Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-05-27
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RRIEFLocALS,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BRIEF LOCALS.
All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
Samuel Baker, prominent citizen o
Rockingham county, died last week.
More houses and barns are buildin
throughout the county now than for the las
tive years.
VIM. Cochran, a we'll known coIored bar
Der of Harrisonburg, died on Monday, 17tf
inst, after an illness of about two week.
The estate of the late VIM l. Stout wa
committed to N. e. Watts, Sheriff, for ad
ministration last Monday in the circui
court.
A meeting of the Board of Visitors of thu
d., D. & B. Institution will take place on
June 8, which is the last one of the presen
scholastic year.
The barn of Mr.. V. 81. Lam, ex-sheriff Of
Rockingham county, was destroyed last
week. Loss not known, but supposed tt
be about 81 200.
Base ball has broken out in the county
and on last Saturday the Romans and tn,
, Limestoners crossed bats with result of /!
to "a in favor of the latter Climb.
II. M. McIlhany, trustee, on Monday sole
the old Stribling homestead on Market st.
the property Of the late DR.. H. M. Patter-
son, to A. M. Valz for 81, 800.
The Old Fort Seminary of which Mrs
Nina r. Beard is principal, will close with
appropriate exercises on this evening at s
(. O'Clock. and the public are cordially in
vited
A telephone wire came in contact with
the trolley wire of the street car company
at the Office of DR.. B. M. Atkinson in the
Augusta Nat. Bank building on Monday.
which ignited the wood work of the tele-
phone and caused a blaze, but was soon
extinguished.
The City Street Car Co. is now putting in
new engine of 30O-horse power, and will
have it ready for use by June IL. 1t has
recently put in new connections at the rail
joints and made other valuable improve
ments. In short time their summer cars
will be on hand.
Mr.. Robert Goodwin of the Fishersville
neighborhood, is just completing one of the
largest and finest barns in the county. The
lower floor has an exceptionally high pitch
and has apartments for horses, sheep and
COWS. and Is In all other particulars an up
to-date building:
In the relay bicycle race mentioned hereto-
fore from Staunton to Martinsburg. w. Va,
the message left Staunton at a. m, and
was delivered in Martinsburg at 1856 D. m.
The distance is 119 miles, and as will be seen
was covered in hours and IS minutes. Tom
Crowder, Ed. Wright and L. G. Bowling of
Staunton, anticipated.
We will present absolutely free new
1897 bicycle (either ladies' or gents wheeD
in exchange for a favor we wish attended to
in Staunton, also another for attending to
same in adjuining townships. No agency
or selling business. We prefer those &C
quainted> with many young people now
studying music. For full particulars write
The Columbia Musical ASS n, zig 218 South
Third ST., Philadelphia Pa.
Lee johnson, a tin smith, who formerly
worked with A. A. Grubert, and who was
sentenced to the penitentiary for rape COM
mitted on Mrs. VIM. Huff, deaf mute
woman. some two years ago, has been par
doned by Gov. O'Ferrall and is now at his
home. johnson has family, and his
friends here have been tireless in their eff
forts for his pardon.
The following commissioners to the Pres
byterian General Assembly now in session
at Charlotte, N. c., we'll known here, have
been assigned to the committees named
Rev. DR.. F. R. Beattie, chairman Foreign
Mission, Rev. DR.. A. r. Cooke, Colored
Evangelization, Elder VIM. McAllister.
Theological Seminaries, Rev. DR.. M. d.
Hoge, chairman Foreign Correspondence,
and Rev. q. D. Gilkeson on Foreign Mis-
sions.
On Friday last the break in the street car
machinery was fully repaired. and on Sat
urday morning the cars began to run again
much to the delight of our citizens.
1t is said that the Street Car Company will
fit up Highland park and will run their cars
there making it place for numerous at
fractions during the summer months. 1t is
about time some body with the enterprise of
Mr.. R. ID. Apperson was turning his atten-
tive to Betsy Bell and making that attrac-
ti0n point the most attractive place in this
county. With proper treatment that would
be place of great interest and the cost
would certainly not be snch as to alarm any
enterprising person.
A large number of our friends and pat
rons called at our Office on last Monday, |
some to renew SUBSCRIPTIONS, and many to
add their names to our list. others to have
job work done or to get what they had pre-
viously ordered. 1t was busy day for us
and we were delighted to find both by word |
and action that our paper is gaining in pub.
lie favor, confdencd, and in the number of |
its patrons. We take this mode of returning
to those who have honored us with their |
patronage our thanks, and hope they may
never regret their action.
A young man named Albert Sutler, who |
mas been working for Jas. Reeves, Esq. |
near Mt Scion, was badly hurt last week |
in rather singular way. He was leading |
a mule to water with the harness on, and |
in some way one of the trace chains got |
dulled round his leg and he was dragged |
about the barn yard until the mule became
so exhausted that it went into the stable,
where later the young man was found with
the chain still fast to his leg, but not dead,
though terribly bruised and his face in an
unacceptable condition. Heis said to be
recovering.
Weare in receipt of the Alumni Bulletin
Of the University of Virginia for the month
of May This to us is always an exceeding
ly interesting publication and must be to
every alumnus of that institution. The
leading article for the month is very read
able and we'll written article giving a me-