The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-06
STAUNTON.

ADJOURNMENT OF CIRCUIT COURT IMPORTANT
DECREE-GETTING ICE IL APRIL-DEATH or
BON. J. y. VAN LEAR-MEETING OF STOCK
HOLDERS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
RAILROAD-DIED OF HER BURNS.
correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispa.ch.l
April. ). 1881.
Judge Mclaughlin adjourned the March
term Of the Circuit Court this morning. He
opened court at half-past 6, disposed OF all
the business before him, adjourned at s.,
and returned to Lexington. The most i'm
pOrtant cause decided was that Of Raymond
and Campbell and Others rs. The Elizabeth
Iron Company aud as, a famous suit IN
tbs district, which involved a large
amount OF money, and has been liti-
gated in this court four or five years,
and number OF subscribers 10 the
stock OF the company are interested. The
bar is well represented in the case; Captain
Thomas ID. Ransom is counsel for the land
subscribers, Major T. e. Elder for the
plaintiffs, General John +. Roller for the
First National Bank Of Harrisonburg, and
MesSrs. Shelley and Bumgardncr for the
company and the money subscribers. The
court held that the conditional money sub
scribers TO the capital stock Of the company
were liable.
The first train through from Hagerstown,
Nd, arrived at WaynesbOrO' Saturday eve
ming at o'clock. There was quite de-
monstraton from the people OF the town
and county on it, arrival, several we'll
known officials OF the road having been eX.
pected. Among those who came were Pre-
sident kimball Messrs. COe and Morse,
chief engineers; Observation-Disclosures
Sands, Gcneral.Freieht . Agent Hatch, and
Auditor Coke. The parry were serenaded
at their hotel that night by the Waynesb1ro'
Brass Band, and the Superintendent invited
the members of the band to 90 to Luray to-
day on the special train which took the
directors. stockholders, and invited guests
10 the stockholders meeting which takes
place there to-day.
The weather was bitter cold last night and
the day and night before, and this morning
the unusual sight for The 9th OF April was
witnessed OF wagons hauling into town new
ice three inches thick from a pond outside
the city. The northern exposures are COW
cred with snow, aud the mountains white
with it, and now, at z. NJ, the thermome-
ter stands at $50, with the prospect Of an
other singing night.
Sunday Mr.. ID. Newton Van Lear, popu-
lar and influential citizen OF this county and
WeilknowD member OF the State Leglsla-
ture from 1877 to 70, was buried at Messy
Greek church. OF which he was q member.
His death was sudden one. He attended
preaching at his church Wednesday, and,
returning home In the afternoon, was
stricken with paralysis, which his wife, who
was riding behind him on horseback, did not
discover until he reached home. He had 10
be helped of OF his horse, being speeches.,
and Drs. Brown, Robson, aud Clark were
chilled In at once, but no relief could be
had, and the sufferer expired about IL
O'Clock that night. A very large concourse
OF friends attended the remains to the Gem.
etery, where his father Rev. John A. Van
Lear and eight brothers and sisters were
buried. The only surviving members OF
this large family are Mr.. Van Lear's aged
mother and bis Youngest sister, Mrs. Ar
buckle. Of Lewisburg, w. Va.
Miss Hattie Lines, OF Waynesboro', whose