Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-30


and deep feeling. Southern Home,
ALL FOR LOvE.-The Orlean New |
York; ''American" says
Anthony Trip. the hermit, who has
lived in his house, about two miles south
of Albion, for forty years, is now over
seventy years of age. His long white hair
falls over his shoulders and he leans upon
a stout cane when walking about his
premises. Upon the approach of a strang-
er he runs into his house with agility, and
if pursued, he seeks refuge under the bed. |
His food is brought to him regularly by
his relatives, who reside near by. The
woman whom he loved and hoped to mar
ry forty years ago is now widow and
nearly as old as himself"
A Kentucky girl and her lover had vain
ly tried for four years to elope together.
They were Thomas Owen and Miss Kate
Sanford, of Milburn. a few nights ago
Miss Kate bravely jumped out of win
dow. She broke one of the small bones
near the ankle, but Tom got away with
her, and she was held on her feet while the
marriage ceremony was performed by a
sympathizing clergyman.
The Highland (Va.l Recorder" reports
that pack of dogs attacked a flock OF
sheep of Robert Lightner, in that county,
one night last week, but the sheep showed
fight and whipped the asSailants Oft, leav-
ing six or eight dogs dead on the ground.
Isn't it barely possible that the sheep used
shot gun?
A divorce suit, likely to be a cause
celebre, will be tried this month in Lon
don. The injured husband is a peer not
over thirty years old; the respondent is
much younger and the daughter of a
wealthy commoner; the correspondent is
a stable groom, twenty-cne years old. The
couple have not been married more than
two years.
Unlversalism is growing rapidly, ac
cording to the Register of 1879. During
the past year it made a gain of 81 parishes,
500 families, 46 churches, $50 members,
As Sunday schools, 20 church buildings,
| and $40 900 in the value of church proper
ty, in spite Of the hard times.
| M. Frank Paige, a merchant of Boston,
convicted Of conspiracy to defraud his
| creditors, was sentenced to two years hard
| labor in the House of correction. 1t is
| understood that he has given up Sl7,000 to
| be distributed among his creditors.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
| Virginia will celebrate its semi centennial
| in the Lutheran church in Woodstock
next August. This Synod was organized
| there August 10th and 18th, 1929. The
convention will begin its sessions on the
25th of Aug. proX.
| Miss Irish is a young lady only twenty
wears old, who has been employed as AS
| sstant Librarian in the Department of the
| Interior, and has been doing the foreign
correspondence in that department. She
| knows German Spanish and Italian and
| is credited with uncommon tact and dis
| erection in conducting the correspondence.
VIM. Kfum, widower, was found dead
on the 18th inst, on the grave of his wife
! in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
He was formerly editor of the Steubenville
| "AnZieger," and was to resume the posi-
tion ON Monday. His death is attributed
| to heart disease.
Auditor Taylor gives notice that under
recent ruling of the Post office Depart
ment commissioners book. clerks re-
ports, &C., heretofore sent through the
mails at three cents for each half ounce
| can now be mailed at the rate of one cent
! for each two ounces.
| Her eyes are like the Do,
Most beautiful to 81,
And tho roam a Ea,
There's only one sweet Sol,
(Such souls immortal Lao
Can bring a bliSSful Re,
OF heavenly hope for Mi!
Sing!
st. Louis Times.
Jno. J. Palmer, former Public Printer
| of the State of Virginia, was fatally in
jured by being thrown from colt in JEFF
| fe1son county, W. Va, on the 10Th inst
and died on the 22d. Mr.. P. was Y years
of age.
Rev. Samuel Rodgers, D. D., formerly
! pastor of the Methodist Church, in Lex
| ington, will preach the Baccalaureate ser
| mon at Washington and Lee University
this year.
Private letters announce that Miss Lee,
daughter of the late Gen. r. E. Lee, who
has been in Europe two or three years, is
soon to be married to prominent English
merchant of Birmingham.
One of the most important bills passed
by the New York legislature was that
reducing the rate of interest from to 6
per cent.
Aunt Earle Bailey, domestic, former
ly owned by Col Andrew Beirne. of Mon
roe W. Va, died on the 10Th inst, aged
101 years.
The West Virginia Episcopal Council
will meet at tho Episcopal Church in
Clarksburg, Harrison county, West Vir-
GINA, on Wednesday, June 4th.
The Wheeling Democrat" states as a
fact unprecedented in the history Of West
r.,,io hat nat Il Of oil nnt
taxes. fines or licenses is due from any
sheriff for 1877.
Senator Matt Carpenter of Wisconsin
forty-five years ago was boy doing chores
for his board in the house of Gov. Dilling-
ham of Vermont.
Moses d. Hoge, were at the closing exer-
cises Of the Hampton Va. coiored Nor
NAL school last week ard the latter dellv
cred the address.
tits only spring opening, ma" ex-
planned that awful boy, as he exhibited his
torn trousers after leap over picket
fence.
VIM. N. Bell sheared eight sheep year.
lings; the f1eeces aggregated 95 lbs.-115
each; largest ones Is lbs. aud 13 lbs. And
our friend John M Mackey clipped IS,
aggregating 190-LeIingto1a Gazette.
The shabby looking man bidding 50, 100
for Banter at the Tennessee sale, and
buying eleven other valuable horses, turned
out to be Durham, the wealthy horse
man.
Major Little and his wife quarrelled
while out riding at Easton, Me-, and in
the excitement Mrs. Little let her baby
roll off her lap to be killed under the
wheels of the wagon.
Mrs. Underwood, who, besides being a