Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-10-06
LOCAL BRIEFS,

The 10Th inst. will be the opening o
the partridge season.
Get copy of next weeks SPEcTA
TOR for full and complete report o
the Carnival.
The Richmond Howitzers and the
Winchester firemen are fine looking
body of men.
A meeting of the Augusta Fruit
Growers Association will be held il
this city tomorrow. the It'll. at II a. m
Miss Marie B. Wall, of Norfol k, q
niece of Capt. John McQuaide, of this
city, was married last Monday in New
York to G. 81. Hall, son of Rev. Mr..
Hall, of Eastern Virginia.
Married, on September 21st, at the
residence of the bride 504 s. Water
street, by the Rev. w. H. Tribble, Mr..
J. P. Jones and Mrs. E. q. Wise, both
of Charlottesville, Va.
T. T. Gibson, recently miller at Mt.
Scion mills, moved Wednesday into
one of the houses at the wooden mills
here. He has been employed by the
Natural Falls Milling .Co.-Bridge-
water Herald.
In this issue will be found the call of
number of citizens, addressed to r.
F. Vincent, begging that gentleman to
announce himself candidate for the
House of Delegates. Following the
call will be found card from Mr..
Vincent in which he accepts the honor.
M. L. Coyner, of this city, and Miss
Cora L. Ashly, of Churchville, were
married in Washington on Thursday
of last week. They were accompanied
by J. w. Splitter and j. II. Matthews
There was no opposition to their mar
riage whatever, they deciding on this
plan themselves.
At Little Rock, Ark, on Saturday,
Fred Pelton. colored, was sentenced to
lis years in the penltentiary for at
tempting to outrage seven women OF
Little Rock in August. The grand
jury returned indictments against him
at noon, and he was arraigned within
a few hours. He acknowledged his
guilt.
Mrs. Keyser, daughter of Col. Archer
Moore, of this county, has in her pos
session counterpaine of rare value.
1t has record of one hundred years,
having been woven by Robt. McCor-
mick, grandfather of the present Nc
Cormicks of Chicago. 1t came into
her possession through relative.
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tor in the world, and our experience
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neat printing at the Stanton SPEC
TAToR and VINDICAToR Job Office.
The Atlanta Journal says: sit ID
said on the inside that the Western
Union Telegraph Company has mott
fed all its customers who bought cot
ton on the fake cotton reports, and
who have threatened to bring suit
against the company, that they will
take all the cotton bought on the
quotations.
A man giving his name as JOSEPH
Beard was arrested in Charlottesville
on Wednesday charged with assaultins
woman named Campbell. On &C
count of his strange actions and hi
reference to the Western State Hospi
tai, it is believed that he was once ar
inmate at that institution. On tn,
charge of assault he was held for th,
grand jury.
Harry M. Anderson, of Winchester
young man of an excellent family
was found guilty of assault and rob
bling at Romney. W. Va, on Saturday
Sentence was deferred pending me
tlon for a new trial. Anderson an
John and Thomas Morrison, also o
Winchester, were indicted for rObbin
Charles Cooper, an aged resident Q
Hampshire county, of over $500 on th
night of May 20 last. The Morrison
are In Jail at Romney awaiting trial.
Last Saturday night near Vesuviu
on the line of Rockbridge and Angus
ta counties J. A. CampbelI's residenC
was destroyed by fire. A young ma
named Beckner who occupied an ne
stairs room was cut off from the stall
way by the flames and persisted. 81
was told to jump from the window {
his room, but for some unknown caus
failed 20 obey. Mr.. Campbell lost b
residence and nearly all of its cor
tents.
Preston Benson, who lives nes
Brownsburg, Rockbridge county, hs
discovered lead in his garden. Recer
storms washed his garden, leaving
considerable gully, three feet dee
What seemed to be a rock was expo
ed. Having need for some fat ston'
he attempted to take out one, ar
made the discovery that it was not
stone but lead. He dug up three bar
cylindrical in shape, and each weig
ing fifty pounds. No one knows no
or when the lead got there. Bens,
is still hoping to End some more