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AND Subscription $1.00 Per Year. Fridavi December 11. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. ECAL BRIEFS. 3 makes his holidry an tbis week, is called to McH.

Hollitisement of his line of slippers for imas preseufs. The Fireman's Relief Bill was defeated in the Benate this week by a Bey. A. B. D.

Hancher will preach at Pleasant View church next Sunday at 3 o'clock p. ra Kavanaugh and Smyth wantyou to examine their line of liquors before miking a purchase. Murray is back at his studio. New ideas, new styles. tvs make you a nicer.

Messrs Whitelaw Co. of Highland, drove a flock of 1,000 turkeys to Staunton this week. Jndge Wood of Itoanoke, has ordered a local option election iv that city, fixing the date for December 31st. Rev. J.

C. 8. Myers of Aonex, has closed a protracted meeting that he had been conducting at Mt. Zion church 1 near Moffatt's Creek. Mr.

Heiake! day last week huntiDg in tbe Deerfield, neighborhood The result was 69 birds and a wild turkey. At the session of the Masonic Grand Lodge in Richmond last week Mr. W. B. McChesney was elected grand junior deacon.

In the circuit court the trustees of the Greenville Baptist church were authorized to sell Dr. 13. McCutchan a lot in that town for $500 Secretary of the Treasury Shaw estimates that it will cost to run the government the next fiscal year. A. little boy reared in the home of Mr.

Ed. Deinastus near Spottswood, kicked by a horse Friday aud. Among the District Deputy Grand Masters appointed at the recent session of the Masonic Grand Lodge, were T. Smith of Waynesboro, and Jonn Jordan of Clifton Forge. Hon.

A. C. Braxton has received an invitation to read a paper at the annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association, which meets in Albany on January 19 20. The friends of Mr. Frank Wead will be glad to know that he has entirely recovered from the operation performed on him and is able to resume his duties at the Western State Hospital.

A Mr. Long who is employed by Cleek Dickson at Stokesviile, had the to cut his foot badly on Tues day while spliting hickory wood. Tbe Our guarantee of excellence. Any picture from my studio proving defectiveor faulty will be replaced free of charge. All new styles.

H. D. Murray. The suit of J. B.

Lackey against the Valley Bailway has been compromise Mr. Lackey receiving $1,000 damages. The suit is the result of a bad culvert of the railroad which passes through Mr. Lackey's truck garden. Mr.

David B. Lavell of Roanoke, father of Mr. John D. of tbis city, died at his home in that city on Thursday of last week, aged about 76 years. Mr.

Lnvell had been living in Boanoke for the past 22 years. Tbe stable of Mr. J. Whitmore, near Thornrose cemetery, was destroy ed by fire Tuesday night about 8 o'clock. A horse and cow in the stable were gotten out, but everything else was destroyed.

2S. M. Boiling of Bedford county, was elected superintendent of the penitentiary by the board of that institution place of Geo. M. Helms, the superintendent tor tbe past two terms.

R. L. Prince who is in jail here charged with forgery wrote a letter to his father statiug that he could escape if be had a small saw and $25 in money. The authorities got the letter and Prince will find it hard to get out now. Marlinton (W.

Va.) Messenger: Pat Gay is at present shipping from this point two or three carloads of Bheep each week. So far this season he has shipped 4,500 head bought principally from Pocahontas farmers aud shipped to Baltimore markets. Ethe circuit court this week the of Geo. W. Peaco vs.

Jas. H. dward, receiver for the City Street Car was concluded, and a verdict of $500 rendered in Mr. Peaco's favor. The case of Mrs.

Mary E. Cropp against the same company was settled out of An excellent entertaiument was given on Thanksgiving eve by the pupils of the graded school at Moffatt's Creek, which is under the proficient manage ment of MiSB Geneva Hunt of Prince William county, and Miss Bessie Surber of this city. Among the recent graduates at the Dunsmore Business College are Guy F. Dunlap of Zetta; Clarence Smith of Clifton Forge; Nelson H. Goodwin of Arrington, C.

T. Bickers of Pratt, W. and P. Hicklin of McDowell, Va. Miss Bessie Brand of Stuart's Draft, a graduate of the typewriting and shortlaud department is engaged in Prof Dunsmore's office.

