Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-23
chosen President of it but positively declines

chosen President of it but positively declines
to accept
Some very delicate freezing can be done by
skllful letter writers. Omit your address
from the politest and most formal note you
can write, and the intelligent recipient will
understand that he OF she has outliyed the
welcome OF your hospitality.
A live sheep was found under a snow-drift
by Mr. Geo. Iievener. of Highland Co., Va,
sixteen days after the snow fell. Mr.. Hull
also found four hogs in the snow after they
had gone without anything to eat for twenty
seven days. They were all alive.
Miss MILAN Owen, aged twenty-four, a
member of Sol Smith Russell's company, who
was coming East to marry Mr.. Charles Kent
of the Stuart Robson company, was stricken
by pneumonia at Salt Lake City and died on
arriving at Chicago.
Mother Johnny, see that your little
bfother has the smaller piece of cake. Did
you give him his choice as told you?'' John
ly-"Yes'm. told him he could haye his
choice the little piece OF none, and he took
he little piece
On Monday the Z. S.ssSupreme Court affirm
d the decision of the Circuit Court of Virgin
IA declaring the meat inspection law of this
state to be unconstitutional and in conflict
With the Inter-States Commerce law.
A teaspoonful every hour taken from a
glass of water into which tablespoonful of
sulphur powder has been mixed, is said by
the French DR.. Laugardicre to be an almost
certain cure for Group.
Isaac Smith, convicted of murder in Ohio,
in 1889, and sentenced to be hanged, has been
respited eight times, the last pOstponing his
execution, if it occurs at all, to March goth,
next.
Lee Beebe, of Lee. Mass, who won fame in
1888 by predicting the great March blizzard
of that year, says the worst storm of the pres
ent season will visit this country between the
1st and middle of February
Agnes ii. Jessel, the actress, known upon
the stage as agnes Herndon,'' has been
granted divorce from her husband, Joseph
A. Jessel to whom she was married in May,
1873.
Jesse Englis, Bishop OF the United Brethren
Church in Kansas. and an extensive land
dealer, made an assignment Monday-liabil-
tiles $4,000, assets $4,000.
| The Andrew Mclaughlin farm, six miles
from Huntersville, Pocahontas county, W.
Va. has been sold for $50, 900 to the Pittsburg
& w. Va. Ry. people.
| The Memoirs OF Jefferson Davis, which Mrs,
Davis is in New York preparing for the press,
| will consist of two volumes, together being
100 pages.
Rev. DR.. IL. G. Alexander, has sent in his
resignation as professor in the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, to take effect at the close of
the present session, in May next.
Bishop White has written letten to the
2. E. churches in Virginia asking them to
contribute during Lent for the support of an
evangelist.
The report of the Treasurer Of Harvard Col
| lege, made to the overseers few days ago,
shows that the invested funds of the college
amount to 81 ,121 Ssh.
The District Of Columbia Commissioners
have repealed their ordinance reducing the
number of saloons i'll Washington city from
| 900 to 400.
Miss Amy-''I don't believe in throwing
Kisses Goslin-"Neither do l. When you
have any for me let me know and I'll come
and get them
The Eureka manganese mine in Page Co.,
Va, of which Gen. Rosecrans is one of the
principal owners, has been sold to an Eng
! fish syndicate for $780, 00
Polly Ann Collins, twelve years and three
months old, married Jesse L. Donahue, a
widower, thirty-three years old, at st. Helens,
| KY, with full consent of parents.
1t is said that Judge Joseph Christian of
Richmond intends to remove his residence to
Washington city, where he will practice law.
Va, has resigned to go into business at Roa-
nOke.
The meeting of Virginia real estate agents
! to organize a State Real Estate Exchange,
will take place at Roanoke next Wednesday.
Mary g. Bird has been appointed postmas-
ter at Valley Centre, Highland CO.. vice Mrs.
S. B. Rex, resigned.
| Mr.. Tucker has introduced bill in the
House approprating $4,000 for a public
building as Lexington.
F. Ii. Eifert, clerk, who expressed de-
sire to kill ex-President Cleveland, was
arrested in New York last week.
| The Norfolk and Western will finish con-
nection with the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad within ninety days.
Of the drove Of LOO turkeys which footed
it from Mcdowell, Highland, to Stanton,
only about fifty were lost'on the way.
Maj. Peyton N. Page, for eight years Com
monwealth' Attorneyof Gloucester CO., Va,
died Of pneumonia on the 18th inst.
A law suit brought by Pauline Hall, the
prima donna, develops the fact that her real
name is Frederick Schmitgall
Ex-County Judge of Roanoke, James W.
| Palmer died at Salem last week.