Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-11-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Joseph H. Burger most Worry cit
zen.of Greenbrier Co.. W. Va, is deat
Rev. DR.. TurnbulI of Lexington. wi
preach at New Providence churc
next Sunday.
Mr.. Frank L Sublett of Harrison
burg, lost fine driving horse last wee
from collie.
. The Auti Saloon League of Virglni
meets in Richmond January 12-1
next.
DIR. G. T. Lewis has purchased 70
S., 900 the old Wayt property on Cen
trail avenue, adjoining the Y. M. G. A
The ladies of Midway will serve din
ner on Thanksgiving Day beginning
at noon. A baby show will be held il
connection with it. Read their an
nouncement for particulars
Democratic leaders of Maryland sa!
that one outcome Of their recent sue
cess at the polls and t. cir control Of
both branches of the next Genera
Assembly will be the passage OF a jim
Crow bill by the legislature.
Mr.. n. F. Harnsbergergof near Mid
dlebrook, will sell his personal proper
~ at the old Henry Mish place, on
Nov. e5th. sale will commence at III
m This sale is positive, as all the
stock must leave the place by the Sotn'
Mira Renick, widow of the late Jas
II Renick. of Greenbrier county, W..
Va. was paral, zed last week. She was
Miss Mathews, daughter OF the late
Andrew g. Mathews OF Pulaski 20.
shA WAS taken to hospital in Hinton
Monday.
The first person baptized in the new
Baptist church was little Miss ann
Rall NJ lson Eubank, daughter Oh T.
n and Sallle w. Eubank OF Etna
Mills King W lillian county. The rite
was administered by Rev. II. A. Wills
of Hebron Baptist church, that county,
David Dolan of Roceverte, young
man working for the w. va. spruce
Lumber Co., was killed at Cass' w.
Va last week. by being caught wnlie
coupling cars. His brother was killed
about one year ago almost at the same
> spot in similar manner.
Mr. Thomas Hogshead has purcnas.
cd of Mrs. M. E. Partlow for $o'ooo
cash. the residence property adjoining
the handsome home of MI. N y.
watts on the old Wesleyan Female
Institute property. Mr.. Hogsneao
will spend several thousand COLLARS IL
identifying it. i
Row. DIR. A. M. Fraser, moderator u
the recent session the Virginia Presoy-
terrain Synod has appointed the follow,
ing committee on CHARACTERIZATION anu
bon,a missions-Rev. Or. W. h. Lara,
of Danville; and Ruling Elders ). ..
Craig, of. Goshen, j. E. Caskle' u
Lvnchburg. and George Perkins, OF
Charlottesville.
Col. Dan O'Connell who is carrying
on a large lumber operation on An
tbonv,s Greek. near White Sulphur,
" Va. has employed a colony OF Aus
trions tn do his work. 1t is reported
that they give entire satlsfactlon' %
ING industrious. sober and very naroy'
last Saturday a hunting party OF
Stauntopians returned nome Iro"
waee IN the mountains beyond West
Aupusta. They had captured a me
hrck a doe and much small game.
Those composing the party were Hon.
Edward Echols, W. Arthur Wliison'
WI. PiIson, Percy Wilson, Davlo
NALL. r. A. Hupman, William Hide
brand, William and George Snyoer
and W. s. Burke.
Mrs. George W. helms, the Stone,
wall Jackson Camp sponsor, returned
from her Newport News trip os'ui
day, bringing with her as piesen.
from the Grand Camp management
the large G. s. battle flag that decorat'
al the stag during the meeting also
handsome pin badge that was presen''
ed her by the commander OF the Ne"
York camp. Mrs. helms was True
sponsor for the Staunton veterans ioA
oil of whom she secured pleasant homes
before they had ever reached Ne"poi'
N.us and looked after their every
comfort.
DIR. G. w. Rogers and Mr. WIN. y
Marshall Of this city, spent last Thurs
dav in the county hunting between
BRAND "a Station and Fishersville. A
tronhy of the hunt was large turkey
hen. On investigation after getting
home, the precious bird proved TO oe
an old setting hen from the farm yaro
Of Mr.. T.. a. Coiner, which had strayed
into the woods to feed. The old hen
had raised large brude this season
and was starting a second family wnen
run down by the huntsmen. she was
as poor as the reputed Jobs blue tur'
Key hen.
Miss Isabel Stevenson Opie, daugh-
ter of DR.. Thomas Opie, dean OF the
College Of Physicians and Surgeons Of
Baltimore, was married Monday noon
to Mr.. Jack Quarles Hewlett Smith,
Jr., formerly of Pittsburg, but no" OF
Baltimore. The wedding took place at
Grace Protestant Episcopal churcn'
the chancel of which was adorned with
white chrvsanthemums and Lighted
with tapers. Rev. Arthur Chiffon
Powell, rector of the church, officlated'
and the bride was given away by her
father, with whom she entered the
church. The bride is niece OF Sena-
tor John N. Opie of this city, where
she is well known.
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