The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-03-19


On the 9th. DIR. G. T. Lindsey, Of this
place, left tie city osfensibly to travel
for q cigar factory in Stanton aud one
in Harfisonburg About the same time
Miss Rena Myers, an attractive Young
girl, engaged ia dress>inaking and q res
ident Of Stanton, also disappeared it
was known hat questionable familiarity
existed between The two, and circaln-
stances led TO the belief that they had
gone of together. The wife o. Dr.
Lindsey, a delicate and lovely lady, was
visiting her sister, Mrs. Smith Dinkie,
at Basic City. She was notified OF the
suspicious movements OF her husband
and came to Staunton AT once. When
she became acquainted with the sitaa-
ton, she at once proceeded to pack up
the articles belonging to her, with q
view to sending them to her sisters res
idenee Her buggy and horse were also
taken 10 Basic City. Ia looking through
the private draws Of DR. Lindsey at his
Office, q number OF letters addressed to
the Doctor by Miss Myers were diseov-
cred, and tile Mrs Lindsey took pos
session Of remarking that she might
have use t,,i sem. She also got posses
sion of a bond given in part payment OF
a house ard lot recently sold by the
Doctor in Bridgewatef one Of the bonds
had been negotiated by the Doctor, and
this one represented the last deferred
payment.
It is known to several citizens that
DIR. Lindsey contemplated leaving seve
raj weeks before he did, but one of the
parties eoguizant of the facts, and q
friend Of the family, broke up that ar
rangement. The Myers girl was board
ing near New Hope and the arrange
ment was that she was TO be taken 10
Wayneshoro to meet the Dir. on the train
that left on that day. The plot, how
ever. was frustrated
Mrs. Lindsey was 8 Miss Brown, her
father who died about a year ago, living
near Dayton. Va, and highly respected
and weEi-to do in worldly values.
The conduct Of Dr. Lindsey is unac-
countable, except upon the presumption
of naturalization. There was no other
known cause for it. His domestic rela
tons We're all that q man could ask. He.
had good practice. we learn, and could
have done well by attending to his Office.
1t is deeply to be regretted that an
amiable and lovely wife should be so
cruelty treated, and that such a stigma
should rest upon the family, oceasioned
by m utter disregard Of all the pToprie-
ties and sinties Of life
Mrs. Lindsey bears up under the hnmil-
iation with great fortitude, and seems
to take in the situation in all its phases,
and is determined to meet it as becomes
her selfrespect and high character.
DR.. RurSholder, DR. Lindsay.s partner,
as soon AS he became eoguizant Of the
case, promptly Withdrew from the firm,
aud will practice his profession alone.
Lucia A. leiser hos been appointed
postmaster at Avis, this county.
6 Z. sipe, Esq, of the Harrisonhurg
bar. was registered at the Virginia Hotel
Tuesday.
Hugh T. Douglass died in Nelson
county on the 18th, aged Te years. He
was a civil engineer by profession
Col, G. Il. Hoge ard Capt II. P Mason,
Of Frankfort, KY, and S. b Mason. Esq
OF Lewisburg. were registered at the Vir-
ginia Hotel Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie G. Caperton, Of Union,
Monroe county. W. Va, died OH the 4th
inst. aged rs years. She was the wife
Louis E. Caperton, deed and mother
Of Hugh Capeiton, OF Union.
Mr.. Thomas Smith, father Of James H.
Smith Of this place, died at the residence
in Staunton, on the 18th inst. HewouId
have been 80 years Of age on the 15th of
May next.
Scott Wood, a native OF Stanton, has
purchased half interest ia the Peters
burg Herqla, and the paper VIII here
afterbe published BY lewis & Wood
Mr.. Wood is well educated, a lawyer by
profession and q good writer.
Miss Ina Asst. the lovely daughter of
Mrs. Joseph p asst, viii be married on
Tuesday next to alr ". H Payne OF
Richmond We wish them abundant
happiness IN advance OF the ceremony
George Hewitt is in Stanton this week.
visiting bis parents He is now a well
known paper-hanger of Richmond. His
wife has been in Staunton for several
weeks. She is d daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ s. Cease
Rev. Mr.. Macquery, Of the Episcopal
church, in charge of a congregation at
Canton. Ohio, has been found guilty of
heresy, and will leave the church. We
noticed to case some weeks. ago at some
length.
1t is stated that w. E. Craig, U. S.
District Attorney; P. H. McCaull, U. S.
Internal Revenue Collector, and others
of the Malone wing OF the Republican
party are to meet in Washington to-day
to urge the President TO appoint Judge
John Paul to The new circuit judgeship.
Messrs. Codwise s. Allen, the gentle
men who secured the contract for build
ing the Stapnton Development Com
pany's belt line railroad, are pushing
the work all along the line. They now
have about 1870 men at work on different
portions of the road.
St Patrick day, Tuesday Of this week,
was not celebrated in s,taunton. The
Catholic Hibernian Benevolent Society
decided that its funds could be used this
year to better advantage IN the benevo>
lent work of the order than in a celehra-
tion. ia Richmond, ana III most of tbs
large cities of the country. the day was
celebrated with grand parades and bans
quets
The Waynesboro Times viii drop its
semi weekly and return to the weekly
issue Of that paper on the Sd of April
We expected as mach when the change
to a semi weekly was announced The
rural people prefer q well conducted,
solid, intelligrnt weekly to any other
form that can be published Il must be
either a daily or weekly to hpe0,na nom