Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Rev. L. o. Bricker has just closed
successful meeting at Belmont chur
ct Annex.
Mr.. G. N. Echard and Miss Gidet
Swisher, we're married at Stuart
Draft ON Wednesday.
Mr.. C. T. Harris, of near Annex, hi
the misfortune to lose valuable CO
by death last week.
A fine team of horses belonging
Mr.. Lee Winner, of Crabbottom, Hlg
land, fell dead in harness last wee
while on their way to this city.
Miss May Maxwell has been appoin
ed teacher of ''Hillside" school, on tt
Valley pike, to succeed Miss Pea
Pearson.
The congregation of Christ Luthera
church on Sunday extended call
Rev. DIR. A. G. Voigt. of Wilmington
N. c., to become their pastor.
Messrs. Schumacher and Rock, VIII
are putting up poles for the Long Dis
tame Telephone, have nearly complete
their contract from this city to Char
sottesville.
Mr.. John Rusmisel, of near Sangers
vile. while cutting down a tree acct
dsntally cut bis foot. The cut was sew
sral inches long and nearly through tn
foot at one place.
Mr.. j. B. Hanger, q prominent farm
or of the Arbor Hill neighborhood, was
married in Washington city last Wed
nssday to Miss Annie A. Lupton
daughter of Squire J. H. Lupton, re-
siding near this city.
On the 21st inst, Mr.. Henry l.. Fix
and Miss Emma B. Lofts, daughter OF
Mr.. Samuel Lofts, of near Motfatt's
Greek, were married in Lexington at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. ii.
=. Hamill.
Miss Ida Baskins, of Cross Keys,
Rockingham, who went to Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore, for treat
ment, died there last week after an
operation for appendicitis. Deceased
was only % years of age.
Mrs. Samuel Lightner, an old resi-
dent of Valley Center, Highland, died
on Friday of pneumonia. Deceased
was q daughter Of the late Peter Bird,
and was held in the highest esteem by
Ill who knew her.
Mr.. Edward T. Pilson, son of Mr..
s. +. PilsOn, left Wednesday for Cos
hen. where he accepts position as
stsnographer and typewriter at Vic
t0ris Furnace.
Mrs. J. r. Hidy, of Craigsville, re-
turned home from Baltimore this
week, where she underwent an opera
ton. Her many friends will be glad
to hear that she has much improved
in health.
Mrs. Marshall Byers, of the Mowry's
Nil neighborhood, sustained a seri-
Gus loss of live stock as the result of
the storm Sunday night. The rain and
wind caused straw shed to collapse
killing three fine cows and seriously
manning three others.
Mr.. David O'Rork has returned from
Roanoke, where he attended the an
nual meeting of the Va. State HOrti.
cultural Association. Mr.. O'Rork.
who has been vice president of the as
ISOLATION was unanimously reelected
to the Office.
At Dunsmore' g Business College last
week Mr.. John A. Fauver, Jr., of this
city, received diploma for the bust.
ness course; Mr.. Edward T. Pilson, of
this city. Miss Ethel Wheeler. of Stras-
burg, and Miss Emma Knapp, of West
Virginia, received certificates of prof.
cheney in shorthand and typewrlting.
The lexington magistrates before
whom was tried the case of WhOley q
Murphy for shipping liquor C. o. d. to
that place. which is in local option
district, rendered their decision on
Monday, which was to the effect that
the Transaction was completed here
and therefore the defendants did not
sell In Lexington.
The Washington correspondent of
the Alexandria Gazette sends his pa
Der the following: ''It is said at the
Department of Justice that U. s. Mar
shall Allen, of the western district of
Virginia, 10 the most economical mar
shall In the country and that the ex-
pendirures during bis term of Office
have been less by fifty thousand dollars
than those of the preceding term"
Geo. H. Shaver was tried before
Magistrates Kinney and Houseman on
Tuesday for an attack made on
Aessrs. J. H. and Jacob A. Eau
yer, near the home of Squire
Houseman on Friday. The justices
fixed his punishment at six
months In jail, but an appeal was TAX
On and the accused was bailed in the
sum Of $500 for the December term of
the county court.
On Wednesday of last week, Mr..
Thos. G. Picker and Miss Rossella
Berry, daughter of Mr.. James M. Ber-
~. both OF the Penrose neighborhood,
were married at the manse at Old
Stone church by Rev. J. N. Vandeven-
ter. After the ceremony they drove to
this city where they took the G. & o
train for Washington and other cities
The contracting parties are both very
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