Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-08-29
LOCAL BRIEFS,

The Staunton public schools will ope
Thursday, Sept. II.
H. d. Peck living near Staunton, ha
two very large oxen for sale they ar
broken to the yoke.
Tue famous Black Patti Troubs
dours will appear at the opera hous
house Friday, September 5th.
Miss Agnes Van Lear, of Lyndhurst
is spending few weeks at Clifton
Forge.
Mss Nora Harlow, who has bee
visiting relatives here, has returned
to her home at Stuart's Draft.
Mrs. John S. Collins has returned
to her home in Greenville, after month
spent at Strlbling Spril gs.
A marriage license was issued to Mr.
Arthur b. Rife and Miss Minnie M
Arehart, and the ceremony took place
at Middlebrook on Tuesday.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
W. Brand, of Fishersville, died on Sat.
urday afternoon near Churchyille,
where they were visiting relatives.
The new pipe organ for the Second
Presbyterian church, purchased from
W. w. Putnam 81 Co., arrived last
week and will be put up ready for use
when the new building is dedicated.
Whitefield Eaton was brought to
jail here Saturday charged with at
tempting to enter the house of j. d.
Weston near New Hope, with intent to
committe criminal assault.
Mr.. w. b. Todd, the agent of the G.
w. Co. at Stokesville, is proving an
efficient officer and his courteous man
ner commends him to the patrons of
the road.
Commissioner of Agriculture Geo.
W. Koiner was in Nashville, Tenn,
this week, where he attended the an
nual meeting of the Cotton States Com
mission. He delivered the response to
the address of welcome yesterday.
Mr.. M. Summerfield, of the PaIais
Royal, is in New York this week pur
chasing his fall and winter millinery,
which he says will surpass all former
efforts III that line he has ever under
taken.
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee after deciding not to put up a
candidate for Congress in this district,
have reconsidered the matter and will
meet here tomorrow for the purpose
of calling a convention.
Jesse B. Rusmisel and Miss Hettie
E. Jordan, both of Bath county, were
married at o'clock Wednesday after
noon in the parlor of the Palmer House
by Rev. W. n Scott, D. D.
The demand for stock of the Valley
Railroad held by individual sharehold-
ers is not likely to continue much
longer. A number of shares have been
sent in to this office and we are ready
still to negotiate for the purchase of
the stock at the Spectator office It'll
Mr.. VIM. 2. Bear, of Churchville has
just returned from New York. where
he took thorough course in embalm-
ing. He is son of the late E. B. Bear,
the popular undertaken at Churchville,
and is in every way qualified to sue
coed his father in the business.
M. M. Dull near Spottswood, has
been in bad health for twenty years,
but retains his spirits and vitality to
wonderful degree, and has lively
interest in all that transpires in his
neighborhood and county, though he
rarely leaves his chair On his front
porch.
We promise that should you use
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES and be dis
satisfied from any cause whatever, to
refund 10c. for every package. Mon
roe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo. Sold by
Wilson Bros, StauntOn, and |. n.
Kagey, Weyer's Cave.
Mr.. E. NJ. Gushing has been appoint
ed member Of the registration board
of Beverly Manor district in place of
Mr.. w. 2. Gay, resigned. For many
years Mr.. Gushing filled this place un-
der the old law, and made most salts
factory registrar.
Mrs. Ernest G. Forsythe died on Fri
day night at her home near Slower,
and was buried Sunday afternoon from
Salem Church. Before her marriage
she was Miss Ida Berry, and member
of the Second Presby terrain church of
this city.
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
Saturday morning while driving to
town the horse driven by Misses Mary
and Eflie Fauver, fell and becoming
frightened ran off down the hill at the
pump house. The vehicle was wreck
ed. but fortunately the young ladies
were not seriously hurt. The young
ladies were accompanied by their
guest, Miss Mable Price, of Lynch
burg.
Mr.. VIM. Larner, who is pushing the
Palmer Concrete Building Block has
just closed a contract with G.. E. Lup-