Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
The Long Distance Telephone ha
commenced work on the line from thil
city down the Valley.
We are indebted to Hon. Thomas s
Martin for favOrs shown in enabling
our Office to receive Census bulletinl
as they are issued
Mr.. j. Frank Tannehill, jr., has pur
chased from Mr.. J. 4. Henderson his
home on Maple Avenue. and will MAKE
his home there in the near future.
Owing to the extreme heat the pub
lie sch ools Were not opened yesterday.
Further notice will be given as to the
time Of opening.
Mr.. j. w. Bell, manager of the ALE
ghany Hotel at Goshen, has leased the
IntermOnt at Covington, and will take
charge October 1.
DIR. Hunter MEG uire, of Richmond,
who has been i'll SO long, is gradually
growing weaker, and his friends fear
that the end cannot be very far off.
Mrs. Ella Helmick, wife of Mr.. Mar.
tin Helmick, died at her home in Green
vile on Monday OF last week, after
short illness. Deceased is survived by
her husband and two small children.
Dick Cunningham, a negro, who had
just been released from the penitentia-
~, entered the house of Mrs. +. l..
Spinner at Clifton Forge Monday. He
was subsequently arrested and will in
all probability be returned to the pen
itentiary.
Last week while threshing at Mr..
Girard Crisis near Middlebrook, a
spark from the engine SET fire to the
straw rick destroying the machine to-
gether with the barn containing two
G rops of wheat and farming nipple
uents.
Mr. C G. 6nead, Of Goshen. was
married on Wednesday near Fishers.
vile at the home of the brides uncle,
Mr.. s. G.. Harler, to Miss Mary o.
Suffer. Rev. G.. d. Gilkeson. of Nor.
folk, performing the ceremony.
Mr.. G J. Tyler, formerly of this city.
but now In business at Covington. was
married Oh Wednesday at Bristol,
Tenn, to Miss Lena Andrews, of this
city. The young lady had been visiting
in Charlottesville, and went from there |
to Bristol. Both have many friends
here who with them happy future
Hon. Edward Echols and 8. D. Tim |
berIake, Jr., for the Democrats, and
Col. II. y. HUBBARD, for the Republicans.
spoke at Warm Springs on Tuesday
last to large audience of both parties.
For once in Col. Hubard's speeches he |
omitted to ''cuss' TIE SPECTATOR.
Ed. Allen, a negro boy ten years o Id
is 10 Jail charged with poisoning How
ard Cav, son of Mr.. b. P. Cav, Of l
Stuart's Draft. The boy put Rough
on Rats in the coffee and milk which |
Mr.. Cav drank, and was made very
sick. The negro said that Mr.. Cav
was going to punish him and be want. |
e I to kill him to prevent his doing SO. |
Michael Clinedinst, aged rs years.
one of the largest land owners in Shen- |
andoah county, died at his home, on
Shenandoah river, four miles south of |
Woodstock, Sunday morning. after a
prolonged illness, Of complication OF
kidney and liver diseases. He is sur
vived by one son. G.. M. Clinedinst.
Mr.. John S. Rusmiselle died on the
22nd ult., at his home near Armstrong,
Bath county, aged 60 years. Deceased
was born and raised in this county,
hut had resided in Highland for about
40 years before going to Bath. He was
well known and highly esteemed by a i
large circle of friends. He was brave
soldier, and served through the war as
a member of the 25th Va. Regiment.
Toward the close OF the war he was
captured and for IA months was pri
soner at Elmira. N. Y. Mr.. Rusmiselle
was an uncle of Mr.. G. II. g. Staubus.
of jennings Gag, and had many rela.
t:ves In this county and In the west.