Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-09
BRIEFLocALs.


A three months old daughter of David
O'Connor, near Waynesboro, died very sud
denly last week.
Miss Daisy Mann was recently moved
from New Hope to the Kings Daughters
Hospital. She was taken sick whilst on a
visit to the former place.
Prot. G. E. Young will not begin his
school for boys until Monday, 18th, owing
to inability to get the rooms ready and re-
move into his house sooner.
When YOU come to town and wish envelopes
Ietter-heads, bill heads or any other kind OF
lob work done, call at the SPECTATOR and
VINDICAToR office.
Judge W. P. Houston, of the Rockbridge
county court, has appointed Howard East
commissioner of revenue for Walkers Greek
district in place of l.. L. Watson, decd.
On last Saturday the first train passed
over the bridge at Petersburg on the
Kanawha river railroad. part of which is
being build by Gooch, Rhinehart and Den
mis-.
The ex. Confederates of Allegheny county,
Va, will hold Reunion at the Sulphur
Spring near Clifton Forge on the 29th and
3Oth. All Confederate veterans are cor
daily invited.
ME-. Kennedy, whose dead body was
found in the woods near Minola. Pittsyl-
yania county, was recently solicitor for
insurance at Lewisburg, W. Va, and was
we'll known there.
Hon. A. M Harlow, brother of Col. B. f.
Harlow, formerly editor Of the Greenbrier
Independent, died at his home in azoo,
Miss, on Aug. 10Th. He was prominent
lawyer of that city.
The Supreme Court met in this city on
Tuesday, 18th inst with all the judges pres
ent. and goodly attendance of the bar
from points in the State. A large amount
of important business will be transacted.
Why certain lawyers insert country land
sale advertisements in a daily paper is a
puzzler Is it because they wish the people
concerned not to see them? The same is
true in many instances as to orders OF pub
LEGATION and such adyertising.-Ar
The Confederate veterans of POcahontas
county, will hold Reunion at Marlinton,
w. Va, on Thursday, Sept. 30th. They had
intended holding it on the LIST of September
but changed the dates as better suited. They
will make this the biggest day the county
ever saw.
Miss Anne McGill Fauntleroy, of this
city, and Mr.. p j. Orebaugh. of Mt. Sidney
who held positions in the Treasury Depart
ment were each summarily removed last
week simply because they were not RepuE'
licans.
Miss Katie Grouse died at the residence Of
Mr.. VIM. Coop on Sunday. August 20, aged
70 years, Miss Grouse was born and lived
her life out in Waynesboro. She was The
aunt of Mrs William Coop, who was hel
only near relative.
Monday evening OF last week. about three
O'Clock, James Burke. aged about IA years
son of Mr.. Charles Burke, who lives about
miles from Covington on Jackson's river,
was drowned while bathing in the river neal
Dry Run about half mile from Covington.
Among the new law firms recently estab-
lished in Washington, is one composed of
ex-Solicitor General Holmes Conrad. Mr..
Conway Robinson, eX-U. s. counsel for the
court of claims, and the latter's brother,
MI Leigh Robinson, all of Virginia.
The Stonewall Brigade Band twenty mine
pieces, left Monday morning at o'clock on
special excursion for Richmond where
they gave two concerts. one in the afternoon
at the ball park and the other at night in
the auditorium.
The Clifton Forge Base ball team last
week carried off two out of three of the
games, Jacob Scherer pitched one for Cliff
ton, and lost it. Our boys hammered him
at will. In one inning every one of the
players made two hits and six of them made
three each.
The North Western Lumberman says thai
within the last week 10000 acres of timber
land in Pocahontas county, W. Va, ha.
charged hands. 1t is made up of small lot
and was bought by j. H. Gaurd, of Penn
It lays on the waters of Williams ant
Gauly rivers.
click Walker, colored, who operates q
hack line between Harrisonburg and Elk
ton, was tried for HOUSEKEEPING last week
and the jury could not agree. The defense
that night piece of which got torn off il
the struggle with the owner of the house
burglarized.
On last Saturday evening the EIks pre-
sented Capt John McQuaide with very
handsome watch and chain, ornamented
with badge of the order. Misrepresentation
speech was made by Mr.. Heber Ker, and
though somewhat surprised. and with no
time for preparation, the Captain made g
happy response.
Samuel Harvey, Of Kerr's Creek, the
youth charged with the burning of the barr
of M. R. Brown, was arraigned before justice
W. A. Baker on Thursday last, and after ar
exhaustive examination was acquitted. The
boy is about fourteen years of age and weak
minded, but has never developed vicious
ness. 1t will be remembered that in the
barn, one negro man was burned to death
and another had leg burned off.
There has been muddle in Lynchbure
over the election of city attorney, in which
Mr.. Nat. Manson and Mr. Randolph Harri
son, brother of our townsmen. Judge e. M
Harrison and Mr.. Carter Harrison were Op
posing candidates. The muddle was settled
last Friday by the election of Mr. n G.
Manson, jr.. and the resignation of Mr.. j
ID. Sullivan, member of the council from
the first ward. against whom grave charge
OF irregularity in connection with the vote
for city attorney had been made. Mr.. Sui
Ivan was accused of having voted for Ran.
dolph Harrison. and after the election say
ing that he had voted for Manson.
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