Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-27
Fishersville Affairs.
Reported for the staunton INDICATOR

Fishersville Affairs.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToRl
The Post Ufice Robbery Tom Fortune
negro boy of twelve years old, was cap
tured near Fishersville, ON Sunday even
ing, having in his possession some Of TIL
Tom tcld pretty straight tale of hov
they had been stolen by Nick Winston ant
AL. Williams. and in addition gave info
nation that led Justice A. A. Arnold, tt
believe that the three above named wer'
the thieves who entered the post Office and
depot. last week. A warrant was accord
ingly issued and placed in the hands OF
John Hanger, special constable, who forth
with proceeded to execute it. By twelve
O'Clock Hanger returned with the prison.
erS.
The trial was held in Mr.. G. A. Gulley'e
store, aud the witnesses examined sepa
rately (no witness being allowed to hear
the evidence of the other, and the evi.
dence taken in writing. but every effort
failed to establish the guilt of Winston
and Williams, and they were discharged.
Fortune was dashed aud dismissed.
During the week in which the post Office
was entered there were not less than six
tn, fits committed in Fishersville.
The Supper gwen by the ladies of the
M. e. Church, on Wednesday night was a
decided success. So great was the de-
mand for oysters that a fresh supply had
to be ordered from Staunton. The meat
table was under the charge of Mrs. Shomo
and Miss Laura Moon. Mrs. II. II. Peck
and Miss Ida Grooms, had care of the cake
table, and Mrs. s. K. Halves and Miss
Kate Bateman, dispensed the oysters. A
very pleasant evening was passed by those
who were present at the supper. There
were other attractions besides the oysters,
cakes, ETC., for your correspondent noticed
brace or SO of our youDgsters. who. while
they ate 80 heartily of ice cream, that he
feared they would have to be artificially
thawed next morning, before being able TO
move, seemed lost to all on the table in
contemplation of what was beyond it.
Tho entertainment will be continued
tonight.
The closing exercises of Miss Josie Hy-
denis school took place on Friday and
Saturday night. 1t is seldom that so large
q crowd assemblies as that of the first
night.-The house was filled to sutfoca-
ton. and there was large crowd that
failed to gain admittance.
ore fellow, in order to get view of the
stage, cut good sized sapllng, leaving a
few stubs Of branches for steps, and, prop
plug it in corner of the room, climbed it
and perched there during the three hours
of the exhibition.
The very doors and shelves of the room
we're occupied by spectators. The pro-
aramme would fill letter, so shall make
no attempt to 60 over it, suffice it to say
that the pupils displayed talent rarely seen
in any section. Miss Hyden deserves the
highest credit for the manner in which
she has acquitted herself as teacher.
This is her first term.
Among those who distinguished them
selves on the occasion were Miss Loua
Famsworth, Miss Kate George, Miss
- Wade, Miss - George and the
little Misses Brown, Perry and Wagner.
Mr.. z. T. Waid and Mr.. James Gibson
much assistance on the occasion.
Messrs. Jos. Patterson, Jos. Gregory.
WIN. McCrarey. John Porter6eld. Stuart
Baskin and John Harris, formed an or.
chestra superior to any we have ever heard
On like occasion.
If it hadn't been that watch was too
slow by thirty minutes on Saturday night.
the verformance wouldn't have ended uu-
ill Su psl3y morning.
Acc. deaf.-On Friday night the horse of
Master Antrim OF Waynesboro, ran off
With him. and ran into the spring wagon
Of Mr.. H ,rmsa of Stuart's Mill. breaking
The WACO y. throwing Mr.. Antrim and
things generally. Fortunately
no bones wel,s br oxen.
Miss Estel!a -Lunsford fell from the
wa gon of D. J. Hyden the same night and
for while was thought to have been seri-
ously hurt. but Soon recovered.
SOUTH RIVER.