Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-10-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

6DTluR OU DdIuIudys
A new schedule went into effect {
the e. & .. road Monday. 1t will
found on our fourth page.
Mr.. r. B. Munford, for 80 yea
commissioner of the revenue for Ric
mond, died suddenly Monday night.
Mr.. VIM. Shull, of Milnesville, hs
purchased the farm Of Mr.. Irwin Kin
BILE, Oh Long Glade.
The annual State convention of To
Kings Daughters will be held this yea
at Front Royal, beginning October i
The work OF demolishing the coul
house was begnn on Monday accord
ing to contract, and the old buildin
is fast disappearing.
Gen. Boiling has appointed Miss Jer
nette G. Wright, of Essex county. a
sponsor for the State at large to tn
Grand Camp meeting here.
A large number of sheep and cattl
from Highland are being shipped
The finest lot was grazed by Mr.. L. h
Stephenson.
Rev. DIR. 8. K. Cox was at Burns
Vile, Bath county, last Sunday, wher'
he dedicated a new Methodist church
in the charge of Rev. A. e. McNeer.
Mr.. s. d. Timberlake, chairman OF
the committee on decoration asks our
citizens to decorate their houses dur
ing the meeting of Grand Camp next
week.
The corps of of cadets of the Virgin
ia Military Institute has been invited,
through General Shipp, to be present
and take part In the parade OF the Vet
Grams. October 10th.
One night last week a thief broke in
to the store of Bishop & Shumate, on
Johnson street and stole $26.75 from
the cash draw. Nothing else was miss
ed. An entrance was gained by break
ing blind in the rear of the store.
The West Augusta Guard has been
assigned to the 10th regiment, and
will be known as company K. The
commissioned officers of the different
companies will meet in Richmond next
Wednesday to elect regimental officers.
McLaren McBryde, son of Rev. Rob
ert J. McBryde, of Lexington, who was
injured two weeks ago in an electrical
plant in Brooklyn. where he was en-.
ployed, died from his injuries on Fri.
day. He was only % years old. His
body was taken to Richmond for in
terment.
Mr.. Marshall b. Waddy died at the
home his brother, Postmaster j. w.
Waddy. in Buena Vista on Friday, af-
ter an illness of two months. He was
born in Louisa county in 1928, and was
raised there, but for some years he had
resided in this county and Rockbridge.
His funeral took place Sunday at
Buena Vista.
William q. Yeager cut an artery aod
bled to death in his room at Greenville.
Friday. The deceased hailed from
Rockingham county, was a travelling
salesman for Gibler Brothers & Co., of
Baltimore, and was about 80 years old,
and unmarried. Justice Mckee. OF
Greenville, held the cOroner's inquest,
which proved the death to be suicide.
The Virginia State Firemen's con-
vention, which met in Richmond last
week, adjourned, after very satisfac-
tory meeting, to meet in Stanton next
year, on the fourth Wednesday in Sep
TENDER. Mr. Thos. Kivlighan, was
elected president of the association,
and Mr.. J. j. Kilgalen was member
of the resolutions committee.
Mr.. s. A. Spradlin, who lives
near Dooms. on the N. y w. Ry.,
had the misfortune to have his barn
and its contents destroyed by fire on
Thursday of last week. The loss is
estimated at about 81, 200. with insur-
ance of $500. 1t is thought the fire
originated from spark from an en-
CINE.
r. 10 o,nounood %b0t Mice Ko&o
Minor, who keeps boarding. house at
the University Of Virginia, has receiv-
ed a check for S., 900 in recognition OF
services rendered last session in nurs
ing one of her student bOarders through
a critical illness. The Charlottesville
Progress says it is understood that the
student referred to is W. A. Clark, Jr.,
son of Senator William A. Clark, of
Montana.
Capt. Cab. Maddox, who is some
thing of a political seer, and Is con-
stantly scanning the political sky, has
made the following statement to a
representative of THE SPECTATOR: I
am Swanson man for Governor first,
last and all the time, but Echols will
win in that fight. James 7. Jeffries
will be the next Attorney General,
and Mr.. w. II. Mann will fill Judge
Riley's vacant seat on the Supreme
bench when the Legislature meets.
He would 60 no further, except as to
Bryan, of whom he says: II his
chances continue to increase as they
have done for the last few weeks he
will sweep the country. He will back
his Judgment with little cash, which
is the best evidence of his faith.
James G.. O'Rork, former resident
of this city. died in the Confederate
Soldiers Home of Missouri. some time
in April His remains were given a
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