Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-18
John Griffiths of Girardville, Schuylkil

John Griffiths of Girardville, Schuylkil
county, Pa, has wife and daughter who
for many years saved all the money it was
possible. and finally Luilt a block Of house.
in Pottsville, which they presented to Mr.
Griffilhs. who had been kept in total ignor
ance of what they were doing, while none
of his every day home comforts had beer
denied him. Young gentlemen proposing
to marry on this encoul aging statement OF
facts however. would do we'll to recollect
| that the Miss Griffiths are rare.
| The Rev. Dr. Fowler comes out person
ally in the Methodist ''Christian Advo.
cate" Of which he is editor, with the
startling statement that if Christ made al
cohollc wines he must be put on trial. not
| as sot, but as moderate drinker, who
acco, ding to the law Of human nature,
with SO many million illustrations, was
| possibly saved from becoming all example
| for sots by being crucitied in early man.
! hood.''
The action of the highest Masonic body
in France, the Grand Orient, in striking
out from it's declaration OF principles the
expression uf belief in Go and in the i'm
mortality Of the soul, is in direct contra
vtntion of the traditions and creedS Of the
Masonic body throughout the world. and
has been repudiated by seyeuty-six lodges
in France, disapproved by The Irish Grand
Lodge and now by the En- slish.
In the mild climate of r ,me, fires are
rarely needed in winter and on chilly
days braziers with charcoal ale placed in
rooms, The Pope has horror of fire, and
will not allow it In his presence in any
form. He :metimes suffers from cold
hands, and in that case orders his ''p allet-
ta." This is small hollow ball of of sill
yer, filled with hot water. The Pope holds
it until the cold ceases.
Rev, DR.. Wills, pastor Of the Western
Presbyterian church, Washington, D. c.,
mas written letter to the congregation of
that church stating that owing to 'sinade-
quate support he felt himself compelled to
resign his positinn.'' The letter was re-
ferred to the presbs terry.
LII 1859 travelling panorama of the
Crimean war was burnt at the Norfolk,
Va, theatre. The artist who painted it
remained al Norfolk, uuder the title Of E.
Bouean de ST. Marcel. lie died III great
poverty last week, and roves to have been
Count Jabolinsky, Russian political
exile.
At New Brunswick. N. j. Mr.. Oliver
P. Dunn, aged "a and Mrs Elizabeth Way,
aged 80, desired to get married. but all the
ministers in the town refused t" perform
the ceremony. The old gentleman had be
come smitten, escorting the old lady, who
does not walk well, home from church
meetings.
1t has been discovered in Pittsburg, Pa,
that less than bakers dozen of wholesale
1iuuor doc lore md hroUrarc ha va ciunpd Ill
the bonds of the 1.S00 retail dealers in the
county. One beer brewer is on sixteen
bonds for $4,000 each, and one liquor dealer
is on two hundred and twenty bonds.
A Dallas (Texas) lawyer fell desperately
in love with star actress who recently
visited that State, and tried to bride no
tel waiter to let him take her meals up to
her room.
On Saturday evening Governor Holiday
gave dinner to thirty members of the
General Assembly. He will this week in
vite thirty others, and so on until they
ha We all received his hospitality.
The officers of the United States flagship
Powhatan, at Norfolk, have contributed
S25 to the sufferers by the recent flood at
Buchanan, Va.
in. Camden, and Col. Delaplaine have.
on recommendation of Gov. Mathews, been
appointed by the President, Commission
ers. to represent West Virginia at the Paris
eXibi ton.
In the suit Of the Liberty Savings Bank
VS.. Geo, Miles & Co., tried at the Bedford
Circuit Court by Judge VIM. Mclaughlin
the plaintiffs were nOnsuited.
John Asa Brown has just been arrested
in Southwestern Virginia for discharging
FIVE men from his employment who voted
for Hayes and Wheeler last fall. Fees for
the U. s. officers, you see!
Mrs. Ella r. McClung is appointed post
master at Coggins' Rock Greenbrler coun-
ty, West Va, vice Mrs. l.. H. Smith,
resigned.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church in Lexington, Va,
raised in the last eight months $2l7 for
Foreign Missions.
The calico ball in Richmond last week
realized for the poor nearly 1000 bushels
of coal, several hundred pounds of proyis-
ions and an indefinite amount of clothing.
Burton Graves was sentenced in pan-
vile, Va, last week to thirty years in the
penitentiary for two burglaries.