Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-05

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through that county, in violation of the law
against Sunday freight trains, the road has
been fined $3.50.
Rev. Dr. J. Rice Bowman of Texas, formers
pastor of the Presbyterian church at Harrison-s
burg, has had call to Chicago church att
at SIS, 900 per annum. The call found him ins
| California looking over the field of anothers
call he had just received. So far he has ac-4
cepted neither.
Chief of Police W. A. Braithwaite, of Har-
risonburg, has been removed by the Reform
Mayor and Council ''for cause" after a long
investigation. suit for SIS, 900 damages has,
it is stated, been brought by Braithwaite
| against P. O'Sullivan one of the councilmen,
| who preferred the charges.
Missionary Episcopal Bishop Wingfeld, of
| California, and formerly of Petersburg, Va,
who was elected Episcopal Bishop Of Easton
| has declined it, He is graduate Of William and
| Mary College, Va. III was assistant rector of
4 Trinity church at Portsmouth. When Gen. Ben.
Butler occupied Portsmouth during the war,
| Rev. Mr.. Wingfeld was made prisoner and
placed in squad of men to sweep the streets.
Judge Paul of the United States Circuit
| Court of Virginia had occasion in recent
case to decide when slavery legally ceased to
exist in this State. His decree was that April
Z, 1884, the time when the Alexandria Under
wood State Constitution was adopted, was the
date on which slavery in Virginia passed
away.
Lawyer Ito timid young woman)-"Have
you ever appeared as witness in a suit be-
fore?" Young woman (blushing)-"Y-yes,
sir, of course" Lawyer-'Please state to the
Jury Just what suit it was" Young woman
with more CONFERENCE.-THE was nuns veil
ing, shirred down the front and trimmed with
a lovely blue, with hat to match" Judge
Trapping violently -t'order in the court !"
Miss Lizzie Stuart, daughter of DIR. John
Stuart, and niece of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
was married in Wytheville last week to John
T. Gravely, of Henry county, the wealthy
manufacturer of the Gravely tobacco Miss
4 Oracle Henry g graduate of the Augusta
Female Seminary at Staunton, and d great
grand daughter of Patrick Henry, was mar
| red in Richmond last week to Mr.. Mat Harri-
son. of st. Paul, MINI. Prof. E. W. Nichols
| of the V. M. l., was married in Lexington last
week to Miss Edmonia L. Waddell.
Gov. Lee has appointed W. R. Lee, for
eighteen years practical miller at the Gallego
mills, Richmond, to be flour inspector in that
city.
i, At Warwick G. H., Va, the suit of Richard
| Lao for ~
Chesapeake & Ohio road for the loss of his
leg, is being tried. Phil Mckinney, of Farm
vile, is counsel for the plaintiff.
Rev. Frank M. Strother whose feebleness
from consumption was made the subject of
sympathetic resolutions by the Baltimore
Conference, in Staunton, last March, died in
Fauquier county last week. He had been in
the ministry seven years and was last at Fin
castle.
Robert J. Walker, Commonwealth Attor-
ney for Shenandoah, was to be married yes
terday at Mt. jackson, to Miss Kate S. Ripley.
Sam Jones and Sam Small the revivalists
have just concluded a revival at Toronto,
| Canada. Mr.. Jones was presented with
draft for So, 500 in behalf of himself and fell
| low laborers as a substantial recognition of
| their work William Gooderham, a promi-
nent distiller. sent a sum (amount not given)
to be invested for the benefit of the evange-
lists wives.
| Captain Hal I. Walker, lawyer of Mont
| gomery, Ala, has the dist notion of having
| been the only child born in the White House.
His father was the nephew and private secre-
tary of President Polk, and resided with the
Presidents family.
A novel marriage ceremony took place at
Indianapolis the other night Some time ago
clothing company advertised that it would
| give handsome set of bedroom furniture to
any couple that would be married in the show
window of their store. Ottie Myer and Miss
Eva johnson, of Morgan county, accepted the
offer, and they were married in the show-win-
| dow at night, the ceremony attracting 5000
people to the square.
Mr.. Francis Bell, of Pulaski county, passed
through Lexington last week with PIP very
fine CATTLE bringing them to Augusta county to
pasture and feed They were in good condi-
ton, considering the length of their journey.
Church in Alexandria one Sunday recently,
were three ladies from the Louise Home in
| Washington--Mrs. Semple, sister of President
Tyler, Miss Calhoun, niece of John G. Cal
houn, and Miss Lewis a great grand niece of
George Washington.
Farming in Virginia will pay if pushed. Six
years ago Eli Bodkin, of Highland county,
who had started life without cent, found at
the age of "a that his earnings amounted TO
81, 500 He then bought a farm for $4, 500,
paid the last payment last week, and had
$50 left.
''It is said to be remarkable fact' says the
Alexandria s'Gazette' ''that this year no garlic
has grown in this section of the State and con-
sequently no garlicky beef or butter have
been sent to this market. A grazier from
were conversing on the subject in the market
this morning and attributed the killing out Of
the garlic to the cold, wet weather of the ear
ly spring and to the drought since"
Col John S. Mosby has signed contract
by which he is to receive $500 night for if-
ty nights on which he shall repeat his lecture
on his experience during the late war. In adj
dition to his pay, which will amount to SIS,
600, and which, if he shall choose, he can
earn in less than two months, he will have
his travelling and actual expenses paid.
W. Preston Johnston, President of the Tu-
lane University of New Orleans, has received
a check for 800, 900 from lady in New York