Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-19
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The ladies of Staunton, who so much ad-
mired Emma Juchs diamonds at her concert
here, will be interested further to know that
they cost her $40 and very bad fright
last week. The company had sung at Taunton,
Mass, and left for Boston. At Mansfield, an
intermediate station, Miss Juch missed her
So, 900 set of diamonds, which she had careless
ly left in hand-b bag in the waiting-room of
the Taunton depot. She instantly chartered a
train for &c. to take her manager back to look
for them. The train made the eleven miles in
twelve minutes. They were found all safe,
the depot Waterman having found the hand
bag and put it in the baggage-room.
A. M. Bowman has purchased from Alexis,
ILL.,, for the Saltville- Stock farm Of the Pal
mer and Bowman Company, the celebrated
Clydesdale sweepstakes stallion, "Cairn-
broggie lst'' bred by Col. Robt. Holloway
The stallion has been prize winner at nu-
merous fairs throughout the Western States.
His sire cost 81, 800 and was imported from
Scotland.
Rev. Geo. M. Funston has accepted the call
to the rectOrship of st. Phillips Church,
| Atlanta, Ga. He had been for year rector
of West End Chapel in that city. He is Viz
ginian, a son of the late Col. David Funston,
and a cousin of Capt. o. r. Funston of the
d. d. & B. Institution.
MI. Geo. Clinedinst who was lately in
Staunton, hunting summer camping ground
for the Merry Band Camping Club of York,
Pa, has selected a grove just outside of Wood
stock, Shenandoah. The club includes in it's
membership the Buckalow band a fine musical
organization and number about twenty five
members in ALL The club will reach Wood
stock, July Sth.
OF the seventeen men who served in the cab
inets of Taylor and Fillmore during the Pres
ldential term from 1a49 to 1858, only one re-
mains, Alexandria H. H. Stuart, of Virginia,
Secretary Of the Interior, who is now in his
eighty-thrd year.
party of fifteen Texas girls from Sherwood
Female Seminary, Staunton, called at the
White House on Thursday. Each had out her
note book and pencil. The President gave them
ten minutes and told them he was glad they
had not overlooked him in their sightseeing,
They were given the freedom of the State
apartments and the gardens, and each was pre-
scented with blossom from the conservatory
At Rev, Sam Small's lecture on Prohibition
at Pittsburg, Pa, last week, Jacob Killen, a
wealthy wine-dealer who sat in front pew,
rose and protested against all saloons keepers
being called claw breakers. A voice tGive it
to him; he is one of Them MI Killen-to
the voice you're liar" Killen proceeded to
argue the matter and shook his fist under
Small'snose, witereupon all old lady rushed on
Killen and struck him in the face with her
fist. After the uproar ended, the meeting
adopted a resolution asking Judge White to
refuse Killen renewal of his license. A
liquor dealer in a Prohibition meeting seems
to have almost as tough time as a Prohibition
advocate in bar-room.
John Wesley publisheda work in 1747 which
Went through twenty-five editions in forty
years, in which he gave some remarkable an
tiidotes for diseases. Here are a few of the
prescriptions For dropsy, eat a crust Of