Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-01-07

BRIEF LOCALS.
I'll sCircuit Court of Rockingham, Judge
MOI lghlin sitting, is holding special
term, which began on the 5th.
On Ionday next, 18th inst, the stock
holde of the Va. Live Stock and Fair AS
sociat on will hold meeting at the court
i house in the supervisors room.
Attle Y, M. e. A. ON Tuesday night the
JUNO. Order of American Mechanics gave
an en- ter tainment in the auditorium, at
which there was music and recitations.
Rev Z. e. Splitter, one Of Bridge water S
hush, IS men, made an assignment on last
3 satur ay. The amount of assets and liabil-
lilies is not known.
The marriage of Mr. d. Arbuckle Bell of
Tishe sville, so well known to our people,
is arr ,unced to take place on the 2Osh inst,
to Mss Mary McChesney, daughter of the
late Y chariah McCheSney.
Cha Rice was arrested by Chief of Po-
lice " tiers, on Sunday last in this city on a
charge of having shot and killed man
near ew Market. Rice feared lynching
/. and ID to this city where he was soon
Z locatef by the officers.
E I'D robbery was perpetrated on the
prems IS of Mr.. AL. Hess, merchant OF
Steele Tavern, this county. A two horse
e Wagon vas driven ON the premises last Tues
n day nj hit and lot of corn hauled off. The
y trSil sras followed quite a distance next
3 sssyiay 4 t was lost on the public road.
! z On 4. st Thursday, Samuel CARRIER, one of
8 The ole est residents of the New Hope neigh
n bsghoo |, and a prominet member of the
= Junk church, died at his residence at an
II Sadyane I'd age. He was buried from the
Barre Ridge church on Saturday last.
Tim with robbers are growing desperate
E when tley look for plumber in the safes in
newspa per Offices. On last Friday night
they blew open the safe in the Office Of the
Charlotte, N. G., Observer, but whilst the
( details of the fire caused thereby are freely
givep ~ the press, modesty forbade state
ment "a the amount of money carried away.
Nj y. P. Bell. in point of service. one of
the old.St members of the city council, has
rendered his resignation from that body on
account of i'll health. Mr.. Bells faithful,
y intelligent and Conscientious services have
beer greatly appreciated and his resignation
viii BE- deeply regretted by the people he
n has so long and faithfully served.
We learn that the G. & W Ry made some
Is inporisnt changes on Monday last. Il
moved its entire force, in SO far as that
cnHld be done. from Bridgewater to Elkton.
ard that now only two trains will run daily
between those points. A considerable force
s. viii be put to work at once ballasting the
road bed.
M. Il. H. Camp, Secretary and Treasurer
~ The st. Lawrence Boom and Manufacture
Ing 90 at Ronceverte, w. Va, who has
been employed in that capacity since it be.
gansbusiness twenty years ago, has sold all
Of iiis sock in the company and will &C
South 10 engage in the lumber business will
BIZ his brothers.
Mrs Henry D. Peck gave an elegant re-
esriion at her home, Montgomery Hall,
aeax this city, last week, which was largely
amended and much enjoyed. The bea utiful
0Jd homestead was decorated with ported
plans and cut flowers and blazing wood
i fires il the broad fireplaces gave comfort
and sent glow of warmth every where
4 guests by Miss Fuller of Philadelphia. who
is visiting her daughter, Miss Jennie Mat
RecA.
( Ihe railroad schedule between Lexington
and Harrisonburg is such at present as tc
require about two days to reach Harrison
burg from Lexington, and persons frequent
~ drive from Harrisonburg to Staunton
when unable to catch the early train be-
Ssween those points. This they do to avoid
spending the entire day at the former place
The old schedule on the b. & o. is recalled
with delight when travel between these
ls& points was speedy and commodious.
k& considerable interest was manifested in
z comfy court last week over road lead
ing from the Messy Greek and Spring Hill
~ read coward TT. Defiance, through the lands
r. al-Dudley, James Bells estate and
che and many persons from the neigh
ss7fw ld came to town. This road improve
sssilf vas asked several years ago. but or
sc technicalites it was laid over from
h@e time. It is noWin the hands of the
tss epr decision.
,fficially announced by the passenger
As nent of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
sagG &fis md ter this date all passen
& wee lis and the North, East
90 ana '1Sss hwest. in force prior to
t 2FNaeH ~ Southern Railway took
ssts 81 thu ne from Harrisonburg t.
slttg re Juncti then part of the Val
49, che ting Baltimore g. Ohio Rail-
ss. X. .,ut IN force. This was made
a#f gs,ge.rating of the rates between
p,,cs 91; and baltimore & Ohio, and
Seat convenience to the travelling
.ac..l6 have been deprived Of through
gsss # J. connections for thirty days. 1t is
~ ss III sed in railroad circles that within q
IS it is possible that some kind Of
~ ore Dent will DE made between the two
n sfor through and local freight, and
s,ittie later on there is prospect thai
z tie o. will secure trackage over the
Hes of line from Strasburg Junction t.
ispl1burg, and that through B. & O
lswill run from Washington and Baltl
sss6to his point as under the old schedule
: ADf opt1a ion of trasn for years past
~ @ ouEnern There co Stay.
IN III Qalty of Southern Railway officials
IL spent tuesday, in Harrisonburg locking
ritter tbs interests of the company and max
: 3 ing the acquaintance of our merchants
HI They we e L. 5. Brown, General Agent of
Is the Passenger Department, N. j. O'Brien,