Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-10-23
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The "IIigh Water Mark tablet at the copse
of trees, Gettysburg, Pa, is to be unveiled and
dedicated on the 18th of November, the ami
versary of the dedication of the National
Cemetery. 1t was designed by Col. John B.
Bachelor, government historian of the battle
The main feature is an open bronze book,
weighing /, 272 pounds, which rests on highly
finished plinth and base of richly-polished
Fox Island and Quincy granite. The left
page of the book contains brief history of
Pickett assault on the third day of the battle,
while the right page gives an account of the
repulSe.
Rev Samuel Benedict, the venerable rector
of st. Paul's church, Cincinnati, (and father
of Rev. Geo. e. Benedict, rector of the Epis-
copal church at Buena Vista, Va.,) had Just
received vacation from his congregation
and the funds to make trip to Europe, and
was going around with and introducing the
young rector who was to officiate in his alb
sence. In calling OH the members OF his
church in fashionable fiat, he was caught in
formerly of Albemarle, Va, officiated at the
sad funeral.
MI. Swift of Chicago, whose house last year
slaughtered nearly half-a-million cattle, is
described as lean, shrivelled-up Yankee of
about forty-seven years. He kept, about 1876,
in eastern Massachusetts, little butcher
shop, which he abandoned to go into the cat
tie trade. He went to Chicago in 1878, and
commenced slaughtering for the purpose of
supplying the neighboring States. from which
beginning his business has been steadily and
swiftly built up to its present proportions.
The Wine and Spirit Gazette, of New York,
which describes itself as the "offlcial organ
of the Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton, in its issue of the 28th of September de-
clares for MI. Fassett and against Mr.. Flower,
on the ground that the latter drinks only cold
water at dinner, observes Sunday, and was
found praying the morning after the Saratoga
convention. MI. Flower, the Gazette infers,
is not safe man for liquor dealers tosupport
for Governor.
An attempt to extort SO from Senator Lelian
Stanford by the Rural Cemetery Association
of Albany, N. Y, was the cause Of Albany
losing the great Memorial University which
MI. Stanford has erected in California to the
memory of his son. He tried to buy $50 acres
of the Associations ground for the erection
Of the University, but the Association think
ing it had him in hard place, added S75 to
the price and lost the great University.
At Richmond, Friday afternoon, Mr. and
Mrs Jas. R. Branch, of Franklin street, gave
a reception to Miss Julia Marlowe the actress.
at which Mrs. Philip Haxall, Mrs. Edward
Mayo. Mrs. Percy Montague, Mrs. Allen
Talbot and nearly all the leaders of society
were present. The parlors were decorated
with palms and potted plants. Miss Marlowe
wore striped glace silk gown.
John Hoey, who has been dismissed from
the Presidency of the Adams Express Co. for
making syndicate with Vice President
Spooner and others and selling to their own
company for 100000, property they had
bought for S130000. is taking steps to make
restitution of his share of the money and the
company has stopped its. legal proceedings
against him.
Stone forests are found in various parts of
the world. In many cases they are hardened
by some popularity of the atmosphere, and
are found standing just as they were when
clothed with green foliage thousands Of years
ago.
R. D. Shepherd Or. u. Mclean, the actor.
WHO plays Will I6SCOGGJ lids ldllGu
heir to $4,000 fortune by the death of his
father, Henry Shepherd, Of Jefferson Co., W.
Va. 1t is left to him in trust for his eldest
son in case he has male heirs.
Mrs Mary Thurman, wife of the venerable
Allen G.. Thurman, died at Columbus, Ohio,
Sunday. They had been married over so
years, and with them it was tMary'' and
"Allen" to the last.
Rev. Sam Small was arrested in Boston
Monday on a civil suit brought by Rev. H. U.
Monroe, the gist OF the complaint being that
Small had charged him $1,000 for land for
which he had only paid $500.
The Valley Forge (Pa.) farm of fifty-one
acres, the historical headquarters of Gen.
George Washington during the year 1777-177S,
was sold by order of court last week to John
Dunn, 1t brought only $40 an acre.
The British steamer Dundin from Cuba for
Philadelphia, being retarded by the great
storm last week and her coal giving out,
burned sixty tons of sugar in her furnace. 1t
supplied the place OF coal very we'll.
Rev. F. W. E. Peschau, D. D.. Lutheran
minister of Wilmington, N. c., has challeng-
ed to a public debate Rev. Sam P. Jones, who
is now holding series of meetings there
The points to be debated are not stated.
Two school trustees of Norfolk county,
Va, got into fight Friday over the appoint
ment of a teacher, and J. F. Hutchius, Jr.,
stabbed and killed j. ]. Wilson.
The Allegheny County Court has refused to
grant liquor license at the new town of Iron
Gate.
The Forest Inn hotel at Natural Bridge
was burned Wednesday evening.