The man calling himself "Prof." Arthur Lovp, who hired buggy from Hartman's livery and disappeared, has been heard from by the locating of the team. Mr. John W. Keller, who bad been tracking bim learned that the horse and buggy had been sold In Huttensjrille, wbere Mr. Hartman went Saturday to identify and get his property.

Love could not be found. Mr. Hartman returned jme this week with his property. Mrs. Watson Gooeh and baby of Roanoke, is visiting her parents here Miss Helen Hanger is Visiting rc-lativesjn Boanoks.

Miss Lena Berry of Penrose, is visitlDg Miss Daisy Hanger at Parnassus. Miss Emma Crickard is her sister in Harrisonburg. Prof aud Mrs. C. T.

Jordan spent a few days at Ft. Defiance this week. Mrs Hampton H. Wayt returned from New York Wednesday evening. Dr.

8 Griffith of Basic, was in the city Weduetday, having come up to attend tbe funeral of Cushing. Dr. T. T. Fauntleroy has returned from the Indiana Hot Sprigns, where he spent some weeks for his health.

Mr. aud Mrs. H. H. Jenkins left this week for a ten days' visit to friends in Winchester and Cumberland, Md.

Miss Sudie Evans, after a visit to her sister, Mrs. G. M. Fifer. has returned to Lynchburg.

Mr. Ernest Fretwell was in the city yesterday, en route from Bichmoud to Thurmond, W. Va. Miss Eva Tyree, who has been visiting in Washington, returned home tbis week. Mrs.

W. N. Kinney has returned from a visit to relatives in St. Louis, Mo. Mr.

Lee Dunlap has returned to West Virginia, after a visit to bis old home at Swoope. Prof. W. A Bowles was in Philadel, phia several days this week on business, TVvaa nn a hnainaaa nf icias oil a uuo.ueoß inu vi bvvcrsi Mrs. Tbeodore Coiuer and Miss Butb Coiner of Waynesboro, were the guests of Mrs.

H. H. Blease tbis week. Mrs F. M.

Young has returned from an extended visit to her son Mr. W. A. Young in Bluefield, W. Va.

BW. P. Johusou of Mt. Sidney ting her daughter, Mrs. Harper in at Rockbridge Baths Srnest Mosby, who has for some ten practicing his profession at New Hope, has moved to Waynesboro.

Mrs. S. L. Hartman spent several days with her son, Dr. Walter man, of the Swoope neighborhood.

Misses Nellie and Eugeua Bumgird- Mis John T. Bjre of Churchvilie, has been spending several dajs with relatives at Muff alt's Creek. Miss Minnie Bumgardner who has been visiting Mrs. Dr. Murphy in in Morgantown, N.

returned home last week. Capt. W. H. Kable was called to Bliicksburg Monday, where his son, John is seriously ill.

He has returned home bringing bis son with bim. Warner Olivier, who had had diphtheria, is ill with pneumonia, but it is now thought the trouble is under control. Mrs. W. Wayt King and Mies Katie Burnett, both of whom were operated on for appendicitis in Bichmond, are getting along nicely.

Mrs. J. Bucher of Bridgewater, who has been spending some time with her daughters iv Churchvilie and High 1 iud county, returned home last week. Rev. W.

L. Bailey of Waynesboro, has gone to Evington, Campbell county, to supply a Presbyterian church there. The many friends of Mr. John W. Paul of near Fishersville, will regret to learo that he has been quite ill with arysipelas.

Mr. J. Lewis Bumgardner delivered the memorial address at the Elks Lodge of Sorrow in Winchester on Sunday. Mr. Samuel Forrer of Mossy Creek, been elected a director of the Rockingham National Bank in place of Mr.

J. R. Cover, resigned. Mr. Randolph Harrison of Lynchburg, who was here his father, Mr Henry Harrison, who is quite sick, returned home Monday.

Miss Fannie Berry of Moffatt's Creek, has returned home from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Frank Bratton of Covington. Mrs. Robert McNutt of Moffatt's Creek, has returned home from a visit her daughter, Mrs. T.

C. Dickerson near town. Mr. P. E.

Blackwell with the Virginia Portland Cement was in the city Monday on his way to Harrisonburg, attending some legal matters in connection witn his father's estate. Miss Anna A lexander, ouly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.

