Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-02
LOCAL.
AUGUSTA COUNTY NEWS s!
GATHERED FROM ALL QUARTERS
BY THE INDICATOR RE-
PORTERS.
From ChurchviIle.

A HEN LIVING WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER
FOR DAYS-PROHIBTTION LEAFLETS
VISITING CLERGYMEN-FEvER-
sONALs, &C.
Reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.1
CHURCHvILLE, Aug. 31.-How long can
a hen live without food OF water? Per
haps your readers may think the above
question a silly one, but thereby hangs
tale. What we are about to relate IN ans
wer to the above question was told us by a
gentleman whose veracity has never been
questioned and who vouches for the truth
of the following: On the Saturday before
Christmas Of 1876 the gentleman in ques-
ton was moving some hay, he had hauled
load and put it in the NOV, and while
gone for another, one Of his hens got into
the NOW and made nest, he returned with
the second load and unloaded it in the NOW,
the hen being on the nest hay was thrown
on her. She remained in the NOW from the
Saturday before Christmas 1875 until the
latter part OF February OIL first OF March,
1876, some 60 days, and when found was as
light as handful OF feathers. When first
imprisoned under the hay she was fat, when
released, skeleton. Now if any of your
correspondents can produce anything to
equal this we would like to hear from them.
We can give the name of the gentleman who
told us if necessary.
A batch of leaflets were sent to your cor
respondent from Staunton, presumably
from the headquarters of the Prohibition
lists. Said leafts are headed "Force Bill
VS.. Prohibition - The gist of the whole
thing is an arraignment and denunciation
Of the Democratic party, as being allied to
the rum traffic. The document in question
belittles the Force bill and scouts the idea
of it's ever being passed, and if passed OF
being executed. Our idea is they seem to
be playing good second to the Republican
party and tryingt to throw the State of Vir-
glnia into the Republican ranks. 1t is a
fact that cannot be denied that neither the
Prohibitionists OF Third party stand the
shadow of chance to carry Virginia. The
Third party can hardly deny that they are
running as an annex to the Republican
party. Strange that Virginian should be
willing to throw away his vote when issues
SO momentous hang on the result. We
don't propose to vote in the air.
Our village was favored on Sunday last
by sermons from cIergymen visiting in our
town and vicinity. In the U. Is. church
the Rev. MI. Bowman of Greencastle. Pa,
gave us very nice sermon from the words,
"We would see Jesus" In the afternoon
Rev. Mr.. Yonce of Harrisonburg, gave a
very plain, practical sermon in the Luthe-
ran church from the Golden Rule.'' The
sermons were well received by the congre-
cations of both churches.
Rev. Mr.. Yonce, wife and children re-
turned to Harrisonburg on Monday last.
The Misses Gilbert of S. G., who have
been visiting on the Glade and in the
neighborhoOd of Union church for the past
ten days OF more, returned on Monday
evening last.
There are couple Of cases Of fever near
our town, so reported.
We had refreshing rain on Monday
night, it began to rain about O. clock and
rained until near l. The best rain of the
season. 1t will put the ground in good con-
dition for seeding, and do lots Of good.
Rev. Paul Sieg attended the Lutheran
Synod which convened last week near Mt.
Sidney, and passed very creditable exam
ination before that body and was ordained
and regularly set apart to the Office and
work of the ministry on last Sabbath.
Mr.. S. E. Craig who has been very sick
with typhoid fever for some time is now
improving.
MI. John L. Slower near Union Hall,
buried his little boy on Tuesday last, he
was great sufferer from cholera infantum
which has been SO prevalent with children
this season.
Col. S. B. Allen and family who moved
to their country home near jennings Gap
in early summer, is now moving back to your
city.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and son, Mr.. Walter
Wilson from Sherman, Texas, are visiting
friends and relatives in our community
Mrs. Jordan family.
Mr. Thos J. Martin and wife of Way
nesboro, spent several days at his brother
in-law's, Mr.. J. T. Bears.
From Swoope's.
HEAVY RAINS-LAWN PARTY-EFFECTS