Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-06-14
Letter from Ohurchville.

March that the papers that Anderson had
were not worth bothering about.
Letter from Ohurchville.
Editors Vindicator:
The spring term of the ChurchviIle gra
lied school was brought to close last
week, and celebrated the event by giving
a public exhibition.
1t was announced that the exhibition
would take place Thursday and Friday
nights, ct and 7th inst. . t....
, Consequently on the first night named, ,
your correspondent perambulated upward,
and into the hall which had been fitted up
for the occasion, and seating myself on one
OF the pine planks which had been placed
soft side up for the accommodation of the
audience, | awaited further events.
The Hall would have comfortably seated
about eighty persons, hut by the time the
performance began, there Were at least 1870
damned into the room, and as the doorway
and two small windows, which were the
only means Of ventilation, were packed
full, the room being low, it soon became
VOflbhDie -SWSdG DOX. =
The temporary stage was quite tasteful
arranged sand lifted up, and presented a
very neat appea ance.
The Middlebrook string band had gener-
| ously donated their service, 10 the enliven-
ing OF the occasion, and proved themselves
the most attractive portion Of the exhibit
| ton, excepting, Of course, the ladies.
Everything being in readiness, the cur
tain rose upon the first scene, which prov
ed to have been gotten up expressly for the
edfiication of your correspondent, and was
intended to represent the liking Of beasts''
| rending and devouring newspaper cor
respondent who had been saying naughty
| things about "graded schoois.'' The
BEAST was well gotten up, and as he
| walked the stage with majestic tread and
| awful mien, the deception was alarmingly
| complete But like his tabled ancestor, he
attempted to carry the play too far, for
when he opened his mouth to roar, his
| bray betrayed him and, true to his nature
| in the intense enjoyment OF this his natural
way OF expressing his feelings, he forgot
| the part he was attempting to parsonAte;
| the lions skin dropped off, the long ears
swayed erect, and the ignoble animal stood
| revealed to the audience in his true
character.
After this moral little drama the perfor-
| nance proceeded in It's legitimate course,
but the mortal terror into which your cor
respondent had been thrown by the intro
ductlon of the above circumstance untitled
him to properly report upon what followed,
but will say, however, that although
several of the pieces had been imperfectly
learned a number OF the little fellows &C
quilted themselves with great deal OF
credit.
Your correspondent didn't attend the
1nhf 10 4.
the prettieSt name to call it-might get
loose and enact a tragedy. [ am informed.
however, that the exhibition, as far as the
scholars aud actors were concerned, moved
OFT very pleasantly, and gave a great deal
OF pleasure to the parents and friends of
the same. and to the audience generally.
understand that steps are being taken
to secure the immediate erection Of suit
able fence around the graveyard. This is
as it should be, and will add ten per cent.
to the value of the surrounding property,
and fifty per cent. to the appearance of the
village. Now let them build school
house, and Churchville will contain all the
elements Of a thoroughgoing country town.
BY the way. your typo made me say that
there were SIX ShoemakerS' shops in this
place, whereas 1 wrote one.
S.A. Y. OLDBoY.
Churchville, June 10th.
-A-a->s-ae@%
THE MARRIAGE OF A WOMAN TO A
WOMAN. -Marancy Hughes was married
IN September last to a person who was
known as Samuel NJ. Pollard. Her rela-
tives opposed the match, and she eloped
and was married without their knowledge,
and short time after their marriage Pol
lard confessed to her that she was a wo-
man; that she had trouble with her rela-
tives in the East; had lost her property.
and assumed the disguise of man for the
reason that avenues for making money
would be open to her in that character
which would be closed to her as a woman
Pollard has never given her any particular
reason for doing her this great wrong, but
is believed to have been actuated by fool
ISL pride IN appearing in the character of a
married man. The victim was ashamed
to acknowledge that she had been so i'm,
posed upon, and-sI,runk from admitting the
truth. Pollard without actually threatening
her life, repeatedly intimated that it would
be bad fer her it she exposed her. and so
she Kept silence until fortnight ago.
when her aunt got an ntimation Of the
fact, and questioned her closely, and she
related to her The whole story. The VIC
tim says t:,at The woman's real name is
Sarah NJ. Pollard, and that her trunk is
filled with femini' apparel A complaint
was filed yesterday by J. g. H"werton, &C
cusing Pollard ofperjury in swearing when
he took out the marriage license that he
was male.-Neyada Times.
A BABY KILLED BY ITS BABY Bro
rHEn.-Mrs. Bella Barry. of 32l East
T"enty-fourth street awoke at S O'Clock
yesterday morning, and she saw that her
1wo-year=old boy, Robert, had his chubby
arms clasped about the neck of his club
by brother james, aged about four weeks.
Both children were on her right side in
the bed, and th4y seemed to be asleep.
Mrs. Barry gently pnelasped Robert S arms
and drew them away from the babe S neck.
Robert WAS NOT wdknpal hl1t t,,r,;,,f,