Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-20
Virginia and Westvirginia.
The st. Charles Hotel, at Hunting
ton. w. Va. was destroyed by fire.

The st. Charles Hotel, at Hunting
ton, W. Va, was destroyed by fire.
Mr.. John w. Nixon, a well-known
citizen OF Loudoun county, died at his
home near Wheatland recently of pa
ralysis of the brain.
At Manassas +. B. Reid, who was
charged with being connected with the
killing of Capitola Butler, was dis
charged after an examination by q
magistrate.
Mr.. Herbert Arlington, prominent
young merchandise broker of Peters
burg, died after a painful illness of
pneumonia. He leaves widow and
two small children.
Senator John w. Daniel has con-
scented to act as one of the judges at
The innual contest of the Inter State
Oratorical Association, which takes
place this year at the University of
Virginia On the 18th of May.
The Winchester Telephone Compa-
ny will extend its lines to Charles Town,
provided the privilege of erecting poles.
stringing wires. etc., can be obtained
from the town council.
Burglars entered the postoff1ce at
Waverly Thursday night, blew open
the sage and secured over $500 in
money and stamps. There is no clue
to the robbers.
Mr.. David Jackson Arlington and
Miss Lucy Leachman Hixson, daughter
of Mr.. George W. Hixson, were mar
ried by Elder Waters in the Primitive
Baptist Church at Manassas last week.
Messrs. Isaac Christ, Ed. Powell
Lewis Lesher and others, veal, hy bust
ness men of Talna9ua, Pa, have ,eas &c
the Mitchell gold mine in Spottsy Iva
mia, and will begin operation with i'm
l proved machinery in few days.
, Mrs. Bruce w. Stringfellow, living
near Brandy, died recently of Bright
disease, aged about IS years. She wa
, cousin of the Rev. John A. Broad
i, dus, of Lexington, KY, and a daugh
+ ter of the late James Broaddue, o
Culpeper.
At Caroline County Court tract Q
200 acres of land, belonging to the es
tate of the late George w. Burke, sol
at public auction. brought only SILT
Another piece of 94t acres, belongin
to the Lewis estate, was purchased b
W. P. Mitchell for 1855.
The publishers of the West Virgini
Herald Of Charleston, W. Va, hav
instituted an action at law against til
Attorney General of that State, suin
for the amount of fifty cents. sui
Iscription bill for three months. Th
attorney general contends that he di
not get Tut three copies of the pape
aud then had to phone for them
If The date for the Richmond May col
l. ventiOn Ct MocratS in favor of cleo
ing United States Senators by the De,
n pie has been changed from the 1lth t
the 10th, as the Academy of Mus
could hot be had for the former dat
Headquarters have been secured ;
Murphy s Hotel for the friends of IL
invention movement and Mr.. S. CT,
tt JOnt S will be put in charge fe
the present.
L Washington aud Lee Universit
10 commencement, June 11th-Baccala,
reate sermon, Bishop Charles B Cali
). way D. D., of Mississippi.
4, June 1lth-Y. M. G.. A address. Re-
?. P. I. Hale, pastor of Baptist churcl
J, Roanoke, Va.
= June 12th-Address before the la
l; class, Judge U. NJ Rose, of Arkansa
y June 13th-Alumni address, JUDI
- Horace L. Dufour, of New Orleans.
l. June 14th-Address before the Ii
erary societies, Major il
le Wheeler, United States Army.