Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-12-03

per Hawse, of Edom, Rockingham, has had
eleven cases of typhoid fever in his family,
his wife and little daughter having died. He
now has little girl and little boy down with
the disease. the son being very low.
E. 81. Barclay & Co., the enterprising pro-
prietors of the Lexington Gazette" gave d
banquet to seventy-fv persons at Burk's Ho-
tel there last week, in celebration of the ami
versary of the daily edition of that paper.
Hon. J. r. Tucker and several of the Univer-
sity faculty were among the speakers.
Botetourt has lost lately three most valua-
BILE citizens-Newton Switzer, John c. Moo
NAV, and Mai. Walter N Johnston. The last
named died at Birmingham, Ala.
Allen T. Newberry, the father of big Four
Ex-senator Newberry, who is now in his
eighty fourth year, was last week made faith
er for the second time since his marriage to
his present wife, two years ago. His wife is
fifty years his junior.
The young ladies of the Valley Female Col
lege at Winchester recently adopted the
name, Frances Cleveland Literary Society"
for their literary association. A particularly
graceful note from Mrs. Cleveland soon after
ward conveyed her thanks for the honor con-
ferred upon her, together with her chest
wishes for the success and prosperity of the
society in promoting literary culture"
The veterans Of the Maryland line and of
he Confederate Army and Navy Associations
of Baltimore; went to Gettysburg last week
and dedicated a monument to the Second Con-
federate Maryland infantry on Culp's Hill.
Gen. Bradley Johnston delivered the address
benediction. The I'd regiment lost 1913 out of
its 400 men on that battle field.
I Sam Smith, lunatic confined in the Farm
vile Jail, cut his way through a brick wall
and escaped. He left polite note .whgn
he invited his keepers to attend sale to be
had at his home on a day named, and gave
the hour of the sale.
On Thanksgiving day Secretary Whitney
presented each clerk in the Navy Department
with fat turkey Mrs. Whitney furnished
the Thanksgiving dinner for the home of the
| Little Sisters of the Poor.
| The long church trial of Revs. T. E. and F.
| B. Converse, brothers. editors of the s'Chris.
F., tan Observer, ended in their acquittal by the
| Presbytery. The vote was % to s. The mat.
| ter now goes to the Synod for trial. They
we're accused of violating the ninth command.
ment in charging that the action of the Mem.
| phis ministers about Prof. Woodrow and evo
luton, was conspiracy to break up the
| church.
Wytheyille, Va, though local option towr
] does not seem to be strict one. Its Mayor
last week before him saddler for getting
| drunk and attempting to whip his wife; G
| shoemaker for getting ''crazy drunk;'' across
the creek the wagon of man whose business
was bringing liquor into the place and barter.
ing it, was robbed of a whole barrel, and g
lady correspondent of local paper thus de.
scribes Sunday: Yesterday from early dawn
you could see the store-keeper taking the peo
pie in. They would come out staggering
Two of them had to be arrested for whipping
their wives. On my way to church last nigh
I saw man drunk, lying in ditch"
On Thanksgiving day in Chicago, Fred. W
Chaelis at dinner swallowed part of the
breastbone of turkey. His friends though
his signs of distress were humorous and t.
carry on the joke got veterinary surgeon
who applied stomach pump. The young
mans brother stopped him and sent for
regular physician for the sufferer, who died 6
few hours after, in his arms.
Mrs. Helms, sister of the wife of Presi
dent Lincoln, is postmistress at Elizabethtowl
KY. Her husband was the Confederate Gen
Helm who was killed at Shiloh. She received
her appointment fro 4 President Arthur.