Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14
Wllled His Wife to q Friend.

Wllled His Wife to a Friend.
AND THE LEGATEE PROMPTLY WENT
AND MARRIED HER.
About year ago James Nugent ar
rived at Stratford, Conn.,, poor and
friendless. James McElroy, up to the
time of his death, about a year ago,
owned a saloon in Stratford. He
amassed fortune. 1t was to McElrOy's
place that Nugent came a short time
before the death of the former. A
friendship was formed between the two
men, which was SO strong that on his
deathbed McElroy gave his wife to
Nugent, and requested that he marry
her at once. Nugent says:
"Htr husband died in my arms, and
he willed her to me, so | lost no time
in marrying her after he was gone
McElroy said to her with his dying
breath j give you to Nugent, and l
want YOU to be his wife when I'm
gone.'"
The widow obeyed her husband, and
soon became the wife of Nugent.
Mrs PIT. Barnun, widow of the ia
nous Snowman, was married in New
York Wednesday to Demetri Callias
Bey, Greek connected with the Turk
ish government in an official capacity.
Mr.. Thomas Moberley, of Richmond,
Of ipio nj,
while bathing with his family while
attempting to save one of his daugh-
tiers. His daughter was saved by an
other person.
The barn of George H. Fravel, of
Shenandoah county, was struck by
lightning and destroyed, with 700
bushels of wheat and a quantity of
agricultural implements.
The barn of G.. T. Mundy, in Bote-
tourt county, was destroyed by light
ming. Claude WEIGH, who was in the
building, was instantly killed and Wal
ter Heck is missing.
At Martinsburg, w. Va, John s.
Matthews, late secretary of the Valley
Exchange Association. who is charged
with considerable shortage in his &C
counts, was arrested.
The cost of taking the last census
which has not yet been completed-up
to date, is $1O,531, 14S.
In the County Court of Rockbridge,
all of the indictments against Mr.. G..
w. Irvine in connection with the Lex
ington Bank failure were dismissed
upon motion of the Commonwealth s
attorney and the accused honorably
discharged.
Alfred Werner, deputy sheriff of
Crittendon county, Ark, was shot and
killed near Jones's Landing Tuesday
of last week, by a colored man whom
he attempted to arrest.
The arrest of William E. Brockway
and three other persons, charged with
counterfeiting, is considered very i'm
portant by United States government
detectives in New York. An elaborate
counterfeiting plant was found in
Hoboken.
knights of Pythias on an excursion
in Ohio on Monday of last week, anus
ed themselves by firing salutes from a
small cannon in the baggage car as
the train sped along At Bellefontaine
one of the volleys struck a train in
which the Third Ohio Regiment was
returning from camp. Several of the
soldiers were wounded, two were made
deaf and another will lose his eyesight.
Advices received at Seattle, Wash,
from Boring sea are to the effect that
seals are being killed so fast that in a
short time none will be left in Ameri-
can waters.
A. E. Kelly, of Cleveland, Ohio, shot
and killed himself on his wife's grave
in that city.
CONVENTION OF THE IRISH.-The
convention of the Irish race in America
which has been agitated for the last
two years will be held in Chicago,
September "a, 25 and &c. 1t will con-
sist of one thousand delegates chosen
by the Irish patriotic and military Or
CARNATIONS of the country who will be
accompanied by many representative
countryinen.
Requiem high mass was sung at St..
Mary's church in Richmond, Wednes-
day morning at 7:30 o'clock for the re-
pose of the soul of Mr.. Henry Bucker,
who died on that date six years ago.
The Norfolk Pilot announce that it's
rights, good will and effects have been
sold to Messrs. Frank busch. R. Y.
Zachary, Luther W. White, Ira B.
White, G. E. Verdier, J. w. Borum,
and T. G. White. The price at which
it was sold by the trustee to these per-
sons is not given. w. w. Gibbs re-
mains the Business Manager.
Rudolph Spreckels, who in San Fran
cisco on Monday of last week married
Miss Eleanor Joliffe, is the second son
of Claus Spreckels. and will inherit
probably 100000 when he father
dies. He has for years been prominent
in the social life of San Francisco. and
is very popular. His bride is leader
in society and beautiful.
The American mission at Inghok has
been looted by Chinese mob and
fears are entertained that further out
RACES will occur. There have been
fanatical outbreaks at other cities, but
it is not known that any lives were
lost. There is indignation at Hong
Kong at the hardness of the British
government, while the vigorous policy
of the United States has been COM
mended.
Clubs are organizing all over Mexico
favoring the reelection of President
Diaz, and great many newspapers in
interior cities have already come out