Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-13
Waynesboro Affairs.

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Wavnesboro Affairs.
LONELY DEATH OF A TRAMP-sERIoUs
ACCIDENT --INSTALLATIoN OF OFF
CERs-FRIENDs OF TEMPERANCE-AN
ORDER FOR rwENTY-THREE ROTARY
ENGINE s-PERsONA AL ITEMS sc.
IRepcrted for the Staunton V1NDIcAToR.]
WAYNssBoRo, Jan. 18th. '52.
The citizans of this vicinity were horri.
fed on last Sunday. by the reported finding
of the head OF a man near tho mouth OF
the Blue Ridge Tunnel. On Monday
morning Jacob Coiner, j. P, summoned q
Jury Of inquest and proceeded to the place
After considerable search. several parts OF
a human skeleton were found scattered
about an old field near the residence OF
Mr.. Kurtz, and finally pile of leaves in
which lay the coat, pants and shirt OF q
man. By these things, as well as pair OF
old shoes, ono of which still remained on
the tleshless foot bones of the skeleton, the
remains were identified as those OF q
tramp" WHO passed here some weeks
since This mau had called at the house
of James Terril and begged for pair OF
Shoes The shoes found with the remains
were identified by Mrs. Terrill and her son
as the pair she had given him. Evidently
this poor creature had crawled over the
fence and died within few rods of Mr..
,tu,e Nd hr,f fayv utono from
the public road. The dogs and vultures
had pulled apart and scattered his bones
about this field. Those parts of the skele-
ton which were found werc buried by the
nelghbors. There was nothing founc
about his clothes by which to determine
who he was Mrs. Terrill understood HIN
to say that bis name was Sholtes or Shultz
and that he had brother lover the noun
TAIN that he WAS miner and had been
working for his board.
On Sunday afternoon little Johnnie Ba-
Der, son of G.. W. Baber, section master OF
c. & O. K. w, was playing near his IA
theirs house. He half filed an yeast bottle
with gun powder and applying a lighted
match to 1t the usual result folio wed-an
explosion. He was very badly burned
about the face and eyes, as well as sus-
tanning several bad cuts on the hands and
arm by the flying fragments of glass. Dr..
J. s. Myers was called and rendered the
necessary surgical aid. The doctor says
chat his eYes may be badly injured by in.
fammation.
D. 6. D II. Fl. Shackelford, on Monday
night. installed the officers of South River
Lodge No. 2213, K. of H., for the ensuing
term: J. S. Myers, D.; J. a. Patterson,
V. D.; w. M. Chew, A. D.; W. G. Coe,
Chaplain; j. r. VanHorne, Reporter; J. B.
Roden, Financial Reporter; R. G.. Wright,
Treasurer; FL. Fl. Shzckelford. Guide;
John Ilte, Guardian; Jacob Garner, Ssn-
tinel; G. r. Hainas, 2. D. The Lodga of
this noble Order in this place begins to
give encouraging signs of prosperity.
The County Union of Friends of Tenn
perance are to meet in this place On Thurs
day next, to discuss tie interests of their
order and to consider the best methods Of
promoting the cause OF Local Option in
the county. The wide spread drunken
ness, the disorder, crime and murder of
the late holidays ought to make Local OPP
tionis.s a3s! Prohibit nists Of every man
i'll the Guuutrf.
DR.. " J. jones, Secretary of the Elias
tic Wheel Company, returned from Phila-
delphia on Saturday He reports the tests
of the Rotary Engine as being in every
Way satisfactory. The Company has Sc
cured an order for % OF these engines as
soon as they can haye them built. This
order is from the ElectricLight Company
May rot Waynesboro hope that the Elastic
Wheel Company can SO arrange affairs as
to light the streets and stores Of our town
by this process.
Most of our citizens awaited Themselves
of the recent cold Snaps and secured a par
tial stock ct ice.
MIR. Cartwright who has been in the EN-
ployment OF Lambert Bros. furniture and
organ factory, left with his family for the
West, Oh Monday.
Mis-. Eliza j.. wife Of our townsman'
Mr.. S. A. Fer. uson died on last Tuesday
night, III her 62d year. She had been for
forty years member of the Baptist
q, church.
Mr.. John Plumb is building residence
on the lot bought 10y him in the Myers x
Fishburn addition.
M. Grove has opened q livery st tbs
stand lately occupied by Doom & Co.
O. NJ. A.