Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Don't forget the big shoot of tt
Waynesboro Gun Club to. morrow.
Rev. r. G. Jett left the city Wedne
day morning for New York, where b
will remain about month.
Mr.. A. T. Campbell of near Fairfield
fell dead in the b ,rvest field last weel
He was about 30 years of age.
Mr.. T. II. Burke of HarrisOnburl
was caught in the cloud-burst Las
Thursday night, near FIT. Defiance
and had narrow escape from drown
Ing. He was driving home from Staur
ton.
While at play Viola Jana X .ss,.riuai
1SmOnthS-old child of hi a,,t MIS-
William II. Bosserma", VII" live nt;'
Timber Ridge, Rnchbr,t q county. fel
into kettle of Water Friday aud wa
drowned.
The city council at It's NEE * OF
Wednesday re- elected all of Lh- Old CIT.
officers, except Policeman Rob 1T A
Hamilton, who did not apply fof Til
old place. 8. b. Holt Was elected to
succeed him.
Bath Enterprise: Miss Ntunette
Hopkins, principal of Agnes Scout IL
stitute at Decatur, Ga, aud Dr. ebert
sey Hopkins, physician at The Western
State Hospital in Staunt"n, are the
guests of Miss Summers Anderson for
a few days.
Mrs. Janett Harris, dang ter of the
late j. A. Newman of this CITY, died on
the 21st ult,, at her hon. IN Basic City,
and was buried in W ivne. st, no on the
23rd. Rev Geo W ) oar, pastor of
the United Brethren church of this
city, conducting the services.
Mr.. Edgar A. era Wfprd. Wi, Was re-
turning to Dallas, Texas, LIST week,
after bringing the body of his brother
Wilbur, back 10 his old home for burial,
was in railro4 W.T.. OK near Green
vile, KY. He had his knee cap broken
and was otherwise severely bruised.
Nine passengers on the train were
killed.
1t is announced that Rev. r. Ray
mond Jones of Mt. Tabor church, has
accepted the presidency of Massanntten
College, and will leave shortly to enter
upon his new duties. Mr. Jones con
gregation hate to see him leave their
midst as he is exceedingly popular and
has done good work in that neigh
borhOod
We have received the catalogue of
the Boonville Seminary and Conserva-
tory OF Mnsic, located at BoOnville,
Mo, it is handsomely gotten up and |
shows evidence of prosperity for that
Institution. Prof. Hugh Shelley Roll
Ter, formerly of this county, is the |
and Mrs. Roller Is the lady |
principal. Prof r. g many friends here
are glad to know of this success in his |
western home.
Robert Russell Powers. the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Powers, died
on Sunday morning at the home of its
parents. about three miles north of the
city, after some weeks illness. aged |
about months. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon from the
house, the services being conducted
by Rev. /. w. Canter of the Methodist |
church. The intermen was in Thorn
rose cemetery.
Mr.. Homer Hoover, son of Mr.. Jas
Hoover, of near Adlai, was killed in a
wreck on the N. & W. Ry. near Marion
on Friday. The engine on which Mr..
Hoover was fireman struck cow and
was deraiIed, throwing him 10 front on
the track. Engineer Lee Spaulding
was also killed. Mr.. Frank Hoover,
brother of the dead fireman went to
Marion and brought the remains to his
old home for burial on Sunday.
VARIETY SPRINGs.-So called be-
cause of the numerous waters there,
and all are absolutely pure, with scarce
q trace of organic matter to be found
in quantitative analysis of the wat
ers. Fever either malarial or typhoid
has never been known to exist at Vari-
ETY., the absolute purity of the waters
precluding such a possibility. The
healthfulness of the place is, therefore,
assured for the future, the past fur
nishes no instance of fever through
the generations that have Come ard
gone since Variety become popularity
known as a summer health and pleas
ure resort.
Odd Fellow Officers.
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