to RobJ. Brown, 26
acres in South River district.
Nathan Parkins to J. w. and Chas.
| n Gohhart 100 oorao A NJ; loo h al
of Staunton in Middle River district,
for $1,000.
7. S. Shumate and wife to B. B.
| Glover, so acres on the Fort Defiance
road, for $4,000.
T. J. Crum and wife to B. w. Crum,
1873 acres on the Stribling Springs road,
8 miles west of Staunton, for S., 481.
B. E. Watson and wife to James B.
Grooms, 8 acres u miles south of Way
nesboro, for $210.
B. w. Crum and wife to I. J. Crum,
1874 acres miles west of Staunton, for
1884,
A. Lee Knowles and wife to Mon
tague Payne, 16 acres q miles from
Staunton, for ~, $50.
Jas. f. Clemmer and wife to Carlton
r. Clemmer, " acres near Summer
dean.
J. +. Painter and wife to J. N. Pain
ter and wife, l acre in Riverheads dis
trict.
j. A. Kennedy and wife to J. N.
Clarkson, the farm known as the Will
liam Glenn farm, containing 1877 acres.
e. 3. Laporte and wife to Jas. F. Da-
hamer, % acres in Middle River dis
trict, for $1,000.
J. F. Templeton and wife to Crystal
Fount Ice company, 2 lots in Waynes-
boro, for $500.
Andrew J. link and wife to Clemnis
H. Kehrsr, acres in the county, for
800.
Mrs. Eva Kite to e. H. Cohron, 1878
acres one mile east of Stuart's Draft,
for $1,000
CITY REAL ESTATE.
| ). M. ferry, etc. 10 WIN. L: McCue
land northwest corner johnson and st.
CLAIR streets, consideration nominal.
FL. M. Glenn, etc. to Augusta County
Creamery, Inc, lot on North Central
Avenue, Al feet front, consideration
$1,410.
E. B. Llpscomb and wife to J. F. G..
Bell house and lot No. II Winthrop
street, consideration 81, 200.
H. II. Kerr, trustee, to E.V. O'Rork,
lot No. 80 Shumate addition, considera-
ton 81, 7O5.
]. P. Jordan, etc. to Robert III. Swort-
eel house and lot ON Peabody street,
consideration 81, 800.
Mrs. Mamie S. Stubs ETC., to Mrs,
Alpha V. Hamilton and C. T. Hite lot
corner Lewis and Churchville avenue
consideration $3.50.
Mary A. McCorkle to Joseph F
Sampson house and lot No. 5O7 n
Eewis street, consideration s..
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-03-26

AGENT and NEWSBOY at
that PRICE
All subscribers in the District of Column
bia Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and throughout
the United States, can get the Sun by mail
at cent copy.
The Sun at l cent is the cheapest high
class paper in the United States.
The SUMS special Correspondents thr0-
ougout the U. S. as we'll as in Europe,
China, South Africa, the philippines,
Porto Rico, Cuba, and every other part of
the world make it the greatest newspaper
that can be,printed. Its Washington and
New York bureaus are among the best in
The United States, and give the Suns read.
ers the earliest Information upon all i'm
portant events in the legislative and finan-
cial centers of the country.
THE FARMERS PAPER,
The Suns market reports and CONNER
ciai columns are complete and reliable,
and put the farmer, the merchant and the
broker in touch with the markets of Bal
tIm0re, Norfolk. Charleston. New York
Chicago, Philadelphia and all other i'm
portant points in the U. S. and other coun-
tries. All of which the reader gets for 1c.
THE WoMAN's PAPER.
The Sun is the best type of a newspaper.
morally and intellectually. In addition
to the news of the day. it publishes the
best features that can be presented. such
as fashion articles, and miscellaneous
writings from men and women of note
and prominece. 1t is an edu-
Gator of the highest character, constantly
stimulating to noble ideals In individual
and national life.
The Sun is published on Sunday as we'll
as every other day of the week.
By mail the Daily Sun. AZ vaar ,;r
GLIDING the Sunday Sun 81 so The SIM.
dav san alone 81 SO q year.
Address,
A. s. ARELL COMPANY.
Publishers and Proprietors.
Baltimore Nd.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-03-26
Virginia Poll Tax Case is Decided.

