Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-08-03
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.

DOSSlDle TO ne unuof Cno ClrCuMS Ia noes unQ0I
which the article was prepared. E. W.
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.
While the money stringency has injured the
watering places in Virginia, it has increased
the healthful camping out system greatly.
All over the State there are parties in rented
cabins or in tents spending their vacation
cheaply but delightfully."-. A camping party
of thirty ladies and gentlemen, headed by a
minister and his family, passed through
Wytheville last week in wagons, buggies and
on horseback on their way home at Pinnacle,
n C., from the New River district, where
they had been in camp. fishing. They campad
near Wytheville over Sunday.
Gov. OFerrall, who is spending his vaca-
ton at the Blue Ridge Springs, was in Lynch
burg last week where he met Attorney Gen.
Taylor Scott and Adjutant General e. J. An
derson. Their interview is said to have been
about General Frye's army of 'indus-
trials" about 1000 strong, that has settled
down near Alexandria, to live on the people.
It is said that if the owners Of the property
ON which they are "camped,' make COM
plant, the Governor will have them removed.
A newspaper correspondent who interview
ed Mrs. President Debs, writes "She dresses
we'll, wears diamonds, a good sized stone in
each ear, and two sparklers of about carat
and a-half each on her hand. She carries her
gold watch in the belt of her light waist. and
long double chain of fine gold links, which
hangs about her neck aud comes down over
the dress to the watch ring Her husband S
salary, she reports, is a paltry $4,000, and
ought to be $40, 900.
While the Norfolk & Western train was
standing at Shenandoah Junction, Saturday
morning early, three negroes approached the
sleeping car window of the berth of James T..
Engleby, President of the Fidelity Loan d
Trust Co., of Roanoke. Va, and one of them
thrust in his arm, grabbed MI. ELS coat and
vest containing his gold watch and $4,000 in
negotiable paper and ran off-al three ran
in different directions, and all made their es-
cape with the booty.
Oscar Brotz, aged eighteen, of Newark, n.
j., was exploring closet in which his father
carefully preserved the clothes of his wife
who died year ago, when he found in the
lining of hustle 81, 700 in bank notes. Get
ting chum of his own age they spent the
whole sum in a weeks dissipation in which
they had champagne at every meal, invited
everybody to join them and gave away gold
watches as presents.
Prince Hatzfelt the German prince that
railroader c. P. Huntington bought for his
daughter a couple of years ago for million
dollars, is heavy gambler. At Saratoga,
N. Y, last week. he lost SS.400 in single
night at roulette. AS he has nothing, it is
presumed MI. Huntington has to supply him
with money for gambling as we'll as for 9TH
Ell things.
The late Rev VIM. Holtzcappel while
pastor of st. Mary's Catholic church at AL
toona, Pa, loaned the congregation $4,000
with which to build parochial schools. The
church is not incorporated, and his heirs who
are suing to recover the debt, have had to
bring an individual suit against each of the
1900 members.
Bishop Watterson, the Catholic bishop of
Ohio, having decided that no liquor seller
could be an officer of any Catholic society in
his diocese an appeal was made from his de-
cision to Monsignor Satolli the Apostolic
delegate. The decision was confirmed, 1t
only applies, however, to Bishop Watterson's
diocese.
Near Salisbury Md, last week, f. g. Rich
ardson who was engaged to be married to
Miss Alice Davis, died of typhoid fever at s
o'clock on Thursday morning, and at 10
O'Clock, two hours later, Miss Davis died of
the same disease They were buried side by
side.
At the celebration in Charlottesville Thurs
day night, of the 5Oth anniversary of the mar
riage of DR.. and Mrs. Il. W. Nelson, their
golden wedding, there were present MI. and
Mrs. Jno. Page, Carter II. Page and Freder-
ick Page. who attended the original wedding
half century ago.
A horse on the place OF Addison Coleman,
near Lynchburg, went mad last week, and
chased his owners little daughter across a
field and followed her into the house. The
child, and others who were in the room, es-
capped up the stairs. The animal was finally
shot.
Farmer Jno. B, Kingsley, Of Forestville,
N. K, does not believe in banks, and kept
his savings. $500, hid in a teapot. A wicked
neighbor, who also thinks banks ale not the
best place for money. chloroformed farmer
Kingsley, and got away with the teapot and
its epnteEts.
Dutild v lSCd SCGlllS W w Il IlUdllCld1Iy we'll
managed town. 1t has paid off S., 900 of its
| floating debt, met the interest on its bonded
| debt, and has just paid Rockbridge 81, $40. 06,
its semi annual payment on its share of the
Rockbridge debt.
| The disease of the face, of which ex-senator
John +. Lewis Of Virginia was supposed tc
have been cured, has reappeared, and thai
gentleman, it is said, will have to go tt
Richmond again and submit to another opera
ton.
| At Eagle Rock, Botetourt, last week, tn,
G. & 0. Express ran into the wagon of r. A
Shaner. Mr.. S. had his hip badly hurt, but
his wife and little son escaped without injury
The two wagon horses were killed.
At the general election in West Virginia il
November, the voters Of Pocahontas county
will vote on the question of removing thu
county seat back to Huntersville from tin
boom town of Marlinton.
Carroll d. Wright, u. Labor Commits
sipner, Jno. d, Herman of New York, and N
e. Worthington of Peoria, ILL.,, are the thre
commissioners appointed by the Pr esident
investigate the late strike.
A San Francisco dog wears glasses. Th
Bulletin, Of that city, says. "The dog doe
not seem to suffer special inconvenience bu
wears the spectacles with ease and even grace
fplness.''
II like to go to Mr.. Howler's church on &C
count of the choir "Why, l heard they
auarreled among themselves and didn't sing
now" eyes, that's why like tn EN-. ''-1nte
Ocean.
The Roclbridge Board of Supervisors hav
Increased the allowance for killing hawks il
the county to fifty cents, That for fog scalp