Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-10-13
LOCAL BRIEFS,

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Frank Grim is recovering from
sore foot which was injured last Mon
day by a plank falling on it.
The Real Widow Brown" will b
glad to see all of her friends at III
opera house on Friday night, the 10th
Near Van Lear. yesterd day, Miss Ad
die Bridge became the bride OF ALFRED
g. Painter.
A sociable will be held at the hom
of Rev. r. G. Jett this Friday evening
from s to 10 p. m.
In "My Friend from India" the
theatre goes of Staunton will have
treat next Thursday night.
The Board of Supervisors will NEE,
tomorrow week in regular session IN
the court house.
A ticket to the opera house next
Monday night will place you IN 1uil
view of the Sidewalks of New York.
The annual convention of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution will
be held in this city on the 25th, 26th
and 9th.
On next Wednesday at 8 p. m, in
Trinity Episcopal church, Miss Evelyn
S. Berkeley. daughter of the late F. b.
Berkeley, will be married to DIR. Chas.
R. Robine, of Richmond. No cards.
WANTED, CIGARMAKERs.-Cigar-
makers for hand and form work. Stea-
dy work all the year at good wages.
pay $3.50 to $11.00. Board $500 to
$3.50 per week. John Foege, Box 1896,
Richmond, Va.
A reception was given by the Ep-
worth League of the Methodist church
last Monday night. After a most en-
ioyable musical entertainment ice
cream and cake were served to those
present and the evening proved to be
both pleasant and profitable.
On our fourth page will be found the
official directory of the county. Ii
there are any errors in it that we fail
ed to detect we shall be glad to make
the correction on being informed.
At the res idence of DR.. A. M. Fraser
ON Tuesday evening at $50 James M.
Long and Miss Sarah E. Long were
united in marriage, DIR. Fraser per-
forming the ceremony. Their marriage
was a surprise to the friends OF the
parties in interest.
Jas. w. Calhoun, brother-in-law of
G. T. Jordan, of New Mexico, native
of this county, died last Sunday at his
home in Albemarle county. Deceased
was a valuable citizen and devoted to
the cause OF education. His wife sur
wives him.
A jury was secured Tuesday for the
trial in Powhatan county of w. G. Pix
ington, who is charged with the muir
der of State Senator Flanagan, of Pow
hatan county. The jurors are from
Lynchburg. The trial is now in pro-
gress.
Messrs. McCue g. Kemper, Of Fish
ersville, received this week from Green
brier county. w. Va, four car loads
of cattle, and s. Il. Bell, of Swoope, re-
ceived three car loads from the same
county. The cattle are to be wintered
on their respective stock farms.
The West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Company is rapidly pushing the con-
struction of it's large plant at Coving.
ton, Virginia, and we are advised is
giving employment to all brick-layers
that can be had. Brick layers who
may be desiring work would do well
to communicate with the company.
Miss Isabella G. Patrick was married
ut the old Patrick homestead neal
Waynesboro on last Tuesday to Rob
ert w. Moffett, a wealthy farmer and
cattle dealer of Barterbrook. Tit
bride is sister of Mr.. William Patrick
president of the Augusta Nationa
Bank of this city. DR.. A. R. Cooke
of Waynesboro, performed the cere
mony.
The residence of Geo. A. NEWMAN
on Fillmore street, was discovered tt
be on fire last Saturday shortly afte,
~ O'Clock. The fire department re
sponded promptly and quenched th'
flames before any great damage wa
done. The fire seemed to be confines
to the roof. The loss both by fire ant
water did not exceed 800 and was full
insured.
Wednesday evening at A o'clocl
Mrs. E. N. Perry died at her hom
near Lyndhurst, aged so years. Tn
burial and funeral service took plac
at Bethlehem yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Perry was the widow of the lat
Jas. o. Perry and sister of Messrl
Geo. A. and Philip D. Coyner. ALI G
her children, seven in number, al
grown up.-Waynesboro Herald, c
the 9Th.
His Sins Found1Him Out.
a stranger giving his name as Go
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