Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-25

EVENTS OF INTEREST IN STAUNTON AND
AUGusTA-THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE YEAR-ITs PHFsoMEN Al. WINTER
THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
IN 1885,
&C, SC, &C.
With this, the last week Of the closing
year, we give synopsis of its events. The
features most noticeable about it have been
the great real estate sales that have been
made by Improvement companies in Staun-
ton, Augusta and the adjoining counties;
the large nliinber of improvement and man.
companies chartered, and the
impetus this locality has had
IN the matter of erecting plants for manu-
facture. The Confederate veterans have
steadily joined the column crossing the
river during the year:
JANUARY
lst.-lhe year 1890 opened with watch service
at the Methodist church. conducted nv
Rev. DR.. Rogers.
Basic City stock first put on the mar
ket
Frank Humble, Joe Greeley and John
Hamilton broke Jail.
Profile of route of Staunton Street
Hallway made by Engineer Rainey.
The grippe appeared, Dr. Jas. john
sto1 being the first case
2d.-P. F. Mays and Miss Emma Uollar.
deaf-mutes, married by Rev. Job Tur-
ner, also deaf-mute
V. Ii. Kendall of the State Alliance
announced the organizing of Farmers
Alliances in Augusta.
Rev. Geo. Il. Jefferson of the Balti-
more III. E. Conference, died suddenly
at Parnassus.
FIRST exhibition of photograph in
Staunton at the Office of Braxton &
Braxton.
Cherry trees in bloom, also dande-
lions. Thermometer CSC.
3d.-Pr0f. F. Mussaeus died at Warrenton
Va.
th.-Thermometer $40 and ice formed ON
farm of Mr.. H. d. Peck.
12th.-Dr e. 9. Fisher Assistant Physician
at W. l.. Asylum died there.
l@th.-kobt. Supple Oldest inhabitant of
Greenyille, died.
15th.-Dr. g. l.. Haynes of South Carolina
first woman physician ever EMPLOYED in
Virginia, elected Assistant Physician at
". L. Asylum.
Judge John Howard McCue died.
16th.-Y. NJ. G. A. Building dedicated
17th.-First public reception given by Ladies'
Auxiliary in Y. NJ. Q. A. Building.
Thermometer at $50, Rose trees in
Mrs. j. 3. Baldwin's yard in full leaf,
DAISIES In David Dooms field and peach
trees in blossom at e. T. Jessup's.
2Gth.-John Ed. Hamilton died.
22d.-Mrs. Col VIM. L. Bumgardner left to
make her home in st. Joseph, Mo.
23d.-Light snow and thermometer 800.
Augustus II. CARRIER died.
2ith.-Dr. John viii. Harris died.
26th.-Baptiste Denis died in Richmond.
30th.-Pinafore given by amateurs at the
Opera House.
The first week in which 10 new case of
the grippe was reported. During its
run OF six weeks the Shoe factory and
Furniture factory had to be shut down.
FEBRUARY.
1st.-The Farmers County Alliance was
formed with E. A. Fulcher President.
Light snow fall.
3d-Thermometer 700.
6th.-Light snow fell.
sion of pistol.
j. NJ. Michaels shot by Daniel Huffer
near Mt. Solon
11th.-Lades Auxiliary give their first "Cof-
fee in Y. NJ. G. A. building.
12th.-Hand car collision with G.. & 0. engine
i'll West End, and G. e. Kidd and w e.
Slater of Charlottesville, and T. B. Will
liams Of Louisa, carpenters in the en-
ploy of the road, killed., and Chas.
Bragg and Jeter Tyler injured.
14th.-A Staunton jury summoned to Char
louisville, convicted Muscoe of murder.
1sth.-West Iron Gate Land Co. organized.
23d.-James Bumgardner died near Bethel
church, aged SO years.
25th.-First lot sale by the Waynesboro Com
pany aggregated 500, $50.
2Sth.-Rev Christian Beard Of the Lutheran
church died, aged 10 years.
Staunton Farmers Alliance organized
MARCH
4th.-West Staunton Land Company formed
with W.. H. Weller President
A few fakes of snow fell
5th.-Maj. John Marshall McCue died. aged
rs years.
Snow fell nearly all day.
otH-MiS Edle hcUuiin w 1lSOn died.
Rev. j. d. Donovan appointed by
Conference pastor of the Staunton U. 3.
church.
1.-The. Augustus Whitlock died at Way
nesboro.
14th.-J. NJ. and S. A. Carter fled petition
to break the will of the late john
Geary.
15th.-Capt. Thomas P. Eskridge died.
16th.-On this his seth birth day, Patrick Nc
Namara, the sexton at Thornrose ceme-
terry, dug grave.
S1st.-Snow fell, being the fifth snow fall In
March,
1st.-David Wexford died, aged 70 years.
Two college boys from Lexington
fined S. each by Mayor Fultz, for at
tempting to send notes to two pupils in
one of the female colleges here.
4th.-Staunton Development Co. chartered
with NJ. E. Miller President.
6th.-Andrew Todd Gilkeson died
1th.-Rev. DR.. r. II. Phillips, formerly OF
Virginia Female Institute, died at
Norfolk.
Mclaughlin taken i'll on the
bench at Harrsonburg.
1Gth.-The soth birth day of A. NJ. Simpson
was celebrated by his friends presenting
him with purse of Eighty gold dollars.
13th.-Paul Richter died in Texas
l4th-Maj. Ed. McMahon appointed postmas-
ter of Staunton.
A. Hanger, Confederate veteran,
died suddenly.