Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-12-21
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PIE THAT YOU KNOW.
The Harrisonburg Register has the fol
lowing about ex-U. s. Senator and exit
Governor of Virginia, Hon. John F. Lewis
''Hon. John F. Lewis grows gradually
worse, suffering constantly, and can fine
no relief. His physician thinks it only
question of few weeks when his sufferings
will be ended by death. His daughter
Mrs. Penrose Ions, OF Tom, Green Co.
Texas, has arrived at Lynwood, where bel
presence will no doubt go far towards allie
Waiting the sufferings of her parent. MI
Lewis still continues his buggy rides when
ever the weather permits, and displays al
amount of strength and determination won
derful in man of his age, suffering as he
does from the constant inroads made by
the cancer, which is now attacking his
throat"
Mr.. M. Erskine Miller was in Charles.
ton, W. Va, Thursday attending the OF.
ganization of the Kanawha and New River
Coal and Coke Go. He was elected one OF
the Directors. D. q. Boyce OF Quinnimont,
W. Va, was chosen President. The CAPT.
tai Of the company is 81 100000, and its
object is to increase the output of coal and
to maintain prices of coal and coke and to
control the business throughout the entire
West and Northwest, and to reach points
that cannot now be handled profitably.
The manager, Mr.. Arthur P. Bowen, of
Chicago. will be stationed in Cincinnati.
Judge Chalkley has refused an applica-
tion for bail for Adam Glass and his son
charged, the first named, with shooting
Jas. Pannell at Basic City, and the second,
with being accessory before the fact. The
prisoners are victims of the new-to Vir-
ginia-fad, of taking the law into their own
hands, but their grievance was of the very
gravest nature.
Dr.. A. NJ. Henkel Of Staunton, bought
last week from the Valley Land & I'm
provement Co., the Marye farm, situated
in the eastern suburbs of Luray, Page
county, for the sum of $4,000. In 1890
this farm was bought by before & Co.,
and was sold by them to the company from
whom the doctor purchased it.
Mr.. Samuel Mowry Of Bloomington, ILL.,.
who emigrated from Highland county
twenty-four years ago, was in Staunton
last week with his wife, on their way to
visit their old home for the first time since
they left. They took the Monterey stage
Thursday morning.
County Clerk VIM. A. Burnett, gave the
Board of Supervisors. the judge and officers
Of the court and some other friends a
foletaste of the Christmas holidays. in a
very handsome dinner at his home in West
End, yesterday.
DR.. H. G. Weade and family of Hermit
tage, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Shelton OF
Weyer's Cave, and Mrs. Thos. D. Coiner
OF Fishersville, were among those attend
ing family reunion at the home of Mr.. P.
A. Kiser at Mt. Crawford, Thursday.
Salem Times Register: "Mr. and Mrs.
W. ID. Crawford (nee Miss Eva Moon) of
Augusta county, whose romantic marriage
recently our readers will remember, are
visiting the parents Of Mrs. G. in this
place. -
Highland Recorder: "Geo. K. Rexrode
took his daughter to Staunton last week
and had her eyes treated by DR.. Frank M.
hn cnooio1icf To ic v,oh
pleased with DR.. II. IS kind treatment of
himself and daughter
Cards are out for the marriage on the
9th of January, of Miss Fannie W. Hill of
Basic City, formerly of Richmond, to Mr.
E. G. Fishburne, prominent young law
yer of Waynesboro.
Hon. G. w. Koiner was in the city
Tuesday to visit his former official comrade
in the Internal Revenue service, MI. r. r.
Andrews, who is lying quite i'll at ais home
on Lewis street.
A telegram from Luray announces the
marriage, at Shenandoah, on Wednesday
of Mr.. M. G. Hippert Of Waynesboro, six
feet six and half inches in height, to Miss
Elizabeth E. Powell.
Capt. Henry W. Holt of Staunton, has
been appointed on the court martial to he
held at Richmond, at which several officers
of the First Regiment will be tried for
disobedience to orders.
Tonight after the performance at the
Opera House, the Misses Cooke OF Coalter
street, will give supper and reception in
honor of the U. of Va. clubs. Some fifty
ladies and gentlemen will be present.
MI. VIM. S. Burke who will 60 to
Washington for the winter, has resigned
the place of chief clerk at the Hotel ,Eakle-
ton, and MI. T. NJ. Cartwright of Goshen,
has been appointed to the place.
Mr.. Alex. +. Robertson gave dinner on
Frinday in compliment to Judge Geo. M.
Harrison of the Court of Appeals, at which
number of members of the bar and some
other friends were present.
Col. VIM. E. Craig Of Staunton, and Col.
Jas. ID. Brady of N. Y, will be Mr.. Yost g
legal representatives in his contest for the
seat of Mr.. Tucker.
MI. r. w. Burke, Vice President of the
National Valley Bank, gave supper to the
staff of the bank, at his residence on Church
street. Friday night.
Charlottesville Chronicle: "Mr. D. i.
Craig of Craigsville, Augusta county,
spent yesterday in Charlottesville. He left
for Danville last night
At the ball of the Albemarle Light Horse
in Charlottesville, Thursday night, among