Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-02-16
LOCAL

Wednesday was st. Valentine da,
Lent will begin on the last day {
this month.
Easter will come this year on tn
18th of April.
Remember the grand opera at th
opera house tonight.
The Virginia State Sunday Schoo
Association will meet in Roanoke OF
the 7th, Sth and 9th of next month.
Next Thursday will be a legal holi
day, it being the birthday of Georg'
Washington, the first president of th'
States.
Passenger train No. 5 due here from
the east at 1888 p. M, was nearly
hours late last Tuesday, caused by 6
freight wreck near Charlottesville.
There are a few seats left for the
grand opera tonight. Call at Shultz's
book store and make your selection
before it is too late.
The Baltimore conference OF the
Methodist Church, South. will convene
in Washington on the 4th day of April.
Bishop Gambler, of Georgia, will pre-
side.
Frank Diehl, the jeweler, and one OF
our liberal advertisers will move into
the Marquis building in a few days
from his present location on corner of
Augusta and New Courthouse streets.
Miss Mildred Watts died last Mon
day at he- home near Stonewall. De-
ceased was in her 6sth year, and her
demise was the result of a stroke of
paralysis. The interment was in the
cemetery of Augusta church.
A surgical operation made necessary
by an accident was performed On Mr..
VIM. B. Trout at the Kings Daugh-
tiers Hospital one day last week. The
patient is doing well, having left for
his home the first of the present week.
Frank Smith, colored, was found
dead in his bed last Friday morning at
his home near the National Cemetery.
Deceased was only q years old and
was thought to be in good health on
the day preceding his death.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Munford died at
her residence in Richmond on Satur-
day. She was in the SIND year of her
age, and was the widow of Col. George
Wythe Munford. Deceased was well
known in this city.
Mr.. A. G. Harvey representing the
Great Northern railway will be at the
Eakleton Hotel on court-day, Febru-
ary Goth, and will be glad to see all
persons contemplating going to North
Dakota or Washington.
R. G. Todd has opened a new seed
store on North Augusta street. He
will keep all kinds of farm, garden and
flower seeds. and young trees. His
announcement may be found in an
other column of this paper.
John Rounihan fell from a step
ladder on last Friday and broke n of
his lower limbs. A physician was sent
for who set the broken member snd
Mr.. Hounihan at this writing is get
ting along as we'll as could be expected.
Judge Chas. Grattan, of the Hust-
ings court, declined to confirm the sale
of the house and lot on the corner of
Lewis and Baldwin streets, sold some
weeks ago to Mr.. A. A. Eskridge for
$1,000 by the administrator of Mrs.
Baldwin.
Louis Dagger & Co.. Patent Attor-
neys, Washington, d. c., report that
on last Tuesday Mr.. Edwin L. Ed
mondson, of this city, obtained a val
liable patent for improvements in Nut
Lock Washers, and to other residents
of this State 7 patents were issued on
the same date.
In this issue will be found tH& an
nouncement of Herbert J. Taylor for
the office,o o commemorative attorney
for the city, subject to Democratic
primary. Mr.. Taylor is a young man
of ability and we have no hesitancy
in saying that he would reflect credit
on the city and himself if elebted to
this important Office.
In Old Kentucky.
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