Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-09
Virginia and West Virginia.

Mr.. William s. Peyton died at Rapi-
an, Va, aged eighty-three years.
Mrs. benjamin Haden, of Fincastle,
widely known lady, died Saturday.
The Anti-Saloon League of Berkeley
'ounty was permanently organized at
Alexandria physicians are making
rouse to house canvass of the city in
earch of smallpox.
Mr.. William Morris. prominent
.itizen of Farmville, died suddenly OF
leart disease Sunday last.
A steamship line to run regularly
between Newport News and some port
in France is projected.
Samuel Spencer, a we'll known prin-
ter of Lynchburg, died Monday, after
a long illness, of consumption.
Mr.. Thomas Gibson, who resided
near Radford, WIS found dead near
his home, with his neck broken.
A bill is before the West Virginia |
providing for convention
to revise the State constitution.
Mr.. VIM. H. Calvert, of Winchester
a we'll known hotel man, died sudden
ly.
There is 81 ,2S4, 1888 in the West Vir-
ginia State treasury and no obliga-
tions.
DR.. Charles w. Hardin, of Rock
bridge county, is dead, aged eighty-five
years
The February term of the United
States Court opened in Alexandria,
Judge Waddill presiding.
In Danville youth named Louis
Rice died from injuries sustained from
a rock thrown by James Averett, col
ored.
The West Virginia House of Dele
gates declared in favor of the election
of United States Senators by the peo-
pie by vote of 81 to 4.
Two coiored regiments which have
been serving in Porto Rico will be
landed at Newport News in a short
time. They will be mustered out.
Norfolk ard Western directors de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of 2per
| cent. on thu preferred stock. The
dividend is payable February "a.
Rev. Josegh A. Vance, of Baltimore,
is conducting series of religious Ser.
vices in the First Presbyterian Church
Lynchburg.
ALL of the 100000 of 81 per cent
bonds which the city council of Lynch
burg recently ordered to be issued have
been disposed of at par.
| Two mammoth ships are in course
of construction in England for thu
cotton carrying trade between New
port News and Liverpool.
Last week the leaf tobacco sales il
Lynchburg aggregated 446, 500 pounds
an increase of nearly 100000 pounds
compared with same week last year.
the State convention of the YOUNG
Mems Christian Associations of Vir
ginia will be held this year at Hamp
ton, beginning March 2 and continu
ing four days.
| Harry E. Swan, a graduate of tn
Spirit of Jefferson office, Charlestown
W. Va, has been appointed privat
secretary to General Ludlow, in com
mand at Havana, Cuba.
The engagement has been announces
of Miss Marie de Bonneville, daughte
of the late DR.. de Bonneville, of Phila
delphia, to Mr.. Arthur Mason Chiches
ter, Jr., of Leesburg,
Dogs are playing havoc with shee
in the upper part of Loudoun county
In the Round Hill and Snickersvill
neighborhoods over hundred shee
have been killed or rendered useless,
II Mr.. George Hartman, one of tn
. wealthiest men in West Virginia, an
once candidate for Congress agains
r Hon. William L. Wilson, died sudder
ly near Petersburg w. Va, a few day
ago.
Near Fetterman. Taylor county, "
{ Va, Mis-. Presley R. Riley awoke t
q find herself and babe enveloped i
1 flames Her cries attracted neig
:. who extingnished the fire, but not b.
fore the two We're believed to be fatal
burned
! The widow of the late Rev. DR.. q. f
: Haines, died in Wilmington, N. G.
? Saturday. Her funeral took place j
] Petersburg Monday. She was born a
e Belvedere, in Hartford, county, Md
! on April II, 1885, and has been marie
| over forty years.
1t is reported that Prof. A. M. Hugt
3 lett, who mysteriously disappeare
from Bedford City nearly year age
! has been located in California. 1t
/, said that u travelling man found hir
i running drug store in town in tina
! Stat, but the professor, when &C
dressed, said he was another man an
i disappeared through an open door.