Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-27
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Don't forget that Buckskin Bill
Wild West Shows will be in Staunto
today.
Two fine horses belonging to Messrs
Booker Smith and George Sheets,
Plunkettsville, were killed by c.
o train Friday morning.
We have received an invitation fror
s. T. Hickman, Secretary of the Lees
burg Horse and Colt show to attere,
the first exhibition on j uly 3 and f.
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color silk
wool or cotton perfectly at one boil
ing. Sold by Wilson Bros, Staunto1
and 1. N. Kagey. Weyer's Cave, at 10
per package
Rev. Robert c. Gilmore has accepted
call to the Presbyterian church a
Livingston, Ala. He will leave for hi
new field October 1st, but will continu,
to act as pastor of Olivette church
until that time.
At the Interstate Bankers conven
tion in session last week at Savannah
Ga, the Virginia Bankers Association
elected Mr. w. P. Tams, cashier of tn,
Augusta National Bank, one of tht
vice presidents.
Mr.. J. G. Ross and wife recently OF
Greenville, Tenn, have arrived in the
city and are stopping with w. A
Noeys and wife 1OS S. St. Clair st. Mr.
Ross is a graduate of the Eastman
Business college of Poughkeepsie N. Y.
Rev. G. l. Withrow, pastor of the
Augusta Street Methodist church, has
been appointed commissioner from
this county to the Negro Young Pe0-
pies congress, which meets at Atlanta,
Ca, August 9th to 18th.
Mr.. VIM. Christian, of Lantz Mills,
Shenandoah county, and Miss Hen
rietta S. Creath. of Sussex county, were
married last Wednesday morning
They are both deafmutes, and will leave
for their home in Lantz Mills in few
days.
Mr.. J. J. Shirley, manager of the
Virginia Waukesha Lthia Springs,
received an order Saturday for fifty
cases of the water to be shipped at
once to Massachusetts,
Among those who have announced
themselves, as candidates for Sheriff
of Augusta are Capt. Lewis Hartman,
Thos. A. Dawson, w. Arthur Wilson
and J. A. Walker, any one of whom
would make an excellent officer.
Buckskin Bills Wild West Shows
will give two performance today, rain
or shine-at and p. m.
Buy your cloth, yarn and blankets
direct from the Wooden Mills. The
Bedford Mills Co., Bedford City, Va
will mail samples with prices, on ap-
plication. Goods sold at manufactur-
ers prices may 80 3mo
The Confederate Pension Board for
the city of StauntOn will meet in the
office of the clerk of the Hastings
court on June 30th. at 10 a. NJ, to con-
slider all applications for pensions.
Lewis Hartman, Chairman.
The following officers have been
elected by Staunton Lodge No. Is A.
& A. M. for the ensuing term: w. +.
Hyer. master; R. E. Tyler, senior
warden; A. A. Eskridge, junior ward
en-; w. H. Price, senior deacon; J. M.
SPOTS, junior deacon.
A detached kitchen of J. M. Bare,
near AVIS, was struck by lightning du-
ring severe thunderstorm Friday
night, and entirely destroyed, the house
caught from the flames, but by hard
work the fire was put out before much
damage was done.
Mr.. W. r. Tippett, of Anderson, W.
Va, has leased the Old Virginia Ho-
tel property here and will have it thor
oughly repaired and ready for business
by Sept. /, Mr.. Tippett is frst-class
hotel man, and no doubt will make a
success of his undertaking here.
Mrs. Chas. Terrell, who, with her
husband, was thrown from a buggy
while driving near Waynesboro, Sun
day week. and received fracture of
the skull, died last Thursday night,
and was buried On Saturday from
Grace Lutheran church of that place,
the service being conducted by Rev.
r. c. Jet, of this city.
Mr. J. R. Horsley, of Appomattox,
private secretary to Congressman
Flood, was in the city Monday. and
was comforting with gentlemen from
various parts of the county with refer
ence to the establishment of lines of
free mail delivery in the county. There
have been some petitions for free de-
livery, and the matter is now under
consideration by the postoffice depart
ment. All who desire this improvement
should write at once to Mr.. Flood,
AID we think there is no doubt but
that it will gotten.
Mr.. John W. Moore, Confederate
veteran, died very suddenly at his
home in Lexington Sunday night, aged
69 years. He served as lieutenant oil
Company G, 1st Va. Cavalry during
the civil war. He is survived by his
wife and three children.
Mr. VIM. Larner, the well known
contractor, has secured the right to
manufacture of concrete building
blocks in this city and county. These