Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.

T re Hastings court has cOnhrm'
tt, sale If the Shelley property G
East Main street to the Beverly Clut
Mrs. Loring, wife Of MI. j W. Lo
ing, a merchant of Clifton Forge, Ole
suddenly on Thursday night OF laf
week of heart failure.
A party of young men from Roct
ingh AM passed through the city III
Week en- route to Iowa aud othe
States in the west.
An extra opportunity to purchase
fine fruit and grazing farm OF 400 aci
ear Greenwood. Address }. 5. Rodt
Alton. Va.
j. M. Wilson, OF Petersburg, Ohio
advertises on the this page OF GU
paper for a white farm hanC, promls
ing good wages.
Governor Tyler on Saturday signe'
tie bill providing for a constitutions
convention and the General Assemoi.
adjourned sine die.
j. w. Newman and Geo. +. Barger
sdm'r. of }. G. Barger, dec d. VIII one
Tor sale on Saturday, March 20,
Middle River, near New Hope.
Mr.. S. M. Donald, of this county
who mas been the dOorkeeper OF the
State Senate, is said TO be d candidate
for the same position i'll the coEstitu
tional convention.
Col. Edgar l.. Lam bert, brother OF
Mr.. Z. Z. Lambert, of this city. dled
in New Orleans last week. Deceased
was native of Alexandria, and went
to New Orleans soon after the war.
The will of Mr.. j. Howard Wayt
was probated i'll the Hastings court
Tuesday, with Mr.. FL. II. Wayt exc
cutor. Deceased left his estate to his
brother, DR.. N. WaYt.
On Thursday afternoon of last wee K
Mr.. A. j. Jack and Miss Sallie b.
Zlmbro, of Bath county, were united
ia marriage in the parlors of the
Hoover House, by Rev. f. J. Pretty
mad. o. Friday the happy couple
left for their home in Bath.
At a meeting of Lexington Presby-
terry Tuesday Rev. D. p. Junkin, OF
HOreb, was allowed to serve his con-
necElon with that church to take up
evangelical work in Texas. Mr.. Jun
kin will be greatly missed by the men,
beers of bis congregation with whom
he is very popular.
Mrs. V. P. Bumgardner's Sunday
school class of Trinity Episcopal
church, will give tea on next Thurs
day evening, Feb. 2S, from to III p.
M, at the residence Of Mrs. 5. L.
Thornburg 5l1 W. Main street. All
are cordially invited TO attend as an
elaborate menu has been prepared.
Gov. Tyler has appointed Mr.. David
O'Rork to represent Virginia at the
Pan American Exposition i'll Buffalo.
Mr.. O'Rork is well qualified for tue p0-
sition, being interested i'll fruit grow
Ing aud everything pertaining to the
growth of Virginia.
The fourth trial of Sheriff Watts
for permitting the escape OF prisoner
from jail. took place in the Hastings
court last week The fine Of $50 impos-
ed by the police justice was sustained.
A motion was made to set the verdict
aside, but it was overruled. The case
will be taken to the Supreme Court.
Adams Harmless headache powders
cure all headaches, price 10c.
Our motto-Pule Drugs equitable
prices at Vaughan q Crump, The PEG
pies Druggists. Waynesboro, Va.
Sudden Death.
Mr. Thos. A. Davis. a well known
merchant of this city, died very sud
denly on Wednesday morning about
9 O'Clock at his residence on West Main
street. Deceased had been sick for
about week with grip, but on Tues
day afternoon he was told by his
physician that he would not call TO see
him any more. Wednesday morning
after breakfast Mr. Davis spoke of 60
ing to the store and while sitting in a
chair be was stricken and fell the floor
expiring in few minutes. Mr. Davis |
came to Stauuton about II years ago |
and entered the grocery business, IN
which line he had remained. Deceased |
had been twice married, his second |
wife being Miss Fannie Ogg, of this |!
city. An adopted daughter, Miss Mel |
lie Davis. also survives him. Deceased |
was a member of the Methodist church, |
from which place the funeral will take |
place this morning at II O'Clock. Mr.. |
Davis was also a prominent secret or
der man. belonging to the Masons,
Pythians and Eks, all of whom will
honor his memory by participating in
the funeral service.
A Farmers Institute.
Hon Geo. W. Koiner, State Com
missioner of Agriculture, was in the
county this week comforting with Mr.. |
John A. Stuart, member of tho State
Board of Agriculture for this district. |
The object of the conference was to
perfect plans for holding farmers in
stitute in this city on Friday, March
Sth. Every farmer in the county who
can do SO, should attend The lectur-
ers are practical men, who have at
tanned success. along special lines Of
farm work. Prof. s b. Heigis, of |
York, Pa, an eminent fruit grower,
and who during Cleveland s Admins
Il aI,., g. |