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Staunton Vindicator: November 6, 1868 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

Commodore Maury's Address
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Summary: Commodore Maury, in his address to Augusta farmers, makes the argument that the South is as productive as the North.

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Summary: The paper declares the Augusta County Fair the "greatest success since the war." Valley residents are urged to buy $100 shares, payable in installments of $10 per year, to ensure the continuation of the event.

Augusta County Fair for 1868
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Summary: The paper prints a list of prizes awarded at the Augusta County Fair.

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Summary: The governor appointed Alexander H. Shultz notary public for Augusta.
(Names in announcement: Alexander H. Shultz)

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Summary: The Ladies of the Episcopal Church raised between $300 and $400 from the refreshment tables at the fair. The proceeds will go toward fencing the old Episcopal Cemetery.

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Summary: The Ladies of the Episcopal Church gave a very successful vocal and instrumental concert under the direction of Prof. E. Louis Ide. A large crowd attended. The ladies raised nearly $100 toward fencing the Episcopal Cemetery.
(Names in announcement: Prof. E. Louis Ide)

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Summary: James P. Cowardin of the Richmond Dispatch delivered in Staunton's Town Hall his popular lecture on "Reconstruction." "Mr. C. particularly devoted himself to describing the more ludicrous scenes of the late Convention (so-called) and imitating the voice, and manner of the prominent scalawags and carpet-baggers, yet it was interspersed, here and there, with genuine touches of pathos and eloquence."

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Summary: The Ladies' Memorial Association served a dinner each day at the fair. They raised between $400 and $500 to be used in adorning the Soldiers' Cemetery.

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Summary: Gen. Echols, at a meeting at the Court House, passed a resolution endorsing a proposed $300,000 county subscription to the stock of the Valley Railroad. Supporters agreed to canvass the county on behalf of the measure.
(Names in announcement: Gen. Echols, Col. B. Christian, Col. M. G. Harman, Gen. John Echols, Col. George Baylor, Capt. James Bumgardner)

Married
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Summary: Capt. Peter E. Wilson and Miss Margaret J. B. Eidson of Augusta were married near Staunton on October 22nd by the Rev. William E. Baker.
(Names in announcement: Capt. Peter E. Wilson, Margaret J. B. Eidson, Rev. William E. Baker)

Married
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Summary: Anderson Hutchens and Miss Rebecca S. Hill, both of Augusta, were married on October 27th by the Rev. J. M. Shreckhise.
(Names in announcement: Anderson Hutchens, Rebecca S. Hill, Rev. J. M. Shreckhise)

Married
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Summary: James J. Hedrick of West Virginia and Susan A. Whitmer of Augusta were married near Parnassus on October 27th by the Rev. A. A. P. Neel.
(Names in announcement: James J. Hedrick, Susan A. Whitmer, Rev. A. A. P. Neel)

Married
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Summary: John W. Gilkerson and Miss Letitia M. Tate, both of Augusta, were married near Greenville on October 20th by the Rev. James Murray.
(Names in announcement: John W. Gilkerson, Letitia M. Tate, Rev. James Murray)

Died
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Summary: Mrs. Margaret Wheeler, wife of Joel Wheeler, died near Waynesboro on October 6th. She was 38 years old.
(Names in announcement: Margaret Wheeler, Joel Wheeler)

Died
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Summary: James McComb, Sr., died at his home near Barter Brook on May 9th. He was about 68 years old.
(Names in announcement: James McCombSr.)

Obituary
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Summary: Emma C. Booz, wife of J. W. Booz and daughter of C. D. McGhee of Bedford, died in Staunton on October 19th. She was 24 years old. "Thus early in life was this young wife and mother called from earth to Heaven. Cut down like a flower that had scarcely bloomed; taken from loved ones who so much needed her care; deeply mysterious indeed, seems this dark dispensation of Providence." "The deceased was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and those who knew her best, testify to her pious life, her gentle, amiable disposition; and though it was not permitted her to recognize the loved faces around her bed-side, yet they can have the comfortable assurance, all is well with her; she now rests in the heavenly home."
(Names in announcement: Emma C. Booz, J. W. Booz, C. D. McGhee)