Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
BRIEF LOCALS.

Mrs. Mary E. Wise. wife Of William K.
Wise, of Mt. Crawford, is dead.
The Rev Mr.. Crowell of Staunton, preach
at Elk Run on Saturday night.
On July 20, at Slower, in this county, Mr..
VIM. A. Douglas and Miss Laura E. Madi-
son were married.
In the Criminal Court of Kanawha last
week Wiley Lewis was convicted of the
murder of John Cochran and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
Over fifty thousand persons have ridden
On the four summer electric cars in this
city since they were brought here about
June 90
The Culpeper Colt and Horse Show will
have music furnished them at their exhibit
ION on August 10 and 10 by the Stonewall
land of this city.
=. Mr.. Edmund Purcell father of E. Purcell
Of Harrisonburg, died on Tuesday OF last
Raek at his home in Warren county, at an
advanced age.
A Danville veterinary has supplieda horse
with glass eye so perfect in mechanism
ssfE at the owner could have palmed him off
Is sound.
The Rev. J. N. Vandeventer Of Stone
church preached to large crowd Sunday
night at New Hope. His sermon was an
i..pressive one.
At the meeting of the supervisors on Mon
uay an order was made disseminating the
county chain gang, but on Tuesday Judge
Chalkley re-eStablished 1t.
The Sears Hill Hose Go. will give lawn
party in the grove on Sears Hill Thursday
evening, 10Th inst. A bicycle and silk
umbrella are to be given away.
The suggestion of the SPECTATOR AND
INDICATOR that the g. & o. establish one
Of its hospitals here. is meeting favor and
has been taken up by other local papers.
The Brandon Hotel now under the man
sgement of Mr.. Geo. S. Magee, was the
scene of much gaiety on last Wednesday
svening, when ball took place, at which
aeout two hundred persons were present.
When you come to town and wish enveIop
,atter-heads, bill heads or any other kind of
lob work done, call at the SPECTATOR and
viND1cAToR Office.
carey Moomaw, only son of Rev. q. q.
Eroomaw, of Buena Vista, died at John
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. July 2sth,
Esom the effects Of an operation for appen-
dicitis. He was taken ill On Saturday.
A small fire occurred on the corner of
9ealter and Kalorama streets on Tuesday
2hout noon to which the fire engine was
called. but it was under control so soon that
Tie engine was of no advantage.
The convention to nominate State Sena-
tor for the District composed of Highland,
.Sath, Botetourt Allegheny and Rockbridge
s0lnties will meet in Lexington some time
tbls month toward the latter part of it.
John Smith. who lived near Red Sulphur
Servings, Monroe county, while driving hogs
cut of his potato patch on the 10th ult.. over
e2erted himself and droppe from heart
q lsease He was about so years of age.
MI. e. F. Myers of Washington, is spend
ang few days with his sister, Mrs VIM.
Bcower of the New Hope neighborhood.
lar. Myers is interested in large medicine
fsm in Washington.
In the county court Saturday the case of
b B. Collins vs.. D. w. Speck was tried and
q verdict for $36.S7 was given in favor of
Inc appellant. A motion to set aside the
verdict was overruled by Judge Chalkley.
Rev. Isaac A. Garfield, late ass istant min
5ster of Christ Church, Raleigh, N. C., has
accepted calls to st. James Church, Lewis
bnrg, and the church of the Incarnation, at
Ronceverte, to succeed the Rev. Mr.. Combs,
.y,r,r mi x1x 70 o1
The ladies of st. Johns church, near Mid
slebrook. will give lawn party on We'd
nesday, Aug. 18th. Proceeds will be used
ID repairing the church. Refreshments Of
~-au kinds will be served. Music by the
stonewal1 Band. If stormy, it will take
place the next night, Thursday.
Orrin Brown and Miss Lilly Wiley, A.
ear-old girl, both of Glasgow, were arrest
ed Lexington ON Wednesday night of last
geek while clipping with matrimonial inten-
lions. They tried last Sunday to get away,
plt were prevented by the girls mother
Died at the Kings Daughters Hospital on
July 20, from the fourth attack of paralysis,
''atharine Schafer, aged So years. She was
formerly for years maid of Mrs. L. W. Gun
her of Baltimore. Her remains were taken
y Washington for interment She was
plost faithful employee and woman of
lost excellent qualities.
Bath county has Iwife beater in the
lape OF Reuben Smith, of Nimrod Hall
4 hey quarrelled and he 'Frailed her good"
80 the testimony stated. But the Justice
elly bound him over to keep the peace he
either fined him nor sent him to Jail for
the offense though the prisoner went to Jail
default of bail.
John Morton, Lexington colored boy,
was drowned in North river Friday after
loon Of last week. He was drowned about
o'clock In deep part of the river Just
NJ ,ove the Institute cliff. In company with
sfvo other boys, Jake Branson and David
EsErown, he went in swimming there and
Y : We out while in deep water and sank.
la{ set of delegates from South River
lsslicg % The Danecratic, convention, the
name of Mi. Geo W. Kc ". our former
preventative in the .e aSpsc was mis-
.kenly printed j. w. Kolne.. a the list
Cd. populist delegates the name Of g. W.
Koiner appeared. which should have been
2, A. Coyner. We have noticed this mis-
AXE, and for the benefit of both Hon. e. w.
Goiner and Mr.. e. A. Coyner. the populist
dalegatr, we make this correction. Hon.
eco. W. Koiner's name as delegate to the
emocratic convention should of course
DIRECTLY appear. The name in this county
il large family name, and the initials are
frequently confounded but Hon. Geo. W..
soiner has been SO conspicuous in his efforts
Tor Maj. Tyler since the campaign opened
hat he should receive the credit his efforts
insarve