Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-21
GreenvllIe Affairs.
AN oBsTRoPEROUs DARKEY-DEBATINa
sOCIETY--DEATHS, &C.

AN oBsTRoPERoUs DARKEY-DEBATINa
SOCIETY DEATHS, &C.
Correspondence of the Staunton VINDIoAToR.l
GREENvILLE, VA, Jan. II, 1881,
On last Wednesday night after the pale
moon had assembled some distance in her
nocturnal circuit and had enveloped our
quiet and peaceful town in her soft and
lustrcus light, a demon in human form en-
tered our streets and after satiating his
debased appetite with liquor, he gave vent
to the satanic spirit that was within by
chastising very severely and without any
cause whatever, one of the juveniles of the
white race of the place, and when the
affair became known to the father of the
boy, he, 1.-THE father) assisted by two of the
villages, most athletic and brave youths
proceeded to hunt up the offending negro
flor SUCH he was). They found him near the
bridge quietly and peacefully resting be-
meath the shadow of wagon. they ordered
him to come forth and 60 before the man
of the law, but he positively refused to go
and proceeded to deal blows to his captors
and especially to the father of the juvenile,
which are now plainly visible on bis head.
These three brave gentlemen could not
take him and had to call in the assistance
of their Deighbors and friends and per-
haps, for aught 1 know, their sisters,
cousins and aunts" to rescue them from
their precarious condition, but it was not
until between ten and score of the lords
Of creation" of the village, including those
that use the rag stick, the hammer. the
awl, the pillow. as well as he that YIELDS
the Christening rod that he could be brought
before the court and whilst surrounded by
all these he was undaunted, for to one he
dealt blow that sent him to the ground,
another received several blows, another
kick and the constable lick and choke,
and wound up by breaking the stove OF the
magistrate to pieces. when he was bound
hand and foot and after due examination
was sent 10 the care of Geo. Harlan. Esq,
to await the action of the next grand jury.
The name of the offender is Israel Porter,
colored. We learn that one man became
SO much excited over the above affair that
he had to be conducted home and put to
bed and when safely put away he was
heard to say that The was thankful that
he was alive!"
Our Spelling Bee' is getting along
well.
There were seven deaths in the village
in 1880, three white and four colored.
On Saturday last John Brooks was ar.
ranged before Justice Mitchell for assault
and battery of Jacob Armentrout and af-
ter due examination they were both fined
and bound over to keep the peace for one
year.
Charles Mcclure, who cut his foot so
severely some time since, is slowly improv-
ing. A debating society has been organ
lied at "Sunnyside," with the following
officers, viz: J. II. Shultz, President, J
s. Lightner, 1st President, D. Will
liams End Vice President, and w. HI. Fix,
Secretary. The Society meets every sat
urday evening.
Deaths.-Op Dec. goth, of fever, J. Thos.
Gillum, aged SO years. On Jan. 9Th, of
consumption, Mrs. S. W. Supple, sister OF
Jas. N. Mitchell, Esq, and niece of Isaac
Newton, Esq.
Mr.. j. H. Wise has removed his store
from here to Centervilie. He is a deserv-
ing man and we hope he will succeed.
DELTA.