Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
Miss Rosa Roberts, living near Elmira

Miss Rosa Roberts, living near Elmira.
N. Y, was engaged to be married. The
other day her dentist called upon her and
inquired how her teeth were lasting. She
handed them to him and he put them in
his pocket, saying, s'You can have these
teeth when you pay me for them" Miss
Roberts was not able to pay for them just
then, and the dentist coOlly carried them
away. He affianced heard that she wore
false teeth, a fact of which he was not
aware, and now declne to fulfill his en-
gagement. The young lady proposes to
sue the dentist for $4,000 damages.
II. L. Price, convicted of killing Dan
bridge Burnett in Pittsylvania county,
was found guilty of ''lnvoluntary man
slaughter and a fine of $500 was imposed.
Price was then released. Judge Coles at
forwards had him rearrested and added
six months imprisonment to the sentence.
The right to do this after freeing the pris-
Oner is disputed and it is said will be ia
ken to higher court.
The skull of Lady Jane Grey's father,
Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, was dug up
in the yard of the Church Of the Holy
Trinity, in the Minories, London, a few
days ago. Grey was beheaded by Queen
Mary for participation in Sir Thomas
Wyatt's rebellion in 1854.
The outbreak of the yellow fever at Oak
Grove, Miss, has been traced to communl-
cation with Memphis by dry goods taken
from the city to Oak Grove for the purpose
of preparing wedding trOusseau for Miss
Manning. The expectant bride was the
first one attacked, and she died on the
fifth day. Her brother also died.
G.. W. Kelley, for nine years Grand
Treasurer of the Grand Lodge I. o. o. F.
of West Virginia, while On his way to its
meeting at Wheeling last week, had his
pocket picked of $1,000 of the Lodge
money. At the meeting Of the Lodge he
was formally expelled for having disobeyed
the order requiring the funds to be kept in
a bank.
President Garrett, of the B. Il o. R r.,
who was charged by rumor with obstruct-
ing the wheat market, because he was in
terested. is out in a card. saving that in
twenty -one years of his Presidency he has
never had single transaction In grain,
except selling the small crop of his own
farm.
President J. D. Dreher. of Roanoke Col
lege. has purchased the handsome property
OF Rev. DR.. VIM. B. Yonce, at Salem,
known as "Rose Lawn" The small
sum of 81 200 was the price paid.
The Danville Up, ST. chronicles the
marriage there or Jno. i. Penn to Miss
annie Bethel daQg ter of t he President
Of the Planters National Bank. Twenty
: * ladies and gentleman otficiated as wait
ers.
Rev. DR.. R. H, McKim. of New ork,
la Virginlan, and who was on Gen Geo.
II. SteGart's stah), opened the meeting of
the Army of Northern Virginia, at Rich
mond last week, with prayer
The Richmond papers notice the death
Of A. Louis HutZler, OF Hutzler Bros,
who though only twenty-one years of age
had already become well-known mer-
cllapL there.
Madame Christine Nilsson. for singing
twelve times during the wedding festlvi-
ties Of King Alfonso, is to receive $lS, 900.
Oliver s. schooicraft, of Richnoud, now
in Paris, is writing foreign letters to the
Richmond "atanaara, y
James L. Campbell, 9 formsr Fepresan.
tative.of Bedford county, in the Virginia
House of Delegates, died on the 80th ult.