Augusta County Argus from Staunton, Virginia • 3

X. JPKOrKSBlOJfAh OAJBD8. nlelde OTer a Love Affair. AUGUSTA COUNTY ARGUS IiXB BXNT The large room on tbe lira Door of tbe Ametrs Building, suited for a store or ware room, is for Apply THIS OTTIOK POINTERS ABOUT- PEOPLE. THEIE COMING AND GOING TOLD.

jjtd BTJLVJsrtov srrrnsrss. Iuu4d S-oeiy Tu4daf at fLOO a ywir. Luther Reed has taken the late It. D. Tralnham's place as overhauler.

Tom Jackson, a Negro boy, escaped from the chain gang on Wednesday. The ground hog's season ended last week. Ho had his pins set wrong this year. The spring season according to the MARCH. 1901.1 in.

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1" 8 4 5 6 7 a 8 10 11 19 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 30 S3 S3 34 S5 2 87 28 YOU PRKTKB GOOD 8HOK to shoes that merely look good, but you want shoes that have style, nt well and look neat. Certainly I We thonght so. Our Shoes leave pleasing Impressions on the mind of wearers and no bad Impressions on their feet. Our footwear has stood the test of time and come out victorious. A.

JLKK KNOWLES. Th Shoe Man. 9Ssepy 11 W. Main street, Staunton, Va. i Novelties and New Shapes and Colors SnriileeKwear fie "Howard" Stiff! HatBKlSiS' Warranted one year's wear.

Quality lor New spring We are ready to take yeur measure for Nobby or Plain Suits, 'Ah A Take the Argus L00 a year. Just Received 'A SOME BIG Bargains in Tobacco 30 and 35c a pound. 'i .11,1 1 1 It I. lConntry merchanta will money bj buying i Ii save HIAWATHA SMOKING TOBACCO from me. D.

A. SNITEMAU Agt, No. 11 South Augusta atC' Sdeo ta I I Btaunton. Va. i tin Hi- "I 1 and style none better inJ thie world shapes have arrived.

Augusta street, Staunton Clothing' 6. sale now goi on. 90 days. price. I i Augusta National Bank, I I I I i Store.

The Best Goods for UNDERWEAR. i 1 'Misses' children's vesta, pants, 25c, oney 1 i I'J I I -tl: III sJ I I' ii: II -i i-i' 1 1 U' 14apry No. 17 To Save South BUY YOUR CLOTHING FROM 1 1 ii i 1 1 1 Weinberg Great reduction ill last Every thing at about your own WEINBERG CLOTHING Clothiers, Furnishers and Tailors, 1 i No. 5 S. Augusta st.

next 28augy Boston 1 21 south Augusta street, i i News reached the city on Saturday night of the suicide by shooting of Ira Sheets, aged 18, of the Mt.PIsgah section, who, it was: said, had that evening been disappointed in a love affair. He had been attending school In Bridgewater and was going home to spend Sunday, calling on a young lady en route. Will be Rebuilt. r. We understand that Mrs Gibson, of Richmond, will have the burned buildings rebuilt on the "wharf," where the disastrous fire Of Feb.

27 laid them waste. Three buildings of the block were entirely wiped out ex cept their fronts. The idea is to re build these more substantial than be fore and to make like new the fourth on the east that was badly damaged. Mr A. F.

Robertson proposed having plans made to be submitted to Bishop Gibson, hie brother-in-law, when that gentleman comes to the city about April 10 on his way to Rock- ngham county on church business. Our Primary Election Law The Todd primary election act pass ed at the recent extra session of the egislature Is as follows: 1. Be it enacted the General Assembly of Virginia, That it shall be lawful for any political party in the county of Augusta or city of Staunton orevious to anv eeneral election held for the purpose of electing any stateY county, district, municipal or federal officers, should they desire so to do, to hold a primary eleetion or convention for tbe nomi nation of candidates for tbe offices to be voted for at the said ensuing elec tion, under such rules and regula tions as may be prescribed by the local executive committee of such provided, however, that the expense of conducting such primary election or convention shall be borne by the party conducting or holding theime. 2. 'Tbe local executive committee of thi party shall determine the rules and regulations under which the said primary election or convention shall be hell, which said-rules and regulations eYiall be published in some convenient newspaper and posted at the front door of the court house of said county at least ten days previous to the time for noiaing sncn primary election or convention, and a printed copy ofVsach rules and regulations shall be mailed to the postofflea ad dress of the candidates to be voted for at such primary election or convention, and such judge and clerk who shall conduct the same and shall also be posted at each voting place for the holding of such primary election, or theVneeting place for tbe se lection of delegates to such conven tion.

