Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-10-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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Mrs. R. A. Fauver is visiting friends
at Fairfield.
Mr.. G.. W. st. Clair, wife and chill
dren, of Tazewell, Va, are visiting DIR.
Geo. 8. Walker.
A Democr attic Club was organized
at Monterey, Highland county last
week.
Mics Eva Moore, of Academy, w.
Va who has been visiting the family
of Mayor Landes, left Wednesday for
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Gwinn, OF Au-
gnsta county, are visiting the iatter's
sister. Mrs. Jas. G. Lightner, OF this
place.-Bath Enterprise.
Rev. J. E. Armstrong and wife have
returned from trip to the Paris Ex-
position and visit to London and 9TH
er English cities.
The contract for the winter uni
forms and overcoats for the police
force has been awarded to the Weln-
berg Clothing Co.
Rev. DIR. s K. Cox, OF Harrisonburg,
will fill the pulpit of the Methodist
church next Sunday morning and even
Ing.
Messrs. Robert E. and N. H. Mont.
eomery, sons of Mr.. j. w. Montgomery.
of Deerfield, who have been ill with
tvphold fever, are slowly recovering.
The State Board of Agriculture will
meet in Roanoke on Wednesday. Oct.
3lst, TIE meeting will be one OF un
usual interest, as the question OF select
ing a test farm will be taken up.
A company of Baltimore and Chlca-
20 capitalists are opening tho mineral
deposits on Jack mountain in High
land. The work is under the superVl'
sion of Mr. Thos. P. Grasty.
A large Audience will great "Our
Regiment" at the opera house tonight
The performance is for the benefit OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton.
Mr.. Geo. H. Bunch died at the West.
ern State Hospital on Sunday. aged %
wears. He was native of Goochland
county, and just after the war was
mayor of Lynchburg.
William NJ. Newman and Miss Mary
C. Henkle. of Basic City, were married,
Thursday evening of last week at the
home of the brides father, Jno. q.
Henkls. Rev. E. G. Cronk performed
the marriage ceremony.
F Mrs, Fannie l.. Parlow, who put in
an upset bid of 80, 500 for the Wesleyan
Female Institute property, was on
Tuesday awarded the property the
court confirming the sale at the price
named. N
Md. Baylor Cook and Miss Ida
Doom, daughter of Mr.. K. H. Doom,
were married in Washington last week.
The bridal couple visited the groom's
parents in the county on their return.
ed from the capital city.
Miss Virginia Bush died at her home
on North River, near Mt Crawford, on
the 10th inst. Her funeral took place
from the Methodist church Of that
place the next day, the services being
conducted by Rev. R. Lee Fultz.
Bishop Charles B. galloway has is-
sued call to the Southern MethOdists
to hold an old fashioned watch meet
ing on the last day of the year as fit
ting climax to the twentieth century
movement.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. D. Timberlake have
Issued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter, Annabel to Mr.. Thorn
as Hogshead, the ceremony to take
place on Thursday morning, October
25sh, at half past ten O'Clock, in the
First Presbyterian church.
The output at the Vesuvius Iron
Ore Mines, near the border OF the Au'
gusta arc Rockbridge county lines, is
about eighty tons day. These mines
are in a spnr of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains and the ore is In great abundance
and OF superior quality.
1t is announced that the w. J. 10th
Stove Company of Waynesboro. will
in a short time begin the erection OF
another large building in connection
with their present plant. The force
of hands employed will be nearly dou'
bled.
Edward Brogan, q veteran from Lex
ineton, last week fell down the steps
leading to the rooms over DR.. n. Way
& Bros. drug store and was badly hurt
He was taken to the Kings Daughter
Hospital, where he received medical
attention.
The Junior Order of American Me
chanics was in session at Roanoke thlf
week. The representatives from this
city we're: Capt j. A. Shuey and l.. B
BOsserman, OF Queen City Lodge, and
NJ. f. Peterfish and w. H. Price, O.
Augusta Star Lodge. The next meet
ing will be held In Richmond.
AR. J. H. Shaner. Of Augusta. Is tn
guest. of his brother, Mr.. j. +. Shaner
1T il, announced on good authOrit!
that Messrs. Bowling, SPOTS y Co.
wholesale grocere, of Staunton, will
shortly open branch house in Lex
ington, to handle goods in their line a
wholesale sively.-Lexington Ga
zette.
Jesse Barnett, Waterman of tn
Soutbern railway, was killed OIL Sunda
morning by tue northern bound pal
senger train while on duty. near Re
Hill, Albemarle county. He was abou
twenty-five years of age, and youn
man OF good family, and bore goo
name.
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