Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-01-20

DIR. Carter Berkeley is spoken of as a sue
cessor of DR.. Hugh W. Henry, on the medi
cal staff of the Western State Hospital.
The Rev. Mr.. Schoolfield, the noted evan
gelist, will begin series of meetings il
the Methodist church at Mt. Crawford to
morrow night.
Much interest is being manifested in thu
revival which has been in progress during
the past week at the Methodist church
Friday night nine pers ms went toward and
there were a number who stood up for pray
er. The meeting will continue through this
week and probably longer.
Mr. Henry Petry, who was perhaps tht
Oldest citizen of Rockingham county, was
buried at the German Baptist cemetery al
HarIisonburg on Sunday last. Mr.. Petry
was native of Pennsylvania, but became
a citizen OF Rockingham many years ago.
He was about "a years of age.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Post of the
18th inst, says force of men will grade
the new Greenbrjer Railroad this month. 1t
will run from the forks of Greenbrer to
White Sulphur Springs, IS miles, through
the finest timber and coal territory in East
ern West Virginia.
The Western State Hospital Board met on
Friday, all the members being present.
Chiefly routine business was transacted.
The matter of electing successors to DIR. Il.
W. Henry of the medical staff, resigned,
and Michael Dinneen. engineer, deceased,
was postponed to tie next regular meeting,
April 18th.
| Another important deal in Harrisonburg
last week, when Capt Warren s. Lurty sold
his handsome residence, 1.-The Oaks" to A.
NJ. Newman, jr., for Sc, 900 cash. This prop.
erty is beautifully located on South Main
streets and is one of the most desirable in
towr.-Register.
Louis Cohen. the caterer, has arranged to
supply the oysters for the festival given by
the ladies of the Second Presbyterian church
Friday night in the store room under the
Y NJ. q. A. Mr.. Cohen in working up a
reputation for fine oysters and those who
attend the entertainment may count on get
ting something extra in that line.
Miss Emma V. Byers and Charles M.
Kiracofe were married at the brides home
on Church street yesterday morning at 1880
O'Clock. Miss Byers is young lady of
manv accomplishments. Mr.. Kiracofe is
travelling salesman for Bowling, SPOTS &
Co., and one is one of the most popular
young men on the road.
The barn of John Miller, on the old Henry
Wenger place, between Linvllle and Edom
in Rockingham county, was totally destroy
ed by fire last Saturday night. Besides the
building three horses and one mule were
lost in the confagration. A considerable
quantity of straw, fodder, and other prop
erty was destroyed.
John L. Harris, Jr., disbursing agent of
the old Direct tax fund for Rockingham,
under an act of the Legislature of 1912, has
submitted statement showing an unclaim-
CO balance amounting to pa 1888 IS in his
hands, and has rendered his check for that
amount, which under the law is to be-ap-
piled to the Improvement Of roads and
streets. This being rather too much money
to pass to any one party or to any one place
without controversy, the disposition of it is
withheld so that 1t may be certain the wrong
fellow does not get it.
In the list of Gov. Tylel'S appointees on
the Board of Visitors to the Virginia Poly
technic destitute at Blacksburg, it will be
noted that the name of DR.. E A. Herring.
Of this place, does not appear. The doctors
term of office expired with the old year, and
it is safe to say that no member of the for
mer Board rendered more attentive or intel
ligent service than he did. AS he was a
staunch supporter of Major Tyler for the
democratic nomination for Governor his
retirement from the Board can only be ac-
counted for on the theory which now seems
to prevail in Richmond that citizeu of the
Valley is not eligible to any position that
has even the appearance of public Office