Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
John Knightly is arranging to.eree
a store house on Johnston street. Thl
street is fast building up and man
think it is the coming business sectio
of the city.
Ernest Miller, son of D. B. Miller. 9
Edom, Rockingham county, was kille
last Thursday by having his head rul
over and crushed by road engine
which had blown out cylinder head
He fell in trying to get away and wa
run over.
The barn on the farm of L. A. Drum
heller was destroyed by fire last Friday
together with large crop of hay. Tit
fire is supposed to have originated
from spark from passing train
There was $500 insurance on the build
ing.
Harold Teabo, aged 10 years and
son of A. H. Teabo, was kicked by g
horse at the G. & o. depot one evening
last week and painfully injured. Med
ical treatment was summoned and at
this writing the youth is rapidly inn
proving.
VIM. Hotel, who recently gave up
his situation in Captain Koontz's mill
here to accept the position of head mil
Ter with the Staunton Milling Co.,
came down from Staunton last We'd
nesday to move his family to that
place.-Edinburg Sentinel.
Misses Lulu Bush, B. B. Coleman,
Alice Bib, Margaret Ryan, Annie
Ryan, Myrtle Shaner, Eugenia Bum
gardner and Ira Brownlee were among
the Augusta teachers who attended the
School of Methods in Roanoke. and
which has just adjourned.
Harry M. Lewis, for many years the
popular and obliging assistant ticket
agent at the G. & o. depot in this city,
has resigned lis position to embark
in the clothing business. He will open
up in the Masonic Temple at an early
day. R. L. Tucker succeeded Mr.. Lew
is at the G. & o. depot.
The colored ministers of Staunton
are to be congratulated upon the bold
stand they have taken against Sunday
excursions. For several Sundays col
ored excursions have been run to
this city and while the crowds have
been orderly, they have not been OF
any benefit either to themselves or the
community.
On last Friday morning in this city,
Miss Rachael A. Armstrong, of Deer
field, was united in marriage to N. B.
Williams, OF Swoope, Rev. M. L.
Wood, of the Baptist church, oficiat-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left the
same day for their home at Swoope Oh
the 1888 c. & o. train.
Mrs. Catherine Hounihan departed
this life last Friday morning in the 6Sth
year of her age. She is survived by
her husband, John Hounihan, and two
sons, W. T. Hounihan, Of Chicago. and
John Hounihan. Jr., of Bridgeport t,
Conn. The funeral took place from
st. Francis Catholic church last Sat-
urday.
Mary Gregory, daughter of Police
man and Mrs. Chas. E. Gregory, died
on the 10th inst, after q brief illness
with typhoid fever at the home of her
parents. The funeral took place on the
10th from the residence and was at
tended by number of relatives and
friends Of the family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gregory have the sympathy of the en-
tire community in their great loss.
Mrs. q. L. Swink, of New Hope,
Misses Nina Showalter and Minnie
Yount, of near Crimora, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Kemper Huff, of Waynesboro, Jas.
T. Anderson, of Staunton, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. N. Stephens, of near Earleysville,
Va, and Messrs. w. M. Aistace, Dun.
Ball, and T. l.. Farrar, of the Univer-
sity OF Virginia, are among the guests
at Black Rock Springs.
John b. Powell, the well.known
principal of the Richmond Female
Seminary. died at Waynesboro last
Saturday afternoon. As school prin-
cipal and teacher he was eminently
successful. and the Richmond Female
Seminary was one of the largest and
best-conducted institutions of the kind
in the South. As gentleman he was
genuine type of the old school, and
as a scholar be was widely read.
Highland Park was a scene of
much activity on last Thursday night
and again Monday night when there
was presented what is known as the
Rag Time Ministries. These entertain
ments were given solely for the benefit
of the Kings Daughters Hospital, and
quite handsome sum was realized.
Miss Bowcock, of Charlottesville, was
the instructor, and like our home tai
emit, acquitted herself with credit.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Fisher died last
Thursday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Root. on Sears Hill,
Mrs. Fisher had been i'll but few DAYS
and her death was unexpected. The
funeral took place on Friday from the
United Brethren church and the SER
vices were conducted by the pastor,
Rev. L. o. Bicker. The interment was
in Pleasant View cemetery. Deceased
was Christian woman and much es-
teemed by her acquaintance.