Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-22
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csssisAr striking him. He was there clerk
ing for coal company.
On May 10th, the anniversary of. Gen.
Jaokson's death, a large box Of flowers,
sent by the Daughters of the Confederacy
of Lynchburg, were laid oyer his grave at
Lexington.
Mrs. A. M. McCalley, of Spottsylvania
comfy, has hen nine years old which has
raised twenty-five broods Of chickens, in
all two hundred and twenty-five chickens,
raising some years as many as three broods,
season. In one year her owner has sold
as many as 81 worth of chickens from her.
| The Camp of Confederate Veterans Of
| Washington city Will take with them to
the Confederate reunion in Richmond, old
Uncle Jim Jones the body servant of Presi
| dent Davis through the war, and at For
tress Monroe until MI. Davis was libe1at-
ed.
Miss Mary Eleanor Smith has gotten a
verdict for $3.50 in the Albemarle circuit
court against the Southern Railway for
injuries she sustained by being thrown from
train at the Union Station in Charlottes-
vile.
Magistrate Charles Cook of Edray, Poca-
hontas, w. Va, died at Mountain Grove
last week while being taken to the John
Hopkins Hospital.
John l. Wallace, farmer of Trigg coun-
ty, KY, and his three sons, aged twenty,
eighteen. and six years, were killed by light
ming Monday. Their bodies were found
under tree by Mrs. Wallace who went to
hunt for them.
| The Supreme Court of the United States
decided on Saturday that the Louisiana law
requiring separate railroad cars for whites
and blacks was valid.
Maj. VIM. Mckinley appeared at the
Methodist General Conference in session
at Cleveland Ohio and went on the stage.
There was great cheering when he WAS in
troduced
The Sayre Female Institute of which Maj
II. B. Mcclellan of General Jeb Stewart s
staff, was Principal, is closed.
| Col. Robert G. Wood Of Louisiana, says
Athat the subscriptions in the South so far
to the Battle Abbey Of the South aggregate
100000.
1t was found Oh Sara Bernhardt's toul
that she was accustomed to take bath II
tea. At some Of the hotels the bathroom
pipes were choked up with tea leaves, Civ
ing much trouble.
Mrs. Alivia Ramsburg Of Middletowr
I, IL oI,or
of being common scold. She is the for
mer wife of John Ramsburg, a wealthy
farmer. The warrant against her was
sworn out by Howard Sparrow, and Con
stable Alexander resigned his office rathe
, than serve it.
James Curtis Ballagh of Rockbridg
county has won the 500 prize of JOIN
Hopkins University for one of the two best
historical essays.
:. Mrs. Amos Barndt who died near Nor
rlstown Pa, at the age of eighty two wa
one of triplets at her birth. The other two
' her brothers, survive her.
The mansion and household effects of th
i late General VIM. Malone, in Petersburg
e are to be sold at trustee S sale under deco
d made by him to secure certain debts.
u The city council of St. Joseph Mo-, ha
passed an ordinance requiring all boys ant
girls to be off the streets and in their home
4 by 9 o'clock at night.
> Dr.. Thos. H. Holmes, who first introduces
emhalming the dead in the Union Army il
: 1861 and began business at Alexandria Va.
T has just been committed to an insane ylun
in New ork.
A terrible. cyclone visited the neighbor
hoods of Dennison and Sherman. Texas. I
is estimated that $50 persons were killed
It is stated that the earnings of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad are increasing q
> the rate of So 900 day.
Richmond had 1000 visitors at her trade
excursion Thursday.