Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
What Happened ID 1895
RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE CLOS
ING YEAR.

streets last Monday one would hardl,
think so. In Staunton a severe winter
crippled trade and before our merchants had
time to recover, the small pox separating
us from the rest of world and paralyzing
business set in about the first day Of May
1t entailed the loss of small fortunes tC
the treasures of Staunton and Augusta
county, and of large fortunes in the way OF
running trade and stopping the sale of farm
produce. 1t is greatly to the credit Of the
financial solidity of both the city and coun-
ty that in both together there were only
three financial failures. Through it all,
however, our enterprising city has gone on
building, and our county has gone on i'm
proving its roads, building bridges and i'm
proving generally. cit is worthy Of remark
that in the midst of the epidemic. the cor
ner stone OF the most N agniflcent building
which-excepting the Jefferson Hotel at
Richmond-haS been erected i'll the State,
the Masonic Temple, was laid, and little
later the corner stone of the handsome Odd
Fellows Temple was laid. Handsome
buildings, both business and residence,
have gone up all along through the year,
and just as we are entering on new year
an electric street-car line is being built.
As in all years, death has been busy and the
reader will be struck with the frequent
recurrence of the announcement died, .
and he will also be struck with the fact
that some Of them he had quite forgot Ell,
showing how soon our memory passes away
in the busy life of city:
JANUARY.
3rd-Maj. B. 7. Bagby died.
5th-Farmers of Fishersville Farmers
Club discussed re-assessment Of
1885,
11th-Heavy snow storm.
13th-Thermometer at w. L. Asylum below
zero.
1Sth-Mrs. r. NJ. Burdette died.
19th-John W. Daniel addressed Stonewall
Veteran Camp on Lees birthday.
2lst-NIrs. Mary Caroline Stevenson died.
31st-Eakleton Hotel sold to Staunton
Perpetual Building and Loan Co.
FEBRUARY.
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third anniversary of his pastorate.
City. NJ. G. A. State Convention met.
7th-Heaviest snow storm of season began.
13th-Congregation of st. Francis Catholic
church voted to build new church
edifce
15th-Wm. B. Craig died at Mt. Meridian.
Bank of Lexington failed. by
which many Stauntonians lost.
17th-Rev. J. NJ. Hedrick, a Lutheran
MINISTER, formerly of Churchyille.
died at Charlottesville.
1Sth-Grand Lodge knights of Pythias
met.
23rd-Mrs. Catherine King, teacher Of
infant class at Methodist Sunday
School died.
Meeting at Churchville favoring
constitutional convention.
25th-P. d. Graves, foreman of tailoring
department of D. D. & B. Institu-
ton died.
2sth-NIrs. l. Hite Bird died.
MARCH.
1st-Mrs. Annie E. Boon, wife of G. G..
Boon died.
9th-Meeting at Churchville in favor Of
reduction i'll State expenses.
1Oth-Mrs. Jane Peer, died at Jenning S
Gap.
Rev. Dr.. J. S. Gardner preached
his last sermon at the Methodist
church, being assigned to Lexington.
12th-The Rosenberger block at Waynes-
boro burned.
l3th-H. B. Niche, formerly of Staunton.
died in Charlottesville.
16th-Flshersvile Farmers Club met to
discuss reduction of county expenses
25th-Rev. DR.. e. w. Finley lectured be
fore Stonewall Veteran Camp on bat
tie of Gettysburg.
26th-Grand Council Royal Arcanum met
at Oneida Hall. ~ -
30th-Wm. Caldwell ytJfTat Of the Rich
Tovitzers died I'd ltayues0oro.
AEElI..
8th-Reavy rainfall.
gth-Col. Asher W. Harman died in Rich
mond.
l2th-Ex-Gov. Cameron arrived in Staun-
ton.
lst-Merchants Of Staunton commenced
early closing hours.
ith-Existence Of smallpox officially an
nounced by Board of Health.
7th-Special committee of City Council
recOmend reduction of Salaries.
David E. Strasburg who died i'll
Baltimore, buried here.
John Morgan, COL, sentenced to
twelve years in penitentiary for at
tempted rape.
9th-Peter Good, war member Of Staunton
Artillery, died in Shenandoah.
11th-Thermomete stood at As with
Northwest blizzard.
W. B. Davenport appointed dele
gate to congress of colored men at
Atlanta Exposition.
l3th-Miss Elizabeth L. Yates of Maine
lectured at Opera House Oh Wo-
man S suffrage.
1sth-Mrs Phoebe Willgoss died in her
SD year.
2lst-Market house ordinance sustained by
Circuit Court.
2Sth-Close of annual exercises at August:
Female Seminary.
31st-Annual final exercises of Wesleyan
Female Institute ended.
JUNE.
2nd-West Virginia State Board of Health
abolished quarantine against Staun
ton.
Mrs. Margaret Hartman. widow OF
Gen. w. H. Hartman died.
3rd-Dr G. II. Getzendanner. died.
6th-Corner stoned Masonic Temple laid
Miss Fredrica Gallaher died a