Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

being born at Buchanan, Botetourt CO.,
Va, and another, Katie, Mrs. Robert
Stickney, who died last year, born at Nor
folk, Va; the other children were born
at Selma Ala, Charleston, S. c., Mont
gomery, Ala, and Macon, Ga. The only
one of the boys that has married, John
Robinson, IT,, married Miss Caroline Hay
wood, in Charlesen, S. G.
HOW IT PAYS.
Old John is notorious us. a liberal"
Snowman. Through all the country that
he travels, he gives to charitable objects
along the route. Not long ago, being near
Louisa G. H., Va. and hearing that the
bodies of some Confederate soldiers wel e
being removed, he contributed $l6S to the
work and his children have not lost the
trick, for the last trip up the Valley, his
son who was in charge, made handsome
donation to "a new church at or near Wood
stock, and, on the first trip through the
devastated Valley after the war, Old John
gave away a large portion OF the receipts
in charitable objects. He is now worth
| more than $4,000, 900, and owns vast
amount of real estate in Cincinnati, in
GLIDING $500, 900 opera house. He inhabits
a princely mansion there, which he calls
'sShowman's Home,n and from the door
Of which no broken down OF penniless
Snowman is ever turned away without help.
He is a man of generous disposition and
the highest integrity, keeping all his obi
Ia al ma n
His character may be pretty well judged
from remark he made that, II would as
soon cheat man out of a dollar in a prl-
vate trade as to cheat him into my show
by false representations"
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DEATH OF 'sTHE BLIND MERcHANT'
OF WAYNEsBoRo'. John 4. Mann known
as THE Blind Merchant" Of Waynes-
boro', died on Sunday last after an illness
of only two days, leaving a widow and two
children. He was AZ years age, and some
20 years ago lost his eye sight by the pre-
mature explosion Of gunpowder in blasting
rock on the Central Railroad near Mill
boro'. This sad event, however, in no wise
paralyzed his irrepressible energies. Bereft
of vision and resources entirely cut OH
with the responsibilities OF small family
on his hands, he resolved with his very
limited means to open confectionary.-
This was done, and the skill displayed in
the management of the shop was surpris-
ing. He rapidly acquired the art OF trade
and cultivated the sense Of touch to such
a degree that few errors occurred inanak
ing change, whether in coin or paper. La
this new field MI. Mann succeeded remark
ably well, and but for a raid made on his
establishment by the Federal soldiers in
1864, his success would have been certain.
He was, however, left penniless by the
plundering of his shop-What was not
carried off was destroyed. After the Wal,
MI. Mann rallied, and his unSlemished in
tegrlty procured for him friends. He
opened again and struggled on, well pat
| ronized to the day of his DEATH He leaves
name Of sterling worth, and his consis-
tent Christian character gives the confident
| assurance to mourning friends that though
fallen suddenly, yet he has fallen safely.
| He was q member of the Presbyterian
| Church, and the large concourse of citizens
attending his funeral attested the esteem
in which he was held by his brethren and
tnepublic. The new Methodist Church was
we'll filled to hear the funeral discourse,
delivered by the Rev. T. McCutchan, and
all the places Of business were closed, cut
Of respect for the memory Of the deceased.
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