Alexander, of near Fairfield, died in Lexington Tuesday afternoon of typhoid fever, aged 15 years. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hutcheson are visiting Mrs. H.s parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mathews, in Richmond. Mr.

Hutcheson returned home this week. The many friends of Mr. T.W. Harris, who moved his family to Newport News a few months ago, will regret to learn that he and his children have been sick much of the time recently. Mr.

Hampton H. Wayt was called to New York Friday by a telegram announcing tbe sudden illness of his father, Dr. Newton Wayt, who is visiting his other son, Dr. W. Baldwin Wayt Rev.

J. E. Booker who is consideaing whether or not he will accept the call jto be superintendent of Synod's evangelistic committee, was here Wednesday. His friends are advising him to accept, as he will be the right man for tbe place. In the circuit court Wednesday, Messrs.

S. F. Pilson, Jas. A. Patterson and Lewis Clemmer were ap pointed a pension board for Augusta i for the ensuing year.

As trustees for' PEATHS DURIN6 THE WEEK. MRS W. M. ALLEN. Mrs.

Carrie Hay Allen, wife of Mr. Waldo M. Allen, died Friday about at "U-ayniout. She had beeu ill for several weeks and all hopes, for her recovery, were given up some days ago, although all that medical skill could do was done for her comfort Mrs. Allen, who was in her fiftieth year, was a iovelv Christian character a great favorite here where lad spent most of her lite, and was well known In 1882 she married Waldo M.

Allen who survives her with two daughters Miss Margaret and little Agatha Allen. Mrs. Allen was a member of one of the most prominent families in tbe state and leaves a largejuumber of relatives and friends. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. R.

H. Catlett and Miss Agatha Gay, two brothers, 11. Erskine and P. Gay all of tbis city. Tne funeral took place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Trinity Episcopal church.

MRS MARY MCNAMARA. After a brief illness superinduced by old age, Mrs. Mary E. McNamara, widow of the late Patrick McNamara, for-many years the sexton of Thorn rose cemetery, passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. M.

M. Orickard, on West Main street. The deceased was in her 88th year, and is survived only by her daughter, Mrs. Crickard. Before marriage she was a Miss McClung, of the county.

The funeral took place Monday afternoon, from the residence, being conducted by the Rev. Walter Q. ffullihen. The remains were laid to rest in Thornrose cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs.

J. N. McFarland, S. F.Pilson, J. A.

Fauver, Capt. W. H. Fowle, a former known citizen of Staunton, died at his home in Washington Sunday last, aged abou 64 years. He was born and reared in Alexandria, where he took a business training with his father.

At the out break of the civil war. and he enlisted in the Confederate army and left Alexanktia as a lieutenant of Company 11, of the Seventeenth Virginia Begiment. At the close of tbe war he had risen to I 'the captaincy of tbat company. At the cessation of hostilities he returned to his old home where he again engaged pursuits. He represented Alexandria in the Legislature, and during Mr.

Cleveland's first term as President he was deputy collector of internal revenue for this district, and later succeeded General Fitzbugh Lee as collector. Tbe remains of the deceased were interred ln Ivy Hill cemetery, Alexandria Monday. He is sur- i vived by two sons, Messrs. Herbert and W. H.

Fowle, Jr. He was a brothin-law of the late Col. W. L. Bumgardgardoer, and for many years resided here where he had many friends.

Accidental Death. A very sad and distressing accident occurred on tbe Chesapeake Western Railway about a mile and a half west of Mt. Solon on Monday evening last, resulting in tbe death of Mrs. Phoebe Stoutamoyer. The facts, as gathered from the witnesses, are about as follows: Mrs.

Stoutamoyer, who lives to the left of the railroad going west, bad been over on the right of the railroad, gathering walnuts, and as the train have climbed the fence on tbe right of way of the' started to walk toward the track. She was wearing a sun bonnet and being a deaf person, evidently did not see or hear the train. The engineer, W. H. Maxwell, states tbat he was only about a hundred yards from her when he first saw her, and she was moving toward the railroad, and as it was about the point be whistles for Hiser's crossing, he blew tbe crossing whistle to warn her.

