Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-10-11

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burg on Saturday member of the Phila-
delphia escort committee leaned from the
platform of the car on which the tell was
rugged, and lifting a small negro baby from
the arms of it's mother, wrapped it in the
American flag and seated it upon the
beam from which the bell was hung. The
incident caused many Of the spec tators to
turn OH their heels and walk away.
At the Episcopal general convention
now in session at Minneapolis, on Saturday
a handsome vellum volume, bound in leath-
Ell and silver, and enclosed in a carved
oaken box, was delivered formally to the
custodian of the standard Book OF Common
Prayer. This volume, marvel Of the
printers and book binders art. was held
aloft in Secretary Hutchins hand, while the
h ,use rose to it's feet.
The elopement OF Mrs. Parkinson, aged
fifty. with Capt. Geo. B. Deare Of the Eng
lish army, aged sixty, from Greenwood,
Albemarle. has caused great surprise.
Both are from England. They lady took
Two of her younger girls. aged nine and
eleven, with her. Both had borne high
characters in their locality, and the lady
was prominent as church worker.
Richard w. Cardwell, clerk in the
State Bank at Richmond, who allowed him
self to be persuaded by Samuel r. Nelson,
liveryman, to permit the latter to over
draw his account by Sc, 600, and then made
false entries to cover it up, pleaded guilty
there last week and was given two years in
the penitentiary. He had been without
reproaoh up to that fall.
D. V. Ruckman and other cattle hrok-
ers, have been making large shipments of
cattle and sheep from Highland county in
the past few days. Drovers say that the
extreme hot, dry and dusty weather was
fearful on stock. The mountain streams
are nearly dry, and stock almost famished
with thirst.
DR.. j. E. Arb0gast, a physician of High
land county, was thrown from his buggy
Sunday, Sept. 20. near New Hampden, and
kicked in the breast by the horse. He died
from the effects on Wednesday, Oct, I'd
He leaves a wife and one daughter. Mrs.
Charles Slaven.
Miss Kate Tobin. aged forty, the only
support of an aged father, was killed by the
North bound passenger train on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad last Friday morning
not far from Mt. Jackson. She had seated
herself On the end of tie along side the
track and gone to sleep.
John Barr died in Philadelphia last week.
He was the Pullman conductor who, in the
JoAnstnwn food in 1880, saved all his pas
sengers except two ladies', who, after hay
ing effected their escape from death, turn
ed back to the train for articles of wearing
apparel which had been forgotten.
On published charges of cruel treatment
to the patients, at the West Virginia Sec
ond Hospital for the Insane at Spencer,
Gov. McCorkle has directed the Board of
Directors to begin an investigation Of the
facts. 1t will begin Oct. 25th.
The Woodland Farmers Club made up
of farmers of Alexandria and Prince Will
liam counties, and their vicinity, voted
that corn could be raised in that section of
Virginia at cost of sixty-seven cents per
i barrel. ,,55a
At a fish-fry in Orange Co.. Va. recent
~, an 11-year-old son of DR.. e.. II. Kuper
got to jug of apple brandy and drank him.
self to unconsciousness. Medical aid was
summoned as soon as he was discovered,
but he died the next day. #E
The Duke of Marlborough, before start
ing for New York, purchased in Regent
street. London, jewelry costing over saee20,,
600. Theannouncement of his engagement
to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt sufficiently
explains this expenditure. "a
So serious has become the question of
water in Cumberland, Md. that public
meeting for prayer took place at Christ
church Monday afternoon. It was largely
attended by people Of all denomin ations.
Miss Jennie Peterson, II years old and
DR.. Weaver, 70 old, were married at Spring
Valley, N. Y, on Friday, after court
ship begun while he was attending her on
her fathers farm in Pomona, n. 7.
Col John Il. Penn. formerly of Patrick,
and later Of Roanoke, who had served two
terms in the Virginia Senate, and whe lost
a leg in the Confederate army at Antietam.
died on Friday last, aged fifty eight.
Hugh S. Henry of Luray, who left there
last Spring to take charge of the band with
Pawnee Bills Show, died of fever at Nash
vile. Tenn, las week. asj
Maj. VIM. ]. johnson, President of the
Citizens Bank of Richmond, Va, and a
large merchant, died last week. He was an
| officer on Gen. J. r. B. Stuart's staff. fy'3s
DR.. Kate G.. Horner, aged twenty Ave,
has been elected municipal physician Of
Fender, Neb. She was nominated by the
Democrats.
Water in the Pennsylvania streams is so
low that locomotives cannot be supplied
with water.
The Wllloughby Spit property at Norfolk
was sold last week to the State Realty
Company for $81 900.
| Col. Rives Of Albemarle, has forwarded
his resignation OF the Superintendency of
tue Panama railroad.
The Baptist General Associat ion of
Virginia meets at Petersburg Move mher
| 9Th.
The post-office safe at Buchanan, Bote
tourt, was blown open Friday night and
5000 in money and stamps carried off.
Gayety is often the reckless ripple over
despair
GEN. WIN. MAHONG DEAD.
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