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

All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
Jas. W. Dressler, of Allegheny county
died last week of typhoid fever.
!, Col. Jno. s. Mosby is in Virginia again
He came to attend to business before til
Court of Claims.
The graded school at Messy Creek opene
Monday with A pupils. w. W. Glass j
principal. and Miss Alice Williams assis
tant.
When you come to town and wish envelope
letter-heads, bill heads or any other kind o
job work done, call at the SPECTATOR AM
VINDICAToR Office
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
loc 25c II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
Geo. Showalter. of Clifton Forge, an en-
gineman on the q. & o. had his foot crushed
in Hinton last week so badly that it had to
be amputated.
Mrs. Lizzie Cullen Anderson, wife of Mr.
j. F. T. Anderson, of Ashland, died last
week. Deceased was daughter of the late
DIR. j. s. Dorsey Cullen, we'll known in
Staunton.
George W. Buchanan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. R. Buchanan. of Ronceverte, and brother
OF Rev. g. H. Buchanan of Covington, was
killed by the cars near Texarkana, Texas,
on Wednesday, Oct 9th, 1897.
Robert Moore a very deserving young
colored man, about % years old, who had
lived on Maj. Geo Chrisman's place in
Rockingham Go. ever since he was child,
died last week. He was splendid hand,
very accommodating, and always polite.
The Board of Directors of the Y. M.C.A.
have secured I. K. Woodhouse as instruc-
tor in the gymnasium for the winter months
and there will be regular class work every
Monday and Thursday night.
Died October %. at Mcdowell, Highland
county, Mrs. Susan Floyd, widow of James
Floyd. aged about rs. She was the grand
mother OF Luther and VIM. Henderson and
Jas. and Lou Floyd. of Staunton. She was
bnried at Parnassus
The trustees of the Protestant Episcopal
Theological Seminary have elected the Rev.
DR.. Randolph II. McKim. rector of the
Church of the Epiphany, in Washington, to
the Chair of English Bible and Apologet-
ics' and also dean and chaplain of the
seminary.
Irma 10th, child of Mr. and Mrs. W. j. |
10th Of Waynesboro, died suddenly of men,
branous Group on Thursday last She was
about years of age. The funercl took
place from the house at o'clock Friday
afternoon.
The conservation Wednesday of last week
Of Bishop-elect R. A. Gibson, of Cincinnati, |
as Bishop Coadjut0r of Virginia was one of |
the most interesting ceremonies witnessed /
In Richmond for long time. 1t took place
in holy Trinity Episcopal church, one of |
the prettiest church edifces in the city. The |
new coadjutor succeeds Rev. DR.. Newton,
who died very suddenly few months ago.
Right Rev. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson,
of Mississippi, preached the conservation
sermon.
]. q. Stiegel has sold his farm on the Val
ley pike short distance south of town to
VIM. F. Berry of the Lilly neighbo rhood
Possession was given Nov. /, and Mr. Berry
is moving this week. The farm contains 100
>SSASo eAiN ohO PAASO pau WdS 90, 100 Inc
place was greatly improved during Mr..
Stiegel's ownership. the barn being one of
the finest in the Valley. Mr. Berry is good
citizen and will be cordially welcomed to
this community. He has sold his farm on
Dry River to Mr.. Rexroad of Highland
Register. This demon
strates what good roads do toward increas-
ing the price of farm lands
The patent granted Mr.. M. F. Peterfish !
On his collapslble Egg Crate in the United
States has caused considerable interest 1
amongst persons shipping eggs, and
expressmen who see vast saving :
IT space in returning the crates. The cost :
IT the crates will be but little beyond the I
ordinary crate now in use, but in re-ship-
nent are SO much less liable to injury that
hey soon pay for themselves. Mr.. Peter L
sh has applied for letters patent in Canada e
nd will receive his papers in very short y
ime. He is thinking of going into the man. g
factory of crates. lat some convenient point, n
ither directly or through some of the fac y
Dries which are DESTROYS of handling the q,
INVENTION. The patent applies to all kinds st
4 collapsible boxes, and one of the most 81
seful is for pi amos and organs
James A. Calvert. aged Al years, died at e.
is home on the GreenviIle road Monday m
light at II o'clock. Mr.. Calvert had been U
ok for long time with dropsy of the heart " y
nd his death has been momentarily expect Ell
for the last ten days. He was butcher p
occupation and had lived all his life in q
taunton, where he had many friends. Mr.. s.
Advert was married man and leaves a L
life and two children to mourn their loss. h
The funeral took place from the United a.
rethren church yesterday morning at 9 h,
clock Rev. s. K. Wine, the pastor, con-
ucting the services. m
Fatal Accident. =,
Claiborn M. Van Buren,, one of the car to
lspectors at Clifton Forge, met with an &C.
dent on the upper yards Thursday night 20 20