Augusta County Argus from Staunton, Virginia • 3

FSOWM88I011A.L. OABDS. Little Tony Matacla was reported lie Mr Jas. A. Bell has been away some days visiting relatives at and about AUGUSTA COUHTY ABGUS A HAPPY HOUHE When You Buv Garnets POINTERS ABOUT PEOPLE.

THEIR COMING ANP GOING TOLD. mud JTsory Tu4aday at fLOOa rar. APRIL, 1 902. You should buy where you can find the largest assortment and lowest prices. Our store is the place.

Wo make a specialty of the Carpet Koa. Tu. Wtd. Th. 1 8 4 5 3 8 8.

10 11 If 18 15 ,18 17 18 18 SO SI 3 93 34 35 36 37 38 29 80 business. Our Carpet Department it comes to quality and prices We is tho largest in the city and when are second to none iook uerore uuymg. opeciai auen Everything in the House-furnishing Department can be found here! All i. ii i i i i i ii wh 8Ji. is mat you give us one tion given to Church and Liodge Carpets, SHRECKHISE BEAR, 2jul Hui'iis' Restaurant.

135 S. Augusta below C. O. depot. Meals at all hours, 25 cents.

Oysters and fresh Fish. Lodging with good beds. House open all night. Patronage ot tho pub-Hi respectfully solicited. lffe-bia GEO.

BURNS, ffop'r. Weinberg Our Spring Line and Furnishings Is now ready for your inspection and is larger and more varied than ever before. It comprises tho latest and most beautiful patterns in 1 the latest novelties and staple goods. The popular Yoke and Yoko Norfolk for young men and boys, the Yale and two-batton Double- breasted Sack are here in several OUR CHILDREN'S Is slocked with everything that is ife in saying that nowhere can such When you are ready for your Spring Garments it will be to your uterest to see our goods, for we feel confident Hint we have the prop er goods at the proper prices. Oar motto as over: Anything fully refunded.

Respectfully, WEINBERG CLOTHING No. 5 S. Augusta st. next Augusta National Bank, 28augy bitten by a dog Tbarsday evening, bat it was more scare than bite. Sent from tan ton to the Balti more Sun of Wednesday: "The taxes on dogs and veterimry surgeons Was doubled." E.

T. Harris, of Timber Ridge, told as yesterday that he had a lively chicken five days old that had three legs and thirteen toes. I The Valley Stave Heading who have been operating at Avis for two years, are packing up to move this week to Stuart's Draft, having finished the work at Avis. A game of checkers was recently Dlaved in Greenville between tbe noted players. Col J.

Williams and Capt W. Cochran, for the cham pionship of Augusta. Capt Cochran is wearing the belt. Joehaa Sutton's store bouse at Veronal! which the depot was kept. was burned with its contents yester day afternoon by fire started by sparks from the south-going Valley Railroad mixed train.

I The Synod of the Va. Presbytery Associate Reformed church of the South was adjourned at Broad Creek, Kocs.br dee county, to meet next on Nov. 1st next ia Old Providence church near Spotswood, this county. Real Estate Sold-Deeds Recorded. E.

W. Stewart has sold to J. Blackburn a half interest in tbe planing mill building opposite Valley Railroad: nominal. Capt P. E.

Wilson has sold to J. B.N Burwell the vacant lot No. 130 Coal- ter street north, 34 eet front, for tol Mi rs Maggie Simpson has sold Mrs Rosa Matacia for $600 a house and lot on 8t. Clair street. T.

K. Hackman, comm'r, has sold to Clem Bros, for $263 a lot near their ice factory. With Oar Advertisers. See adv. of Bale of Witz's livery on Thursday, May 15.

J. E. Todd offers Buckeye ma- hinery, Kraus cultivators, rpoflng. gum hose, and seeds. The Weinberg Company got the contract last week for police uniforms as the lowest bidders.

Clem Brother, makers of the noted plate ice, give notice of their readiness to serve the public. Glenn, Tannebill Co. advertise Ice made from pure spring water distilled. They are ready for orders. Odd Fellows' Anniversary.

The anniversary exercises of the 83d birthday of Odd Fellowship was celebrated in tbe opera house Sunday afternoon by tbe Odd Fellows under the auspices of Canton Staunton No. before a large audience. The Stonewall Band opened with a selected piece, the opening ode wa sunar, Mr H. F. Schcele offered prayer, Hulst Glenn spoke on tbe 83d anniversary, Miss Laura Beeton recited "Immor tality of Love," Miss Pearl Coffey recited "The Bridal Feast," Messrs Timberlake.Bear, Shirkey and Eurirt saug two quartettes and Rev W.