Richmond, Va, March 24.-The long
expected and widely discussed decision
Of the Virginia Supreme Court of APP
peals, in the famous Norfolk poll-tax
case, was handed down to-day, in which
that body places legal definition upon
the words personal payment" Of poll
taxes as prerequisite of voting in Vir-
ginia. In effect, the decision is that a
voter may pay his poll taxes by check,
in cash, by money order, or by messen-
ger, and such tender is legal 'personal
payment" and that personal pay
ment' does not necessarily mean "bodi-
ly payment
This decision disposes OF one OF the
most mooted questions in Virginia,s
franchise laws as contained in the new
constitution. One Of the conditions of
voting, as provided in the constitution,
IS that voter must personally" pay
his poll tax assessments as otherwise
required by law.
Harry 3. McNamara Of Roanoke,
brother OF Mr.. Frederick McNamara,
of this city, was murdered Sunday in
the Magic City, by an unknown negro
Mcnamara, it seems brushed against
the negro on the street and the latter
quickly whipped out pistol and shot
him just over the heart, death being al.
most instantaneous.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-03-26
Murdered near Vesuv1us.

Vesuvius, March 20.-Mr. Tom
Drawbond was mysteriously murdered
last night, while at his post of duty as
night Waterman on the N. & w. Ry.
about three miles below Vesuvius. The
body was found this morning by the
early passenger train No. l about I
o'clock and after examination, it was
found the unfortunate man had been
shot in the head several times and then
placed On the track, and has been run
over by the train and dreadfully cut to
pieces, his body and clothing being
scattered for some distance along the
track. An air of mystery hangs over
it all, as Mr.. Drawbond had always
been quiet, peaceful citizen, and had
no enemy that anyone knew of.
A few years ago his home was burn
ed. His family was dependent on his
daily work. He had been employed by
N. & w. Ry. for a number Of years.
He was about so years 81 age and leaves
a wife and number of children, most.
ly grown.
Ii The detectives and authorities
of Reckbridge county are leaving nc
stones unturned to ferret out the muir.
dered of Thomas Drawbond, section
trackman who was killed on Friday
night, rs noted above.
The officers have strong suspicious
and hope to have the guilty party un-
der arrest within short time. Draw.
bond WAS shot frou4 bsfind with Nc.
shot The gun used was heavily load.
ss.sS sta indications point to the fact
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-03-26
Price Cent.
7 I HE sun
baltimore, Md

NOW SELLS FOR l CENT, AND CAN
BE HAD OF EVERY DEALER,
AGENT and NEWSBOY at
pRI.NEN
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
COMPILING SEPARATE COACH
LAWS, Hpat

There is now appearing in the Ma
tional Baptist Union, a religious pa
per, the official organ of the National
Baptist Convention, published week
ly in this city, an exact copy of the
Separate Coach Laws that are en-
forced in all state in the Union where
separate coach laws have been enacted.
The publication of these laws, as
stated by a prominent minister, a
member of the National Convention,
is in compliance with a resolution
passed by that body in its last session
at Louisville, KY. There has been a
committee appointed sometime prior
to the meeting of the national body to
get an exact copy of the laws. The
committee consisted of Rev. R. H.
Boyd, of Nashville; Miss N. H. Bur
roughs and Rev. L. G. Jordan, of Lou
isville Their object was to post the
members of their convention as well
as the race in general on the law as it
appears on the statutes of the various
states. 1t is said that the law pro-
vides for separate but equal occommo-
datiOn, and judging from the text of
those brought out last week in the
Union in some of the state, Arkansas,
Alabama, and so on, the law appears
to be as first stated. 1t is learned that
when these laws have all appeared in
this religious paper they will be put
in book form so that every member of
the race, whether North or South,
East or West, will have an opportun-
ity to become perfectly acquainted as
they traverse the different states with
the law as it is and can demand an
enforcement of the same by the rail
road companies. 1t is calculated to
do great good as few people even the
well-informed know absolutely any
thing about the Separate Coach Law
better known as Jim Crow Laws on
the railroad and street cars. DR.. Boyd
stated last week, when asked about
the matter, that he had gotten it up
with this committee at an enormous
expense. A special attorney was en-
ployed to take the law from the statute
books. All of this was done in com
pliance with the order of their nation
al body. AT the reading of the com.
mittee's report last September much
interest was created, and one of the
best speeches on the subject is said
to have been made by Miss Burroughs
who will speak in this city sometime
in April.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12

