Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-11-03
VIRGINIA News.

A cheese factory has been establish
ed at Mount Jackson, in Shenandoah |
county.
The little daughter of Charles Tins
ley, of Henrico county, was drowned /
Saturday evening by falling into tub
of water.
Rev. G. R. Hyde, D. D., pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church, Richmond,
has accepted the call OF the First
Presbyterian church in Fort Worth,
Texas.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works have received an order
for three ten wheeled locomotives, Of
American design. for one of the pri-
vate railroads of Sweden.
Jerry johnson, alias John Hale, co..
ored, was sentenced to 80 years in the
penitentiary in Washington Monday
by Justice Clabaugh, for criminally
assaulting Mrs. Ada Hardy some
months ago.
Hotel Salem, which was erected at
Salem, Roanoke county, during the
boom at cost of 500 600, has been pur
chased for the Lutheran Orphanage
Home and " i'll hereafter he used as an
orphanage.
Registration was held all over the
State last Saturday. Reports show
that very little interest was taken.
The indications are that a small vote
will be polled at the coming election
next Tuesday.
Operator and Assistan. Depot Agent
Ryan, OF Max Meadows, met with a
terrific death last Sunday. He was
| asleep in caboose when a freight
train rad into it MASKING the car into
fragments and setting it on fire. Ryan
was not known to be in the caboose.
His watch and few bones were all
that were left. The engineer and fire.
man were slightly bruised.
TIE jury in the case OF DIR. j. G..
| Anderson, who was charged in Pitt
sylvania county with the murder of a
young girl named Watson, were dis
charged Monday afternoon they having
failed to agree. They stood four for
acquittal and eight for conviction.
| The case was given to them Saturday
afternoon.
recent meeting of the Richmond
alumni Of the Virginia Military IN
stitute it was determined to undertake
the work of raising the funds needed
to complete the battle and battalion
! monument to be erected at the irsti-
tute to the memory of the men of the
corps of cadets who participated in
the battle of New Market.
One cent fine and one hour in jail
was the sentence imposed upon Walter
A. Coke by jury in Norfolk Tuesday
which has for one week Been hearing
the evidence against him on the charge
of shooting Councilman james A..
Ridgewell. The trial has been sensa-
tional. the defense admitting the shoot
ing and claiming justification.
The smallpox reported in South Bos-
| ton andin the western part of
the State is of remarkable character.
and some doctors are inclined to be-
| iieve that the malady is some slight
| skin trouble not in any way akin to
smallpox. In majority of cases. the
disease is SO slight that patients do
not have to go to bed, and there has
| not been single severe case.
AS the result Of game Of cards in
Albemarle county Oh Saturday, VIM.
Floyd, a prominent farmer of that
county was stabbed and killed by his
frisnd, Henry Aldridge, who is fugi-
| tive from justice. The men met fer
social game, but both were drinking,
and a slight misund con-
corning the game caused Aldridge 10
stab Floyd as above stated.
Rev. j. B. Hutson, D. D., will have
been pastor of Pine Street church,
Richmond, q years next Sunday and
the anniversary will be properly OBJ
served. In point of continuous SER
vice, DR.. Hutson is the oldest pastor
in Richmond. and it may be said of
him that he stands higher in the
affection of his people now than eyer
before