She did not seem to notice this and kept on walking directly toward the track, but the engineer's impression was that she was going to immediately cross the track as she still had time to do. His first intimation that she was not going to cross the track was when she reached the middle of the railway, and started to walk directly up the track in tbe direction in which tbe train was going with her back to the train. At this moment, be applied the emergency brake, and blew the danger signal, but it was then impossible to stop the tram. He did not see the accident at the moment of its occurrence, it being impossible from bis position in the cab to have done so, but evidently she must have been thrown to the side 1 of the engine and the train did not pass over her further than that her left arm and leg were both severed. When tne train was stopped, the body was lying immediately at the end of the last car, and the lady had expired.

A coroner's jury was summoned by Justice J. W. Hopewell, consisting of H. C. Hanna, John A.

Kiracofe, C. D. Kiracofe, Joseph A. Balston, and Peter Driven, and after viewing the body, they found tbat Mrs. Stoutamoyer, being deaf, and not able to bear the signals, had come to her death' from being struck by tbe train, and exonerated the railroad from any blame.

John Dull, tbe tireman, and L. J. Shull, who is a nephew by marriage, of Mrs. Stoutamoyer, gave similar testimony. The accident cast a gloom over the neighborhood.

Deceased was the wife of Alexander Stoutamoyer, wno survives her with three children, the youngest of whom is about twelve years of age. The fu neral took place from the home of the deceased on Tuesday evening, and was Mr. Watts to Give a Banquet. Sheriff N. C.

Watts, who will retire from office on December 31st, has sent out a number of invitations inviting the county and city officers and a large number of personal friends to a banquet to be given by him on the evening of the 31st. at the Palmer House. The menu is one tbat will tempt the appetite of an epicure, and that it may confidently be expected tbat all of Mr. Watts' friends will be present. Hospital Board.

ithly meeting of the Western Board was held yesterong those present were Col. Lane. Judge Tread way, Dr. Dr. Drewry, and Mr.

H. A. Hon. John W. Churchman has introduced in tbe general assembly a bill to reimburse Mr.

Geo. P. Fuller of this city for the expense of his long illness from typhoid fever contracted while serving as a member of tbe Staunton Rifles in the street car strike in Richmond. Mr. Fuller lay eleven weeks in the King's Daughters' Hospital.

Mr. A. K. Young of the Churchvilie neighborhood, who left Cass. W.

on Thanksgiving Day for Riverside, California, has arrived at his destination, and is much pleased with California. Miss lna W. Johnston of Brooklyn, has been elected instructor in the manual training department of the public school in place of Mrs. J. W.

Good Things Tor Santy to Bring Down The Ghimney. It's puzzle, puzzle, think, what a worry Christinas is, when you don't know what to buy The best way tosmooth out tbe wrinkles of perplexity is to come to LANG'S, where is displayed the broadest and richest collecM ot gift-things to be found ln the city and no better in the State. Then here is a little long distance help which the splendid LANG stocks suggest at prices made in tbe buyers' interest: Gifts For Men.wfi? Gifts For Women.j^ to $100.00. to $75.00. Signet Rings to $15.00.

jf Rings In great variety of styles and price Charms $1.00 to $35 00. $25 00. Gold Sleeve to $30.00. Chains for to $10.00. SUA er 50c to $1.50.

Gold up. Silver Hair Brush, Cloth Brash, Ij Gold and Silver Thimbles, Brush, Comb, Comb, Ebony Sets, Leather Purse, 8 Mirror, Umbrella, Puff Box, Hat Pin, Card Case, Pipe, Match Safe, Belt Pin, Manicure Sets, Chatelaine Bag' Cigar Case, Shaving Mug, Parse and Card Case in fancy leathers, Shaving Brash, Btc. Clocks, Silverware, Hand painted China, Silver Mounted Suspenders, Cat Glass in endless variety. Canes, Umbrellas. a Lamp, Candelabra, Chafing Dish.

SB- And hundreds of other things for use and adornment. Let us serve you early, and we can serve yon better. H. L. LANG.

Staunton. Va. PE. M. CUSHING OEAD.

Staunton's Oldest and Best Knewn Citizens Passes Away. day evening about 7 o'clock Mr. Cushing the veteran auctioneer, died at his home in West End of acute pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days. Deceased was a native of this city, having been born here 73 years ago. He was a son of Merrill Cushing and Anne Barnes.