3. That the local executive com mittee of said political party shall ap point so many judges and clerks for tbe conduct or such primary election or convention ana pay inem sucn compensation for their services aB they may deem proper. Ana said judges and clerks, before entering upon their duties as sucn, snail taae and subscribe to the following oath I (A. B), judge (or clerk) of the pri mary election (or convention; to oe held by the party, uo sol emnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties or judge (or clerk) of this primary election' (or conven tion) according to the rules and regu lations prescribed by the local execu tive committee of said partv to the best of my ability, and that I will studiouslv endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit and abase in conduct ing this election (or convention) So help me God. If there is no one present author ized to administer oaths, the judges of election, so appointed, may admin ister to each other and tbe clerks the oath above provided.

4. The said judges and clerks lor the purpose of conducting sucn primary election shall have the rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all penalties, prescribed by law for judges and clerks of tbe regular elec tion. 5. Any person who knowingly or wilfully votes or attempts to vote at such primary election or convention contrary to the rules and regulations under which the same Is conducted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and. upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or Imprisoned in the county or city jail not exceed ing twelve months.

But nothing in th act shall be oonslrued to prevent any political party from holding an? primary elec tion or convention at anytime not ubject to the provisions of this act nd no court shall enjoin such polit ical party from so doing. 7. This act snail oe in lorce irom its passage. WHAT. OUR FRIENDS WRITE US.

from Here and There. Note from Kaphlne. Miss Jane Houston baa it covered from her sickness, we are clad to report. Tbe Dablio school of taia town closes today. The children are frte once more Mis Mai ah Loczridse ana iamuy are down-'with iUD and are under the care of DrHall Thorn a Mr D.

O. Humphries boms from.8tanton and will tpead a ocuple of weeks with his father. Death has again entered our neighbor hood and has claimed as its victim Mr Philander RaiseL He wm about 80 years aid. Miss Masaie Moore and sisters Iuts been down with grip. Their sister Mrs 8tusrt MoGlure arrived today from Pond Qao.

Mr B. Rosen, who for the past two vears has been cursing ior a ox. ion- ffomerv. left oar torn for Middlebrook, where he will CO in basinets with his father, H. T.

on, a cabinet maker. March 14 I Pdbks "Hotel from FenrOM. Mrs Ohsritv Hot ff is on the sick list Mhi Kate aa henaioff a while with bar sifctir. Mrs John W. Dixon.

Mi Ell lurr ent last week with her mat Ut Ku Frtrr, at Stonewall. Miaa Annie Htx.vey. who has been in Rtftnnton for some time, -has returned home. Mdmee Jtmei snl Jo Quiox spent Ufalneadavof this wek Mrs fcabel Halvev. Miss Liza Qu ok, of Staonton, ime ut today to spend several with bar fatter at River B1J.

Mrs D. N. Brower and eight children. who have had measles, are we are glad to sv. convalescing.

James Qaiok and wife, of North Dakota. who speat tbe winter here, will leave next Tneadav for their home. O. M. Van Iar and wife, of LyedhurBL and Mrs J.

O. Honff, of Ladd, wereseste of their father, Dr Van Iiar, on Sunday last. Mrs 8tatton Baebasb, who is 111 with complication of dUeasae, does not Improve and will go -to Baltimore for treatment soon. v- I Misiea Aaxde Hnlvey and Ethel Stover and: Leonard Airey spent last Saturday nlfibt with Mrs Mabel Halvev at her fath tr'a home. "Elver Side Ii Ii Greinsr and wife moved last week the Wavrieeboro are orry to lose tbem, ss Air Grelner was an effioer and worker in the Sonday school nd church here.

Joha Jones, who has been a faithful and earnest worker in the Sunday school here will, we learn, leave next week to engage In aheeo farming in Colorado with his Mrs. T. 8. BarweV. or xington, has been confined to a week with tonellitls.

It Miss Ella Engleman Ernest Clay tor win be: marred tomorrow at Pond Gap. sayg the li.nse issuea. Miss Clara, daughter G. Engle- mtn. nf nF Arhor i hU1 ha been very ill some days with Charlottesville, where pupil of Rawlines Instituted Pr Parents have been with Mr James E.

Graha: who has rheuma- long "been a sufferer fr tism, has been quite 111 iome days with Brlght's disease adde end. has been removed from bis room John- son street to B. M. wetter Frederlok street west.4 i ome on Farther County Court No This court was adjourned of the week for the term. Trial on the Indictments W.

Mish and D. L. Airey for engines on the roads without ahead to warn the public was mitted to Justices Kinney and II ton. The petition of J. E.

Cradn others for a road in North River district was referred to the local road board. The petition of Johnson and othe lev tb for a road In Rlverheads leading ward Swoope was granted, part establishment was ordered nd same was referred to the supervisors for an appropriation. Hastings Court for March. The trial of the damage suit of W. R.

