Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-01-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Next Monday will be county cou,
dav.
The State Convention of the Prob
bition party will meet in Richmon
on the 22ud of next month.
The Separate Car Bill passed tn
House of Delegates on Wednesda,
without a dissenting vote.
c. M. Hawthorne has been appoint
ed postmaster at Stribling Springs
this county.
The services of Zion st. James Lu
theran congregation will be held a
st. James Church next Sunday instead
of at Zion.
There was a large gathering at tn,
Homer KOiner sale near Bethel OF
Tuesday last, when he sold out hi
stock. farming implements and house
hold and kitchen furniture.
John Newsome died last Friday af.
ter a few days illness. He was buried
on Saturday. His weakness for strong
drink had kept him continually in
trouble.
There "a a pretty wedding in Way
nesboro on Wednesday morning in the
Presbyterian church at which time and
place Miss Leta A. Swink became the
bride of Augustus G. Culton. Rev. A.
r. Cooke performed the ceremony.
VIM. Bell, who lives a few miles
south of Stanton, was taken ill last
Saturday with strangulated hernia.
He was attended by three physicians,
who found it necessary to perform an
operation, which according to late re-
ports was a success.
We return thanks to Hon. G. w.
Koiner, commissioner of agriculture.
for a copy of his annual report togeth-
er with the report of the State Board
of Agriculture. The report is full of
valuable information to the farmers of
Virginia.
Mrs. Jonathan Miller, a native of this
county, died last week at her adopted |
home in Saline county, Mo. She is
survived by her husband, and three
brothers who reside in this county.
They are: Fielden, J. E. and Joseph
A. WhitmOre.
Clarence j. Long was instantly kill
ed at Strasburg the latter part of last
week by falling under a Southern rail
way train, while attempting to get off
of it. He was an employe of the South
ern and a young mar Of good stand
ing.
vRev. J. E.Booker having been appoint
ed Synodical evangelist, will enter up
on his work February 1st, and is as
signed to Winchester Presbytery for
three months. He will labor in the
railroad towns near Davis, w. Va.
family will make their home in
Lexington in the future.
The bill to abolish the register of
the land office was defeated in the Leg
isIature, after a spirited contest. The
salary was reduced to 81, 200 on the
motion of J. W. Todd, of Augusta. 1t
is thought the Senate will concur with
the house.
Our correspondent from Parnassus
has sent us a communication relative
to the appointment of a Mr.. Hollis, of
Mt. Sidney, to some position in which
Mr.. ]. w. Todd was in some way mixed
up. The matter never had any sub
stance and is now too old to be again
discussed. We are, therefore, obliged
to omit the article.
Everett Sandy, a youth living with
E. L. Houff, of Stonewall, came near
killing one of Mr.. Houff's grand-chil-
dren last week at MI. Houff s home by
the careless handling of a gun, which
was thought to be empty. The dis
charge of the gun narrowly escaped
the boy and lodged in the valuable
house dog, killing him instantly. The
affair created no little excitement.
The suit instituted some time ago
against the Western State Hospital by
Mrs. M. l.. Gay, then living, and con
tinued by the administrator of her es-
tate, came to trial in the hustings court
Monday and resulted in a verdict
against the hospital for $40. The
plaintiff claimed damages on the
ground of injury to the water supply
ON her farm. l.