Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-10-25
Mr.. Robert L. Chiles. of Richmond,
visiting friends in this city.

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Mr.. Harvey L. Wilson, of the Rich
mond News, was in the city this week
on his way to Harrisonburg. He goes
to write up the political situation there
for bis paper.
Mr.. G.. M. Teabo, foreman at the
Va. Portland Cement Co.'S Works.
Craigsville, was in the city Monday
last to employ hands for the big plant
he represents. He returned that even
ing with quite gang of workmen.
MI. N. b. Meeks, of Advance, Indi.
ana, who is visiting relatives in this
county, has an interesting letter in his
home paper, 1.-THE Hustler" descrip-
tive of his trip over the G. & o to
StauntOn.
The Catholic church at Pine Grove
on jackson River, i'll Highland county,
was dedicated on Wednesday of la st
week. The dedication sermon being
preach by Rev. Father W. CASTOR
Payne, of Clifton Forge.
Clifton Forge Review: Miss Fannie
K Taylor, who has been guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. Z. Hawkins for a fortnight
left last night for Redwood, Nicholas
county. W. Va, where she will teach
during the coming session.
John d. Glover, administrator of
Mrs. Eliza Shifflett, who was struck
and killed by train at Craigsville,
last December, has entered suit In the
circuit court against the G. & o. Ry.
for So 900 damages.
Misses Ellie Vaughn, of Roanoke,
Sallie Cunningham of Richmond,
Lula Crews. of Chatham, and Messrs.
[. g. and w. G. Morton, of Newport
News. who were here last week at.
tending the Timberlake- Morton we'd
ding have returned home.
Two wheat ricks belonging to Mr..
E. L. Coiner, of near FlshersvilIe, were
destroyed by fire last week. They
caught from spark from the thresh-
ing engine. About AGO bushels of wheat
was destroyed. The threshing machine
was also destroyed.
Prof. and Mrs. G. T. Jordan, of Las
Cruces, New Mexico. arrived here this
week to spend the winter. Prof. Jor-
dan was for a number Of years super
intendent of the county schools and
was very popular. He and his wife
were given warm welcome by their
friends.
Harrisonburg News: Miss Anna
Woodward, of Stanton, is visiting the
Misses Roller at their home on South
Main street.-Charles Huffman, of the
Weyer's Cave neighborhood, and Miss
Lula Sherman, of Mt. Crawford. were
married at the latter place Tuesday
morning by the Rev. Mr.. Wright.
Mr.. G. w. Carr died at his home in
Waynesboro on Wednesday night of
last week, in his 54th year. He is sur
vived by his wife and three daughters.
The funeral took place Friday morning
from Grace Lutheran church. the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. E. G..
Cronk.
w. }. Showalter has resigned his
position with the Evening News, OF
Harrisonburg, to accept an engage
ment with the New York Journal.
Mr.. Showalter was in town Saturday
en- route to Mirador. to get the advanc
ed story of the Brookes Langhorne
wedding for his paper.
Mr.. Samuel B. McCorkle and Miss
Annie B Byers were united In marri-
age at the manse of the Second Pres
byterian church on Wednesday after
noon, by Rev. DR.. w. n. Scott. They
were attended by Mr.. Rudolph Bum
gaodner and Miss Mary Todd. Both
are very popular, and received many
congratulations from their friends.
The Covington Sentinel says that or
the examination of the body of Mr..
jacob Meyers, who was supposed to
have been killed by train last week,
it was found that he had been shot
and his body put on the track for the
train to run over. Robbery is sup
posed to have been the object of the
murder.
Highland Recorder: Mr.. E. A. Dud-
lev sold to Mr.. Yeats so head of three
year old cattle averaging LAP pounds
per head-n0ne of these cattle were
over three years old-also 40 head of
two-year- cattle averaging 1876
pounds per head. Mr.. Dudley can boa ST
of having the "boss" lot of two year old
cattle of the season.
The Victoria Furnace people at
Goshen, have inst re"rened their large
lime stone quarry at Craigsville, and
have put Mr.. Harvey Ham. lately Of
Covlngton, in charge of the work a.
Superintendent, Mr. Ham is a man oil
experience and will push the work en-
trusted to him vigorously. He wants
men and will give employment at gooi
wages to all able bodied men who want
steady employment.
Monday morning about O CLOCK thu
stable OF Hon. A. G. BraxtOn was found
to be on fire. The flames had enwrap