The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-21
STAUNTON

pOsT-OFFICE ROBBED AT FIuERVILLE-DE-
P6r BROKEN INTO-A GOLDEN WEDDING
THE SHENANDOAH-YALLEY RAILRO A D.
PnEON-SHOOTING MATCn-NEGRO ARRESTED
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE--A STANTON MAN
LECTURES IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ICorrvspondence Of the Richmond Dispa'ch.i
FEBRUARY 90, 1850.
The post-ofiice a; FishersvIIle was broken
into Tuesday night by some unknown per-
Sons and a number OF letters, other mail
matter, and some other articles stolen. Mr..
\ Il. Halves, the postmaster, had taken all
The money ont Of the Office except little
change, which the rogucs secured. There
is no clue ~ yet to the robbery. The next
night about g O'Clock the deIot 81 the same
~ ace was entered through window and an
attempt made 10 rob the money-drawer.
The der0t agent returning Unexpectedly,
the thieves made of without succeeding IN
getting $50 which they must have known
was in he Office. Our neiGhb0rlng town
is evidently IN need Of police.
Mr.. George w Fuller, the oldest Mason
i'm stanton Lodge, No. Is, celebrated his
golden wedding here Monday night. Tie
has been a member OF the Masonic fraterni-
t. dfty-twO years, and City years ago was
married to Miss Spots, Of Lewi>burg-a
sister Of the clerk OF Greenbrier county-by
the late DR.. Mckinney, SD long Il famous
divine in the Presbyterian synod. \ rum
Der OF Na,ons called upon the venerable
c1uple Monday night and presented purs'
of twenty-five GOLD dollars. Other valuable
presents were received.
| Mr.. William Mines, president OF Tho
Shenandoah Valley railroad, passed through
| here Wednesday night on his Way to attend
A meeting Of ibe Board OF Directors Of th'
Black burg Agricultural College in RIch
mond. President lIlneS says the iron Is
ready 10 Inv The tr9ck on his road 60 its in
tersection with the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad.
A very closely contested pigcon-shootinG
match took place at the FaIr.GrOunds Mon
day between MesSrs. William +. summer
son and ST. John Benn. Ten Bird, TWEEN
ty-one yards rise; prize, SO. Mir. sum
mcrs0n won the money. he killing eight
BIRDS, and Mr.. Bcnn seven. Alter The
shooting Mr.. Eenn proposed another
match OF twenty-five birds, so side, whct
is to be arranged.
Preston Toncgan (cCOred was arrested
near GreenyIle, in this county, on tues
day, by Constable BrOwnlec, charged with
breaking into the house OF j. DAYS Rowan
with the intent To "ut.6gc Ella NJ. OOliauaE'
| The prisoner is in jail awaiting trial.
Maior jed IIotchkiss will, by invitation,
address, on the 9th prOXlmO, the Chamber oil
Commerce and citizens Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
lie will lecture upon the mineral resources
Of Virginia.
Mr.. susan Dull. an aged widow LADY,,
living near Garrison's shop, in this county,
met with a serious accident last week She
slipped upon the wet floor Of her house,
and By the fall. a. was afterwards aSct r
tanned by her physician, DR.. Dunlap, broke
off the end OF her LETT thigh-bone where II
enters the socket.
Mr.. ID. :. Young, an old and well-known
member Of the SfauntOn bar, slipped and
fell on his way home few nights ago,
breaking bis arm, from which he suffers
very much, though his injuries are not con-
sdered dangerous. PENN.