Scott, D. delivered tbe sermon. It Is Discouraging. Great hopes have been excited in the minds of that class of our citizens who may be termed progressive and the money $6,000 been subscribed to begin investigations for oil and gas, but now it seems the executive committee is up against it, says the Waynesboro Virginian. We learn, from good authority, that the committee appointed to solicit leases and options have been very unsuccessful in their efforts to do so.

Many of the farmers and property holders around have refused to cooperate and decline to lend any assistance or aid whatever to the development of the enterprise. New Offices and Scales Coal Chute. Orders for material have been placed and soon work will baye been begun at the C. O. freight building in this city so changing the eastern part of said house to throw the present offices into tbe main freight room to afford much more space for storage' and handling and putting the offices of Agent W.

P. Mehurin and bis corps of clerks over their presentlocatiou in the eecond story to be erected upon the old building. Oat by the old round' house worn has bsen going on some time putting down gigantic scales that will give the weight of cars up to 50.000 pounds. Bricks from tbe round house ruins are used In building around the scales. The coal chute need at Brand, three miles east of the city, will be installed in the yard here and located along by the arched bridge that spans the creek in tbe western pirt of the yard.

Carnival Work Started. The advertising matter for street fair and carnival to be put on iu Staunton for one week court day Monday, May 2iitb, wa received last week and a good it has been put out. On Fridaj cloth banners were attached to the crops trolley wires through the streets and to that extent put the city in circus day attire. The affair will under the auspices of tbe Elks and these are the arrangement committee: Hulst Glenn, B. F.

Terrv. W. P. 8chmk3, E. M.

Harman, Heydenreich and J. Kiracofe Capt T. J. Crowder was chosen manager and tbe following were appointed on committees named Floral parade J. Kinney, R.

Heydenrcicb, L. G. Stranss, W. H. Landes, G.

Willson, J. D. Crowle, John Fallon, H. Wayt, J. B.

Ran-son, Argenbright. Railroads and machinery J. A. Wise, Jas Dore, T. R.

N. Speck J. A Kennedy, W. O. Sydnor.

Concessions F. Terry, T. J. Crowder. Tiades parade F.

A Qnensen, C. E. Haines, A. Weinberg, Thos. Klv-lighan, F.

W. Hagor. E. C. Hardy, J.

R. Gregory, Clem Brothers, C. Davison, R. Floyd, Dennis Brown. Decorations and H.

L. Lang, Thos Hogshead. R. A. Hamilton, C.

R. Caldwell, Grubert, A. E. Dabneyv J. Brandeburg, G.

W. Hewitt, J. W. Long. i.

County Court Notes. E. W. Black was appointed special police officer for Lewis park1. Tbe will of Levi Wenger, deo'd, was admitted to probate, with Perry J.

Wenger as executor. The petition of W. H. Bailey, Jr and others, for a- bridge in Middle River district over Middle river at Dudley's ford was referred to the road board. Martha A.

Huff qualified as admin Istratrix of John H. Huff, deo'd. J. Sentabaagh qualified as guar diaa of bis infant children. David Landes qualified as guar dian of P.

and Landes. John Bites qualified as adminis trator of 8. C. Sites. License to sell liquor in Basic City was granted to.

L. P. Holladay and J. H. and H.

W. Noon. Tbe petition of G. A. Brown and others for a road In Pastures, district was set for hearing on May 1st and that ef Forrer and others for a road in North Riyer district was set for Mav 2d.

Sixteen deeds were received for recordation yesterday. The grand jury recommended the better care of te roads in the atnre and presented John W. Spitler overseer of the roads from Swoope to Summerdeao and-from S. Condon's to Middlebrook. An Indictment against Col J.

-D. Lilley. commission er of roads for RIverheads district, for of datj wm Dallas, Texas. W. P.

Rhodes, photographer, form erly of Staunton, has sold bis busi ness in Charlottesville. The Methodists of Craigsville have purchased a lot for a site for the church they will build. Franklin (W, Va.) Review, 25th J. H. Dills, the Methodist preach er for this circuit, preached to a full house Sunday.

He appears, at nrst, to be qmte a clever talker. Lurav News. 25th C. J. Mauck visited his sister, Mrs Charles Garber, in Augusta from Saturday till Tues day.

O. K. Zerkel.of Staunton, spent a few days with his brother, Lemuel Zerkel, this week. Registration Day Named. The registrars of the city have posted notices naming Tuesday, May 13, as registration day.