His father moved to Virginia from one the New England States, and soon afterwards located in Staunton. In early life Mr. Cushing married Miss Elizabeth McCoy, daughter of the late Judson McCoy. During the civil war he was a most efficient member of tbe Confederate commissary department, and was also an organizer and charter member of the famous Stonewall Brigade Band. After the war he took lup the practice of auctioneering, and his ready wit and gpod humor soon won him a place in the community which he held to the day of his death.

He was one of tbe best knewn men ln this section of the State as well as one of the most popular, and our readers, many in distant States, who have gone from the old home county, will regret to learn of his death. He was for years a trustee of the Methodist church, and a devoted and active member. Everyone recognized In him a man of sterling worth and character. He was tbe best posted man on past history of Staunton tbat we knew, being able to state accurately details ot eyents that had long since passed from tbe minds of others. He always had a good word and helping hand for bis fellow creatures.

He is survived by his wife and four Wm. A. and E. Judson Cushing, Mrs. R.

C. Anderson and Mrs. W. Starke Miller, and by one sister, Mrs. E.

B. Yount, all of whom reside here Mr. Cushing was a prominent member of Staunton Lodge No. 13, A. F.

A. Staunton Lodge No. 756, Kinghts of Honor, and the Knights of Pythias. The funeral services over the remains of Mr. Edwin M.

Cushing at tbe Methodist church, South, at 11 o'clock Wednesday notwithstanding the prevailing snowstorm, were largely attended, tbe whole auditorium being filled with relatives and friends from city and county. Bey. Isaac W. Canter, D.D., conducted the services. The hymns "Abide With "Death Rides on Every Passing Breeze" were sung, and Mrs.

A. Hume Sprinkle sang with much tenderness "Goodnight." The Masons, Pythiass, Knights of Honor, Confederate Veterans and Stonewall Band attended in a body, and at the grave the beautiful ceremony of the Masonic Lodge was performed. The pall-bearers were: Active Messrs. W. B.

McChesney, W. Arthur Willson, J. H. Blackley, J. N.

McFarland, Joseph S. Cochran, G. F. Garber, J. T.

Bocock, and J. A. Honorary: Messrs. Charles E. Haines, Bobert A.

Hamilton, John M. Kinney, F. W. Hager, James Bumgardner, and Chris Miller. Happenings at Stover.

Stover, Dec. Cook killed large wild cat Tuesday, near Stribling Springs. It measured about four feet. Sam Cook also killed one recently. The Misses Vance of Highland coun ty, spent a few days last week with their aunt, Mrs.

Wesley Driver. Mr. James Roller of Harrisonburg, was here on business last week. Miss Bailie Liner returned Monday from a visit to Staunton. She Is now staying with her sister, Mrs.

A. R. Gilkeson. Mr. C.

N. Hiner of Bridgewater spent Sunday here. Mrs. Pifer of Sangerville, is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Wesley Driver.

I Miss Cora A. Wbitmore spent Sun day with her- uncle, Mr. Fielding Wbitmore. A little daughter was born to Mr. aud Mrs.

S. N. Karicofe last Saturday. Mr. R.

L. Floyd, wife and baby spent Sunday with his parents here. Mr. A. R.

Gilkeson went to Staunton Monday where he took train for Pocahontas county, W. on a week's business trip. Little Annie Blair Dmkle has been much complaining for some time, but is better now. Mrs. Wm.

Hogsett will go to Mossy Creek today to visit her sister, Mrs. James Reeves. Miss Lou Silling visited her sister, Mrs. M. Bruce Whitmore last week.

The Harrison-Adams Co. This company has been the attrac tion at the opera house this week, giving up to date shows at popular prices. Their pieces are new and well played, and the vaudeville features are excellent-. They give three more tomorrow matinee and tomorrow night. The matinee prices are 10 and 20 cents.

Chairman Jones has called a meeting of the Democratic National Committee for January 12, in Washington. i Good for Batteries'. Try pair at I Mlddlebrook Personals. Mr. Samuel Benson is layed up with a very severe spell of sore throat.

Miss Nina Glover is out after an illness of several weeks with tonsilitis and rheumatism. Mrs. E. G. Helms left week for a visit to her mother, Mrs.

