Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-08-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

IUCAI 6nI6T o.
There will be series OF meetings
the G rman Baptist church near no
man, beginning Saturday night.
1t is stated that Rev. R. G. Jett. O
Emmanuel church, has received Cal
to church in Newport, KY, ant
will visit there Sunday.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Elliott, of Greenville, died on Wednes
day of last week, after only few
days illness.
A meeting of the Electoral Board
will be held in the Supervisors roou
on August 9th, court day. at which
time the judges of the several precincts
in the county will be appointed.
Thos. ]. Todd has received condi
tionaI pardon from the Governor aftel
serving half of the term for which ht
was sentenced. He arrived here last
week.
Among the prize winners at the
Paris Exposition for fine apples, was
Mr.. Geo. A. Koiner, of this county
There we're five other prize winners
from this State.
Tn. assessment of real estate in Rich
mond is nearly complete. There will
be considerable falling off. The aggre.
gate will probably be nearly three and
a quarter million dollars below the last
assessment.
DIR. Yeakley, for some time assistant
physician at the Western State Hos
pital has resigned. and DIR. Arch Faun-
tleroy, son of the late DIR. A. NJ. Faunt-
leroy, has been elected to fill the va
cancy.
James A. Allen. son of Col. S. Brown
Allen. has been operated on for APP
pendicitis by DIR. Stuart Mcclure on
Tuesday, and is in a very precarious
condition.
The county school board met last
week and after attending to some rou-
tine business, adopted resolution rec
oumending Superintendent +. D..
Peaie to the State Board for reap
p0intment.
Billy Thompson, a we'll known char
acter about town, who does street ad-
vertising, fell from All excursion train
last week as he was returning from
Buckroe Beach to Richmond, and waa
considerably bruised, but not danger
Ously hurt.
Chesley F., the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. II. Bailey died at the home
of his parents OIL Friday night after
an illnes.s of three days with pneumo-
mia. The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Florence McClung, the very
handsome daughter of Mr.. Thomas w.
McClung, of Lewisburg, w. Va, was
married on the 18th inst, to Mr.. Daniel
Combs. wealthy young man OF Lex
ington, KY.
The Shenandoah Herald, published
by Henkel & Co, of Newmarket, comes
us to this week in an enlarged form. 1t
is one of the brightest weeklies on our
list aud we hope it may continue to
prosper. The date of publication hat
been changed to Friday.
A colored boy named Henry Carter
who went to Charlottesville last Thurs
day on the cOlored Baptist excursion
fell from a street car and was 80 badl.
injured that he died in few hours
His remains were brought here for in
terment.
Col, and Mrs George H. Moffett, o
Parkersburg, w. Va, announce tn
engagement of their daughter, Lillian
to Mr.. Frederic Wallace, OF Lewisburg
The wedding will take place mex
month. ISIS MOffett is niece OF MI
G. r.. Moore, OF this county, and Judg
CT Moore, of CovingtOn, and ha
many relatives IN Staunr0n and Angus
ia. Mr.. Wallace is prominent lawye
of the firm OF Preston Il Wallace, O
Lewisburg, w. Va.
The Augusta Sunday School CONVEX
ton in session at Stuart's Draft las
week adjourned on Friday to meet mex
year at Greenv!lle. The following o.
ficers were elected: President, Rev. J
e. s. My ers; vice.presidents, W. Z
SHELTON and Jos. A. Houff, honOrar
for life; Rev. e. H. Crowel, w. !
Brand, W. w. Sproul, W. D. Hoge, .
A Crosby, A. I. Reeves; executive
committee, w. A. BOwles, d. S. Sheetl
w. b. Dodge, E. d. Kendig, Wn
Buckley, Jr.; sectretary, A. Ii
Knowles; assistant, Miss Fannie n
Maxwell; treasurer, G II. Caldwell.
Mrs. Mary Ann Holt has issued i
yitations to the marriage of her daugl
ter, Nina to Mr.. Charles Samuel Die
on w ednesday evening. September st
1900, at eight clock, Old Stone Churc
Lewisburg, w. Va. Miss Holt is
daughter Of the late Judge Homer
Holt, of the w. Va. Supreme Cour
and a sister of Mr.. JnO A. Holt, pre-
ent Democratic candidate for Govern
of that State. and is lady much bea
ty and refinement. Mr.. Dice is
prominent member of the Lewisbu
bar, and is son of the late Rev. ].
Dice of the M. L. Church, South,
many years presiding elder of this d
trict.