Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-16
An Interesting Letter from Greenville

Reported fo- the Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
GREENv1LLE, VA, Sept. II, 1881.
On Saturday afternoon number of true
and faithful Democrats assembled at the
Academy here and proceeded to.organize a
Conservative Democratic campaign club.
Upon nomination the following were cleo
ted permanent officers: J. A. Bumgard-
ner, President; A. Blauth, T. A. Brown
lee, JAS W. Wallace, Frank Pilson and
W. H. Shields, Vice Presidents; G.. W.
Fitch, Secretary, and R. II. Palmer,
Treasurer. The club proposes to go &C
lively to work and continue until sunset
on the day of election and give Daniel,
Barbour and Mckinney the strength of
the Democracy Of old Greenville precinct.
On next Saturday at P. m. will be the
next meeting at which canvassing and
other committees will be appointed and a
public speaker will be present to address
the club. ALI persons are invited to be
present.
A bush meeting under the auspices of
the U. B. Church, was begun at Stover's
school house on Saturday night and quite
a number of our people attended it Sun
day.
Sunday being ladies day at the Y. M. G.
A. the house was well filled. Interesting
addresses were made by several of the
members. The Association wants to get
Col. Jas. H. Skinner to deliver an address
before them at their next anniversary,
which will occur on the 18th proximo.
at the last stated communication of
Augusta Lodge No. Ill, A. F. & A. M,
VIM. T. Mckee, Master; P. III. Palmer,
Senior Warden; R. S. Heller, Junior War
den; J. W. T. Hawpe, II. G. Palmer and
S. A. D. Mckee, Past Masters, were ap-
pointed delegates to represent Augusta
Lodge in the Grand Lodge at the Centen
NAL at Yorktown. A number of the
members of the lodge will accompany
them to the celebration.
The work of grading on the S. V. R. r.
is nearing completion between here and
Waynesboro, and it is thought by some
that the track will be laid and trains run
ming to the Summit by Christmas. Pur-
cell & Griffith who had a four mile con-
tract, have nearly completed it and have
transferred the greater portion of their
hands to section they have near the Ma
tural bridge.
Mr. B. F. McClung is confined to his
room on account of sickness.
Mrs Potts and her daughter Miss Anna
of Richmond are visiting friends in the
neighborhood.
Mr.. Samuel Brown of Hebron church
neighborhood paid brief visit to this
neighborhood one day last week.
M. F. G. Shultz's family will remove
to town to-day.
Farmers have done no plowing yet. Corn
is being cut up. When will the drouth
cease.
G. J. Hagan, ''boss'' on Griffith & Pur
cell work, who, on Saturday afternoon
took his wife to Staunton returned to
his boarding house MRS. Lucy A. Light
ner's) that evening and on Sunday took
his meals as usual and on retiring sunday
night asked if the family had any laud
anum and was given a vial containing
about three ounces. When breakfast
was ready this morning be being missing,
some one went to his room and found him
dead in bed. J. N. Mitchell, J. P, acting
as coroner had jury summoned and after
hearing the facts gave a verdict that he
had died from an overdose of laudanum
administered by his own hands.
DELTA.