Newman against A. F. With row Co. was begun on. Monday and ended Wednesday with a verdict for the de- fendent.

Capt Jas. Bumgardner and Rudolph Bumgardner represented the plaintiff and Patrick Gordon the defendant. Mr Newman had an ankle injured at the old court house by a crowbar that slipped from a workman's hands and struck him. The pavement at the time had a lot of lumber piled on tbe curbstone. out ic is sain was not closed.

It was closed very soon after the accident. however. Applications for liquor license to be acted upon at the April term were received from all the present thirteen dealers. There were two new applicants J. P.

Davis at the Eakleton Hotel and E. Aronhlme, of Charlottesville, at No. 25 Augusta street south. In the list of old deal-ors J. J.

Murpby applied! instead of the present firm of Wholey Murphy. H. Pfifferling had filed a bill in chancery test the constitutionality of the fire protection tax levied as a part of the water tax. Our water tax divided in two parts, one for use of water and one for fire protection and made a Hen against real estate. TJ.

B. Annual Conference. The Virginia Annual of the United Brethren church was begun on Wednesday at Churchville, this county, and the i02d sessions were closed on Sunday. Bishop Kep hart presided. He reported pros perity among the dozen conferences his district.

The membership had ncreased and $50,000 spent building churches. The membership of this conference is 11,000. Rev G. P. Hott was the 17th time made sec retary.

The treasurer reported $3,509.79 on hand, of which $175 was voted to Roanoke Second church, $100 to Roa noke First church and $50 to Harri. sonburg church. The I missionary treasurer reported $422 on hand of $1,111 collected. New churches were arranged for at Cumberland, Keyser and Newport News. I Revs J.

D. Donovan and G. P. Hott were again elected presiding elders The Staunton church made a good report as to membership and had paid the pastor's salary in full. APPOINTMENTS.

8henandoah Dhtrict-4G. P. Hott. Presiding Eider. Pendleton Circuit.

JL W. Brill: ran in. Ida 01. Judy: Churchville G. B.

Fadely; Rockbridge. W.S. Ran: Staunton, L. U. Brick er: Roanoke 1st.

W. A. Black; Roanoke, 2d, H. Walton; Augusta Circuit. C.H.

Crow- ell; Harrisonburg. A. S. Hn mack; Shenandoah, J. W- Stern; Albemarle Circuit, J.

S. Goode; Lacey Springs, W. B. Keely: Singers' Glen. C.

P. Dyche; Pleasant Valley, J. W. Maid bikton. J.

Jd. Urunk; Broadway. T. C. Harper; Edinburgh L.

W. Lutz; Agent enanaoan institute, B. Ludwig; Missionary to Porto Rico, vv. w. loiley, D.

J. Council Contracts for Knlttlnsr Factory. At a special meeting of the city coo noil of Staunton, held on Tuesday last, an agreement with the repre sentative of the Massanutten Knit ting Company, a corporation char tered by the circuit court of Augusta county, was made and entered into whereby the mayor was instrncted to contract with said company for the lease to them of both floors of the market house, excluding the cold storage plant, with engine, used therewith from the lease The resolution by Mr Burke, to that effect was adopted. Mrj Hutchinson's resolution to retain one-third of the lower floor as well as that part nsed for the cold storage plant was lost 3 ayes, 6 nays. The understanding is that the knit ting factory shall employ not under one hundred people and the lease Is for ten years at a nominal.

The principal provisions of the con tract are these The city is to fur nish water free for the jnse of the fao tory ana no local assessment or special lioense tax is to be charged the factory property to be taxed tbe same as other personal in the city. In case of a shortage of water caused by accidents to ma chinery or drouth the factory may be shut down and may work' fewer than one hundred people from time to time, nOt exceeding, however. ninety days In any one year. The company are allowed to remove the metal awning and make necessary changes- lo the first floor room removing partitions, etc. provided the' stability of the building be not ma: terially The factory is to be put in operation as soon as practicable, which wIH not be until after May let, when the term of renting to the bu telaers will expire.

v. 6 ies. ttte first agaipst J. a lcsons wm- tun- and WATKAX, DENTIST. Ulnar Office oyer Augusta National Bank.

JB D. A. BUCHXB, -DENTIST. Offlce Crowle Building. Office hours: tolp.

Jp. m.toS D.m. DRS G. A. A.

II. SPKINKEL DENTISTS, 108 Treat Mln street. Modern methods. Grown and Bridge work. T.

T. Fauntleroy, D. D. S. DENTAL, SURGEON.

Modern methods, pain saving devices. Crown and bridge work a special ty. All work guaranteed. No. IS B.

