Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-12
AUGUSTA.

On Friday night the hail fell to such a
depth as to blockade the passenger train
on the Norfolk i Western road for dis
lance of three miles, near Roanoke. At
some points the hail was waist deep.
''Uncle" Henry H. Hunksrfoot. color
ed citizen of Highland county, Va, eish-
ty years old, last week saw the inside Of
court house and took An oath for the first
time in his long life. He appeared az a
witness.
The annual report Of the Granitsvills
Cotton Manufacturing Company Of Au-
gasta, Ga, for the year ending last month,
shows the net earnings OF the mill were
thirty three per cent. on the capital.
D. S. FOrney, of Pulaski county, last
week sold for SAC, 900 the Rich Hill MINER
eral property which he bought . few years
ago for $4,000.
Rev. J. b. Hawthorne, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, Richmond, has been
offered charge in Philadelphia at $4,000
per annuM.
Tho Yancey farm. situated ON the Shen-
andoah river in east Rockingham. and con-
tanning 224 acres has been seld to VIM. B.
Yancey, Jr., for $3.50 per acre.
James Pitman Tyler. an old and esteem
cd citizen of Richmond, and for long
time Secretary Of the old James River Canal
Co., dlsd last week at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. DR.. Walden, at Goshen,
Rockbridge.
The Lexington Gazette says r. K. Will
son, of Rockbridge. has sheared flock Of
As Cotswold sheep with = clip Of 40 lbs.
OF wool, Eighteen ewes raised 20 lambs.
The average weight of the sheep was 200
pounds.
An innocent couple at Wabash, Ind.
went to the Post master to be married.
Tbs official was in necent, too, thought he
had authority in the premises, and per-
formed the ceremony all in good faith
The. next day came enlightenment and
confusion.
Marvin, alias Gen. Budlong Morton, the
naughty old man now serving a long term
in the Virginia Penitentiary for marrying
multiplicity of wives, is said to be wri-
ting history of his life, which is to be
published in pamphlet form.
R. G. L. Paige, the colored member of
the House of Delegates from Norfolk
county, has been appointed assistant post
master of that city.
A st. Louis dog, recently deceased, was
property holder. His estate consist
cd of a house and lot loft to him by his de-
ceased master. There WAS trustee, OF
course; but The income was conscientious
ly spent in paying for the animals food,
lodging and attendance. He was hand
some spaniel, and was not made vain by
his wealth, but associated freely with COM
mon dogs. At his death, a few days ago,
tho trustee had him buried in costly cof-
fir. hearse conveying his remains quite
tremendously to the family cemetery.
Senator Johnston has presented a remon-
stranes from citizens OF Broadway, Rock
ingham county. who complain that their
post Office has been taken away from them
because some citizens have been in the
habit OF putting their letters in the postal
mail-car instead of dropping them into the
Office.
Rev. Thomas Diggs, Of Nelson Co., a
brother Of the Eoted Senator Digs, of
Lynchburg, died last week.
DIR. A. &. Stalnaksr, formerly of Wythe-
vile, Va. has been appointed LIST Assis-
tant Physician at the Weston VIVA
Lunatic Asylum.
The drought of last year was so severe
in Amherst county. that farmers, who are
generally we'll to do and are regular
taxpayers, are without c,rn for bread. -
The supervisors have distributed sew.
eral Thousand bushels, taking the bonds
of the farmers to pay it out of this years
crop.
The colored college commission has
bought the "Fleet' farm of Capt. John G. |
Griffin IN Chesterfield, near Petersburg for |
SIS 500. 1t has brick dwelling and So |
acres of land.
Col. W. T. Poagus. of Rockbridge, has
sold his fine brick dwelling and City acres
Of land for 5000.
Ex-Governor Letcher has been confined
TO his room for some time, not being able
to walk about.
Should you be sufferer from dyspepsia.
Indigestion, malaria, or weakness, yeu can