Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05

! tention in StauntOn by his long white hair,
which lie had in 1914 vowed to leave untrim-
med until Henry Clay was President called
on President Harrison last Saturday.
Lent is more vigorously kept by the Greek
church in Russia than in any other country in
the world. There the faithful eat neither
meat, eggs, milk nor butter during the entire
forty days. Even in cooking, oil is used in
stead of butter OF lard, and not even the chill
dren are allowed to drink milk. On the day be-
fore Easter nothing is eaten. The only redeem
ing feature of the observance is that on Easter
Sunday every one has the privilege of saluting
whoever hemay meet, with three kisses on the
cheek.
At Chatham, Va, last Friday, Jed Pritchett,
colored, was hung for an outrage on an eight
year-old child. On the gallows he said his
religion hadn't supported him as he thought
it would on the occasion, and asked for more
time to pray. 1t was given by the sheriff, and
several more times on the same request. At
last the law could wait no longer, and the
doomed man commenced fighting and kicking,
crying, Gle won't let me pray and he sham
hang me- 1t took four men topush him down
the trap He died of strangulation.
In nine months onC-5eyenth of the people
killed by the rail in the United States in the
year 1888, were killed on Virginia railroads,
and this does not include the Midland acct
dent nor the Norfolk and Western accident.
OF 727 persons killed and injured by rail in
Virginia during the nine months ending with
last june 587 were employees-53 killed and
534 injured; 10 were passengers killed and
II injured and 121 were other persons kill
ed and so injured.
Bishop Andrews of the M. E. Church,
North, while presiding at colored conference
in Paris KY, got glimpse of Kentucky life
There were 200 people in the church when
Ben KelliS, colored, who rents pew, came
in and finding John Page, colored, in it, col
Jared him and hauled him out. Page drew a
revolver and fired twice at Kellis, one ball
inflicting fatal wound on him and the other
lodging in the wall back of the Bishops head
The Woodstock Virginian says the local
sensation there last week was the mysterious
disappearance of John l.. Keller of the law
firm of Keller & McCune. 1t is supposed
he has gone to Montana not to return. An at
tachment was gotten out by a client on his
Office effects, to secure funds paid over to him
as an attorney. Keller was the chairman OF
the Republican county committee who was
deposed by Gen. Malone.
Miss Rosanna Mccormick aged siXty-seyen,
an eccentric little woman, lived near Jordan
| Springs Va, with no companions but a dog
and revolver in each of a pair of mems boots
that she wore She owned two farms but al
ways slept in the sheds with her sheep OF on al
old fertilizer sack on the floor. She had quite
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fortune teller. On Sunday morning the 9th
ult she was found dead in her cabin.
Thos. King of Roanoke county, Va, awoke
last Friday night and told his wife he had
just dreamed of visiting heaven and talking
with his sister. In few moments he was
dead. He had gone to bed in perfect health
Thirty Scotch stone-cutters who are in the
habit Of coming to this country every Spring
to work, and returning in the fall, are detain
ed at Castle Garden New York under the con
tract labor law.
Carolina Diocesan Council has prepared {
plan similar to that adopted by the Virginia
Diocesan Council, regarding the colored Epis
copalans. st. Marks, the aristocratic colOre(
church Of Charleston, threatens to carry it VI
to the General Convention if that plan il
adopted.
The relic of an old Virginia law in the shap
of bond for $3.50 penalty, which Decatur III
Miller of Baltimore, gave in the year 1917
when he married Miss Hare of Lynchburg
was recently withdrawn from the court Their
as Mr.. Miller wants to frame it at home.
In 1880 the ''wets" carried Leesburg distric
in Loudopn by 492 majority; in 1886 by ZIG
and at the election last week by S. Th
''wets'' carried two out of the three district
of Botetourt county last week by reduced
: majority.
A State Convention of Negroes of Nort tt
Carolina is to be held at Raleigh April 22d, tt
arrange for colonizing in Arkansas.
The Philadelphia police are breaking VI
disreputable houses by stationing policemen
in front of them with red lanterns as DANCE
signals.
Some iokers served ''white cap notice OF
Chas Ballou, the colored barber of Belinka
Accomac county, Va. The result was that Ii
got both frightened and drunk; left the tow
for good, and now the jokers have to sha V
themselves.
W. NJ. Wharton, freight conductor on TIN
B. q O. Ry., nephew of Rev. II. NJ. Whar
ton, was run over by the cars and killed il
that city last week.
Prof James L. Cabell, who for fifty year
has held the chair of Physiology and Surger.
at the University of Virginia, has resigned hi
position on account of old age and declining
health.
The Charlottesville Wooden Mills have re
Gently finished contract for uniform good
for the New York Park police.
Suits for $4,000 damages more than have
been already paid by the Midland railroad
have been commenced against the company o.
account of the "Fat Nancy" trestle accident
, Mrs Franklin, the aged mother of postmas
ter Robinson at Radford, Va, was burned t.
death Oh the Doth ult. at her sons home.
Ex-Presdent Cleveland, his friends, ant
, Gov Lee, were entertained at dinner by Sala
manca, the new Captain-General of Cuba.
Jacob Bombarger, Superintendent of TIN
Presbyterian Sunday School at Pulaski, Va.
was stricken blind while listening to the ser
mon in church, Sunday.
Jacob Ship, for the brutal murder of JOIN
Hottinger, near Lacey Springs, Rockingham
has been awarded eighteen years in the peni
tertiary.
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