Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-02
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FREELY.
VIM. Willis, the colored driver Of the Pres
idential carriage for the last five admins
trations, died of paralysis Saturday. 1t was
his boast that during all of his service as the
Presidents cOachman he had never had an
accident of any kind. lie personally inspect
ed every bolt and nut, every strap and buck
lie, every part of the carriage and the horses
before they left the stable.
Col. Silas Titus. formerly of the Twelfth
New York Volunteers, who is critically ill
at his home, in Syracuse, has given his son a
flag captured from Virginia regiment in the
civil war, with the injunction to seek out the
officers of the Virginia regiment and restore
the flag to them with his heartiest good wish
es and fraternal feeling.
Mr.. N. Leonard, newsdealer, was before the
Richmond police court last week, charged
with violating the Sunday closing law He
was fined 81. and his counsel took an appeal
in order that tes' case may be made. The
case will come up at thu September term OF
Hastings Court.
Last week VIM. J. Urquhar white haired
and bent, walked into the court house al
Suffolk, Va, and surrendered himself. III
had fed. from the county twenty-five years
ago after killing John E. Cay and had not
been heard from since. He claims it was done
in self defense.
"Why. sir!" exclaimed an enthusiastic
member of a Brigade bandi 1--WE can play the
most INTRICATE airs at sight u 81 should like
to hear you play the airs the drum-major puts
on :" replied an unbelieving listener.-Lon
don Answer.
Alex. b. Guigon and Hon. Henry w. Flour
ney have been secured to defend the womer
convicted of the Lunenburg murder, 1t !:
presumed that they will at once ask for 9
new trial.
The old high-seat yellow striped park
pllnton, to which President Grant used te
drive bis famous team, Cincinnati and Egypt
| in Washington, was sold there at auction last
week for fourteen dollars.
| The contract for the first and only iroI
bridge in Highland-across Pullpasture
river at McDowelI-was let to the Charles
| Town, W. Va, Bridge Co. last week, a
$685..
There are 400 Japanese Methodists in San
Francisco. and last month they dedicated {
very pretty church they had built on Prince
street. 1t is built in japanese art style and i:
very beautiful, especially the carving.
The Amhert county Board of Supervisor!
at its last meeting cut down its allowances
one third-the Cammonwealtps Attorney
from $3.50 to $3.50, the Sheriff from $500 to $3.50
and so on through the list.
Last week % acres of land near Roanoke
which the Roanoke Development Company
bought in 1890 for $2S,0Oo, was sold at auction
for 81 $780, to satisfy an unpaid balance o
SIS 900 of the purchase money.
! Secretary Morton of the Agricultural De
partment, has accepted an invitation to ad
dress the Farmers Institute to be held a
Manassas, Va, August 21st.
Miss Mary u. Johnson, type writer O.
Rochester, n. Y, was seen in bloomer COS
tune on a wheel by her employer, who imme
diately discharged her.
Simon McNutta. who struck woman vote
in the face at the polls in Chicago last No
yember, has just been sentenced to one yea
in the penitentiary for it.
The largest carp ever taken from the Rivann
river-two feet seven inches long and weigh
ing seventeen pounds-was caught nea
Charlottesville last week.
| Solomon Marable, the lunenburg murder
en- now In Jail at Richmond, now says that
white man started and helped in the murde
and robbery.