Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24

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LOCAL BRIEFS.
See change of advertisement of tn
Boston Variety Store. They are offer
ing great bargains in everything an(
especially shoes.
Next Monday will be county court
day: Owing to the present month
coming in on Tuesday, 35 days sepa
rate the August term from that oil
July.
Is D. r. Madden, of Lynehburg. has
taken charge of the interests of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.. in
this city, which the late w. J. Bird
had in charge prior to his death.
Henry Coiner was given a prelimi.
nary hearing last Saturday before ] u.s.
tice Kinney and sent to the grand jury.
He was admitted to bail in the sum of
$500. Coiner is charged with cutting
Stuart Fields, oolnred.
;
w. T. McCue, Gilpin Wilson, H, D.
Murray and Harry Burnett have in
, the past week lost valuable dogs in
some mysterious way. Mr.. McCue was
= fortunate enough to secure his lost ami
NAL, some one locating it at Millboro
for him.
Noah Waddey, eolored, had both of
his arms broken last Thursday at Ivy
Depot while putting up swing for
: the colored excursionists to that place,
conducted by the Mt. Zion Baptist
church. There were 800 people in the
party. Waddey is improving.
Mrs. J. q, Barksdale. mother of J.
L. Barksdale, of Waynesboro, died last
week at her home in Albemarle coun-
ty, aged 60 years. Deceased had been
a member of the Baptist church since
her childhood, and was held in high es-
TEEN by all who enjoyed her acquain-
lance.
LOST.-On Friday, August 18th, on
Middlebrook road. between Staunton
and Summerdean, cloth jacket, light
brown with red silk lining. Likely lost
near Middlebrook. A reward will be
paid if left at Middlebrook p. O., or
returned to Miss Hill, Summerdean,
Va.
John Smiley, of the Middlebrook
neighborhood, wss stricken with acute
indigestion while in the city last Fri
cay from which he suffered no little.
Medical attention was promptly given
him and Mr.. Smiley was reported
haftar the foljowin0 dav
Addison Maupin, of Henrico coun-
ty, who is well known to our people,
was defeated for denomination to the
House of Delegates by the Henrico
Democratic convention held at the
court house the latter part Of last
week. Felix M. Jones was nominated
TO succeed Mr.. Maupin.
]. A. Erskine, of the fremont House
at Lakeland, Fla, has succeeded the
late Col. E. G Peyton as manager of
the Intermont Hotel at Covington.
Mr.. Erskine will run the Intermont in
connection with his Florida hotel,
spending the summer at Covington
and the winter in the Flower State.
Frank Penny baker, painter, who
lives near Ferrol, met with serious
accident last Thursday while at work
on the new residence of q. g. Daniel.
The ladder upon which he was at work
gave way and in the fall Mr.. Penny
baker received injuries which it was
thought would be fatal, but we are
glad to learn he is now improving.
John F. Fitch, the popular assistant
depot agent at Buchanan. was in the
city to day to have a bug removed from
his ear. He was successful, or rather
physician was, and he went home re-
joicing. The bug crawled in his ear
yesterday and he suffered tortures--
Roanoke World.
Mr.. Fitch is a native of this county,
q. Rrownold, who some years ago
conducted jewelry store on New
street, under the Virginia Hotel, died
last Friday, the 18th, in New York
city, aged 20 years. His remains were
sent 10 Charles Town, w. Va, for in
terment. He IS survived by one son,
Max Brownold, and by one da lighter,
Mrs. D. b. Hamaker. of New York,
and by one brother, David Brownold,
of this city.
Alfred E. Hoover, of New Hope,
Ernest L. KILLER. of Waynesboro,
Hugh 81. Cox, of West Augusta, and
James T. Stoner, of Raphine, left here
last Thursday to join the 18th regi-
Ment. They were in charge of A. T..
Peace. who expects to secure a SER
aeanoy IN the regiment. With those
who left few weeks ago these young
men will go to Manila to assist in
McKinley's war.
VIM. H. Lavelle, S. F. Pi1son, Moses
81. McComb, E. B. Bear, John H.
Bowman, s. A. Dunlap, Samuel Croft,
Ed. Crawford. Alexander, r. Dudley
and VIM: +. Rretwell, have been sum,
maaed to serve upon the grand jury at
convenes next Monday. There are
quite number of people awaiting the
action of the grand jury, and from all
accounts the above named gentlemen
will have busy time.
A very pretty wedding took place
Tuesday afternoon at the residence of
the BRIDES parents, when Homer Mil
lerand Miss Ida Lee Gregory, daugh-
ter of Policeman and Mrs Charles
Gregory, were made hus band and wife
Rev. L. @. Bricker performed the
ceremony. After the ceremony a sump-
tuous dinner was served, after which
the bridal couple left for Rockingham
to visit the groom's parents. The
groom is an attache of the Western
State Hospital, and he and his bride
have many friends who wish them g
happy welded life.
BurketoWn's Brief Mention.
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