Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-11-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.


] O. O. Douglas, of Dorcas, was il
town yesterday on business.
Charlottesville has voted to issu
$4,000 worth of bonds for street i'm
provements
We call attention to the professional
card in another column OF Mr. Charlie
NJ. East, attorney and counselor at
law. with Office at No Law Building
this city.
Miss Lusie Toland formerly o
Covington. was married a few day
ago in Charleston, w. Va, to Mr.
George L. Hopper, a young bushes
man of Clifton Forge.
Mr.. J. W. Augustus, former wei
known merchant of Staunton, and nov
in the same line of business at Lynch
burg, was in the city short while THU
week, returning home yesterday.
DIR. G. Nj. Hollingsworth, a prom
nent physician of Harrisonburg. drop
ped dead Sunday about noon. He wa
standing on his porch talking to TIVE
visitors when be fell.
The election for town officers il
Bridgewater was held on Thursday ant
resulted as follows: Mayor, George F
Arey; Councilmen, J. n. Wilson. WI.
Arey, g. E Richcreek, M. M. Dixon
John H. Wine and j. D Butcher.
Mrs. DIR. P. L. Murphy, of Morgan
ton, N. c., is visiting her brother, Mr.
]. Alex. Bumgardner at Bethel hav
ing come to be present at the marriage
of her niece, Miss Malinda Bumgard.
ner to Capt. Chas. g. Berkeley.
The residence of Mr.. w. A. Pratt
ON east Main street, Was entered Sun
day night, while Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
were absent and considerable amount
of goods stolen, including clothing and
iewelry. No clue has been obtained as
to who committed the deed.
The anti saloon league is circulating
a petition asking Judge Holt of the
CORPORATION court to order an election
on the question of license or no license.
There we're $40 votes cast at the last
election aud it will require 143 sigma
lures to secure is.
Drs. Catlett and Pdrkins performed
an operation on Mr.. Samuel IL. Far
kins at his home near Ft. Defiance on
Saturday for appendicitis. His condl-
ton was critical and the operation
could not be delayed. He is now I'm
proving.
NIT Gamble Crawford OF Clifton
Forge. was married last week in Gath
ersburg, Md, to Miss Eleze Henry
formerly of Covington, Va. They Will
make their home in Clifton Forge,
where the groom is engaged in busl-
ness.
The second apportionment of State
funds for the public schools has been
made and this and adjacent counties
receive the following amounts: StauD'
ton. $2,O1424; Augusta, $13 ,572.2l;
Allegheny, S., 246. S3; Bath, 81, 1874 81:
Buena Vista, 1858 A; Highland, 3d.
447 20, Rockbridge. $40, GAO 81; Rock
ingham, $13. S95.47.
The trustees of the Virginia Odd Eel
lows Home were in session in Roam
oke Wednesday. at the Ponce de Leon
Hotel, and, after taking rs ballots, de-
cided to locate the home at Winners
station, suburb of Lynchburg, where
they will purchase the Jaeger farm
containing of 141 acres.
Mr.. Chas. d. Forrer, son OF Mr..
Samuel Forrer of Messy Creek. was
elected Judge of the criminal court Of
Petersburg by the Democrats, last
week. by q majority of over 500, in a
district that is almost overwhelming
Iv Republican. This is great com
pliment, and one that ls well deserved
Mr.. Forrer has been in Parkersbure
about nine years. and has assumed
high rank at that bar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones died at thu
home of Jno. @. Douglas, at Dorcas IL
this county. on Nov. 9th. and was
buried at Oak Hill. the Rev. Il. r
Fridley officiating. She was born III
this county, but moved to Iowa about
40 wears ago. She came back to Vlr
qinia about years ago. She had only
been living with Mr.. Douglas about
one month.
Emanuel Episcopal Church came
verv nearly being destroyed on Thurs
dav morning about halt past tel
O'Clock. The church has just been en-
laroed and beautifed and was to hav'
heen occupied at once. The contrac
tors were testing the hot air furnace
when smoke was seen Issuing from Tn
faor An alarm was turned in and II
a few moments the fire company re
snonded and soon had the fire unde
control. The loss will fortunately b
slight. but a confagration was nal
rowly escaped,
Mrs. Amanda Myers widow OF tn
late Levi Myers of the Laurel Ill
neiphburhood, died at her home 0
Friday. the It'll inst, after a protrac
ed illness, aged 81 years, and was Dul
led AT New Hope on Sunday, the fun'
raj being preached at Pleasant Grov
church. at which her husband ha
theen superintendent of the Sunda
School for over 80 years. Her husban
only died in April last. She leave
surviving three children-Mlss MOL
Myers. Robert Myers and Mrs. Siddi
aTutwiler, all of whom live In IN
nounty. Mrs. Myers was a daught'
of the late Charles Bates OF this cou
tv and a sister of Morgan Bates, ESQ
- nosbon She was a most estimab
lady and will be greatly missed
Harris-GiIkeson