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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Highland County News Items.

Mr.. Jamie Ogilvie, of Staunton, was
here the first of the week visiting rela-
tives.
The young man Simmons, who was
accidently shot by his brother, is i'm
proving and said to be out of danger.
Rev. w. w. Carson, of Augusta
county, arrived here Wednesday and
will assist Rev. Ruff in a meeting at
Pisgah.
Mr.. John Rodgers, of Staunton. in
company with bis wife, Is visiting his
brother, VIM. G. Rodgers. who remains
critically ill.
Mr.. J. e. Bishop, of Staunton, has
organized Wholesale grocery store at
Covington, to be known as the Coving-
ton Grocery Company.
Rev. Hupman, young minister, OF
Augusta county, preached in the
Methodist Church Sunday night. He
was the guest of Rev. hewitt while
here.
Mr.. Jacob Hevener, of Crabbottom.
returned Tu esday from Staunton, hav-
ing accompanied his brother, Uriah,
that far on his way to school. Mr.
Tom Newman, of Staunton, returned
with Mr.. Hevener and will visit in
Crabbottom.
The folio wing Highland boys and
girls left this week for school: E. Bun
ker Jones, University of Virginia;
Russell Jones, Forest Hill and Uriah
Hevener, Front Royal Academy;
Misses Phoebe and Mable Jones, Mel
lie hewitt and Emma Matheny, Wo-
mans College, Lynchburg; Miss Mag
gle Dudley, Lewisburg Institute; G..
s. McNulty, J. Nc. Sieg and Andrew
Jones, Washington and Lee; Miss
Grace Ruff, Waynesboro; VIM. Luns-
ford and Faude Trimble, Dunsmore's
Business College; Ray Waggoner,
Lebanon, Ohio; Ernest Porter, Kable's
school. Recorder.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Opera House Attractions.

Mabel Paige and her company have
been drawing crowds at the opera
house this week. This company began
its engagement last Monday night and
will continue until Saturday night.
Popular prices prevail and the per-
formances given are well worth the
price of admission.
1.-THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. BUGLE"
is the next attraction, and will appear
next Monday night. This play was a
great success at the Lyeeum Theatre
in New York, and comes highly rec
commended. Those who were fortu-
nate enough to see "The Bachelors
Honeymoon last season will recall
with pleasure the very clever star, Mr..
Walter Walker, who is this season ap-
pearing with his own company in 1.-The
Mysterious MI. Bugle." supported by
Miss Mildred st. Pierre and sterling
company. If you want to enjoy your
selves and get your moneys worth
greet the Mysterious Mr.. Bugle at the
Opera House next Monday night, the
25th.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
il Fetching Testimonials.

These testimonials may be of benefit
to proprietors of patient medicines:
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"Some time ago l lost the use of
both of my arms. Shortly after buy
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for ten dollars
''For six months both my wife and
myself were confined to the house with
rheumatism. 1 traded silverine
watch for bottle of your Cure EN-
and my wife sold the alarm clock and
bought your pills and now we are out
all the time.
81 had a wart on the back of my
neck and used it for collar button.
took one box of your pills and can now
hang my coat ON it. Mail Orders.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
BridgeWater Personals.

