Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-05-25
VirQinia News.

Virginia News.
The Allegheny Hotel has opened at
Goshen for the season with J. W. Bell
as manager.
Several northern capitalists contem-
plate establishing wooden mills on the
Appomattox river.
Two new lines ofsteamships between
Norfolk and Europe will be in opera
tion beginning September 10th next.
A college of dental surgery was char
tered by the Circuit Court of Alexan-
dria.
Elk Senator Charles j. Faulkner sew
erely sprained an ankle while stepping
from a car at MarIinsburg, w. Va.
Joseph M. Barton and Miss frankie
b. Jones, both of Frederick county,
were quietly married at the BRIDE
residence, "Careysbrook, ''last week.
The thirty fifth anniversary of the
battle of New Market Vas appropriate
~ observe at the Virginia Military
Ii Stitute.
Mrs James P. Siler, aged SIS, wife Of
prominent citizen of Winchester,
died at the Western States Hospital in
this city recently.
The fair of the Rappahannock Valley
agricultural Society will be held at
Fredericksburg September 26, q and
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John w. Brown, colored. was shot
and killed in Warren county by Gabriel
Slow, his father-in-law.
A fire at Parsons, w. Va, destroyed
sc, 900 worth of property, including
the stock of the Diamond Mercantile
Company, estimated at $4,000
Rev. Frank Stringfellow has receiv
ed and accepted a call to Orange Court
House, and will leave for his new posi-
of duty about the first of June.
Mrs. Francis Perry died of paralysis
at the home of her son in-law, MI
James s. Paytes, near Salem Church
in Spottsylvania, aged Y years.
Mrs Margaret Lydia Anderson dice
in Richmond last week. She cam,
from Pennsylvania to Richmond fifty
two years. Her father John Horn
died in the service in the Mexican war
1t is reported that Armour & Co., 0
Chicago, are negotiating for the pur
chase of tract of twenty-five acres o
land, situated just above Newpor
News Abattoir Company's plant.
Henry Lickliter was drowned in tn
Shenandoah river one day last week
while repairing dam near Woodstock
He leaves family, consisting of a wifi
and one child,
J. S. Craig, member of the Tegis
lature from Rockbridge county. ant
the proprietor of the Cold Sulphu
Springs, has added several timely i'm
provementS to his we'll known summe
resort.
Another fire occurred in Lynchburs
last week when large frame building
corner of Twelfth and Polk streets
was destroyed by fire. The factory
was occupied by Gillian & Co., for tn
storage of leaf tobacco. The entir'
stock was destroyed. Loss $4,000.
During storm lightning struck tn
bell tower of Trinity Episcopal church
in Fredericksburg, causing damage
of about 500. Lightning also strucE
and set On fire the courthouse of G. L
Payne, near that city, and killed al
OK under al adjoining shed.
Bids for the construction of dam
across James river for charging thu
water power of the Virginia Electric
Railway and Development Compan.
have been opened. The highest ont
was 1922, 0OO and the lowest (Martir
& Co., of Louisa county,, S12S, $3.50.
The Janney Mill, located in Lou
doun county, was burned last Frida,
evening from friction of machinery
The mill was formerly run by ASS
Janney, who at one time was il
charge of the Gallego Mills, at Rich
mond. The Old mill was burned b,
Sheridan's troops during the war. A
few years thereafter it was rebuilt O
brick, three stories and half high, ant
lately was finished out with the new
roller process. and operated by Albert
and D. n ROlvn