Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-10
virQinia News.

Miss Bette Ray Anderson, daughter
of Robert E. l.. Anderson, of Winches 8.
ter, died last Thursday.
Mrs. Luke E, Wood ward, wife of a
prominent citizen of Winchester, died
last Thursday of typhoid pneumonia.
A new building will be erected at
the Virginia Military Institute to the
memory of Gen Francis FL. Lee
The third annual meeting of the Gull
pepper Colt and Horse Club will be held
at the old fair grounds, on August %
and a.
Elder David S. Storer, an eminent
divine of the regular Baptist church,
died at the old Slower homestead, near
Luray.
Herbert r. BosIey, ticket agent at
Norfolk of the Baltimore & Ohio Ry.,
committed suicide at that place, by
inhalling gas.
A syndicate of Richmond men desire
to lease the city gas works Of that city.
The syndicate desires to lease the
property for term of years.
Patrick Conner, one OF the Oldest cit
liens of Winchester, died last Friday
after an illness of two days. He was
W years old and was born in Ireland.
Mrs. Kerr. of Washington, widow
OF John b. Kerr, died at the home of
her SON in-law, Maitland Riley, in
Berryville, aged 6S years.
On last Thursday afternoon two
children OF Bolts Bowling, of Patrick
county, aged and 8 years, were hor-
ribly burned, and died from their in
juries.
W. P. McRae and 7. B. Ivey have
been nominated for the House of Del
egates by the Democrats of Peters
burg.
An Ohio syndicate has purchased
1000 acres of timber land on the Rapi
dan river, in Madison county, and
now have a number of saw mills on
the tract.
Jas. p. Ballew, a brakeman on the
G. q 0. railroad, was crushed while
coupling cars at Lynchburg and died.
He was 90 years old and leaves a wife
and child.
A company backed by Lynchburg
syndicate has been formed atStrasburg
junction and has purchased large
tract of land which is said to contain
valuable cement deposits.
The sale of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company's street car
lines to What is known as the Boyd
Newton syndicate, composed exclu-
sively OF local capitalists, took place
last week.
l.. L. Scherer shot and killed Joe
Suit and wounded his wife at Marion
Saturday. Scherer was serving war
rant as town sergeant, and claims that
Suit and wife resisted arrest and he
shot in self-defense.
John P. Branch, of Richmond, has
donated $4,000 to Randolph Macon
College, dependent ON the acceptance
OF the presidency by Rev. j. A. Dun
can, who was rendered the position
MI. Duncan, however, has declined
the position.
Maj. j. A. Johnston, one of Peters
burg's best known citizens, who has
been in feeble health for the past three
years, QIeO very suddenly l3St Thurs
day. During the civil war be, served
In the quartermaster' department of
the Confederate army and for IA years
was sheriff of Petersburg.
Judge W. T. Miller, of Wise county,
has resigned his position as circuit
judge in that judicial district. He re-
Gently went to Cincinnati to consult
specialist as to his lung trouble, and
what ne should do. A change of climate
was recommended, and accordingly
J Judge Miller will go to Denver, Col, in
a few days.
The tannery of T. P. Cover & Sons,
at Bro wntown, Warren county, which
has been in operation for the last 20
years, will close down in few months
because the bark supply in that region
has been practically exhausted. The |
sannery belonging to Smoot & Co., of |
Alexandria, at Sperryville, Kappahan-
lock county. about IA miles from Lu-
'ay, which has been idle for several |
months, will resume operation in a
hort while.