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

!, Mr.. Clarence Van Pelt, of Danville
is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. f. Staples has gone to Roanok
to spend the summer with his Sous.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. Jordan, of Craigs
Vile, are in the city.
Rev. Father w. CASTOR PAYNE. o
Clifton Forge, was visitor here O;
Wednesday.
DR.. Carter Berkeley, of Lynchburg
is spending few weeks vacation witt
his family and relatives in this city.
Mr. E. B. Butler, Of Covington, spent
| some days in The city last week SEEING
the carnival and renewing old acquain
tances.
P H. Trout, Jr., city electrician of
Lynchburg, visited his parents this
week. He leaves stoday for Atlanta,
Ga where he has taken a position.
DIR. L. N. Harris, of New Hope, has
| taken Il position with lumber com
pany at Huntersville, W. Va, and will
leave shortly for that assum e his duties
there.
Mr.. J. Fred. Ef1inger, who has been
| residing in New York for the past year
I was in the city Wednesday, having
down from Rockbridge Alum Springs.
He family will return here July LIST.
In the absence of the pastor. Rev, S.
l.. Keller, the Rev. V. r. Stickley will
occupy the pulpit of St. Paul's Evan
celical Lutheran church Sunday, June
Sth. at II a. H., and also at Hermitage
at t P. IN.
Misses Susie and BERTHE Caldwell, of
Covington, and Miss Nellie Lynch, of
Union, W. Va who have been spend
ing some time with Misses Sue and
Ora Hamilton, near the city, left this
week for their homes.
H. II. Mayes, of Longdale, was ar
rested Monday charged with forging
the name of the postmaster there for
where be had a hearing and sent on to
the Federal grand jury.
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 30 3mo
The members of the Tenth Congress
sional District Democratic Comm ittee
met in Richmond on Saturday and for
mally declared Hon. II. d. Flood the
nominee of the party, there being no
other candidate.
r. s. Clark has been awarded the
contract by the building committee OF
The Va. School for the Deaf and the
Blind for moving and rebuilding the
boiler house at that institution, at a |
cost of about $4,000
Mr.. Writ TODD has been made station
agent at Mt. Scion by the G. W. Ry.,
and last week his office furniture,
books, tickets, &c, arrived, and on
last he threw open the depot |
iOors for regular business.
Trever Anderson, a grandson of Mr.
Y. G. Kester, was killed at Longdale
yesterday morning by falling from a
reight train. He and a companion
lad beat their way to Clifton Forge
md were returning home in the same
way.
One of the wonders of the carnival
asst week was the way the patent gate
+ o. V. Carson stood the test of the
roWds that covered it at all times.
after week of such usage it was still
intact and as good as new.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Craig, of Moi
ett's Greek, have been visiting their
on, Mr.. 7. 9. Craig at Arbor Hill.
5oth are over 81 years old, but are en-
Dying excellent health. They paid
heir first visit to Augustus new court
ouse Tuesday.
Mrs. Edmonia Lee Lorraine, of Roam
Ike, has issued invitations to the mar
iage of her daughter, Marie Moore,
0 Mr. William W. Colvin, June 18th.
he ceremony wiSgtake place at the
ONE of bride-Highland Avenue, S.
Y, Roanoke.
Rev. Littleton Scott, of Crews, filled
lie pulpit of the Second Presbyterian 6
nurch Sunday in the absence of his ]
rOther, DR.. W. n. Scott, who preach {
the baccalaureate sermon for the 9
-ugusta Military Academy at Old c
tone church.
About midnight Wednesday night of
st week, the handsome summer resi- I
ence of Mr.. E. S. Dinkel, at Bridge
alter, was destroyed by fire. The resi-
ence was situated on the hill just OPP q
Osite N orth River from Bridgewater, q
nd commanded one of the most splen u
ID views to be seen in the Valley.
he fire was supposed to be of an in
endiary origin.
In the sporting column of the Rich =
ond Dispatch we find the following Z
regard to the ball playing of Dave !,
uIty. "The brilliant showing of Sey- b
Did aud Fultz for the Athletics will be \
'atifying to the friends of those two 9,
ayers in this State. They are play Il
g the game brilliantly, and soaking ?
lie sphere for keeps and Fultz is one h
the feetest base-runners in the !,
ague." =
Ollie Smith, baggagemaster at the O.
altimore and Ohio Station here, was h
rested Saturday evening, charged @
it'll stealing articles from trunks in o
e depot. 1t seems he has been sus- F
cted for some time, but the evidence n
as not sufficient until Sa turday to
se charge upon. A number of ar b
;les were recovered. He has disap- e.
AIRED from the city, and Mr.. Walter Il
nkins has been appointed In his place.