Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-18
RRIEF.LoCALS.


ly eloped with his wife's niece.
All communications to this Office should
be addressed ITO the SPECTATOR"
insuring early and prompt attention.
Mrs. Sarah Hunter, whose home was neal
Roman in this county. died on the 10th inst.
and was buried at Salem church.
The Chesapeake & Western Railroad had
about 800 feet of track torn up at Keezle-
town by last weeks hoIds.
Ex-Postmaster General Wilson is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland at Gray Gables, on
Buzzard's Bay.
Mr.. A. F. Denning. one of the proprietors
of the Allegheny Hotel at Covington, is
quite i'll at Hotel Denning in Ronceverte.
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
VINDIoATOR Office.
The Dewey Park which was given at
Highland Park last Saturday night for the
benefit of the Kings Daughters Hospital
was success and about $3.50 was raised.
DR.. q. W. Rodgers had valuable horse
severely hurt last week by becoming fright
ened at the trolley cars and jumping on an
iron picket fence at DR.. HeDkel's yard.
There will be a lawn party at Craigsville
Thursday. Aug. Is, from 10 O'Clock a. m. to
Il o'clock at night. There will be base ball
games and other amusements. Proceeds for
the benefit of the Presbyterian church.
During the storm yesterday afternoon. a
bolt OF lightning entered the rotunda at the
University and shocked several gentlemen
who were seated in the library. The crystal
Of Prof. r. H. Dabney's watch was shat
tered into fragm ents.-Progress, 10th inst.
Lightning struck the house of Mr.. Nc
Lear, near WaynesborO. Sunday afternoon
last, causing considerable damage to the
building A young lady was slightly in
jured by flying splinter, but no one else
hurt
On Tuesday, the End inst, in jumping
Branch district and just across the river
from Hinton, Summers county. W. Va, Lee
Young shot his father, John Lewis Young,
three times, killing him almost instantly.
Young is disreputable character.
Arch Graham and Miss Ducilla Siron
both from near Mcdowell Highland coun-
ty, were married in this city last Thursday
evening by the Rev. F. j. Prettyman. They
had procured the license in Monterey, but
could find no minister in Highland so came
to Staunton.
The Waynesboro people we learn from
tho II aro1d do mot of tar
contracted for. The water forced on them
is pumped up into tank or tub set upon a
hill where it stands till it tastes of the wood
and is otherwise unsavory. 1t wants, and
very naturally so, to have the people who
use so mild beverage as water to have it
directly from the spring.
The Spectator man has repeuted and be-
come scrupulously fair-credited to the Ar
gus local telling of Julius Scheffer's keep
ing bar for the rival hotel people; Julius,
his old friend and collegemate. out of whose
box of goodies sent from the Virginia he
used to have a part. Wonder what certain
parties thinks Of julius keeping bar for
some one else when he was not fit to keep
one of his own.-Argus.
Capt. P. Z. Wilson has closed contract
with the Bodley Wagon company to repre-
sent the company in Hawaii in the sale of
its sugar planting and manufacturing ma
chinerY. He will first 20 to Louisiana to
see the machinery in actual operation and
post himself, and then 60 to Hawaii, which
is 1000 miles from San Francisco. Capt.
Wilson Is now closing up his real estate
business preparatory to making the change.
Saturday night, about an hour after mid
night, two men attempted to effect an en-.
trance into the residence Of Mrs. VIM. B.
Compton on West Market street, Harrison
burg. They were discovered by members
of the family and Miss Kerr, sister of Mrs
Compton, assaulted the miscreants with a
block of wood, and they forthwith ran away.
No clue to the robbers has been found.
The colOred camp meeting in progress to
the north Of Basic City is attracting large
crowds. On next Saturday afternoon the
Return Of the Prodigal Son" will be de-
monstrated. The sower of wild oats will
be seen approaching through the woods,
clothed in rags and humiliation. His faith
er will run to meet him, fall on his neck,
etc. He will then be brought in, clean
robe put on, ring on his finger and the
fatted calf be killed. The entertainment
promises to be interesting.-Herald.
No. on the e. g. o. due here at 7:O5 last
Saturday night was an hour late. The de-
lay was due to an accident which occurred
at Shadwell within few hundred yards of
the place where No. suffered a terrible
wreck more than a year ago. This time
there was no serious damage, only the front
truck of the engine leaving the track. The
small wheels under the truck in front jump
ed the track to the left, and the train ran
some distance, and over trestle. before it
could be stopped. The curve in this piece
of road are too sharp for fast running and
the company will spend no better money
than TO have some of them Strengthened A
bad wreck was narrowly averted.
Aubrey L. Small, a lad 10 years old, and
Eleonora Chandler, not quite IA, of the
Christians Creek neighborhood, were yes
terday made man and wife in Squire Kin
ney's Office. Rev. R. q. Gilmore tying the
knct, which he did hard and fast to the ex.
tent of his ability. There was large crowd
of curiosity seekers present. The groom
was under arrest charged with felonious as.
sault, and the marriage wus the outcome of
the affair, causing the prosecution to be
dropped. After the ceremony they went
their way seemingly contented. They
started on a small dover, as collection
was taken to pay for the marriage licen Sc.
The girl wore short dresses and is a mere
child.-Saturday' News.