Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-03
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There has been marked competition
among the Presbyterian churches of Washing
ton to secure President Cleveland as an attsn-
dant, especially by the fashionable New York
Avenue church Thirty-fve years ago. Rev. |
Byron Sunderland, now pastor of rather an
tiquated and Questionable church in that city, |
was pastor at Buffalo, N. Y, and the Presi- |
dents mother was a member of his church. |
Last Saturday, the President sent for the dia-
gram of the pews in Mr.. Sundsrland's church,
selected one, sent check for the rent, and on
Sunday Miss Rose Cleveland occupied it,
That will he the pew of this Presbyterian
family.
This Spring there are in the New York flower
market new styles in daisies lady's slippers,
petunias and pansies, the seeds of which are
worth in the market by the ounce SUM that
Will take the breath away. The petunia grandi-
fora is sample. 1t is an exceedingly beauti-
full flower. The packages of seeds contain 800
or 400 see as each, but the seed is an impalp-
able powder almost, it is so fine The package
retails at Is cents, but by the ounce the seed
is worth $500. An ounce will make 5000
packages.
Two of the wealthiest men in Virginia died
in the last few days, John Stewart, who was
born in Scotland, died in Henrico county,
having accumulated $780, 900 in the tobacco
trade. A. Lawson, who WAS born in England,
died in Wytheville, leaving estate worth
100000, made in general business. good
portion of his life was spent in Logan county,
W. Va.
For long time there has been feud
between Ebert Fowler, Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney of Summers county, w. Va, and J.
Speed Thompson another lawyer. Some days
ago shooting affray took place between them
on the streets of Hinton. Fowler received two
bullets in the leg. Amputation was deferred
In the hope it might be avoided. In the
mean time through a mistake of his
nurse, Fowler was given an overdose of aconite
| which greatly worsted his condition. The leg
was then amputated and Fowler died. blood
poison having already set in. Thompson is in
! Jail.
A very unusual scene occurred at the Scran-
| ton, Pa, Presbyterian church on Sunday
To sixty converts was being extended the right
| hand of fellowship by the congregation. Mrs.
W. W. Winton, member, also extended her
hand. Aaron Mcdonald who is not a church
member, and who claims that she is party to
cheating him out of $500 by her husband
making over his property, arose in his pew
| and in low voice called attention to the fact
| that Mrs. Winton was "a hypocrite and a
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| The pastor interfered, but tumultuous scene
| was enacted before order could be restored.
In London, the British Ambassador to Ger
many was married to Lady Ermyntrude, a
daughter of the Duke of Bedford. The brides
| robe was of white broeaded velvet, covered
with flowers, every petal of which was worked
| with pearls. All the buttons of the costume
were studded with diamonds.
/ Miss Van Zandt, the American vocalist, was
both Kissed and cheered in Paris on her reap
pearanee there last week. Those who Kissed,
believed that she was drunk and unable to
sing when she was there before; those who
cheered, believed that she had vertigo as her
physician certified. She is suing some editors
who published the first named cause as rea.
son. The lady has since refused to sing any
more in Paris.
verdict for 1915, 900 has been given in the
Superior Court of Baltimore against the Balti-
more Ohio r. R. Co. The plaintiff who re-
covered it was w. A. Brydon, and the cause
was the refusal Of the company to carry out
coal contract made with him. The case was
appealed.
"R. E. Lee" Camp of Ex-Cenfederates at
Richmond have adopted and sent to Gen. Grant
resolutions expressing their profound sympa
thy with him and their hope for his recovery
seeing that the members of the camp are ''nind-
full of the fact that OF the close of hostilities
between the States, and at other divers times
since, he has shown himself to be a true soldier
and friend of the Confederat soldier and of
this camp"
At the weekly conference of Methodist minis
ters in Chicago, resolution was passed to
make next Sunday special day of prayer for
the spiritual and physical welfare of Cen.
Grant. The Arkansas legislature has passed
resolutions of sympathy.
Miss Rose E. Cleveland is very apt in her
replies to her guests at her White House re-
tons. To one who said: 'I loved your mother
dearly when I knew her in Washington some
years ago." she answered vivaciously: ''That
is the sweetest thing that has been said to me
to-day"
The candidates already announced for Gem
monwealth's Attorney of Frederick county,
Va, are Richard E. Byrd and W. R. Alexan-
der.
Two weeks ago brief Fsrun" on the Wood
withstood, but another on Friday last closed
it. 1t is short only 1920, 600 and it is said the
depositors will lose nothing.
Mrs. Kate Howe, the temperance lecturer,
known as ''The Drummer Boy" who has been
lecturing in Southwestern Virginia as Mrs.
Kent-Mason was arrested in New Orleans on
Friday, on requisition from Colorado, charg-
ing her with obtaining money on false preten-
ces. She claims that her husband is RESPONSE
BILE for the money. She is in prison.
William H. Cozzens, of Brooklyn, bears the
marks of wound received at Fredericksburg.
He was for two years with the Twenty eighth
New Jersey Volunteers. He was entitled, it
is said, to a pension, but his Democracy was
of such an intense type that he made a vow
that he never would apply for one until the
Republican party went out of power. He has
now made application for arrears of pension,
amounting to about $4,000.
Joe Goss, the pugilist died of consumption
in Boston last week. The floral decorations
were profuse. On the coffin lay floral cham
p1on's belt eighteen inches in diameter and |
five inches high. The back was made of deli +