Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
LOCAL ReIEES.

Surveys are being made for a raj
road from Ronceverte to Lewisbu1.
W. Va.
The Waynesboro Gun Club will hav
a shooting match July 4. A fine gu
will be one of the prizes shot for.
Rev. J. N. Vandevanter will preacl
Sunday afternoon at Spring Hill. an
Sunday night at Roman.
The new railroad from White SUI
phur Springs. W. Va, up Anthony
Greek, is rapidly nearing completion
A marriage license was issued t.
Mr.. Ephraim T. Hildebrand and Mis-
iona L. Wise, the ceremony took plsc
yesterday at Milnesville.
Robert Fitzherald was brought from
Deerfeld last Thursday having beer
sentenced to sixty days in jail and {
4 fine of $40 for beating horse.
County Clerk Harry Burnett issued
marriage license to Mr.. Ralph E. Nc.
Kinley, of Philadelphia, and Miss Mary
E. Payne, the ceremony took place here
on Wednesday.
In the circuit court Friday Messrs.
John Wright, Jacob T. Miller and
Daniel S. CARRIER were appointed trus-
tees of the Middle River German Bap-
fist church.
Mr.. Charles Warning Reynolds, a
brother of Mrs. Fred A. Allen, of
Newport News, died in that city on
Friday morning last after an extended
illness.
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color silk,
wool or cotton perfectly at one boil
ing. Sold by Wilson Bros, Staunton
and l. N. Kagey. Weyer's Cave, at 10c
per package.
The venerable Rev. DR.. Nelson Head,
well.known Methodist Episcopal
Church, South minister, died in Lees
burg Sunday, in the ninety second year
of his age. II e had been in poor health
for several years.
The annual address before the Young
Mems Christian Association of Wash
ington and Lee University. was deliv-
cred Sunday evening by Rev. DR.. W.
n. Scott, of the Second Presbyterian
church of this city.
Buy your cloth, yarn and blankets
H.
Bedford Mills Co., Bedford City, Va,
will mail samples with prices, on ap-
plication. Goods sold at manufacture
ers prices. may 80 3mo
J.E. Edwards. one of the alleged
pickpockets who was arrested here
during the carnival, for trying to rob
Hon. W. H. Goodwin, of Alton, was
released from Jail Saturday en- account
of his health, the judge having reduced
his bail from $1,000 to $3.50. He left
at once for his home in Ohio.
The Supreme Court of Appeals at
Wytheville last week affirm ed the ver-
dict rendered in the county court in
the case of the Commonwealth VS.. J.
w. Gordon for forgery. He will now
have to serve two years in the peniten-
tiary.
1t has been thought that the building
of the G. & O. branch up Greenbrier
had diverted trade from Staunton.
There is no question but that trade
does go from Pocahontas county es-
pecially to other points, but there is so
much more trade there now than there
was before the railroad was built, that
the trade of Staunton from that coun-
ty has largely increased.
Mrs. Mamie P. Argen bright, wife of
Mr.. G.. W. Argenbright, died from
heart failure on June 5, at her home
near Valley Mills, aged "a years
She had been consistent member of
Hebron church for Is years. She left |
her husband and four step-children,
one brother, John M. Brown, and two |
sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Dunlap and Mrs. |
E. G. Kirkpatrick, to mourn their loss. |
The burial took place at Hebron.
Chairman Ellyson, of the State |
democratic committee. has given as
his opinion that in the ensuing Con-
gressional primaries of the party the
existing registration books will have
to be used, there being no hope that
the registration under the suffrage sec
tion of the new constitution will be
completed in time for this purpose.
The new registration lists, however,
will be completed in time for the No
Yember elections, when they will be
used for the first time.
A slick swindler went to T. H. Pow
ell's store Saturday and bought a bill
of goods ordering them sent to car at
the G. & o. depot, where he would set
tie for the goods. He then went to F.
W. Hagers and made purchase and
had them set to Mr.. Powell's to go
with the groceries. He got Mr.. Powell
to advance him 81 so with which to
settle with Mr.. Hager, but when the
goods arrived at the depot the man
could not be found, and the police have
since been looking for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Terrell, of Way
nesboro, were out driving Sunday after
noon. The bit broke and the horse ran
away, both we're thrown out and Mr..
Terrell was knocked senseless, but
soon recovered. Mrs. Terrell was very
seriously hurt. She sustained two
fractures of the skull, one above the
left temple, the other behind the right