On or before that day nonregistrations must be entered and transfers attended to. Democratic Primary Tomorrow. Tomorrow, April 30tb, will be Dem ocratic primary election day in Stauntoo, tbe city committee having called for the same to nominate candidates for the various offices to be filled, to-wit Mayor, commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, constable, sergeant, eix members of tbe council for each of the two wards and three justices of the peace for each ward. The polls wiil be opened at 1 o'clock p. m.

and closed at 7 o'clock. All persons who voted the Democratic ticket at the govern or's election last year and who feel bound by the result of the primary can vote. Confederates to New, Orleans Next. Dallas, Texas, was crowded with ex-Confederate soldiers and their adiesand sons last week to the num ber of about 140.000 and a royal good time was had. It is said the real vet erans numbered 12,000.

Gen John B. Gordon was again elected commander a chief, with Gen 8. D. Lee com mander of tbe Tennessee department and Gen W. L.

Cabell commander of the trans-Missiesippi department. New Orloans, was chosen as the next meeting place. Report on tbe progress of the movement to erect a battle abbey showed only $170,053 on hand of the $2,000,000 wanted. The report of the historical com mittee, headed by General Lee, was adopted. It recommends 1 The compilation of material hat will help the historian and the tudent to understand the Ciyil war, ts cause and its results.

2 The preparation of a source book for collateral use and reference schools and libraries. 3 The preparation of brief biogra phies and school histories that will do justice to Southern leadership. "southern chpracter, Southern devel opment. A proposition to change the Con- ederate memorial day from May 20 to June 3, the birthday of Jefferson Davis, precipitated considerable debate. The present plan, which was fixed upon by Southern.

women and which gives the Btates the right to et their own date, had many sup porters. The resolutions were amended to fix on "June 3, but allow any state deeiriDg a different date to take! ndividnal action and in this form were passed. The credentials committee report-d that 707 camps had paid their per capita tax and were entitled to 2,252 votes. Seven hundred and forty eight camps were reported in arrears The report of tbe Davis monument committee showed progress. It was stated that there was $35,000 on hand and that $40,000 more wat needed.

To Increase tuo CKj's Revenue. A meeting of the city council was held last ni-cbt a week ago to receive and act upon the forthcoming report of the finance comu-ittee and discuss the matter of the ecessary increase of the revenue of the city from tax ation. The finance report, signed by Messrs Hutchinson, Fulton and Goode, put the estimated resources from all sources for the next year ending March 31, 1003, at $81,200 and the appropriations the same, including contingencies of $7,277. While the estimated revenue is $2,800 more than the year before $2,000 was recently paid to the county of Augusta for the use of the jail during the past four years. Settlement with th county should be made yearly and in tnis case ou Jan.

1 next the sum ot about $500 will go there, leaving $30d of said increase of $2,800 over the last year. This $300 will go into the sink ing fund and the appropriation tr public grounds and buildiogs will be cut down $300 to be applied to tbe cost of a water main in the Marqui-addition to the city on the South Side. Tbe tax on outstanding and sinking. fund bends Is $33,928, which deducted from the estimated revenue leaves $44,472 with which to run the city, done last year at the cost of The report was adopted. Increased rates in the tax ordinance were adopted as follows Insurance agents, $30 to $45 per year; attorneys having practiced ten years, $35; auctioneers, $12 to $50; daguerrean artists, $20 to $25; dentists, $25 to $30; ice dealers, $6 25 to $20; livery stables, $60 and $1.00 on each stall; physicians, $20 under five years' practice, $25 under ten years and $35 over ten years; veterinary surgeons, from $10 to $20; draymen living outside the city, 50 per cent, additional to that paid before; dogs, $2.50 on males and $5 00 on females.

The finance committee having represented that tbe deficit in revenue was largely due to business men's not giving in enough purchases for the next year, based on the preceding year's buying, a resolution by Mr Nelson requesting the hustings court judge to have a special grand jury examine the personal property and license books for tbe past year was adopted. Tne law provides for the indictment of persons making false returns to the revenue commissioner. In the matter of dog tax increae proposed by Mr Tarns all voted for it save Messrs Burke, Hammond and Taylor. Middlebrook News. Miss Alice Rastaisslle is vitit'ng relatives in Waynesboro.