Miss Grace Berlin left Tuesday for
the Mary Baldwin Seminary at Staun-
ton.
Miss Caroline Rex returned home
Tuesday from visit to Mrs. Crawford
at Ft. Defiance.
Stuart Richcreek has gone to Staun-
ton to work in the cigar factory of III.
H. Richcreek and Sons.
Mrs. w. A. Richcreek returned home
Yesterday after a three weeks visit to
relatives in Staunton.
Miss Jennie Hite and Mrs. Vide
Pool returned home Tuesday from a
visit to relatives in Augusta county.
Misses Effie and Madge Bucher left
Tuesday for their home in Staunton,
having spent week at J. H. Lindsey's.
Mrs. M. D. Miller and Miss Gertie
Floyd returned yesterday from two
months sojourn at Panacea Springs.
DIR. B. L. Rex left yesterday for Wat
erford. Loudoun county, where he ex-
poets to locate for the practice of bis
profession.
Rev. W. L. Dolly attended the burial
in Staunton Wednesday of MI. Koog-
Ter, who died on Monday night at his
home in Mt. Scion.
DIR. Chas. 7. Lindsey and wife spent
a week with Jas. Cook and family at
Valley Mills, Augusta county. Dr..
and Mrs. L. left yesterday for their
home in Washington city.
Messy Greek Academy is to be re-es-
tabIished. The citizens of Messy Creek
have rented the property of the late
Prof. White and the Messy Creek Acad-
envy will be opened there Immediately,
under the management of Prof. d. ID.
McBryde, of Louisiana. We wish them
success. We understand that large
building will be erected for this school
before next session.-The Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Board of Supervisors Meet.

The Board of Supervisors met last
Saturday in their room in the court
house building. The sum OF $500 was
appropriated for the construction OF
an iron bridge across Middle river,
which will be located between the c.
& o. depot at Swoope and Bells mill.
1t was decided also to erect brick
chimney at the jail to be attached to
the heating apparatus which heats the
courthouse and Jail.
On account of the loss of sheep the
board ordered that $805 be used for the
purpose of restoring to all losers theil
proportiOnate part.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Welded on Tuesday.

At the Second Presbyterian church
on Tuesday morning there occurred a
very pretty wedding the interested
parties being Miss Minnie Payne,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Payne. and
VIM. T. Kniseley, OF Raphine. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. j.
M. Wells in the presence of a number
of friends and relatives of the bride
and groom. Richard H. Bell, Jr.,
James Liggett, Emmett Wilson and
Walter Bosserman were the ushers
and the organ was presided over by
Miss Montgomery, of Collierstown.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. KniseIey left the city on their
bridal tour. They will make their fu-
ture home at Raphine. where the groom
is engaged in business.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Obituary.

Died, near Swoope, Va, on April /,
1859, Wade Hampton Mizer, who
passed peacefully away at the residence
of his mother. The deceased had been
a great sufferer for many months, but
bore it all with serene patience and
fortitude. His pure, bright and lovely
character was replete with all the noble
and gentle traits which adorn human
nature and in every relation of life his
duty vas noble done.
His mother has been called upon to
deplore a loss that can never be sup
piled. Hampton was % years old,
was bright and promising, but God
knows best what to do. The funeral
was conducted on Easter Sunday by
the Rev. J. E. Booker. Interment in
the adjoining cemetery.
A FRIEND.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Shooting Scrape in Charlottesville.

On Monday afternoon a serious
shooting affair took place on Main
street in Charlottesville between two
citizens of that city in which four men
were shot, two of them seriously.
Early that morning a personal diff
ficulty occurred between Isaac S. Hall
of the city police, and J. Frank Kelly,
superintendent of the Albemarle Tele-
phone Company, resulting in Hall g
slapping Kelly's jaws, and it was
thought that the matter had been set
tied.
In the afternoon Mr.. Kelly and G.
s. Joseph, a merchant of Batesville,
were driving down Main street in a
buggy when Hall called to Kelly to
stop. Kelly, after being halted several
times. stopped and Hall caught up
with the buggy.
After passing a few words, Hall
stru ok Kelly and attempted to drag
him out of the buggy, when Kelly
drew his pistol and commenced firing
at Hall who was struck by a ball in
the right breast, the second ball miss
ing his mark and struck Officer STRAIT
ton who was On duty sixty-five yards
away, wounding him in the right arm.
Hall then drew his pistol and com
menced to fire at Kelley in the buggy,
a ball from his pistol striking Mr..
Joseph in the left side of the back,
causing a serious if not fatal wound.
A fourth struck Mr.. Fox, merchant
of Yancey's Mills, who happened to be
in the street, but the wound was not
serious Mr.. Kelley was put under
arrest and taken before Mayor McCue
and after preliminary examination
was admitted to bail in the sum Of
81 900 to await further developments
in the case.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
A Protracted Meeting:

