Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-07-20
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Wash Thompson, aged eighty-fve, but
still active and strong, was struck by a G. q
O. freight train, Monday evening, near Bells
Valley, in Rockbridge, and died shortly after.
He had stepped off the track, but not far
enough.
There were nearly 5000 colored people as
sembled at the laying of the cornerstone for
the colored Baptist Seminary in Lynchburg,
Monday Rev. r. FL. Porter of Staunton was
among the ministers who oficiated. The build
ing is to be four stories high, to have eighty
seven rooms. and to cost 1886, 1000. Practical
education will be given at it..
recent wedding at Little Rock, Ark, is
conceded to have been the most classic as well
as the ''prettiest" that has been seen in this
country. There were no male attendants. The
ten bridesmaids wore Grecian costumes con-
sisting of some soft white material, gracefully
draped over the figure and confined to the
waist by silk cord and tassels. The hair was
arranged in Greek knot crossed over by
bands of white velvet. They entered the
church, one in each aisle, following each
other in turn, and formed semicircle around
the altar. Then came the bride, unattended
and attired as they were.
Capt. John S. Tucker, ex-Mayor
of the city of Norfolk, has, through
the influence Of Mr.. Wise, the represent
tative from the Sd district, been appointed to
So, 900 position in the Interior Department.
Tee new Duchess of Marlborough (the
widow Hamersly of New York; has just drawn
100000 of her annual allowance, by permits
sion of the Surrogate. She asked for $140,0 900
but he declined to allow it, The reduced
Marlborough family at Blenheim Castle,
where the Duchess now is, will not suffer for
some weeks to come.
The Smythe County Court is enforcing the
Virginia fish law. It has indicted a seining
party that went out on the 18th of July.
Judge Jetfries has rendered decision in
the Matthews liquor case affirming the County
Court, holding that the County Court was
right in holding that the-fact that the county
voted 'sdry' was sufficient reason for revoking
liquor licenses. The case will go to the Court
of Appeals.
The number of clergy in the Episcopal DID,
cese of Virginia in 1887 was 154-exceeded by
but five other dioceses in this country. Its
number of parishes 181-exceeded only by
those of New York.
The once famous 'sCoal Oil Johnnie" John
W. McNulty, whose income from the coal oil
that gushed out of his little patch of Pennsyl-
vania ground, was several thousand dollars o
day, and which he spent in the widest extra
vagance, was run over by q train and killed
while tramping on a railroad near Burlington,
N j., last week. His oil well long ago went
dry, and he had become drunken beggar and
tramp. Once, in his wild and prosperous days
he bought out company of MINISTRIES, pres
ented each man with silk velvet suit, huge
diamond breastpin, ring, and massive gold
watch and chain.
Miss Winnie Davis is guest of Gen. Jubal
Early and his nieces, at the Yellow Sulphur
Springs, Va.
Three hundred and fifty business men of
Winchester have signed petition to Judge
Clark, for a local option election.
Rev. Geo. Duffield, the Presbyterian minis
ter who wrote the hymn ''Stand up for
Jesus" died at Bloomfield, New Jersey, Fri
day.
DR.. A. Y. P. Garnet of Washington, Jeffer-
son Davis family physician during the war,
and the late W. W. Corcoran's physician since
the war, died last week.
Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman is appointed the
successor at st. Pauls church of Rev. DR..
John S. Martin.
1t is officially announced that the Chesa-
peake Il Chic and Richmond &c Allegheny
roads will be consolidated in the fall