Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-04-17
PASSING NEWS OF THE DAY.

Last week Daniel mckinley, aged thirty
two, was married to Miss Kate Galligan at
Elizabeth, n. j., and they drove at once to
the depot. The groom attempted to cross
the track of an incoming train and was
instantly killed, his bride having narrow
escape. She was taken home in the we'd
ding coach that had brought them to the
depot.
At Ellis, Kansas, Friday, the women
elected an entire municipal ticket of wo-
men. Mrs. NJ. A. Wade, proprietor of a
large dry goods and millinery store, was
elected Mayor. The only woman on the
ticket defeated, was Mrs. Clara Sheldon,
who was beaten for police judge by five
votes.
The city council of Alexandria having
refused to obey an order Of the Hastings
Court for the payment OF 1852 to the keep
Ell of the jail Of that city for fuel for the
jail. The Court of Appeals at Richmond
has decided that the council was right and
that the jailer must out Of his fees buy coal
for the proper heating Of the jail.
Leesburg Mirror: ''Senator Henry Fair
fax, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Chas.
G. Ayres, his fancee, Miss Eugenia B.
Tenant, and her sister, of Richmond,
arrived here Wednesday morning. They
were met by Mr.. Fairfax s coach and driven
down to ''Oak Hill" where they will make
short stay.'
Mr.. w. Keith Armistead, son Of Gen.
Armistead, who was killed at the charge
Of Pickett's division at Gettysburg, and
who was Oh his fathers staff at the time,
died at Newport, E. l., last week. He had
been for several years official reporter of
the higher Massachusetts courts.
When Mrs. Lydia Price Peyton, who
had. three weeks before, celebrated her one
hundredth birth day at her home in Orange,
was buried eight of her grand sons were the
pail bearers, and choir composed Of her
great grand children sang ''Some sweet
day"
At Richmond Hill, Long Island, Henry
Moore contractor, was fatally injured 10y
being thrown from carriage. His lawyer
drew up his will disposing of property
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he was reaching forward to sign it, and
left it unsigned.
Before Election Committee No 8 at the
hearing of the contested case of w. II.
FELTON, against J. W. Maddox from tie
18th district of Georgia, Oh Friday, Mrs.
FELTON,, wife of the contestant, appeared as
one of his counsel.
The Mary Custis Lee Chapter of Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, of Alexandria,
have contributed $3.50 for the support OF
Confederate veteran who had been sent to
the Soldiers Home at Richmond, at their
expense.
The performance at the Fifth-Avenue
theatre, New Y ork, last week, in which
Joseph Jefferson and other distinguished
actors took part, for the benefit of a fund
to buy burial lot for Confederate veterans
who die in New York, Melted $4,000.
The lower part Of New Jersey is crowded
with Virginia colored farm laborers who
have focked there for work. Many OF them
nave neither work nor the means to return
home.
1t is Indicated from the Flat Top coal
fields that there may be another strike
there of coal miners on May LIST. They now
get SO cents for mining and loading car OF
coal, and they will demand 20 cents.
Mr.. Joseph Roller farmer of shenan
ioah county has assigned with $l1,oo'
liabilities, and his brother, D. S. Roller.
who had endorsed fer him for $4,000, has
also assigned.
The Virginia State Agricultural Society
have leased their Fair Grounds at Rich
mond, to H. Lee Lorraine for five years.
reservng the right to hold fair thereon
each fall.
Ruth, the elder daughter Of President
Cleveland, has also developed measles. Both
the children are doing well.
The electrocution bill passed the Ohio
House Saturday morning and the law be-
comes effective July 1st.
DR.. w alter Blair. professor of Latin al
Hampden- Sidney. has resigned.