Mrs Spitler has improrad her property by a cost of paint. Mr Bailey, who has been qnite 11 for soma weeks, is no better. Mrs Lute Helms, of i visit-icR ber mother, Mrs Gale. Dr Verner Dnnhp, of Bash in, is expected home today on a Tisit. Miss Maggie Cla spent a weak with friends in Waynesboro recently.

Bay and Mrs Freed expext to start next week to the exposition at Charleston, 8. Mr Cast Beard is confined to the noma with a Tery sore foot caused by rhenmstio gout, Miss Laura Arehart is teaohing mniio in the family of Mr Howard Clexnmer at Arbor Hill. Mrs Jake Swortzel, who has becn'qnite complaining. Is something belter. Mrss Jennie Bosiermanls with her.

Will Allen expects to go to Hot Springs next week, where he will' engage in business. Mr John Mason ia also at the Hot. We are sorry to hear of the con tinned ill health of Key Bob. Helms, of North Carolina, ion of one of oar prominent citizens. Mr N.

F. Oron was 1001010061 to Ten. neee last week by the death of hie baby, who with her mother was visiting rehu Utjs. Mr Cross has the sympathy of the co smnnuy in rus loss. April 26, DB J.

T. WATMAIf, 19J any Office OTer Augusta National Bank, DRS G. A. A. H.

SPRMKEL, DENTISTS, 108 TFast Main atrect. Modern methods. Crown and Bridge work. lOjaniw A. OLKNN.

Dealer la ft Aii iiuncnri nuoro aajui Box 366. Btaunton, Va. It Ticks That is almost all you can say about some watches. lhey tick along for a few hours then rest nntil a friendly jar gives them another start. When a watch leaves our repair de partment it is guaranteed to tick accurately for years.

We also have the complete line of the famous Elgin and Waltham watches in the city Don't think of buying before you see my line. T). L. SWITZER, 18Jiln Jeweler and Optician, 1 East Main. At Home Once More.

M. E. Kyle, 36 NV Augusta st. DEALER IN Fresli and Cured Meat Farmers will tnke notice that 1 am in the market for fat cattle, sheep, hogs, Chickens and Turkeys wanted at highest market prices. -M.

i. iiJ-ii. 7mayly Albert Slmltz. BOOKS, STATIONERY, WALL. PAPER, PICTURE FRAMES.

Next National Valley Bank, lOmary Staunton, Va. DOES YOUR Watch Stoo TAKE IT TO H. H. BOLEN 26 E. Main Staunton, Va.

Also call on him for any goods in the Watch and Jewelry line. ljany TIC I have moved my stock of Shoes to the corner store at Main and New streets and will dispose of same at Reduced Prices. Bargains in all lines of Shoes and Rubber Goods on hend. Come early and secure the best. Miss Lillian Hughes is in charge Chas.

L. Weller, Recently Opposite Masonic Temple, lsoct GO TO Rosenberger Co. The up-to-date grocers. Store first-class. Staple and fancy GROCERIES.

Good prices paidfor all kinds of country produce. Be sure to call to see us beforo selling or buying elsewhere. ROSENBERGER 87a ug Btaunton, Va. akes short roads. nd light loads.

'ood for everything that runs on wheels. Sold Everywhers. Xaaa fcjr niXDARO OTX. CO. B.

F. HUGHES, THE Angnsta-Street Druggist, Has always in stock Pare, Fresh and Trustworthy ID RTJ G- And all the Druggists' JSundrieB, which he offers at the most reasonable prices. PRESCRIPTIONS Are carefully compounded and are a specialty here THE BEST oils, Patronage respectfully solicited. aQfugta street, Ijaaj mo ML IX Personal Information for Ton. E.

C. Hardy was at Bath pircuit court on Friday. Mr W. H. Dougherty was in from owoope on Friday.

Watts was in New York city on business last week. John A. Shields, of tbe Greenville section, called on Friday. John 8haw has been np a day or two Irom Newport News. Eugeno Snmmereon made a trip to Charlotte, N.

last week. Mra George Bowers, of Newtown, was In Lynchburg last week. A. Lee Knowlen was kept from business last week by sickness. Drs J.

T. and E. F. Wayman were at the reunion in Dallas, Texas. Kev A.

H. Hamilton and wire were in town on Thursday from Midway. Newton Britton was in town on Thursday night from beyond Middle- brook. Mies Ada Summerson, of near town, went to Washington last Thursday on a visit. Miss Elizabeth B.

Jones, of this city, is visiting Mies Emmie Thomas iu Richmond. Dr Baldwin Wayt came last, week from New York on a visit to his father and brother. W. H. Long is on furlough from the W.

