Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-11-28
russell & CO.. manufacturers Of agricultural

quincy, ILL.,. i'll 1887, not knowing that the
Illinois law did not permit marriages in this
relationship. 1t was not until this Spring
that she heard of the law, when she immed-
ately commenced the suit, though devoted to
her husband.
When little Orrin Writers tame crow flew
South witha flock of wild crows. from Ansonia,
CT, last week, the whole population rejoiced.
1t would fly in open windows in the summer
and steal pillow shams, finger rings. table
napkins and anything it could carry off and
bury it. 1t had ruined many parlors by tear
ing the paper from the wall. Mr.. Whittier, Sc
Nor, had had many bills to pay for its capers.
Mrs. Emma Stuart was an invalid for many
years during which time she had thirty EIGHT
different doctors, all of whom had different
treatments for her disease. Strange to say,
Mrs. Stuart lived through it all, and has writ
ten a book on "How to Get Well and Keep
Well" Doctors and pills are mot in it.
Her recipe is, in brief, to eat rare beef and
drink hot water
Sol Smith RUSSELL the actor, is now forty
one years of age. He began singing on the
stage at twelve and appeared as an actor at
fifteen. lie is a member of the Episcopal
church and one of the richest actors in the
profession. He owns six story block near
the great West Hotel, in Minneapolis, and has
recently bought another entire block opposite
the new Court House.
Rev. Peter Roberts of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
against whom jury gave verdict for $3 900
damages for breach of marriage promise to
Miss Husaboe, has declined to pay and been
sent to Jail. He is poor man and at the end
of three months can take the insolyents oath
and go free, so the plaintiff will not get her
damages after all.
The Empress of Austria recently spent
few days at Florence, Italy, under the strict
est incognito. At the Hotel de la Vile,
where she stayed, she was described as Mrs.
Nicholson (from Corfu) and SUITE She and
lady of her suite were daily to be seen in
the streets looking in the shop windows OF
visiting the churches and galleries
Mrs. VIM. E. Blake of Somerville, Mass,
who was oppressed with the belief that she
would not survive the birth of her child, made
will providing that if the child was a
daughter it should inherit all of her property,
but if it was son all of her property, except
81, should go to her husband. She died
The child proved to be a son.
The Baptists of st. Paul, MIMI, have had
sixty,foot chapel car made and presented it to
the American Baptist Publication Society
Eighteen feet of it is the room and kitchen for
the minister and the rest has seats as in
chapel. 1t is to travel all over the North
west. In summer a large tent will be carried
along.
Mrs. Theobald M. Donaldson of Sandy
Hook, Nd, has, perhaps, tbs smallest baby
in the country. At its birth it weighed scarce
ly pound. and now, at the age Of four
months, its weight is only four pounds An
ordinary cigar box is sufficiently large for the
baby to take nap in. 1t is perfectly formed
in every particular
The wedding dress of Princess Victoria, the
sister of the Emperor of Germany, who was
married last week to Prince Adolph, was of
cream satin, brocaded and trimmed with cost
ly lace, the train embroidered with wild roses
and silver. The veil was of tulle enwoven
with silver and surmounted by a wreath of
orange BLOSSOMS and Myrtles.
The United States Rolling Stock Company,
the largest car manufacturing company in the
world, with plants at Hegewich, ILL.,, Deca-
tur, Ala, Admission, Ala, and Urbana, Ohio,
failed last week with SIS, Sic. 900 liabilities and
SO, 600, 1do Of asssts: The slowness Of .collec-
tons caused the failure.
The Southwestern Railway Club, composed
of master mechanics and master car-builders,
has decided the wheeled engine is pref
cradle to the eightswheeled mogul=engine for
heavy freight and fast passenger service,
especially where there are many curves on the
road.
Miss Annie E. Baxter, the Democratic can
didate for county clerk at Carthage, No., was
elected by a majority of 6OO The report of
the election says that the miners in all the
camps sang "Annie Rooney" all day, and ran
over each other to vote for their popular
young candidate:
Ten years ago Adam Kern, a farmer of
Boyne county, Ind, then aged sixty, began
diary, on the first page of which he wr9te that
at tbs end of ten years ii out of debt he would
take his own life. On November 18th, the
ten years expired and he walked into the
woods and shot himself dead.
G. Powell holland OF Middleburg. Loudoun,
has rented, ana Will take possession OF,
on December 1st, the house Of Hon. John Ran
dolph Tucker at Lexington. Mr. and Mrs.
Tucker arg boarding at Miss Martha Wad-
dell's.
Col. Beverley Kennon, Virginian, who
made fine record as commander of a Con-
federate ram at New Orleans, and after the
civil war; was colonel iii the army of the
khediye of Egypt, died suddenly in Brook
lyn, N. Y, Saturday.
S. H. Campbell the editor of the Campbell
Co., Va, Record is totally blind, and has
been SO from boylood. Yet he conducts a
good paper and has been the efficient chair
man Of the County Democratic Committee in
more than one campaign
A flock of wild geese attracted by the cleo
trio street lights in Winchester, Va, flew I'D
and down the streets. making tbs night hide
GUS with their quacking until the city author
tiles had to have the lights put out, when they
flew off.
The late Mrs. Astor had lace dress which
cost $4,000, and it is stated that another was
recently sold to an American lady for Sa5 900.
There are q number OF LADIES in New York
who each own laceS valued at from $40 900 to
$4,000
Take any watch and point the hour hand to
the sun, and the south is exactly half way be-
tween the hour and the figure XII on the
walsh: For instance suppose that it is four
o'clock: Point the hand indicating four to
the sun and II on the Watch is exactly south.
While the children were in Sunday School
al the Harrisonburg Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning, the church took fire and was
partially destroyed with its excellent organ
The loss is covered by insurance.
The N. Y. World says: ''Cyrus H. McCor.
mick and his friends have organized epmpa-
ny with S35,0o0.ooo capital to manufacture