Hilling of Dayton. She will soon join her husband in Kimball, W. where they will reside in the future. Their many friends wish them success in their new home. The protracted meeting which was held at Bethel church for several weeks proved to be very successful.

There were about twenty uniting themselves with the church. The meeting was conducted by Rev. Mr. Miller. Mr.

D. M. Smith, who has been away from home for several weeks, returned home last Sunday has been confined to the house with a large carbuncle. He is able to be out again. Mrs.

John B. Fauver and daughter have returned home after an extended visit to relatives in Indiana. Miss Beulab Beard is anticipating a visit to her sister, Mrs. Stone of Fluvanna. She will start in a few weeks.

The public school of this plaoe is progressing very nicely with Mr. A. L. Terrell of Essex county, as principal and Miss Rose Garnett as assistant. Mrs.

Annie Cale is out again after an illness of typhoid feyer of several months. Mrs. Samuel Goode is ill at this writing. Her daughter, Mrs. A.

B. Con nell of Staunton, spent Sunday with her. 'jt Mrs. D. M.

Smith Is ill with sore throat at this writing. D. M. Smith is going on a business trip East in tbe near future. There seems to be an epidemic of sore throat, going around this vicinity, many cases of it.

"The Greatest Thing in tbe World." A society drama written by Harriet Ford and Beatrice de Mi lie, who wrote "The Wife" and "The Charity Ball," will be presented here by RoseCoghlan and a capable company in the near future. Miss Coghlan's remarkable performance in "Ulysses" early this season at the Garden Theatre, New York, is said to be surpassed by her rendition of the part of Virginia Bryant in "The Greatest Thing in tbe World." 1 I are particularly proud of our assortment of brooches this year, and are quite sure tbat no such selection has ever been shown in Staunton before giving a range of prices so uniformly satisfactory. H. L. Lang.

Cure for Cold Foot sale by Jas. H. Woodward. mm City Markets. Country Produce.

Staunton. Dec. 10,1903. J. A.

Fauver and tbs White Star Mills. 85 $1,90 Family 4.50 Straight 4 30 Offals, per ton $20.00 a 21,00 Chickens per lb, young sa9 37 Batter loans 40 Kye 45 Irish Potatoes 40 50 20 burry and 3to oc less Lard 10 countryoured Bams 12a14 Shoulders Wi Sides 10 Corn 81 Cornmeal TO $11.00 a 11 50 N0.2 10.00 a 10.50 No. 1 Mixed 10.00 a 10.50 No. -t 8.50 a 9.00 No. 1 Clover 8.00 Wheat Straw 5.50 a 6.00 Rje 6.50 a 7.

0 Live Stock Markets. Baltimore, Dee. 8. for the week 3703 head, against 3931 head last week. 62 car loads on sale.

Market slow and dull and from 10 to 15 cents lower on all grades. export, 90; butcher, heifers, 50a4 00; cows $1 50a3 25; bulls, $2 25a3 00. supply and market slow. Quote light, $5.15 a from other points, f4 60a4.80; roughs, 13 75a4 25 Sheep and supply, market steady. f1.75a3.75; Lambs, supply: market steady.

Quote common to best Fresh-Cows market steady. Quote to best, head. Aa Augusta County Monument to its Confederate Soldiers. The following communication from a prominent Confederate veteran of Rockbridge county in the TiinesDis patch, relating to a monument to the Confederates of his county, wili be interesting to Augusta people iv view of the fact that a bill has been passed by the Legislature authorizing the su pervisors of Augusta county to make au appropriation for tbe purpose of erecting a monument to Augusta county Confederates. The supervisors will shortly be asked to make tbe appropriation, and it is hoped tbat Augusta will soon have a handsome and creditable monument of that character erected ou the court house square.

BUILD A MONUMENT TO BOCKBKIDUEi CONFEDERATES. The Grand Camp of Viigiuia, at its recent meeting at Newport News, adopted the resolutions of its history committee, which recommended that every county in Virginia should at once take steps to perpetuate the memory of the brave men who were actors in the civil war by the erection of a durable but not expensive monument at the county seat of every couuty iv Virginia. In a number of counties they have I done this, but certainly not in 75 per cent, of them. There has beeu no I move whatever in Bockbridge looking to this end. It would certainly not in bad taste to suggest to tbe Daughters of the Confederacy, au organized body, that they undertake this patriotic work.

