Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

n RHOUl dOUOu AlCOuiu6 heso oSS~~
progress at Calvary church nes
Stuart's Draft for the past week.
We wish our county correspondent
would write more frequently and moi
regularly and let us have the count
news.
Mr.. NOrval l.. Conner has been az
printed postmaster at Lynwood Rock
ingham county, vice Serena H. Lewis
resigned.
Lieutenant F. K. Meade. of Clark
county, died in the Philippines las
Friday from typhoid fever, aged abou
% years.
N. Fl. Simmons. of the Glade, ha
moved part OF his machiney to Johl
Robson's woods, where he will Gu
lumber for his heading factory.
Mr.. J. W. Bodley has purchased
from Mr.. J. d. Crowle, "a feet Of th
lot adjoining bis property on Eas
Beverly street. The price paid wal
5000.
Miss Mary B. Carpenter, daughter
of Mrs. K. b. Paxton, of Clifton Forge
was married at the Baptist church Oh
that place on Wednesday morning, tt
MI. Charles r. Gurtler.
The IN ountain Special on the G.
90, which has been run during the
summer months, will be taken off when
the new schedule goes into effect on
October /.
TIE easy manner in which the Turk
continues to owe us money may be the
reason 80 many European nations are
sending over for small loans.-Chicago
Record.
Mr.. Robert E. Foster, a former Staun-
ton boy, was married in New York on
Thursday of last week to Miss Lulu
E. GOrsline, of that city.
VIM. Fortune, a blacksmith, of Way
nesborO. was struck and killed Sunday
afternoon by train near the bridge
over South River. He was about 25
years of age, and leaves wife and one
child.
Mr.. N. L. Long, of White Sulphur
Springs, was married at the residence
of Mr. Henry Hoover, in this city, on
"Wednesday evening, to Miss Lennle
PrOpes, of near Charlottesville. Rev.
l.. D Bicker performing the ceremony.
On Wednesday afternoon the High
land Park Golf Club elected the fol-
lowing oflicers-President. R. ID. APP
person; Vice. President, W. 8. Burke;
Treasurer, q. K. Hoge, and Secretary,
Il. ID. Shepherd.
Some days ago Mr.. j. L. Brsnaman
had bicycle stolen from him. and last
Thursday young man named South
erland was arrested at COvingtOn,
charged with the theft. He was
brought to Stanton on Saturday and
was fined 81 by Justice Landes.
Mr.. Arthur P. Barton, of Maryland,
was married on Sunday morning at
the home of the brides parents, to Miss
Rebecca G.. Noon, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Noon, Rev. L. o. Bick-
or. the pastor, performing the ceremo-
ny.
The Cherry River Lumber Co. has
let contract for the building of about
20 miles of railroad, which will extend
from the b. i O.'s w. Va. Central
branch, known az the Camden road,
into POcahOntas county to intersect
with the g. & o. branch up Greenbrier.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to MIR. Frank B. Fridley and Miss Lucy
A. Risk, they were married at Angus
ia Springs Wednesday. To Mr.. John
H. Arehart and Miss Katherine E.
Sheets. the marriage to take place at
Mt. Scion on Oct. 10. To Mr.. Peter
Sipe and Miss Lula F. Helmick, they
were married at Zetta on Wednesday.
Mr.. Chas. w. Irvine, for many years
prominent citizen of Lexington, died
in Charlottesville On Saturday. He had
been in declining health for the past
two years, and his death was not unex
pected. For the past year he had con-
Quoted the Hotel Gleason at Char
lottesville. He is survived by his wife
and several grown children.
Messrs. T. W. Wood & Sons, the
we'll known seedsmen of Richmond,
have just been advised that they have
been awarded a gold medal for their
exhibit at the Paris Exposition. This
is a high compliment for this well
known house, and they always carry
the very best of everything in theil
line.
Mr.. Abram Hotinger, one of the
largest farmers In Rockbridge county
and who lives near COllierstOwn. had
fourteen head Of fine cattle to disap'
pear some six weeks ago from his graz
ing land, on N orth Buffalo, and though
all means have been used to trace then
nothing has been heard OF them. Tht
country where he resides is thickly
populated. and it is strange disap
pearance.
The opening exercises of the second
year Of the Wilmington Military Ac
ademy were held yesterday in Wyckofl
Hall, when an address was made by
Rev. William Frederick Lewis. At thu
opening OF the present session fifty.twt
students from all parts of the country
were enrolled, an increase of nineteel
over the enrolment at the opening O