Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-04-07
BRIEF LOCALS.

expired.
BRIEF LOCALS.
All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
Edward A. Harris and Miss Maude B
Harris were married ut Basic City on Satur
day.
James A. Wilson and Miss Mary Bctti
Bear were married near Lyndhurst yester
day.
At Hinton, W. Va, on the evening Of
March 25th, William Deaner aged 80 years
q brakeman on the Z. & O.. was struck by
an engine in the yards and instantly kill
ed. The body was terribly mang1ed.
The Senate committee that has been In
vestigating the bribery charges conn ecteo
with the recent Ohio senatorial election have
BY vote Of 10 to II declared that Senator
Marx Hanna is guilty of bribery.
y G. H. Rush who did general merchan-
disc business at Basic City, has filed deed
of assignm ent in the county clerks Office
for the benefit of his creditors. J. j. Flavin
Of that place. is named as trustee.
The advent of Pesach last night ma rked
the 3, 393d anniversary of the beginning OF
the national life of the Israelltes, life
fraught with incidents the like OF which
has never been witnessed.
The condition of VIM. b. Compton OF
Harrisonburg, who was paralyzed last
week, has undergone slight improvement.
He has in measure regained the use OF
his limbs on the right side, and his mental
faculties remain unimpaired.
Adam johnson colored. died at the home
of J. W, Churchman, March 31st, 1898, aged
about 48. Adam had lived in the family OF
John S. and j. w. Churchman siuce 1865
and was faithful servant. In politics he
was democrat.
Miss Mamie Sones, aged 60 years. died at
the home of her mother. in West End, on
Friday morning last Her funeral took
place on Saturday afternoon from the Metho
dist church. conducted by Rev. F. J. Pretty
man.
Mrs. Hageman, who was in the city this
week attending to the probating of her hus-
bands will, presented Capt. j. H. Waters
a handsome Odd Fellows regalia. Captain
Waters had for years been one Of Mr.. Hage-
mans closest friends.
The four-year-old son of Mr.. John Benson
of the Greenville neighborhood, who was
bitten by a mad-dog some weeks ago. De
veloped hydrophobia last week and died OF
Wednesday His funeral was conducted b.
Rev, c.. :. Freed, of Middlebrook on Thurs
day from Oakland Chapel.
Mr.. Jacob Runkle, we'll known either
Of East Rockingham, merchant and post
master at McGaheysville, died last Satur
day night after long illness of Bright
disease. He was in his 65th year, and !
survived by his wife, one son and ont
daughter.
An imp ortan mt deal in Rockingham rea
estate was closed several days ago, when
G. Stiegel of Harrisonburg, bought tn
farm of the late Samuel FL. Myers, lying Of
the Shenandoah river between Timbervillt
and New Market. The price paid wa
e.00O.-Register.
At q meeting of the West Augusta Guard
on Thursday night ballot was taken t
ill the position Of second Lieutenant, 1t re
suited in 10 votes for Carter Braxton. an
1s for Joseph Lushbaugh. 1t requires 2
votes to elect.
The young ladies of the Old Fort Semins
~, Mrs. N. R. Beard, principal, will give
musical entertainment In the Town Hall
New Hope on Monday evening next. for th
benefit of the Presbyt erian chapel. An e1
eellent programme has been arranged an
those who atted will en- joy rare treat.
A court Of five army officers, at PER-,
Oklahoma. are trying Philip e. Rosenbaun
Adjutant-G General of the territory, fo
throwing eggs at Col. ID. S. Stiles, the con
manding officer of the Oklahoma militis
The egg-throwing episode occurred tw
months ago, and grew out of differeut
between Stiles and Rosenbaum. Youn
Rosenbaum is from Staunton, and went
Oklahoma several years ago.
Peyton Toler, colored youth of about
years, died suddenly on Friday morning
He had been working on the new railroa
near Covington and came home on Thur
day morning. That night he went to 81
some relatives near Peck's crossing and nel
morning died.
About forty Of the young ladies of Il
Mary Baldwin Seminary left Tuesday nigt
In private car on a sight seeing visit
Washington city. The party Will be cha
eronee by Mrs. Hamilton and w. W. Kins
of the Seminary, and the conduct of the e
cursion was in the hands Of James Ke
Jr., passenger and ticket agent Of the Ches
peake and Ohio railway.
MIDDLEBRooK, VA, March 81, 1898.
EDITOR of the SPECTATOR:
Dear Editorials hydrophobia is sprea
ing in this neighborhood and as we ha
had one death already from it. I write
article on that subject, which if you find
worthy of publication in your paper. y
will crafty me by inserting it in your ne
edition. Your most respectfully,
V. W. DUNLAP, M. D
1.-THE article referred to by DR.. Dunl
appears on the first page of our paper tt
week and we invite attention to it.-ED.
J. C. Wright Dead.
Joshua e. Wright, who was we'll kno1
in Staunton, having spent some time HI
last summer writing life insurance for
Equitable. died suddenly FRIDAY in Ros