Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-31
GreenVilIe Items.
ANOTHER PICNIC-CHURCu COMPLETED
CAMP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF


CAMP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
TEACHER-MAsoNIC ELECTION.
&C., SC, &C., sc.
Correspondence of staunton V1NDIcAToR.l
GREENvILLE, VA.
August, 18th, 1877. 5
There was picnic held il the, grove
near Isaac Steeles, on last w ednesday.
The day was spent very pleasantly by quite
a select but not large crowd, the amuSe-
ments consisted in croquet, NC. The
thanks Of the participants is due to Capt.
C. G. Merritt and Mr.. JAS. Smith who were
instrumental in getting up the affair.
|. Mr.. B. F. McC!ung, owner of McClung's
Mills, who received severe. bruises from d
fall whilst carrying q bag into his mill
some weeks since, We are glad to state IS
rapidly improving.
Meredith Needs, colorcd, was arraigned
before Justice JAS. N. Mitchell on Satur-
day week, charged with robbing Mr.. VIM.
HeiZer'S hen-rooSt, bnt there being no pos
tive evidence was released.
The. Methodist co gregation OF this place
have at last finished the work begun some
two years ago on their chulch here and
now it Is as neat a little church as there is
any need for. To the untiring energy of
Mr.. r. II. Palmer is this congregation in
DIT b; ed for this much needed Improvement.
Many of the citizens Of this place and
vicinity attended the Camp-meetlng near
Fairfield on last Sunday.
The cOlOred BaptistS are holding camp
meeting in Mrs. Brownlee's woods near
here. The Rev. Albert Witt is conduct
ing the services.
At meeting of the patrons of Green
vile Public Schools, held at the school
house on Saturday Mr. J. N. Mitchell, pre-
sidng, Prof. J. M. Steffey was put in no.
minatiOn, and unanimously elected teach
er for the ensuing session.
AT the regular election OF officers OF Au-
gusta Lodge, No. Ill, A. f. NJ. held in
June last, the following were elected for
one year: Sam'l A. D. Mckee, w. M;
Robt. H. Palmer, Sr. w.; Cnas. W. Fitch.
Jr. W.; Henry Shultz, Treas; Geo. w.
Fitch, Sec; VIM. L. Mckee, ST.. D.; David
b. Zimmerman, Jr. D. z. Thomas Bri-
ly was appointed Chaplain and Law W..
Tiler.
Now that Col. F. W. M. Holiday has
been nominated for Governor on sectional
basis as we'll as real merit, would it not be
just and right that this district should
have one representative in next house OF
delegates? There is not d man living in
this end of the county that was ever a
member of the legislature. The last one
from this end died some thirty years ago:
it was Mr.. John Tate. There are several
gentlemen mentioned in this district any
one of whom would make good repre-
sentative. Let the County Convention
make note of this, and act accordingly
DELTA.
There will be no convention.-EDs.
VIM
On Tuesday Aug, Nth, while Master
Thos Burwell was out hunting near Green
vile, his gun exploded, thereby backing
his face and eyes badly. Fears were en-
tertained that his sight would be much
impaired but under the treatment OF DIR.
Gilkeson, he is doing well.
Tremendous gales occurred on the Mis-.
souri, River on the night of the Z5th, by
which the railroad bridge between Omaha
and Council Bluff, Iowa, was destroyed.
This bridge was considered one OF the most
substantial bridges in the country, and a
perfect chef IL 'Buure of modern engineering
1t was designed by General Dodge, en-
gineer for the Union Pacific railway, and
| is $500 feet in length, divided into II spans
=
| at each end upon two concrete filled cast
| iron cylinders about nine feet in diameter,
| some of them being sunk seventy feet be-
| low water. the underline of the bridge is
about Seventy-tive feet above water. The
| spans are formed Of very heavy wrought
trussed Orders, with cast-iron top members
making their weight enormous. The loss
| is estimated at $3.50, 900, and its destruc-
ton is d greater blow to the people and
business men west Of the Missouri River.
DR.. w. F. Cooper, living near Charles
ton, w. Va, was arrested Thursday for
poisoning his third wife. Both the former
wives died suddenly, under what was con-
Sidered SuSpclo us circumstances, and it is
now supposed he poisoned them also. The
bodies will be exhumed and exam iDed for
traces of poison.
Telegrams report the parade of Knights
Templar, at Cleveland, Ohio, ON Tuesday
last. as ''simply magnificent" There were
5000 swords in line, with 81 bands and II
orum corps. 1t took one hour and thirty
minutes TO pass given point and was wit
messed by two hundred and fifty thousand
people.
NASHVILLE OPENS DIRECT TRADE
Nashville, August 25.-The Nashville mil
lers opened direct trade with Liverpool via
Port Royal, South Carolina, yesterday, by
forwarding twelve huddred barrels of flour
Tor which the steamer Mexican is waiting.
Et1ingham, ILL.,, Is a lively town. The
mayor and the city attorney had fight
recently. and the former was fined SO; the
latter SIS The court declared that in de-
fault of payment both would be sent to
the rock pile to break stone.
Maj. Jno. W. Daniel declines to allow
the use of his name for the office of At
torney General, preferring to serve out his
term as State Senator.
VIM. Knott, a merchant of Calhoun CO..
w. Va, was murdered between his store
and residence ON the night of the 18th
inst, and robbed Of 81 800.
Poughkeepsie, August 25.-The paying
out Of the one hundred thousand dollars
given to the railroad men by Mr.. Wander
bilt commenced to-day. >
The Holiday cigar is one of the novel
ties. 1t was introduced here VI few min.
utes after the nomination in Richmond
Petersbu1g Index.
West Va, is going to have college and
an Agricultural one at that. 1t is to be
located near Leetown, Jefferson County.