Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Next Monday, June 25th, is count.
,urt day.
Mr.. L. 8 Nulty and Miss Annie J
Taylor were married in this city Tues
day.
The Covington Machine Co. are pre-
pairing to double the capacity of theil
shops.
Yesterday morning at two o'clocl
tie colored church on Sears Hill, wa
entirely destroyed by fire.
Rev. E. A. Repass, the new paste
of Mt. Tabor Lutheran church, has ar
rived and will fill his pupilt there mex
Sunday.
The electric light plant at Waynes
boro will shortly be enlarged by the in
stallation of a 60-hOrse power steam
plant.
Plpcker Bros. of Pen Rose, had the
misfortune to loose three valuable
horses by lightning striking them last
week.
Among the debators at the COM
mencemeut of the Virginia Polytech
mic Institute last week was Mr.. K. E.
Cecil, of BrookwOod.
Mr.. Za"heriah w. Callison and Miss
Ella r. Helmick were married on Tues
day near Spottswood. Rev. j. nj.
Schreck hise performed the ceremony
Mr.. John w. Splitter, jr, of this city,
and Miss Lena CARRIER. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. CARRIER, of New
Hope, were married in Washington on
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Augusta 3. Miley, wife OF A. T..
Miley. of Norfolk, died at her home in
that city on Thursday Of last week.
Mr.. Miley is we'll known here where
he resided some years ago.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler has received
bis commission as brigader-general
in the regular army and will command
the Department Of the Lakes, with
Headquarters in Chicago.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows held its annual meeting at New
port News last week. Central Encamp'
ment of this city was represented by
VIM. Larner and H. II. Harlow. The
grand encampment meets in this city
next year.
Mr.. Eustace L. Williams. of Louis
Vile, KY, formerly of this city, and
son of MI. L. E. Williams, was married
Yesterday at Berryville, Va, to Miss
Elizabeth st. Clair Smith. Mr.. Will
,iams is now connected wieh the Louis
vile Commercial.
Mr., K. Fl, Doom has begun construc-
tion work on his new residence oppo-
site Thornrose cemetery. The build
ing ia. to be an 8-room frame dwelling,
and is very pretty in design. Messrs.
T. j. Collins & Son, architects, FUR
nished the plans.
In the shooting contest Friday be-
tween G. z. Bowman and S. L. Sill
lings for the State cup. Mr.. Sllllngs
won. Both shot at so artificial birds,
SO singles and IL in doubles. Silllngs
broke A and Bowman SO. Bowman
has held the cup for several years.
The Stonewall Brigade Band has re-
cetyed a letter from Allegheny Com
mandery, knights Templar, OF Fits
burg, asking for terms, etc., to accom-
pany the commandery to the grand
conclave in Louisville in August. l9ol
They will come through SJaunton'
Richmond, and North Carolina to
Lookout Mountain, thence to Louis
vile.
Lexington Presbytery meets In
Stanton next Tuesday. the 18th inst.
There will be number of calls to
nastors to be considered. Among these
are the call to Rev. j. E. Ballou to
BETHANY church, at Craigsville: TO
Rev. H. G. McClintic to Basic City; to
Rev. Holmes Ralston to Hebron; to
Licentiate Druen to Chenille church,
W. Va; to Licentiate Watson to
Windy Cove and Millboro, and to
Licentiate J. g. Johnson to Williams