Augusta County Argus from Staunton, Virginia • 3

PROFESSIONAL CARDS. A. W. Woodward, of Washington, Hastings Court. The front of the Bontoh -tore hag POTNTFRS AHfiTTT PTCflPTE AUGUSTA COUNTY ARGUS Novelties and New Shapes and Colors XHO BTAUJTTOW IN Spring APRIL, 1901.

I iq. Mon, Ta. Wad. Tim, Bat. 1 8 4 5 I 7 8 9 10 11 13 18 14 15 18 17 18 19 20 SI ii 23 Si 25 26 8 2) 3C The "Howard" Stiff Hat.

Warranted one year's wear. Quality and style none better in the world lor $3.00. JSew spring shapes have arrived. We are ready to'take yeur measure for Nobby or Plain Suits. Our Spring Line is in.

A LOEB 14apry No. 17 I Weinberg Clothing Co. SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT Our Spring stock of Clothing, Hats and Furnishings is now complete and (clipses everything wb have ever shown. There's almost no end "to the assortment of the different styles anyway there are too many lor us to describe individually. Whatever is new and stylish can be found in our up to date establishment.

Our Children's Clothing Department. Our most vivid word picturing would not do this department justice, Neekwear South Angusta street, Staunton, Va. text Know wnat to expect woen you come ouits, JNorfoik Jacket Suits and Sailor double seat and knee. rrlo arfinlo loova rny ofnra in onntkin cr BTAUNTON, A. Clothing Price.

1 have offered vcm Beam. We have store. To. '21 South Aucusta street. price.

Everything was marked in just half what they are worth. uul JuaL a iew remans so you may size it i3 Dy lew ana surpassed by none. In it vou'll nnd beau- cnui vestee ouits, Uouble Ureaateu Suits most of the pants made with We guarantee every one of our customers satisfaction with bis purchase. It ia nnr Rnpoiftl aim nnf. lft.

a oin 3hort of perfect condition. It is our business to satisfy you and we intend to do it. THE CHORUS OF APPROVAL From our customers has been unanimdus, whence our suueess. If any thing you buy from us fails to suit in any particular, send it straight back. We will take it off your hands.

to sae us. It will benefit you. WEINBERG CLOTHING Clothiers, Furnishers and Tailors, Uo. 5 S. Augusta st.

next Augusta National Bank, 28augy $3,000 i r- P. H. Tront was appointed admin istrator of Mrs Anne G. Scott, dec'd ana save bond for SIS.Ouu. Liaaor licenses were granted all the former dealers eave Spiece' St Hanger, whose, license bad been transferred from the Eakletonr This application was heard yesterday and had not been decided at oar Dress hour.

Real Estate Sold Deeds Recorded. The old John B. Baldwin brick res idence property and a strip of the large lot at the rear has been bought by Miss Duval, principal of the Va Female Institute, to be need later in connection with the school. B. Partlow a few days ago pur chased the Monger residence property in the northeast suburbs and sold it to D.

M. Kyle, who already occupied with bis family, for $2,000. New Market Battle Monument. The monument modeled bv Sir Moses Ezekiel, the sculptor, of Rome. to commemorate tbe valor of the heroic cadets of the Va.

Military In stitute who were engaged in tbe battle of New Market on May 15. 1864, has been shipped and will soon be in New York. Sir Moses charged nothing for his work and only the casting and the cost of transporting the monument will have to be paid and that will be over $5,000, one half of which has been raised. Tbe unveiling cannot take place on May 15 next, tbe date selected, but will be de ferred. Baltimore Conference.

The conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was held in Roanoke last week. It was the 117th annual meeting and some 200 persons were present. Bishop Fitzgerald presided and Rev J. E. Armstrong.

of Staunton, was elected secretary. xne usual reports were made and gave a good showing of the confer ence's work. Dr Whirner stated that 4.631 churches had been aided and applications were in for help for societies toward erecting church es far more than could be responded to. rtev w. Campbell stated that In Virginia there were 50.000 homes with no DiDies.

ttev Armstrong, of tbe Rock Ingham district, Baid that many things bad hindered the work in his district during the year, chief among them the prevalence of grip among uis preacners. About 300 conversions are reported. Two new churches have been completed ft a cost of nearly $12,000 and a total of $15,000 has been spent on church improvement- Damage Snlts In Circuit Court. For trial at the spri.ifir term of the Augusta circuit court in Mav the fol lowing suits have been entered Kodgers St Glenn bv Cnrrv Glenn. $500 damage for cattle killed on Val ley Railroad.

N. C. Watte, sheriff and as such ad ministrator of F. W. Fortune, who was killed at Waynesboro bv beincr knocked off thej bridere bv a train.

against the C. O. Railway. fclO.000 damage claimed. R.