S. Hospital visiting rwlatives in RockiDgbam county. J. C. Scheffer went on Thursday to Washington for treatment in Providence Hospital.

M. T. Bergin was on a business trip in the mining region along the C. O. west last week.

Rev Wood, of the Baptist church, assisted with services in a Newport News church last week. Miss Nellie Gibbs came from Lex iogton Friday on a visit to Mrs Jas. Templeton, her sister. Newton Bell and Chas. Kiracofe, of the Milnesville section, have lo cated in Allegheny, Pa, Mrs Mish has been in from Middle-brook some days visiting Mrs Frank Tannebill, her daughter.

Mr Joseph S. Ruff expects to go to Brjdgewater next Saturday to visit Mrs A L. Org, his daughter. Mrs Jane Lane, of Crozet, is spending some time with Mrs Augustus Swortzel on Winthrop street. Mr W.

J. D. Riley secured a lot of work at plastering in Clarksburg, W. Va gone today to execute it. Mrs Clothier vitsited Mrs Percy Lotu, her lister, and left Waynesboro on the i24th to reside in Kicnmoaa.

Jas. L. and Mrs Argenbright and daughter Mary Katharine were in town from naar Bethel on Ihursday. State Senator W. N.

Sale, of Nor folk, spent several days in the city last week and vieired bis parents at Fairfield. Frank R. Lilley has been with his parents near Greenville tome days from Clarksburg, W. Va where he Is employed. John Armstrong Chanler, of "Mer-rie Mills," Albemarle county, spent several days last week with his friend A.

C. Gordon. Mrs Donald Allen, who stopped with relatives in West End, went last week to Kansas City, to join Mr Allen and son Donald at their home. W. Newman Reed was at home near Spring Hill for the funeral of Mrs Hoover, his mother in-law, and returned to Washington Friday morning.

Mrs A. A. Alexander was in town from near Barterbrook on Tueeday and reported Mr Alexander's health improved. He had been from home sometime. J.

Samuel McCne, related iu Au gusta, was on Tuesday nominated in the primary to succeed himself aa mayor of Charlottesville by 170 votes over Dr Wills. Mrs Dr Thomas and daughter Elizabeth and Mrs Roy Hanger and daughter Blanch Wilson and baby. of Greenville, were in town on Wednesday shopping. Mrs Wm. H.

Barkman is on a visit to Mr relatives at Dallas, Texas, and St. Louis, to return May 19. Master Randolph is with Mrs W. Newman, his aunt. J.

P. Davis last week moved hi family from the Eakleton Hotel to bis handsome brick residence on Market street in rear of the old Valley Mutual building. Mr R. M. Guy, who for several months has been from town doing accountant's work for A.

F. Witbrow Co. in Charleston, W. Va is now at Millboro with tbe said firm. Miss Minnie, daughter of John T.

Christian, of the Barterbrook section of this county, will be married today to Charles T. VauLear, we learn the cards say, but have not seen one. Miss Helen Hutchinson, daughter of Councilman Henry Hutchinson, left oq Tuesday for New York to study the theory of trained uursing in the celebrated St. Luke's Hospital Miss Mary Woodward, Mis Helens Spitler and Samuel Goodloe, oi Staunton, were guests at the mar riage at Afton on Wednesday evening of Miss Goodloe to Mr Saunders. William Lilley, a Blacksburg cadef, returning from Charleston, S.

stopped at Roanoke and came to the Greenville section on a visit lo Col onel and Mrs Lilley, his parents, to rest a while. I A. C. Gordon has returned from New York city, where he went on law business in connection with the John Armstrong Cbanler case, and again Saturday Mr Gordon was over in Charlottesville. Harrisonburg Free Press, 23d: Miss Bessie Hess, tbe attractive and accomplished daughter of Mr Geo.

W. Hess, on West Market street, paid a several days' visit to her aunt. Mrs Etca E. Helems, at Middlebrook, Augusta county, R. A.

Buckner, son in-law of Rev W. A. Harris, for many years presi dent of the Weeleyan Female Insti tute in Staunton, was defeated for the mayoralty' nomination in Roa noke by J. H. Cutchln, incumbent, by 1,603 to 785 votes.

Waynesboro Virginian, 25th i Mrs Mary J. Coiner, of Maple avenue, has returned from a pleasant visit to friends in Greenville. Mrs Eilie Drake returned home Wednesday from an extended visit to her father- in-law, Col David Drake. Assistant Surgeon Arch. M.

