The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-07
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STAUNTON.
TRIED FOR POISONING scnooi-eim.--AS
HONEST COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NOV, Am DELEGATION TO LYNcunuRG-A
SUCCESSFUL. FISHING PARrr-xiLLED BY A
p,rI PROM cuERRY-TREE.
,s.~...,s,.,aeoce OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
July G. 1888.
criminal trial commenced in the Hust-
,ocs co,rf.-Iudge J. w. Green Smith
Yesterday. In which sixty-iwo witnesses
arc summoned. and which ELECTS much In
snrest IN this community. The prisoner,
Magc;e Greaycr. was, Il will be recolIccted
nv Dispafch readers, indicted in April last
Cor the attempted poisoning OF q school,
cirl-Florence Meredith-by sending cam
DIV through the mail poisoned with strych-
nine. which resulted in the almost fatal
noison,ng O! W. l.. Meredith. the young
girls stepfather, and Miss Maria Hulvey,
who ate some OF the candy.
The woman Greaver has been in Jail
ever since her arrest, bail having been re-
fused. YESTERDAY. after several hours and
good deal Of difficulty In finding jury
who had not formed an opinion in the case,
the trial was proceeded with. The prison.
or. who Is rather good-looking blonde, is
defended bv Mr.. William 4. Craig, the re-
cently-appoin,ed revenue collector, Cap
tain James Bumgardner, Jr., and Judge
John Howard MeCuc, and prosecuted by
Cify.Attorncv Edward Echols. When the
court adjourned at 3 Il. VI. only two wit
nesSes had been examined, and there seemed
70 be an attempt on the part OF the defence
10 mpeach the testimony of Miss Meredith.
The case promises to be long and tedious
one.
partv OF twelve or fourteen gentlemen
from StauntOn, among whom were Captains
Hugh NJ. McIlhany. James Bumgardner,
Sheriff A. II. Eghtner, City Treasurer
John NJ. Carroll, and others, took Fourth
OF July fish in Trinity Point mill-pond
"wednesday. and caught over three hun
dred pounds Of fish with their seines. At
a single haul OF the seine it is said nearly
one hundred pounds OF fish were caught.
Last SUNDAY night Mr.. Daniel Schrogan,
a well-known member Of the German Bap-
tist church. died near New Hope from the
effects Of fall out Of cherry-tree few
days before.
Since the neighboring town OF Waynes-
boro' has become railroad centre more
than TWENTY-FIVE new buildings have been
erected i'm about twelve months past, most
of them beng good dwellings, several
quite handsome, also some buSlnesS-nouses.
Several of the new buildings are Drick,
nearly all OF them tip-rOofed, and the an
pearance OF the town IS much improved.
The Wavne sboro' Town Council elects It's
CORPORATION officers, and on Saturday chose
the following: DR.. W. j. Jones, editor OF
the Messenger, mayor; Mr.. Il. &. Wright,
treasurer: T.. X. HUFF, clerk; and S. a.
Furguson, sergeant.
A good report OF the management OF the
Augusta county almshouse during the last
seven years has been handed in by the COM
mittee charged with taking an inventory
of property and making an inspection oil
this public charity. The annual appropri-
alton by the county is $1,000. and the iity-
three inmates OF the last year have been
well clad and fed. The supplies on hand,
including horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, farm
ing implements, grain. forage, and proN-
sions. are valued at S2,S14.50. The COM
mittee. consisting OF Supervisor Joseph ii.
Callison and County Clerk William a. Bur
nett. seemed TO be so much impressed win
the honesty and economy OF the admins
tration Of this public trust that they closed
their report in the following language:
ain conclusion, we beg to say II all pub
lie officers discharge their duties rs ueorSe
w. Faubes has discharged his for the past
seven wears there would be no occasion
for organizing parties on the issue OF re-
FORM .
The Democracy OF Highland at a meet
ing held in their courthouse on the 10Th
ultimo appointed the following delegates
and alternates to the Lynchburg Conven-
ton: Adam Stephenson, c. L. Jones'
James O. Hobbs alternates samuel W.
Sterret, l.. II. Stephenson. William H.
Keister; and in the event OF no delegate
or alternate being present at the C0hVen-
ton CAPTAIN James Bumgardner, Jr., OF
Staunton, was requested to cast the vote OF
the county.
The types got transposed from the top
70 the bottom of my letter OF the 81 from
Rockbridge county, making me say two
things that had no sense in them FIRST;
.'that puJic attention has been ADJUSTED
and readjusted, and we claim that it is now
out Of politics.: and second, eve ae-
knowledge and they clam that the deot
question would be directed to this county
as the home of two leaders OF the opposing
parties.' The italicized words have only
to change places to give my meaning. The
devil must have been in the business.
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