Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-06
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Mrs. Lottie Baker of Montgomery, VT, who
has not borne the fairest of regulations,
agreed on last Saturday morning to separa-
ton from her husband. When the livery
man called for her to take her to her mothers
home. he could get no answer. Going in be
found her four children, aged one, three, five
and seven years, hanging by their necks to
the bed posts, dead. A canary bird was hang
ing to the door knob, dead. The mother was
found sitting in asemi-stupor, from morphine.
by brook nearby. She refused to look at
her children. She was put in jail
There is exhibited in store window sho
in Harrisonburg the genuine shoe Of Miss
Fannie Mills, of Sandusky Ohio, seventeen
inches long, and six and a-half inches in
width. This is the largest shoe, it is claimed,
that was ever made for actual wear. Miss
Mills, who has travelled as dime museum
freak on account of her tremendous feet, is Of
slight physique and not bad looking. The
shoe bears evidence Of wear and its history,
says the Rockingham Register, is Vouched for
by ample documentary evidence.
Observer Ryker. OF Che Weather Bureau.
has compiled from the records of July for
twenty three years, some interesting data
which may furnish basis for the prophets
predictions for this month. The mean OF nor
mai temperature for the month is IS degrees
The Warmest July was that Of 1876, with an
average of 50; the coolest 1851, with an aver
age Of y. The highest temperature during
any July was 1872 on the 18th, 1881, and on the
18th, 1887, the lowest, 81 degrees, was on the
1st, 1885, and the nth, 1890, and the 9th, 1892
j. M. LightDer, formerly of FOcahontas
county, W Va, was found dead in his woo67
pile at his home near Abilene, Texas, on Mon
day His body was in badly decomposed
state when found He lived alone On little
farm, and died unattended by any one.
Miss Emma Juch, the opera singer and MI
Francis L. Wellman, assistant district attor-
ney OF New York city, were married in Siam
! ford, Conn, last week.
Lit S. d. Rockenbach, U. s. a., who has
| been furloughed for year, to take the place
of cong naanGant Of cadets at the Virginia Mil
tary Institute al Lexington, made vacant
by the resignation Of Col. Thos &. Marshall
| is from Lynchburg, and graduated at the Y, ,
NJ. l., in 1889.
James w. Marshall, il, (son of "cyclone
jim Marshall') of Craig county, Va, and
Miss A. Il. Whitescarver, daughter of MI.
Louis Whitescarver OF Rockingham county,
Va, ran off and We're married at Charlotte
n, g., June Goth.
! The Louisiana legislature has without dis
senting vote. voted an appropriation for
marble statue Of Thomy I4afon, the Negro
philanthropis. who died in New Orleans
few months ago and left nearly the whole of
a fortune Of $500, 600 to charity,
Two young cattle and eight mad-dogs were
| buried in one pit on the farm of Mr. Frank
Griffith two miles east of Luray one day last
| week. The town authorities OF Luray have
ordered all dogs within the corporate LIMITS
| to be muzzled, and if not, and are found al
large they will be Slot on sight.
| Mrs Lietha A. Hicks, wife of Wade Fl.
Hicks, died in Fredericksburg. Wednesday
| night of lockiaw aged 80 years. caused by
getting splinter under her nail While scruf-
bing floor.
Charlottesville seems to be good hunting
town this seasoll=--last week a possum was
caught in the main street, end night OF too
later 2-foot mcecasin snake was killed in
front of leading drug store.
| At Mt. Crawford, Rockingham Tuesday,
Alice. the daughter of G. f. Shrum, pointed
| gum WHICH Sfie li2OGBhC was empty, play
fully at her niEe-year-old sister Helen. The
gun went off, tearing Helen's throat to
pieces and killing her instantly.
| Virgie, the 13-year-old daughter of Henry
Whissen, OF Ednburg, Shenandoah, was
drowned while bathing in Stony creek near
there, with some young companiGhs.
President GUSTS Lee has presented to Wash
! ingtor &, Lee University Glee Club the ha Nc
some piano that belonged to his father, Gen.
Robert E Lee, and which has for years been
unopened.
Mother-"Now Johnnie, [ don't want to
ever catch you in that jam closet again"
Johnnie. (sobbng) -"An' ] don't want you
! to- neither. ''-Detroit Free Press
David F. Magee, the democratic candidate
for Auditor General, of Pennsylvania. was
born in Amherst county, Va, in 1854.
The Trustees of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary at Alexandria, have restored the
salaries of the professors to s., 400 per annuni.
The county jail of Fauquier was built sey-
enty one years ago.
Howard (Ala.) College has made Hon. .Ino.
E. Massey an l.. l.. d.