Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-10-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Board OF Pharmacy of Virgins
will meet in Richmond on the 23rd.
The old Wesleyan Female institute
property was sold Monday to Mr.. R
N. Page, of Hermitage. condltiOnally
Bids will be received until tomorrow
W. q. Willard, an old time stag
driver, between this city and Licking
ton, died at the Western State Hospi
tai last week, aged rs years.
Saturday. October q. is the last day
of registration. All persons not pre-
vlousIy registered and those needing
transfers should not put this matter Off
but attend to it at once.
A fire totally destroyed the Wlnches.
ter Dye Works Saturday. The loss
was 81 GOO. The works we're owned by
Mr.. Harry Parsone, son of Mr.. ID. NJ.
Parsons, of near this city.
The old courthouse has almost en.
tifely disappeared, nothing now re-
mains of it excepta huge pile OF bricks.
1t will not be long before the new
structure will be commenced.
The grand jury of Shenandoah coun-
ty met at Woodstock on Monday and
presented true bills against the three
men who were implicated in the rob-
berry of the Strasburg banks last April.
Mr.. Calvin L. Black and Miss Salli Q
E. Carson were united in marriage at
the residence of Mr.. John F. Young,
on Thursday of last week. Rev. l.. o.
Bricker performing the ceremony.
The speech of the Hon. A. j. Mon
tague before the Grand Camp of Con-
federate veterans Wednesday evening
was in keeping with the efforts OF that
peculiarly gifted young man. He
electrified his audience.
The jury in the case of Luther Rowe
charged with the murder of Jas. F.
BARLEY, failed to agree and were dis
charged. 1t is stated that the jury
stood for acquittal and 5 tor one year
in jail.
Mr.. ]. F. Landes has sold the prop |
erty of the late Jacob Landes near
Stonewall, acres of woodland to H.
w. Young for $500 25 and 20f acres of
farming with the Improvements to N.
l.. Crickenberger, for 81, 226.
Mr.. j. Z Cooke, of Waynesboro. has
changed the name of his paper from
the Valley Herald" to the "Valley
Virgiuian.' If the Virginian sustains
the reputation of the Herald as news
gather. the public will have no reason
to complain.
News has been received In Lexington
of the death OF Mr.. John e. Deacon at
his home near Greensburg, Ind. He
was formerly of Rockbridge county,
aud was the eldest brother of the late
ID. G. and j. G. Deacon, of upper. Buff
falo, in that county.
Mr.. Frank Weade. special attend
ant at the Western State Hospital,
was married at the Lutheran parson-
age on Thursday evening of last week
to Miss Mamie M. Todd, of Pendleton
county, W. Va, Rev. H. F. Scheele
performing the ceremony.
The Virginia School for the Deaf
and the Blind has an enrolment of pu,
pills up to its limit. The total number
being 2l1 as against EOS last year. The
instruction is of the highest order,
aud Superintendent BOwles is to be
congratulated on the proficiency OF bis
staff of instructors
Mrs. Perta Lands died at the home
of her husband in Sangersville, on the
1st inst, aged about II years. Deceas
ed was the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Splitter. Her death
was shock to her many friends in
the neighborhood. The funeral took
place the next day and large con.
course of friends ere present.
Mack l.ockridge was badly stabbed
in an alteration with Albert Rider on
Tuesday night, in POcahontas county,
w. Va. LOckridge was working in
Col. O'Connell's lumber camp, and
while he with other men from the
camp were returning from preaching
at the Beaver Lick school house, Rider
came up on horse back and began ours
ing them. Lockrldge made some reply |
when Rider jumped from his horse and
stabbed him in the dark. Rider is the
person who has just been released from
Ill for the crime of waylaying and
killing r. A. Coulter. LOckridge is in |
very dangerous condition.
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