Rev. M. L. Wood, together with the
deacons and members of the Staunton.
Baptist church, are making arrange
ments to begin a prOtracted meeting
on the 18th of next month. DR.. L. G.
Broughton, now of Atlanta, Ca, but
formerly of Roanoke, Va, has been
invited to assist in the meeting and
there is every reason to believe that
he will accept the pressing invitation
extended him. DR.. Broughton is a
forceful and convincing speaker and
his coming will be hailed with delight.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Supposed Murder in Botetourt.

. A mysterious and sudden death &C.
Cured on jennings Creek, in BOte-
tourt, on Wednesday of last week.
Sidney Bryan. the 12-year. old son of
Fl. H. Bryan, a prosperous farmer,
came home from the field complaining,
and was given some wine. In few
minutes he was thrown into convul-
sions and died in great agony. Drs R.
II. Latane and W. G. Barker, Squire
Linkenhoker and Sheriff Barley went
over to hold an inquest. 1t seems to
be the general opinion that the young
man was poisoned. A post-mortem
examination will be held, and his stom-
ach sent to Richmond for examination.
The greatest excitement prevails In the
locality of the deceased.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
From the ChurchvIIIe Community.

Churchville, Sept. 1S.-Our village
now boasts of two cider factories, both
claiming to make superior quality
of cider. There is quite stir ia the
community with our people rushing
the apple butter Industry.
Mrs. Poole, Miss Jennie Hite, Mr..
and Mrs. N. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard and Miss Mabel Hite we're re-
Gently the guests of Miss Annie Huff.
J Miss Mamie Euritt has returned
| from a visit to Maryland.
Mrs Hughes has gone to Baltimore
to visit her parents.
The Misses Gilkeson are having
delightful sojourn in the neiPhborhood
of Arbor Hill.
Lucy, the eldest daughter of DR.. j.
S. Blair, of this place, Is quite ill Of
typhoid fever.
Mr.. Rohr, the contractor for the i'm
provement of the U. B. parsonage, is
progressing with his work.
The Ladies of Loeb Willow church
are having the roof of their sanctuary
repaired. Also repairs to the manse.
Mrs. LANCE, of Buffalo Gap neigh
borhood, is at this writing dangerously
i'll with typhoid fever: also Russie
Llghtner.
Our townsman. Willie Bear, has ac-
cepted a position as salesman in a
clothing store in Staunton.
Mr.. E. Bear is busily engaged in
cleaning seed wheat.
Mrs. Jones has returned from
weeks visit to friends in Bridgewater.
S. Huff, ESQ.,. has about completed
his splendid merchant mill near here.
1t is fitted up with all the modern i'm
provements, and he is now prepared
to make flour that will please the most
fastidious baker.
The youthful representative of THE
SPECTATOR was in our willie a few
days since, and made very success
full canvass for his paper, securing sew
eral new subscribers.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Married on Sunday.

Two weddings occurred in the couE-
ty on Sunday--one near this city and
the other near Craigsyille. The con-
tracing parties to the former were
Hiram Brown and Miss Emma J. e..
Miller, Rev. r. G. Gilmore officiating.
Rev. w. A. Hall performed the cere-
mony of the last named, which took
place near Craigsville. Chas. A..
Uranium and Miss Minnie J. Hender-
son were the parties married.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
School Teachers for Beverly Manor.

