Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-02
All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
BRIEFLocALS.


the Academy building, which they will fit
up for place of worship.
The republicans of Harrisonburg and
vicinity celebrated the election of McKin-
ley by torch light procession on Saturday
night 21st ult.
Al Raphine, short time since, a bear
came to the house of Mr.. Huston Hum
phfles. 1t was scared away before any on e
could find gun.
The Washington & Lee foot ball team de-
feated the V. M. L. team on Saturday, Nov.
21 by score of 6 to 0, the first game they
have won from the cadets for six years.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
church at Stuart's Draft, will give an oys-
ter supper Friday, Dec. 4, beginning at A
o'clock. Come and help us.
Thomas A. Brown has sold his farm to
Mr.. L. D. Myerly and his brother. Samuel
Brown. The farm lay adjoining the farm
of Mr.. MyerlY near Swoope.
In the foot ball game between the Uni
yersity of Va. and the University of N. G.
at Richmand on Thanksgiving day, the q.
Va. s defeated the N. C.'s by a score of
Sc to 0.
IN New York city on the same day the
Brown University team of Providence, r.
l.. defeated the the Carlisle, Penn, India n
team by score of "a to -. David Fultz,
sen OF Staunton's Mayor, played on the
university team and again distinguished
himself.
Eouis Eisenman, we'll known, former
resident of this city, but latterly residing in
'Esil ottesville, committed suicide in Dub
t.n T., last week, by shooting himself in
tha outh with So caliber pistol
The Chesapeake and Western railroad
has PIT on through express car from
BZ.dg water to Philadelphia via the Nor
folk : d Western. This is of special value
to shiy pers of poultry and produce, as their
goods 20 through to destination without
breaking bulk.
The Sterrett farm in Highland county,
sold Oh the 18th ult., was one of the finest
grazing properties in C1abbottom, and the
price it fetched was the lowest for which
land has ever sold in that quarter consider
ing the quality of the farm. Evidently
prosperity had not reached that mountain
GUS section, and confidence had grown SO
frail it could not travel out there.
4 horse attached to the delivery wagon
belonging to Michael Cronin ran away on
Main street on last Wednesday morning,
and the wheel split the door facing off the
front door of the SPECTATOR AND VINDICA-
TOR office. Beside breaking the Shafts there
was no serious damage done.
A young man named VIM. Darden from
Paduca, KY, who had been in the employ
OF M. NJ Robertson, who is in the sewing
machine business. attempted to commit
suicide Sunday night last by swallowing "a
grains of morphine. He was, however,
resuseitated and is now considered out OF
danger. He had been drinking.
The circuit court ended on last Thursday,
being the shortest session held here for
years. The business OF the court was light
er than usual. There were about one hun
dred and fifty judgments at law entered,
and about three hundred interlocutary and
final DEGREES entered.
l4C OdHuOo SAdlh blc1lA1lbS Wv. VI YUM
berland, Md, have a unique advertisement
in the front window of their ware house in
this city, which is a jug that holds many
gallons of the reverend stuff" 1t stands
over six feet in height and is about eight
feet in circumference, and is covered with
wicker work.
Thanksgiving day was more generally
observed in Staunton last Thursday than
almost ever before. Many stores were
closed business was suspended to a great
degree, the banks and postoffice were closed
and services were held in various churches.
Nc. averybody had good dinner, and in
the alIernoon many people went pleasure
9eElng. many to the park, others to see the
foot ball game.
~ st driving on the road near the West
ern SITE Hospital en- last Friday, DR.. A. NJ.
Henkel of this city, was thrown from his
buggy by the running away of his horse and
severely cut about the head and bruised
about the shoulder His wounds were soon
dressed and the blood flow stopped, and at
last accounts he was doing quite well. His
buggy was badly damaged.
4 special to the Neacs OF the 2Sth ult.,
states that one VIM. e. Hoover had taken
five dollars or more from the safe of W. +
Fretwell & Bro, whilst Mr. Fretwells back
was turned on last Thursd ay at New Hope.
1t also states that Mayor w. F. Stout tried
the case and fined the culprit $40. and in
default of payment sent him to jail. This
latter must be mistake. The offence if
committed was felony and the justice
would scarcely have taken Jurisdiction.
An entertainment which proved en-
joyable was given by the Society for Wo-
mans Work of the First Presbyter ian
church on the evening of last Friday at
Kalorama.
During the entertainment Miss Albaugh.
of the school of expression of the Mary
Baldwin seminary rendered several selec-
tions in a pleasing manner. Miss LIZA
Shepherd and Miss Fannie Paris each sang
a. solo. Mr.. Breretun, of the Stonewall
Band played two cornet solos, g. Russell
Caldwell sang several popular songs, &C
companied on the piano by Miss Louise
Withrow.
VIC. Straughan Insane.
Mr.. w. CsStraughan, we'll known prin-
ter OF this city, was adjudged insane on last
Saturday, and taken to- the hospital. MI.
Straughan was for time business manager
of the Daily Times a newspaper published
in this city in connection with Yost's Week
ly. Afterwards he was connected with
Yost's Weekly, but has not been in business
for some time. His friends have for some
time observed his strangeness of manner,
and were apprehensive of the present culmi-
nation.
Death of John Shearer.
John Shearer, young man in the emplo y
of j. A. Singer as baker, died on Monday
last, from the effects OF an injury received
to his leg last summer whilst playing base
ball at White Sulphur Springs. The injury
gave him so much trouble that il was de-