Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-07-21
BRIEF LOCALS.
All kinds of Job work done at this Office.

All kinds of Job work done at this Office.
Colonel Whitehead, Commissioner OF
Agriculture, still continues critically i'll.
All communications to this Office should
be addressed ITO the SPECTATOR ''-thu
insuring early and prompt attention.
Rev. DR.. Jno. z. Dinwiddie of Greenwood
presbyterian minister, we'll known in this
section, died on Monday night last.
When Billy Wilson moved out of the seq
ond district he removed Congressman Day
toms solitary claim to greatness.-Wetze
(W.Va.) Democrat.
w. W. Rucker, one of the Democrat can
didates for Congress, recently nominated in
Missouri, is the son of DR.. William Rucker,
resident of Greenbrier county.
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
VINDIcAToR Office.
A brick smoke stack will be erected over
the engine room at the m arket honse in
place of the metal one which collapsed Sat
urday afternoon.
Miss Alice Williams class of Messy
Greek Sunday School held lawn party at
that place last Saturday night which was
largely attended.
Prof. s. L. Morehand of Washington and
Lee University, has resigned the chair of
physics which he had filled since 1880 to &C
cept the principalship of McDonough school
near Baltimore.
Private advices from Mr.. w. A. Burnett,
our county clerk. who is at the Cold Sui
phur Springs, informs us that he is feeling
better. He has been there now about Is
days.
Rev. DR.. Carl E. Grammer, of Christ
Church. Norfolk. will deliver ten of the
biblical instruction lectures on the "Acts
of the Apostles" at the University of Vir-
ginia next fall.
The portion of the Crockett farm at
Crump's Bottom, recently sold to Captain
Alex. Mathews, Of Lewisburg for $4,000,
and j. T. Shumate for S16, OOO.-Hinton In
dependent-Herald.
"Lawd! Lawd!" Exclaimed a pious
Georgia negro, "but amt de Bible comm
true ev'ry day? Amt we got Sampson
flghtin' fer us? An amt de word come
clar across de oshun dat de United States
flag waves ober de Philistines?'
We have reed. through our friend and
former county, j. 3. McComb, pamphlet
containing list of the prizes for the first
Annual Horse Show to be held at Orange,
Va, Aug. 10th and 18th. The prizes range
to $50 This no doubt is the beginning of a
very great enterprise.
Private Lloyd MCGOWAN, Troop A, Sixth
cavalry. was wounded in the ight>near San
tiBgo and is now at Key West hospital. His
wound is described by the New York Jour-
nal as left knee bruised by she'll" Pri-
vate McGowan is from Rockbridge county
Stuart Coner, who some years ago shot
and killed Montezuma Brown of Fishers
Vile neighborhood, died last Tuesday in
the Southwestern state Hospital at Marion.
Va, where he had been confined.
The little son of John Hartman was bitten
Friday afternoon on the place of John
Brooks near Fishersville, by what was sup
posed to be a mad dog. The little fellow
was taken to the Pasteur institute at Balti
more for treatment. The dogs head was
also taken along for examination to deter
mine whether the dog was actually mad.
Henry A. Wise and John S. Wise, Jr., APP.
pointed captain and LIST lieutenant respec
lively, of the 4th volunteer infantry, but
not confirmed by the Senate, were reap
pointed by the President Monday.
Samuel W. Small has been appointed a
chaplain in the army. He was formerly
Georgia newspaper man, and lady killer
he then became an evangelist and lecturer
and more latterly has been doing newspaper
work in connection with preaching.
Walter johnson, son of j. Montgomery
johnson. for several sessions Sergeant-at
ans of the Virginia House of Delegates
was killed by being thrown from runaway
horse, near Lexington, on Saturday.
Peter Crews died on Monday last at TIT
residence of his son-in-law, Frank Carr
aged 81 years. He was born In the town Of
Eunis, County Glare, Ireland. The funeral
took place from st. Francis church Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. Interment at Thorn
rose cemetery.
The Fifer place, near Fishersville, wa
sold Saturday by S. II. Kerr. executor, tt
j. W. Myers, Of Eagle Rock, Botetour
county. The place contains 60 acres, ant
was bought for $40 an acre.
Beverly Manor Lodge No. 9S. Knights O
Pythias was organized last Monday nigh
in Staunton by Deputy Grand Chancello
Kenneth McCoy. He installed the officer
who are as follows: B. M. McCue, P. q.
Herbert J. Taylor, q. c.; w. S. Burke, VI
Taylor Mccoy Prelate; H. T. Baylis, NV
T. K. Woodhouse NJ. F.. II. Nick. Smith
IT.; Ed Kinney. NJ. A. L. Peyton Brown
K. rs.
The preserving season now being on, tn
attention of the ladies is called to the fac
that pure parafine wax poured on top O
fruit will keep it indefinitely and withou
mould. The wax being put on the frui
while the jars are warm hermeticallp seal
them, preventing air from reaching the con
tents. Fruit preserved in this way will b
found on openlngto be just as good as whe
PIT away. This wax is very cheap and ca
be found at all the stores. Once tried yo
will never return to the annoyance of spoil
ed and mouldy fruit.
A cow belonging to VIM. Thacker, G
near Buttermilk Spring, became mad o
Sunday and was shot to end its misery an
prevent possible injury to human and ami
NAL. For some time it lowed necessarily
1t was examined and its nav was found
be partially filled with perfectly dry fooG
Argus.
The trouble in the case does not seem t
be rabies or madness. The action of th
COW was caused nv its Intense snffarinp rTh
disease is the same which causes black lie
in young cattle. The cow might have bee
relieved by drench of a pint of 1insee
oil and an ounce Of chloroform.