The following teachers have been
chosen by the school board to conduct
the schools in the Beverly Manor dis
trict for the session of 1899-190O.
WHITE SCHOOLS.
West End-Principal, Miss Cora
Hudson; assistant, Miss Florence Par
rent.
Fair Ground-Principal, Miss Sallie
Roller; assistant, Miss Maude Floyd.
Mt. Olivet-Miss Nellie Robinson.
Mint Spring-Principal, Miss
Blanche Shanholtzer; assistant, Miss
Tillie McPheeters.
Sugar Loaf-Miss Ella Pearson.
West View-Principal, Miss Rachel
Hyde; assistant, Miss Cammie Ryan.
Oak Grove-J. w. NunleY.
Arbor Hill-Miss Lula Wallace.
Oakland-Miss Leila Edison.
La Grange-Miss Sallie Bell.
Fultz-Miss Carey Drake.
Dry Ridge-Principal. r. NJ. Rouda-
bush; assistant, Miss Archye Gilkeson.
Bolivar-Miss Meta Pratt.
Folly Mills-Miss Myrtle Shaner.
Ailside-Miss Mary Ogilvie.
Wheatland-Miss AmmYe Todd.
Galena-Miss Ray Bishop.
ShannOu's-Miss Ellen Banner.
's-Miss Mamie Byers.
Englewood--Mis Ella Martin.
Stuart 's-Miss Belle Brooke.
Sears Hill-Miss Kitty Hutcheson.
COLoRED SCHOOLS.
Westwood-Principal, j. L. Ander-
son; assistant, W. B. Davenport.
Cemetery-Principal, R. II. Jackson;
assistant, Mary johnson.
Broadway-Principal, ]. L. Peters;
assistant, Olive Crawford.
Joanna--Thos. E. Jackson.
Sandy HolIow-Principal. T. B. john
son; assistant, Flora Powell.
Smoky Row-H. H. Blunt.
Pointsville- lille SouthaIl.
Parkersburg-Jas. M. Morris.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Barclay and Leech Nominated in Rock
bridge.

The County Democratic convention
of Rockbridge to nominate two candi.
dates for the house of delegates. was
held at Lexington last Saturday in the
courthouse. There were four candi-
dates in the field, which made the
meeting a very interesting one.
The first ballot resulted in a tie be-
tween the two leading candidates, E.
H. Barclay, editor of the Lexington
Gazette, and W. B. +. Leech, of Buff
falo district. Barclay was nominated
on the second ballot and Lecch on the
fourth. j. s. Craig and DR.. A. Nash
Johnston were the other two candi-
dates.
G.. D. Letcher was re cleo ted chair
man of the county executive commit
tee.
A resolution was adopted urging the
nominees to use their best endeavOrs
to secure the reelection of 8. II.
Letcher, of Rockbridge, to succeed
himself as judge of the thirteenth judi
cial circuit court of Virginia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Crawford Bell, day clerk at the War
wick Hotel, Newport News, has mys
teriously disappointed. He is native
of this county,
Henry Kevercomb died last Friday,
aged so years. Deceased lived near
Lexington. He is survived by a large
number of relatives.
At East End Methodist church there
will be held a lawn party on Friday
evening from to 10 O'Clock. Supper
and refreshments will be served. A
hearty Invitation is extended to all.
Commissioner of Agriculture Kolner
is informed of the sale of two crops of
Virginia apples for large sums. One
of these was sold for $27 900, and the
other for $4,000.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson has return
ed from his trip to Europe and as
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee has issued q call for that
BODY to meet in Richmond on the 18th.
The public school building near the
city, known as FultZ's school house,
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
night of last week. The building was
an old one and new one to take its
place will be erected at once.
After q protracted illness John M.
Gregory, one of Augustus oldest citi-
liens. died at his residence two miles
west of Staunton, on Monday last. He
had lived to the remarkable age of IS
years, II months and days, and leaves
a wife and four children.
Near Burketown on last Saturday
night the barn of Mrs. Michael Hollal
was destroyed by fire. In the building
was stored 40 tons of hay, 100 bushels
of wheat, several vehicles, dozen hogs
and 10 tons of fertilizer The barn and
its contents were consumed, which
makes the loss quite severe. There
was insurance on the barn, but none
on the property kept therein.
The Waynesboro Telephone Com
pany has bought out the Nelson Coun
ty Line and all Its connections an(
will put new phones in and extend an(
enlarge the service to double its pres
ent capacity. Another line will be rur
from Waynesboro to Alton and connec
with all phones. This is an importan
advance for Waynesboro and Nelson
as it places us in direct communica
tion.-Waynesbor Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Withdrawal of Week End Rates.

