Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-09
THE NEWS OF THE DAY

is the sentiment of the people.
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.
Charles Van Nave Decker, son of a wealthy
oyster planter OF Gloucester Co., Va, was
pardoned out OF the penitentiary by Gov.
O'Ferrall last week, on the certificate of the
physician that he was dying of consumption.
At the age of nineteen he married Emily Bal
las of N. Y, and deserted her; then Flora
Holmes of N. 7. city, then Emma Collins OF
York Co., Va. and last, in 1892, Miss Martha
A. Beazley OF Petersburg. Va. lie was ar
rested on the complaint of Miss Collins, and
in 1898 sentenced to eight yearsin the peniten-
tiary. All the wives are living except Miss
Holmes, who died in an insane asylum
The Harrisonburg Free Press says that re-
Gently at Hinton, in Rockingham county,
while hauling in hay, Mr. j. B. Shovsalt Il
found terrapin on his barn floor, on who &c
shell was inscribed NJ. W. Y, 1860. and D.
B. S., 1875 He was not $50 yards from the
place where he was first marked, and not zoo
yards from where he was marked the second
time. The old veteran has passed through at
least one war and appears to be as young and
active as when marked by Mr.. Young in 1860,
thirty-fve years ago.
John Wannamaker's son is cutting dash in
Paris. He gave dinner at famous restau-
rant. the Pavilion D'ArmenOnville. to
twenty two friends which cost $50, 600. The
wines were of the most costly kind, as was
everything else. After the dessert had been
served the waiter brought around a black
silk bag. into which each guest thrust hand
and drew out souvenir. These were pearl
and emerald pins, ruby links, gold cigarette
cases, inlaid with diamonds, and other trifles
of substantial value.
The first parties who registered at the hotel
when it was built at the Salt Sulphur Springs
near Union, W. Va, IN 1896, were "Wm. G.
Rives and lady, Albemarle county," with
two horses and two servants. A correspon-
dent Of the Charleston Gazette who has been
looking over the old hotel register says the
old time guests of that day always brought
servants and horses, and there were more
servants than guests, and more horses than
servants.
OF the flock of one hundred sheep owned by
DR.. Geo. IL. Chewing of Fauquier county,
Va, forty-six ewes have had lambs for the
second time this year, some of them having
been the mother Of as many as four lambs
during 1895.
DR.. VIM. E. Perry, dentist, of Charles
Town. W. Va, has been sentenced to fourteen
years in the penitentiary for assaulting Miss
Rosa J. Johnston after giving her chloroform.
The jury that convicted him recommended
that the death penalty should not be inflicted
by the court.
Rev. VIM. E. Payne. Presiding Elder of the
Charlottesville District, NJ. E. Church,
South. died last week of second stroke of
paralysis. His first stroke was while preach
ing at White Hall last December.
Miss Ada Coleman, organist at the Metho-
dist church in Mason, Ohio, startled the
prayer meeting Thursday night by walking
to her seat at the organ wearing a blazing
red pair of bloomers. "Mercy on u.s. and
"Oh how shocking came from the older
ladies of the congregation as she walked
down the aisle. After service she mounted
her wheel at the door and rode off as if moth
ing unusual had occurred.
At the Confederate reunion at Berryville,
Clarke Co., Saturday, Senator Daniel spoke
on 81. E. B. Stuart and the cavalry of the
Army of Northern Virginia"
1t. Chas. D. l.. Hine of the U. S. Army,
tired of lazy life, has resigned to go into
railroad life. He has begun his new calling
at the bottom-as a freight brakeman on the
Big Four system running out Of Cincinnati.
He is Virginian. and was appointed to West
Point by the late John S. Barbour
The fire insurance men of Richmond have
cut loose from the Southeastern Tariff AssO-
citation and formed local board. as Of old.
Starke's Dixie Plow Works in Richmond,
Va, were damaged by fire last week to the
extent of $1,000.
was the Methodist minister at Eastville,
Northampton, died last week, aged twenty
eight, leaving widow and one child.
The Edinburg, Scotland, University, last
week conferred the degree of LII. ID. upon
Doctor Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia, who
is described in the university Grafton as the
"chief ornament to medical science in the
new world"
In Fauquier county, Va, B. r. Cockrille
has raised 1902 bushels of winter oats on 81
acres of land, or over fifty-eight bushels to
the acre. At the price OF winter oats last
year this would have paid $2S.5 so an acre for
the land.
James McElroy who died In Stratford. Ct,
last month left the following clause regarding
his wife, in his will II give Mary to James
Nugent, and it is my will and wish that you
marry him at once. and that you be as good a
wife to him as you have been to me- The
widow at once married Nugent, who kept bar
for her deceased husband, ard decided half
her property to him.
At Manhattan Beach. N. Y. last week
the daughter of California millionaire, en-
gagged Rices circus combination which was
exhibiting there, to give an exhibition at
which only herself and twenty-fonr friends
should be present. The manager charged her
$500, and she paid it without murmur.
Alexandria Gazette's Washington letter
Judge Criteher of Alexandria was Informed
at the Treasury to-day that check would be
sent to him this afternoon for $4,000. as his
fee for the collection of the PJttawatome
Indian claim. A curious thing about this
claim is that the first item in it is dated June
17e5and the last, June 1885,
The sea-serpent which the papers alleged
had been captured on BlackwelIs Island
proves to be the body python which died on
its way from India to New York dealer in
animals, and had been cast overheard.
Oscar Wilde is now confined in the Worm
wood Scrubs prison. The chaplain of the
prison writes to his family that the prisoner is
enjoying good health and is working resigned
ly He is not compelled to walk on the tread
mill, but is employed in breaking stones and
picking oakum.-
Broadway, Rockingham, Echo: eat the
sale in lIarrisonburg on Friday, the $4,000
acres Of land in Brooks Gap bought $S, $50,
and the dwelling house in Broadway, 'occu-
pied by Mr.. l. e. Wade, $1,000. The proper
ties were bid in by the trustee for the plain
tiff. Mrs. Caroline P. Gale. The mortgage