Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-15

city, is visiting her Stanton friends.
Miss Lottie Baylor. one of Stanton 8
most welcome visitors, returned last week
to her home in East Virginia.
Mr.. Carter N. Harrison, formerly OF
Staunton, is the twelfth person drawn for
the Cluverius jury at Richmond.
Jos. B. Wood ward, Esq, the estimable
Deputy Clerk of the County Court, lett
On Saturday night for visit to friends in
Cincinnati.
Ex-Justice of the Peace James N.
Mitchell, of Greenville, while walking IN
a field near there Wednesday, fell to the
ground with the whole of his right side
paralyzed. He was taken to the home OF
his son where he lies in critical condi-
ton.
Miss Minnie Burdett, Of Charleston,
Kanawha, attending school In Staunton,
was called home suddenly Friday by the
death of her brother. Jed. W. Burdett.
Judge Hugh W. Sheffey of Stanton, is
lecturing to the law class of Washington
& Lee University.
Miss Carrie Crowle, who has been spend
ing the winter in baltimore, has returned
to the city.
Hon. John e. Massey was in the city
Yesterday, on a visit to his brother-ln-law,
Prof. VIM. Kable.
Mr.. Geo. E. Kice of Stanton, now a
resident of Danville, ILL.,, sends us the
Leader" of that city, rejoicing over the
first time the Democrats ever carried the
municipal election.
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The Invlolability Of Family Grave
Yards.
A suit of interest to farmers on whose
land is their family grave yard, was de-
cided by the Virginia Court of Appeals
last week. The suit was brought by John
T. Sublett of Richmond. who is a first
cousin of MI. 2. B. Sublett of this city,
and the father of Mr.. Walter Sublett, who
married Miss Lima McCue, daughter of
Judge John H. McCue. 1t seems tha5
thirteen years ago, Sublett sold to B. T..
Benn, Of Michigan, a 275 acre farm in
Goochland county. On the farn was the
old family graveyard, containing about
three quarters Of an acre of ground. In
selling the farm no reservation was made
of this piece Of ground. Benn tore down
the walls inclosing is and demolished the
slabs over the graves. The land was con-
verified into hog pen, and subsequently
it was piowed up and cultivated. Before
this, however, Benn refused to permit the
interment of the body of member OF the
family of Mr.. sublett, and, it is alleged,
threatened to shoot anybody who attemp-
ted to dig grave there. A suit was at
once instituted by those interested against
| Benn, to gain possession of the three quar-
ters of an acre and $500 damages, which
resulted in a verdict against Benn. The
Court of Appeals affirmed this judgment.
and said while 20 reservation Of the burial
ground had been made, it had been dedica-
ted for the use of the family and all OF
their descendants, which, under the cir
cumstances, was valid reservation of the
grounds.
| q. S. Gaugers' Commissions Revoked.
| Under the act of Congress passed July
18th, 1884, which provides that not more
| than Is per cent. of U. s. Gaugers, in ex-
cess of the number actually engaged in
performing duty, shall be retained, the
Secretary of the Treasury has revoked the
commissions of the following gaugers in
the Staunton District: W. II. Shaw, Lex
| ington; E. Il. Flaberty, Botetourt county
| Alex. Fortune, Nelson county; II. L.
Howard, Eggbornville; ]. T. Robson
Culpeper; Thomas a. Colley, Warm
Springs, and G. l.. Blake. Harrisonburg.
| Gauger Jno. D. Gray, at Liberty, has re-
Gently resigned.
last, received letter from Internal Reve-
nue. Commissioner Miller, stating that
| the transfer of the Stanton Office to Col
lector Shepherd would take place to-day
Friday.
MARRIED IN PARIs.-Mr. Seabrooke
Albert, of Baltimore, son of Mr.. Angus
tus J. Albert, and Mrs. Mary E. Merillat
of Virginia. Ia sister of Maj. W. G. Esk
ridge of Staunton, and Capt. Thomas Z
Eskridge of Augusta, and a former resi-
dent of Stanton herself) were married il
Paris, on the 23d of April. The civil mar
riage took place at the Marie Of Passy
where the witnesses for the bride were
Count Leonce de Villedon, her nephew
by marriage, and Mr.. Charles Carroll, Of
, Maryland; those for the groom we're The
Hon. L. 2. Morton, the American minis
ter to France, and Mr. Brulatour, frs
secretary of legation. Tie religious eere
mony took place some hours later at TIL
residence of Mrs. Oliver O'Donnel, witt
whom the bride was staying. Mr.. Nor
gan, rector of the American Episcopa
church, officiated. Mr.. and Mrs. ALDER
propose to spend some months On the con
tinent before returning to Baltimore.
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