W. Crowder and Curry St Glenn for plaintiff. x. If. Shoemaker against C.

Railway, $5,000 damage asked. Cur ry St Glenn for plaintiff. o. A. Spradlin against N.

St W. Railroad, $500 damage claimed for loss from fire. H. H. Blease and J.

M. Perry for plaintiff. Henry Hoover against Valley Rail road of Va $250 damage claimed for the loss of a horse. J. N.

Opie for plaintiff. P. Sheet rand Annie Sorad- iin in their own right and for the benefit of the U. 8. Fire Insurance Co.

of New York, against the St W. Railroad. $500 dam acre claimed for loss from fire. H. H.

Blease and J. M. Perry and Munford Ander son for plaintiffs. mcKinleyHASAJOB and aIs Doins wel, iSow give Dvwom A Showing When in need of Building Materia Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Shingles Lathes, Posts, Sash, Doors, Blinds. We carry in stock an assortment of Ladders Step.

Fruit Dickers and Extension ladders; also a lot ouiiaincr Daoer at wav down prices. South Lewis street, Staunton, Va. Mntual phone 59. Tours respectfully, W. S.

BRYAN, laprOm Manager. The Greatest Attraction AND TALK OF THE TOWN Is Mrs L. B. CAMPBELL'S Fine Display of Millinery AND FANCY NOTIONS. Up to date styles at popular prices.

All the latest novelties in Hats and BonLets now on BSfCompetition not in it. Satisfaction guaranteed. A cali solicited. Every hat trimmed fiee. Mrs L.

B. CAMPBELL, 110 W. Mainst. Parlor Millinery. I8mar8m A Good thing for Farmers We Invite the attention of the farmers to the 8.

J. Kemp 20th Cnuiury Manure Spreader This spreader has all the latest Improvements, ha safety board to prevent starting machine In strain, whluu prevent all danger of breakage: tbls machine bas alt the conveniences and is operated entirely from the seat, eommecces work evenly and spreads without waste or leakage of materl 1.1 lime, ashes, fine, coarse, or corn xtalk manure. are offeilo some spe ctl l-idii -omani to the farmers ou this valuable macb las. Baggies, Surreys, Backboards, The nlce-t line In the city. All tbe latest styles aod brt makes.

The celebrated Colam bit Bugglt-s ana Surreys, guaranteed A grade- wne-Ma ana one tnouaana mue anst prorl axles at very low priees. Farming Implements Af ill line of BRO VN WAGONS the best and most reliable wagon ever sold tn tbe county. genuine Brown Pivot axle spring trip Biding Cultivators md Walking Cultivators tbe be la wn. 8e them bofore yon bay. as it 11 Im rnnevti your Docket.

The Black Hawk Oorn Planters and Check Bowers are tbe moet accurate dropping planters In the world. One horse Corn Planters Tbe only self-sharpening Spring tooth lev-r Harrows made. Olse Harrows, Plows and Repairs, are tooth Cultivators, 14 tooth lever Cultivators, doable and single Sbovel Plows, Seed sowers, MoOormlck Bind er. Mowers, Bakes and Twine. Hnber Engines and Threehera are tbe best la the market.

OfUali and -examine oor goods and get oar prioes bef ore-yoa buy. Kennedy spent Easter with his father. J. W. Lovegrove went to Stuart's Draft yesterday to visit his parents.

Mr John D. Crowle reached home on Saturday Irom Baltimore, juis eyes are improved. Miss Minnie Connell went to Char lottesville last week on a visit to Wm. Connell, her uncle. Mrs Williette Kerrans, nee Hutch- ens, will be married today at wreen yille to Emmett L.

Rosen. Mr Edw. Wright, who has not re covered from his long sickness, is at Atlantic City to spend several weeks. Chas. I.

Devine has been in town several days with i Jack Carroll, bis brother-in-law, who has been very 111. Miss Mary Kuegele. of Koiner's Store, will be married today to D. F. Isenhower, a widower, of Gravelton, Mo.

Mrs B. F. Prince, of this county. was called to Page county last week by the illness of Mrs Hoak, her mother. Mr Wm McKeever went to Balti more on Saturday to spend several days and buy supplies for bis ma chine shop.

B. M. McCue has been for a short time sent to the Adams express office in Baltimore and L. Ogg is filling his place here. Miss Agnes Kinney, daughter of Wm.

Kinney, late of the European Hotel, this city, will be married at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in St Francis Catholic church to Dr A. P. Herring, of Baltimore. Presbytery at Waynesboro. The spring sessions of Lexington Presbytery.wiU be held with the congregation of the Waynesboro Presbyterian church on Tuesday, April 23d.

