Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-06-01
LOCAL BRIEFS,

a picnic last Saturday in Gays woods
Samuel Johnson is serving coda!
sentence in the county Jail. He was
tried in Basic City.
Trinity Episcopal. church of this
city has increased the yearly salary of
its rector, Rev. W. @. Hullihen, $3.50.
G. G. Wheat, as manager for P. V.
Wheat, will open up first-class gro
Gerry store at the corner of Main and
New streets in day or two.
The w. J. 10th Stove Co. is erecting
a new two-story building 70xl5O feet in
which nickel-plating machinery will be
installed.
The Sunday schools of Marquis
Memorial, West End and East End,
Methodist churches will run an excur-
sion train to Lexington, June 14th.
Isaac"Waggoner, a highly respected
citizen of Highland county, died on
Tuesday of last week. He was sixty
years of age.
A. B. Showalter has purchased from
W. Y. Fauver for $3.50 the $50 acre
farm of Mr.. Fauver's in the North
River district.
A marriage license was issued from
the county court clerks Office last Sat-
urday to George G. Hall and Miss
Josie l.. Baber. They were married
on Sunday at Waynesboro.
VIM. Wampler. of Springport, Ind,
is at the conference. He will go from
here to his old home in Augusta coun-
ty, Va, to visit relatives before return
ing to Indiana-Roanoke Times.
Henry J. Trimble, aged 81 years,
died suddenly at his home on Straight
Creek, Highland county, last Thursday
morning. For four years he was post
master at Monterey. Mr.. Trimble was
well and favorably known.
The Lexington horse market is look
ing up. Capt. Lewis Hartman bought
for his son in Staunton Monday from
Mr.. j. w. Miley, young saddle and
driving horse. The price paid was
$125. Gazette.
Max F. Schmidt, the barber next
door to Opera House, sells IL shaving
tickets for 81. He advertises bis egg
shampoo, good for both ladies and gen.
tlemen. First.class work of every
kind guaranteed.
Ford's Lithia Hotel at Waynesboro,
was sold at public auction last Satur-
day. It was bid in for Sc, 800. The
furniture, which was sold separately,
brought $1,705. Mrs. W. J. 10th was
the purchaser in both instances, and
it is said she will conduct the hotel.
Through Deputy Sheriff Thomas A.
Dawson, Mr.. w. H. Brew has recover
ed his horse, saddle and bride, which
was stolen from him last April. Mr.
Dawson located the animal in Nelson
county, but failed to catch up with the
thief.
H. w. Hammond, who claims 70 hail
from Kansas, broke open and entered
G. & o. freight car at Basic City
Sunday. He was caught in the act
and is now in Jail awaiting the pleas
ure of the next grand jury.
A much needed rain visited this sec
tion late Monday afternoon. 1t was
accompanied by wind, thunder and
lightning and from all appearances it
reached all sections of the county. The
wind slightly crippled the telephone
and telegraph wires and here and there
did damage to shade trees.
Miss Charlse Harmon while operat-
ing sewing machine, had the misfor-
tune to run the needle through her
finger. The machine became locked
and she had to sit at the machine
about ten minutes while Mrs. Kenny,
assisted by your humble correspondent,
removed parts of the machine and ex-
tracted the needle.-Mossy Greek cor
respondent Bridgewater Herald.
The new U. B. Church on South Mill
Creek will be dedicated on Sunday,
June 18th. Rev. q. H. Crowell, of
Staunton, Va, will officlate. Dedica-
tory services will begin at II O'Clock a.
m. There will be preaching at two
o'clock p. N. Come prepared to stay
all day.-Franklin wv. Va.) Review.
G. Miller, Steward at the Western
State Hospital, advertises in the SPEC
TAToR valuable farm for sale in
King George county 20 miles below
fredericksburg. 1t is Centrally Iocat-
ed between the rivers of the Potomac
and Rappahannock and is in every re-
spect valuable property. See the
advertisement for particulars.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Scott, wife and three
children, and Geo. W. Baylor and wife,
of Cuba, Illinois, who have been visit
ing at MI. Jasper Hawse's on High
street, for the past week, left Wednes-
day morning for Staunton and Green
vile, where they will remain several
days. They will then go to Mr.. Scott IS
brothers, near Port Republic, for rev
eral days and return to Harrison
burg. Mr.. Scott left Rockingham for
the West about twenty years ago He
finds evidence of Improvement on every
hand over the condition of the Valley
when be last saw it.-Rockingham
Register.