Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-03-10

months.
Miss Mary Harper, of Stuart's Draft Va
is visiting her sister, Mrs. q. E. Harnsberger
in Bridgewater.
Mr.. Walter Davis. of Messy Greek, NOV
ed last week to the property of the late
George W. Berlin, at Berlinton.
company is boring for oil in Summers
county with fine prospects of striking it.
Wells will soon be sunk in Monroe and
Greenbrier counties
David r. Glen, one of the best known of
the older citizens of Harrisonburg, died
early Monday morning at his home on East
Market street, aged 68 years.
Mr.. John L. Shaver has sold his farm near
Stonewall, and has purchased the Grooms'
property near Mt. Sidney, from David
Sheets, Esq, and will shortly move to his
new home.
Mr.. John e. Foley, aged about "a years.
and Mrs. Emma Torreyson, widow Of the
late Rev. q. l.. Torreyson, aged about Sc
years, both OF Mt. jackson, were married in
: Baltimore last week.
NIL anu MIS-. JOuu Muuull1du udfo oeuL
out invitations to the marriage of their
niece, Miss Minnie N. Muddiman to Frank
S. Van Pelt. The ceremony will be per.
rormed in Naked Greek Methodist church,
Burketown, on Thursday evening, March
18th, at o'clock.
At meeting of the Staunton and Augusta
Railroad Go. held in this city on the End,
no fn1I off oil tod vi
Z. Vincent, President and General Man.
ager; S. D. Timberlake, Vice. President;
B. A. Blakemore. Secretary and Treasurer +;
e. l.. Weller, President Board Directors:
Mrs. Jos. s Loose and daughter Miss
Lizzie, of Bridgewater, leftfor Hagerstown,
Md, Wednesday, where they will reside in
the future. Miss Lizzie is we'll known in
S;aunton, where she has frequently visited.
Mr.. Ernest S. Strayer, of Harrisonburg.
the clerk to the Attorney General. has re
signed because the legislature reduced the
salary of his Office to 5000. Mr.. d A. Richie,
of Richmond. succeeds Mr.. Strayer.
Governor Tyler Monday last granted
pardon to Robert K. Goodwin. of Rockbridge
county sentenced to the penitentiary in 1895,
convicted of having been implicated in the
wreck of the Bank of Lexington. He is the
son-in-law Of Figgatt the late cashier.
Mrs. Mary Burns Barbee. wife of Col. Ga
briel L. Barbee, died suddenly at the resi-
dence OF her husband in Brldgewater on
Monday Of last week. Mrs. Barbee was
born in what is now Hardy county, W. Va,
January 1924, and died February 22nd, 1898,
aged "a years.
1.-THE stained-glass window to be placed in
Sc. Panl's Church, Richmond to the memory
OF President Jefferson Davis is to be unveil-
cd with interesting exercises on Easter Sun
day. Some distinguished divines will be
Invited to preach, and an appropriate musi-
cal programme will be rendered by the
vested choir.
Saturday of last week mad dog came to
the house of j. M. Argenbright, near Green
vile. and bit small dog there, and thence
to the house of VIM. Berry. where he bit a
Alttle son Of James Benson, terribly lacerat-
Ing his face. The dog then went to the home
OF John Shiff1et where he killed dog; the
fabid cur then went to Middlebrook, where
st is learned he was killed.
Monday morning. last the driving horse of
~ p Z Lewis attached to his buggy, be-
me frightened at some children playing
ound him on Sears Hill, and ran away.
the corner near E. s. & F. l.. Subjects
al yard the buggy was upset and demolish-
andsthe harness broken. There was no
Q in the vehicle.
While Walter Stickley was blowing on g.
Hinkins' farm, near Strasburg, last week.
pIowed up the skeleton Of man who
d been killed during the war. He had on
Union uniform and bullet was found
bedded in one of his ibis, The clothing
d skeleton VI tin fair state OF preserva-
n.
decree wa htered in the Circuit Court
AIbemarle Aunty last week in the case
the tax payers Of Roas oke county against
Valley Railroad Company and others,
easing Roanoke county from all liability
account Of any alleged subscription to
Valley raiload, and perpetuating the In
'tion that has been granted heretofore.
ne Circuit Court pf Rockbridge county
5ened Tuesday = last week, Judge
lam McLaughIi1 residing. The fol-
ing Stanton la are in attendance
n the court: James Bumgardner, Chas
ry. j. a. Alexander, Baldwin Ransom
Kenneth McCoy.
Nom Thornburg, son of Capt s. 7. Thorn
Z, had his leg broken on Saturday after
by his horse becoming frightened and
ing on him. He was taken home and
A. N. Henkel set the broken limb. This
has
" broken, few years ago he met with
ccident while coasting causing bad
*.
bn. II st. q. Tucker has bought from
tain }. P Moore, agent and attorney
he heirs of the late Robert Norman of
1oke city. the Col Alto property on the
side of Lexington. 1t contains large
k mansion house aud beautiful grounds.
re are in all forty acres in the property.
Alto was the home of Governor James
lowell and the house was built by him.
as later the home of his son-in-l law, Col.
Y. Massie, and in more recent years
ed and occupied by Judge j. N.
New Orleans. The price paid by
ker for the place was $1,000 cash.
Ives possession Of it on April 22nd.
Paul and Marshal Allen of the
district of Virginia, were in Wash
last week to see about getting the
required for running the U. S. court
at district. Mr.. Allen said his secur-
only $4,000, but the government has
ch confidence him. Notwithstanding
ost's charges, that it will probably
t him with the disbursement of $40 900.
Hen also said Mr.. Yost Is serving his
srm in Congress, that even his own
in his own ward in Staunton is against
an overwhelming majority, and that
Ter republican, possibly Revercomb or
Kiln, will be the next republican con-
ional candidate in his district.