Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Owing to the crowded condition OF
our columns, several communications
received yesterday had to be omitted.
Miss Sara Nj. Childress and Mr.. L
B. Kennedy, We're married on Sunday
near Basic City.
The ladies of Loeb Willow church
will give a strawberry festival next
Tuesday evening, June 9Th.
Rev. George Shuey is conducting a
series of meetings at Pleasant View
church.
The marriage of Miss Mary G. Jones
and Mr.. Lloyd F. Wright Was cele-
brated Tuesday near Crimora.
Rev. Isaac Long, a student at Uni
versity OF Virginia, will preach at the
Dunkard Church in this city Sunday at
IL q. N. and at s p. m.
Michael O'COnnor has been appoint
cd postmaster at Stribling Springs,
Augusta county, vice G. W. Haw.
thorne, resigned.
Another movement to develop the
coal in North River Gap is now being
made. Men and machinery were
moved out during the last week.
1t is stated that the G. & o. will
make q liberal arrangement with any
manufacturing firm that will locate
plant on the site of the old round
house in this city.
The Crowle Building, on West Main
street, has been sold to Messrs. z. ii.
Trout, McH. Holiday and q. q.
Child. The price paid was 1000
cash.
Tho work of tearing down one of the
old furnaces at Low Moor. preparatory
to the erection of q fine new one Is
progressing. This new Furnace will
be the largest in the county.
The Sunday School Association of
Middle River District will be met at
Splitter Chapel on Thursday, June Z, at
$50 o'clock. A good program has been
arranged for the occasion, and a basket
dinner will be served.
On Tuesday morning the Stonewa IL
Brigade Band and a large number OF
veterans including number from
down the valley left here on special
train for the Louisville reunion. Quite
q number of ladies went with the
party.
The Charleston, w. Va, correspond
emit OF the Baltimore Sun, sends that
paper the following: "Mr. Robert A.
Whitesell and Miss Olive P. Hunter,
q runaway couple, both of Augusta
county, Virginia, were married at the
Carter House Thursday night by Rev.
B. Complaint, of the Episcopal church.
A son of Mr.. Simon Almarode, of the
Bethel neigh borhood, was fatally in
jured by a log rolling on him while at
work near Fairfield last week. He
died on Wednesday and his remains
were brought to his fathers home for
interment.
1t il stated In Wall street that at
meeting of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad directors, to be held on June
6, three and possibly four members OF
the board would resign. Their places
will be taken, it is said, by Vice Pres
idsnts Provost, Pugh and Rea, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Willard Hutchinson, a handsome
youth of q, and Mrs. Marco, "a divorced
widow of IS, were married in Febru-
ary last in Richmond, Va, while
stopping at the Jefferson. They went
from there and spent some days at
the Hot Springs, Va. Mrs. Marco has
. little fortune of $4,000, 600 The ro-
mantle marriage has just come to light.
All thought them mother and son.
The Sunday School convention OF
North River was held at Pleasant View
church last week, among those present
who took part were Rev. F. J. Pretty
man. of this city; Rev. J. N. Vandeven-
tor, OF Old Stone church. and Rev. w.
b. Oney, OF Mt. Sidney. The singing
was led by Prof. g. 7. Wilson, of this
city, and Mrs. Sallie Houff, OF Ladd,
presided at the organ, assisted by Miss
Florence Van Lear, of Pen Rose.