The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-10
STAUNTON.


RAILROAD NEWs--A CHURCH OUT OF DEBT
sTAUNTON's FIRST MIXED JURY-A vALUA-
Bill SHGEP-REPUBLICAN CLANS GATHER
NG-IMPORTANT SUITS DECIDED-DAMAGE
AT BUFFALO GAP-PEESONAL, &C.
Correspondence Of The Richmond Dispstch.j
APRIL o, 1880.
Work on the last twenty-five-m section
Of The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Me
Cabe & SpiIleI's cOntracO was commenced
on Wednesday. Oue hundred hands are at
work at this point, which is one mile from
WayuesbOro' and q bali-mile north Of the
Chesapeake and OHIO railroad on the old
Winchester road. 1t is understood that the
contractors ale bound under heavy penalty
10 have their work foished by the 1st Of
August, and that trains will be running by
October 1T. I also understand that the
Shenandoah Valley Company will use the
Chesapeake and Ohio bridge over South
river at WaynPsborO'. and that the track
will diyerge to the south OF the present de-
I6l there, which Will be enlarged and used
BY both companies.
Mr.. William Il. PeytOn, OF this city, who,
il will be recOlec ed. was prominent can
di1ate before the Legislature last winter for
The penitentiary SUPPLEMENTARY, has been
appointed by Auditor Massey superin'en-
dent Of the SiaunlOn and Parkersburg pike,
and has entered upon his Ouiies.
Mr.. I. J. Crowder, chief OF the Staunton
police, and Mr.. W. &. Straughap, will rep
resent the Odd Fellows here at the session
Of the Grand Lodge in your city next Tues
day. The former is Grand Marshal Of that
body.
The wife Of Mr.. Edward Mccarthy,
whose much-regrelted death was noticed in
Wednesday, Dispatch, was at the time Wis
itibg her daughter, Mrs. j. h. Hanger, at
Churehyle, eight miles from here. A let
Ter announcing his illness had been mailed
her, and but for unusual delays in reaching
her she would have been at bis bedside. |
But While hurrying 10 him a telegram an
Dounci0g his death was received by friend |
ana fhe intelligence communicated TO her |
here Tuesday night while she was waiting |
ior The train TO take her TO Richmond. 1t |
was lad going home for her.
me Easter Offering at Trinity (EpiscopaD |
church, together with a special cole ction
h,t sunday, amounted TO 500. and liq1i-
ua'ed the entire debt Of that church. The
next saObatn complete; the eighth year Of
key. w. z. flullinen', rectorshlp here.
The Augusta County Republican Con-
Nehilon meets here tomorrow in Tempe
saaee Hall. The primary meetings all over
Sne county were email. but The schedule
Oulhoer OF delegates aud alternates were
deeted. There are a number of colored
men Oh the list. The primer raj business
Wal be the election OF three delegates to the
S.Ale Convention. which meets here on the
-isl. The delegations from distance are
sshesdY securing rooms ut the hotels, one
I'o'n Tue Soutb>ide hsying engaged accom-
modaliOns for eighteen delegates.
Tie first mixed jury seen in Staunton sat
s'slefaay in the case OF Lizzie Henry,
c9ioIeG woman, charged with breaking into
we store Of j. L. Prlchard. Judge Smith
nsa caused tne most intelligent co.ored men
OI The city 10 be put on tue uenire. and u
ven OF them were chosen. The prisoner n
peau gules, and in consideration Of having =
Ianliy Of six ebildfen dependent upon ;,
uer, lenieneY was recommended. She rot v
lhlriy lasbes. eV ii
,,' ar John Armstrong, OF Cowpasture +
'ni, Highland county, owns The most n
a'uaole eve have beard II. She il OF the "
,sSu'.uo"n breed. aud fifteen years old. In
e - hI' hfm-trong says bis flock bad been
esnceo 10 this one lamb. Now her off,
s'."g constitute bis 6oek Of 100 sheep and
"oS. Ibe m0ther-sheep has bad %
~ including two nov following her;
ss, "nen she WIS ten years old she had "
ny nmbs at one birih. The next year
A. aoa The three lambs all had twins. Mr..
M. ~long thus summed up the profits OF ar
dsy ste"p 10 gentleman here WedDes ID
up,,. ne bad sold 5000 worth OF wool and s ~
sa, used $500 worth Of wool iD home an
!. ""i.efures. and eaten S24 worth OF NUT an
s.a ne values bis l20 sheep at "a per ~ ~
"A s4sO) and the lambs at 81 apiece (s54), DT
y. gentleman who has seen them says oa
'as worth II. This gives sum total -
s,o's. ~ sn eyersge 10 the fifteen years
r,'eI xii0 year. Who can beat ~ m
:, e aolu.iefs representing the Insurance -
= "sn'es Interested In the late fire at Buf. ins
!, Tsp, meniioned last wfek. placed the -
,ss ~ $o.sil.05. The properly was In :.
=. iof ibe benefit Of the creditors OF The :,
sS~pabs. Tue geY company died q Pc h