Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-11-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

There will be preaching by Rev. +
H. Cline at Mt. Tabor Luthera
church on the first Sunday in Decem
Der at IL O'Clock a. m.
The game of football played here las
Saturday by the Valley High Scaoo
team and the Staunton eleven resulted
in victory for the latter by score o
q to-
The contract to handle all nava
business between the Atlantic anC
Pacific coasts and from all Western
points and Norfolk has been awarded
to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company for the ensuing fiscal year.
A number of first.class bricklayers
can secure employment at good wages
with the West V irginia Pulp and
Paper Co., at Covingtop, Va. For
further information call on or address
the company at Covington at once as
the first applicants will be given pref
erence.
Time at Manila, Philippine Islands,
is IS hours, - minutes and 2 seconds
ahead of Washington time. At 6 in
the morning of Sunday, May /, 1898,
the date of the battle of Manila, it was
4.4s p. N. Saturday in the capital of
the United States.
Amos J. Sledge and Thomas w.
Hammer are the names of the editors
of Western newspaper whose motto
is Nothing but Sledge-Hammer
Blowsr' Georgia once had two editors
whose names were Hay and Oates, and
they took both on subscription.
A settled woman, either white or
colored, with good references and who
is in need of a home, can learn full
particulars by calling on or addressing
THE SPECTATOR, Staunton, Va. One
who is kind to children desired. Good
wages to right party.
Miss Alma Scheffer, formerly of this
city, but now of Washington, was
married last week to Charles De Bots,
of the last named city. The groom is
the son of a retired navy officer and is
quite popular. Miss Scheffer is the
daughter of J. G. Scheffer, of this city.
g-She has been living in Washington for
about year.
Andrew Bowling, J. R. Taylor, Jr.,
W. p. Tams, Isaac Witt. P. H. Trout,
E. L. Edmondson, e. r. Edmondson,
E. W. Stewart and John B. Black
burn, accompanied by Mrs j. R. Tay-
lor, Jr., and Mis-. w. P. Tams spent
Wednesday at the Seawright Lithia
Springs. The object of their visit was
to select site for the new hotel which
is to be erected at an early day.
Miss Emma Morrison, of Rockbridge
county, died at her home on Kerr's
Creek in that county on the 10Th inst,
and was buried at New Monmouth
church on the 21st. She was a lady
widely connected and much esteemed.
Deceased was an aunt on her mothers
side of Ex-Gov. VIM. A. MacCorkle, of
West Virginia.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage at the Executive Mansion,
Charleston, W. Va, on December 9th,
next, of s. b. Avis. son of B. D. Avis,
formerly of this city, and Miss Flor
ence NJ, daughter of Governor G.. W.
Atkinson, of West Virginia. MI. Avis
is a promising young lawyer of the
Mountain State and Miss Atkinson, a
cultured and accomplished lady.
1t is regarded now as an assured fact
that w. Mcdonald Lee will be candi-
date for the position Of Second Audi
tor before the next Legislature. Mr..
Lee is editor of the Virginia Citizen, at
Irvington, Lancaster county, and has
long been identified with the interests
of Tidewater Virginia. In his effort
to defeat Josiah Ryland he will find it
quite different from running county
fight in little Lancaster.
There was an important meeting of
The Staunton Board of Trade held
last week. This body Of live business
men are making an effort to secure
new industries for Staunton and al
ready they have hopes of securing a
hosiery plant which gives employment
to 300 hands. The board of trade has
a splendid work before it and it's efforts
should receive the endorsement of ev-
cry citizen. The plant which it hopes
to secure has been in operation for 20
years and would add much to the up
building of our city.
Mr.. David Kunkle, of Craigsville,
sent to our Office this week japanese
persimmon which was grown on Ranch
Santa Rosa. California, which is own
ed by Mr.. Joseph Cooper, brother OF
Mrs-Kunkle. The fruit is of an or.
ange color, in shape somewhat similar
to the persimmon of this country, but
is as large as an ordinary orange This
one is not quite ripe, but when ripe ii
becomes soft and is eaten with spoon
without pearing, and is said to be
most delicious. We thank Mr.. Kun.
kle for remembering THE SPECTATOR
in this way and it was pleasant also
to hear that he, who is 81 years of age
aud his wife II, are in good health and
that both retain their mental and
physical vigor to marked degree.
Telephone Contracts.
Superintendent Watts, of the Mu