Faunt leroy, U- S. has been detached from the battleship Illinois and detailed to service at the Naval Hos pital, Newport, Rhode Island. This is a irticularly desirable station and the young Stauntonian is playing in luck to be assigned to fashionable Newport for the summer. Luray Courier, 24th Mr Chas. J.

Mauok retqrned last Tuesday from a very pleasant visit to his sister, Mrs Chas. W. Garber, who lives in Augusta county. Mr Mauck during his absence visited Mr Gideon Striokler, whole now in the Wm, 8. Hospital at Staanton, and he regrets to report that his condition is.no better.

Thomas Burke, of now of Columbus, Ohio, came on Wednesday to visit his friends riter over a year's absence. Mr Barke was received by his many friends and acquaintances with the glad hand and open heart and said he was to palled about that he con Id scarcely keep his clothes on and attending to business was oat of the qaestion for several days, Is jane where health With Impure blood there cannot ne good health. With a 'disordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. evivify the torpid LIVER and restore its natural action. A healthy-blood.

LIVER means pure Pure blood means health. Health means happiness, fake no Substitute. All Druggists Administrator's Notice. All persons Indebted to. or hold in claims against, tne estate of the lata Wm.

F. Smith, ot ureenviue, will please communicate with me at once at Mctonogh, Md. W. B. SMITH, 16apr4w Administrator.

ANY MAKE Sewing Machine Cleaned and Repaired. Needles and any attachments lor all ma- chinns. Mall 35 cents In stamps lor one dozen neeaies. JE- VVT Oil Central avenue, next colored school. tSdecy Staunton, Va, FLAVIN WATSON, MT, SIDNEY, Trie Old Sellable Tinners and Koofors.

Best materials. Work promptly done at low est priors. "Satisfaction guaranteed." "OUB SPECIALTIES:" Tin, Steel and Slate Roofing. Spouting, Eoof Painting and Lightning Conduc tors, oook ana lieating stoves ana Tinware at bottom ngures. oau on, write or pnone to us Mt.

Sidney Mutual line. ljan 2S W' Onred iny Sanntor. CS' I' UIUi ln jjo d.y,. Hundred ot reference. years npecialtr.

Book ou Home Treatment neat i'ltK. Addres 8. M. WOOL LEY. M.

Atlanta. Oa. THE GREAT RUSH IS NOW ON AT Fallon Schmucker's Reliable and tested Garden Seed, Wholesale and Retail, a Specialty for the next 60 days. Remembor W9 buy only the best. Aix sesds tested before sold.

You cau also Save Money by buying your Groceries.SeedPotatoes.Coni at the Same Place. Remember the place No. 6 N. Augusta street, lapr Siaantop, a. Teeth Extracted Without Pain We use the 'Cadv Bsstem" to make extnc Ing, filling and crowning painless.

Our "corrugated suction plates" fit where others tall- made and owned onl1 by us. Pets ot Teeth, 5 uo up Gold crowns, (17k), 4 00 Forcelaln crowns, 3 60 Fillings, 35c up All work guaranteed or money refunded. "We have removed our office from tbe Crowle building to the Marquis building, corner of Main m'd Augusta streets. Hintrance on Augusta street. Phone 52.

Baltimore5 Dental Association. 18mar ts That New Horse of Bob Clemmer's Is a beautiful solid brown stallion. The horse has easy good manners and stands square on four of the best feet you ever saw bar none. 8HERHAN MO BO AN la bis name and Sherman Morgan is rlcb in the blood of the original Morgan horse Old Justin Morgan. SHERMAN MORGAN, foaled ln 1892, was elred by Roland Baven, by Fralser, by Woodbury, by Ethan Allen, by Bill's Black Hawk, by Bher-man, by Justin, let dam.

Lady Morgan, of Lexington, by Glfford, by Bultan, by Benjamin Franklin, by Justin. 8HERM4.N MORGAN rides and drire well. Is beautifully boned and bis hock and knee action is perfect. He is as sound and clean as a hound's tooth, fearless, prompt, powerful and withal as trappy as a rubber ball. His colts come modelled after Morgan usually solid bavs, occasionally solid browns.

8HEEMAS MORGAN stands this season at Bob Clemmer's. stables ln btaunton on these terms: 2, Insuring mare to be ln foal a free chance next season it the mare has ill luck wttn colt before birth fee to be paid whn tbe mare Is known to be ln foal. Parting with mare forfaits insurance money and makes it due and payable. i I don't think I ever offered to the public the services of a better horse than wherman Mor gan. 1 also have a fine Percheron B'alllon at tbe same place that weighs 1,800 pounds.

