Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
BRIEFLocALs.


for this especial purpose.
BRIEF LOCALS.
All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
Lightning struck the cupola Of Hotel De
Hart, Lexington's white elephant of "boom
days." and slightly damaged it.
Robert B. Hamilton, who lives on the
farm of X. S. and W. A. Turk at Messy
Creek, buried an infant child on last Sat
urday evening.
The Argus says that Thomas A. Dawson,
jailer, here. has ordered bloodhounds with
which to track escaped prisoners, and hunt
down those who have committed crime.
By the storm of Wednesday, 18th inst, Mr..
Jas. Berry, living on the Spring Hill road,
near DR.. Van Lear's, had two valuable
horses killed by lightning.
Mrs. Benford Deakin has sold her prop
erty just opposite the Eakleton Hotel, occu-
pied by the James Clark Distilling Go. to
Mrs. E. F. Dougherty, owner of the Eakle-
ton. for $1,000.
1t is reported that T. L. Ca1lison, Of Poca-
hontas county, has sold % four years old
steers for 1856 per head They weigh 1850
lbs now and will weigh !, 700 before they are
shipped and are intended for export cattle.
Mr.. Jno. 81. Riggs, Of this city, who went to
Los Angeles, CAL, some time ago for the
benefit of his health. died there on the 9th
inst, of consumption. His mother lived
there. His wife, who survives him, was a
Miss Henkle. He left one son.
The Presbyterians at Pond Gap, will hold
q congregational meeting in their church
next Sunday. for the consideration Of I'M
portant business, among other things will
be the choice of minister to temporarily
supply the pulpitfor several months.
E. s. Shue. known as Trout Shue, whose
conviction for wife murder in Greenbrier
county, W. Va, was noticed last week was
in part defended by negro lawyer, named
JAS P. D. Graham, the first negro to appear
at the bar from Greenbrier county, and the
first one ever to appear in defense of white
man In that part of that State.
On Wednesday of last week. Mr.. John W.
Bryan and wife were thrown from their
buggy whilst driving on the Churchville
road, resulting in the breaking Of Mrs. Bry-
ans arm. The pony they were driving SHE'D
from the trolley car. The arm was set and
Mrs. Bryan is doing we'll.
On July 4th, Mrs. Mary Jane McNeel Of
Old Fields, Hardy county, W. Va, died.
She was the daughter Of the late Col. Sam
McClung of Greenbrier- county, and sister
of Mrs. Sam'l B. Findley of this county,
and an aunt of Mrs. Charles Grattan of this
city.
J. W. Kunkle. Esq, Of jennings Gap,
was in the city Oh Saturday last, and whilst
nearing town met the Highland Park troll
tey car, near where Mr.. j. Yost used to live.
His horse turned suddenly causing the left
fore wheel of his buggy to be crushed, CIV
ing him some trouble and delay. He had it
repaired and went home that evening. No
one was hurt.
Nathaniel Sykes, who went here under
the name Of V. A. McCreery, and edited the
Waynesboro Sentinel under that name, was
sentenced to three months Imprisonment in
Norfolk last week, he having plead guilty
to petit larceny. Sykes has been feigning
insanity for some time and his counsel en-
tered that plea, but it was withdrawn and
plea of guilty entered.
In passing through the Fishersville neigh
borhood last week it was surprising to note
how rapidly that section of the county, has
recovered from the effects of its recent ter
rife hail storm. There was no trace of the
devastating work either in field or on build
ings. Corn that had all been cut off close to
the ground to save it after the storm, is now
looking finely and nearly waist high,
M. P. Beard, freight conductor on the
Norfolk & Western Ry., was found dead
under the wheels of his train on Friday
morning at Grottoes, on the Shenandoah Val
ley division of the road. His head was
crushed and one of his hands mashed off.
As no one saw the unfortunate man until
his mangled body was found on the track
it is not known exactly how the accident &C.
CURED.
Prof. D. q. Humphreys, of Washington &
Lee University, assisted by Mr.. F. Fl. An
shutz and Mr.. W. A. Shepherd, of Staunton,
is taking measurements along James river
for the United States geological survey.
They started from Lexington in canoes, and
at Balcony Falls they took the train for
Clifton Forge and thence they will 60 down
the James in their canoes.
Capt. W. W. Roller, brother of Gen. John
E. Roller and Col. o. B. Roller, died in
Baltimore on the Sd ult.. after long ill
ness. He was Al years of age and at one
time was associated with Mr.. A. P. Funk
houser in publishing the State Republican.
His wife. who survives him, was daughter
of the late George Christie. His remains
were inferred in Woodbine cemetery at
HarrisOnburg.
Lightning struck COW stable belonging
to SamI Forrer, Esq, on Wednesday even.
ing of last week and burned it to the
ground. There was some hay in the stable
but no animals. 1t stood just in the rear of
his residence and uncomfortably close.
The storm in that neighborhood was quite
severe, but apart from this no serious dam
age was done.
John Evers, ESQ.,, who lives on Long
Glade, near Milnesville, has lost another
valuable horse with some disease that seems
to battle the veterinary. Some month or more
ago he lost two horses both of which show
ed the affection about the same time and
died within day of each other after a
weeks sickness. Another one has died the
same way. Rodney H. Dudley, his neigh
Dor, has also lost a valuable horse in the
last few days affected as the horses of Mr.
Evers.
During the storm of last week Mr.. Jas. w.
Blackburn, OF this city, was in his stable.
The lightning struck the stable splintering
some OF the boards and frightening him and
his horse, but doing no further damage.
During the same storm the lightning struck
and slightly injured house occupied by a
Mr.. Courtney out near the barrel factory of
Bell and Higgs on the Waynesboro road.