Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
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CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.
The session of Union Theological Seminary
closed on the End inst. Rev. DR.. W. T. Rich.
ardson, President of the Board, delivered
diplomas to the graduating class of thirteen.
of whom one goes to China and two to Japan.
Rev, S. Taylor Martin reported $780, 900 col,
lected, up to date, in cash, for the endowment
of the chair for special instruction in the
English Bible, and pastoral theology. The
endowment fund of the Seminary now aggre-
gates nearly 100000.
Luther B. Snyder tried at Harrsonburg for
shooting and killing Hatton Feddon in d
bagnio, March 18th was acquitted last week.
Col. O. b. Roller and Messrs. Patterson and
Haas represented the accused.
On Thursday night R. H. Caldwell mem
Der of the Roanoke City Council, returned
with his wife from hearing Hon Samuel
Dickie speak at Prohibition meeting. His
wife had retired, but while he was kneeling
at prayer at the bedside, she arose and crying
"Oh my husband ~ took few steps on the
floor and fell dead of apoplexy. The members
of the city government and large concourse
of citizens attended at her funeral.
Two venerable men, who made fortunes out
of patent medicines, died last week-Elijah
Baker, of Richmond, Va, the maker of
Bakers Bitters," and Demas Barnes, of New
York, the maker of plantation Bitters-S-
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The council tent for the German Baptist
General Conference has been sent to Indian
apolis. The conference meets May 22d. The
tent will hold $500. The two tents used as
dining halls are each 66x100 feet. The
supply of food contracted for to supply the
great crowd that attend, is rs beeves that will
a1 erage LOO pounds each; $4,000 pounds
bread; IT'S gallons apple butter; 1000 pounds
of butter; 100 bushels of potatoes; 400 pounds
of ham; so dozen eggs; barrels of pickles;
10 barrels OF sugar; barrels of salt; 600
pounds of coffee and tea.
> "The Stonewall Jackson Camp" of Con-
federate veterans has been organized at Lex
ington with Colonel J. K. Edmondson, COM
mander.
The Charlottesville "Chronicle" learns that
the chinch bug has attacked the wheat in
some portions of that county.
The local option election in the lower dis
trict of Shenandoah, which includes the town
of Strasburg, resulted last week in 'swet"
majority of 179, of which 43 was given b the
town.
Valentine, the sculptor, it is stated is about
to submit plans to the Jackson Memorial AS
ISOLATION of Lexington for $4,000 bronze
statue of that General The Association has
S., 900 towards the sum.
DR.. Chas E. Simmons New York physi-
clan, has brought suit for $l43, 900 against the
executors of the estate of the late Hon. Sam
uel J. Tilden to recover pay for his services
as Mr.. Tilden's physician.
The West Virginia Division of the T. P. A.
held its convention at Parkersburg last Friday.
The members numbered 200 and marched in
line for which three brass bands from diff
ferent cities furnished the music. At night
the members joined in the industrial parade,
there being 1000 men and six bands in line.
LULU Wdo u UduHuoO DIT tuo 6hdGluS Iluh dL
which no liquor was permitted to be served.
President PindelI delivered an address to the
Division. A. T. Hupp of Wheeling. was cleo
ted President of the Division.
Mr.. W. d. Willcoxen, widely known citi-
zen of Prince William county, Va, commit
ted suicide last week by hanging himself.
He ran for the legislature as an independent
candidate last fall and was defeated. He had
been very melancholy for the last month
Charles Miller, living in Bedford county,
Va, gave his intended bride SIS to buy her
trousseau. She bought it, but then used it to
marry another man. Miller applied to the
county clerk to have the money refunded that
he paid for his marriage license.
Rev. Edgar L. Hermance, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at White Plains, N. Y, and a
man of stainless reputation, went into the
pulpit of the church after the congregation
had left, on Sunday last, and shot himself
through the head. The sexton heard the shot
and running back found him dead.
Nine. Minnie Hauck has received from the
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen the Cross of Merit in
of her artistic achievements.
At present there are over 100000 people
out of employment in the United States. In
New York alone there are $1,000 men and
SO, 900 women who are idle.
letter written by the Empress Eugene
when girl, was sold in Paris the other day
for $26.
1t is said by an eminent physician that half
of the supposed mad dogs have nothing the
matter with them but the toothache.
When Chief Justice Fuller removes to Wash
ington the list of ladies moving in high So
ciety there will be fuller than ever. The
Chief Justice is the father of eight daughters,
who are all said to be lovely girls.
Queen Victoria will enter upon the seven
tieth year of her age on the Oath instant, but
the official celebration is to occur two days
later.
After twenty-five years of litigation, and
Eve reversals of judgments in his favor, Capt.
Jerome B. Cox has at las. obtained final YER
lict in his favor in suit for $25O,000 against
,he estate of Chas. Mclaughlin, his former
partner in railroad contracts. A few years
ago Mclaughlin was shot and killed by Cox