Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-01-12
LOCAL

LOCAL BRIEFS.
We do all kinds of job printing nei
ly and promptly. Try US.
NJ Sidney Council Jr. 0. u. A. !
organized Z new council at New HoI
last week with fourteen charter meI
bers.
Vim. Gaines. a colored employee
the COvingtOn Paper Mills, fell from
high scaffold last week and broke h.
leg.
Cameron Herold, long with the ALE
ghany Sentinel, is being treated il
Johns Hopkins Hospital for appen
dieitis.
Hiss Hattie Surber. aged about 2
Years, was burned to death last weel
by the ~overturning of a coal oil lamp
at the home of her brother, T. o. Sur
beg, in Clifton Forge.
H. A. s.. Hamilton lost his family
horse last Saturday. The animal in
some way or other broke a leg and as
there was little hope of recovery MIR.
Hamilton had her shot to relieve her
OF RI suffering,
Died, at his home Zeal Sampson on
Thursday. January 4th, Edgar L.
Rosson. aged 25 years. Consumption
Yves the immediate cause of his death.
He is survived by his mother and a
large circle of friends.
Conductor Thomas Phalen, who has
charge of the mixed train on the B. &
0. r&ilway, had his nose broken Tues
day It Cave Station. He was taken to
H~agrisonhurg for treatment and is now |
doing well.
Mrs. Margaret Whitehead died last
saturday at her home in Nelson coun-
IS, aged 70 years. She was an aunt of
Mrs. ]. R. Taylor. Jr., of this city
and q sister of DR.. r. F. Baldwin, de-
ceased, at one time superintendent of
tie Western State Hospital. i
The Old Dominion Sun, edited and
published by Nj. G.. Hogshead and E.
P. Stsver, made it's appearance last
Friday. 1t is published in the interest
CT the Republican party and adver- |
tisea Itself as the organ of the G. o. P. {
Of this, the Tenth district. S
joint. Hartman has purchased the d
interest of R. Messersmith. his partner
ia the livery business, and will hereaf- :,
ter conduct the business by himself. -
Mr.. Hartman is a progressive citizen g
and always succeeds in all his under .
takings. :
After considerable delay the Staun-
ton Mutual Telephone Company has
succeeded in placing a phone in the =
Western Union Telegraph Office in this o.
city. Its number is 52l and county as :.
We'll as city phone holders can reach -
the telegraph Office. -
Miss Annette McIlhaney died on Sat-
urday at the home of her brother, J. ..
McIlhaney, in Roanoke, from paral- l
ysis, aged q years. The remains were VI
to Warrenton for interment. "
Deceased was a neice of Captain H. M. pc
McIlhany, of this city.
Joseph B. Woodward, the popular sp
efficient clerk of the circuit court, ia
rave a dinner last Saturday in honor ne
if the 18th birthday of his father. Ma VS.
or Peter H. Woodward. All of the TO
iearby members of the family We're
and the occasion was much en-
Eyed,
Attention is called to the announce ne
nent card in this issue of Geo. A. M,
Newham, carpenter and contractor. fri
Those shop is opposite the city market. arr
hose who entrust their work to him
vii find him a most capable, reliable
u5 satisfactory man to deal with. His VII
hone number is 405. Tel
ID.
An attempt was made to burn the n1o
.sh0oldousa at Arbor Hill on Monday bo
light. The party or parties broke into M,
building through a window, piled
p wood on the floor and poured oil {
The match Or matches used yes
!, accomplish this fieudish act did not mes
ork and thus the building was saved. Ba
reward of $50 has been offered for fut
!e arrest and conviction of the fire. his
ugs. his
MI, ao the
,Dsiderably aroused yer repeated in- ~
fires, twelve of which have 7
,curred by day, within the past two Ho
0nths. The stables of B. q. Shack He
t and Joseph Ney were burned Mon tiol
" afternoon. The firemen had diff At
'ulty in saving adjoining property. and
here is talk of a reward being offered, Gel,
i'd more of a lynching if the incendi- tru.
les are caught. the
was q fair attendance of the Dle
ms of Confederate Veterans at the ~
last Monday night in the Vet mo,
ans Camp room for the purpose of Or vir
a camp of sons of veterans. +bis
.dge Chalkley presided and commit. tim
IS on organization. membership and tak,
were appointed. The next tarr
will be held on Monday night bns1
same place. The outlook is bright Rv,
: a camp of this kind. We,
SPECTATOR representative who