Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-06
LOCAL BRIEFS,

There will be preaching at Mt. Tabo
church next Sunday morning at 1
o'clock by Rev. J. W. Shuey.
The charge against NJ. G. Whitesel
for seduction has been dismissed. HI
was arrested at Hot Springs last week
The sale of the Brunswick hotel prop
erty at Waynesboro to Mrs. W. j
10th has been confirmed and the pur'
chase money paid over.
The Weinberg Clothing Co., will
remove September 1st to their new
store on Augusta street next door te
Augusta National Bank. See their at
tractiye. double column ad. on first
page.
The trial of Gen. Jas. A. Walker for
shooting Attorney W. 8. Hamilton at
Bristol, is now in progress in the Bris-
. toll court. A jury from Montgomery
! county is trying the case.
T. T. Fauntlercy, of this city, ha
been lincensed as dentist by the State
Board of Dental Examiners, and has
opened an office here for the practice
of his profession.
Insure your crops against Fire and
Lightning with Taylor u Perry, End
Floor Masonic Temple, low rates and
best companies. june cts
r. B. Dunlap died last week W 18th
heart disease at his home near Jen-
nings' Gap, aged 65 years. Mr.. Dunlap
was a brave soldier in the civil war
and was highly esteemed by those who
enjoyed his acquaintance. He leaves
a wife and several children.
M.F. Schmidt was the leader of the
afternoon meeting held at the 7. NJ.
G. A. last Sunday afternoon. He is a
Hebrew convert to Christianity and it
was this subject that he discussed.
There was good attendance.
Attention is called to an order Of
publication in this issue in the case of
Virginia Banking and Trust Co. VS..
Virginia Banking and Trust Co., and
ais. You may be interested and there
is some money to be distributed.
Clarence D. Hawpe, native of this
county, but now a young business man
nfbf New York, and Miss Clara l..
Moore, of Brooklyn, were married in
the latter city on the 1st inst. Miss
Ada Hawpe, of this city, a sister OF
the groom, was present at the mar
riage.
TAYLOR & Perry will insure your
grain and hay for any length of time
you desire. Low rates, best compa-
MES. Office End floor Masonic Temple.
june sets
From now until September 1st the
Weinberg Clothing Co. offer reduced
prices on all goods in their present
store. See advertisement for particu-
lars.
Miss Ella M. Noon, II. 8. Ruff, Ed
ward Kinney. L. 8. Evans, VIM. I.
O'Connor, all efficient clerks in the
Staunton postoffice, have had their
salaries increased 500 year-that ia
each party named commenced receiy-
ing on the 1st inst. 500 per year more
than heretofore.
.sArista Hoge, city treasurer, sold at
par last Saturday the $10.500 81 per
cent. bonds of the city. These bonds
were sold to take up like amout in G
per cent bonds, In which treasurer
Hoge will be able to save the city a
neat little sum in interest annually.
The Kings Daughters of Thinking
Spring, are arranging for an excellent
entertainment to be given at the Valley
Home Seminary on July rs, for the
benefit of the poor. Polk Miller and
Capt. Frank w. Cunningham, of Rich.
mond, will be present, and their com.
ing is guarantee that the evening
will afford pleasure for all.
Mrs. W. P. Humphreys died at hel
daughters, Mrs. John Loving, neal
Stuart's Draft, on Monday, the 26th
and was buried on Tuesday in River
view cemetery Mrs. Humphreys W 81
65years of age, and leaves a husband
and seven children. Mrs. A. T. Haley
of Basic City. is one of her daughters
At an early age she joined the Laure
Hill Baptist church, and was for many
years a member of the Waynesbort
Baptist. Rev. III. q. Ferguson con
educted the funeral Waynes
- boro Valley Herald.