Primary Election Saturday. Next Saturday, the 13th, will be legalized primary election day in this city and county, when candidates for the constitutional convention and the various county offices to be filled at tbe regular election on May 23 will be held. The ticket will be made np today. JNot all the county candidates wiH go into the primary, and there will likely be a good many of them. Philanthropic Mrs McCormick.

Mrs McCormick, widow of the late Leander J. McCormick, the harvester manufacturer, of Chicago, has given to Tueculum College, a Presbyterian institution, in upper East Tennessee, $10,000 for tbe erection of a dormitory for lady pupils. The donor requires the board of trustees to supplement her gift with $2,500, which will be done. For colleges and churches at Tusnulnm and Washington colleges in rast Tennessee, the two pioneer institutions west of tbe Alleghany mountains, Mrs McCormick has given within the last few years a total of about $50,000. At Washington Col lege she built a church: at a cost of $10,000.

Farther County Court Notes. Ben Johnson, colored, was tried for stealing small firearms In Basic and was given thirty days in jail and re quired to put up a one spot copper piece to boot. Dorsey Claytor was tried fortortur ing with a hot poker one Jennie Pan oell, a weak minded woman of the region north of Ciimora, and got off easy acquitted. Mamie Johnson, colored, was tried for tbe murder of her infant along with Lucy Johnson, her mother. The child was newly born and the crime was committed near Harriston It was said it was struck on the head and put into a pond.

The mother was given two years in state prison and her mother was acquitted. Minor Ellinger was put on trial for torturing Jennie Pannell with a hot poker. He plead guilty of misde ineanor and was fined $5 00. The motion to set aside the order for a local option election in Basic was heard and the court reserved de clsion until today. Cannery Store Opened.

The Pennsylvania Canning Com pany, the concern that will operate a cannery near Staunton, have opened a seed, fertilizer and implement store in Mrs Kate Burns' store room next the Hoover House on Mail, street west, with Mr Frank Spiese, the president, in charge. The pro posed site for the cannery on the old G. O. rdund house lot has beet, abandoned and tbe cannery will 'ocated on the belt line railway ot boom days and near the Bodley wagon factory a mile from the city. Work will be begun on the building, which will be ready for use in ample time for the coming season.

We have seen a drawing of the building, whicii will be a neat framed structure of one story and a half and will cove ground 50x150 feet. Weil on to 500 teres will be cultivated for furnishing f-he cannery and we think this will io very well for the start. Oor farm ers and truckers will here have Home market for all vegetables and fruit they Can produce and we wish cnera ana rne canning company aounaant success. The City Council's Transactions. The council met on Tuesday night.

The special committee on water asked time to report tonight, vhen a mr eting will be held. Tbe application of Harry Catt for 'elease from market stall rent for vfarch and April, having discontinued business, was denied. I Supt Byrne reported 36,829,500 gallons of water pumped last month and 144 000 pounds of coal consumed. Mr Hughes, chairman of fire committee, reported that he and Messrs Kilgalen and Wheat and Chief Kivli- ghan had visited Baltimore and ex amined chemical engines made there and recommended tbe purchase cf one at $1,300. Referred.

I Mr Tarns' resolution to make tbe Baldwin Fairground a part of Gypsy Hill Park and subject to the ordi nances governing said park was adopted. John B. Shaw, of Newport News, petitioned to have a sewer made to convey water from his lot on Church- ville avenue. Messrs Child, Trout aod Holliday, owners of the Urowle building, pe titioned for inlets adjoining the same to prevent damage to It from heavy rain falls. I Clerk Haines reported market house receipts of, $93.87.

Police Justice Glasgow reported fines of $47.50, with costs of $31 05 and $46 20 collected. i Upon City Attorney Gordon's recommendation that officer was re quested to appeal the injunction suit of the M. B. Seminary? In the hns tings conrt a decree was entered in favor of the plaintiff, who sued to restrain the --collection of tax on the five residences willed by the late Miss Baldwin. Prof J.

G. Dunsmore's application to leasA Columbian Hall for a term of years for his business college was referred, i An application was received from James W. Bodley, who wishes to lease Colombian Hall for the purpose of holding therein ehautanquas, assembly, schools of methods, religions conventions, lectures, literary, mml-oal and educational entertainments, etc. The report of Treasurer Hoge for the year shows a balance on hand as of April 1st of $1,601 23. which added to $7,451 15 of elalms in the ot) tbe tax collector makes resources of $9.05 3 37.

Outstanding bills payable by the city are $11,050. W. J. 8 wink is making, a run on shoes and gives priees. The Pa.

Canning Co. advertises seeds at low priees for eh. a JQK J. Mjan WATMAK, DENTIST. Office OTr Augusta Rational Bank.

A. JBIXCSPSK, DENTIST. Offloe Growls Building. Office hours: 9 a. m.

to 1 p. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. DRS G. A.

