The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-24
STAUNTON.

= AO-N O~Ns
DIED on tbs TRAIS-ELECpOS OF OFFICERS
Of KNIGHTS OF HONOR, CONMANDERY, AND
CHAPrEE-ACCIDENT TO A LADY AND HER
SON-NORE NEWS FROM THE HAIL STORM,
&C.
correspondence of the Richmond Dspatchl
JUNE 90. 1881.
C.ptaiu VI. \. Blrdsong and wife, Of
Richmond, started to Stanton Tuesday
night with their sick child TO try change
OF air for H. But when they reached here
Yesterday morning ii had died on the train,
and the s0rrowful father took the little
corpse in his arms from the train TO their
hotel. where it was sbrouded and coffined,
and they returned home TO bury 1t by the
next eastern train. Captain BirdSong is a
conductor on the Richmond and Frede-
ricksburg railroad.
The following officers were elected on
Monday night at the last regular meeting Of
staunton Lodge, Knights OF Honor: Dicta'
tor, A. i. Kinney; VIce-D.ctator. II. f.
Powell; Assistant Dictator, X. NJ. Guy !;
Reporter, William A. Burnett; Financial
Reporter, G. Il. Sommervile; Treasurer, j..
W. Newton; Chaplain, NJ. +. White; ;
Guide, Heber Ker; Guardian, George
HutchesoG and Dictator L. j. Crowder
was advanced 10 Past Dictator. This lodge
= IN a growing and prosperous condition,
now having over seventy members. The
lodge expect TO have with them at their in
stalation of officers on the 1lth OF July two
prominent members OF the order TO whom
they have rendered a eptiJn-Supreme
Representative f. b. Branch, OF Peters
burg. and Grand Treasurer NJ. +. Hudnall,
OF Richmond.
Stevenson Commandery, No. s, X. t.,
have elected as officers for the ensuing year {:
W. A. Burke, eminent commander; j. III.
Wayt. generalissimo: W. l.. Bumgardner,
captain general; 8. Il. Pugh, prelate; x.
W. Burke, treasurer; A. A. Eskrid2e, Jr,
recorder: W. L. Lusbbaugh, senior war
den; L. Louis lde, junior warden; A. A.
Grubert, standard-bearer; S. III. Lushbaugh,
sword-bearer; +. w. Stewart, sentinel;
II J. Dettor, j. Il. Suit, Carter Berkeley,
guards.
Union ROYAL Arch Chapter, No. ?, has
elected W. III. ii. Lynn high priest; B. b.
E,kridge, king; A. Cochran, scribe I;
Isaac Wiz, treasurer; a. A. Eskridge, Jr.,
secretary Il. j. Dettor, captain OF the host;
L. w. Stewart, principal sOi0urner; 5. Ill.
Lushbaugh, royal arch captain; +. NJ.
Cushing, master third veil; c. w. Sbuf,
master second veil: A. A. Grubert, master
first VEIL
The Building Committee of the Method
ist church, referred to In my last letter. con-
sisis Of Messrs. e. w. Hunter, j. w. New
ton, Meade +. White, John NJ. Carroll, and
Reeves Cate. TIE plan OF the church i'm
proyement was made by Mr.. A. l.. West, Of
Richmond. and the work will be commenced
at once, and pushed with the energy charac-
teristic OF this congregation and the COM
mitiee they have chosen.
Further news from the hail'storm men,
toned IN Yesterdays letter adds to the i'm
preston Of its devastation. Mr.. william
Stub, on Motifs creek, who expected to
make 700 bushels Of wheat, has, under
stand, given up The idea OF even attempting
to harvest his crop. MIR. John Price also
saws be will not be able TO make bushel.
Several small buildings were carried away
by the water, aud the windows OF the
houses in the track OF the storm had many
panes broken.
Mrs. DR.. j. A. Waddell and her son
Aieck, a lad OF fifteen, met with quite a
severe accident Tuesday evening. They
were out driving on road late in the after
noon, and the first known here OF their
danger was the galoping Of DR.. WaddelPs
well known buggy.b0rse through the streets
about dark with the shafts OF bis baroucbe
attached to bin. A crowd soon gathered
around the Doctors house. and runners
were sent out on the different roads. One
perty, after going about two miles, found
Mrs. Waddell and her son at cabin on
the roadside, both badly bruised and
stunned from the fall they had re-
ceiyed. The fastening Of one side OF
the shafts had broken loose, aud the
horse becoming frightened had dashed
of, upsetting the vehicle and throwing
the occupants violently TO the ground.
The youth, after recovering somewhat from
his shock, went back and found bis mother
lying In the road and helped her to the near.
est house. They were taken to the city In a
carriage that night, where much sollcitude
was felt as 70 their welfare, Mrs. Waddell
being badly bruised about the meek and
chest, and suffering severely from the ner.
yous shock, and her son bruised and
scratched about the face and head. They
are both confined to the bed still, but not
considered dangerously hurt. Penn.