Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-15
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VINDIcAToR Office.
Mrs. VIM. Mclaughlin has moved
from Lexington and will make her home
in Harrisonburg in the future.
The ladies of the Methodist church
of Mint Spring will hold lawn party
at the church on Wednesday evening
September 81. The proceeds for the
church. 1t is a delightful drive from
town and an enjoyable evening can be
spent.
The Hebrew New Year occurs on Sat-
urday next, the 18th. Religious services
will be held at the Synagogue corner of
Market and Kalorama Sts., on Friday
evening and Saturday morning, and on
Saturday the stores of all our Jewish
merchants will be closed.
On the farm of Mrs. M. J. Merriken
two and half miles from this city,
there has just been harvested magni-
ficent crop of wheat. From "a acres
there was raised SIG bushels, an average
of 81 bushels to the acre. Thos. White,
we'll to do colored man. of the county,
did the cropping
MI. Clyde Lambert, of Waynesboro,
Va, who was our popular catcher ON
the baseball team this season, left for
his home last Saturday. Mr.. Lambert
is No. ball player, a perfect gentle
man and thus made a great many warm
friends during his stay in our midst.
He will be missed by man., who wish
for his return next season.-Clifton
Forge Review.
Messrs. E. Alexander and G. P. Bow
man, of the firm of E. Alexander u Co.,
have just returned from the North
where they purchased and now have on
hand one of the most complete assort-
ments of horse blankets ever brought
to this city and they inform us the
largest ever brought into the Valley.
They have also surpassed in their pur-
chase this year any supply of guns eyer
carried. They haye Winchester rifles
and shot guns of the highest grade and
workmanship and their window is a
marvel in that line.
Miss Hattie Bear, of Bear Lithia, has
been appointed fellow" in Gallaudet
college in Washington. Miss Bear is
the daughter of Prof. H. A. Bear of the
Institution for the deaf and the blind
who, it will be remembered, sustained
the loss of his valuable buildings at the
Springs by fire in July. Miss Bear is a
young lady of elegance of manners, and
is admired by everybody. She deserves
the honor, thus conferred on her, and is
heartily congratulated.
William Tinsley, a young man aged
about II years and son of William Fl.
Tinsley, died at his fathers residence,
about three miles from this city, on
Sunday, after an illness of some dura-
tion with appendicitis. The funeral
took place Monday morning at II
O'Clock and was conducted by Rev. R.
c. Gilmore in the presence of a large
concourse of friends and relatives.
Charles, another son, died on Tuesday
of the same disease, and he was buried
that afternoon at Hammond Chapel.
Mrs. Susan Sommers, of Highland
Co., who was reported through these
columns as very ill, died on the Sth and
near Hightown, that county. Rev.
John Ruff conducted the services. Mrs.
Sommers was past 80, was born at
Woodstock, and was the mother of
Mrs. George W. Hevener. with whom
she had made her home for many years,
and the late VIM. Sommers who was
for many years sheriff of Highland
county,
The report OF county Clerk Burnett,
of this county, for the term beginning
March LIST. and ending September list.
shows the amount collected and paid
to the state on law process, etc. 1t is
as follows: Twelve suits, $12; Five
hundred and sixty-seven deeds, $S13.-
90; eleven wills, $122, 10; twenty-nine
orauts of administrations xS7 70.
twenty-five court seals, $22; redemption
of lands for taxes, $155.s1; fines, 1926;
costs, $64.94. Total, $1,402S5. Mr..
Burnett has sent this money to the
State auditor. 1t is a right good sum
to be gathered up in six months time.
Serious Accident.
On Tuesday in the forenoon Roland
Curry Wood, eight-year-old son of the