A. H. SPRINKEL, DENTISTS, 108 Weat Main street. Modern methods. Crown and Bridge work.

'I0jan4w T. T. Fauntleroy, D. D. S.

DENTAL SURGEON. Vrwtarn methods. rain saving devices. Crown and bridge work a specialty. All work guaran teed.

No. 16 S. Main street, Staunton, va. rkfflott bnnn. A.

m. to d. a to p. in. Mutual nhone 107.

a4octy T7K)B BINT The large room on tne nrni uovr I of the ABOUS BUliamg, euiiea iur wm or wareroom. Is lor rent. Apply thib vjtx Take the Argus LOO a year. PlUftlf Habits Cured at mySanator-nm. la KO day.

Hundred. of reference. 25 jeers specialty. Book tr T.t unt FHF.E. Address B.

M. WOOLU EY. M. Atlanta, Ca. REMOVAL OF RESTAURANT.

On Jan. let. 1901. 1 will remove my restaurant i business from tne Burns Dunaicg buuiij AtKrnntn. street near the O.

O. depot, the room heretofore occupied by Mr Wm. Kinney, and so Unit the natronsce of the public, will be known as Tne Southern Hotel. Bespectfully, 11-eCtS UEOKUfiBUUaB. ANY MAKE SEWING MACHINE CLEAN ED AND REPAIRED, WAAdlnn Mid anv attachments for all ma chines.

Mall 35 cents In stamps lor one aozen 1 E. WRIGHT, Jidecy No. 8 S. Sew Staunton, Va. P.

O. Drawer 68 1848-1901. E. O. Hardy.

Spring Wagons and aU Pleasure Vehicles, With or wlthouti Bubber Tires. Vehicles made to order and repair work done promptly and at small cost. Ihe Celebrated Easy riding, Hard Rubber Tires nm tie nnirkli nlac.ed on any wheels. In ev- lYslritfy uodatf.11118 th 8tyle3 aDa JDHN HARDY SON At the oil-stand. Mam and Market sfeby Btaunton, va.

RH fWI A I 1 IVailll if a mm Having purchased the stock of goods of D. N. Childress, at the Corner of Augusta and Frederick streets I will continue the business at this old stand with a full stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries And Childress' special brsnds of Tobacco Fine Cisrars. all to be sold at a small profit. 1 make a specialty of Country Produce and will pay the highest market prices for I will be pleased to nave my friends and Mr Childress1 old customers call and see me.

T. R. BLACKBURN, 8Jany Cor. Augusta and Frederick. Weller'sShoeStore FOR THE Best bargains in Shoes.

f-GET OUR LOW PRICES. O. L. WELLER, Opposite Masonic Temple. 18oct SHULTZ'S ALBERT SHULTZ, Bookseller, Stationer, and Trinter.

OUE DEPARTMENTS tationery Paper Han ging, Pictures and Frames, First Class Commercial Printing. 10 TV." Main SL, 7 S. New St, Staunton, Va. lOmary YOCJPRK fKB GOOD SHOE to shoes that merely look good, bat you waat shoes that have style, fit veil and look. neat.

Certainly I We tnongnt so. uur bnoes leave pieabing impressions on tbe nil ad of wearers and no bad Impressions on their feet. Our footwear has stood the test of time and come ont victorious. A. LEE KNOWLK8, Tbe Shoe Han, 15sepy 31 W.

Haln street, Staunton, va. Just Received: SOME BIG i Bargains in Tobacco I 35c a pound. -Country merchants will save money by buying HIAWATHA SMOKING TOBACCO from me. D. A.

SNITEMA2T Agt, No. 11 South Angusta st, deota Btaunton, Va. B. F. HUGHES, THE Augusta Street Druggist, Has always in stock Pare, Fresh and Trustworthy And all the Druggists' Sundries, which he offers at the most reasonable prices.

PRESCRIPTIONS Are carefully compounded and are a specialty here THE BEST PAINT, OILS, Patronage respectfully solicited. 7 South August street, ljuy I windows much larger. The new Grace Lutheran church in Waynesboro was first used on Sun day, when communion was held. Several Prohibition lectures are announced for Columbian Hall be ginning on April 17 at 7:30 p. m.

Miss Sue Wayland, of near Swoope, was brought to the K. D. Hospital on Saturday for surgical treatment Mrs Ruff, wife of Joe. Ruff. Esq had a shoulder dislocated on Friday by a fall.

Dr A. ATvHenkel attended her. A meeting for the 'purpose of orgsn iziog another military company will be held in the armory at 8 this evening. On Friday we saw at the Valley Railroad depot five barrels of water cress enronte from the Roanoke Cress Co. to New York.

