Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-22
PASSING NEWS OF THE DAY,

20, and when force was used he drew knife
upon the teacher. The latter conquered,
however, and gave the lad a thrashing
which drew blood. The father of the boy
had the teacher arrested for assault and
battery. The presiding judge said that the
boys act was one of INSTRUMENTATION and
that it had to be decided then and there
who was the head of the school. In the
opinion of the judge the whipping was not
too severe. The jury agreed with him, and
the cost of prosecution was placed on the
| boys father.
Occurrences in actual life often exceed
| in novelty those found in novels. In the
early sixties Edward F. Metcalf and 8
| young man named Sherman were employed
by Henry D. Chapman, wealth merchant
Of New York city. Both lost their hearts
to his daughter. She would have married
Sherman, but she received a letter, purport
ing to come from him, saying be no longer
loved her. Metcalf's suit was the success
full, and only after his death did his wife
learn that he was the author of the match
breaking letter, At almost the same time
she received letter of coincidence from
Sherman, from whom she had not heard fol
years. Explanations and wedding last
{ week followed.
| In the oil excitement near Parkersburg
W. Va, years ago, J. K. Henderson, ar
| ignorant and eccentric farmer, sold his
| farm on which oil had been discovered, fol
$3.50, 900, moved to small house on al
island and buried the money at places
under the house and about on the Island
Last week while dying he told his heirs
nephews and nieces, where the money was
buried. So far they have dug up $4,000
on the island and $4,000 under the ole
house.
MI. Joseph V. Snyder, son Of Rev. J. A
Snyder, President Of the Lutheran Synod
died suddenly at Mt. jackson, Shenandoah
May 14th. He was only twenty-four years
old, and only month ago married Miss
Flora Grandstaff of that county.
At st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church in Richmond last Sunday. the first
deaconess ordained in Virginia, Miss Mary
Jones. was ordained by Bishops Whittl'
and Newton. Rev. r. a. Goodwin undel
whom Miss Jones had been studying, ant
other clergymen, took part in the ordina
| ton services. She is graduated trained
nurse.
| At the funeral of aunt Mahala Dawson
the last surviving colored member of th'
Fredericksburg, Va, Presbyterian church
the most prominent white members Of thu
congregation acted as pail bearers, and
large part of the congregation followed hel
to the grave.
The Grand Jury Of Bedford City, Va.
in the matter of the wrecked Liberty Saw
| ings Bank, has indictedJ. w. Smith thu
cashier, for the embezzlement of $6S, 600; T.
D. Berry, one of the directors, for compiled
tv with Smith, and directors II. G. Lowry
r. B. Clayton and E. B. Stone for falsely
certifying to the good condition Of the bank
Onions make nerve tonic not to be des
pissed, says Green Fruit Grower. They
tone up the WORKOUT system, and if eater
freely will show good results in cases OF
nervous prOstration. If sprig of parsley
is dipped in vinegar and eaten after al
onion, no unpleasant odor from the breath
can be detected. And in addition to this
cheerful bit of information, onions eater
freely are said to beautify the complexion
AS Col. VIM. Lamb is in bad health, the
iolnt lecture tour be and Congressman
Curtis of New York, were to make in Vir
gipia for the benefit of the University Of
this State, has been abandoned for this
summer.
William Austin of Amelia county, was
killed, with his horse, by lightning May
18th. while riding along the road. He was
a noted tournament rider in that section.
Capt. G. W. Wright who had been in
dicted for heir.g short $4,000 as treasurer OF
the town of Sutfolg, gave 0ailin me county
court OF Nansemond, Thursday, for his
appearance, his wife becoming his surety
The shortage bad already been made good
to the town.
|. The Medical Sooisty Of Virginia will
h9Ia It's tWanty~seventh annual session at
lie Roekbridga Alum Springs september
sth~1otA,
About week ago Senator IIeny airfas
of Loudoun, shipped to a. J Drezel, Jr.,
Of Pbiiadeiphia, q handsome Lll- u half
bred haclsneys by Matchless," for which
ne received 5000.
Henry G.. Davis, Jr., son Of Hon. Henry
G. Davis of W. Va, was drowned from a
steamship while returning to the United
States from South Africa. He was voyag-
| ing for his health.
John J. Watson, formerly a merchant at