The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-07
STANTON.

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sTAUNToN.
cosw ". ,ssSs WAVES An hs ,lNsss,' ~,
escE.s y, s.erSTnATE--sToRs ROBBED OF
Fsfoss 10 yarcuAN's PROBABLE SUCCESS
yoNs, .,r ny.r, DUMB AND BLIND fNsTl-
soR Az 10 =, e.1rox or offIcERs--HEAvy
grIioS rcToR's NEw-rEAR's GIFT
POM orxS A RACE WITH A RAILROAD
RA'N - Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
lcor's'''' JANUARY 6, 1883.
.s,c,c,,on OF his counsel, George
BY 'oy ,,n,,rierer Of John j. Burner,
hssi; an examination IN the justices
wsn VAN, THURSDAY. His case WIZ De nrougn,
Coua ,ss Grand jury TO-DAY, and he VIII
eeios, -, h indicted for The murder.
dcno.' s,ors a Mr.. A. L. Wilkinson, at
Inc ,.,,on, on the Valley railroad, a
Neron, nom stanton, was recently
few niN -, and robbed while Mr.. Wilkin-
roSen !, dinner. When he got back two
on W. I'm seen getting out OF back
aegross . md escaped. They had gotten
Win"ss rnoney-drawcr and stolen about
ln'o - s.nI notes and quantity OF silver,
- W;tinson thinks probably $40. He
NJ NJ - catch the thieves, rs he believes he
s~sws who they are.
Know v,sc,nily.appointcd Beard Of the
M punh and Bind Institution here
- m ,,sfl At that institution on The 10th in
80, When tho vacancy caused by the
So sj,satlon O. Dr. Vaughan viii be tiled.
y n thought that the position will be ten
~ 70 Professor Charles 5. Roller. the
oo,;nc;p,l and proprietor Of the Augusta
,I,le Academy. a private school al Fort
I1sssnee in this county.
Nr, Henry. the former excellent ma
,r,n Al the Western Lunatic Asylum,
,b,se position was vacated last spring by
ne Coalition Board, has recently been
,l~r,cd ma;ren Of the New York lnstitu-
,;on Tor the lcai and Dumb in New York
eity. The many friends OF this cultivated
hSy will be glad 10 hear OF her good for
tune.
ON New-Year's night the MaSonS OF
Ssunton Lodge called in body on Mr.
ecorge Fuller. q venerable brother, and
he Oldest member Of the lodge, and made
him present of S2j, contributed on the
occasion. Mr.. Fuller and his wife are
both living, and have been married fifty
three years. They highly appreciated the
internal visit.
Jacob Lofts. living near Greenyille. has
killed a hog which weighed ESQ pounds.
He was only two years and nine months
Cd.
The PreSbyterian congregations of Windy
Cove and Millboro', in Bath county, sent
their popular young pastor, Rev. n. IL.
coke. a New-lear's gift Of provisions,
which loaded two wagons.
sisunion Lodge, knights OF Honor, has
elss,ed its officers for the current year, of
which Heber her is dictator: William NJ.
simpson. yice-dictator; William a. Bur-
NIT reporter; j. W. Newton, representa-
tive 10 the Grand Lodge; and L. l.. Ed
nond>on. alternate.
Augusta Council, Royal Arcanum. elect
&C. Is. Someryille, regent; G.. G. Gooch,
,ice-regent; Joseph b. Woodward, secre-
iary. Representative 10 the Grand COun-
en. A. Richardson; alternate, DR.. John
stanton Lodge. /. o. O. F., has elected
: If. Rescnbaum, noble grand; c. l..
Waler, yice-gand; and y. NJ. Warner,
secretary.
Valley Council. American Legion Of
Honor. has elected DR.. John Nj. Hanger
commander. T. c. Morton yice-command-
er. William B. Hardy secretary, Joseph Il.
Rollins representative 10 the Grand Coun-
ell. and William II. Baltic alternate.
Mr.. J. Addison Waddell, clerk OF the
Count Of Appesls here. has been elected
accountant BY the directory Of the Valley
Mutual Life Association.
The other day as the mail tram going
west from Stanton was rafting along at
full speed east Of Swoope's depot the
quick and startling whistles Of the engine
caused the passengers to look out Of the
ear windows for the cause. The tram had
started tine buck out OF the brush, and
be was making his best time along the side
Of the track The chase was very exciting
ior more than q mile, the traln-men and
passengers shouting and firing their pistols
a TIE deer, who finally gaining little on
he tsin ran across the track in front OF
lbs engine, and in his hurry TO jump a
ie9es got his antleTs fastened in the top
ns Some OF the Passengers wanted 10
stop the train and secure the yenison, bat
the conductor did not think "tbat was
basiness.' and kept on his way, and those
boxing back saw the buck disengage him
vi and bound away over the fields.