Main Btreet, Staunton, Va. Office bours: 9 a. m. to 1 p. a to p.

in-Mutual phone 407. J4octy Si Habits Cared at tnrSanator-a jin Java. Hnndrada of nfnsnni. 25 rears nrocialty. Hook oo A Home Treatment sent FKJB.

Address B. M. wookLEY, Ml. Umm Auanta, UCU REMOVAL OF RESTAURANT. On Jan.

1st. 1901. 1 will remove my restaurant business from the Burns building to 125 south Augusta street near tbe O. O. depot, the room heretofore occupied by Mr Wm.

Kinney, and solicit the patronage of tbe public. Will be known as Tbe Southern Hotel. Respectfully. lldects (iEOBQE BURNS. ANY MAKE SEWING MACHINE CLEANED AND EEPAIRED.

Needles and any attachments for all ma chines. Mail 28 cents in stamps for one dozen needles. E. WRIGHT, 3idecy No. 3 N.

New st Staunton, Va. O. Drawer 68 1848-1901. S. O.

Hardy. BUGGIES, PHAETONS, CARRIAGES Spring Wagons and all Pleasure Vehicles, With or without Bubber Tires. Vehicles made to order and repair work done promptly and at small cost. The Celebrated Easy riding, Hard Rubber Tires Can t3 quickly placed on any wheels. In everything my factory has the latest styles and Is etrljtly up to date.

JOHN M. HARDY'S SON, At the old stand. Mala and Market Bfeb Btaunton, Va. ecwfeepe9as8ststeee8fs REMOVAL 3 i Having purchased the stock of eroods of D. N.

Cbildress, st the Corner of Augusta and Frederick streets. I will continue tbe business at this old staud with a full stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries And Childress' special brands of Tobacco, Fine Cigars. all to be Bold at a small profit. 1 make a specialty of Country Produce and will pay the highest market prices for same. I will be pleased to have my friends and Mr Childress1 old customers call and see me.

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

-GET OUR LOW PRICES. O. Li. "WELLES, Opposite Masonic Temple. I8oot SHULTZ'S ALBERT SHULTZ, Bookseller, Stationer, and Printer.

OUfl DEPARTMENTS Stationery, Paper Hanging, Pictures and Frames, First Class Commercial Printing. 10'W. Main St, 7 S. New St, Ptannton. Va.

lOmary A Good thing for Farmers We invite the attention of the farmers to the J. Kemp 20th Century Mannre Spreader This spreader has all the latent improvements. has safety board to prevent startli macnine In a strain, wnlcn prevents all danger of break-are; thin machine has all tbe conveniences and Is operated entirely Irom the aat, commences work evenly ana spreads witnout waste or leak age or material lime, ashee, fine, coarse, or corn stalk manure, we are offering some spe clal iadur-ementa to the farmers on this valua ble machine. Snrreys, Buckboards, The jfilcest line In the city. AH the latest stylerand beat makes.

The celebrated Colom-bjnHvszUi and Surrey, guaranteed A grade Uv heels and one thousand mile dust prorf axles as very low prices. Farming Implements A fall line ot BEOWS AGO 3TB tbe best and moat reliable wagon ever sold in tbe county. "he genuine Brown Pivot axle aprlng trip Biding Cultivators and Walking Cultivator the best In town. 809 tbem bofore yon buy, as it will be money la your pocket; The Black Hawk Corn Planters and Check Bowers are the most accurate dropping planters in the world. One koraeOorn Planters.

The only self-sbarpenlng Spring tooth levr Harrows made. Disc Harrow. Plows and Bepalrs, five tooth Cultivators, it tootn lever cultivators, doume ana siagie Shovel Plows, Seed sowers, McCormlck Bind ere, Mowers, Bakes and Twine. Hnber Engines and Threshers are the best In the market. BT" Call and examine our goods and get our prices before you buy.

Kennedy Crawford. GBEINTILLK ATKHUK, (mar Phone call, WK Stanntotu va. B. e. hughes; THE Augusta Street Druggist, lias always in stock Pure, Fresh and Trustworthy T)JRTTG-S And alp the Sundries, which he offers at the most, i reasonable prices- PRESCRIPTIONS Are carelullY compounaea ana are a specialty here THE BEST '1 i OILS, Patronage respectfully solicited.

Boath Auxusta street. i Personal Information for Ton Policeman R. A. Hamilton has been grip bound for a week. Mrs Burwell Is confined to the house by an attack of grip.

Mr J. M. Kincald, of Clare, was In (own several days of last week. Dr Chas. W.

Rod gers lias gone to spend several weeks in New York. Mrs John Mish, of Middlebrook, visited Staunton friends last week. Mi6s Hill is visiting her parents at She resides In Scran-ton, Pa. Mre J. W.

