Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Tams are visit
ing the northern cities.
The next meeting of the Middle Riv
or Teachers Association will be held al
Mt. Sidney to morrow, at 10 a. m.
There was short session of the city
council on Tuesday night. Only rou.
tine business was transacted.
Mr.. Howard Warner and family, OF
the Roman section, who have been
visiting in West Virginia, returned
home this week.
Mrs. Fl. w. Henry, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. P. Il. Trout.
left this week for her home in Pittsyl-
vania.
Mr.. Walter E. Brewer, of this coun-
ty, and Miss Dovie B. Moomaw, of
BotetOurt, were married in Washing
ton on Tuesday.
Mrs. L. w. Darnaby, of Georgetown,
KY, en- route home, was the guest
this week of the Pattersons at Angus
ia Springs.
We are indebted to Mr.. j. w. Bell,
of SIS Taylor street. San Francisco,
CAL, for copy of the Examiner of that
city.
The State Division of the Daughters
of the Confederacy which was in ses-
sion at Alexandria last week adjourn
cd to meet next ) ear in Charlottesville.
Two negroes, Erasmus Harris and
John w. Watson, were sent to Jail last
week for attempting to register illegal
ly.
Rev. W. J. Cooke, of Woodstock,
who has been conducting series OF
meetings at the Disciples church at
Clifton Forge, closed them on Friday
night.
Mrs. Emma Rohr and her infant
child died Wednesday evening at her
home in West End, aged about 80 years
Deceased is survived by her husband,
Mr.. Geo. Rohr, and several children.
The Augusta Male Academy and
Pantops School of Charlottesville play
cd a game of football here last Friday,
which was won by the Roller boys by
by a score of 6 too.
{ The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy will meet in Mobile, Ala on
Wednesday of next week. Mrs. Nellie
Hotchkiss Mccullough, of this city,
will represent the Virginia Division.
Mr.. s. c. Johnson, popular train
dispatcher of the G. & o. at Clifton
Forge. died at the hospital there on
Saturday of typhoid fever. He is sur
vived by his wife, two children.
DR.. Willard III. Crawford, of the q. 8.
Navy, a brother of Mr.. Chas. D. Craw-
ford, of this county, and Mrs. G. A.
Roller, of Staunton, was married at
Gainesville, Tex, on Oct. 3lst. to Mrs.
Cora M. Fairchild.
The excavation and heavy masonry
foundation room of the new court
house is completed and ready for the
walls, which will 60 up Immediately,
lha nd yurti 70 nrnoCad hrink for
the purpose have already arrived.
Mr.. Hugh G. BraxtOn has bought
the business of the StauntOn Safety
Oil Co.. e. L. Blackboard. manager,
aud will continue to conduct the bus
inrss from its present stand corner
Main and New streets.
In the county court last week nOlle
prosequi was entered in the case of the
commonwealth vs.. T. J. Williams, who
had been previously tried for attempt
ed assault on Mrs. A. J. Grim. The
case had been returned from the cir
cult court for new trial.
Miss Miriam Opie, daughter of DIR.
Thomas Opie, dean Of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore.
was married on Saturday at Grace
Protestant Episcopal chnrch, in that
city, to Mr.. Arthur Bernard Chancellor,
formerly of Leesburg. The bride is
niece of Capt. John N. Opie, of this
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