Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-10-06
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Jacob F. Neff and Ellen J. Conner, o
Long Glade will be married today.
William w. Graham, of Wythe coun
ty, and Miss Mary A. Smith, of Basic
City, were married yesterday at tn
latter place.
The September term of the county
court adjourned Tuesday. The only
business transacted was the sentencing
of Jewett L. Thomas to the penitentiary
for term of two years.
Agnes German, the 3-year-old daugh
ter of w. II. German, died Monday
morning at the residence of her father
just outside of the city limits. The
funeral took place Tuesday at 10 a. m
from st. Francis Catholic Church.
Contracts have been let for the new
winter uniforms of the city police to
Joseph L. Barth. All of the police
have had their measure taken and in a
short space of time they will turn out
in full dress.
Mrs. Long, mother of Stenographer
John w. Long, died Sunday at her resi-
dence 215 East Frederick street. The
funeral took place Monday afternoon
and was attended by large number OF
relatives and friends of the deceased.
Col. VIM. J. Bryan left Washington
Monday for Hot Springs, and was a
passenger on No. that night en- route
to that popular resort. He was in a
sleeper and did not make his presence
known.
A marriage license was on Thursday
issued to Wm. J. Dull and Miss Rosa
A. Madison from the clerks office, and
shortly afterwards the ceremony was
celebrated near Arbor Hill, Rev. G. A,
Freed officiating.
Letcher Simmons, of Highland coun-
ty, while on his way to Staunton last
week, killed bear that weighed zoe
pounds, with a pistol.-Winchestel
Times.
R.H. Moffett, of Brookewood, has just
threshed his wheat crop, and fifty-five
acres averaged thirty bushels to the
acre. This splendid yield, we attribute
to the gold standard, whilst the low
price is of course the fault of the calam.
ty howlers.
The ministers of the city of all denomi
nations are laying their plans for big
protracted meeting to take place in thi'
city next month to be conducted by
Evangelist R. G.. Pearson. They hop'
to secure Columbian Hall in which to
hold the meeting.
In the clerks office of the county
court on Tuesday licenses Ito marry
were granted to Joseph F. Crickenber
ger and Miss Annie M. Keller and Blail
B. Glover, of Hinton, W. Va, and Miss
Hattie G. Tutwiler. The first named
couple will be married at West View
and the latter at Mt. Sidney.
At the Mary Baldwin Seminary, yes.
terday, Miss Ella c. Weimar, the Prin
cipal, gave the students holiday, in com
memoration of Mary Julia Baldwin, thu
philanthropist and educator, who for 81
many years presided over the seminary
for whom it is named, and the anniver
sary of whose birth occurred on yester
day.
A Fridays dispatch from Charles
ton, W. Va, says The New River Con
solidated Coal Company, which wa
chartered in this city yesterday, toda.
adopted bylaws and constitution, ant
then elected the following officers
President, J. Fred. Effinger, of Staun
ton, Va; vice president, L. w. Nuttall
of Nutallburg; secretary and treasurer
&C. Kubach, of Stone Cliff.
Variety Springs closed on Saturday
after most delightful and successful
season. This popular resort is fast be
coming favorite among Staunton pee
pie and quite number of them spen
the summer months there. The mana
gers are well pleased with the seaso
just closed and will spend the winter i
arranging for greater things in 1899.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel GOode have il
sued cards announcing the marriage o
their daughter, Aurelia Massie, to Al
thur B. Cornell, on Wednesday even
ing, October 18th, at six o'clock il
Trinity church, at Middlebrook, Va
Mr.. Cornell is well-knOwn youn
business man of this city, and fo
a number of years has been with tn
American Stock Company.
From Sangersville correspondent
A pretty wedding took place on Sci
tember 3Oth, at the hospitable home {
Taylor Roades, Ottobine, Rockingham
county. The contracting parties wei
his daughter, Miss Lou, and Ernes
Vint, of Sangersville. After the eel
mony the happy couple, accomp'
MED by friends, drove to the home I
the groom's father, where an elegant T
ception was given them.
Chairman Joseph Button, of Il
Tenth district congressional committe
has called a meeting of that commit
and of the county and city chairmen
the district. at Eakleton Hotel, in tn
city, for Friday, October 9TH, at eig
o'clock p m. Party affairs in the d
tricu will be discussed and plans mapp
out. State Chairman Ellyson will
present