Sprinkle, who hae been extremely ill with pneumonia, is improving. Charles LivJck, who was yery 111 with measles following grip, is Improving, Mrs C. C. Wheat returned to the city last week from a visit to Harrisonburg, Mrs Newton "Wayt went last week to visit Mrs Lee, her daughter, in Baltimore. Mr Gleason, of Charlottesville, was in town Friday night returning from Harrisonburg.

Charles Cochran, of Fairfield, left over the Valley Railroad on Friday for New York. Mies Fannie McQuaide, late of Staunton, Is teaching a. private school in Elberon, N. J. j.

Miss Kate Fulcher, of the county, is on -a visit to Mrs Fox, her sister, in Bluefield, W. Va. Mrs B. M. MoCue, of Staunton, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Alsop, in Richmond.

J. V. Ervin, one of our hustling carpenters, expects to locate at Newport News this sping. Miss Mary Adair, of Princeton, a Dunsmore College student, left for home on Thursday, Thomas A. Brown, of near the city, was in Clifton Forgo last week visiting J.

K. Brown, his brother. Miss Carrie Peck went to Swoope on Saturday to visit Mrs Logan Tur ner, her sister, who is not well. C. J.

Armistead, Esq of the W. S. Hospital, is on a vacation of a fortnight to Richmond and Norfolk. Miss Brand, of near Fishersville, went last week to visit Miss Johnston, her cousin, near Lexington. Henry N.

Tillman was in Charlottesville last week at the funeral of the late J. N. Tillman, his cousin. Dorsey Ogg has recovered from a severe illness in a Richmond hospital and is with his parents in Staunton. Little Sibyl Johnson, daughter of Millard Johnson, of Mt.

Sidney, has been very ill with grip for some days. Otho Ramsey and family, of near Spotswood and late of Staunton, have gone to reside in Martinsburg, W. Va. .1 Mr T. N.

Speck has been confined to his house about two weeks with grip followed by sciatic rheumatism. I Philip Trout, city electrician of Lynchburg, and Hugh Trout, a U. Va. student, left last week after the funeral of Mrs Scott, their aunt. Mr C.

Preston Ehrman has returned to his farm near Waynesboro from Petersburg, where he spent the winter. His family will soon join him. I The cards say that Wm. W. Koiner ind Miss Annie young people, will be married tomorrow evening in the Laurel Hill Baptist church.

Mr Walter Searson, a prominent and well known resident of Steele's Tavern, this county, left on Friday to sail on a visit to England, his native land. Misses Gladys Bray and Julia Bur- well attended the town hall entertain ment at New Hope on Friday night. the guests of Miss Ida Fretwell, and returned yesterday. Mrs Rose V. Campbell and son have returned from Washington after week's visit to her sister, Mrs Vernon Getty, and her father, Capt R.

Stevenson, and other relatives. Mrs U. Thomas McUiure. or near Spotswood, was in town' last week Visiting Jacob Bnmgardner, her brother. Mr Bnmgardner was about town last week after a long sickness.

Rev G. L. Bltzer, a former pastor of Augusta Presbyterian church, and Miss Mamie Ralston, sister of Rev Holmes Ralston, of Hebron church. were married on the 13th and left for Hunt8ville, Ala. A.

G. Harman will start this week for tic a ad or, South America, to fill a with a oompany construe ting government His son Kenton will go with him and Mrs Harman will leave Goshen later to join them. Rev George S. Lightner, a former preacher, later a lawyer practicing in Staunton and Woodstock and now engaged in the Methodist ministry in West Virginia, recently married Miss Jump, of the Eastern Shore of Mary land, the sister of his first wife. Mr S.

H. Sellers, an Augusta boy. now of Jowa, writes that he wishes to be remembered to all his friends. Winter there has been fine and stock pas aone wen. la on a boom and land has advanced about $20 per acre since he went there.

W. 8. Brown was in town from Raphine and on the lh.v left for Roanoke in the maenery selling business. Mrs BrowjfyTbad just re covered from grip: Their eon Stuart, following a spell of 'fever, has been ick several months with an abscess In his side, we are sorry to state. Warwick Shultx, of the Greenville section, is learning telegraphy and will soon be ready to take charge of an office after a few weeks1 study.

That section has furnished a dumber of good operators. Several, if Wm H. Steele's sons are operators, one in Washington and one ih Lexington, a I good salaries. Waynesboro irginian, 15th Dr A. R.

Cocke, who hae been in Chicago for the month for treatment, writes that he is greatly improved and will return home shortly. Mr Stuart Baekins, of Madrid, who nursed the late Mr Walter Brower up to the time of hi death, was taken sick next morning and died oa the 12th of pneumonia at the residence of Mrs L. Brower. An Up-to-dato Department the Least money. Satisfaction guaranteed to AH, almanac will- begin on Thursday of this week, the 21st.

