Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-27

he retired from the proprietorship of the hotel
last week.
George G. Min, once minister of church
in Chicago, and now tragedian, is a defen-
dant in divorce suit instituted by his
wife, Josephine @. Min.
DIR. King, President of the Shenandoah
County Agricultural Society. has resigned
that position. He will not only be loss to
the Society," for his influence in pushing and
encouraging agricultural society interests in
other parts of the Valley has been very valua-
BILE. He is still Director in the Shenandoah
Society.
The most remarkable hand ever recorded as
held at whist, was that held by DR.. Saunders
at the United Service Club at Calcutta, India,
March 9th, DR.. S. held all thirteen trumps.
The chances against holding that hand are
estimated at 1877, $50 COO COO to 1.
At marriage near Wilmington N. c., re-
Gently, Mr.. Fisher /. widower of only three
| weeks standing. was the groom. AS the party
J entered the church tho audience Kissed them
] vigorously and the brides costume was badly
, disarranged by the angry crowd.
The deaths by lightning are unusually early
this year. Richard 9. Williams, a civil en-
gineer locating railroad, was killed by
| lightning in Tennessee last week. He was
son of Judge William G.. Williams of
Orange county, Va. In Fauquier county,
Va, last week, man named Hefin was killed
q: his pillow and the horses also fell dead.
Z Tn Eoir Vo or
| week, a deed of gift was recorded from Jay
| Gould to the Mt Vernon Association for SO
| acres of land. He had bought the land last
July for $4,000 from Lawrence and Eliza
| Washington.
! Surrogate Arlington, of Rochester. N. Y,
late Mrs. Gideon Ramsdell, who died leaving
an estate valued at about $3.50. 600, and direc-
| ted her exc cutors to erect mausoleum in
| Mount Hope Cemetery to cost $4,000, and
| statues to be made of her late husband and
two lunatic children, to cost $500
OF the officers of the U. s. Navy and Marine
corps, IS are by birth Virginians, and 4 West
| Virginians. The largest representation from
| single State is that of New York, which is
| 258. All the nations of the world except
Russia and Turkey are represented in the list.
| Mary is the most popular name at sea as
| well as ashore. There are 200 sailing vessels
| and steamers of that name, over 100 Mary
| AIMS, and about 700 vessels in which Mary is
the first word of the name. Next to the Marys
come Elizabeths James and Sarahs, and then
the Williams, which exceed 100.
Some months ago Washington society was
| surprised by the marriage of Miss Hillyer,
| daughter of Judge Curtis j. Hillyer, to Mr..
Grassie G.. Buckley. At the time, the 3rd of
February had been fixed for her marriage to
| NJ. Trenholm, son of the Comptroller of
timore with young Bulkley and married him.
! She returned to her own home; then. after her
| marriage was made known, lived with her
| young husband for ten days and again return
| ed to her own home. 1t was announced that
proceedings would be begun for divorce. It
now appears that she was mentally unsound,
| for last week she took poison and killed her.
self. She left no explanation of her act.
| In 1875. Gen. Gilbert S. Meem of Shenan-
doah borrowed $50, 900 from II. Griffith Dula-
| ney of Alexandria, and in1S79 another $40, 900
| both at per cent. In addition to the per
cent. he engaged to pay the State tax, $3.50,
! ON the bonds, and a brokerage OF $500. AS
security be gave deed of trust on his farm
''Strathmore, in Shenandoah. few days
ago, Dulaney being about to sell the farm for
the debt, Gen. Meem brought suit to restrain
him on the plea of usury. Judge Turner de-
cided that the brokerage, &C., were not usury
and that the jury should deduct the State tax
paid from the face of the bonds, and give a
verdict for the remainder-$57, 500-in favor
of Dulaney. The jury SO found, and Gen.
Meem's counsel, Holmes Conrad and Judge
H. G. Allen, will take an appeal.
The Local Option election at Wytheyille
has resulted, by majority of 1873, in continu.
irg local option in force for the next two
years. The majority is an increase of IS
over the majority of 1886 Montgomery coun-
/, ty, last Monday, went dry again by an in
creased majority. Last Tuesday, Lexington
when wet again by 142-an increased majority,
f, and the vets also carried Natural Bridge,
Kerr's Creek, and Walkers Creek districts in
| Rockbridge.
| Emma Fox, aged six years, living
in Philadelphia, was playing with toy
balloon, Friday, when another child
| asked for it. Emma put it in her
mouth, and appears to have drawn it down
her throat, and then inflated it in her efforts
| to cough it up. She was strangled to death
| in few minutes before her mother could as
certain what was the matter with her.
Dr. Bland the Superintendent of the Wes-
| ton, W. Va, Insane Asylum, has rendered his
resignation, which has been accepted by the
| Board of Directors, to take effect October LIST.
| The Board will advertise for applicants and
will elect his successor on October I'd.
Capt Sidney Smith Lee, the brother of
| Governor Fitz. Lee, who died ct Alexandria
few days ago, was one of the Lieutenants
of the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah. After
the war he went to South America and en-
gagged in sheep raising, but later returned to
Virginia.
The South Carolina legislature at its last
session voted pension of SIS a month to all
disabled Confederate veterans, and widows of
Confederate soldiers. The Pension Board of
the State is appalled, at the number of appli-
cations sent in, and now find that instead of
the $4,000 appropriated, 100000 will be
required.
Miss Sarah Chillis, aged 40, teacher in a
public school in Watertown, N. Y, has OBJ
tanned verdict for So, 900 for breach of prom
Use of marriage against John B. Chapman,
rich farmer of 70. At Medina in the same
State Mrs. Moses Ross, aged 60, is suing Wash
ington Ferguson, aged,7O, for 100000, his