Prof. Pickens. Notwithstanding the
failure of the public to known an APP
preciative audience was present at
1880 when the exercises at the church
were opened by the pastor, Rev. Mr..
lines, by singing. Invocation was of
fered by Rev H. A. Boyd Prof. Pick
ems was introduced in very flattering
words by the pastor He spoke for
one hour and ten minutes on Abraham
Lincoln as a statesman. One would
have thought, from his easy mode of
speaking and his able address, that
he had been personally acquainted
with the venerable president, follow
ing him from early boyhood up to and
through his able career. He gave life
to his address with many pleasant an
ecdotes and showed Mr.. Lincoln in
and out of Office as president He said
that the first order Mr.. Lincoln gave
to the military forces was the one he
gave to the Black Hawk Regiment
when it reached a ravine when there
was certain space to pass in single
file Mr. Lincoln did not know how
to give the command to single file, so
he said: Gentlemen, you will disband
and assemble on the other side" But,
as Commander-in-chief of the United
States Army he was greater even than
Lee and Grant. The audience never
tired of his interesting and entertain
ling discussion as it was Lincoln from
beginning to end After the address
the audience gave a free-will Offering
for the benefit of the church.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
ATLANTA's NEGRO BANK.

After waiting a long time to see
what other cities and the Negro would
do toward supporting other financial
concerns, it seems that Atlanta, the
recognized metropolis Of the state of
Georgia, and one of the greatest cities
in the South, where thousands of Ne
groes live and enjoy an extensive
business in the various commercial
lines and where scores of men of pro-
fession have succeeded to a great ex-
tent, has at last decided to move out
of it's state of lethargy and operate a
Negro bank. The information comes
from reliable sources that the institu-
tion has already been opened and that
it is known as the Atlanta State Saw
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
LlNcoLN's CENTENNIAL.

While no direct celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of Abra-
ham Lincoln is being held in Nash
vile to-day, there have been during
the past week many meetings in the
various parts of the city commemorate
ing this centennial. Able addresses
have been made on more than one &C.
casion, but foremost of all and the
one claiming to live longest and keep
greenest of the large Negro popula-
ton of Nashville who take off their
hats and bow their heads to-day in
memory of the "Rail-splitting States
man" was the able address delivered
by Prof. VIM c. Pickens, of Tale
dega College, of Talledega, Ala, be-
fore what should have been very
crowded house at the Howard Congre-
gational Church, Twelfth avenue. NJ.
on last Sunday evening. Prof. Pick
ems is one of the ablest and most cul-
tured young men before the public.
His record at Yale alone stands out in
bold relief against anything that
might be said about the Negroes ina
bAAA1J w hOIelh q lllSll CuuNdJlOIls IL Gall
be said that he has come up through
life almost like Abraham Lincoln
from humble birth with no opportuni
ties, without being known, he has
slowly but surely within a dozen years
since leaving the State of Arkansas
climbed to the topmost rounds in the
educational world When he gradu
ated from Yale he challenged the ad
miration of all by his scholarly and
able addresses and had it been gener
ally known that he would appear Sun
day evening at Howard Congregation
al Church, standing room would have
been at premium The failure tt
announce this to the public, which is
ever perusing the columns of the
Globe to find out what is going or
or what has happened, is due to some
one who had charge of the coming o.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
SAN ANTONIO THE MECCA.

