Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-01
Pocahontas County Items.


i On Wednesday of last week Drs. j.
b. Lockridge and j. w. Price ampu-
tate1 the hand of a young man from
Anthony's Greek, named Clyde Rider.
He had met with terrible wound by
the premature explosion of a gun some
two weeks before and the amputatiCn
was postponed until death would have
ensued had it been delayed much long
er.
| A sad accident occurred on Thurs
day of last week. which resulted in the
death Of Mr.. W. G. Mann. prominent
citizen of the Edray district. He was
hauling stone for the railroad bridge,
which crosses Greenbrier river near
Paul Sharps. His wagon lock broke,
when the horses started, throwing him
off and the stone very large one
weighing over two tons fell on him
crushing the top of his head almost en-
tirely off. He was the head of the
largest family in the county, having 16
living children. His wife was Miss
McAllister, of Allegheny county.
On Wednesday of last week near
Huntersville. Miss Bertha Sharp,
daughter of Henry Sharp, was married
to Mr.. Stuart Peterson, of Mcdowell.
Highland county. The bride Is sis
ter OF the wife of Mr.. Jno. E. Camp
bell, editor of the Allegheny Sentinel.
A new bank called the Bank of Poca-
hontas has been established at Mar
linton with Geu. P. Moore, as presi-
dent.
Col. Jno. L. McGraw, who was the
Democratic candidate for the u. 8.
Senate IN this State at the last cleo
ton Was in the county last week. He
came in connection with the new bank
at MarlinUon. He is a large owner of
REAL estate in Marlinton and other fu.
lures of the county.
Hon. Jacob Yost, of Staunton, was
In the county last week looking at
various tracts of land.
Mrs. John J. Beard, widow of John
j. Beard, lale clerk of the county court
of this county, has moved to Lewis
burg where she will reside with her
son, DR.. Harry Beard. She sold her
farm at Huntersville to Mr.. D. O'Con-
nell who will probably lay it off into
town lots.
a good deal of land is changing |
hands. Mr.. E. M. Arbogast, of High
land county, has purchased number
of tracts.
The railway company is making
preparations for the tracks through
Marlinton, and have made the road
bed there As feet WIDE
Mrs. Jas. T. Lockridge is on a visit
to her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Milligan,
in Buena Vista.
w. W. Tyree has purchased lots in
Marlinton and will move the postofice
to the eastern side of the river.
The county court will let to contract
on or about January 1st, next, the
road from Huntersville to Marlintop.
This road is to be made first class in
all respects.
There is talk of large tannery be-
ing established at Caldwell, and of a
trust making corner on the bark of
this section. Should this be done it
will destroy the prospect of tannery
in this county.
1t is reported that the Greenbrier
River Lumber Co. will not begin ope-
'Ations before next spring, and Mr..
Rodemer, general manager of the COM
pany, has gone home to New York.
The iron interests in this county are
being looked into by experts. Coal and t
ron lay within fifteen miles of each
'ther in this locality. and the iron and
he limestone lay side by side. This 4
will make facilities for manufacturing
t equal, if not superior, to Birming- b
am.