Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
PASSING2NEWS OF 1.HB DAY.

Every year at Y ale College the gradual
ing class Of that year plants piece of ivy.
This years class procured a piece which
came. SO it is said, though there is no ivy
growing ct THAT grave, from the grave OF
Robert E. Lee. 1t probably came from
the memorial building within which he ie
laid. Rev. DR.. Twlchell of Hartford, who
delivered the address at the dedication of
the Woolsey statue at Yale, Monday, said
in it that il Woolsey, who was Union
man, could kaoW that the graduating class
of Yale would plant piece OF ivy from
the grave of Lee his bronze statue would
avert it's head. The address was severely
criticised. The ivy committee OF the class
held meeting. and after voting down a
opposition to change the ivy, went on and
planted it With the usual ceremonies.
The Board of the University of Virginia
has elected DR.. P. B. Barringer chairman
of the faculty, Prof. Th orntQn having re-
signed that office some months ago. In the
interest of economy the Board permit J.
Fl. Gilmore of the Law Department and
James GARRETT of the School of English
language to resign, and their work will be
distributed among other professors. Robt.
Robertson Of Charlottesville has been made
Superintendent Of the University grounds
and buildings.
The man to whom the government ought
to erect a monument, is Samuel Fetters
now living in Frazer, Ra. Not long ago
he recovered from disease he had con-
tracted in the army, and wrot. to Wash
ingtop to have his pension stopped. AS it
was still sent On, be sent the check back to
the Department. The officials doubted his
sanity, and sent an agent to Frazer to look
into it. After hearing his case they drop
ped him from the rolls.
Dr. Newman Hale. the famous London
preacher, has just completed his eightieth
year, has perfect hearing and eyesight and
can walk ten miles without fatigue. He
attributes bis remarkable preservation to
never having used1iquor OF any sort nor
tobacco, to taking cold bath every morn
ing, never worked at night, aud always was
afoot on the roads when he could be.
Clarence Semple who had been out of
work for some weeks, walked into the Bank
of Amsterdam in New York, one evening
last week, and after presenting paper de-
manding that Geo. II. Wyckoff the Presi
dent of the bank should give him $4,000,
shot the old man in the abdomen. He then
shot himself in the abdomen. The assassin
died the next day. The aged banker died
two days later.
Miss Caroline Schudoba, a very compe
tent teacher in the New York city public
schools, has resigned for very unusual
reason. She is Christian scientist and
therefore had to decline teaching the ALEC
boil lessons as they compelled her to tell thu
children that certain diseases resulted from
alcohol. Tier religion teaches her that
diseases have no existence.
ARTHUR, dear. she said, ~ do wish you
would not use cigarettes.
"Why? 20
s'Because you don't know what is in
Them"
"Oh yes, do. Why, for the trifling
sum that cigarette costs you get nicotine,
valerian, possibly little morphia, and any
quantity of carbon"
She looked up into his eyes and murmur-
ed: "Arthur, dear. it does seem like a
bargain, doesn't it ?"-Judge.
Col. John A. COckerill, whose death in
Egypt, occurred some six weeks ago, left, |
residing in New Y ork, a widow and to her
he left $40, 600 of life insurance. Last week |
while driving home from supper with
Louis Lienaes, gentleman much her
junior, be proposed marriage. She accept
ed him at once and in twenty minutes after
he had asked, a magistrate had married
them.
-Four mothers were discussing the bring
ing up of Toys. each having way of her
own, until one who sat quiet was asked
what system she had, iKed: "Well,"l