Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-08
LOCAL BRIEFS,

OupcTtlSOI6 Will UC uclu OIi odIuIud
June Is.
The ladies of the Stuart's ORA
Baptist church will hold a lawn part
ON Tuesday evening next, June II.
Mrs. Eliza Hedrick. one of the oldas
residents of Rockingham county, die
near Peach Grove, aged 80 years.
At Middlebiook. on Wednesday. Nj
Robert T. Splitter and Miss Viola T
Wiseman, were united in marriage.
Tomorrow is Confederate memoirs
day. Every one is invited to partici
pate in these exercises. The Sons o
veterans are urged to come in on hors
back and take part in the procession
The Presbyterian manse of the FRS
church is being fitted up with a set O
reen orning blinds around the thre
sides of its double portico, thus givinl
a most comfortable appearance to the
building.
A friend of THE SPECTATOR at Ros
we'll, Ga, writes: II hope to take you
paper always. All others are lait
aside to read the local column"
A large number of German Baptist'
left Friday afternoon for North Man.
chester, Ind. to attend the annua
convention.
Mr.. Geo. N. Conrad. of Harrison.
burg. was married on Wednesday ev-n
ing at Monticello, Fla, to Miss Emily
Pasco, daughter of Senator Pasco, OF
that State.
Mr.. B. G. Keerans, treas urer of Basic
City. died at his home at that place on
Friday last aged about so years. His
remains were taken to Kentucky for
interment.
Mrs Susan Fisher. an aunt of Mrs.
G A. Holt and Mrs. r. d. Halslip, OF
this city, died at her home at Fishers
Hill. Shenandoah county. Tuesday.
aged 80 years.
Next Sunday Rev. DR.. A. R. Cooke,
OF Waynssboro, will preach special
sermon to the Junior Order of Ameri
can Mechanics. The councils of Basic
City. Valley Star, Crimora and Ladd
are invited.
Mr.. Sidney Wilson, of Gainesville,
Va, was married on Wednesday to
Miss Ella Jones, at the home of the
brides father. Dir. H. Fl. Jones, of Doe
Hill, Highland county. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr.. Weikel.
Mr.. Bernard J. Collins, of Washing
ton. son of Mr.. T. J. Collins, of this
city. was married on W ednesday morn
log at St. Francis church to Miss Mary
Mclaughlin. Rev. Father FriOli per-
forming the ceremony.
The annual meeting of the Augusta
County Sunday School Association
will be held August 10th and 18th, at
Calvary Methodist church near Stuart g
Draft. Mr.. A. Lee Knowles will fur
nish full particulars.
The final exercises of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute begin ON June
II. and close the 90 The exercises will
be very interesting. Staunton and Au-
gusta county have always been liberal
patrons of this school.
The valuable tract of land il Rock
bridge county, which has been ad-
vertised in The SPECTATOR for the
past three weeks was sold last week at
private sale. This was valuable place
and contained 721 acres. 1t was sold
through Mr.. A. T. Barclay.
The pension board of the county met
on Tuesday, but owing to the blanks
not arriving the board could take no
action. The board adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman, and meet
ing will be held as soon as the proper
blanks arrive.
Rev. w. J. Morton, of Tappahan-
mock, Va, has accepted the call recent
ly extended him by Emanuel Protest
ant Episcopal church in Harrisonburg,
and Is expected to enter upon his pas
toral duties there early in July. The
parish has been without rector for
about five months.
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
Co., operating number of furna ces
and plants, has shut down its large
horseshoe works at Max Meadows,
and furnaces near by, throwing sew
eral hundred men out of employment,
and the machine shops and foundry at
Pulaski will be closed.
Mrs. Edna Seay, wife of Mr.. Walter
Seay, of Buena Vista. died of consump.
ton at her home in that city, aged
about "a years. The funeral took place
OdUuIudy oltCIAOou II Olu L 1CoOy
terrain church. and the inter ment was
made in the Buena Vista Cemetery.
She was daughter of Mr.. s. H. Nc
Chung, of Buena Vista, and is survived
by her husband and one child.
We acknowledge an invitation to at
tend the commencement exercises oil
the Wilmington Military Academy
Wednesday morning. June 18th, 1900
Wyckoff Hall. This is the only Mill
tary Academy in Delaware. and hat
for its head Maj. Thos. A. Blackford
OF this city, whose many friends viii
be pleased to learn that these exercises
close most successful session.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro, d. D. formerly
of Messy Creek, entered upon his dutiel
at Fredericksburg on Sunday. Or
l., IL