Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The Bristol Iron Furnace was sold
last Friday for 500, 900.
Mrs. Sam'l Camden died in Rock
bridge county last week, aged one hun
dred and eleven years.
Mr.. George Randolph Tabb, a promi-
nent young business man of Richmond,
died on the 8th inst.
Edward Jackson a near relation OF
Gen. Stonewall jackson, died near
Park ershurg, w. Va, last Saturday.
Robt. Conway, colored, who murder
ed his wife at Roanoke few days ago,
was caught at Low Moor on last Sun
day, and send to Roanoke.
Friends of Consul General Lee in
Richmond think President Cleveland
followed his recommendations in treat
ing the Cuban question in his message.
The Richmond Chamber of Com
merce has adopted resolutions favorlng
the creation by Congress of a depart
ment of commerce.
Mr.. P. Wiltshire. whe has charge
of Keys mill, some seven miles west OF
Port Royal, in Caroline county, lost
his house and most of his belongings
by fire Tuesday night, the first instant.
Rev. DIR. Charles A. Stakeley, pastor
of the First Baptist church, Washing
ton, will not succeed Rev. DR.. w. w.
Landrum as pastor Of the Second Bap
fist church in Richmond.
Mr.. Oliver Milbourn died in Martins
burg. W. w.. last week, aged about 70
years. He was native of Loudoun
county, Va, but had resided in Mar
tinsburg for the past % years.
James Carter, prominent member
of the Legislature, fell in a fire at Car
tersford. Friday from apoplexy. When
found his body was burned to crisp.
He was republican leader of that Sec
ton.
Fred Shaw, a young farmer, was
found dead and his body mutilated in
his hog pen near Newark, n. Y, on
Tuesday of last week. He went there
to put ring in a hogs nose and was
evidently overpowered by the brute.
Mr.. James Graham of Portsmouth,
died on last Thursday aged rs years.
He was for long period chief clerk at
the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point, and was
well and favorably known to the pub
lie.
Last Saturday night at Woodstock
an attempt was made to lynch Elmer
WeatherholtZ, who was recently &C
Quilted of wife murder, but who is to
be tried for attempting to kill his
mother in law,
The Alumni Chapter of the Univer-
sity of Va. in New Orleans, has offered
the university foot ball team $500 for
expenses and part of the ga receipts
to play game of foot ball in that city
Christmas day with the Athletic Club
of that city.
While Halter and Ebert Schaffer,
two boys, were scuff1ing to secure the
possession of a gun in the yard of their
home. near Wytheville, on Tuesday of
last week, the gun was accidentally
discharged and their mother. who was
in the kitchen, was shot and danger
ously injured.
The Front Royal Water Co. has just
completed its system to Riverton. The
water il carried across the Shenandoah
river in. galvanized pipes, and the
length of the entire line is considera
bly, over five miles. Most of the stock
of this company is held by Baltimore
parties.
The Sound Money League of Virgin
ia, which co.operated with the boilers
in the last campaign, are sending out
circulars all over the State. This paper
suggests the policy of the republicans
combining With the honest money men
to capture Virginia in the State CON
test next year.
Mrs. VIM. Malone met with very
painful accident in Petersburg Monday
night of last week. She was standing
in a chair at her residence on Market
street, in the act of lowering the gas
in the passage, when she lost her bal
ance and fell with much force. She
received an ugly scalp wound and was
otherwise injured.
Mr.. Edward Rivers Lafferty, son of
the Rev. DR.. Lafferty. editor of the
Christian Advocate, and Miss Marshall
Louise de Graffonreid Taylor, were
in Richmond on last Thurs
day evening. The ceremony was sol
emnized by Rev. DIR. Hartly Carmich
ael, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
church, assisted by the father of the
groom.
Mr. George Randolph Tabb died at
his home, in Richmond on the 9th inst,
Matthews county in 1850 and eonse
For many years, indeed from boyhood
MI q Mr. hh
was connected with Mr.. n w. Bowe
in the real estate business and only left
to assume charge of the loan depart
ment of the Northwestern Insurance
He was man of unswerv-
ing integrity and sterling worth and
was greatly respected and esteemed in
the community
Crazed with grief over the death of
her husband, Mrs. Laura Hicks, TWEEN
ty five years old. tried to commit sui
,ide in Richmond last week by throw
ing herself into the river, but was re-
,cued. Since the death of her husband
several months ago her grief has been
oitiful. She lost her mind and in
July tried to kill herself by cutting
ler throat.
On last Friday Mrs Hicks succeeded
n hanging herself to the bars of her
window by means of the bed clothes
n her loom, which she had torn strips
Two days before she had been rescued
rom a similar attempt.
Nearly 800 Drowned
The German steamer SaIier, Captain |
Wempe, from Bremen for Buenos
Ayres. is lost. The steamer carried a !
rev of sixty men and all went down. |