Mr Roller, a patient, made a jump from a second story window of the W. S. Hospital on Tuesday night and got off with a sprained ankle. Little Miss Maggie Henderson, who was ODerated upon yesterday a week ago for appendicitis, stood tbe ordeal well and has been gradually recover ing- In Richmond Friday night an Echols man bet $10 on tbe Lieut- Governor for governor. A Montague man promptly covered it with a ten spot.

Dr J. H. Thomas, of Gteenville. re cently lost his fine milch cow. It had been tied too short in the stable and struggled until exhausted, injuring its spine.

Rev Jas. P. Smith, D. of Rich mond. preached a fine sermon to Stonewall Jackson Camp and a large congregation in tbe First Presby terian cnurcn on snnoay nignt One of Croghan Bros'.

two-horBe teams ran off Friday evening caused by a street car's striking the wagon and went up Gospel Hill in a rush. A delivery wagon was bU and damaged. Mrs Logan, a resident for many years of Staunton and formerly Miss Davis, of Rockbridge Baths, died on the 4th in Wbelbyville, Ky. Her son. Dr Will Logan, and daughter, Mrs J.

A. Hinor, survive her. J. H. Crabill and H.

Helms will erect a building and go into the man ufacture of furniture, show cases, church furniture, etc in Wayms boro. We are glad to note the increasing prosperity of "our sister city." Mr Heiges, who was here from York, Pa with Mr Koiner at the farmers' institute, has been elected general manager of the Virginia test farm, for which the supervisors of Charlotte county have provided 500 acres of land. On Thursday the baseball team of Pennsylvania Uniyersity paesed Staunton going to Lexington, where on Friday tbey defeated the W. U. team by 5 to 4 and tbe V.

I team 11 to 6. At the U. Va. on Fri-Vir- day the Bostons defeated the ginias 13 to 0. The work of puttiDg up cables for the Mutual Telephone Company was begun on Tueeday.

Mr Freed came from Newport News to superintend the work. It has been progressing well and In a week will have been about completed. The cables are quite large and contain 200 wiree each. Saturday was a day of April sunshine and showers. At 1:30 there was a peal of thunder and a fliah of ligtit ning, the first of the reason, Miss Louise, daughter of Fred.

A. Qaen sen, had the telephone receiver in her hand at her home on Fayette street She was considerably shocked and was for a time bewildered. The phone was rendered useless. Under an order from the collector of internal revenue the counties of Augusta, Bath and Highland have been added to the 6th district iu order to reduce the number of rev enue districts owing to tax reduc tions and lack of appropriations. E.

J. McCulloch, whose division is thus enlarged, was ordered to reroovf from Buchanan to Lexington. Thie arrangement affects those deputies appointed under the war revenue-act. John A. Noon, of Staunton, deputy for Augusta, Bath aod High land, thus loses his place.

We lean, that Jacob Bumgardner, Democrat, who has served as general ganger under McKinley four years, has been notified that be will not be assigued since his lay off from sickness. Pastor Called to the Second Chjarch Rev Jas P. Smith. D. of Rich mood, preached in tbe Second Presbyterian church on Sunday.

After services a congregational meeting was held and the congregation after hearing from the committee and bav ing several letters read highly com mending Rev Dr m. jS. Scott, of Galveston, Texas, they by rising voted unitedly to call him to the pas torate. Dr Scott had written that if a united call were made he would carefully consider the matter. He was once in the Va.

Synod and preached in Richmond. His salary now is $3,000 Here it will be $1,200 and the handsome manse with it. To Arrange for State Convention. In Richmond on Tuesday Chair man J. Taylor Ellyson issued his call for a meeting there on April 25 of the Democr.tio state committee ar range for the assembling of the convention for the nomination of a candidate for governor and other state officers.

At this meeting of the com mittee tbe place and time of the as sembling of the convention will be named. A strong effort wjll be made to have this body meet in that city. Tbe friends of Mr Montague are es pecially anxious for the convention iy meet there Tbey claim that their candidate will get at least 75 per cent. of the delegates from that city and they are, therefore, desirous that tbe nominating body shall meet there The fact of the destruction of the Jefferson Hotel will probably be usel by the advocates of other cities Lynchburg, Norfolk and Roanoke are mentioned as the competitors of Richmond for the convention. What is the matter with Staunton's getting the state convention We have the hall for it, as has before been demonstrated, and we can take care of even larger bodies than a state convention of either political party.

Illcks Says Warm and Cool and Snow The first regular storm period ind April runs from March 31st to April 5th. There will be hail and thunder and heavy April rains. It need not surprise ns if there are in some sec tlons dangerons storms. Watch your tender plants. There will be frosts On and touching the 8th and will fall a marked change to the warmer and in many section April showers, hail and thunder will be seen and heard.