After Sept. "a. the Southern Railway
will discontinue the sale of week end
tickets at one fare for the round trip
between Washington, Orange, War
renton, Harrisonburg and Round Hill :,
Va, which have been on sale during
the summer months.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Story of a Slave,

To be bound hand and foot for years by
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
NEW CEMENT WORKS.
A Great Enterprise Being Inaugurated at
CraiusviIIa.

Zone of the biggest industries this
State will have will soon be started at
Craigsville, in Augusta county," said
Hon. A. F. Withrow, of Bath county,
at New Ford s last night. IA Phila-
delphia firm has recently purchased a
big tract of land there, and let the
contract for the construction of Gem
ent works. to have a Capacity of 800
barrels of Portland cement per day.
The stone at Craigsville yields cement
of the very finest quality. Il have the
contract for the construction of the
plant" said MI. Withrow. You can
form some idea of its size when l tell
you that 100000 brick will be used
in its construction. 1 am going to
Charlottesville tonight to contract for
the sand to be used. There will be a
large number of men employed at the
works at good wages"
more money is being spent in ALE
ghany county than in any other coun-
ty in the State,n said Mr.. Sam Donald,
OF Staunton, at Murphy's last night.
Railroads are being built, factories
going up, furnaces are running at their
full capacity. The people are very
prosperous. Work is progressing very
rapidly on the big pulp mills at Gov
ington,' continued Mr.. Donald, "and
seems to be we'll advanced. This will
be an immense establishment when
completed, affording employment to
numbers of men.
''Buena Vista, in Rockbrldge coun-
ty, has large paper and pulp mill,
which has been in successful operation
for six or eight years, making paper of
all qualities, and affordinga fine mar
ket for poplar timber. Richmond
Dispatch of Saturday.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Volcanic EruptIOnS.

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Bismarck's Iron Nerve.

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
Remarkable Rescue.

h0n1drKdUI0 RESCUE.
Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plainfeld. ILL.,, makes
the statement, that she caught cold, which
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month by her family physician. but grew
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
WHAT CAN WE Do
| FOR YOUR EYES?,

If they trouble you we
can enable you to see
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Uneven eyesight gives
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Don't go blind for the
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Come to us and we will
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21
A Heavy Rain.

Staunton and vicinity enjoyed a
steady down pour of rain from early
Tuesday morning until late at night.
The city received thorough cleaning
and all in all the rain was most accept
able, though quite disagreeable to
those whose business forced them out
of doors.
In many counties in this State the
Democratic party is badly split and
Independents and Republicans are tax.
ing advantage of the situation.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-09-21

This paper guarantees a larger
circulation in Augusta county
than any Newspaper published
The subscription list is open to-
inspection.
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A Mod ern Instance.

The wonderful advance made in the
science of farming during the last few
years is one of the best examples of
American progressiveness. A little in
cident recounted by the Ashtabula
(Ohio) Sentinel is characteristic. One
evening, short time ago, society in
jefferson needed gallon of cream.
The committee called up by telephone
the proprietors of milk farm two
miles north of the town, and asked if
they could furnish it. The reply was
that they could as soon as milking was
done. In 80 minutes from the time the
call was made, the cream was deliv-
cred. The milk had been drawn from
the COW, put into a separator. the
cream extracted and sent to town by a
man on a bicycle. A few years ago
the committee would have had to send
a boy in the afternoon. yesterdays
milk" would have had to be SKINNED,
and if the boy had not freed too many
chipmuncks on the way, he might
have got back in time for the festival.