Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-02
RRIEFLocALs.

All kinds of Job work done at this ONCE.
Mrs. Julia G. Greaver died at her home
in this on Thursday last, August 26. Inter-
ment Saturday in Thornrose cemetery
Mrs WhiteselI died at Middlebrook Thurs
day morning at the advanced age Of ninety
one years.
A camp meeting is being held this week
at Greenville, under the auspices OF the
Methodists of that place.
Mr.. VIM. H. II. Sheets and Miss Ida T..
Hussey, daughter Of David Hussey, were
married near Stribling Spring s, on the 22d
ult.
Last Sunday, Mr.. Enos CARRIER, living
rear New Hope, was kicked by a horse on
his left jaw and badly cut. DR.. w. +.
Stout attended him and sewed up the wound
Young ladies are fast coming in to the va
rious schools, and on Tuesday nearly all OF
the pupils of the D. d. & B. Institution ar
rived and the session is now in progress.
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
VINDIcAroR office
The Bath News, published at Warm
Springs, has suspended publication, and has
been succeeded by the Enterprise, publish
ed by Mr.. r. 7. Payne.
The stock Of drugs in the stree of W. M.
Allen was sold on Saturday by E. M. Cush-
ing & Son, under deed of trust, to VIM. B.
Trout for 80, 900.
In Staunton, August 81. Mr.. Lewis 4.
Grant and Miss Estella V. Balsley, daugh-
ter of w. f. -Balsley, were married, the GER
emory being performed by Rev. j. M.
Wells.
Gen. John B. Gordon has been engaged
by the Staunton Y. M. e. A. to deliver his
famous lecture 1.-The Last Lays of the Con-
federacy," in the Opera House, October
18th.
A camp meeting began at Mt. Crawford
on Sunday last. and will continue all the
week. Rev. Rumsey Smithson, d. D., for
merly pastor of the Methodist church here,
is assisting in the services.
A gentleman in Winchester has received
an offer from London dealer of So so per
barrel ror his entire apple crop, but has not
decided to accept the offer. He will have
over 900 barrels.
Tie Grand +. Is G0oG Temp'ars of
Virginia Will s Charlottesville on
Tuesday neA.. amber Of prominent
members of the order will be in attendance,
including DR.. ID. 81. Mann of Brooklyn, In
transitional Sunrema Tamnlar
A wind and rain storm passed over Roam
oke Monday evening blowing down thu
tents OF the Wallace show and breaking th'
leg of man, the arm of boy and also in
turing another boy about the head.
Judge Mclaughlin, of the Circuit Cour
Thursday last granted charter to the
Spottswood Telephone Company to do bust
ness in Augusta and Rockbridge counties
Capital So 900. Mr.. j. W. Wallace is tn
president Of the company.
About IL, 900 persons attended the Confed
crate soldiers reunion at Union, WA,
last week Senator John w. Daniel ad
dressed the audience in a speech of grea'
eloauence. A splendid dinner was served
e and the day was one full of enjoyment.
The safe in the G. & o. ticket Office at Gilt
ton Forge was blown open by thieves Of
Saturday night but nothing was obtaine
as the money in the Office had been sen
away the evening before. The thieves Wer
seen by some of the employees who CAV
chase, but they succeeded in getting away
Col. 10 Lane Stern of Richmond, Inspec
tor General of Virginia troops, visite
Staunton last night and inspected the Yves
Augusta Guard. There was a full atten
dance of the members. The annual appre
priations are based on this inspection.
Lucilla, the 4.vear-old daughter of MI
and Mrs Kent Doom of Plunkettsvillt
died Thursday last of membraneous GROUP
The little girl was the pride of the house
hold and was pet with every one who cam
in contact with her. The funeral took plac
Friday afternoon from the residence OF he
father.
The ladies of New Hope will givea gran
lawn party at that place on next Thursda
evening. Sept. 9, for the purpose of raisin
finds for building Presbyterian chape
The Stonewall Band will be in attendant
and render some of its choicest music. Su'
stantials and delicacies will be served i
great abundance.
Two large barns, each containing abou
1000 bushels Of wheat, and belonging to b
p Mitchell and d. E. Strange, respectively
at Raphine Station, on the Valley branch
were struck by lightning Wednesday nigh
and burned to the ground, together with al
their contents.
Chairman Witt of the citizens meeting
which was held on Monday night of las
week. has appointed the following commi
tee to investigate the railroad proposition
looking to the building of a road of SON
kind to Highland-Messrs. A. q. Braxtol
R. W. Burke, VIM. Wholey, S. Brown A
len and j. r. Taylor, Jr.
The ladies of Holy Trinity church wi
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