Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-05-05
BRIEF LOCALS.


expired.
BRIEF LOCALS.
All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
BENZ. B. CARRIER and Miss Mary Smell
were married near New Hope yesterday.
Rev. John Ruff. of Highland county
spent several days in. Rockbridge last week
Mr.. James N. Sheets and Miss Blanche
l.. Hicks were married on Thursday las
near Buffalo Gap.
Theodore Law and Miss Susie Thackel
were married at Basic City Saturday after
noon.
The James River Cement works at elias
cow are now making large shipments OF
cement.
John Rowe and Miss Clara 4. Bassard
were married near Summerdean Saturday
last
Dorsey E. Spradling and Miss Sallie
Maiden were married yesterday near
Swoope.
When you come to town and wish envelopes
letter heads, bill heads or any other kind of
Job work done, call at the SPECTATOR and
V1NDIcAroR Office.
Rev. Collins Denny, of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, is very favorably mentioned as one
who will likely be elected bishop by the
Baltimore Conference NJ. E. Church South.
Capt Jno. S. Wise will deliver the ora
ton at the celebration at New Market on
the 18th, il commemoration of the battle of
New Market fought May Is. 1864.
Congressman Yost will try to have in
cluded in the war tax bill a provision to
put tax of ten per cent on Pullman car
tickets.
Judge Chalkley has granted Fred. Quen-
sen license to sell liquor in Basic City for
one year. This is the first license granted
there for several years.
Tuesday last the stable of Mr.. John Are
hart near Spoottswood was destroyed by
fire. A stallion and fine jack were burn
ed. The fire is thought to have been by
accident.
The work on the Virginia. Fredericksburg
& Western Railroad is being pushed with
Vigor. The engineering corps is we'll down
the Northern Neck and the gaps in the
rights Of way are being closed up.
The commercial telephone line between
Staunton aud Lexington was completed
Saturday. This line has no telephones on
1t along the route from Lexington to Staun-
ton and In consequence conversation is car
ried on over it in much more satisfactory
manner than over the old line.
At the coming commencement of Wash
ington and Lee University, the bsccalaurate
sermon will be preached by Rev. Thomas
Hume, d. D., of North Carolina, and the
address to the literary societies will be
made by Hon. George B. Mcclellan, of
New York.
Mr.. Chas. Knott, father of Mrs. Heiske
Argen bright Of this city, died suddenly near
Sheperdstown on Saturday Morning las, land
was buried Sunday. Mrs. Argenbright was
not at his home when he died. but went on
Saturday. He was prominent citizen of
Jefferson county, W. Va.
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker has recent
ly been in Richmond to inspect a plaster
cast of bust of his father. Hon. John Ran
dolp Tucker, which is being completed by
Sculptor Valentine. Mr.. Valentine Is going
to make marble bust of Mr.. Tucker to be
placed in the Tucker Memorial hall
Edward Smoker, son OF Mr.. George e.
Smoker. who has been In Shendun for some
time from which point he contributed ocea-
sionally to the columns Of this paper is now
at his fathers home Willow Brook.
Mr.. Smucker has another son who has re-
Gently stood fine examination and Is one
Of the departments of the government at
Washington.
Edwin G.. Hanger and Miss Dora Dull
were married at the home of Mrs. Sarah j.
Dull, mother Of the bride, three and one
half miles west Of the city Tuesday after
noon, 26th ult., at four o'clock. Rev. Peter
Miller Of the Lutheran church performed
the ceremony. Immediately after the oere-
mony the couple, with friends, were driven
to the home Of the groom's mother near
Arbor Hill, where a wedding supper was
spread. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanger will reside
with the groom's mother for the present.
A wedding took place on Wednesday,
april 10th, at Rural Home" the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gilkeson. at 1880 in
the morning. Mr.. William Paxton, of
Sherwood, Rockbridge county, and Miss
Lucy Hanger. sister Of Mrs. Gilkeson, were
married the ceremony being performed by
DR.. Finley, assisted by Rev. R. G. Gilmore
q cousin Of the groom. Robert Paxton, the
groom's brother and Miss Mary Hanger,
sister Of the bride, and Newton Hanger and
Miss Myrtle Gilkeson were the attendants
Inn cd iAto off
was served, after which the bridal party
left to take the train for Sherwood. The
bride was quite favorite and she received
many beautiful and handsome presents
An alarm of fire was sounded at 1920
Sunday morning. 1t was discovered that
the frame building belonging to Bowling,
SPOTS & Co., next to the Overall factory
was on fire The fire department nespond-
ed, but there was some delay with the fire
plug. A stream was soon tnrned on the
building, and the fire in half an hour was
under complete control. The building was
said to contain a carload of oil In barrels.
The building in which the fire started was
originally railroad water tank, which was
torn down and removed to the site of the
building and made into an Office in 1854 1t
vas used during the war as a telegraph
Office and for various purposes since. The
other frame building was erected in 1S47 and
was subsequently part of the old American
Hotel. 1t is understood that the losses
were fully covered by Insurance.
New Presbyterian Chapel.
AT Prospect Hill, three miles west of
Karm Springs. on Sunday A mil Ard ,yara