Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-04-24
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In the local option election held in three
districts of Accomac Saturday large vote
was polled. Matomkin and Pungoteague
district have gone dry, while Lee district,
In which Onancock and Accomac Court
house is situated, is in doubt. All the
precincts of this distrist OF the main land
give so majority for license with Tangier
Island to hear from. 1t is though that
Tangier will give from so to 100 majority
against license. If Lee district gives a
majority against license all the five dis
tricts of Accomac will be under the local
option law.
Perhaps, with the single exception of the
burning of the Eastern Insane Asylum, on
the night of the 18th of June, 1885, the old
town of Williamsburg suffered about 3
o'clock Sunday morning with the creates
fire in it's history Tn. entire block O.
Main street between Colonial and Bote
tourt streets wa, laid in ruins. Iei
houses, including two stores, the others be
ing small frame DIV ell ms. weru burned
Two young ladies, the Misses BralthWalte
bad to lump from shed to the pavement
to save their lives.
The House Of Delegates Of Ohio has passed,
by an overwhelming majority. law that
whoever offers to treat another person to all
Intoxicating drink, or whoever gives, OF
offers to give to another an Intoxicating
drink in any place where intoxicating LID
uor is sold, shall be fined not less than one
dollar nor more than three dollars and the
costs of prosecution. For subsequent
offences the fine shall be from three dollars
to twenty dollars and the costs of prosecu-
ton. One-half of the fine goes to the in
former.
of dry weather in this section is damaging
the early crops of the truckers, particular
ly green peas, Strawberries and cabbage,
The truckers say it the rain does not come
soon the loss will amount to great many
thousand dollars in the trucking belt. Rad
ishes asparagus, kale and spinach is about
all the stuff shipping at present, but South
ern truck is going through at lively rate.
Irish potatoes are well alb owe ground and
the prospect is favorable for large yield. ="
Senator Elking has introduced in the u.
S. Senate bill providingfor the construc-
ton of canal through Maryland and
Delaware, connecting the waters of the
Chesapeake and Delaware bays. The pro-
posed canal is to be thirty feet deep and one
hundred feet wide at the bottom, and to
have locks of sufficient size to permit the
passage of ocean vessels OF the largest size
The Secretary of War is authorized to ap-
point commission to select the most
feasible route.
Miss Rosie Chabot, aged II, of WOrces-
ter Mass, last week in company with three
friends started for short bicycle ride.
She was not an expert rider and endeavor
ed to pass loaded cart rode into the gutter.
In attempting to get back into the road she
lost control of her wheel, which struck a
a stone and through her under the wheels
of the cart, which passed completely over
the girls body and head crushing her terri
bly,.
The congressional vegetable and flower
seed is now being distributed, but not from
Washington as formerly, but directly from
the successful bidders for the seed in Phil
adelphia. The congressman send lists of
those to whom they wanted seed sent, to
the Secretary of Agriculture, who forwards
them to the Landreth seed house in Phila-
delphia, from which the packages are sent
to their destination.
For over twenty-five years bridal couples
visiting the Treasury vaults in Washing
ton in their sightseeing, have been per-
mitted to hold in their hands only for
few moments a sealed package marked
"S2, 600, 000." 1t now turns out that 1t is
an innocent fake and that it really contains
only two old census reports. 1t is done to
satisfy the curiosity about "big money"
that all the visitors there feel
While Frenchmen grumble that they still
have to pay taxes in order to make up the
war indemnity exacted by Prussia twenty
five years ago, the town of Koenigsburg in
Prussia has only this year paid the last in
stallment of the loan contracted to meet the
war contribution imposed on it by Napo-
leon l.
1t turns out that the British postoffice
deducts from the wages of its employees the
amount of the Christmas boxes given to
them. These amount in the city
of London alone to $4,000 year, some Of
the men obtain as much as 1928 each. In
tipping them, the rich city firms are really
tipping the Government.
A nugget of gold weighing twenty-five
pounds two ounces was found at the Reid
mine near Concord, N. c., last week. The
mine IS being worked by Ohio parties, and
in it's history of a hundred years many
great nuggets have been found, one weigh
ing twenty-eight pounds.
Miss Ella Somerville was shot and killed
at Richmond, Texas, Saturday, by her
cousin, Albert Somerville, whom she was
drunken carousal He is from New York
city.
At the African Methodist Conference in
Richmond last week, Bishop Gaines refused
to ordain to the ministry all who drank
WhlskeY, chewed or smoked tobacco. The
matter was discussed and endorsed by the
Conference.
A bill has been introduced in the New
York legislature appropriating $4,000 for
the erection of a monument to the Third
New Y ork Cavalry at Berryville, Clarke
Co., Va.
The home of VIM. Harris, (col.), near
Meechum s river, Albemarle Co., was des-
the death of four of his children, who per
ished in the flames.
Queen Victoria S real estate, not includ
inc the limited K ngdam and its branches