Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-08-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
G. B. Pelter has purchased the Chris
tian Beard property of 81 acres, nes
WayneshOrO. for IS $50.
l,he Supreme Court of Appeals viii
meeC next Tuesday in its annua
Session.
The Southern conference of the Vir
ginia Synod Is 10 session at Middle
brook this week.
Mre. McWhorter, wife of Hon. Herr
G McWhorter, one of tine judges o
the Supreme Court of w. Va died las
week.
The English conference of the Mis-.
souri, (Lutheran) Synod is In session
this week at Bethany church, Mt 81
WaynesbOro.
Mamie, the little daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. John Kavanaugh, entertain
ed number of her young friends at a
birthday party on Thursday evening
last
On Monday Mr.. j. W. Bodlev an
nOunced that DR.. r. 8. Griffith. Of
Basic City. would be the Prohibition
candidate for Congress in the Tenth
District.
Frank Lloyd, the IL year-old son Of
Rev. l.. L. Lloyd, died at bis fathers
home In COvington on Sunday night.
He had been in i'll health for some time
past.
Rev. ]. A. Morehead, President Of
the Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Charleston, 8. c., will preach at Zion
Ing at II O'clock.
All State pensioners who have not
received their checks should write to
Auditor Morton Marye, at Richmond,
from whose office all checks are mailed
direct to the pensioners.
Mr.. 1. s. Humbert, of New Hope. the |
teacher Of deaf mutes and inventor, |
Is now working on model which is
expected to be great Improvement |
In railway travel.
Charles Showalter, a patient of Dr..
b. Ii, Burton, of Parnassus, was Operat
ed Oh at the Kings Daughter Hospi
tai in this city this week for appeL-
dicitis. Yesterday he was said to be
improving.
The graduates of the University Col
lege of Medicine of Richmond, adver-
tisement OF which has been running
for several issues in this paper, have
again this year made the highest record
before four State Examining Boards.
Mr.. q. H. Lightner. Of Churchville,
has in his peach orchard this year a
crop Of nearly 1000 bushels. They are
very large and of both yellow and white
variety. He called at our Office this
week and left some fine ones.
The family of Mr.. H. M. King moved
to Staunton last week. where they will
spend the winter. Mr.. Drummond
and family, of Augusta, have rented
Mr.. Kings farm and moved to it,
Bath Enterprise. II
Rev. w. R. Brown, pastor Of Bethle-
hem aud Grace churches, has resigned
the pastorate because of long cOntinu-
ed illness. He offers his personal prop
erty for sale on Thursday, Sept. 9Th, I
at the parsonage-Ladd,V Va.
John Butler, alias Frisco Slim, alias
Emerson Palm, who was recently ar
rested in New York, charged with
completely in the bank robbery at
Strasburg, waived examination before
the justice last week aud was sent on
to the grand jury.
The following Pythians are in attend
ance on the national convention at
Detroit, Mich: A. Y. Pfifferling, Geo.
A. NEWMAN, Jas. A. F. Bryan. r. b
Barr, Homer Fl. Landes. j. M. McFar.
land. w. R. Newman and A. Matacia.
Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Pfifferling &C.
their husbands. Ii
Rev. &c. Jones. pastor of the Metho-
dist church of Woodstock, died at Rou-
ceverte. W. Va, On Thursday OF last
week, of typhoid fever. His remains ,
were taken to Harrisonburg for inter- &
ment. Deceased was brother of Hon ,
G. T. Jones, of Highland. and DR.. Olin
Jones, of Harrisonburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Mechanical
have issued invitations to the marriage
of their daughter. Jennie Cameron, to
MIR. Moses Hamilton McClintic, on
Wednesday. September 18th, at half
past six O'Clock. "Aspenwold, Hot ,
Hot Springs, Va. Miss McDannald is
the very accomplished daughter of
Judge Charles r. McDannald, and Mr..
McClintic is wealthy and prosperous I
business man Of Hot Springs. Ii
Land Sales.
On Monday w. A. Gushing sold for {
Glenn & Hickman, commissioners, i
the John K. Keiser farm Of 200 acres
to ]. A. Alexander for 81 800.
For Perry and Kerr, commissioners,
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