It. A. OLtMHKB, South Central avenue, Staunton. A Special Offer to fife Farmers. We have Ju received a car load of Black Hawk Corn Planters and Check Rowers, The most accurate dropping and checking planter ever sold ln this county.

Three we can sell yon at a low price, as bur tbem ln car load lo's and get tUe beneOt of he car load discount. He bum to see this planter before you bay. Wo bavo also Just received a car lead of the genuine Brown Walking Ridinq Cultivators Which are the best on the market. We are also headquarters for all kinds ot FARM -CHINERY. off-r to you the largest and most complete line of BUGGIES aver offered in the Valley and at prices to suit you.

We also make a specialty of Huber Engines and Threshers. We have a big lot of second hand jruglnee and Threshers that we can sell you cheap. Don't forget that wd can sell yna better goods at lower, prices thaa any other boatfe ln Jbe as we bur only la car load lots. A visit to our place will convince you that we have what you want and c-tn sell to you at a price that you can afford bay. We shall be glad to welcome von and show you over our line of good.

z-Kennedy Crawford. fmar Phone call, 183 8UuafcnYa. TUESDAY. APRIL 29. LOCAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

8H0WN IN OUR L00XIN6-GULSS. Aact County and Staunton City. LmlDgton Presbytery's spring roeetlos: be held iu Mossy Creek churoli beKinuiog May 6tu. Tbe early fruit and other trees made a wonderful showing putting nn lonTAi and blossoms in days last week. Edward Taylor, colored, who lived for years at the late J.

Uaion Miller1, where bi wife was employed, died on Tuesday from paralysis. Tim ttmin olrl VtaVilffa hnrn mnmtt time since to J. P. Hoard and-Mrsyf Heard, who was Miss Fannie Parity of Staunton, died within a month eft I little longer I it not about time to raise from imT" its hanging position on the south side of tbe county jtil tower tbe ornamental iron top piece? It has hung there some months. Colonel John Lilley, of River-heads, had one of his sMou'ders dislocated Thursday niht by slipping and falling In this city.

Dr F. L. Henksl soon bad him all right. The school book contracts of the state expire on July 31st. It is likely that the existing contracts may be extended icstead of makiDg new ones, says the Richmond Times.

Governor Tyler appointed as one of the ten dlegatos to tbe national Cjngrees of Charities and Correction io Detroit, Mlcb on May 28 to Jane 3 l'rof Wm. A. Bowles, of Staunton As Rov Holmes Raleton, of Hebron church, wa tlrivlDg to Mr John Scott's in tbe Swoope neighborhood on Thursday eveciog an axle of his bu 2gy broke in two and let him down. No one was hurt. We are obliged to the invitation committee for tbeir request that we attend ia Portsmouth the lGth anni versary of the Va.

State Firemen's Associati to held three days beginning August 20 next. Last evening a week ago Arthur, son cf P. Ehrmau, fell from a cistern about live feet to the pavement at his home on Coalter street north and was badly bruised about the forehead and one eye. Staunton Association No. 2 of stationary engineers was last wees: as a- branch of the nationa! and W.

D. Sullivan was elected president, J. W. Stevens vice presi dent and R. Simpson secretary.

Chas. P. Hanger contracted with L. Pat-tlow to remove his duelling house from its high location on VI oe street to face west on Coalter street and later will have tbe present site cat down and build a brick house on it. Superintendent, W.

J. Quick; assistant, D. Link; secretary, Perry Pge: treasarer, John Dixon These are the officers of Pleasant View Sunday school recently elected. Mrs Mabel Hulvey and Miss Elsie Stover are the organists. Last Turfday was a very warm day here and several others brought q'life warm weather.

There was- a siiht sprinkle of rain on Friday snd that night was cooler than before and Saturday the wind was high and the streets were dry and dusty. Trinity Episcopal people, are considering the purchase of a doable organ at a cost of $6 000 the sort that can be played double from one tide and that calls for a double choir. Emmanuel Episcopal church will lively have a larger and liner organ also Valley farmers are cautioned against signing agreements to give a day each month to showing a patent hay fork to neighbors, each to have a fork free as agents. Io the course of time one part of the contract is fouud to be a judgment note that the holder must pay ia bank. JVsse Bridge, formerly of the She-randp section, was In Tuesday brought from the mountain west of Craigavllle by O.