M. C. Hogshead has built on the lot in Basic he recently purchased and will open his saloon there tomorrow.1 Considerable work was done last week on the court house and the walls. have risen to the top of the second story and the columns on both fronts are well started. The firm of Switzer Grubert, jewelers, has been dissolved, Mr Grubert retiring owing to delicate David L.

Switzer continues the business at the old stand. Luray News, 15th W. A. Glenn has gone to Basic City to take a po sition in the office of the Outlook, a weekly paper to be started at that place by W. M.

Renahls, formerlyjcf Luray. Two of the Negroes charged with cutting mail pouch straps at Basic were discharged in court at Lynch burg, while the third, Stuart, was re- eased on his recognizance for trial at Harrisonburg. i Jacob Ross, one of our good colored subscribers, was in from Greenville on Thursday. His daughter Julia eft for Philadelphia, where she works, having come home with the remains of her brother, who died last month. George Sensabaugh began on Thursday carrying the mail between the Staunton postoffice and the depots, having been awarded the con tract at his bid of $484, wo under- tand.

The former contractor got 5G0 per year, we believe. George H. Shaver, who had a con tract hauling at Hot Springs, has come home to wait for warmer weath er, it being cold with enow in the mountains. Besides there was re ported la9t week a case of smallpox the settlement near the Hot known as Pot LIqaor. Edward fcSnimet was on Thursday arraigned ia the U.

S. court at Lynch burg charged with robbing mail pouches carried in his wagon between the railroad stations and Staunton postofilce. He plead guilty and was given a sentence of three years it prison at Moundeville, W. Va. Robert PieagMits, colored, was on Friday sent to the grand jury bj oliee Justice Glasgow for attempt og to criminally assault uertle fry- or, a.colorea girl aged about 15 years.

The girl's parents are dead and she ived with Susan Barbour on Coch ran street. Pleasants, whose alias is 'Tennesseo," on Wednesday night attacked the girl, lifting her over a fence and carrying her into a Her clothes were torn in the scuffle. She screamed and was frightened and ran off. Staunton and Augusta holders of stock ia the Va. Land Loan started in Staunton and moved tc Richmond and whose affairs are being wound up in liquidation, were last week paid their quotas of the pro ceeds by checks sent to Jos.

Wood ward. This was the fecond payment and together netted the stockholders only 25 per cent, of their money in vested. One gentleman had put in $1,000 and received only about $400. The recipients were probably glad to get even 25 per cent, and to stamp the checks, wUich the receiver failed to do. Draft of a New Constitution.

Joseph H. Suepherd, of the state auditor's office, has prepared a draft of a new constitution for Virginia. Mr Shepherd's instrument provides that no white citizen shall be die franchised and gives the legislature the power to disfranchise the Negro. It provides further that commission ers ol internal revenue shall be ap pointed instead of elected and that governors shall be eligible to reelec tion. Real Estate Sold Deeds Recorded.

Commissioners Glenn, Curry and Hackman have sold the Runkle Jond near Madrid, 128 acres, advertised in the Argus, to H. B. Koiuer at $30 per acre, or 3,840. The Wagner farm of 160 acres near Stuart's Draft was sold privately last week by Commissioners Perry and H. H.

Kerr to B. (Frank Coyner, oi Lyndhurst; for 19,000. The heirs of tho late Dr John Hanger have sold to the Staunton Bap tist church trustees for $3,000 the lot at Main tnd Church streets, 74 feet front, to ba the site for the new church. I H. and N.Pflfferling have sold to Mrs P.

L. Partlow a small lot or. Green street for $50. R. L.

Hoover has sold to Mrs B. B. Thornton a lot in Arlington addition for $160. H. F.

Schcele, bought at auction the residence and lot of the late W. A. Reed for $600 and the sale was confirmed. I Fatality In Staunton. At 4:20 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the C.

O. Railroad yard Mr L. D. Trainham, one of the faithful overhaulers of that road at Staunton. was fatally injured, having had both legs crushed below the knees and one arm crushed by being caught aur run over by a car cinder Which hr was at work by the yard engine' backing in and moving the car rapid ly.

The rule is to notify the yaro master when going under a ear or to display his danger flag, which Mr Trainham 'had always done, but which Mr Tyler, the yard master. says he did not do on this occasion Mr Trainham was carried to the men's waiting room, where be died from shock at 5:20. Drs A. M. Hen- kel and Armstrong did what tbey ooniu, uuv muu btu.