Following this pe riod will be cooler weather, bringing cool winds. The ISth to the 18th constitutes another regular storm period. Look for vicious electrical storms attended by hail, rain and wind Wind and downpours will probably continue Id the reactionary storm period nntil the 21st. Cool winds with frost nights northward will, follow thi-period. last week in April is covered by the Mercury period and the order will be possibly sleet and snow in tbe north and rains and electrical stormt southward.

April will bring many extremes ol vry warm and quire eiol' weather Rainr will, be sufnolent "generally, amounting to cloud bursts freqaent ly, too wet for low landj. THEIR COMING AND GOING TOLD. Personal Information for Ton. Jacob H. Bailey was In the city Friday from the Arbor Hill section John Brooks was in from South river on Saturday a jolly as usual Thomas O'Donnell.

of the water works, has been laid up with pleu risy. I Mrs Wm. A. Burke has been with her sister in Charlottesville some days. Lee 8 Chrlstian.of the Mint Spring section, was in town several days last week.

i George Blakemore ie at Buffalo, N. to do electrical work at the expo sition. Mrs Dr Atkinson went to Richmond last week to visit Mrs Dooley, her sister. Mrs R. S.

iltz and little son came ast week from Mt. Crawford to visit friends. I Mrs Rran arrived from Harrison burg on tbe 4th on a visit to Mrs Jas. A. Moore.

W. P. Rhodes, the photographer, was in town on Tueeday from Char lottesville, i Mr N. L. Shreckhise was in town several days of last week attending county court.

J. H. Chlttum went out to Raphine last week to attend his father, who had pneumonia. Mr Armstrong and son were in town on Friday and left for home near Collierstown. Miss Lucy Cropp paf.ppd through from Fauquier county to Burketown, this county, Jast week.

Miss Hattie Strain, of near Greenville, is at home after teaching a session in West Virginia. Mrs James Beard has been ill some time at her home in Greenville and notexpcted to recover. Mrs Fannie Dice has moved from Mint Spring to the city and resides on Fayette street south. Mrs George Hanger reached the city last week from Richmond, where she visited a eon. Rev J.

Booker was recently brought to his home in Lexington from West Virginia sick. F. W. Weaver, of Luray, was here with Prof J. Weaver, his brother, last week soiu to conference.

Lawyer T. K. Hackman reached the city on the 3d from a business journey to Oklahoma territory. Dr E. O.

Peyton and family, of near Greenville, have as their guest Mrs Anderioa, of Charlottesville. R. II. Mo'uler was with frionds in the VanLear section last week. He is engaged at sawing in Albemarle.

Wm. T. McCue reached the city on the 4th from Beaumont, Texas, where he spent several weeks with his sister. Mr Jacob Shaner returned to hi homo near the city last week from a visit to relatives ana friends near Lexington. T.

W. Harris, the engineer of our public building, will again be em ployed at Hotel Alleghany in Goshen this seafon. S. Robinson, son of A. G.

Robin son, ol this city, accepted a position as chemist with the Longdate Iron Company. MisB Lina Fultz, of near the city, left on Thursday for Wilmington, N. to spend several months with Rev J. M. Wells and family.

Mr Win B. Garber, of Knightly, and Mr Silling, of near Schut- terle's mill, good friends of the ARGUS, were in tbe city on Friday. Mves Norita Santini. a relative of the McCuea, of this city, will be married tomorrow at ber home here to Wm. H.

Martin, of Woodstock. Miss Clara Bell Palmer came from New York stato and Paris Palmer from Blacksburg to spend Easter with their parents in Greenville. Rev Ormond Hammond, formerly of Staunton and once a merchant in Greenville, was in town last week going to conference ia Roanoke. Dr Watts, an Alleghany county young man, has gone from Clifton Forge to be the resident physician of the C. O.

hospital at Huntington. By the birth uf a son the family of Mr and Mrs William M. Wade, of Brownsburg, now numbers twelve children eleven sons and one daugh ter. Charles Paol, of South River dis trict, shby Brooks, of near Stuart' Draft, and. Frank Brown, of Avis.

served on the county court jury last week. J. W. Spitler, Esq reached home on Saturday from New he was with Mrs Heniu, bis daughter. winter, much improved ii nealth.

John W. Daniel. son of th senator, and Miss Edna Bishop, of Washington, are annou engaged tbe marriage to take piaco some da) his month. Mrs F. Dougherty, who former ly conducted the Eakleton in tbic iity, will have charge of a hotel ii Montgomery county, the com ing summer.

Mi9S Annie Lyna Michie, dauhte of J. Michie, with the C. O. Railway, and Watkins, both Gordonsville, were married last weel in Richmond. Capt Harry N.

Cootes, Dan Yount and other soldier boys in the Philip pines are expected home soon. Tht date of their setting sail for horn whs March 15. Prof J. Sterrett, a native ol Rockbridge county and professor oi Greek In Amberst (Mess,) College, has been elected to fill an important chair in Cornell University. Engineer J.

