Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-02-11
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ing cards, printed at this Office in the neates
and most attractive style.
After short cessation of work owing tt
cold weather the Waynesboro Stove Work
have again resumed operations.
The town council of Basic City, has enter
ed into contract with Geo. g. Jordan tt
ship lithia water from the city's spring.
Snow at Monterey is said to be about ter
inches deep, and the thermometer fell dur
ing the week to ten degrees below zero.
A. B. Devericks has removed from Way
Cross. Highland county to Stuart's Draft
in this county. We are glad to welcome
Mr.. Devericks to Augusta.
: Geo. Grove, Esq, of Long Meadows, had
the misfortuneto lose little son, five years
of age, last week he was buried on Monday
4th inst, at st. James Church.
Miss Ethel daughter eff Richard Thomas.
a prominent merchant of Lewisburg, w.
Va. was married on the Sd inst to Mr.. Jas.
r. Pence of Bluefeld.
When you come to town and wish envelopes
letter heads, bill heads or any other kind of
job work done, call at the SPECTATOR and
VINDICAToR Office.
Attention is called to our New York fash
ion letter on the Fourth page, which is a
feature of this paper, and which our lady
readers will find very correct and instruc-
tive.
Walter Hite, who escaped from the chain
gang here some months ago. whilst serving
seven months sentence, returned on Mon
day and gave himself up. He had been
lurking about Greenville.
Jno. Whitmore, prosperous farmer of
the Mt. Sidney neighborhood, was in the
city Oh Monday, On business. He does not
report any very great increase in prosperity
in that section.
Miss Constance Warwick, daughter of
Judge j. W. Warwick, was married to Mr..
James f. Reed of Norfolk. at the home of
the brides father, at Warwickton, Bath Co.,
on Wednesday, Jan. 81.
The intermediate examinations at the
Virginia Military Institute have just been
concluded, The reports show less than the
usual number of enthusiastically
News.
Inc opera House vas pretty we'll filled
to hear Karl the Peddler'' which was pres
ented by Chas. A. Gardneis~on Monday
night. The play is light dramatic comedy
interspersed with songs and fun. The
acting generally was fair and Karl sang
very sweetly. ~
The large new hotel at Fayetteville, Fay
cite county, owned by Maj. H. W. Brazie
lind run by Evans s. Tancell, was totally
destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning. We
didtnnt learn how the fire originated. Loss
ADOPT $4,000, Insurance sio, 600. -6rre1,bri-
s5r Independent. T.svss-s-..--.
James A. Garrett, father-in-law Of MI. T.
ID. Apperson, former Superintendent of the
City Electric Street Car Co.. has been APP
pointed to fill that position, made vacant
by the resignation and removal of Mr.. APP
person, but who still will act as general
manager. 49,
Mr.. W. B. Bishop, we'll known Hotel
man, who has managed the Healing, Warm
and Old Sweet Springs, and who was one of
the proprietors of the Spottswood in Rich
mond. when it was burned some years ago,
was stricken with paralysis near Richmond
last week..
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Y. NJ G. A.
are arranging for handsome banquet to be
given in the gymnasium on 22nd of Februa-
ry, the proceeds to be devoted to the most
urgent needs of their work just now. They
hope to be literally sustained in this effort
the aims of the Y. NJ. g. A. being commend
able and its possibilities for reform and
Christian growth as great as ever