Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-01-22
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:on, Nelson; Robt A. Friewler. Buchanan;
hos. g. Malone, Williamsburg; H. F.
Powell, Mechum's River; Geo Richardson,
Farmville and W. II. Mosby at Bedford
City
At Mt. Morris, n T.. Thursday, an aged
mother, Mrs. Buldick and her three grown
sons, we'll to do but eccentric and penurious
people, died one after the other of grippe and
pneumonia, without calling in neighbor OF a
doctor. When found, the mother and two sons
were tying dead and third son was sitting
up dying, by stove in which the fire had
gone out.
The school board of Lynchburg has follow
ed that of Alexandria in protesting against
the proposed law to permit nonresident par
ents OF guardians to send their children to
public schools in the cities where they pay
taxes. Under it man paying dollar tax in
a city he does not live in, might send whole
family OF children to school.
The failure OF j. j. Nicholson & Sons, ban
kers, at Baltimore has been followed by the
downfall of several business houses compl.-
Gated with it. The Shenandoah bank at Wood
stock, and the Strasburg, BerryvilIe and
Front Royal banks are SAID to be losers by
them.
LESSEE Riding, aged siXty-seven, of White
hall, Ill, previous to his marriage last week
to Miss Julia flaming, aged twenty-seven,
gave her $4,000 and policy on his life fol
$4,000, and gave to his son and three daugh
tels Si5, 900 each, leaving himself penniless
W. A. Richeson of Buena VISTA who has
been sentenced to year and half in the pen
for hull +bo
road track to get damages for his killing, is
not doctor as he has been called, but a butcher
! and bar keeper who went there from Amherst
Prince Albert Victor, the son of the Prince
of Wales, who has just died in England, had
very long neck and wore high collars, fol
which the populace dubbed him "Collars
and cuffs He was to have been married to
the Princess May of Teck.
Gov. Mckinney has refused to commute the
death sentence of Margaret Lashley, colored
to be hung at Danville January 9th, for the
murder of her husband. The colored people
of Danville refused to sign the petition fol
her pardon.
By decision Of the Virginia Court of APP
peals, Malendy & Russell received ST., 900
| from the Midland railroad for their race
horse 'Bristow,' which was being shippe
from Lynchburg to Culpeper when he was
| killed.
| r. T. K. Balm. one OF the directors who GU
ted the Exchange National Bank of Norfolk
| Va, some years ago. has been pardoned out
of the Albany penitentiary by President Har
rison.
| In looking for slip of writing paper an III
| mate of the house of the late Samuel Lackey
OF Timber Ridge Rockbridge, opened an Oh
| book of the late owner and found 500 in
greenbacks pasted in between two leaves.
"Dan,'' the ostrich of Robinson's cilcus
died at Cincinnati Friday, and in his stomach
was found a diamond breast-pin that he pick
ed from gentleman's shirtfront in Montreal
| last summer.
| Mrs Cummins of Louisville, KY, has pre-
scented to Washington q Lee University por
trait of her grandfather, DR.. Louis Marshall
who was once President OF old Washington
College.
Baby Ruth Cleveland got 1852 votes to
Baby McKee's ! JAG for the gold medal voted
away at the Church of the Holy Family in
Chicago, last week.
Ferguson & Hutter, carriage dealers OF
Lynchburg. have failed with $50, 900 liabil-
ties. A large part Of their assets are in lots
and stocks of land companies.
John q. Whittier: If L were young man
should ally myself with some high, and, al
present, unpopular cause, and devote my every
effort to accomplishing its success.
State Secretary II. o. Williams was at the
Inter State Maryland and West Virginia Y
NJ. G. A. Convention at Parkersburg, w. Va.
last week.
Five wild ducks were killed out Of flock
of twenty-five on Patterson's milI-dam al
Waynesboro last week, by 7. A. Lobban-an
unusual game for that vicinity.
Two licenses to two men were issued il
Stafford, Va, county court, Christmas, to mar
~ the same lady. The man that got the last
license also got the lady.
The Worlds Fair dedicatory committee has
selected Congressman W. e. P. Breckenridge
of Kentucky, to deliver the dedicatory ora
| ton.
Robt. E. Mantell and his wife have signed
separation contract. The wife of the actor
takes the two children and receives 500 a
week during her life.
The fire insurance companies in which the
Luray Inn was insured, have settled the loss
by paying 100000, of which the land company
receives Ss7 1851.
The Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., in testing
a new Baldwin locomotive with double driv.
ing wheels and two sets of cylinders, has run
it as high as ninety miles an hour.
The Madame Janauschek company was
| stranded at Atlanta, Ga, Friday. Madame
j. has gone to Florida.
| Notice has been given in the MARYLAND leg
islature of bill to establish Railway Com
mission.
| The "Stony Man" Hotel on the Blue Ridge
in sight of Iuray, was burned Thursday. II
was a summer hotel and was empty.
| The iron PROV of the famous ram Merrimac
was found last week in lot of Junk brought
| to Baltimore from Norfolk.
Mrs NJ. j. Dickson, late of the Caldwell
House at Dry Creek has rented tile Lewis
| burg, W. Va, Hotel.
| Grand Sire Busbec Of the Odd Fellows, an.
nounces that his health is restored and he has
resumed his office.
| In police court case between two white
people in Richmond, Va, last week, each par
| ty had a colored lawyer for counsel.
Rev Sam P. Jones is to lecture at Ports
mouth, Va, Feb. I'd and Sd.
| Geo. S. Knight the actor became insane be
cause his play Baron Rudolph failed.
The thermometer at Freeport, ILL.,, last Sat
urday, was 800 below zero
An Appeal for Needed Help.
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