Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
THE NEWS OF THE DAY,

1t IS said IN Washington that Col. U. Law
renee Boyce of Clarke county, has not only
won his 500, 900 suit in the Virginia, West
Virginia and Kentucky land case, but has
also gained his suit for S44O,0 against the
West Virginia Coal, Iron and Lumber Com
pany, and that he intends to restore the
Tulleries, his estate in Clarke, to its former
condition.
In his charge to the grand Jury Judge
Yerkes Of Doylestown, Pa, called attention
to the expenses Which are always attending
iron bridges in the county. because they need
so much repairs. He said it was {. mistake to
build iron bridges, as they needed repair cen
stantly. He called attention to one county
bridge, built OF stone 81 years ago, which has
needed no repairs.
The Virginia Board of Agriculture at its
last session appropriated 1000 to be used for
the purpose of eradicat!ng the San Jose scab,
which is an insect that has proved very deS-
tructive to some of the orchards in this State.
The matter will be looked after by the horti-
cultural committee, who will cooperate with
the United States Department Of Agriculture
A Port Republic correspondent of the Rock
ingham Register tells OF series Of raids on
lIiS ClilChCuS ~ Oildt uCiSuU LIZ foCl-
lers of Mt. Meridian, lost all he had; and one
night the thieves drove up to tbs place OF
Jacob Harnsbergcr with wagon and stole
one hundred chickens and loaded them up
and drove off,
The persons indicted for burning the body
of the negro Smith at the riot Of Septem Der p
were tried at Roanoke Monday. Walter
Davis and Joe Varilla were given one year
in jail and fined S1o0 each. Harvey Dow and
Charles Mcdonald were given one year in
Jail and fined So each. The verdict gives gen
eral satisfaction.
in church quarrel at Alma, Kansas, last
put the church on wheels at night and We're
moving it to their own land, before the other
faction walked the Sheriff up and he stopped
it in the middle OF the street where it stands
now.
Miss Sarah Holden of Harrison, Me-, died
last week after life of privation. Saturday
a box nailed against the wall was found to
contain $500 in gold. Sewed into an old skirt
which she wore were $500 in bills. The skirt
was patched in many places and under each
patch was one OF more notes.
Miss Lizzie Newhouse of Rixeyville, Cul-
pepper Co., Va, shot herself dead Tuesday
evening at her home, leaving letter stating
that it was done through regret at having dis
carded A. p. Hill who recently married an
other lady at st. Louis.
At the annual dinner Of the Doy1estown,
Pa, Bank Directors at the Fountain House,
the proprietor had the menu printed on S.
bonds and had crisp, new greenbacks stuck
about various dishes as green's.
1t doesn't make the small boy any happier
to think that his mother is using one of her
new Christmas slippers to give him a spank
ing with.
Greensboro, N. c., Aldermen have killed
the cigarette trade by fixing the tag at $500 a
year for wholesale and $500 for retail mer
chants.
The Christian church at Louisa e. II. on
last sunday voted to discontinue the Rev. L.
A. Cutler as pastor, in view Of his extreme
views on the temperance question.
The Gillian claims commission will expire
by limitation next April. The pay of Mr..
Goode Of Virginia, member Of it, will be
S41G month for eight months.
Stoncwali Camp Of Confederate Veterans Of
Portsmouth, will hold memorial services next
Sunday night in honor of Stonewall jackson,
that being the anniversary Of his birth.
For the first time in twenty five years at
Buffalo, N. Y, barrel of apples, So, is
higher than barrel Of -four, 81.
Capt. A. e. Babcock who founded the Ma
sonic Home near Richmond, died on Tuesday
Mr.. WA, J. PARROT. proprietor of Parrott's
Hotel at Charlottesville, died Saturday night
d. S. Carraway, druggist, of Clifton Forge,
has made an assignment.