Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-15

grocery business of Mr.. G. ID. Higgi
bottom on North Augusta street AZ
will co lduct the business there
Messrs Edward Mcintosh and W.
Smsles. of this city last week receive
their diplomas at Dunsmore's Bnsine.
College.
w. j. Parrish, committed suicd
bis room in this city on Sunday after
noon, by shooting himself through th
head. He leaves two small children
Mr.. A. P. Talaferro, for some year
superintendent of the &. & W. Ry.
has resigned to accept IA position will
the Virginia Carolina Ry with head
quarters at Abingdon.
Congressman Quarles has been in
formed by the War Department thai
orders will soon be issued 10 improve
the road from this city TO the national
cemetery.
Owing to trouble with the manage
ment of the Kings Daughters Hospi-
tai, Miss Arehart, the head nurse, has
resigned, and all but two of the other
nurses have followed her example
Mr.. Clay Hammer, recently sold his
farm near Mt. Scion, to Mr.. Jacob
HiSe. lie will move to CroZet, Abe
marie county where he expects to
purchase property.
Mrs. Margaret Tomlin died on Thurs
day of last week at her home in Han
over county, aged So years. Deceased
was an aunt of Judge H. w. Holt, of |
the Hastings Court.
Lillian Campbell, the little daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. John r. Campbell,
died on Thursday afternoon of last
week aged 2 years, IL month and y
days. The funeral took place Satur.
day afternoon.
On Sunday morning Rev. DIR. A. M.
Fraser announced to his congregation
that he had declined the call to Macon,
TIA. This news is received by our
citizens with pleasure, irrespective of
denomination.
On Monday night the West Augusta
Guard elected Mr.. Eugene P. Summer
son, first lieutenant, and G.. w. Lam
bert. second lieu Anant. Capt. Brax
ton appointed W. NJ. Collins first SER
geant.
Betty Adams, a respectable colOred
woman, dropped dead on Central ave- :
nue. Sunday morning while on her
way to church. She had just recover
ed from grip, and hemorrhage was k
the cause of her death. fl
quiet wedding took place at the
Baptist parsonage here on Thursday
evening of last week when Mr. Wade &
II. Hedrick and Miss Julia M. Dur lie
ham were united in the bonds of ma | N
trimony by Rev. NJ. l.. Wood.
The fine farm Of the late Dr. d. W. vi
Hanger, near Fishersvllle, has been N
purchased by Mr. J. G. Calhoun for la
S56 50 per acre. The farm contains
about $50 acres, and is regarded as one
OF the best of the county,
bc
The board of supervisors have con- or
tracted with the Art Metal Construc
ton company of jamestown, New
York, to fit up the county and circuit ha
clerks offices in the new court house 80
with metal cases for the protection of ga
the records at cost of 81, 900.
Mr.. Ed. A. Hamilton, living near in
this city, announces himself elsewhere FRI
in to days SPECTATOR, as agent for a Ir
celebrated line of wind mills, tanks sic
and pumps, He has done work for.
aud refers by voluntary permission to
many of the best and most substantial ~
men in Augusta county.
In another column is published the Cl
professional card of DR. F. J. Nef
Veterinary Surgeon. Calls are an nv
swered in the city aud county, day or ~,
night. Special attention is given to M.
diseases of cattle. Office next to inn
Stover's livery, on South Augusta ,na
street.
f. W. Stuart & Co, co ltractors. ,uh
broke ground Tuesday for the erection w..
OF handsome residence on North
Coalter street for Mr.. Julius Witt 1t A..
Is TO be slelght covered, eight room
'rame building with portico around
.wo sides. The plan of the house is \
very convenient and with it's furnish the
ngs Will include every modern comfort, sicl
Dr. A. Lee Pattesun, who for wears
medicine at and near Angus 70 ,
a Springs, has bought the Annie w.
,raZler place on the Parkershnrg y
Turnpike just west of j. H. Lupton's VIII
'lace. about two and a half miles of |
rom StauntOn. DR.. Pattesop has was
moved INTO his new home and has her
pened an office for the practice of ed
Medicine. ,
Just several miles east of this place POI
live deer was caught on Gathers ed
arm and is now confined in a stabIe the
he deer eats and seems to be getting ty.
long nicely Dogs had run the deer M.
long That it was completely worn Pea
ut, and some men ran up to it and NJ
arrled 1t to a stable in which if WAS Of G
onfined. The Deer was run ont of NIT,
he Blue Ridge mountsin.-SpirIt of and
he Valley. +or
Chairman Thomas. NJ. Smiley of the one
'oard OF supervisors of Augusta coun- vau
y, and Supervisors Crawford and Tho
hilton of the same hna I'd piSitaa a.a