M. Teabo and I jdged in jail charged with tbe larceny of a steer or cow said to have belonged to J. H. Rankin, of near She rail do, and its.sile in Nelson county. Mr Benjamin Henton, for many years a resident of Staunton and a justice of the peace, was stricken with paralysis on Thursday night He resides iu the Fort Deflince sec tiou i Mr Btout Mr.

Henton died on Friday nitfht and was burisd on Sunday morniog at Augusta Church. rhu Infant rVilld nf n. wnrn a nnmprl Marsh living west of the city died and was burled on Wednesday. A physician was asked to have the body disinterred and examined. He notified tbe officials and a jury was summoned for an ioquest.

It was found that death was due to a natural cause and the body was again buritd. Mr and Mrs John Scott, living four miles from Swoope, celebrated tbeir silver wedding on Thursday evening, when many of the sterling citizens of that section, including the youth and beauty, were present and had an enjoyable time. Numerous presents by hand and mtil were received. Mrs Scott was Miss Calhoun, of the Deer-fi -Id section. On 8Uo.rd.iy Walter Richardson was arrested at charged with robbing the U.

S. mail at Union Fluvanna county S. Dep nty John Rodgers and Deputy Sber iff Deaton made the arrest and J-iilqrt Richardson io Staunton to await preliminary examination. George Bran-zelt is In jj.il at Charlottesville also 1- charged with robbing the Union Mills postofflee. Lexington Gazette.

23th: Profes ror St. G. Tucker is at Hampton, Va-, attending tbe conference of the Southern Educational Association, of which be i a member. Mr Wm. G.

MoDotwell left Lexington yesterday for Lewieburg. where he will superintend the construction of tbe Lefflfburg Female College buildings, recently destroyed by fire. Tbe new buildings will cost about $80,000 The side and rear end walls of tbe new Second Presbyterian church building have reacbed thetr height. Tbe front elevation has been abmt finished and now tbe battlement tow. ra go no.

The higher one on tbe east corner will be about 70 feet tall and that on the west corner, fifteen feet above the roof It will be a handsome church with inclined floor, late style seats and hanging gallery over the front portion. For tbe opening of the spring term of circuit court the following have been drawn as petit Jurors for the 3d day May 12th W. East. W. Eurltt, Diamond, J.

A. Billing. W. H. Floyd, J.

W. Goode. P. V. Ooffey.

H. P. Crist, O- B. Arehart. Tase Bumgardoer, H.

G. Gladwell. C. Gardner, J. Andrew.

A. C. Ellis. Coiner, F-Hildebrand, S. M.

Donald, G. W. Fisher, E- JU iI, F. Uarber, XT JSttUUr, 2 1G East Main street, Btaunton, Va. C.

A. SNOW Washington, I). Will send free a Booklet containing abstracts decisions of in leading patent cases and other information cf Intertors.est to Inven Patentees and Manufacturers. They will also send a Booklet on Trade-marks to any one who may I deslro to bavo a Trade-mark registered. lmr Clothing Col of Clothing, Hats patterns.

DEPARTMENT new for the little ones and we ore an assortment be found. 1 not satisfactory your money cheer STAUNTON, VA. WW WW WW DRUG STORE, and Augusta, Staunton, Va. MAKE SALES. i IZcia cad Uexr itrctir, Va rail 9 Pn i i That Muresco is the Createst Wall Preparation Ever Used It is much cheaper and prettier than wall paper, Gall at our store and we will be glad to furnish you with sample cards and show you, walls done with Muresco.

It can be applied by anyone. We sell Muresco, as well as all other paints, for churches at cost we also call your attention to Moore's Barn Paint, that will only cost you 70c per gallon and we guarantee it for five years. Don't buy paints until you give us a call: All we" ask is the pleasure of quoting you, as we know we can save you money. WWWW WW rw Hogshead pros. BIG PAINT AND 22api3m Corner Main was, VALUES THAT Goods Daily T71 TVir nnn irnTTn urn nnnmrnir aw i 1 i Dress Trimming, dress goodg, waist goods, flannela and flan-I pf nelets, silks and velvets, woolen carpets, bru seels and velvet iJ carpets, lace enrtains and portieres, Smyrna art squares, Augiaxxi u4uggci.o, uii wuiu auu liiiuicuuj, uuio lllicXJs, and towels.

Walking skirts from $1.50 to $5.00, Bilk and flannel shirt waists, silt drpsn aVIrtH. i Every line complete. Styles and prices correct. It will pay to get our prices before making your purchases. OEB: "BROTHER! Ccrrsr.