Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-29
cipal is the responsible party. This is a

principal is the responsible party. This is a\
very important decision.
For nearly two years, the Temple Israel
Jewish congregation of st. Louis, has wor
shipped in the First Christian church, await
ing the completion of their own synagogue. |
Being now about to leave it, the Jewish con-
gregation have re turned thanks for the hospi-
tality, and Rabbi Sonneschein alluded to it
as zone of those precious links in the golden
chain of mutual recognition which, under
the fostering arms of American civilization,
reconciles the disciples of Moses to the disci-
pies of Jesus"
Mrs. Emma Harrington, the middle aged
widow of the millionaire coffee dealer of
Detroit, Mich, will next week marry Frank
Mann, aged twenty eight, who, during her
husbands life was her coachman. Her friends
claim that excessive grief at the death of her
husband, two years ago, has weakened her
intellect. They have protested in vain against
the ill judged union.
Under the observance of ''Arbor day" by
the citizens and school children of Minnesota,
since 1874, there have been fifty millions of
trees planted. Some of the trees are now
sixty feet high and two feet through. The
experience proves that the seed of ash, pop
lars, box elders, &C., produce strong young
trees in year or two.
Thirteen years ago, in collision on the Vir-
ginia Midland railroad ''Bristow'' noted race
horse, on his way from Morristown, Tenn,
| to the Culpeper fair, was killed. His owners,
! Melensly & Russell, brought suit for his
value The chancery commissioner to whom
the court referred the matter of value put the
horse at $1,000. The owners appealed, and
the Court of Appeals sent it back saying the
matter of value was for the jury to decide.
| In Lynchburg last week, the case was tried
and the jury gave $4,000 damages for the
horse The railroad company will appeal.
However great nuisance the English Spar
row may be in our ''hours of ease," he is a
ministering angel when the army worm ap-
pears. Near Ogdensburgh, N. Y, a few days
ago, the worm appeared and did great damage
until the sparrows found out they were there.
| While they did not exterminate the worms,
who were present in Millions they reduced
the number to so little that it did not hurt
| much.
Bishop Whitaker has suspended from the
ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Rev. Howard T. Widdemer, of New Haven.
Ct, who married again after getting divorce
for other causes than unfaithfulness. The
&o 1ocf bo tpcf
present wife. Mr.. Widdemer does not intend
to desert his present wife, SO that the suspen-
sion may be regarded as perpetual.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons, mulatto, the widow Of
the executed murderer, A. r. Parsons, has
been arrested by the Chicago police for driv
ing through the streets in buggy, from the
rear of which hung a craYon picture of Par
sons, and peddling his work on ''Anarchism.
Mrs. Robert Alexander of Fredericksburg
has the coat worn by Stonewall Jackson wher
he was wounded at Spottsylvania.
Judge Hughes held court for Judge Pau
at Danville, the latter being detained at Har
risonburg by the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Portia Morrison, the daughter of tn
late Rev. DR.. Atkinson of Hampden Sidney
I ha been elected head of the Domestic De
partment at the Farmville Normal School.
Mrs Garfield, from $40, 900 left by her hus
band and over quarter of million given he
by the American people, has an income o
$25, 900 per annum.
Rev. j. A. Wharton of Bedford, the oldes
active rector in the P. E. Diocese of Virginia
died last week, aged eighty-four.
On Monday dawn, July End, Camp lie
!, of Confederate Veterans of Richmond, viii
arrive at Waynesboro Junction on their wa.
to the Gettysburg reunion.
/ Capt. E. G. Peyton, proprietor of the st
) Albert Hotel at Charleston, Kanawha, spraine'
an ankle last week by stepping into hole il
the pavement.
> W. E. Howell, of Floyd county, Va, wa
. sent to the Asbany, IN. " penitentiary 70
one year by the U. S. Court at Danville, for
7 false affidavit to his mileage account as
witness.
/ The State Firemen's Association at Roanok
f elected Thomas Kevill of Norfolk, President
, and Geo, G., Cummings of Portsmouth, Sec
< retary...
} John P. ('sBarney') Carrigan, the war fife
of Co. I'd Va. Infantry, Stonewall Brigade
cut his throat in Clarke CO., Va, last week
: aged seventy three years.