Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27

crossing the track, run into by passenger
train killing every one of the occupants. A
coroner's jury laid the blame on the rail
road.
All employees of the Southern Ry. who
have been year in its service, will he given
a leave of absence and free passes. including
their wives and children. to visit the At
lanta Exposition.
Radford went ''dry'' last spring by 80
majority. but the election was contested by
the swets.'' Judge Blair has just held a
special term of the circuit court there at
which the ballots OF last spring were
brought out and counted. The count gave
the '.wets" 81 ma;o.ity. The drys think
the ballots have been ia npereI VITA in the
mean time.
Earl Bradshaw, aged eight years, son OF
Robert E. Bradshaw, a prominent citizel
and farmer OF Isle of Wight Co., Va, VIII
was bitten by a mad dog about eighteel
months ago, died of hydraphobia Tuesda,
evening, after alb )ut twelve hours suffer
ing.
1t is pretty well ascei tained that Rev. T.
De Witt Talmage of Brooklyn, will accept
call to be assistant pastor to the venera
BILE Presbyterian minister DR.. Sunderland
in Washington city. This is the church
the President and his wife attend.
Isaac Brewer and his wife OF Strouds-
burg, Pa, having separated forty-two
times in the twenty-five years they have
been married, are now In court for a final
dissolution of the marriage. The twenty
third separation was caused by custard
pie, and it cost the husband just 5000 in
cash and the deed of house to get his wife
back.
Sim Reeves, the celebrated English
tenor, has remarked in London after
brief period of mourning for his former
wife. Mr.. Reeves is 10 years of age.
Following the example of their Supreme
Court, the judges Of the common pleas Of
Philadelphia have decided to wear gowns
while sitting on the bench.
Flavius Josephus Snyder, 31st Va. in
fantry, a native of Highland county, on
furlough from the Soldiers Home at Rich
mond. died near Lewisburg, w. Va, at the
home of this sister-in-law. Sept. 18th. He
was graduate of old Washington College
at Lexington, ana took law at the TniEer-
sity of Virginia.
The American Book Company has de-
clined to furnish it's school books to the
people Of West Virginia at the prices
named In the asst passed by the Legislature
last winter, and the State has had to go to
the expense of buying newIist else where.
A herd from Buckingham Co., Va. has
introduced Texas fever among the cattle
of Walkers Greek and South River dis
trictg in Rockbridge county.
90. Wisman has been appointed post
master at Harrisville, Rockingham, to s9e-
coed W. J. Bolts, who was removed for
issuing money orders in payment of store
bills.
Judge Edmondson has now settled with
all the sureties Of g. M. Figgatt, getting
$4,000 in cash and $4,000 in Figgatt's
real estate, and will in few weeks pay
depositors in the wrecked Lexington bank
10 per cent. more. making so per cent. up
to this time.
John Shelton, colored, who cooked for
the Monticello Guard, 10th Va, during the
war and was proud of his war record, and
who weighing 800 pounds) cooked on the
stage Ia Charlottesville when the veterans
gave camp fire scene, being cheered by
the audience, died last Friday. Many old
soldiers attended his funeral.
Senator Daniel and Gen. Fifth ugh Lee
attended the Confederate reunion at Cape
Charles yesterday.
Fairfax (Va.} Herald: "One of the
Professors at the Naval Academy at Anna
polls. passed through this village with his
daughter, an attractive little lady OF some
Thirteen or fourteen years, who like her
father, was riding a-straddle. She looked
extremely graceful, and there was nothing
immodest in the spectacle. -
She (dreamily) fancy-a month
from today we shall be married." He
(absently) -"Well, let's be happy while we
"-Illustrated Bits.
The man who says to his wife. Solve me
the baby. dear, aud will try and put it to
Sleep" is greater than he who taketh city.
Texas Siftings.
Miss Lula Longstreet. only daughter of
General I.ongstreet. the famous Confeder-
ate leader, was married at st. Philip s Cath
olic deanery in Atlanta Ga, on Thursday
last, to Prof. J. Estin .Wheelchel, a we'll
known educator, of GAINESVILLE, Ga.
By stubbing his toe, Rev. DR.. James
Polk Cannon, pastor of the Third Pres
byterian church at Richmond, set up an
Inflammation that resulted in the ammpu-
tation of toe. then of the foot, then of the
leg, and last week he died.
Rev. DR.. Samuel Wakefield, the veteran
Methodist minister. died last week at West
Newton, Pa, in the 9th year of his age
He was said to be the oldest Mason and
the Oldest minister of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
A number of small towns in West Vir.
ginia have quarantined against Wheeling
because she has twenty four cases of small
pox, a small number for city of that size.
A party of New Workers have bought
the ''Little'' Healing Springs in Bath Co :,
Va, for $4,000, and will build club
house there. 1t is near the Healing Springs
watering place.
A. G. Jones of Highland, Assistant Dem.
onstrater of Anatomy at the University of
Virginia. is at Blacksburg coaching the
Va. A. Il M. College boys in foot
ball.
Dozber-Do you think that constantly
wearing hat has tendency to make a
man bald ? Jazlin-No; but when a man
is bald I've noticed that it has tendency
to make him constantly wear hat.-Rox-
bury Gazette.