Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-07

in doctor to his family, would never have
one for himself, relying totally on abstenance
from food to cure all his ills. He lived
chiefly on preserves and other sweets and used
very little meat.
When S. Stratton, the Colorado million
aire, was poor three years ago, he boarded
with Mrs. Candeljca Root, widow aged
forty, and was very anxious to marry her.
When he got rich he was just.as anxious not
to marry her. She is suing him for $780, 200
for this wide difference of opinion.
At Livingston, Ala, a year :.go Hinton
Rice was charged with drowning VIM. Bur-
rell. He was convicted and sentenced to
twenty years in the penitent;ary. Now the
supposed murdered man has been found and
said he did not want people to know his
whereabouts.
The ice factory and Excelsior Mill of VIM.
L. King and six dwellings at Fredericksburg,
Va, were destroyed by file Tuesday MOI ming
at o'clock. VIM. Deshauo, the engineer of
the Excelsior Mill. was burned to death in
the building.
Patrick Murphy OF California, nephew
of the late Judge Hardly of Scranton, Pa.
will, it is stated, contest his ,o.cle's will
leaving three million dollars to ce divided
between the town OF Winchester, Va, and
certain charitable institutions.
John r. Harmon of Fairfax Co., Va, a
worthless fellow whose wife had beef sup.
porting him and eight children, but at last
refused to do SO longer, went to the house
Saturday night and attempted to force his
way in. She took up gun and killed him.
At Norfolk the Jury in the damage suit OF
Mrs. Reamy wife or Rev Mr. Reamy
against the Norfolk Pilot. Rev. Sam Small
and Rev. Mr.. Lindsay. returned a verdict fol
the plaintiff for 81 900.
Ex-Judge L. l.. Lewis, who was success
fully operated upon in Richmond a few days
since for intersusseption of the intestines, is
in most favorable condition for speedy
recovery.
e. r. Nichols, jeweler, of Charlottesville,
and Thomas Leadbetter. druggist of Alexan-
dria, and Capt. Martin Stricl1ler of Shenan-
doah. Stonewall Brigade Veteran, all died
suddenly this week of heart trouble.
Houston Trevillian, aged twenty three,
son of Capt. Trevillian. Steward OF the Viii.
llamsburg Asylum, cut his throat at Ford's
Hotel, Richmond, Monday about noon, with
pocket knife. He was dead when found.
A farm near Stephens City, Frederick Co..
containing ia acres, was bought by Pitts
burg man for $4,000, while SO acres near Win.
chester found purchaser from Massachusetts,
at So, 700.
About 10000 people attended the annual
meeting of the Dunkards near Salem, Va,
on Sunday. After exhortation by number
of ministers, the foot-washing began.
". Burroughs byciclist. who was in
iured by his wheel running into hole in a
Norfolk, Va, street, has gotten verdict OF
$575 damages against the city.
Newmarket Valley: Recently Mr.. Gid
con Koiner found in his orchard, at the cor
porate limits Of Newmarket, nest contain
ing 80 good guinea eggs"
DR.. J. F. Harrison, native of Berkeley
Co.. w. Va, who had been praoticing in Har.
risonburg for many years, died there last
week in his 6sth year.
Mr.. VIM. E. Allen Democratic Common.
wealth's Attorney of Allegheny county, was
defeated by e. w. Revercomb, his Republi.
can opponent, by 241 votes.
Mr.. Callahan near Summerfield, Nd, who
is about to cut ten acres of wheat for food fol
horses, will plant sixteen acres more for the
same use, so successful has he found it.
Mr. John David COrbell of NansemOnd
Co., Va, the father Of Mrs. Gen. George E.
Pickett, died Friday from the result Of fall
He was seventy-nine years old.
Lord Sholto Douglas. an older son of the
Marquis of Queensberry, England, has just
married bar tender i'll variety show in
California.
Lexington, Va, may be said to be we'll out
of her trouble; there had not been, up to last
Friday, new case in town for sixteen days
The fly which attacked the Clarke county
wheat crop, is also damaging that in Lou
doun county.
The cashmere mills at Buena Vista have
started up with large order which will
keep them running for eight months.
Miss Annie r. White of Lexington, has
been elected librarian of Washington Lee
University, at salary of 5000 year.
S. G. Switzer has been appointed postmaster
at Mt Crawford, Rockingham.