Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-08

Misses Roxan.a and Elizabeth Lowd
sisters, and Miss Elizabeth Whitcomb, are
farmers i'll Warner, New Hampshire, who
own and WORK probably farm OF one
hundred and sixty acres. They superin-
tend personally the fam work, do not hest
tate even to take hold Of a scyehe, hoe and
pillow, and are seen almost every day in the
field hard at work.
The Rev. W. I. Ellis preached sermon
in the West Woodstock Comm Congre-
gational Church on some particular sins of
his people. One of the alleged sinners, d
member Of the church, confronted the pas
tor as he went out OF the house, and
crushed his hat down over his eyes. Then
followed rough and tumble fight.
Miss Maxwell Graham, an ancient and
somewhat eccentric maiden of England,
has left one hundred thousand dollars to
four charitable societies, Wherewlth to re-
lieve poor Protestants who are named
Hutchinson OF Maxwell, and to educate
their children.
A young man in Cincinnati desires to
marry girl of IS. She is willing and so
are her parents, but Ohio law refuses d Ii
cenSe to one so young, and without Ii
cense clergymen in that State ale forbid
den to perform a ceremony. The pair III
tend to go beyond the reacn OF such restric-
lions. accompanied by their relatives and
to be welded in spite OF all obstacles.
Necessity has no law.-Parson (sternly):
How can you come to church to be married
to man i'll such state as that ? F. Bride
(weeplng:) 1t was not my fault sir. l can
never get HIM to come when he's sober.
The silver mounted Malacca cane Of
Judge Lynch, the founder Of Lynchburg,
Va, and the originator Of Lynch law, and
his inkstand, are in the possession OF MI.
E. J. Withers, of Henderson, Ky.
The receipts at the Virginia State fair,
including privileges, aggregated nearly
$4,000, thus leaving several thousand
dollars in the treasury of the society after
paying all expenses.
The Reformed Episcopalian denomina-
ton has organized fourteen colored con-
gregatlons in the Deighborhood of Charles
ton. s. c., some of which meet in log build
ings.
A Nashville (Tenn.) dispatch announces
the illness from yellow fever of Miss EN-
ma Etheridge, daughter of the Hon. EN-
erson Etheridge, and one of the most in
tellectual women in the South.
The Crown Princess of Prussia is a SEN
sible woman. When she visits an ex!libi-
ton she goes in a simple black silk gown.
with straw hat with black band and a
veil.
James &. Bundy, wealthy eolored tar
mer, living near Terre HaGte, ind, was
murdered last Saturday night, but it is
not hcraded as a ''northern outrage"
Rev. MIR. Talmage, of New York.
preaching abont the corruption and sin OF
that city last Sunda, said: ''W hat we want
in this city is d Stonewall jackson raid p
Emma Davis. Of Alb my, has been sent
to the penitentiary for two years for mar
lying two boys in that city since last New
Years.
The members of the Legislature of Yer
mont have voted themselves two daiiiss
lone foreign, one lccal) and weekly each |
during the session, at a cost of 500. :
cbrist,neNiisson having refu ed ah offer
at St Petersburg of S. 600 night, for
forty ,,ioIts, Albani has secured the en-
gaee,lgps st $4,000 night.
IT takes a man who ~aats office to see |
the corruption there is in official CIRCLES.
be seems to be to get into it,
A Chicago Aotel boasts Of an Irish wo-
man cook ,5, Who stands SIX feet eleven inch
es in her hose