Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-01-14
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SPOTTswOoD. Va, Jan. 9Th, 1897.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The holidays are now over
and our people are again moving on in the
even tenor of their way
Our burg is still improving. Mr.. S. F.
Mcclure has just finished new tenant
house. Mrs. Cash has force of hands al
work on new dwelling house, and we un.
derstand that Mr.. Jno. Fl. Shultz expects to
build in the near future.
| Our merchants seem to be doing a good
business. Mr.. Harry W. Miller has accept
ed the place of clerk in the store of G.. q.
Dull.
Mr.. VIM. II. Mccormick and wife of Rad
ford, Va, spent week with friends and re-
latives IN and near Spottswood.
Messrs. S. L. and James s. Davenport and
Miss Beulah Davenport. of Graham, Va !,
spent several days with Mrs. VIM. H. Fix,
who is daughter of Mr.. S. L. Davenport
They also visited Mrs. Jno. b. Williams.
OF Basic City, another daughter.
Last Tuesday afternoon, Wallace Stuart.
young colored man, near Raphine, while
helping to operate fodder cutter got his
arm caught and so badly mangled that am
putation above the elbow was necessary.
Henry Penn, a colored man, who has for
some time been living with j. A. Mckay,
last week visited his mother in Nelson
county, and while there was accidentally
shot and died in few hours. he leaves
family.
Xmas eve Mrs. Moffett principal of the
Midway High School, gave an entertain
ment at Mt Carmel, consisting of recita-
lions singing, &C., and the ladies of the con-
gregatlon served oysters and refreshments.
The proceeds of both for the benefit of the
church. We understand about $50 90 was
realized and all present enjoyed pleasant
evening.
Last Sunday in the church yard at Mount
Carmel. VIM. II. Fix picked up a Winches-
ter cartridge and remarked that it was dan
gerous to lie around where there were chill
dren and put it in his pocket, for safe keep.
ing, and forgot all about it, after dinner in
taking cut his handkerchief, he dropped the
cartridge in the front of a stove, without
knowing it. aud commenced to read. While
his three youngest children ranging from 5
years down to 20 months were round the
stove, the cartridge exploded, throwing the
she'll and fire Goals across the room, but for.
tunately no one was hurt. But just as the
family were all ready to start to afternoon
services, it was discovered that the bed was
On fire, just in time to save big blaze.
Last Monday Walter Hensley and wife, of
Staunton, returned home after week spent
in our town with relatives.
Mr.. Tom Fulwider and family, who for
merly lived near here. but for two years,
have been in the Bethel neighborhood, have
moved back and live in the Ballew house for
the present.
A few nights ago straw stack of Col.
Jno. ID. Lilley's blew oyer, and killed fine
heifer for him.
Quite number of our people are suffer-
ing from severe colds, but no dangerous ill
ness is among US.
Our deputy postmaster, Wallace Wise
man, who got his wrist badly burned with
a sky-rocket, has about recovered.
MI. Chas. Hanger, former resident of
Spottswood, now in the railroad mail SER
vice, spent Xmas at home.
Dave Harris, who was chopping logs for
j. Ran. Smith, had the misfortune, last
Wednesday to get his leg broken
Mrs. Jane Campbell has moved into her
new house built on the lot purchased from
q. P. Bryant, near Midway. KY.