Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Saturday next, the I'd, at p. M,
the time set for the district meetin
Be sure and attend. Ward meetiI
will be held In the city on same date
8 p. m. -a.
There will be q meeting of the FRI
Growers Association on Saturday, s,
tember End. Business OF unusual il
portance will be brought before I
meeting.
Polk Miller, of Richmond, will ri
one Of his entertainments at Churc
vile next Tuesday evening for t
benefit of the Presbyterian church
that place.
Mrs. Esta Chandler, wife of Charl
Z Chandler, died last Saturday at b.
late residence few miles west
Staunton, aged SO years. Deceased
survived by her husband and one Sol
The interment was in Thornrose Gem
terry on Sunday.
The ladies of Bethel Church wi
serve meat supper and refreshmeni
and give an entertainment at Callison
schoOlhouse near Greenville next We(
nesday evening, Sept. 9Th. Polk Mi
Ter has been engaged for tho occasio
and an enjoyable time is promised q
who attend.
The district lodge of Knights O
Pythias of the Fifth Virginia district
will convene in this city on Wednes
day, October 25th. All the lodges il
the Valley from Winchester to Lex
ingtOn are embraced in this district
and about 100 delegates will attend.
On Thursday night Of last week SOM
person or persons unknown made al
attempt to rob the hardware store OF
Armentrout & Co., in Irish alley. 4
plate glass window was broken and th,
noise aroused others in the neighbOr
hood who frightened the mid-nigh
marauders away.
Senator John N. Opie has been ap
prised Of the marriage Of his eldest
daughter, Miss Isabel, to Chas. K
Robinson, which took place in Phila'
delphia on the 18th. Both the bride
and groom resided in Philadelphia.
They are expected here on a visit in 9
few days.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, who with
his wife, has been spending some
weeks abroad, writes to friend here
that he will sail for home September
9TH, and hopes to be in Richmond by
the 18th. He and Mrs. Ellyson are
both in excellent health, and have been
having q delightful time.-Richmond
Leader.
Last Friday afternoon q warrant
was issued for Perry Cline, of the coun-
ty, charging him with attempting to
forcibly take liberties with lady in
the outskirts of the city. He was ar
rested at his home on Saturday by
Constable John s. Denton and tried
before magistrate. A fine OF $40 and
costs was imposed.
Mrs. VIM. Bailey and little son are
visiting friends in Stanton this week.
-Messrs. Watson and Garrett Gooch,
of StauntOn, are visiting friends here.
MIR. Thomas Landes, Of near Mt.
Grove, stopped over night Monday
with his brother, Mr.. Robt. Landes,
Ia this city, and on Tuesday left for
Staunton to spend q few days with his
brother in that city.-Alleghany SEN
tinel.
W. B. Buddo, of Roanoke, has ac-
cepted position with W. w. Putnam
& Co., Of this city, and entered rpon1
his duties. For number of years
MIR. Buddo has been connected with q
prominent music house in the Magic
City and is gentleman we'll versad in
all that pertains to bis line OF business.
THE SPECTATOR welcomes him to the
Valley City and congratulates Messrs.
Putnam 81 Co. upon securing so valu-
able musician and citizen.
We learn from the Newport News
papers that Mrs. Georgia l.. Borne
man. wife of Geo. L. Borneman, who
formerly resided in this city, has elop.
ed from that city with q coal-black
negro, aged about 25 years and bearing
the name of George Waddell., Besides
leaving her husband, Mrs. Borneman
left her year old son.
Clendine, the year-old. daughter OF
DR.. l. L. ArmentrOut, of Annex, fell
q distance of five feet, at the residence
Of her uncle, T. w. Harris, on North
Lewis street last Thursday. She was
taken to DR.. Atkinson 3 Office and re-
celyed the necessary medical atten-
ton. Her collar bone was broken and
she was otherwise bruised, but we are
glad to learn she 10 on the road to re-
covery.
]. E. Runnels, the individual book
keeper at the Farmers and Merchants
Bank in this city, has resigned his POI
sitiOn to succeed l.. L. Bowman, who
resigned q like position at the Angus
ia National Bank week or SO ago. Fl.
&. Baylor, OF Arbor Hill, has been
elected to succeed Mr.. Runnels at the
FIRST named bank. Mr., Bowman has
entered the hardware business. These
young gentlemen are all well known
and are graduates Of Dunsmore q Bus
mess College.
: Capt. Lewis Hartman, who has cred.
itably filled the position Of deputy col
lectOr for the past six years, having
been appointed at the beginning Of
Cleveland's second term, has been 70
titled that his position will be filed by
another after today, the 3lst. On to-
morrow E. J. McCulloch, q Botetourt
Republican, will assume the duties of
the position Capt. Hartman has been
asked to yacate.
On Tuesday of last week bank was
organized in Waynesboro to do a gen.
eral banking business under the name
of the South River Bank, with Theo-
dore Coyner, president; j. A. Patter-
son, Jr., vice president, and f. g.
Vance, cashier. Messrs. Jas. r Good
loe, N. r. Ellis, F. P. 10th, James A.
Fishburne and the three officers named
constitute the board of directors. The
bank will be In operation within few
days. 1t will commence business under
the most favorable auspices with q
capital stock of $4,000. There is a
rumor to the effect that another insti-
tuition Of this kind will be started In the
same town.
d. A. Sniteman, of this city, receiy-
cd telegram last Monday from South
English, Iowa, announcing the death
Of his sister, Mrs. Maty Fluckey, who
was married on Christians Creek to
Thos. j. White. in 1859, and after
wards moved to Iowa where Mr.. White