Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-09-26
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Drs- g. ". Rodgers OF this city, an
Geo. Rodgers of Arbor Hill, attende
the meeting of the State medics
society at Newport News this week.
John W. Rankin, press represents
tive of the Helen GRAVITY company il
Her Lord end Master, was IN Oh
city this week, preparing for her ap
pearance here OH Oct. 7.
The state executive committee OF til
Young Mems Christian Association
has selected Newport News as tbs
place for the next annual meeting in
February, 1903.
Gov. Montague has appointed Mr.
ThOs M. Smiley of Moffatt's Creek, &
delegate to the National Farmers
Congress which meets October 10, al
Macon, Ga
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Weyer S Cave, Va, 10e. package.
The Mabel Paige Company have been
giving some excellent performances at
the opera j Ouse this week. They are
billed for four more entertainments
tgO to day and two Saturday.
John Crawford, awaiting trial for
killing two Cash brothers. escaped
from the county Jail at Covington last
week and is still at large Three
tralnps escape at the same time.
The Churchville Hunting Club on
Saturday elected J. A. Hupman, presi-
dent; Percy Wilson, vice. president,
and Fred. A. Quensen, secretary. Ar
rangements for their annual fall hunt
We're inaugurated.
Mr.. james A. Orbaugh died on Mol
day at his home near Hermitage, Of
Bright's disease, aged about IS years.
The interment was at Barren Ridge,
and the service WAS conducted by
Mrs. J N. Ryan announces the APP
preaching marriage of her daughter,
Willie Francisco, to Andrew Patterson
Wade, at the home of the bride, on
Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 10 a. N. Mol
cards.
Mrs. J. n. Fitz has Issued invitations
to the marriage Of her daughter, III.
CalIie, to Mr.. Robert M. Brand. The
ceremony to take place Wednesday
morning, Oct. list, 10 o'clock q. M, at
Glendale
Bath Enterprise: Miss Lucy Hyde. |
who has been visiting her sister, Miss
Matte Hyde of this place, for several
days. left Monday for Clifton Forge,
where she will spend several days with !
her brothers before returning to her
home in Augusta county.
There will be an examination at the
postoffiee In Stanton on October 18th
under the auspices of the civil service |
commission of the United States for
the positions of clerk and carrier. Full
information can be had upon applying
to ii. s. Ruff, secretary OF the local
postal beard.
The people of Crimora have learned
with regret that Mr.. j. FL. May, mer-
chant for many years of that place and
his family will soon leave the commu-
nifty to locate in Broadway, Rocking
ham county. where Mr., May will en-
gage in the general merchandise BUSH
ness.
Capt. Carter BraXton who is sick at
bis residence, has pronounced case of
typhoid fever, but his condition was
improved yesterday, and he spent a
comfortable night. He is attended
constantly by q trained nurse, and his
temperature which had been as high as
103 had been reduced to l01,
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson. Misses Eve
Ign Tree and Mary Hams have been
appointed delegates to the annual meet
ing of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. to be held in Lexington,
October Sth and 9th. with Mrs. Helms
and Mrs. Mccullough and Miss Eliza.
beth Bnrweli Jones SIS a!ternates.
Miss Grace Berry, daughter of Mrs.
DR.. +. A. Berry, who he's been sum-
mering at Variety Springs, is visiting
the family of Mr.. f f. Cimiotti in
New York. She was accompanied there
by DIR. w. Il. Clements, the springs
physician, who is also guest in the
Cimiotti home
Maj" Hewitt II. Harlow returned
from Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday,
where he went to attend the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of I. O. 0. F. lie had a
most delightful trip and speaks 10 high
praise of the kind treatment he receiv-
ed out west. 1t was one of the largest
gathering of Odd Fellows he ever met.
and he enjoyed his trip immensely.
Crawford Sheets was shot at an early
hour Wednesday morning on Gospel
Hill by some one yet unknown to the
public as Sheets, who says be knows who
shot him, refuses to divulge the name.
He was shot in the left leg which was
badly shattered. He was taken to the
Kings Daughters Hospital for treat
ment. Two negro women who were
arrested at the time were released By
the police Wednesday as they was con
WINGED they had nothing to do with tn,
shooting. although one Of them wal
said to be the cause. Yesterday tn
police arrested young Hager for tn
shooting and lodged him in jail