Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-04
JANUARY.

tuition. Mis-. Preston elected Matron.
2d-Geo. W. Amiss, at O'Clock at night,
in brothel, on Greenvlle Avenue.
shot and mortally wounded John j..
Burner, of Shenandoah. The wound
ed man died the following afternoon.
7th-C. 4, .. men on freight trains struck
against Sunday work.
ath-Chas. ;. Roller ell cted Principal D.
d. & B. Institution.
H"use.
15th-The Princess Louise and Marquis
of Lorne, pissed through Staunton :,
making short 8 op on their way to
Charleston. 5. G.
Valley Mutual stock sold at auction
at the high g cure of 1921.
Scarlet fever broke out in the Wes-
lyan Female Iustitu e, aud the schoul
was tenn pOrarlly closed.
19th-Brth1ay of Rob5. E Lee. marked
by discharge OF 1UO guns by the Staun-
ton Artillery.
22d-Staunton Debating S cety organized
for the wluter.
Mi. Jas. b. Dorman appointed clerk
of the Court of App ais.
2lst-Mrs. Rrbt. Taylor. matron at the
Virginia Female Institute, died from
the effects of a fall on the ice.
W. r Kurtz appointed postm ister
at Wayntsbcro.
.22d-V-terans of the 5sh Virginia infan-
try organic for tueir trip to Niagara.
31st-Mrs Gabriel Hirsh died.
FEBRUARY.
1st-Col O'Ferrall commenced taking tes-
timohy in Stanton for his contest
with Hon joan Paul. H. SIG.
Tucker was his counsel
Col. Asher W. Hartman sold "Glen
HOme'' To E. 7. and r. FL. Dudley,
for $50. ZOO.
7th-W esleyan Fem ale Institute resumed
its school exercises.
Rev. &. B. Stricken, of Thinking
Spring left for his new charge in
Atlanta, Ga.
3d-Dr. James Pendleton, Assistant Ply
sicians at the w. L. Asylum, died IN
Smythe county.
10TH. n. Mcfarland announced him.
self a candidate for County Treasurer.
Women's Christian Temperance
Union organized with Rev. Rumsey
SmithsOn, President.
A mortgage of So $4,000 on the
Shenandoah Valley Il r. was record
ded in the County Court Clerk s office.
25th-Geo. W. Amiss sentehced to four
years in the penilentiary. and hurried
away to Richmond for fear of popu-
lar Indignation.
27th-Six patients poisoned to death at
w. l.. Asylum.
5th-Virginla Grand L 'dge, Kaights of
Honor met in Staunton.
County Democratic Committee Or
dered primary for county officers.
Sixty eight emigrants from High
land and Bath left Staunton for the
Western States.
Sth-- Ex-Gov. Wm. Sprague married at
virginia Hotel TO Mrs. Dora IneZ
Calvert.
Stanton Life Association organic
ed with Gen. John Echols, President;
81. M. McIlhany, Secretary, and T..
G. Morton. General Agent.
1eth-AIl the p ysicians aud officers at
WI Asy lum re. elected.
l7th-John Ballard Smith of Waynesboro
died.
22d-WorkmeL commenced erecting wires
for the Bell Telephone.
Special Collector j. E. Hamilton,
ievled ON property of g. & y. and B.
& O. roads for taxes.
29th-C oroner's jury in Asylum poisoning
brought in verdict saying that 1t could
not say how or by whom the poison
was pmai the cups.
27th-Capt. Henry II. Peck, a well
known citiZ.n of the county, died.
Women's Christian Temperance
Union Coffee House opened
23d-Mrs. VIM. Grass drowned near She
rando.
APRIL.
10th-Mageie Greever arrested on the
charge of attempting to poison Flor
ence Mersdith.
1sh-A. M. Simpson celebrated his gold.
en- wedding.
1st-Cigar makers struck for 81 thou
sand more wages.
5th-The first thunder storm of the season
8th-Peter Waybright, of Highland. killed
near the edge of town by his team
running away.
15th-Capt. Pat Woodward resigned bis
conductorship on the G. h. .. road
after % years of service.
l2th-Jobn Paris. President of the Board
of Supervisors, died.
19th-East Augusta Mutual Association
met and reelected John Tow bermau
President; Geo. W. Koiner. Secretary
and John Firebaugh, Treasurer.
The 9Th Virginia Veterans left fol
Niagara.
John A. Netherland for % years il
the service Of the e. & o. road, died
7th-MoIher Goose appeared on Sears
Hill, and was washed away by storm
H Sheffsy Roller elected Count,
Superintendent of Schools.
ath-MemoIial day, with Capt. Micaial