Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-25
RRIEELOCALS.

The Legislature assemblies on Wednesday
next, 1st day of December.
The University of N. g. and the Univer-
sity of Va. foot ball teams will play their
championship game today at Richmond.
Today is Thanksgiving day, and "a legal
holiday. the Banks will be closed. and the
Postoffice will only be open at Sunday
hours.
Died on Nov. 9th, at her home in Charles
ton, Mrs Rosa Comstock. aged 30 years. sis
ter of Mr. 81. Clay Cabell, of Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs.
The side porch of the Jail was broken
down few days ago by the heavy weight
RI some large radiators being put in by Kill
galen & Murray, but no one was hurt.
The question of building a new county
court house for Augusta county at Staunton
is beginning to arouse considerable discus
sion in that county, ookbridge News.
JAS A. Lew is, Esq, suntere an attack of
vertigo in the county clerks Office few
days ago, but soon recovered sufficiently to
be sent home.
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
V1NDIcAToR Office.
A little four-year-old girl, daughter of w.
A. Kinnear of Timber Ridge, ROckbridge
county, came very near being burned to
death last week. Her dress caught at an
open fire.
John G. BulIitt student at Washington
& Lee University from Louisville, KY, for
several years preceding 1880, committed
suicide in New York hotel on Friday OF
last week.
An attempt was made to rob the postofice
at ROnceverte last week. The thieves were
frightened off by some means and did not
gain an entrance They worked at the back
window and opened the shutter. but failed
to get in.
The noted evangelist q. K. Little OF Chi
cago, will conduct series of meetings at
the U. B. church of this city beginning on
the GOTH Mr.. l.. will be accompanied by
his wife who will have charge Of the music
The public is cordially invited.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Bowers VS..
Hoge & Hutchinson, could not agree and
were discharged. The case is pending in
the Circuit Court and was brought by Mrs.
Bowers against Hoge & Hutchinson, because
they levied on the stock of goods for Mr..
Bowers debt.
On Wednesday Of last week, at the resi-
denee of the brides mother, Mrs. Sale Gill
lilan, three miles north of Lewisburg. W.
Va, Mr. Edward B. Hansbarger, formerly
Of Bath Co., Va, and Mrs. Blanch Harper
were united in marriage. Rev. T. W. Brown
officiating.
Rev. j M. Wells of the Second Fresbyte-
rian church will begin series of services
on Monday night next. On Wednesday
night Rev. DIR. McC1ung of North Carolina,
will arrive here and conduct the services.
He is man of great power, and has done
much good wherever he has been.
On Thursday morning, the 18th inst, Miss
Emma M. Reherd, daughter of County
Treasurer Z. w. Reherd of Rockingham,
boarded the a. m. train and went to Wash
ington, where she met Mr.. l.. M. HOlloman
of Portsmouth, and was married to him
After the marriage the young couple visited
Baltimore and from there went to Norfolk
where they will live in the future.
A dispatch from Washington states that
in view of the endorsement of the Agnew
Republican State. Executive Committee
Rev. A. p Funk ouser is slated for post
master at Harrisonburg, and j. q. Pritch
ard at Front Royal. The same COMMITTEES
has endorsed Col. j. Hampton HOge for the
office of U. S. District Attorney for thi:
district of Virginia.
Mr.. j. M. Hall of Newton county, Mo.
who went west from Augusta 80 years ago
is on a visit to friends and relatives at hi
old home. When MIR. Hall left for the ives
the last meal he ate in Augusta was at tn
old Hite homestead near Newport. On re
turning after an absence of SO years. his frs
meal was taken at the same house will
some of the members of the same family.
Charles Talley. the 11-year-old son O
Mr.. Tebs Talley of Arbor Hill, was trying
to put halter on colt on the 18th inst.
the colt kicked him on the side of the heat
crushing the skull from the effects of whicl
he died the next day. Drs. Henkel ant
Dunlap were summoned and did all tina
could be done for the little sufferer, but t.
ne avail.
Mr.. j. Park Todd and wife moved from
Bridgewater last week to North Carolina
Mr.. Todd, few months ago, started il
Bridgewater matrimonial paper, but
did not prove as successful as he desired, s
he concluded to try his luck with the pub
location of the same paper In the aboy
named State. Persons at Bridgewater d
not yet care to publish their matrimonial
intentions in newspaper.
Sanger & Henderson of Bridgewater, hav
sold out their stock of goods to Messrs. .
Newton Wilson, late of the firm of Arey
Wilson, hardware dealers. VIM. R. Myers
who runs cigar factory. and Sam'l Shave
who has been salesman in the Sanger
Henderson establishment for several years
The case of Mrs W. H. Hyer VS.. the Cit
of Staunton, was argued and submitted
the jury on Tuesday, and later verdi'
was rendered in favor of the city. The cas-
was a suit for damages for the loss of
house by the flood which occurred here G
Sept. %, 1896 Mrs. Hyer was representa-
by A. c. Braxton, and the city by Patrick
Gordon.
The Bridgewater wooden factory hi
closed for the season. 1t is somewhat earli
than usual. There is large stock of goot
on hand, aud the high price of wool and 10
price of the factory's product had much
do with the earlier close this year. hal
just been told that about 40 hands woul
soon be put to work in the Bowman cut ju
above this place. Our people would mue
rather hear of the 40, or 40 times that nun
Der of hands beng put to work on the e
tension of the road.-Bridgewater cor. Spir
!. of the Valley.