Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-01

letter, and was the successful bidder at Sal 40
The prices obtained were fair and about u,
900 was realized for the collection. Some OF
the stamps which brought good prices were
Three cent, brown or white, full letter, the
rarest United States envelope, Sl0275; st.
:. Louis scent black, die g. very rare specimen
Sl4l; State Department S. green and black
stamp, considered the rarest United States
stamp. $50; and Tellico Plains scent Confed
crate States stamp $500.
i VIM. Page of near Berryville, Clarke
county, several days ago forged the name OF
Marshall Mccormick to a note for 81 GOO, the
forgery being discovered by Holmes Boyd of
the National Bank of Winchester, telegraph
ing an inquiry to Mccormick. Mccormick
Informed Page of the telegram, whereupon
Page took the train for Luray there bought
a revolver and killed himself. Several for
geries of notes for large sums had been CON-
mitted by him before this one.
The Northern Presbyterian General AS
sembly has voted by 1874 to 50 that Prof. Henry
Preserved Smith of Cincinnati. is a hereto,
and approved his suspension from the minis
try. OF the 95 votes "a were cast by ministers
believing as he does.
Two thieves broke into the hardware store
of Myers g. Gilkeson, at Buena Vista, on the
night of Wednesday May 3d. and stole val
Use full of razors and knives. They were
caught at Buchanan Sunday, tried at Buena
Vista Wednesday and sent to the penitentia-
ry for two years each.
The Senate Committee on claims will in a
| fav Iax- in 70 nf wi Wocl,
ton College, Lexington, compensation for the
damage done it by the occupation by Hunters
soldiers in 1S64-about ST., 900.
Geo. W. Vaughan of Culpeper, was killed
by lightning Friday while standing in his
door with his wife. 1t is a remarkable
coincidence that he told his wife some weeks
ago that he believed he would be killed by
Lightning and gave her full instructions re-
garding his farm &c. He leaves wife and
five children.
Miss Pierson the young lady who was out
ragged and poisoned near Eagle Rock some
days ago, visited the Fincastle Jail last week
and saw both George Dodson of Greenbrier,
and Dave Kelley of Rockbridge, but said
neither of them was the man.
Last Thursday, fifty years ago, was sent
sent from Washington to Baltimore, at S45 A.
NJ, on May a. 1914 The text of the message
was suggested to Morse by Miss Annie e.
Ellsworth, the daughter of a FRIEND and con-
sisted Of the simple line. "What hath God
wrought?" There are now ., 1000, 900 miles of
telegraph wires in the world, besides $50, 900
miles Of submarine cables.
Judge-'Well, DOCTOR what is the condi-
tion of the burglars victim % Doctor-'sOne
of his wounds is absolutely fatal; but the
other two are not dangerors and can be heal
ed. '-Fliegende Blaetter.
As freight train coming South on the Val
ley Railroad was approaching Winchester,
the engineer saw on the track in front Of it,
and but little way ahead, a drunken man at
whom dog was tugging to get him out of
the way. The engine ran over the man
before it could be stopped.
The Southern Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, at Nashville, Tenn. reversed the action
of the Charleston Presbytery in the case of
Miss Sadie Means. an employee of the Charles
ton Telephone Exchange, who was expelled
from church for working on Sunday.
f. Key Meade, of Clark Co., has won in a
competitive examination the appointment of
cadet at West Point, from the 18th District.
1t. Gov. R. g. Kent has been elected Pres
ident of the Farmers Bank of Southwest Vir-
ginia at Wytheville.
By decree of Judge Paul's court, Mr.. Pey-
ton Gray, was allowed one thousand dollars
for his service as commissioner in the case of
| Paul Hutchison ct ais VS.. Wythville Bank
| ing and Insurance Company His report re-
suited in the Indictment of the President of
| the Company for enlightenment.
| John Woodrum; of Back Greek, Roanoke
county, whose crop of apples melted him S.
900 last year, says there is no prospect for any
crop in his section this year.
| Isaac Pitman, who has been knighted by
Queen Victoria. nearly sixty years ago pub
lished the system of shorthand that has made
him famous. Sir Isaac is a hale old gentleman
of eighty-one.
| The enormous sum Of over 81 ,250,O00 cash
has been paid in royalties to the interests rep
resented by Mr.. Moody since his book of
hymns was first published, twenty years ago.
| The sale of the hymns is said to have reached
the wonderful total of 10000, 900 volumes.
| Since Mrs, Cleveland returned to Wash
ington last Fall, says the New York World,
she has devoted herself almost entirely to her
babies. She has been almost invisible, it Is
| said, except to her intimate friends and there
has not been as much hospitality at the White
House as there was when the President was
bachelor.
Last Thursday was Queen Victoria s 18th
birth day. and on the goth of next month she
will have been on the throne ffty-seven
years.
A car load of $50 lambs averaging seventy
three pounds, which cost the owner five cents
a pound, was shipped from Lexington, Va,
last week.
Miss Agnes Irwin has accepted the dean
ship of the Harvard annex for women. She
is a great granddaughter of Benjamin Frank
lin.
The ballot at Buena Vista last week for
mayor was curiosity, the three candidates
getting-J. M. HenkeI 1OS, j. w. Talley l07,
and J. L. Mills JOG.
One of the cadets at Bethel Military Acad
envy, Fauquer, who won the DISCLAIMERS
medal, was son of Senator Daniel.
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