Mr Trainham was a native of Caro Hoe county, and had worked Jor the Si O. rtwenty years. He was a faithful employe, was much trusted and liked and was a christian. He, nerved in the Confederate army until ihe Surrender of Gen Lee. His wife and.

three daughters survive -bjm. Tbe fuueral and btirUI look place from the family reidecce yesterday afternoon. TUESDAY. MARCH 19. LOCAL NEWS AND GOSSIP 8H0WN li OUR LOOKIHehGIJLSS.

Aacaita County and Staunton City. Easter cornea earlier thl spring by two weeks than, last spring April 7. In a list otrecent patents we notice one for a lubricator to I. N. Graham, of Deerfleld, Va.

R. S. Smith, of Pond Gap, was last. week added to the sheriff's staff with the rank of deputy sheriff. Saint Patrick's day happened on Sunday this year last Sunday, the 17th.

Of course no potatoes were planted. Miss Elizabeth Harman, of near the city, was laBt night a- week ago operated upon in the K. D. Hospital for appendicitis with suoce'ss. The State Board of Health has Is sued a report showing that grip Is epidemic all over the state and that smallpox exists id 22 counties- We learn that Mrs A.

V. Greene's house at Lofton destoyed by fire a couple of weeks since was insured for $1,000, which about covers the loss. Littleton Tazewell Walke, of Norfolk, related in Staunton, we believe, died at the University of Virginia, where he was a student, first of the week. 1 Dr Leverson, of Fort Hamilton, N. who was a medical student at the University of Virginia, has published a paper opposing vaccination as not a preventive of smallpox.

Harrisonburg Free Press, 13th It Is said'that a rich find of copper has been made in the Blue Ridge mountain not far from Shendun. We'll all be wearing diamonds yet. Last Wednesday a force of men headed by Joseph Carr, of Waynes-biro, went to work guying poles, trimming, etc, otf the lung distance telephone line south of this city and near Mint SprlQg, taking the place of the striking linemen, who remain out of work. A force was also started south of Lexington preparing for the wire that will soon reach Buchanan. A Revolutionary hero An aged bachelor of a Valley town recently took unto himself a Staunton young lady for his wife.

A domestic in a neighbor's family observed to her mistress that Mr had fought in the Revolutionarv war. When told that she was mistaken the domestic held out and declared he did and that he was nearly one hundred years oldl J. R. Thomas, son of John Thomas, living on the old Staunton road north of the Howardsville road and near Bethel church, this county, reported at Camden station near Baltimore one night recently that whilst riding In a freight car he was attacked by a Negro, who struck him on the bead with a stone and robbed him. He is said to have been working 'at bridge building In Maryland.

The charrad hay and straw and the mixture of fertilizer, seeds, corn and what not In the big space opened by the burning of the business buildings on "the wharf on the morning of Feb. 27 have at length been cleared away, many teams having been engaged hauling the hay to the country. A large lot of wool not burne'd was spread out on the summit of Sears to be dried. It had a hard rain on it Sunday night a week and not yet dry. As an item of interest to Augusta boom-dabbiers of ten years ago we note that the court of appeals has granted an injunction to.

enjoin the receiver of the Lexington Development Company from arther proceedings in his suit to recover such part of balance due on stock as might be necessary to liquidate the indebted ness, said injunction to stand until equitable rights might-" be determined. The petition for injuuctlou had ben denied by Judge Letcher. Following are the officers of the Catholic Hibernian Beneficial Society recently elected for one year Presl dent. F. J.

Bergin: Thomas Mitchell and Michael Crickard, vice presl recording secretary? G. O'Callaghan; assistant secretary, T. Bergin; financial secretary, T. J. Hounihan; treasurer, James Dore; marshal, Edward Dore; chaplain, Father Frioli: standard bearer, M.

Hounlban; trustees, Daniel Crini mens, Sjl Smith, Tbos. Kivllghan. Rumor in some quarters have been that the state school board would not this year elect county superin tendents, but allow the legislature next winter to do so. Such is not the case auJ the board will name the su parlatfendents. Notices have sent ont requiring that all candidates should file their applications by April 15tb.

It is the custom of the board to meet soon after and take up the vnsfs before it. The law does not specify when the elections shall be made, but the changes occur on July 1st and the appointments are, generally made -about sixty days jjn ad-ranee. There are 117 superintend- ents to be elected by the board. Officers of the lodge of Odd Fellows at Middlebrook recently Instituted by Wm. Lamer, the district Instituting officer, and.

others from Staunton and' other points In; the county are the following T. Rosen, noble ftrand; J. Ed wlnArehart, rice rand; (J. Frank Rosen, Swartzel, treasurer; W. H.

Harris, -chaplain; Geo. Bosserman, warden; Dr C. If. Dunlap oo-jductor; M. G.