DR.. G. ]. Starnes, member Of the
recent International Congress on Tu-
berculosis, Washington, D. c.; and
specialist on all lung and chest dis
eases, in addition to the use of the
Nebulizer, Compound Oxygen, and
Compressed Air, is using the best
remedies introduced at that Congress
by the leading medical men of the
profession.
He is located in San Antonio Texas,
the city designated by the Worlds
Medical Congress in 1896 as one of
the best for people suffering with any
form of lung trouble. Those desiring
to visit this health resort write DR..
G. j. Starnes, 324 w. Commerce street
San Antonio, Texas.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12

ton and advice on organizing and
conducting a bank An enterprising
business man of Franklin, Tenn, was
in the city last week with the avowed
purpose of getting full information
on the way and the manner in which
many of the banks were conducted
He was not slow to declare that he,
like other business men of Franklin,
had been inspired by the continued
able bank write-ups and reports that
have appeared from time to time in
our papers and they were willing to
put forth an effort to do something for
themselves. In a conversation with
the finance man of the Globe the Afro
American citizens of Franklin will
soon be operating a bank of their
own. Other cities in close proximity
to Nashville, where the Globe is con-
tinually read and in other cities
where these articles have been repro
duced, will unquestionably be inspired
to the same amount Of activity.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
WHAT ABOUT NEGRO BANKS?

From time to time the financial de-
partment Of the Nashville Globe has
taken a great deal of interest in serv-
ing wholesome news items as they
have been gathered This has come
by hard work and persistent writing
from one to five letters to each of the
banks operated by the race. These
articles have created no little inter
est in all sections of the country from
Maine to California and from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf. The eX-
changes, both secular and religious.
newspapers and magazines, daily and
weekly have commented at length
upon it. One paper after another has
not only commented or it, but repro
duced our bank articles in full which
is evidence of itself that the people
are watching what the Negro banks
are doing in the various states. AS
has been said before in these columns
it was not generally known even
among the well informed how many
Negro banks are being operated. A
gentleman operating large business
| concern at Kayford, West Virginia.
has been particularly attracted by our
recent bank article on Negro banks,
which was reproduced in the Charles
ton West Virginia Advocate; another
one was mentioned in the Allen Stu
dent, of Columbus, S. G., and still an
other by the leading journal of Los
Angeles, California Hardly a report
whether semi-annual or annual, of any
of the forty-two banks now operated
that could be secured for the Globe
has failed to appear in the past twelve
months. Letters of inquiry for the
Globe have come asking for informa.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12

ings Bank Special inquiry letters
have been sent out from Nashville to
ascertain the facts, but no report has
been received One of these letters
went to the editor of the Atlanta In
dependent, man who is supposed to
be Informed, but up to Wednesday no
report had been received. 1t may be
that the Atlanta bank like many other
Negro concerns has started out to do
business on the quiet, that is, not Civ
ing out information to newspapers but
this would not be like the great city
of Atlanta, where the claim is made
that the race deposits more than ST.
500,000.00 in white banks. but, past
records convince u.s." says the finance
man of the Globe. THAT no difference
is made when in search of information
that is to be handed out and which
would, no doubt, do great good to all
of the people," In case the rumor is
confirmed about the Atlanta bank, it
will, we hope, be contagious to other
cities in the state of Georgia, like
Augusta, which can boast of good
many Negro enterprises; Rome, di-
vided into many sections by its water
ways, but losing none of it's prestige
as a business center; Columbus, Way
cross thriving railroad and manu-
featuring center, or Macon, where one
of the best annual fairs and one of
the largest distinctively Negro schools
in the South is located.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
HOLDS IMPORTANT MEETING.