H. White, of Clifton Forge, with his family, came last week to visit the gentleman's father, George White, and other relatives in the county and friends in the city. MUs Katharine Lapsley, of Annis- ton, a sister, we believe, of Rev A. Lapsley, of Bethel church, will be married tomorrow at ber home tj Wm. W.

Sproul, of near Bethel, this county. i Revs J. Armstrong, F. J. Pretty-man and P.

W. Jeffries, with their ladies, and Reeves Catt and wife and Mrs G. W. Fretwell and daughter at tended the Methodist conference in Roanoke last week. Lexington Gazette, 4th Mr W.

H. Partlow, conductor on the C. a as moved his family from Lexington to Alexandria, Va. Miss Maggie Hogshead, ho has been visiting Miss Nettie Waddell, has returned to hef home in Middlebrook. 'Bath Enterprise, 3d: Mr A.

Echard, of Staunton, was In town on Saturday and called to see as. Hf expects to locate at the Hot Spring In the near future. Miss Cordie Cleek, of Staunton, who was called to' the. bedside of her father, Mr G. Cleek-who died last Friday at Mountain Grove, has returned home Salem Sentinel.

2d Miss Sadi-Bell, of Goshen, Is the guest iter cousins, the Misses Willson, oil Elm street Miss Fannie Templeton. an attractive young lady of Rockbridge county, is visiting her sister. Mrs W. P. Norris, on Broad street The Frederick Rhodes boose and loon High street has been purchase by Mr T.

J. Shlckel for, $975 iMk Sbiekel wilt be lemembsred here a the' gentleman who fourteen year married Miss Hiser, an August lady. Mrs Sbiekel lived only abou a year afterward Worth OF At JKlalf This is an opportunity vou will TUESDAY, APRIL 9. LOCAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. 830WN IN OUR LOOKING-GLASS.

Aacmt County and Staunton City. W. T. Sbultz has finished a neat framed dwelling house on a lot of his in Greenville near the lepot. Lant week the number of ntudenta on the list of Dnosmore's Business College reached 202, the highest in its history.

Win. F. SuinmersoD has about com pleted two framed dwelling houses near th trestle bridge on the north side in West End. Mr Roy Hanifer's horn fell with him whilst be was riding to Groen-viile on Tbnrday and, rolling on him, spralund hid ankle. Mrs W.

H. Hnrtmaa, who rppided in Stauotou whilst Mr Hart man was with tta C. O. some twenty years ayo, died last week in Richmond. The Augusta pension last wek examined and passed a number of applications for pensions and ad-j hi rued until Friday, April 19, to finish their work.

Gn John Jones, a brigadier general in the Confederate army, died in Harrisonburg last week at the age of 70 years. He was related to Major Yost, of Staunton. A Chicago man has written Mr cur commissioner of agriculture, that he, wants to buy a large trctof high rollingand well watered land in Virginia on which to raise Angara goats. "Hiw many pounds are there in a ton asked a teacher. And the timid clean-face boy with a patch on bis trousers timidly "Suggested "It depends a good deal on where you buy your coal Last Wednesday was the anniversary of the evacuation of Richmond by the army of northern Virginia, which occurred on April 3, 1805.

Six dnys later Gen Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. Last Tuesday night when the rain was falling thick and fast ten pieces of bicon were stolen from Mr J. M. 'BartTti smokehouse near Avis. John C.

Steele, of the Lofton -section, had three pieces of bacon stolen from him tbn same night. C. H. Bacber, J. S.

Mehurin and J. E. holey, of Staunton; T. P. Keu-gl, of Koioer's Store; VV.

G. Smith, of Clifton Forge, and W. H. Lune-ford, of Monterey, were among last week's graduates at the Dunsmore Business College. Dr Ballard R.

Smith, of Greenville, expects to add two rooms to hie handsome residence property there. We understand the Doctor has bought a farm near Medium's river in Albemarle county, but hope be does not intend leaving Augusta. Alexander Hall, a natlvo of Staun ton, died recently near Washington. aged about 75. He was a brother of Edward and Houston Hall, of Sherando, Dr Lucian Hall, of Albemarle, Mrs Carrie Tipping, late of Staunton, and Mrs Virginia Thompson, dec'd.

Mrs Wm. Yonel McCutchan, a native of Rockingham and a resident for years of Rockbridge county and of Augusta near Craigsville, died on March 14 in Exeter, Cal. She moved to California in 18H3 Mr McCutchan died there in 1871. Her maiden was Firebaugh. The general conference and centen uial anniversary of the United Brethren Church in the United States will be held in Frederick, beginning on the 9th of May.

