Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-26

needle struck the eye and penetrated the
brain.
Miss Mary Berkeley, daughter of Capt. w.
W. Berkeley of Roanoke, for whose marriage
to W. 0. Hardaway. a lawyer Of that city, on
April oath, cards had been issued, and who a
few days ago wrole a letter to her old lover,
Mr.. Geo. IL. Cosby Of Lynchourg. dscarding
him, telegraphed Mr.. Cosby on April 18th re-
tracing her rejection, met him at Salem, and
they were married at Bristol.
Highland Recorder: "Mr. Harry Wilson
and Mr.. Armstrong Of Waycross, Va, are
de-horning cattle at Williamsy lille, Bath
county. The farmers seem to approve and
nearly all of them are having their cattle
de horned. Mr.. II. MeClintie had twenty
five de- horned yesterday, and MI. Fred Fultz
will have Sky d.-iolned to-day"
Flossie is six years old. ''Mamma," she
called one day, eff get n arriei will have
to have husband like pa % Yes" replied
the mother. With al amused smile. And if
don't get married will rave to be an old
maid like Aunt Kate" ~ 81 Mamma"
after pause-''it'S tough world for us
women. amt it?'
Miss Harriet Dugan. aged seventy, and
member of one of the oldest Maryland fami'
lies had for fifty years lived on the charity OF
her neighbors at Rockville, Md, as an arts
tocratic beggar. Last week she died, and
when her house was searched several thou
sand dollars in bonds and 81. 500 in gold were
found.
At the meeting of Indiana Grand Comman-
dry Knights Templar. at indianapolis, Thurs
day, Charles Shick, the Grand Commander,
denounced the use of intoxicating liquors at
Masonic headquarters, and suggested that the
Eminent Grand Master urge their disuse on
all subordinate communicates.
Miss Judith E. Venable, a Virginia born
woman, and who, in October, 1861, carried
dispatches in the soles of her shoes from the
Confederate Commissioners in Paris, France,
! to Richmond, Va, died in Shelby Co., KY, a
few days since.
ToMmy-"Yes, cats can see in the dark, and
SO can Ethel; cause when Mr.. Wright walk
ed into the parlor when she was sittin' all
alone in the dark, heard her say to him,
| why, Arthur, you didn't get shaved to-
day '"-Lifes Calendar.
The Adams, Mass. Congregational church,
inst completed, has in its parsonage house a
bowling alley, gymnasium and pool table.
Attached to the church building itself is a
kitchen dining room. tables. silverWare and
table linen.
i The farm of the late Garrett Wynkoop, sit.
uated near Woodhurn, in Loudoun county,
was recently sold to Mr.. Geo. w. Holmes for
$40 cash, being SIS per acre. The Warrenton
Virginian says: This land would perhaps
have brought $50 an acre fifteen years ago.
London Vanity Fair says that the widowed
Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Mrs.
Louis Hammersley, OF New York, who is en-
gagged to marry Lord William Beresford, has
settled $4,000 yearly on the bridegroom
elect.
Page Courier: "a gentleman who crossed
1.-THE Blue Ridge on last Saturday april II,
1850 measured snow two feet deep in Thorn
toms Gap, some Of which had laid on the
ground since December 26, 1894, over 100 days,
OF nearly one third of a Year,
| Methodists of Holston Conference are rails
ing $40, 900 to erect monument at Saltville
Va, to the memory of Mrs. Russell, sister
of Patrick Henry, who was prominent
Methodist in her day.
Last week Mrs. James Reherd sold in Har-
risonburg twenty -four chickens, the combined
weight of which was 1874 pounds, and fol
which she received S1OO5. There certainly
must be good profit in chicken raising.
Mr.. JW. Martin. wealth retired rail
road contractor Of Llnchburg, went to Big
Island, EedfoId, Tor a few days fishing OF
, the 4.h inst and was drowned by his boa
going over the dam.
Mrs. jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie
Davis were III Richmond last week for few
, DAYS to he present at tie interment in Holly
wood of the remains Of the son of Mr.. an(
Mrs. Davis, removed there from Memphis.
. Charles broadway Rouse has made another
gift of s., 900 to the Union Fire Company o.
Winchester to build an engine house and hall
This makes about 100000 he has given tx
| Winchester.
Il Nine, Carnot, widow Of the late Presiden
of France, has detached all the ribbons from
> the wreaths sent at her husbands funeral
and has decorated a small drawing room
with them.
A iury in the circuit court of Rockingham
has given Miss Maude Maddox $625 agains
, James White and wife for reading to other:
an anonymous letter they had received un
complimentary to her.
Barber-''Would you like bottle of ou
hair restorer 2" Customer-"No, thank you
prefer to remain baldheaded." Barber
"Then our hair restorer is just the thing you
want, sir''-Chicago Mail.
Nellie Bly,, the sensational newspaper cor
respondent, who raced around the worlt
against Miss Elizabeth Bisland, was married
in Chicago April 9TH to 6S-year-old Robt. Sea
man, multi-millionaire.
g The Narrow Guage railroad connecting
Liberty Furnace in Shenandoah with the b
& 0. at Eainburg, has been sold for SIS, OO'
. to Mr.. Clarke of Philadelphia, under decree
of court.
There are fifty-eight counties in Virgini'
where the teachers are not paid promptly
and where their salaries are from three tt
twelve months behind.
The committee of the Newark, N. j., NJ. E
Conference, which examined S. o. Rusty
Y reported adversely to his admission to con
! ference, because lie was badly crOss-eyed.
A wooden railroad forty miles long from
Avon Park to Haines City in Florida, j
' being built. Not pound Of metal will b.
used in its construction.
Col. A. D. McCorkle brother of the Cover
A nor of West Virginia, eloped from Charles
i ton, Friday, with Miss Carrie Comstock ant
: they were married in Gallipolis, Ohio.
John Liptrap has been sentenced in Bait
county to five years in the penitentiary TO
the murder, IN the second degree, OF Charlie
s. Vance, son-in-law of A. u. Cleek.
Shop Really, madame, tina
: white feather in your hat makes you look tel
years younger" Old Maid-'.Is that so
Then give me another one IBID Bits.
Mr. Joseph Baxter the owner of the Bat
d Alum Springs, Va, has been paralyzed. an
: will return to Boston as soon as he is able t
S travel.
David Dunlap, tobacconist of Petersburg
J. Va, last week bought $50, GOO worth of the Y
f NJ. e. A. bonds, enabling the Association t
| hao;p tic now l.uiIdipu in that citv at once