Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-23
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The real estate sales in Roanoke for the
week ending Saturday evening. the 18th inst,
aggregated 1875, 600, exclusive of sales made
by private parties.
The DanvilIe Tobacco Exposition commence
ed Wednesday. There is no doubt that the
display will be the largest and finest ever
seen in Virginia.
Mrs. G. F. Farmer, living near Hillsville,
Va, on the 9th of November gave birth to a
double child, which was united at the hips,
with two distinct abdomens four arms in
their natural positions, two perfectly formed
legs, and fifth arm growing from the hip
bone on the opposite side from where the
legs grow with thumb and fore-fnger per
fectly developed and the rudiments of the
other three fingers undeveIoped. The child
fectly formed They lie facing each other and
have long hair on each head. They weighed
eighteen pounds undressed. The physician
in attendance says this is the nearest approach
to the famous Siamese Twins he has ever
seen.
Chief of Police, Morris of Roanoke, shot
and killed drunhsn negro who first fired
two shots at him. on last Sunday night.
Miss Mary Garrett, one of the wealthiest
unmarried women in the world, is short and
dark, She always wears glasses and dresses
in black A solitaire diamond ring is her only
ornament. But all the same Miss Mary knows
where to find the coupons to her B. & O. rail-
road bonds when she has call for them.
The marriage of Mr.. Fl. Rozier Dulany, of
Washington, son of the late Fl. G. Dulany, Of
Fauquier county, and Miss Ann Willing Car
ter, second daughter of Colonel Thomas Car
ter, of King William, and niece of Governor
Lee, took place Wednesday afternoon, at the
Executive Mansion, in Richmond, in the
presense of large assemblage of relatives
and friends of the contracting parties. The
ceremony was conducted by Right Rev. A. M.
Randolph, assistant bishop of the diocese of
Virginia, assisted by Rev. DIR. Charles Min
nigerode of st. Paul's. The ten bridesmaids
were dressed in white silk and null with MORE,
carrying bouquets of yellow and white chrys-
anthemums and the BRIDES costume was
white silk over white brocade entraine, trim
med with point lace and pearls point lace
veil.
Captain John Spence, the Oldest inhabitant
of Aceomack county, and probably the Oldest
in the United States died last Saturday at his
home on Sykes Island He was born in 1776
and was therefore 112 years old when he died,
His first vote for President was for Thomas
Jefferson in 1900, and he voted in every SUBJ
sequent Presidential election with one excep-
ton. His mental faculties remained unim-
paired to the last and his memory was rema. k
ably accurate and retentive, especially in re-
gard to matters that occurred about the be-
ginning of the present century.
The Home Savings Bank of Norfolk sus-
pended last Wednesday morning. The reason
assigned for the failure by the Board of Di-
rectors, is that the reports recently circulated
affecting its credit produced a run on the
bank, The directors stated that from the cash
ier's statement the Board of Directors hoped
the depositors would loose little, if anything
The Home Savings Bank was founded upon the
ruins of the old Freedmans Savings Bank and
had among ite depositors number of colored
people. The failure has caused no alarm in
banking and business circles.
DR.. Henry B. Sands, the eminent surgeon,
died suddenly in New York. Monday after
noon, of heart failure, while in his carriage
DR. Sands was in his 59th year. Among the
most noted cases with which he has been con-
naeted vera these Of General Grant and
Roscoe Conlzing.
A few minutes before - O'Clock, Monday
night, the stage of the Richmond Theatre was
tie scene Of very pretty wedding. Miss Ida
Morris, a EaezpbsT Of the zo-zzo COMPANY, was
married to Mr.. 3. Patmaa, 6 commercial
traveller for New York house. The ceremo-
ny was performed by Rev. DIR. Melville Jack
ssn, rector Of Grace Episcopal church of that
city, in the presence OF 9 lew .ripnds of the
contracting parties, outside Of those copnecte