Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The horse Ia a splendid bIact saddle AMI
nal, considered the fastc,t r,etsr h, The
Comfy. and has taken The frst nremiu,,
az The Augusta Fair on two occ,.
sions. lie Ia Of Canadian stock and
VAS sold TO Mr.. Blaine for s9cS by Mr..
William I. McCue,s book.keeper m the
valley Mutual Office. For several wear, the
animal has been owned by Miss baldwin,
Of The Augusta Female Seminary. and was
probably better known anc moie admired
than any horse in staunton. Mr.. McCne is
ntmber OF the Young Mems Democratic
tlub tere. He regrets that he did no, ask
ScCO Tor bis horse, as he thinks be could
have gotten IL Just ~ easily as COCO. and he
could Lave put the money 10 40 much bet
ter use than the rest OF Blaiue's h,r,I will
Le pat 10 during the campaign.
by the way, speaking of clubs. the three
Domoci attic clubs here have formed snecI,I
JOINT Executive and Financial Committee.
and have rented large and convenisnt
room for Joint headquarters on Anyu,to
street. which they will supply with suita.
be furniture and all the necessary cav.
paign literature. As far rs good work and
numbers 60, The Worklnginen's Club IL IN
the had, having run up TO three hundred
already. Their activity Is stimu;atlnO the
others. however, and the prospect Il tha,
The Democratic voic reported on the an OF
November from stanton will exceed any.
thing she bss ever done in that line before.
The cluls raised to-day In front Of their
headquarters a pretty Cleveland and Hen.
bricks flag fifteen feet long.
Mr.. John W. Gilkeson's barn, which VA,
turned Thursday. was valued At sl.2oO
and cont, MS at about $1,000 lie lost nj,
crop q oats, 1000 bushels Of wheat. 30
tons o. hay. and some agricultural implo-
mtnts. His insurance amounts to 81 900.
which was carried by the Royal and the
East Augusta Mutus. II seems very GER
tain that the file originated by spontaneous
combustion Of the hay, which was not
thoroughly cured. and upon which WAS
piled the wheat, which was in bundles and
bird not been threshed. The bulk smoked
some time before it burst into l1mes.
Captain Waters. Chief OF Police, having
some reason to think that the young man
who was found dead on the tra'k here The
other II gbt Was the son Of Mr.. VII.
Inns. car inspector OF Sirasburg, has
written 10 Mr.. Williams 20 know IL his
son is missing. There are some who think
the unknown man was ayo;!ng ShackelfOrd,
Of Richmond. II seems that he was not
entirely without money. as the police has
a. 80 in silver which was taken ont Of IN,
pocket.
IL il singular coincidence OF names
that Miss Julia Jackson, the daugter Of
Thomas J. Jackson, OF this county, died
yesterday. and was buried in Thomson
cemetery to-d9y. Mr. Jackson is a fan mer,
living about three miles from Staunton.
A bicycle club Of four young men
Charles +. Fink, president; A. WInt, cap.
tsin; W. l.. Seabrook, lieutenant; and j.
II. Cunningham, secretary-fr West
minister, Ind. passed through here yester-
day on their way to the Natural Bridge.
T3ey bad come all the way on their wheels,
and expected TO return the same way.
They said that thev did not find any hills
along the Valley pike, as rolling as the
country is. which were too steep FOR them
to ride up.
Some young gentlemen here are just
abou. TO organize bicycle club. They
have received their machines, and very
ce-looking ones they are.