Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-16
ter paper has her monogram, A. c., in gold,

1t is stated that the Clinch Valley Coal and
Iron Company have discovered a twelve-foot
vein of coal on their lands near Richlands,
Tazewell county, Va. They are now at work
sinking shaft at the point, with view to
the development of the discovery.
The Virginia Midland will soon have its
freight cars equipped with automatic coup
lers. They have now over SEQ cars ready for
their road and will soon have every freight as
well as passenger Car with these couplers.-
This will doubtless be great saving of hui
man life.
Last Wednesday week, whilst Mr.. G.. T.
Greek, Botetourt County, white deer passe 1
by his stand. He could easily have killed it.,
but he at first thought it vas sheep. Other
persons had previously seen it, and now the
hunters in that locality are aroused and Oh
the lookout for this rare prize.
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, the poet, al
though sixty, does not look it by many years,
and age sits lightly on her fine. intellectual
daughter of the founder of Lafayette Col
lege.
Mrs. Caroline Blackford who was buried in
Lynchburg, Va, last week, was the grand
daughter of Col. Tavener Beale, the adjutant
of the regiment organized by Gen. Mullen
berg, in the beginning of the Revolutionary
war. Gen Muhlenberg was ordained to the
ministry in England, and preached in Wood
stock, Shenandoah county, Va. He exchan-
ged the clerical for the military profession,
and rose to the rank of Major General. His
last sermon was upon the duties men owe to
their country, saying: "There is time for
all things; time to preach and time to
fight, and now is the time to fight" He strip
ped off his gown after the service, put on a
uniform, read his commission as Colonel, and
formed q regiment among his parishioners, of
whom Col Beale was one at the time the
sermon was delivered. The celebrated Steen-
bergen estate, "Mt. Airy" Shenandoah coun-
ty, Va, bought by the late John G, Meem of
Lynchburg, in 1871, was part of the original
land grant awarded to Col Tavener Beale for
meritorious service during the war, and re-
NAMED in the family down to the period last
indicated.
Immense lots of pig-iron is being handled
by the Old Dominion Steamship Company at
Norfolk at this time. 1t comes from South
western Virginia, and will run up in the thou
sands of tons.
The transportation of freight over the Nor
folk and Western and Richmond and ALLIE
ghany Roads is SO heavy that freight trains
are divided into sections and seriously inter
fere with the mail trains The traffic is the
heaviest ever known on both roads.
DR.. John E. Edwards, pastor of Mt Vernon
church, of Danville, preached his farewell
sermon to large congregation Sunday night
During his charge of four years the fine and
beautiful Mt. Vernon church has been built
and some $35, 900 in cash has been raised fol-
church purposes.
Gen. Greedy, of the Signal Service, says
that January 25th will be the coolest day this
winter. Make note of this prediction.
Mrs. Judge Hirsch. of Navarro county,
Texas. gave birth to six children on the af
ternoon of November 3. There are four boys
and two girls. The father, George Hirsch, is
81, and his wife 27. They have been married
five years, and have had three children be
sides the recent accession. Hirsch has named
the boys Frederick, Mills, Cleveland and
Thurman. The girls are Victoria and Louise
The babies are tagged to preserve their iden.
tity.
Mrs Addie E. Davis, relict of Vice-Presi-
dent David Davis. was married on the 30tl
I ult., at Fayetville, N. c., to ex-Congressmar
Wharton J. Greer, of that State
Richard Francis, the old colored bar-keeper
who for nearly forty years dispensed liquors
to statesmen at Hancock's famous saloon, in
Washington died Monday. He was 60 years
of age, and for the last three years had been
in charge of the bar in the Senate restaurant
During the early years of his life he had
waited upon such men as Clay, Calhoun and
Webster, and since then has been known by
nearly every prominent man who has figured
in public life in Washingt on.
Capt. Samuel Brooks of Arizona, has made
600 trips across the Atlantic, and has sailed
1880. 900 nautical miles.
A brakeman on the Jersey Central Railroad
was not long ago clergyman who was depos
ed from the pulpit for marrying girls under
age. 1t appears, however, that in his present
occupation he has good deal of coupling
to do.
On Saturday night last the bottom of the
Roanoke Water Works Company's reservoir
in that city, fell out. Supposed caverns in
the mountain side is the cause. Loss, $15,.
COO
Chief Justice George W. Stone, of the Su.
preme Court of Alabama, recently celebrated
his birthday at his residence in Montgomery
surrounded by over seventy children, grand
children and great-grandchlldren. feature
of the pleasant occasion was an impromptu
jig between the venerable Chief Justice and
Master Jimmie Hardaway, his great-grandson
Justice Stone is in excellent health, and en-
joyed this family reunion immensely.
Some one told little Jimmy that when il
was day with us it was night in China. He
thought that was very improbable. and sal
thinking about it some time Suddenly his
face beamed as he exclaimed: sNow know,
for one day you took me uptown, and we
passed Chinese laundry and the Cinnamon
were ironing with their night-gowns on"
A California company has been organized
to manufacture soap out of material that il
skinned from q boiling spring in that State
The substance hardens by exposure to the air,
is like soft clay, and is supposed to be mix
ture of borax, alkali and lubricating oil.
During the ministration of Rev Sam Jones
| in Durham, N. c., the citizens paid him 49,
900 in cash, paid the leader of the singing
800 and gave $400 for "Sam Jones' Orphan.