With the help of tbe Sons of Veterans they could make a success of it from the first, and there would be no such word as fail. One gallant man, one patriotic, en ergetic woman, enthused iD this matter, would be like '-a blast from Roderick's horn" worth a thousand "men. There will Be no need of much money. The board of supervisors of Bedford couuty last week appropriated i $1,500 for the purpose of electing such a monument in tte court house square of Bedford City. Wouldn't Rockbridge's board of supervisors do iike wise Committees could be appointed in the several magisterial districts of the county to solicit subscription for the purpose, and a monument worth $2,500 could be erected at once in Rockbridge's court house square Rockbridge, above all other counties in Virginia, should have a monument.

I In 1861, the year of the commencement' of the civil war, Lexington had a pop ulation of 1,452 and it furnished the War Governor of Virginia one lieu tenant general (Stonewall Jackson), who has been compared to Napoleou and Marlborough, aud gave other gen erals, twelve colouels, four fourteen captains and twelve lieutenants, and approximately, from first to last, 2,500 men from Rockbridge car-j ried Enfi-ld ijfl. s. Five hundred of' these were left dead on the bit la field Mriched in Federal Britons, or died spitals. This is au in coin parable ink about if, aid act before the last cf these old soldiers have passed to the silent majoiity. What a pleas ant reflection it would be to them in the evening of their days to know that th eir splendid courage, fortitude and end urance would be a matter of per I petual record.

J. Scott Moore. Keep your feet warm by wearing the I Magnetic Foot Batteries at Woodward's. Shot Himself. Monterey, Dec.

the result of the accidental discbarge of a shotgun, Andrew Beverage, a young farmer living a few miles north of here, was seri onsly injured on Thursday last. He was hunting over rugged territory, acd let the gun fall. In his effort to catch it he received the load of shot in his neck and shoulder, after having torn away part of one hand. His physician does not pronounce the injury fatal. The demand for turkeys in Highland is unprecedented.

Buyers are riding in every section of the county, and the farmer is allowed to choose between 15 cents in merchandise or 11 cents in cash. Under such circumstances, the Thanksgiving bird has cause to "strut." I OCK.ETB AND have a most complete and beautiful assortment of tbe newest style's, with the prices ranging over so wide a field that we can supply tbe article to please your taste and come within your means. H. L. Lang.

Valuable Property For Sale 1 ON NORTH COALTER STREET. Lot 60 feet front, running back 200 feet, 8 rooms in house above basement and 4 rooms in basement, in good repair, (rood stable and other outbuildings, and is well suited for raising chickens. There are plenty of fruit trees. Will make a desirable home for any one engaged in bu-iness in the city of Staunton. Ten minutes walk of Dostofflce and churches.

For price pnd any information apply to WM. LAENER, P. O. Box 512, Staunton, or at the property on North Coalter St. nov 13 2m DON'T Read this nnless you drink the best.

WELTY'S PURE OLD RYE IS THE BEST. Purity and age guaranteed. Virginia Hotel Bar, J. C. STAFFORD, Prop.

After 40 years' experience I pronounce tbis the Best JULIUS C. SCHEFFER oct 30 3m With Va. Hotel tsar. I Dr. W.

F. DEEKENS, Un i ver si of Maryland, Balti more. Offices, sep 18-ly STAUNTON, VA. O. Fred Lindstrom, Past Grand Master Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Past Chancellor Twin City Lodge, No.

63, Knights of Pythias, also Past Chief 22, writes from 1923 University Aye, St. Paul, Minn. "Peruna has my hearty endorsement. There is no medicine I know of which can compare with it. I contracted a severe cold several years ago, which from neglect developed into urinary trouble, and threatened Bright's disease.

one of my friends was cured of Bright's disease through the use of Peruna I thought I would try it also, and used it faithfully for three and one-half months, when my health was perfect once more. I have never had any trouble since, and therefore think it is but just Bat as su'-ual. to the front with tbe slock of we've hvit shown onae a and pick from this gre showing of Christmas Christmas Over Gaiters. How can you please every member of the family better Economy is in this. We sell for cash, A.

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