Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17

ritory OF Oklahoma, have laws similar to
that of Ohio on this subject
In New York, Judge Roger A. Pryor.
heard applications for naturalization
papers. He refused all who could not read
the constitution of the United States and
speak English. Gottlieb BlakeG told the
court that Washington wrote the Deelara-
ticn of Independence and was born in
Ohio. Judge Pryor refused to give him
papers. remarking that he should not rob
old Virginia Of George Washington.
One of the curiosities sold at Willis Kib-
lei S sale, says the Page Co., Va. News
was dried apple butter, moulded in small
bowls and cups. 1t is as hard and elastic
as gum. four OF more years old; and those
who sliced and tasted it say it is as good and
| palatable as the best of apple butter. From
its firm. elastic nature it will keep indefi-
nitely.
DR.. Charles H. Palkhurst who as re-
former of Tammany is known all over the
country says: II believe in opening respec-
table saloons at certain hours on Sunday
to enable these people to purchase beer and
light wines to be taken away from the
premises. The proposition Of the German
American Reform Union-from II until 2
and from until P. NJ. on Sunday
forms with my IDEAS
John K. Evans who died at Decatur.
Ind, twenty years ago, left will by which
his three infant sons should receive $40, 900
each when they became twenty-one years
of age. Seven years ago John got his and
spent it in six months. Three years ago
David got his and spent it in the same
the youngest, got his, spent it in exactly
| fifteen days, and is now under arrest for
forging q bank Presidents name.
Mr.. Thomas Donoho, who lives about
| two and half miles from Greenville in
| this county and is in his S1st year, perform
ed Il remarkable feat in pedestnianism q
| few days ago. He left home in the morn
| ing to visit his married daughter, Bette,
but on arriving at where she lives, he
found that she had moved, whereupon he
retraced his steps homeward, having walk
! ed about twenty-five miles that day with
out dinner.
The Buchanan Banner says: 1.-THE
| Chesapeake 81 Chic railroad is putting up
telegraph OFFICES at nearly every side-track On
their James river division SO heavy is their
| freight. A train passed here the other day
over the G. & &. railroad with seventy
/! three loaded freight cars. Just think Of
| it,"
The Mormon elders are having church
built in Caroline county Va, ard the Wo-
men as vel! as tho men who have joined
them, have to work on it. And since this
cold spell two women have been seen saw
ing, &C., out Oh the main road.
There is a strong Buddhist revival going
on in the japanese empire. The church
has been stirred up by the invasion of mis-
sionaries and within recent years Buddhist
papers have been organized, and the jap
anese press is full of articles about relg-
lous matters.
The death OF the Most Rev Robert
Samuel Gregg, D. D., Protestant Episcopal
Archbishop Of Armagh and Primate OF all
Ireland, is announced.
4 Steamer has been chartered at Phil
adelphla by the International Migration
Company to take 400 coloreQ people from
Savannah to Liberia.
Barney Hill, near Mt. Jackson, Va,
planted bstwssn three quarters and one
acre OF ground in Lroom corn last year,
from Which lie gathered really i 900 lbs. OF
broom corn. This he soil at Acts. per
pound. It also made 60 bushels ct SEEDS.
This is better than raising wheat or corn
at The present prices.
Rev. 2. A. Anthony OF Roanoke, has &C.
cepted call to become pastor CT the Buena
Vista Baptiet church and preached his first
sernlon at Buena Vista on Sunday. Jan.
5th.
The Buena Vista glass factory has been
bought from the Buena Vista company by
S. II. Egoff and Samuel Drummer of the
Buena Vista Paper company.
Heni. Rich, who at one time claimed over
q million acres of land in Webster and
adjacent counties in West Virginia, died
few days ago in Center county, Pa, at an
! advanced age. He was for many years
engaged i'll litigation with the late Senator
Allen I. Caperton and bis heirs.
Maine newspapers are telling that Carl
bou clergyman, last Sunday, noticing that
time for beginning the services arrived,
arose ard remarked: 81 see all the singers
are absent this morning. Let the eongre-
CATION rise and sing. Praise Goo, from
| whom all blessings tiow,'"
Whether we look down at our little boat
OF out upon the wide, wide sea, our hearts
fail us. If We try to sound the depths. our
hearts fail us still. Peace comes only when
we can look up and read in the oountenance
Of our Father that sea and boat are both in
the hollow OF His hand.-J. J. Lafferty.
The general office building of the Norfolk
s. Western Ry. at Roanoke, was burned
Saturday morning by a defective hue. The
old papers in the garnet were lost, but the
current business papers were saved. The
building was covered by $4,000 insurance.
The three hundred clerks are again at
work at various offices temporarily estab
lished in the city. The Office will be rebuilt
at once.
MI. J. Brack Stovall. a member OF the
Virginia House of Delegates from Halifax
county, was married during the holidays
in New Orleans to Miss May Hadezak.
Judge Mclaughlin having made a rule
in the Rockingham circuit court requiring
better vaults for the public records, the
Board of Supervisors of that county are