Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-10-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Hon. G. A. Swanson, member OF Con
qress from the fifth Virginia district
will speak to the votes Of Augusts
county Monday, October 2Srd, court
day.
Rev. DR.. ]. B. Fox will preach next
Sunday morning at Mt. Tabor Luthe-
ran church. His pulpit in this city
will be filed by Rev. H. F. Schelee,
the former pastor.
VIM. r. Knowles had valuable
horse killed Tuesday night by train
on the G. so. railway. Another horse
belonging to Mr.. Knowles was quite
badly injured, but will recover.
R. E. Thompson and Miss BERTHE ".
Wood. of Orange county, were united
in marriage in this city on Wednesday
by Rev. M. L. Wood at the Baptist
parsonage. After the ceremony MIR.
and Mrs. Thompson left for their home
in Orange.
Robert Fl. Landes, of Covington,
brother of Mayor W. III. Landes, of
this city, died Wednesday in Coving-
ton after an illness of several days with
typhoid fever. He leaves wife and
two children. Mayor Landes was with
his brother n his last illness and at
tended the funeral which took place
yesterday.
D. a. Rucker, clerk of the court, has
In his possession an interesting relic OF
the early days of the commonwealth
in the shape of the code of Virginia
covering the period between 1776 and
1902. This book was originally the
property of Robert A. Stuart, first
Judge of the circuit court for the dis
trict of which Augusta county was a
part.-Buena Vista Virginian.
Kent Harrison, son of Supreme
Court Judge Geo. M. Harrison, who is
in the employ of the G. & o. railway at
Newport News, was hurt there several
days ago in the yards of the railway
company. Young Harrison is now in
a Richmond hospital and is, getting
along quite well. Mrs. Harrison, bis
mother, is with him, having left We'd
nesday to nurse her son.
Hugh Scott Doggett died at his
home in Fredericksburg on Saturday.
For two terms he served the city as
Mayor. and for number Of years was
a member of the city council. During
the civil war he commanded Go. B,
30th Va. Regiment, and was severely
wounded at the first battle of Manassas.
He was in the seth year of his age.
VIM. Humphreys. who lives near
Verona. was injured by freight train
at Verona station Ell Tuesday evening.
One leg was broken, besides other in
juries. Mrs. Humphreys was nearby
in the buggy and the horse became
frightened almost causing her to meet
like fate. Mr.. Humphreys is quite
old and it is feared his accident may
prove fatal. The doctors attending
him amputated the broken limb on
Wednesday.
Rev. J. B. Taylor, of Richmond, Va,
has accepted the superintendency Of
the Georgia Baptist Orphans Home.
He has been pastor successfully at
Culpeper, Lexington and Salem, and
has for years held the presidency of the
Virginia Baptist Historical Society,
and been q trustee of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary and of
Hollins' Institute.
W. A. Brooks, of the firm of Bark
man & Brooks. of this city, and l.. T..
Parish, who has been associated with
this firm, have entered the bakery and
confectionery business in Charlotte,
N. G. They bought out J. Fasnacht
and have taken charge. The deal has
been in contemplation for several
weeks. Messrs. Brooks and Parrish
will reside in Charlotte and will coon
be Joined by their families. Their many
friends In Staunton wish th EN- abun
dant success.