Be sld'B delegates from the states there will be representatives from Africa, Canada, China, Germany and Japan. Mrs Hamilton, widow of the late John Ed. Hamilton, of the county, and her daughters have taken the Baldwin property and will conduct a boarding house. Mrs Dr Page gave up the house last week to remove with her daughter Miss Sallie to Kentucky, going first to Pearisburg to visit. Rev Robert Steel, colored, years ago a Methodist pastor iu-Staunton, died ten days ago at Clarksburg, W.

Va. He was born in Rockbridge county, Va a slave in 1830. He was reared at Lexington, where he learn ed the trade of a tanner. While a slave he passed to the ownership of Stonewall Jackson. Last Tuesday night some one broke one of the large-glass in the front window of Armentrout's bard ware in Johnson street and, reaching through, secured five pistols.

Knives and other articles were not taken. There was no clue to the thief. This is the second time such an act was committed at that store. A called meeting of Lexington Pres bytery watt held at the First church in this city on Tuesday. Rev W.

Hagan was upon his request dismissed to go to Amity and Newell churches near Charlotte. N. C. He had been serving Cook's creek church in Rockingham county. Elders Forrer and Ralston spoke of the regret of this congregation over losing Mr Hagan and others joined in tributes to his worth and in regret over his leaving.

A oril 1st was a bright day, cool and bracing. Next morning brought a light snow-fall that was melted and later a drizzling rain came. About 7 in the evening rain fell quite heavy and in the night there was much rain Wednesday morning there was mow again that covered the ground, though the moist earth and warm temperature melted it as It This 1 ll of snow with the ground dry and frozen would have been about three Inches deep and quite as much as we hd at any time during the past futer. P. Moubray, of north of the city, was in town on Thursday going to Greenville to spend Easter with bis mother.

In onr office he wrote ont the following endless chain item J. H. Hoffdyehell put up a dwelling for Ool W. R. Marshall.

Oa Monday mornlug he pat a force of hands In the woods getting logs to the mill He had the boose up ana toe uoionei moved in on Friday, the brick having, been pressed and burned. The oolv casualty was that by which Mr Tally, the foreman, fell from a scaffold and dislocated a Joint of a toe. Tn thai Y. M. C.

A. auditorium on Tuday night the portraits' of Lieut It Plshtr and Private James La- raw brave soldiers of the Confed eraev. war unveiled by Misses Mary Morton and Mary Berkeley respeetive- Iv. The Larew portrait, the girt Stonewall Jackson Camp of Dr I. W.

Gllfcesm. was 'presented bv J. W. Jarobmn, and Capt Opie prseotd the Fisher portrait, each taakiog wall ohosen remarks. Oapt Uurogardoer oa behalf of the Camp reired the portraits with a speech Iq Ms usual vigorous style and Col II J.

WilMamr'aod Capt J. If Me- Farlan.l made "short talks There was instrumental and vocal rantlo pad the affair was much enjoyed. just bought of W. Swink his entira stock of Clothing at 50c on the dollar. We have moved it to our where we will sell it at just half plain figures and you get them at Lots of Mce Spring Summer Goods Goods in Suits and Overcoats and J5" Lots of good heavy Winter just think all ot it at halt price Now is your chance for a spring Suit i $1.00 1.50 2 00 3.00 4.00 6.00 PANTS FOR 50 75 1.00 L50 2.00 3.00 Ii It tt tt it it tt OB PAIR OF PANTS and it will pay you big to buy your next winter's sail or overcoat now.

You wilJ find all sizes and colors in Men's, Youths' and Children's Suits, Pants and Overcoats. 2.00 4.00 8.00 10.00" 12 00 3.00 5.00 10.00 SUITS FOR, 1 (I (( Overcoats for 1.00 2.00 4,00 5.00 G.00 1.50 2 50 5.00 We have Children's Suits from GO2 up td $2.50. Youths' Suits from SI. 50 to 45a Men's Suits from $2.00 to 8.00. Children's Over- coats from 75c to $3.50.

Youths' Overcoats from S1.50 to 4.00. Men's Overcoats, $2.00 to 6.C0. Men's Pants, 50c to $3 AND ALL AT HALF PRICE. Remember this and ask to see the stock. NOW IS THE.

flME to get it, as the best will go first Boston ARIETY 21 south Augusta street, Zirklo BryanProprietors. STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. iaprti 19-HAVE YOU TBIED $2.00 A GALLON. TST bbqsj Opposite Ct-- 1 C-Oarman Brothers' 3 Summers Old Rockbridge Countv. Rve THEY SELL IT AT Not a headache or a cross word in tl thousand You can't buy better, for we sell the best of everything in the liquor line.

TT A A ldWta Whiatey 'Mercbjm aaxrsviixs avkjtcx. Phone can, 168, Staunton, V. taar 1.