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

1903. The South is the only part of the
country that shows falling off in the num-
Der of failures all the other seetions show
ing an incressse.
Judge Taylor Berry, judge of the 55h
Judicial circuit of Virginia, died at his
home at Amherst G. H., on Jan. sth. He
Was a native OF Jefferson county, and be-
gan life as civil engineer in building the
old Orange & Alexandria Railroad. He
represented Amherst county for fourteen
years in the Virginia Senate. and was a
member of the State Debt Commission.
Gen. Francis G. Barlow the Union Off
Ger who filled a large place in Gen. John B.
Gordon's lecture on the Last Days of the
Confederacy, died in New York last week.
lie was lying on the field at Antietam
wounded and gave to Gen. Gordon, who
was passing, hisdying message to his wife.
But he did not die, though grievously
wounded, and lived to shake hands with
Gen. Gordon after peace was declared.
Gen. Gordon delivered his message and had
his wife sent through the Confederate lines.
Those who doubt the success of electric
street cars in Staunton may learn some
thing from the fact that in Baltimore, Md,
since horses were discarded, the trolley
cars carry q million passengers week, a
figure that the old horse car lines did not
approach.
Justice of the Peace Ebenezer L. Grub
OF Londoun county, dropped dead Deem
Der 3lst, at his home near Midtown.
Col. A. J. Grigsby, who for long time
commanded the 9th Va. infantry. Stone
wall Brigade, died at his home in Abe
marie county Oh Christmas eve, aged sew
enty-seven.
Rev. DR.. Geo. H. Ray, pastor Of the
Centenary Methodist church at Lynch
burg, has been appointed Grand Chaplain
of the Grand Lodge Of Aasons Of Virginia.
Rev. Jas. Y. Fair, pastor OF the Grace
street Presbyterian CHURCH Of Richmond,
has been appointed Grand Prelate Of the
Grand Commandery.
Mabel Stuart, the thirteen year o Id
daughter of a hotel keeper at Harper S
Ferry, whose disappearance some weeks
ago caused 50 much search aud Anxiety.
has sent home from q village i'll Western
New York a note to her parents saying:
Don't you worry about he; I'm all
right"
Mrs. Evy Magi!I Powell, q sister OF Miss
Mary Tucker Magill and niece Of Hon.
John I.&a(lolah Tucker, is one OF the facul-
ty at the miller industrial School in Abe
marie.
Richard Millingjon. a saloon keeper, who
invented he ''lung tester'' used in SO many
OF the saloons in large cities, died last week
at Trenton, N. j., CT l9ieoougha.
Miss Gsorgiana Richards. a deputy clerk
of the Denver, Col, courts fer several
years, has just bean appointed to the vacan-
oy Of chief clerk with q salary of $4,000 a
year.
Commenting on the great efficiency
shown by Mrs. Angenette Peavey, State
Superintendent Of Public instruction of
Colorado, the Boulder (Col.l Camera says:
ut is fallacy to hold that suspenders and
whiskers are prerequisites for the transac.
ton of public business
Dr.. J. S. Pendleton of o Orange, late clerk
of the Virginia Senate, is a candidate for
State INSURANCE Comm ,ssioner, if the leg
islaturs should create that Office,
The Daily Evening Glance of Harrison
burg, conducted by Capt Hugh Fl. Hinde
and Others, diei last week, after aoven
months existence.
Watkins L. Norman, tobacco manu-
facturer Of Lynchburg, Va, has been ap-
pointed by the President to be postmaster
Of that city,
a juror having dined alone, was made
the cause Of giving a new trial to George
Kennedy (ocloled), tried at Covington,
Allegheny, faT murder. He got ten years
on his second Trial instead Of the eighteen
given hin at the first,
A. meeting OF citizens OF Lunenhurg
county was held at tue court house Monday
and resolutions adopted pledgiug them
selves TO ee that the man and women &C.
cused of the Pollard murder should not be
molested by 3 mob when they are sent back
to that place for trial.
Parker Metcalf of Clifton Forge, tried
in the county co urt Of Allegheny for firing
a house in Clifton Forge. was acquitted on
Wednesday. The acquittal WIS received
with much disapproval in Clifton Forge.
Senator Hal. D. Flood and Col. h. Z.
HUBBARD were bound over by the county
judge Of Buckingham county, in 1000, to
keep the peace. The trouble grew cut of
publications from each about the contest
for Nit. Flood S seat by lIr. Hubbard.
Last week occurred the ia7th anniversary
of the marriage OF George Washington and
Mrs. Martha GUSTS whick took place at st.
Peters Church, near the White House, on
the I ok river in 1852
jim Cash Cash, one Of the richest and
most influential Of the civilized Umatilla
Indians Of Oregon, brought suit in the
PeGdlaton Court last week for q divorce
from his wife Oh tlleground that she paints
her face
w. z. Kent. Oldest son OF Lt.,Goy. r. g.
Kent, has leased the ''Patriot- Herald -
newspaper at Marion,
The Dallz CT England is 200 years old
this year. The 'old lady of Threadneedle
street" began business with S., 0o0,0 600 cap
ltal. Her present capital is $4,000, 900.
Tie combined salaries OF her officers aggre-
gate 100000.
Col. j. Catlett Gibson Of Culpaper, has
gone to New Y ork city topractice law-the
firm will be Gibson & Levy.
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