Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-05-18
LOCAL BRIEFS,

uor Tile management VI y. L. Qulche
of Splitter, this season.
A reception will be given at tie Firs
Presbyterian church tomorrow nigh
to the congregation and friends of tn
church.
Jacob Meyers, an aged citizen of th
North River district, died last Thurs
day, the 11th, at his home near Dor
cas-. His remains were interrel in th
Mt. Zion cemetery.
A game of baseball was played a.
Waynesboro last Monday between ths
Staunton team and the Fishburne
school. The game resulted in favor Of
Staunton. the score standing IL to 8
The ladies of the Baptist Church will
hold a lawn party this Thursday night
at the residence of Rudolph Kinzley,
lon West Main street. The public cor
daily invited.
j. j. Huffman was lodged iii jail last
Saturday by Constable Green Kerr.
Huffman was sent on to the grand
jury by Justice Taliferro, of Newport,
for assaulting J. ". Smiley.
Paul Hudson, of near Splitter, is
building house on the land he pur-
chased of his father.in-law. Lank Link,
and will occupy 1t as soon as complet-
ed.
D. Bruce OFT, aged 6 years, died
near Mt. Crawford on the 18th inst.
The interment was in the German
Reformed cemetery, Rev. Mr.. Fultz
conducting the services.
Married, on Thursday. May 4th, at
Augusta Church, by Rev. J. N. Van
deventer, Mr.. Geo. F. Sayres, of Au-
gusta county, and Miss Georgina Long,
OF m.-Harrisonburg Free
Press.
The Church Workers Society of the
Methodist church will give an enter
tainment and serve refreshments this
Thursday night in the storeroom on
Main street recently vacated by Baer s
Bargain Bazaar.
James B. Pifer, of Mt. Crawford, has
accepted position in the store of John
H. Clarke at Greenville MIR. Pifer
was the superintendent of the Metho-
dist Sunday school for several years at
Mt. Crawford. Edw. M. Stickley has
been elected to fill the vacancy
The General Assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church convened in
Richmond today. Rev. DR.. E. P. Pal
mer, of Harrisonburg, Rev. J. Spencer
Smith, of Franklin, and Elders T. NJ
Smiley, of Augusta, and Samuel Ster.
rett of Highland, are the delegates
from Lexington Presbytery.
Mr.. D. V. Ruckman, the well known
cattle dealer of near Long Glade, re
ceived last Friday a thoroughbred
Polangus Bull shipped by express from
Warsar, Indiana, age IA months, and
where weighed here pulled the scales
at 1910 lbs.
The United Brethren Church, tn,
residence of John w. Meade and par
of the Mary Baldwin Seminary, are
among the buildings in the city that
have been freshly painted and other
wise improved.
VIM. F. Bryant, colored, is in tn
county Jail. He is to await the action
of the grand jury, having been sent oil
by Mayor Griffith, of Basic City, OF
the charge of HOUSEKEEPING and theft
Bryant was brought to Jail by Sergean
Shoemaker, of Basic.
Fire On Tuesday night destroyed a
old two-story frame building near c
d. Higginbotham's store, which wa
at one time used as a tobacco factory
Negroes occupied it and they lost a.
their furniture. The building wa
burned to the ground.
The electoral board has appointe
the following registrars and judges a
Harriston and Crimora precincts, tina
will be used in the May election: CIR
mora precinct-H. X. Koiner, regi
trar; Samuel Yount, J. L. Koiner an
J. G. Plaine. judges. Harriston prt
cinct-D. II. Patterson, registrar;
r. Weast, H. Fl. Patterson and D.
Zirkle, judges.
The African Virginia State Bapti.
Convention, in session at Lexington
elected the following officers for ems,
ing year: President, Rev. DR.. R. f
Bowling, of Norfolk; First Vice. Pres
dent, Rev. DR.. w. F. Graham, Rio
mond; Second, Rev. B. Terrell, Lyncl
burg; Third, Rev. L. r. Ball, Lanca
ter; Fourth, Rev. R. G. Fox, Harriso
burg; Recording Secretary, Rev. D
A. Binga, Jr., Manchester, who hi
served twenty-five years; Statistic
Secretary, Rev. G. G. Coleman, Ma
chester, Corresponding Secretary, Re
A. S. Thomas, Richmond; Treasure
R. 7. Hill, Richmond.
Mr.. VIM. D. Hanger, of this count
has gone to Trevillian 3 in Louisa cou
ty to spend some time with his son,
N. Hanger, who resides there. While
this county be has rendered valuable 81
vice to the little Presbyterian Char
erected near that place by securil
substantial aid from various of
friends and we'll wishers of the caus
Mrs. Wills, who died last fall and who
death was mentioned In the SPECT
TOR at the time Was the first pers
who undertook to have the char
built. Since her death the members
the church there have undertaken
enlargement.