Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-03-25

| the age of 10, and consequently. was mem
Der SO years. She was the mother OF ter
children; one of her sons was in the wal
with Mexico. Three years ago she met
with an accident which confined her to hel
room. She soon took her bed where she has
lain ever since. During the past winter
she struggled through two attacks OF the
grippe. She possessed wonderful vitality
| Between 60 and IS years ago she went to
the woods and helped her husband load the
lumber On the wagon out of some OF which
the present church of Hebron is built. She
was taken suddenly very ill on last Friday
night, died on Saturday and was buried on
Monday at Hebron, the pastor officiating.
Thus has passed away one Of the old land
marks.
The bridge over Middle River between
! Hebron and SWOOpe is now completed and
the travelling public are happy. The wri-
ter passed over it to-day and it is a good
lob. MI. VIM. Newman, the veteran road
builder, has been engaged all winter in max
ing new highways. The first good thing
he did was to improve the condition Of the
road running from Swoope to the Wilson
neighborhood. By changing the location of
part Of this road, the grading has been
greatly lessened and the public consequent
ly greatly benefited. Nothing SO improves
values of all kinds in a community as good
roads, for instance: A man some years
ago got off the train at Swoope and was
net by gentleman with farm to sell near
the mountain. They had to get to this
farm by way of this old road (which has
been lately changed). They rode on, and
from the conversation of said gentleman
the farmer thought he had q sure buyer.
When they struck what is known as "the
Wilson hills and had gone on about a
mile, first riding directly up as if they were
going to the skies and then reversing the
thing and going directly downward as if to
some other place, the buyer said: ''Well,
my friend, let's turn back. Your farm
may be good one, but if this is the road
to it, take me back to the depot, [ want to
catch the next train.'' He lost his buyer.
A better people and worse roads were never
found together, but by the late improve
ment these good people and their friends
have been made happier. The second road
completed by MI. Newman is 4-mile ex
tension from Deerfield to the Rockbridge
line-this will greatly facilitate travelling
in this section.
Mrs. Theodore Hanger who has been quite
sick is now improving.
MI. George Summons, whose extreme i'll
ness was mentioned some time ago, died last
week and was buried at Trinity Chapel, be-
tween Lagrange and Staunton, Rev. MI.
Booker officiating.
Your correspondent was mistaken in
saying in his last that Mr.. Marshall Din
widdie had accepted a similar position in
Atlanta to the one he has occupied at
Swoope's for so long. He is acting as
clerk in the Office of the Superintendent Of
the r. & D. f. r. in Atlanta. His family
is still at Swoope and will remain there
until railroad suit is ended, which is
now pending, and which will determine
whether the general office is to be moved
from Atlanta to Washington.
Mr.. Harvey Henderson who has been ope-
rator at Buffalo Gap for four years, has
taken charge of the Office at Swoope. He
will move into the company house as soon
as it is vacated. He is son of Mr.. Hen
derson who lives p miles out from Staun-
ton Immediately Oh the M1ddlebrook road.
He married daughter of Mr.. Christian
Bear near Buffalo Gap. Mr.. VIM. Keller,
who has been heretofore stationed at Me-
chum s River, will take charge of the work
at Buffalo Gap. He was former resident
of Churchville.
Mr.. Frank Mailman of Front Royal who
has been visiting his uncle, MI. Frank
Shuey at SWoope, has returned home, MI.
Shuey going with him on a visit to his
friends down the Valley. Mr.. Shuey is
back after a pleasant stay of few days.
Capt. Shelton Leake and wife who have
been spending the winter with MI. VIM.
Elliott at Bell IS mill are now living in
Lynchburg, the Captain being connected
with one of the railroads running through
that city.
Miss Mary Craig Of Richmond, who has
been teaching school at Folly Mills, is now
spending some time with her relatives neal
Swoope, her school having closed.
MI. D. A. Snyder is daily loading cars
with fine foundation rock for the large flour
mill being put up in Staunton.
A Decatur, Ga, lady on reading from the
VINDICAToR's Swoope correspondent of
the sickness of a friend, Immediately sent
her check for S. to cheer her up. People
do not know what they miss by not taking