Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-10-27
Among Our Exchanges.
POcahontas Times:

POcahontas Times:
B. M. and II. A. Yeager have moved
their stave mill to HuttOnville and will
have 1t running soon.
Mrs. G. H. Mclaughlin went to
Gree nbrier last Sunday to be with her
husband, who has been critically ill at
the home of 4. NJ Mclaughlin.
The telephone poles are all up be-
tween here and Drisco, and will be up
between Dunmore and Green Bank this
| week. Part of the wire is at Dunmore.
DR.. Lyon says he will give $25 to have
the line extended from Dunmore to Clio
yer Lick.
John Andrew Moore and Miss Bessie
Hannah were married at Frost on Oc-
tober 10. The bride is the second
daughter of the late Bryson Hannah,
Eeq., and Mrs. E. NJ. Hannah. The
groom, son of A. w. Moore, is wide
ly known and popular young man of our
county.
The Greenbrier railroad survey finish
| ed their work to this place last W ednes-
day. They started from here in April,
surveyed to Caldwell, and then worked
back locating the road The stakes are
set every fifty feet in what will be the
center of the line. The road cuts
| through Charles Irving's house and
crosses Knapp's Creek near the mouth.
Passing through the town it runs in the
street by the temporary courthouse and
| right in front of the row of houses stu
ated near the famous spring. This is
the first railroad ever located in the
county, and it is not often that com
pany goes to the expense of locating
road unless the road is to be built i'm
mediately. But there have been cases
where the ''side-stakes" we're driven by
the engineers and the road not built.
Rockingham Register:
The George W, Hollar farm, lying
about four miles south of Harrison
burg, was sold at commissioner sale
gusta county, for $39.75 an acre. The
farm contains 220 acres.
United States Commissioner George
E. Sipe Tuesday morning held Abram
Thomas, of New Market, in She penalty
of two hundred dollars for his appear
ance before the United States grand
jury to answer charge of selling liquor
without license.
1t is stated upon good authority, but
without official confirmation, that the
Southern Railway company has settled
the claim for damages of the personal
representatives of the Dellinger sisters
who were killed by a freight train at
Bowman's Crossing, in Shenandoah
county, some weeks ago. The amount
paid was So 600.
The Shacklett will case was argued
by counsel Monday and Tuesday and is
now in the hands of Judge Letcher.
This is by far the most important case
now on the docket of the Circuit Court,
and in many respects it is one of the
most interesting ever tried here The
chancery suit was brought to set up and
restore a wilt alleged to have been made
by Samuel Shacklett and destroyed by
him in his lifetime. In this will, it is
averred, his property was left to his son
Henry Shackett, only during his life
and at his death to descend to his chill
dren, Fannie E. and BufOrd G.. Shack
lett and Mrs. Margaret S. Roller, who
has since died. 1t is alleged that when
Samuel Shacklett destroyed this will
his mind was unsound and he was inca
pable of transacting business
The plaintiffs In the suit are Frances |
and Margaret Roller, daughters of Gen. |
John E. Roller, and granddaughter IF |
Henry Shacklett. Should they win the |
case the widow of Henry Shacklett will |
not participate in the estate of Samuel |
Shacklett and the interest of the other |
heirs will be cOrrespondingly increased. |
Greenbrier Independent.
At the home of her mother. Mrs. Liz !
zie Handley, on Lee street, Lewisburg, |
at o'clock tonight, Goth, Miss Bessie |
Handley will be married to Mr.. A. s. |
Bratton, of Milboro, Bath county, Va.
Samuel Wallace died on the11th inst,
at his home near Zenith, Monroe county,
aged 81 years and month. He was a |
cousin of Big Foot Wallace, the cele-
brated Indian fighter of Texas, and
good and valuable citizen.
Miss Pauline McNeel, of Pocahontas
county, daughter of Hon. VIM. L. Nc
Neel, has gone to Philadelphia to quail
fly herself as a trained nurse. She
thinks of studying medicine. Her SIS
tiers, Misses Mary and Maggie, went
with her as far as ROnceverte.
Rev. Joel Watkins Lacy aud Miss
Elizabeth Marshall were united in mar
riage on the Goth at the home of the
brides parents in Smithville Va. Mr..
Lacy is a son of Rev DR.. NJ. L. Lacy,
of Monroe county, a native of Lewis
burg and has many friends in Green
brier and Monroe who will be pleased to
hear of this interesting event.
VIM. J. Kendrick, of Front Royal.
and Miss Annie r. Bush, second daugh
ter of Rev. David Bush, formerly of
Lewisburg, were united in marriage on
the 18th inst, at the home of the brides
parents, in Salem, the father of the
bride, Rev. David Bush, officiating.
Miss Annie has many friends in Lewis
burg who wish her a long and happy
married life.
On Tuesday Of last week Otey Robins
who was working in a well in Grassy
Meadows, this county, was asphyxiated.
His attendants seeing his condition
quickly attempted his rescue. A trace
chain was pulled around his body and
attached to the well-rooe and he was
hoisted to the surface. The fresh air at
the top revived him and be involuntari
ally stretched his arms up over his head,
allowing his body to slip through the
Moose and fall to the bottom, a distance
of about 40 feet. Before he could be
again brought to the surface he was dead.
He was about 20 years of age, and lived
IN Falling SDrinp district where his body