Kerr, right supporter to noble a rand; Jacob Arehsrtleff supporter -to noble grand; John H. Harrls.rlght ene support; N. B. Rusmiselle, left reene supporter; John Rowe, outside guardian; E. 0 Arehart, Inside guar- dlao; A.

H. Baylor right supporter to vice grand; N. II. Hemp, left sup porter to vice grand. J3oys undershirts, fleece lined, 25c Ladies' ditto vests and pants 25c LadieB' heavy merino ditto, 40c Ladies' white and red wool ditto, 75c Men's heavy white undershirts, 25c Men's ditto drawers, 25 to 35c BLANKETS.1!!;'! 10-4 Gray blankets, per pair, 85c.

10-4 heavy gray ditto, 1.25 pair. 12-4 white or gray ditto, 1 75 pair. Full size pure wool blankets, and colors, warranted; 3.25 pair; f. comforts, 75, 1.00,! I Bed CAPES AND CLOAKS We've just a few caps and cloaks left to be sold at actual cost, i TIN AND WOODEN WARE. Half gallon coffee pot, 9 Gallon coffee pot, 12c i Flour silter, new style, 10c Wash basins, 7c.

I Half gallon milk can, 13c: 3 pint tin cups, 5 1 gallon oil can, 15c ,5 gal. galvanized pump oil can, 75c 3 quart granite coffee pot, 25c 3 quart covered stew pan, 20c Granite washpan, 15c. 17 quart granite dish pan, 35c Shoe brnsb, best quality, 20c Clothes pins, 4 dozen for 5 c. GLASS WARE, QUEENS WARE. Good quality tumblers, 12c set.

9 inch glass bowls, 10c 4 piece glass tea sets, 25c Glass cream pitcher, 5c Hand lamp, complete, 20c- Stind lamp, complete, 20c Cups and saucers, handles, 20c set Plates, fancy, per set, 30c. Large vegetable dish, 20c. Decorated dinner set. 100 pc, 4.98 Decorated tea set, 56 pieces, 3.25. Dec dinner sets, 100 pc, to 8.50.

Dec. tea sets 56 pieces, to 4.50. 30 different ehape toilet sets, 3.00 to 7.00. i HATS. Children's hats, 20c.

Children's better grade. 25 and 35 All tbe latest styles inmen's hata, all colors, 45c up. Cloaks Sold at 6.75 reduced Cloaks sold at 6. 00 1 reduced Cloaks sold at 5.00 reduced to 4.75. to 4.25.

to 3.75. 3.00. 2.00. 1.60. 1.25.

Capes sold at 4 00 reduced to to to! to" Capes sold at 2.75 reduced 1 ft Art CapeB sold at 1.75 reduced to 1.25. BOOTS AND SHOES Children's sample shoes, 25c to Ladies' heavy shoea, 65c to -II I 1.00 Ladies' 'dongola kid shoes I $1.25 up. Ladies' fine dongola shoes, B5c to $1 Men's brogan shoe, 80c to $1. I jSMr Men's fine shoes, $1.75 to.2.50. Boyr capsl5c Men caps, 25c 1 CLOTHING.

Hip CARPET AND OILCLOTH. We have had a big sale on cloth-Good hemp carpet, per yard2cjngrbufr7we still have a big lot to: Nice quality ingrain carpet, 20cTmove and we intend to move it if the All wool filling ingrain, 40 and 45 price cuts any figure with you. Boy6' sample boots, $1 to Men's sample boots, 1.40 to 2.75. Men's rubber boots, 3.00. Men's Dickey Kersey suits, 4.50.

Men's blue brown meltons, 6.00. Men's gray tweed suits, 3.35i Men's Scotch plaid suits, G.C0. Men's all wool Clay worsteds, 7.50. Boys' suits, black and colors, 2.50 up Children's knee pants 1.15 up. i Ii i ii-1 ii Brussels carpet per yard, 50c Stair carpet, per yard 20c MEN'S OVERCOATS.

Men's heavy storm coats, 3.00, 3.50. Men a drees overcoats, 3.00. Boys' overcoats, 2 50 to 3.50. Children's box overcoats, 2.90. BOSTOW VARIETY STORE, ii i 'j i I Zirkle Bryan, Proprietors.

STAUNTON, 4aprti VIEGINIA. YOU TKIED 3 JO-HAVE 3 Summers Old Rockbridge County Rye THEY SELL IT AT $2.00 A GALLON. Not a headache or a cross word in a thousand gallon. You can't buy better, for sell, the beat of everything iiLthe liquor line.1 TT A "RM A TT BECSJ tldecta WhUksy Merchanb, Opfcdts Yt i frld V'm. Cline, I i.