Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-08-12
AUGUSTA COUNTY news !
GATHERED FROM ALL QUARTERS
BY THE VINDICATOR RE-
PORTERS.
From Mt. Scion.

A DISASTROUS TOURNAMENT-CHU
MATTERS-PERSONAL. NOTES, &C.
Reported for the Staunton VIND1cAroR.]
MT. SOLON, Aug. 9.-Last Saturday
being the day advertised for tournament,
match game Of base ball, sparring match.
dancing and day of general recreation and
pleasure at the ''Cyclopean'' towers, near
Mt. Scion, 10y some young men Of Bridge
water. it naturally brought together fair
crowd of pleasure seekers. They dispersed
in the evening disguised and disappointed.
There was no game OF base ball, no sparring
match OF dancing, and the tournament was
a failure, and if there was any pleasure IN
the whole affair it is yet to he had. There
mi ght have been tournament had not the
persons who arranged the grounds set a
death trap by which two young men came
near losing their lives. There were three
arches erected, each one made by setting
two posts in the ground not over Is feet
APART, with board nailed across the top
with the ring hanging from the middle of
the arch, which would allow the rider only
u feet of space to pass through. 1t was at
the last one of these three arches that the
accidents occurred. The post of this arch
was sunk into the ground and was about
inches square,. The strip across the top, to
which the ring was su spended, was board
l inch by 3 inches.
The first victim of this badly arranged
affair was Mr.. Charlie Bell, a son of MI.
Tom Bell living on Beaver Greek in Rock
ingham county. This handsome young
knight was making his first run in the
afternoon, preparatory to entering the tour
nament which was to take place at o'clock,
and was mounted upon spirited 3-year-old
bay, which was running at almost lightning
speed when he ran against the left hand
post of the last arch, by which he was
thrown violently to the ground. MI. Bell
attempted to rise to his feet, but being
badly stunned fell back to the ground again.
Everybody ran to his assistance, but upon
examination, it was found that he had sus-
tanned no serious injury, more than severe
shock and a bruised arm. Order was
soon restored, and riding commenced. MI.
David Caldwell, a young man from Messy
Greek, was making his first run. His horse,
too, was running at a very fast rate when
he ran against this same post with such
force as to knock the whole structure down,
he being knocked from his horse and falling
at least fifteen feet from where he struck
the post. Everybody thought he was kill
ed and ran to him. and found him badly
hurt. A messenger was hastily dispatched
for Dr. Jas. 7. Clarke who soon arrived,
and found that MI. Caldwell had received
severe fracture of the right hip, with sew
eral severe bruises about the face and body
and was very badly shocked generally. DR..
e. gave all the necessary treatment. Mr..
Caldwell was removed to his home at Messy
Greek late in the afternoon.
Miss Charlse Hartman, daughter Of Mrs.
Bette Hartman and niece of MI. Samuel
Forrer of Messy Greek, is visiting friends
in Washington.
gagged in laying side track on the G. & o.
r. r. near Ronceverte, has returned to his
home in this place.
Mrs. Lima Wolf, wife of Mr.. Dolan Wolf
living near this place, died last Saturday
and was buried at Emanuel church burying
ground yesterday.
There being split in the Mt. Zion U. B.
church and the membership divided into two
factions, one faction called the Radical and
the other the Conservative, the Conserva-
tives will continue to worship in the pres
ent church, and the Radicals will proceed at
once to build a new church.
There were communion services held at
Messy Greek church on last Sabbath, the
Rev. L. II. Paul officiating. There were
also services held at st. Pauls church near
here, conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Hau-