The second meeting of the Human
Brotherhood, Nashville branch, was
held in the auditorium of the Spruce
street Baptist Church on Monday
night, February 8. Much to the de-
light Of the workers of this group,
there was very representative au-
dience present. AS agreed upon at
a previous meeting when the organi-
cation was perfected, the various
committees that were appointed made
their reports. The plan of the group
as set forth in its constitution and as
being worked out by the members
will be to draw in closer relation the
two races as they dwell together in
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
Admission =. 10 Cents

the Southland. The meeting Monday
hlght reflected much credit upon the
organization. 1t was favored with the
presence of Mrs Mary Church Ter
rell, who was sojourning in the citv.
MIS- Terrell was unanimously elected
as an honorary member of the Broth
erhood, which honor she accented
modestly. The next meeting is ~
De held at the First Baptist Church
East Nashville, on February oath
AFTER the regular business was over
the pastor of Spruce Street Church.
Rev. T. j. Townsend. D. D. an.
nounced that his church was at the
disposal OF the Brotherhood any time
they saw fit to call the meeting there.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12
ONE HNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
Continued from Page L.

protective tariff These are my SEN
timents and political principles. II
elected, | shall be thankful; if not it
will be all the same"
He was defeated, as he had expected
to be. But it was the only defeat he
ever suffered at the hands of the peo-
pie.
NO COMPROMISE WITH WRONG.
Let us be diverted by none of those
sophistical contrivances wherewith we
are so industriously piled and belabor-
ed-contrivances such as cropping for
some middle ground between the right
and the wrong; such as policy
of don't care on a question about
which all true men do care; such as
Union appeals to yield to Disunion-
lists, reversing the divine rule and call
ing, not the sinners, but the righteous
to repentance; such as invocations to
Washington, imploring men to unsay
what Washington said and undo what
Washington did. From Lincolns
Cooper Institute Address Feb. q, 1860.
THE OBJECT OF THE WAR.
This is essentially a peoples con-
test. On the side of the Union it is
a struggle for maintaining in the
world that form and substance of
government whose leading object is to
elevate the condition Of men-to lift
artificial weights from all shoulders;
to clear the paths of laudable pursuits
for all; to afford all an unfettered
start and a fare chance in the race Of
life Yielding to partial and Temporal
ry departures from necessity, this is
the leading object of the government
for whose existence we contend. | am
most happy to believe that the plain
people understand and appreciate this
From Lincoln's First Message to
Congress July 4, 1861.
LINCoLN's GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.
November 10, 1868.
Fourscore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent
a new nation, conceived in liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil
war, testing whether that nation, or
any nation so conceived and so dedi-
Gated, can long endure. We are met
on a great battle field of that war.
We have come to dedicate portion
of that field as a final resting place
for those who here gave their lives
that that nation might live. 1t is al
together fitting and proper that we
should do this
But in a larger sense we cannot ded-
icate-.we cannot conservative can
not hallow-this ground. The brave
men, living and dead, who struggled
here have consecrated it far above our
poor power to add or detract. The
world will little note nor long remem-
Der what we say here, but it can never
forget what they did here 1t is for
us, the living, rather, to be dedicated
here to the unfinished work which
they who fought here have thus far
so nobly advanced. 1t is rather for
us to be here dedicated to- the great
task remaining before us-that from
these honOred dead we take increased
devotion to that cause fer which they
gave the last full measure of devotion
that we here highly resolve that those
dead shall not have died in vain; that
this nation, under God, shall have
new birth of freedom; and that gov
eminent of the people, by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from
the earth
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-12

protective tariff. These are my SEN
timents and political principles. If
elected, shall be thankful; if not it
will be all the same"
He was defeated, as he had expected
to be. But it was the only defeat he
ever suffered at the hands of the peo-
pie.