The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-12-07
" aynesboro Items.

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Reported for the vIRGINIAN.l
Wedding-The Presbyterian church IN this
town, on the the morning of the 2sth ultimo,
was crowded to witness the marriage of MIR.
Edward Wayland of Austin, Texas. to Miss
Alice Antrim, eldest daughter of Thomas ID.
Antrim, Esq, of this place. At 81 o'clock the
bride and groom made their appearance and
were at once united in the holy bonds OF mat
rimony by the Rev Frank McCutchen. After
the ceremony, the bride and groom. with rel
atlves and few invited guests. repaired to the
residence of the brides father where an elegant
and sumptuous breakfast was partaken OF.
The bridal party boarded the 1890 m. ). V.
r. r. train and took through car for New
Orleans on their way To Texas. The groom
is a native of this place, but is now engaged
in business in the Lone Star State The bride
was one of the most popular and highly es-
teemed of Waynesboro's fair daughters. That
they may have pleasant and happy voyage
through life together is our sincere wish.
NaTqosO Escape On Friday night, the lst
inst, about II O'Clock just alter the family OF
Mr.. John H. Fauber, who resides about miles
north of this place and on the eastern sloe OF
South river, had retired for the night, some
member of the family heard noise as if some |
thing was burning and upon investigation
fire were discovered between the mantle and
the breast of the chimney in the sitting room
the alarm was given and Mr.. Dryden D. Nor |
rison, who happened to be staying there over
night at once tore the mantle from its fasten- |
ingsand by extraordinary exertions extinguish- |
ed the fire which had made considerable head |
way aud in short time would have been |
beyond control Mr. Morrison was the only |
man about the house, Mr.. F. being absent. |
The female portion of the family were so much |
exercised and excited over the occurrence that
their fears might be quieted he volunteered to
sit up the remainder of the night and see that
no further accident of the kind occurred. 1t |
was fortunate that Mr.. M. was present as my
informant lone of the ladies of the family,
said that beyond doubt every thing would
have been lost if it had not been for him.
Death-Miss Kate Heiser, aged about "a
wears, after a lingering illness of consumption
died on the I'd inst, at the redidence of her
uncle CYRUS W. Brown in this town. She
was the last of that family; her father, brother
and mother all having died from the same dis
ease in the order named. II is hardly more
than six months since her mother preceded
her to the grave She was inferred in the
cemetery in this place. the Rev. M. Kinzer of
the Southern NJ E. church preaching her fun |
eral sermon.
S. T. r. R-Some considerable comment |
has been elected from the failure of the s. v,
r. r. Company to pay off for October their
hands on this end of the road. 1t is said the
pay master paid all the hands south of and IN
Guiding Greenville, but north of this last
named point he did not pay. Up to the 4th
| inst, they had not yet paid and the hands on
section % except the foreman had stopped
work until they would be paid.
| An Inaprooenlent-I can't forego this oppor-
tunity of noting the marked improvement
have observed in the cuisine of the American
Hotel in your city since the present landlord.
Mr. G. X. Hatton, has had control of it. In
fact every thing about the house wears a more
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some time Visitors to your city cannot be
better entertained, both in the way of CON-
Portable quarters and good fare than at the
American. The charges are very moderate
and the fare compares favorably in point of
quantity, variety and preparation with many
of the first class houses of larger cities.
Horrible accident to yoal7ag Mdy.-On Tues
day morning, the 9Th inst, about 81 o'clock,
there happened on the railroad bridge in this
town what has often been predicted. Miss
Louisa Kirby daughter of Mr.. Garrison Kirby.
decd, from Alton, Nelson county, in company
with her sister and TWO cousins, daughters OF
| Mr.. Samuel j. Morris, who resides in short
| distance of Waynesboro, escorted by Mr..
Edward Lines were on their way crossing the
bridge to the c. & O depot, where the first
| two ladies were to take the Way Freight for
home When about third of the distance
| from the eastern end, they saw s. V. X. X
freight train coming down the G. & o. track
from towards the junction at rather rapid
rate. These persons on the bridge. of which
Miss Louisa was hndmost, realizing the dan
ger they were in, at once started to run for
the western end of the bridge, but seeing the
train was gaining on them every one tried to
save him or herself. Before the lady first
mentioned could reach place of safety, she
was whirled from the bridge to pond OF
water below killing her instantly. Mr.. Lines
witnessing the fall OF his fair companion at
once ran down the embankniepttO her aid but
too late The fall had done its fatal work and
after getting her out of the water, an exami-
nation was made by Drs. Myers and Fox who
were summoned, disclosing a crushed skull
and other injuries about the face and head any
of which were sufficient to produce death. 1t
is not positively known whether she was
knocked from the bridge by the cars or from
fright lost her footing. No one else of her
mpanions were injured, all having reached
places of security. The deceased was aged
about 30 years and had been over here on q
shopping expedition. She is spoken of by
those who were acquainted with her as very
amable young lady and generally beliked.
The train on which she and her sister were to
return home carried her remains to her sor-
rowing friends and relatives, X.