Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-11-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
The United States District Cour
will convene at Danville on Decembe
5tb and at Harrisonburg on the 10Th.
Our local huntsmen have been en-
loving themselves here of late hunt ne
pheasants, deer, rabbits, etc. They
have been quite successful.
.G. w. Fretwell has purchased the
carpenter shop on Greenville avenue
formerly owned by the late J. M. Will
son. Consideration, 81 500.
r. s. and W. A. Turk have forty
two cattle at their farm at Messy creek,
for sale 20 are three-year-olds and y
are two years old. The advertisement
appears elsewhere.
The last will of VIM. B. Bruce was
probated in the Hastings Court OF this
city last week, Malcolm e. Bruce, OF
Lexington, is executor. The estate is
valued at $4,000.
A protracted meeting Is in progress
at the Second Presbyterian church.
The pastor, DIR. Wells, is being ably
assisted by Rev. DIR. Miller, OF Mt.
Sterling, KY.
The whiskey distillery belonging to
E. A. FuIcher, and located near Staun-
ton, was destroyed by fire last Satur-
day night. The loss was a total one
and the origin of the fire is unknown.
A colored woman named Weir was
arrested and sent on the grand jury at
Newport last Saturday on the charge OF
shooting colored girl named Cathe-
rine Rhodes. The Weir woman Is In
jail.
Miss Fannie McQuaide was appoint
ed guardian of her brothers, John +.
and Raymond L. McQuaide in the
hustings court few days ago. The
bond required was for $1,000 and this
was promptly given.
J. H. Demastus, who has been farm
ing Mrs. Hogshead's place for several
years, has bought tract OF timber
land two miles north of Deerfield, and
expects to move to it soon and COM
mence cutting lumber.
The game of football played last Sat
urday by the Staunton eleven and the
team of the Augusta Military Academy
at FIT. Defiance, resulted in a victory
for the military boys by score OF IL
too A return game will be played
here on Thanksgiving day.
Otis Skinner needs no introduction
to the people of this community. He
is a born actor and in his new play,
"The Liars, he is simply great. Mr..
Skinner and his excellent company
will appear at the Opera House to-
morrow, Saturday night.
Judge w. s. Gooch, who is candi-
date for the position of Clerk of the
House of Delegates, was in the city
yesterday, having just returned from
the eastern part of State. He says he
feels certain of the caucus nomination
on the second ballot-Richmond Dis
patch, Wednesday.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest M. Flood, announcing the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Maude
Lyons, to Thomas P. Newhausen, the
ceremony to be performed Wednesday
evening, December 9Th, in Christ
church, ST. Paul, MINI. The bride
and her mother, Mrs. Lyons, are kindly
remembered by many old friends in
Staunton and Augusta, who extend
best wishes for future happiness in
advance of the consumation of the
suspicious event.
The board of trustees held meeting
Saturday night at Wash ington and
Lee University and elected Martin P.
Burks, of Bedford City, to the chair
of Common and Statute Law, vacated
by VIM. L. Clark. Mr.. Burks was
educated at Washington and Lee. He
is the author of a widely used legal
text book, and is frequent contribu-
tor to the Virginia Law Register. He
is a son of Judge E. G. Burks, fol
many years member of the Virginia
Court of Appeals. Mr.. Burks will
accept.