Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-02
BRIEFLocALs.

BRIEF LOCALS.
\ tAll kinds of Job work done at this Office.
George Hodyshell was jailed and fined
Tor drunkenness last week.
Harry Bell, colored man. died at his
home near Avis, in this county, last week.
Jas. T. Maupin of Stuart's Draft, who has
been on visit to Kansas, has returned.
The Eakleton served splendid Thanks
giving dinner to its guests The menu which
vas filled to the letter, was charming crea-
ion of the culinary art.
When you come to town and wish envelopes
ietter-heads, bill heads or any other kind of
Job work done, call at the SPECTATOR and
VINDIoAToR office.
A three-year old daughter of Jas. Armel,
If Bridgeport, Rockbridge county, died last
week of diphther1a. He has three other chill
iren very i'll of the same disease.
Hampden Sidney foot ball team met a
Waterloo at the hands of the " M. l. last
week. The score was AZ to 0, and touch
Towns and goal kicking went on SO fast the
Icorers had hard time keeping the tallies
The blood hounds of Mr.. Thomas A. Daw
ION, which were taken to Sampson to trail
The persons who had robbed the Postoffice,
here on Tuesday night were unable to track
The parties.
Rev. DR.. R. H. McKim, Of Washington,
who was elected dean of the Virginia Thee
logical Seminary at Alexandria, short
lime ago has as was anticipated, declined the
,ffice and will remain in Washington.
News was received by phone en- Sunday
that on Saturday night the grocery store OF
r.. M. and e. A. Motley at Clifton Forge,
was robbed of 81, 100. The robbers worked
the combination and got the safe open.
The Daughters of the Confederacy assisted
oy the people Of Lexington and vicinity
,hipped a number of turkeys and chickens
10 the Soldiers Home in time for Thanks
giving last week.
At Thomas Kib's restaurant Gu Thanks
giving day, q splendid dinner was served to
his friends We acknowledge an invitation
but having accepted previous invitation
we're compelled to decline The menu was
Of the best known food and in every IN
stance calculated to tempt the palate.
Charles Shull was last week sent by
SQUIRE j. N. Wilson of Churchyills to 1a'l
in default of fine and costs of $1290 i'm
posed upon him for the larceny of buggy
robe, the property of a minister. and a tine
o. s2t isSaz-1rrrvjng pistol. He Will have
swssrve SO tags in jail.
ssgsTTror ,Joha N. Opie has an offer from q
Chicago urn to publish his BOOK on tht
civil war; The work deals more with the
private soldier than otherwise and will
doubtless be a valuable addition to thai
GLASS Of literature.
A number of pupils of the D., D. and b
Institution bad cake-walk Saturday night
Of the girls Miss Jennie Smith got first prize
and of the boys Fred. Christian won first
All the prize cakes were divided by the win
ners among their sehoolmates and fine
time was had by all.
Fire last week, supposed to hav'
originated from lamp explosion dest
;. royed the store of r. B. Daniel
located not far from Newport ant
Middlebrook, in which the postoffice called
Mckinley was kept. The building ant
contents were total loss.
In the Circuit court counsel Patrick q
Gordon entered in the cause of J. B. Lacke
IS. the City for the destruction of his marke
garden by the flood, plea to the jurisdic
ton of the Circuit court. This seemed to b
surprise all around, as it is the first time s
far as known that the plea had been entered
1t was argued fully and submitted and tn
oourt overruleJ the plea. IL was elaine
that in suits! wholly in the city the 1urisdit
ton is In the Hastings court.
Miss Sena Snead. who has for some tim
been living with her uncle, Joseph Ruiz, Q
tbis CITY, was married to Willis Judy, wei
knswn resident Of Bells Valley, on Thanks
giving day, Nov. 9th. The ceremony too
place in the parlor Of the brides home, an
was very quiet affair, only the parent
and immediate relatives of the contractin
parties being invited. Miss Snead has bee
visiting in this city until last week. Mis-
Berta Ruff accompanied Miss Snead hon
and acted as maid of honor.
DIR. Frank NJ. Hanger was taken to s
IIuke's Hospital, Richmond, Oh last fhur
aay nights train, to be operated on for az
pendicitis, which seems to have develope
suddenly.
1t turned out that Rr. Hanger had TO H
dergo au operation for appendicitis, y
Hunter Mcguire performed the oper
ton on him Sunday at ~ .uka.s bosn;to