Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-02
LOCAL BRIEFS,

LUCAL BklEFS,
= The work on the new court house is
being rapidly pushed.
The Staunton foot ball team on Mon
day defeated the Roller School eleven
by a score of 6 to 5.
Mr.. James E. Michael and Miss Alma
Knapp were married on Thursday of
last week at Parnassus.
MI. Jacob Crumbaker has purchased
the farm of the late John G. Barger,
near New Hope.
Mr.. T. N. Hite has been appointed
constable for Riverheads district vice
T. R. Paxton resigned.
Miss Pearl Pearson is ill with peri
tonitis. and as a consequence her school,
Hillside. near this city is temporarily
closed.
Mrs. ]. E. B. Stuart has sold to the
trustees of Emmanuel church lot adj
joining the church property on which
they will erect rectory.
An old colored woman by the name
of Ware was killed by train at Brand g
Station on Thursday of last week she
was "a years old and very deaf.
The partridge hunting season in this
county opened yesterday. The time for
killing these birds ends on December
25.
The postof1ices at Valley Mills and
and HarristOn in this county were
broken open and robbed of supplies
and money last week.
Mr.. James M. Schryver, general pas
senger agent of the Baltimore. and
Ohio Railroad lines east of the Ohio
river. died suddenly of paralysis at his
home In Baltimore Monday.
Don't forget the sale of personal
property by J. Frank Bell, which takes
place tomorrow at his home near Val
ley Mills. Everything necessary for
first-class farm will be offered.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Copper, of Goshen
Bridge, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daught er, Mary Nc
Guffin to Robert H. Ramsey, the cere-
mony to take place on Wednesday
morning, November 14th.
Mrs. Dickens, wife of DR.. W. F.
DICKENS, manager of the Baltimore
Dental Association in Staunton, died
on the oath ult., at the home of her
brother, DIR. ]. G. Clark, in
Sykesville, Md.
Gen. Fitz Lee has been ordered by
the War Department to proceed to
Omaha and assume command of the
department. of Missouri. The three
Cuba divisions having been consolidate
ed under ole management.
The Kansas City Telegram of Satur
day says that Mr.. H. d. Coyner, mana
ger of the famous Reynolds Cattle Com
pany received number of first prizes
for fat cattle at the cattle show there
last week. Mr.. Coyner was formerly
from this county.
The coroner's jury in the case of
Capt. w. b. Pendleton, who on Friday
killed Francisco. at Cuckoo, in Louisa,
on Saturday brought in a verdict ex-
Onerating the accused. The evidence
showed that Pendleton acted in self
defence. and that the tragedy was the
result of long and bitter fued.
Messrs. H. ID. Flood, Edward Echols,
w. T.-McCue and j. l.. Bumgardner,
after attending a Democratic meeting
at Mt. Scion, which ended about II
O'Clock on Saturday night drove down
into Rockingham, and it is supposed set
that county right, Mr.. Bumgardner
had the reins. They arrived in Staun-
ten at four o clock next morning. They
thought they were coming toward
StauntOn, when approaching Bridge
water, as Bridgewater has grown in
recent years, and has hill close by
which resembles Betsy Bell. On this
account they were sure of their bear
ings until they reached the bridge over
North river, as North river seemed
larger than Lewis creek this led to in
vestigation and a realization of their
mistake. They retraced their steps,
and seeing another round hill like
Betsy Bell east of Milnesville steered
for that, but finding Milnesville small
er than the town they were looking for
they steered for Spring Hill, which
they thought was on the Staunton
road and this they found after search.
Mr.. Flood was not acquainted with
the roads, but Mr.. Bumgardner knew
every hog path, house and barn, and
they gave themselves up to his leader
ship. None of them attended church
the next day.