Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-17
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The Newmarket "Valley" says that few
weeks ago Cornelius Driver purchased from
J. T. Hawpe of Augusta county, four cattle
weighing 2,632t, 2,155, 2,165 and 1852
pounds, respectively. Mr. Hawpe informs the
editor of the "Valley" that on the 18th of
April, 1872, he bought grade heifer for
$40, and since that time he has sold of her
offspring $1,000 worth of cattle, including
the heifer, now the old COW. which brought
$35. and has three head left yet, worth about
300.
A correspondent of the Petersburg 'Index-
Appeal" writing from Raleigh, N. G., says:
''Some very rich gold ore was exhibited in
this city yesterday from the mine of N. B.
| Walker in Moore county. The mine is one of
great promise and Mr.. Walker proposes to
develop it fully. He is a mining expert of
much experience in California, Arizona and
elsewhere, and is a native of Staunton, Va"
Two new postohices have been established
in Bath county-''Armstro with Mrs.
Mary Armstrong as postmaster, and "Yost,"
with ]. M. Lyle, postmaster. The postoffice
at Buffalo Gap has been re-establiBhed with j.
M. King, postmaster.
| The Lynchburg advance" has a very
complimentary notice of new labor-saving
| invention, by J. W. Harris of Staunton, for
the cultivation of tobacco. After describing
its merits it says: ''The success of this in
vention shows that there is inventive genius
| in Virginia as we'll as in the New England
| States"
| Peter Druckenbrod, of Lancaster, Pa, has
stove that was cast in 1863. 1t has but one
| door; that for putting in wood in front, and
has what is supposed to be a coat of arms in
front. On each side is the head of woman
and "H. w. Stiegel 1863, Elizabeth Furnace"
| At the lower corners of the sides are Masonic
emblems, and on the back the figure of man
standing against tree.
| The Women's Christian Temperance Union
| of Norfolk, Va, at its meeting last week adop-
| ted resolution protesting against the action
| of the National Association at its late conven-
| ton in Nashville, Tenn, in including other
| questions woman's suffrage, the Blair edu-
| cational bill, &C., along with Temperance
| The Norfolk Union in their resolution main
tain that this is "a course of proceeding
| which, in the judgment of the Norfolk Union,
| is in violation of the constitution, and one
| which will prove serious obstacle to their
success as temperance unior.'
| Tramps entered st. Mary's Catholic chur Oh
at Wytheville on Friday night and staid all
-
| ing kneeling benches, chairs, &c. The fire
was kindled with lace, and other ornaments
from the altar. Many articles of much value
in the church they left untouched SO the pas
| tor thinks they could not have been thieves
| In Lexington. Chas. Norris colored, has
been convicted of the murder of Prof. Walter
| G. J. View, member of the V. M. l. post
band, and sentenced to sixteen years in the
penitentiary.
| Henry G.. Spalding the inventor of Spal-
ding's Glue" through which and other minor
| inventions he had once accumulated as much
| as 1000. died in charity hospital at Phil
| adelphia, Sunday. He could not stand pros
perity when he had it, took to drink, and went
| to the dogs. His last debauch was on $50 a
| loving daughter at Boston had sent him to pay
his way to her home and end his lite in COM
| fort. He spent the money and was carried TO
the hospital.
| The Messrs. Nofsinger and Huffman are
| about erecting 500 case per-day cannery on
their farm near Fincastle, to can apples and
| tomatoes exclusively.
AYot ~,
| Virginia-has been burglarized. 1t was War
renton this time, and the burglars broke the
safe badly, but couldn't enter, their drill
being too short to 20 through the fire proof
| cement. They left before dawn taking away
with them few postage stamps.
Secretary SCOTS new shot gun, presented
him by the Virginia State Democratic Central
| Committee, has gone off. 1t was lying on a
table loaded, with theImuzzle toward the wall.
Mr.. SCOTS little son commenced to explore it
when it went off blowing hole through the
wall.
The wholesale liquor and cigar firm of
George A. Lathrop IL Co., Richmond, has
made an assignment. The liabilities are
$82, 658. Mr.. J. Blythe Moore is the assignee.
Fl. W. Klipstein, near Warrenton, patronizes
the Kingsly creamery of that vicinity with
eighteen COWS. His receipts from the creamery
for the twelve months Of 1887 were $823.7S.
and his calves amounted to 1924, making a
total of $947.7S-or an average of $52.65 per
cow. Mr. K. fed daily during the winter
months three gallons of cob, meal and bran,
half of each sack mixed with heaping half
bushel of cut hay or fodder moistened.
Miss Louie M. Boyce the Nebraska school
teacher who laid on the prairie all night
during the recent:terrible blizzard, with three
of her pupils, all of whom died in her arms,
had both of her feet amputated on Friday
last. From her left arm large pieces of the
frost-bitten flesh have dropped, but the ply
sicians think the arm can be saved. Miss
Elite Shatterwell anothec teacher in the
same vicinity who burrowed in hay stack,
but had not strength to force her entire body
in, had both legs amputated at the knee on
Sunday last
There is great war of rates among the
laundries at Springfield, ILL.,, and some of
them are washing collars and cuffs at the rate
of one cent for two dozen, and shirts for two
cents each. The Chinese laundries have re-
fused TO cut the rates and say they will quit
rather than take lower prices.
At Newark, Ohio, Monday, Mrs. Mary
Booker, aged forty, and Mr.. VIM. McF arland,
aged twenty, were standing before Justice
Scott being married. Just before the Justice
got to the words 81 pronounce you man and
wife, Mrs. Booker let go Netherlands hand
and remarking, 81 guess Pm not ready, wait
awhile,'' turned and left the room. She did
not return.
DR.. I. S. Stone of Loudoun county, mem