Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-24

horses, wagon, anu mas a Shall income De1
sides from money loaned out. He was born
free and though blind made his first money Al
corn husking, wood saving, stirring app
butter and like jobs, being busy all the yq
round.
In the q. S. District Court at Topeka, Kan
sas, j. j. Knight has won verdict for S. 900
damages against the Kansas Undertakers AS
vent his starting an undertaker's establish
ment. 1t was proved in evidence that men,
Der of the Association i'll Topeka charged
81 900 for conducting funeral of which the
actual expenses were only $50.
The Town Council of Harrisonburg has re-
duced the Mayors salary from $500 to 500,
the Treasurer's from $500 to $500, and the
Recorders and Assessors in about the same
proportion The reduction is for the ensuing
two years term of the officials to be elected in
JuIT
The Henkel woods, Sc acres, at $50 an acre
the Wilson tract of 10 acres. at $11O an acre
and the Hudson tract of % acres at S51 an
,cre, was all OF the Valley Land & Improve
ment Company's property that WAS sold at
Luray last week. The bids Oh the rest were
so low that the property was taken down.
John z. Mason, a railroad employee living
near Lynchburg, weighing $50 pounds and OF
great strength, saw a bull goring colored
woman who had fallen in a field near the
town. He leaped out of his buggy, caught the
bull by the horns and broke its neck. The
woman escaped with few bruises.
Grover Cleveland, wife and child have al.
rived at Buzzard Bay, Mass, their summer
home. Mr.. Cleveland declined the offer OF
the Western Union Company to put private
telegraph wire in his cottage, saying that lie
would get the news from the regular village
Office.
Mrs. Wesley Emswiller, living near Wood
stock, Shenandoah, has an apple ffty-two
years old. When her little brother died ii
was in his pants pocket and she folded the
pants up with the apple in them and has kept
them in remembrance of the boy. The apple
did not decay but became as hard as stone.
Congressman Holman Of Indiana, the "great
objector" celebrated his golden wedding al
Washington last Thursday. He is siXty-nine
years old and his wife is two years younger
He has served twenty years in the House
of Representatives.
Out of 153 emigrant women from Germany
landed from ship at Philadelphia last week
ia were red headed, and % of their children
had hair of the same color. Congress seems
very slow about making its immigration laws
more strict.
A railroad bridge over Licking river be-
tween Newport and Covington, KY, fell Fri
day killing twenty-five workmen employed
in erecting it, among whom were w. d. Roby
of RadfOrd, Va, VIM. Avis of Roanoke, Va.
and Patrick Murray OF Greenbrier, W. Va.
Dr. W. A. Frank, veterinary surgeon OF
Lexington, while visiting at Luray, started
out to shoot black birds after supper. His
gun accidentally exploded, injuring his wris
SO badly that the arm was amputated JUS
above it.
Ten years ago young man bought 50 acre:
of mountain land in Albemarle Co., Va.
planted large portion of it in pippin apple
trees and farmed the rest for the support O.
his family. The apple trees commenced bear
ing in 1890 and yield him 81 200 year.
In Lancaster county, KY, white man ani
five negroes were arrested on 3,211 warrants
for illegal liquor selling. The white man wa!
fined $1OO each in 1877 cases amounting tt
S157 200. and one of the negroes was fineC
about as much in / ,5S5 cases.
Harry F. Smooth, who deliberately cut Mis-:
Susie G. Ferrell's throat in the street of Shep
herdstown, W. Va, because she would no
receive his attentions, has been convicted and
sentenced to be hung in the Jail yard al
Charles Town on Friday, October eth.
At the recent opening Of the Childs-Drexe
Home for Printers at Colorado Springs, Mrs
Margaret Davis Hayes, daughter Of ex-Presi
dent jefferson Davis, furnished one of the
rooms handsomely, as memorial to hel
father.
NJ. 1. Hughes, aged eighteen, living at ALE
ghany Station on the Chesapeak Il Ohio road
has long been in the habit of successfully
leaping on the trains there and getting a ride
On Sunday he fell under the train and wal
killed.
William Bodell, the mail carrier. between
Luray and Newmarket, is Is years old, lives
in the house he was born in in Newmarket
and never tasted tobacco or liquor in any
form in his life.
The skeleton Of Thomas Christian, who dis
appeared in September from his home OF
Greenbrier river while insane, was found OF
the mountain side near GreenDrier Bridge il
that county last week.
Rev. Il. G. Abbitt, for two years pastor OF
the Baptist church at Bedford City, has sew
cred his connection with that body and will
apply for orders in the Protestant Episcopal
church.
VIM. Lewis Randolph of Albemarle, re-
turned ON Tuesday from the funeral of Col
Frank II. Rulfin, his relative, at Richmond
and that afternoon was found dead in hi.
room lying on couch.
A Baltimore gentleman who refuses to le
his name be made public, has just placed il
hands of Rev DR.. John F. GoucheY, Presi
dent of the Woman's College of Baltimore
100000 as gift to that college.
S. Newton Worst, the hotel keeper at Lean
an Place, Pa, has been stone deaf for man!
years. Last Friday he was standing by tret
which tightening struck, and his hearing was
instantly restored.
Under the Mushbach anti-gambling law e
S. Lascalletter Of New York, was arraigned il
Richmond, Friday, for selling race results
on commission" and was fined $500 and 81
days in Jail. The case was appealed.
john " COlllcf living near LiuVl1Ae, hooh
ingham, a brakeman on the Norfolk q West
ern Ry., fell from box car and was instant
1y killed.
A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatcl
says Dr.. John A. P. Baker, who was acquitted
at Abingdon OF the murder of his wife, is re
siding in that city and gets large practice.
Two deaf and dumb men were arrested il
Petersburg Monday for fighting One o.
them explained that the other had curset
him.
Capt. q. D. Brown Of Ohio, general mana
ger of the Victoria mines in Rockbridge, ha
resigned and Mr.. Shirley of Allegheny, take
his place.
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