Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-25

Samuel Sherfey, young man about 90
years of age, died at his mothers residence
in Brtdgewater last Saturday night, about
8 O'Clock. He was industrious, and was es-
teemed by all who knew him.
Mrs. D. e. t. Davis, who was Miss Mary
Miller Mathews, daughter Of Capt. Alex. F.
Mathews. of Lewisburg, W. Va, died sud-
denly on last Saturday after a short illness,
and was buried on Monday evening last.
She was lady of beautiful person and
character, and her death cast deep gloom
over the community and over her friends in
this city where she was we'll known.
Mr.. R. b. Dudley of Messy Creek, was
called off the Hyer jury during the trial by
the extreme illness of his youngest child.
Reports afterwards reached us that it had
died, but his friends will be pleased to
know that on yesterday news came that this
was mistake and that it was slightly
better.
The second trial of Flick Walker, charg-
ed with breaking into Herron's distillery at
McGaheysville last summer. was concluded
in the county court of Rockingham on We'd
nesday of last week, after engaging the
court for nearly two days. 1t resulted in a
verdict of not guilty. This is the case where
Clicks coat went to the distillery without
Flick.
The electrical device patented by Capt.
Thomas II. Cr0wder for distribution Of mail
in the country has been the subject of much
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and the press. The Washington Post has a
column about it, and other papers devoted
more or less space to it. We now hear that
it has received favorable comment from pa
pers in California. 1t is intended for the
county only and the people who are to en-
joy its benefits are much interested.
Maj. j. HogsTyler has decided to appoint
Ben. P. Owen, of Manchester, private Sec
rotary; j. II. Tyler, Jr., messenger, and K.
E. Harmon, of Pulaski county, and M. l..
Dawson, of Richmond. members of the
Governors staff. He has also decided who
is to be surgeon of the penitentiary. but
will not make it known until after the
Inauguration.
A thief Cor thieves) entered the house of
Mr.. Green Broyles some time during the
past month and took between $50 and $3.50
in cash. The loss of the money was DIS
covered only few days ago. Mr.. Broyles
does not deal with banks. but keeps his
money in a coffee-pOt in closet in his house,
and does not know just how much this pot
contained. Only part of its contents were
carried away. Passing strange Monroe
Waterman.
Albert Voires, one Of the murderers of
Chas. Gibson, was hanged at 237 last Fri
day at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., w. Va.
About two thousand people witnessed the
execution. Voires had weakened consider
ably while in his cell and wept bitterly
when the death warrant was read to him,
but he died bravely and protested his limo.
cence. He stated that he was asleep in
Gibson's house when Stark Lewis and Will
bur Slaughter killed Gibson. and did not
waken until Gibson was nearly dead. The
condemned man, under heavy guard. reach
the scaffold at 21S, and when gaining the
top of the steps he waved his hands to the
people, saying to them that he was prepar-
ed to die, and wanted them all to meet him
in heaven. Voires had escaped Jail at one
time, but was afterwards captured in Char
lesion and resentenced.