Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-05-24


GINA Lutheran Synod will cOnven
: next Tuesdayat Mt. Sidney. The COL
vention will continue three days. Th
opening saIm On Will be delivered b.
Rev. E. A. Repass.
Capt. J. II. Waters left Sunday t
visit his brother at Asbury Park, New
Jersey and attend the meeting of tb,
t chiefs of police in New York. During
his absence Officer j. G. Fretwell will
be acting chief.
There will be civil service examina
tion at the postoflice in this city OF
June 10Th, for the positions of Clerks
and Carriers. All applications for ex-
aminations must be in the hands of H 4.
s. Ruff, Secretary of the board by
8 June 18th.
Rev. G. A. Freed is at Marion, Va.
, where be will deliver an address before
the Ladies Missionary Society of the
Marion Female College Sunday even
ing next. His pulpit In Middlebrook
will he filled Sunday afternoon O'Clock
by Rev. A. d. R. Hancher, of this city.
On Tuesday evening of last week
Mr.. Walter s. Smith and Miss Susie
A. Powers. were quietly married at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. [. w.
tCanter. Both are very popular young
people, and their friends extend Con-
CALCULATIONS.
Last week at Williamson, W. Va,
Senator s. D. Stokes, who shot and
killed Rev. DR.. Wohl, the Presbyterian
minister at that place. was tried by a
jury and found not guilty of murder.
The defense proved that the shooting
was done in self-defense
| Prof. Frank W. Page who has been
patient at the W estern State Hospital
for many years. died at that institution
recently. Mirage was familiar to our
! people, being an excellent musician,
he often furnished music for entertain
old home at Gotham for interment.
Rockbridge News: "Mrs. B. G. Raw
lings, who has been quite sick for sew
eral weeks, is, we are glad to say, i'm
proving, and is now able to get out a
little She expects to go to Newport
News Friday, where she will remain a
month or m ore for the benefit of her
health.
Hon. G go. w. Koiner and wife have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Kathleen Lewis, to
MI. T. L. West. The ceremony will
be performed at the family residence
No. ia North Morris street, Rich
mond, Wednesday evening, June 9Th,
at 8 o'clock. 4,
Owing to the inclement weather on
Wednesday, only portion Of the bug
giles, surreys, &C., offered for sale at
public auction by J. M. Hardy's Son
were disposed of. The sale will be
continued court day next Monday,
and those needing anything in this line .
will do well to attend the sale.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the StauntOn Park Addition
Company, Wednesday, the following
officers were elected: P E. Wilson,
R. D. Apperson, treasurer;
r. /. Barr, secretary; P. E. Wilson,
o. M. Goode, r. P. Bell, W. P. Tams,
R. D. Apperson and R. l. Barr, di- ',
rectors.
Mr.. Jos. M. Lushbaugh, son of Mr.. c
Hartman j. Lushbaugh, employed at i
the Putnam Organ Factory, had the E
Wednesday afternoon to
have the thumb nearly severed !
from his right hand. He was taken ]
to the Kings Daughters Hospital /
where his wound was dressed, after
which be was taken home.
Buchanan Banner: 1.-The Central :,
Land Company has sold to Mr.. R. A.
Fulwiler the Beale Farm. The tract {
sold embraces about 400 acres, the price
paid being SO, 500 90. This land is per- !
haps the most fertile tract of it's size
in the county" Mr.. Fulwller is now r
Deputy U. S. Marshal and resides in
this city. +
In the Law and Equity Court of
Richmond last Thursday, Mrs. Lula
FL. Hudson, nee Parker, formerly of
this city, filed a bill for divorce from
her husband, Jas. q. Hudson, charging
neglect, failure to provide, cruel treat 7
ment and statutory grounds, They 5
were married in 1889, and have two !
children. G
A destructive hail storm prevailed 5
in various sections of Kockbridge and
considerable damage Is reported. The
stones ranged from small ones to as
large as hen eggs. Crops were injured, c
great damage being done to wheat and I
At some places holes
were torn in tin roofs, and at Buena s
Vista for more than an hour there was
a terrific downpour of hail stones.
Messrs. O. K. Houck & Co., of Mem
phis and Little Rock, have issued
new piece of music, dedicated to the +
United Confederate Veterans. 1t is a +
twostep march, composed by Theo. H.
Northrup. and is considered MASTER {
piece by the Memphis Evening Scimitar.
The cover is Illuminated in cOIOrs and 1