Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10


of Rev. J. G. Rhodes a well known Metho-
dist minister killed himself with a pistol
last week. beeanse young girl sent back
a ring he had sent her.
The State of South Carolina has made
S210,O00 net profit during the year just
closed, by her liquor Dispensary law. The
unlicensed s'bars /" have pretty well disap-
peared from the State where dispensaries
are established.
Thos. D. Noble. a Western Union line
man, was shot in the back on Christmas
day by Edgar Stratton, merchant, at Cor
louisville in a quarrel over an account of
thirty cents due Stratton. The wound is
a dangerous one.
When Totty of Lynchburg, arrived at
the penitentiary in Rich mond, he was put
in the cell with Cardwell OF Richmond.
They proved to be old acquaintance, and
In youth had visited the most respectable
families together.
Rev. Sam 2. Jones spoke in Portsmouth,
| Va, three times Sunday. and at night took
up collection as Christmas gift to Rev.
| DR., Geo. w. Carter recently '.located" by
| the Virginia Conference. 1t amounted to
$50.
Goodness with contentment is great gain,
but there is a contentment that is not pro-
motive of goodness. There are too many
people who are content to remain outside
of the Father house so long as they can
hang on to the door knob. j. LdNerty.
| Mrs Isabella Wharton, relict of Rev.
I John A. Wharton, died in Bedford City
Friday, aged eighty five years. Mr.. Clai-
borne G. Ballard, a prominent citizen Of
the same city, is also dead.
Maj. Geo. S. Smith, the first Secretary OF
State that the new State OF West Virginia
had, died at Marion. Va, last week, aged
eighty-three. He was born in New
Hampshire.
The Atlanta Exposition which closed
December 3lst, paid its way, but that was
all; the stockholders will get nothing. All
the shows there took wing on New Years
day for other points.
A German publisher has issued a Liliputian
encyclopedia with 175.00O references. small
enough to Be attached to q watch-chain.
A microscope goes with it. and the Wteellss
costs only tllirty-fve cents.
Judge-Were you ever up before the
Court? Tramp-Can't say Judge.
What time does Your Honor get up?-
Spare NJ oments.
Two days before the Atlanta Exposition
closed q negro stole three cub lions from
al exhibition on the Midway. thinking
; they were q new kind Of dog.
Dr.. Thomas S. DoWell, an old Virginia
doctor, who organized the Southern Meii-
cal college at Atlanta, Ca, died there last
week.
The 1000 st. Bernard dog owned by
Geo. F. Francis in Chicago, So inches high
and weighing 220 pounds, was killed by a
street car in that city.
There was not death in Monterey,
Highland county. during the year 1895,
and has not been a case of fever there for
thirty years.
The twin sister of the new battleship
Kearsarge has been named by Secretary
! A1C1 UClb 81 CCl UIC OCdUC VI IACiiCuChy
The exports from Sheffield, England, to
the United States during the year 1895 show
an increase Of $75O00O over those of 1894.
A decree has been entered in the Roanoke
circuit court for the sale Of the Salem. Va,
Furnace property.
1t is stated that when the late Gen. VIM.
Mahone's estate is settled, his widow will
have an income of 81 200 year.
DR.. Carter Harrison Irving died in Buck
ingham Co., Va, at the age of seventy
eight.
Utah became the forty-ifth State of the
Union last Saturday, by proclamation OF
the President.
MI. Alex, d Grant, aged seventy-two,
known i'll Rockbrdge as the King of Irish
Greek, 7" died on New Years day.
Rev E. Pendleton Jones pastor of the
Baptist church at Clifton Forge. has re
signed, to take effect March LIST.
Lit. E. w. Sullivan has been elected
Captain OF the Harrisonburg Guard.