Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-05-13
BRIEF LOCALS.

BRIEF LOCALS.
We are indebted to the Hon. Peter j
Otey for copy of his speech on the tarif
bill.
Thirty thousand new IStaunton city bond
were delivered to the purchasers on Tues
day. This issue will all be taken here.
The Churchville Lodge of Odd Fellows
was regularly organized last week. The
number is 176, and j. s. Bare was chosen
noble grand master.
Mr.. Otey e. Hulvey, of Rockingham Mill
tary Institute. has been elected commandani
and professor of natural sciences in the Ken
State Senator Chas. P. Jones, of High
land, it is reported will not be candidate
for reelection, and the Hon. S. h. Letchel
is said to be an aspirant.
Glasgow is said to have added tobacco
factory to her other Industries, and has in
creased her population and now has nc
empty houses.
A yonng man named Powell who was
working on a farm near Lexington, has in
herited an interest in large landed prop
erty near Fredericksburg.
A heavy rain fell on Sunday afternoon in
various parts of the county, and along South
river in various places considerable hal l
fell.
At their last meeting the Supervisors ap-
propriated $35S2.3S for changes and i'm
provements of roads. Four thousand dollars
were also set aside for building bridge over
Christians Creek at the W ampler ford.
Prof. c. A. Graves of Washington & Lee
University, has resigned as associate editor
of the Virginia Law Journal. His action
is made imperative by his duties as pro-
fessor.
On last Thursday, April 18th, at Dayton
Va, Mr.. Geo. W. Hess and Miss Grace
Peterson were united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony, the Rev A. S. Hammack tying
the nuptial knot.
Earthquake shocks are said to have been
felt in various parts Of s. West Virginia last
week, though no damage is known to have
been suffered. In this section no one seems
w udtC AOAt any oOlLAulS 0AooulUduSOs
Arthur Gibbs caught carp at Bridge.
water last week which weighed eleven lbs.
Benjamin Akirs is said to have caught a
carp near the same place some years ago
which weighed q lbs. These may be fish
stories.
It is stated that there will be an effort
to have the State Republican convention
meet here. Staunton can take care Of them
and we want to see few republicans now
and then, they are getting scarce about
here.
On Sunday, 10th of this month Rev. J. q.
McGahey will be Installed in Saint James
(Lutheran) church at Mt. Sidney, as pastor
of the Salem church charge near there.
Preaching will be at II o'clock and the in
stallation will follow. Services will be
held in Salem church at in the afternoon.
K. s. Weaver, a deaf mute carpenter. was
quite badly hurt just south of the Valley
Railroad station at this place on Wednesday
evening of last week. He was struck by
the pilot of an engine, and knocked to the
ground receiving number of bruises. He
is getting well as fast as could be expected.
W. H. McNeel was last week arrested
charged with having committed rape on a
little girl nine years of age, named Willie
Coffee. 1t appears that the Coffee's live
with McNeel who some time ago left his
wife. What the evidence will prove to be
we have not heard.
For several days of last week and Sunday
of ho &c
were idle, owing to breakage in the power
house machinery. Itoffered an opportunity
to repair the track in several places. On
Tuesday they began again and are now run
ming regularly.
Gen. Archer Anderson and Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee have been more prominently mentioned
than any other persons for the Presidency
of the University of Virginia, an Office which
the present Board of Visitors has determin-
ed to inaugurate. The names of Gordon
McCabeand Woodrow Wilson have also been
mentioned favorably.
The city council has passed an ordinance
prohibiting the use of motors which are
supplied from the city water works, ex-
cepting from its effect the motor at the
Masonic temple. This causes much incon-
venience to persons using water motors as
several of the churches and printing Offices
did.
Lizzie Thompson, the cOlored woman,
who recently set fire to the clothing of
Estelle Morris, colored. aged about Is, in a
house near Brands station, with the result
that the child was badly burned and died
soon afterward in the county poor house,
was before Justice Kinney on Wednesday,
and sent on for action of the grand jury.
There are now in operation in Virginia
6,129 schools for white children and 2,255
schools for colored children, total of 1884
schools; and the scholars number in white
schools $40, S56 and colored 1,777-a total
of 1862, 1873. Total salaries and expenses of
the school system amount to 81, 795. 562T.
Austin Handley, one of the best known
Co.. W. Va, died very suddenly in the field
where he was driving harrow on last
Friday afternoon, 30th ult, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Handley was widely known and rela-
ted to most of the prominent people of his
county. He is survived by his wife, four
daughters and three sons.
Friday night at the Mary Baldwin Semi
nary the graduating recital of the classes in
instrumental and vocal music and in elocu-
ton was held. A splendid audience crowd
ed the chapel and applauded to the echo the
evidences of efficiency of the performers.
The graduates in instrumental music are
Miss Miriam Reynolds, Miss Sue Wright,
Miss Nettie Lamberth,l Miss Bee Bose, and
Miss Lena Sheppard. Vocal graduates Miss
Miriam Reynolds and Miss Minerva E.
Sheldon. Graduate in elocution, Miss Edna
Ingles Gilkeson. Undergraduates in elocu-
tion-Miss Mary Daniel Carson, and Miss
Nonye Regina Whooley.
George VanPelt. whose son was killed
last week, on the farm of Samuel Forrer at