Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-19

Bridgewater Herald: Misses Aunt
ard Pearl Butcher returned Saturda.
from a weeks visit to their sister, Mrs
E J. Jones, at New Hampden.
The Virginia Bar Association will
meet next month at White Sulphu
Springs. This change was made on &C
count of the burning of the Homestead
Hotel at Hot Springs.
Messrs. J. D. Glover and J. l.. Ford
foremen at the Virginia PORTLAND
Cement Cos Works, Craigsville. were
il the city yesterday on business mat
| tiers.
Mr.. Geo. E. Wilfong, of Mcdowell
Highland county, was in the city this
! week and paid our office a pleasant call
He states that everything in bis coun
ty is looking nice from the fine season
they have had.
Virginia Warren. the bright little
three-year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Lipscomb, died on Monday at
the home of her parents on North JEFF
ferson street. The remains were taken
to Harrisonburg for burial.
Mr.. Jos. H. Shepherd for many years
clerk IN the Auditors office in Rich
mond, was on Monday given two add
tiopal years in the penitentiary for
EN- bezzling the States money. He
will have to serve five years on the three
charges.
The West Augusta Guard, As strong,
accompanied by about 20 members of
the Clifton Forge Rifles. will leave
Saturday morning tor weeks outing
at Ocean View They will be under
the command of Capt. Carter Brax-
ton.
Mr.. J. r g. Brown, of Pen Lard.
Rockingham county, passed through
the city Wednesday for San FanciscO.
from which place he will sail for Man
lila. where he will teach the Filipinos.
He has three year contract with the
U. s. Government for this work.
The Board of Visitors of the South
west Virginia Hospital, who have been
Investigating the charges brought
against DIR. Preston, the superiDtend-
emit, by DR.. Sherrell, an assistant physi-
clan, have reported to the Governor
that the charges were not sustained.
Mr.. VIM. J. Knott, prominent citi-
zen of Jefferson county, W. Va, died
on Saturday, aged about x years. De-
ceased is survived by six children. He
was brother of the late Senator Chas.
II. Knott, and an uncle of Mrs. Heis-
kell Argenbrigbt. of this city. His es-
tate is valued at 500. 000
Hon. J. s. Craig, of Cold Sulphur
Springs. has announced his candidacy
for the State Senate from the Rock
bridge district. Mr.. Craig has repre-
seDted his district in the House for
some years and has made a valuable
member, and if his constituents pro-
mote him to the senate they will make
no mistake.
Mr.. John W. Carroll, Jr.. of Lynch
burg, son of the late John W. Carroll,
know the world over as the manufac-
turer of the famous Lone Jack"
smoking tobacco, was married in Rich
mond Tuesday evening to Miss Mary
Marguerite Layman, of Indiana. The
bride had been summering at Virginia
Beach. Mr.. Carroll is brother OF
Mrs Chas. W. Miller. of this city.
Horace Miller, a negro boy, was ar
rested Monday afternoon on suspicion
of having set fire to the ware-room Of
Mr.. S. B. Sublett on MiGdlebrook
Avenue. Suspicion pointed toward
him and he could not give a satisfac-
tory account of himself and his doings.
SO he was arrested.
Simon Beverly, a well known colOred
man, who for number OF years past
had been working at Stockton Bros,
died suddenly Saturday morning. He
went to work as usual but being ahead
of time, lay down where he generally
rested at dinner When the whistle
blew for CLOCK he did not get up.
Some one went to wake him and found
him dead. The coroner deemed an in
quest unnecessary. The death was
from apopiexy.
Miss Annie Riddle. an aged lady liv-
ing near Lone Fountain, met with an
accident some days since that might
easily have proved fatal. When she
entered the stable to feed her hogs, the
hungry animals rushed upon her throw
ing her to the ground, with the bucket
of feed split over her clothing. The
hogs then tore from her unconscious
person every particle of clothing and
would doubtless have devoured her,
had not the animals escaped to the
open stable lot. An hour late she was
discovered and cared for.
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