Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-08-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

John W. Shepherd, one OF ire oloes
business men of HarrisOnburg, diet
Sunday night, after days illners.
Miss Ella Drumhelltr and Mr.. Nor
ris Sewell were united in marriage II
Crimora Oh Monday.
The water will be cut off from tn
CITY from 1890 until 5 a. IN. until fur
t Ter notice.
The city council of Richmond has
reiu:ed the price OF gas to so cents pei
Thousand feet.
DIR. o. Fl. Jeremiah, native of Ar
men,a. will deliver a lecture at ii {
Duuk4rd church Friday evening. His
subject be 1.-The Armenian Massacres.
The infant child of Mr.. Frank Brand
died On Saturday afternoon at Strib
ling Springs The intermeut took
place Sunday at Union church.
Mr.. N X. Swartzel, of BIuefield, w.
Va, who has been visiting bis mother
at Hermitage, returned home last
Week.
The parsonage of Mt. Tabor Luther
an church has been treated to coat
of paint and presents neat appear
ance.
The Zion Sunday School decided last
Sunday to hold its annual picnic on
Saturday before 1st Sunday in Sep
TENDER.
Irwin II. Rhodes, of Shenandoah, has
been appointed by U. 8. Marshal g..
Brown Allen, a deputy for Shenandoah
and Frederick county.
The Young Ladies Missionary Soci-
ETY. of Thinking Spring church will
hold lawn party in the grove at that
place on next Thursday evening. Aug
uIt 16.h.
The dry goods firm of Denny Bros.
has been dissolved. Mr.. V. L. Denny
will continue the business at the old
stand
Kerr's Creek district, Rockbridge
county, went dry" at Wednesday,
election by 25 majority. This makes
Rpckbridge county local option coun-
ty throughout.
Mrs. Hattie Bushong, wife Of Rev
A. A. j. BushOng, pastor of the Lu-
theran church at Woodstock, died on
Friday evening, aged about &c years.
She is survived by her husband, one
daughter and two sons.
The quarterly meetings of the East
Augusta Mutual Fire Insurance Com
l.auy, and the Farmers Mutual Com
pany. were held i'll the supervisors
room Oh Saturday. No business Of
special interest was transacted.
There will be no services at Zion
Lutheran church on the 3rd Sunday
of August, the pastor, Rev. E. &.
Cronk, being in attendace upon the
meeting of the Southwest Va. Uu
theran) Synod at Marion. Va.
There was very important suit de.
cided in Lewisburg, W. Va, last week
by which ID. O'Connell, of Pocahontas
county, was decreed 100 shares of the
capital stock of the Cumberland Lum-
Der Company, estimated to be worth
from fifteen tOtwenty Thousand dollars.
On Friday afternoon and evening
Hon. John G.. Wooley, Prohibition
candidate for President, and Col. Geo.
w. Balm, of Keneucky, dlivered ad-
dresses at Columbian Hall. They
were greeted by a large audience at
evening meeting.
A military company was organized
at Clifton Forge on Friday night.
Capt John Donovan, formerly captain
of the Harrisonburg Guards was elect
ed captain; E. &. Roberts, first lieu
tenant, and John Donovan, second
lieutenant.
At the meeting OF Rockingham Dis
trict Conference of the Methodist
church, last week the following dele
gates and alternates were elected to
the annual conference.-the. l.. Stratton,
+. w. Weaver, VIM Dean, and w. r.
Talley. Administrators Gait, g.
W. Fitch, j. w. Newman and J. b.
Boden.
Charles A. TOwne, who was nOml-
mated by the Populists for Vice-Presl-
dent, has written letter to the chair
man of the notification committee de
Ginning The nomination. The committee
which is empowered to fill the vacancy
will, it is thought, substitute Mr..
Stevenson.
City Council.
TIL regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held On Tuesday night,
and number of accounts were report
ed and ordered paid.