Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-20
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Mr.. James P. Riley. who for twenty years
was clerk of the county court of Frederick
county, died few days since. He was at
one time member Of the W. L. Asylum
Board. He was a prominent member of the
order of Red Men and was for one term the
Great Incidence of that order in the United
States. He leaves a widow and two daugh-
tiers.
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, of Alexandria, pre-
sided over public meeting in that city last
week, at which resolution was adopted re-
questing the Mayor not to hold a police court
on the Sabbath. A meeting of the pastors of
Alexandria appointed Mr.. Smthson a COM
mittee to communicate the resolution to the
Mayor.
Mr. Roger B. Atkinson, formerly of Staun-
ton, was initiated as a member OF the Kill
Club of Richmond last week. The members
pledge themselves to forever renounce all
superstitions about the number 10. From the
chandelier over the supper table of the Club
floats a United States flag, and black silk
flag with XIII, skull and cross bones and
coffin painted in white on it. Among the
Geicers of the club are c. o. B. Coward of
the "Dispatch," Richard F. Feirne of the
'.State,' J. r. Tucker, Jr., and Charles U.
Williams
The Wytheville "Dispatch" of Saturday
says that ''While the Board of the Staunton
Lunatic Asylum was in session in that city
last Thursday, the expediency of dismissing
D. Pierce Crockett, who murdered Hall, of
Montgomery county, from that institution,
was discussed and the Board, unanimously
decided that it was inexpedient The rela-
tives and friends of Mr.. Crockett in this
county opposed his dismissal, and sent
prominent physician from this town to protest
against it,
There are good many survivors of Wise's
old Brigade in and around Staunton, among
them Capt. Ed. A. Fulcher. They will be H.
terested in q circular that has been issued by
Peyton Wise, Charles P. Bigger and A. B.
Cauthorn of Richmond, urging all the sur
vivors to send their names and addresses to
them. with the view of forming an Association
of the survivors of the Wise Brigade.
Lieut. Benjamin W. Atkinson of the United
States army, and Miss Caroline B. Randolph,
daughter of Mrs. V. r. randolph, formerly of
st. Louis, were married at Charlottesville on
Wednesday night of last week. The wedding
march was played by Prof. f. R. Webb the
leader of the Stonewall Brigade Band.
When Frederick Warde was playing "Vir-
ginius' at the Nashville, Tenn, theatre on
the night of the 9th inst, lot of dental
Students fippantly called by the press there
apprentices to tooth-carpentry, behaved so
noisiIy that Mr. Warde came to the front of
the stage and made them an indignant
speech they were not likely soon to forget
He was not troubled by interruption again.
Imbodens Brigade had number of Staunton
and Augusta men in it, several of them being
in McCIanahan's battery. The people of
Newmerket want the next September brigade
reunion to be held on the battle field near
there, and have held a public meeting and
appointed a committee-G. r. Calvert. c.
Coyner and Henry Theis-to confer with Gen.
Imboden on the subject
When Sam'l B. Witt, of Richmond, weigh
ing 251 pounds, was elected by the legislature
last week, Judge of the Hastings Court of that
city, Senator Edmunds, of Halifax, mem
Der of the Board of Visitors of the D. D. &
B. Institution, and who weighs 235 pounds,
made speech nominating him. The reason
he gave for doing so-that the time had
come when fat men should stand together
created great merriment in the Senate.
Judges Bond and jackson sitting in the u
S. Circuit Court for the District of West Viz
ginie have confirmed the sale of the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs to W. A. Stuart,
of saltville, at S340G00. The stockholders in
the White Sulphur Springs Company are W.
A. Stuart, George L. Peyton and Henry M.
Mathews for 375 shares each; J.. N. Camden
1888 shares. and W. p. Thompson 1877
shares-the shares being 800 each. The
capital stock of $1,000 was increased to
$500, 600 and again to 100000. The court
did not act upon the liability of the stockhol-
ders for the unpaid subscriptions but fixed
February LIST, to decide on that.
The Vestry of st. Johns church Charleston,
Kanawha, have extended call to Rev. r. d.
Roller of Martinsburg. and formerly of Au-
gusta county, to become its rector.
It, Charles C. Rogers q. s. N, was mar
ried in Winchester few days since to Miss
Alice A. Walker, daughter of Gen. John G..
Walker, an ex.Confederate. The wedding
march was played by Mrs. Amelia Brownold-