Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-09
of money. And now her re election is con-
ceded by a majority of at least fifteen hun

VI IIOUGJ hHu HOW ntI 1t CltCbtOll ID COl-
ceded by a majority of at least fifteen hun
dred.
The members of the Union Square NJ. E.
Church, Baltimore. had the pleasure Sunday
afternoon of listening to a couple of old-fash-
toned hymns, sung by the surviving members
of the choir which sang in the church exactly
40 years ago. These hymns were, 'sForever
With the Lord" and 30, Could | Speak the
Matches Worth" The Sunday school of
the church was 40 years old on that day, and
the old choir volunteered to assist the young
people with the programme
The remains of the first wife of the late SEN
ator Il. b. Vance have been disnterred from
the old Presbyterian burial ground and rein
tered in Riverside Cemetery. at Asllyille, in
the same plat with the body of the dead Sena-
tor. The remains were removed under diiec-
ton of the sons of Senator Vance, who were
in Ashvilla last week. The casket was open
ed and the remains were found in rema rkably
good state of preservation.
On the Valley pike at the Narrow Passage
near Woodstock, as DR.. Cline of that town
was driving by in buggy, two menvran out
of the bushes as if to attack him, but hearing
another vehicle coming, ran back. AS the
doctor drove on he heard screams from the
vehicle following him and turned back. The
same two men had started to attack Mrs L..
IL. Grove and two sons of Edinburg, and ran
off when they heard DR.. Cline driving back
The only survivor of the famous ball given
at Brussels on the night before tho battle of
Waterloo is Lady Sophia Cecil, daughter of
the Duchess of Richmond who gave the ball.
The latter danced that night with the Duke
, of Brunswick, and the duke fell next day at
Quatre Bras.
At Terrell Texas. on Saturday while 100
persons were standing on wooden awning to
see the street parade of a circus, the awning
fell. There were fully 100 persons under
meath, and the awning struck them with ter
rife force, badly iniuring so.
Official government statistics just complied
show that the low price of wheat has deve-
oped the pork packing interests in Washing
ton State, and places the number of hogs fat
tened on wheat in Whitman county alone at
1900.
The United States Court of Claims on Mon
day entered up judgments for extra pay un-
der the eight hour law, in favor of IS letter
carriers iii Richmond, Va, six in Petersburg,
Va, and FIVE in Roanoke. Va.
Bishop Whitaker Of the diocese of Penn
sylvania, last week celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of his conservation in Phila-
delphia and was presented with purse OF
IS. 600.
Lyle Donald of Rockbridge raised this
season eleven pumpkins aggregating five hun
dred pounds. e. A. Catlett raised 972 pump
l,iuS and 12n hnShnlS of corn on two acres 0f
land near Bilena Vista.
Geo. w. Sherman claims to be the banner
corn raiser of Greene county, Va, this yeal !:
he measured off one acre and it shucked out
eighty three bushels.
The home of Cen Coxey, located at
"Coxiana,' near Massllon, which was burn
ed October 9th was very pretty one, and
was worth $4,000.
Rev. VIM. NJ. Clarke of fredericksburg
will fill Rev Kinloch Nelson's chair at the
Episcopal theological Seminary until it Is
filled by electing a successor.
The death is announced of DR.. William
Moon, the inventor of embossed type for the
use OF the blind.
The Belvidere Hotel at st. Louis valued at
$50, 900, part of the estate of the late Gen.
Beauregard was burned Sunday night.
A firm in Highland county has shipped 1000
bushels of chesnuts this season, and one at
Vesuvus in Rockbrdge, has shipped s, 700.
Train robbers held up a train near Birming-
thy got was a S. package of plated jewelry.
Queen Vietorias great-grandchildren are
now nineteen in number.