Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-10-20
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BRIEF LOCALS.
All kinds Of Job work done ut this ofic
All communications to this office sho,
be addressed "To the SPEcrAToR"-tl
usuring early and prompt attention.
Whom you come to town and wish snveIo
tstter-heads, bill heads Or any other kind
Job work done, call at the SPECTATOR q
vINpIcAroR Office. ts,.
Amos W. Miller and Mamie 8. Coz
were married yesterday near Splitter.
Clarence Demasters and Miss E
Hemp. were married yesterday ne
Middlsbrook.. ett
Charles E. Horn and Cornelia
Hammack, of Harrisonburg. They we
married by the Rev. A. s. Hammack.
Max Moffett Moomaw and Miss Ma
tina g. Boyd, were married near Mi
dlsbrook yesterday. ?
Lucian Hays Reese and Miss Mimi
B. Watts, of near Stonewall. Va, to
married October today. -
On Sunday, near Spring Vale,
church in Rockbridge county. Miss Vii
einia +. Strole was united In marriaR
to Mr.. Chas. A. Wiseman, Rev. j.. N
Schreckhise officiating.
Edward Faulkner, q well known col
ored man of this city. died late Satur
day night and was buried Monday
Not long since he was kicked by
horse, from the effects OF which b.
passed away. He was IS years old.
Senator Simon. who has just beer
elected to the United States Senate
from Oregon, is a first cousin of Mrs
Joseph L. Barth, of this city. He is thu
fourth Jew to occupy a seat in thu
Senate.
8. E. Weir, chief engineer of the West
Virginia Central railroad, died at Ell.
kins last week of typhoid fever. Mr..
Weir Is remembered as the engineer in
charge of the road from Covington to
Hot Springs when it was built and for
q long time resided at Covington.
Murray & Kilgalen, plumbers and gas
filters Of this city, have just been
awarded contract of plumbing and
heating at Woodbury. Forest High
School in Madison county, Virginia, of
which school Mr.. r. s. Walker is presi-
dent. The contract price is 81 500 and
they will begin the work at once.
Joseph Gearing, An employee of the
Bodley Wagon Works, is suffering from
an accident received while at work. He
is In the blacksmith department and he
had piece of iron to fly off and strike
him in the eye and on the nose. Mr.
Gearing Is not seriously hurt, butehis
Injuries are painful. He is improving.
The buildings of the new gas plant
arc about ready Tor their roofs, and the
work generally is being pushed. All
contracts have been let, and the equip
ment will begin to arrive early next
week. Pipe laying will begin in short
time. There will be several parties con-
nected with the enterprise here this
week.
Volume XII. Of the reports OF this
association. containing the proceedings
of our tenth annual meeting, illustrated
and handsomely bound in a volume of
364 pages, has just come from the press.
In addition to many valuable and in
teresting papers and memorials, this
book contains a complete alphabetical
list of the leading lawyers in the State,
together with their postofflce addresses.
The monument that is to be placed
over the grave of the late Chas. w.
Ryan, who died at Camp Cuba Libre
while he was there with Co. K, arrived
from Boston today from which place it |
was ordered by w. 8. Kerr, who had |
the contract for furnishing it. AS soon
as the weather permits the monument
will be set in position and while there
will be no such thing as an unwilling,
Iuitable ceremonies will be. arranged
and hereafter announced. |
The survivors of Mosby's battalion
are preparing for their annual gather
ing, which this year will be held at
Manassas. There are still nearly three
hundred survivors OF the command.
The reunion will take place on October
IS. and Mr.. John Tillett, of Richmond,
will be master OF ceremonies. Lieuten-
Dnt Benjamin Palmer, of Richmond, is
president of the association.
Private G. v. Landes, Staunton. Va.
Of Company F, Fourth Virginia. was
'ound on the street in Jacksonville in
very critical condition. and taken TO
Provost Station, No. 1, where it tookt
,hree physicians to revive him. From
What can be learned, it is evident that
40 was drugged in some beer which he
frank at house on Ward street, but
t was certain the drugging was not for
he purpose of robbery, as the provost
.uard found $12 in his pockets. He is
low getting on we'll and is considered
'ut Of danger. Camp Cuba Libre N otes
n Richmond Dispatch. |
News has just reached here of a dis
ressing accident in Rockbridgecounty, I
near the Augusta line. VIM. Wiseman, [
N aged gentleman and a tenant upon
be farm Of Rev. Mr.. Waller, started to
aaphine with a load of wheat, On
steep hill Mr.. Wiseman at.
empted to lock the wheels OF the wagon
md in doing so he slipped and fell un-
Ter the wagon. the wheels Of the wagon
'assing over his body, killing him in
family. Mr.. Wiseman was highly es.
eeined and the news of his unyimely
leath was shock to the communityjin
vhich ho Eyad