Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.


there were los marriages, according t.
the report of the court clerk
The Lewisburg Milling Company il
considering plan to get cheaper pow
er by putting in dam north OF Ron
ceverte ON the Greenbrier river.
Mr. John A. Hess. we'll known citi'
zen of Rockingham, died at the home
of his son, near Harrisonburg on Fri
day morning last, aged about e5 years
Little Miss Marie Pffferling enter
tanned number of her young friends
Tuesday afternoon: the anniversary OF
her seventh birthday.
On Tuesday County Treasurer Nc
Farland made the final payment Oh
the new court house, aud the handsome
new building is now without a cent OF
indebtedness.
Mr.. and Mrs. N W. ,Bosserman OF
the Arbor Hill neighborhood, have gone
to Martinsville, Ind, where it is hoped
Mr.. Bosserman' s health, which has been
impaired for some time, will improve.
Governor Montague has ordered
special election on December 10Th, in
the senatorial district of Bedford and
Rockbrldge, to elect a successor to
Judge Galloway Brown in the Senate.
who died the day after be was elected
A marriage license was issued to Mr..
Walter W. Craun of Rockingham, and
Miss Emma F. Shower, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. e. T. Shower, of near Mount
Sidney. The ceremony took place
Wednesday at the home of the bride.
Mr.. Geo. W. Hevener of Highland
county, has purchased the S. H. Nc
Bowel farm in Richards, Greenbrier
county, w. Va, of 450 acres, for his
grandson, Jacob Brock, who will move
there. The price paid was $4,000.
Capt. Carter Braxton of the West
Augusta Guard, has rendered his resig.
nation to the governor. Mr. Braxton
has loug been connected with the mill
tary of this city. and his resignation
will be regretted by all.
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday night, Councilman John L.
Harman's motion suspending the fire
cracker ordinance from 6 p N. Christ
mas Eve until midnight Christmas
day, and the same for New Years, was
adopted. Dynamite crackers are not
allowed.
Among the grand and petit jurors
summoned to attend the U. s. District
Court in Rarrisonburg next week are
the following from Augusta: Grand
jurors-W illiam Baylor, F. A. Talley,
William Gray. J. l. s. Kirby. Petit
jurors-E. A. Fulcher, D. B. Thomas
Harvey Caldwell. John W. Rowe, and
John W. Brand.
A survey is being made by 6. W..
Campbell & Co., of Dewdrop, Penn,
who have purchased large tracts of
land on Williams river In Pocahontas
county, for tram way from their
lands to Marlinton, W. Va. John w.
Campbell is superin ending the work.
They will not follow the G. W. survey
as that necessitates the building OF
more road than they care to under
take.
Rev. DR.. Geo B. Taylor, for over
thirty years missionary of the South
ern Baptist church in Italy, has res
igned as superintendent and treasurer
of that work, to take effect at the end
of the year. DR.. ID. G.. Whittingbill
will succeed him. 1t is said DR.. lay
lor will continue in, the missionary and
educational work under the direction
of the foreign board.
Maj John w. Harris of Lewisburg,
W. Va, prominent lawyer OF that
place, and also prominently identified
with business interests in Ronceverte
has sold his stock in the First Nation
al Bank of Ronceverte to Fl. B. Smith
of Charleston, and resigned the presl
dency of the bank, and Mr.. r. l.. lei
ford who is principal of the Lewlsbure
Female Seminary, has been elected
president.
W.P. Hounihan on E. Main street
opposite the opera house, announces
select line of oysters, fish and coun
try produce. By arrangement will
the largest dealers on ork river ant
Chesapeake bay, the conslgnments o
oysters and fish are shipped fresh from
the water to Mr.. Hounihan. He als'
handles game in season, fresh countr.
butter and vegetables. Phone 439
Give him a call.
The first lot of imported dolls eve
seen in Staunton are to be found il
every style and variety at Josep
Barkman's. These dolls have bee
imported direct by Mr.. Barkman, VIII
now offers them to the little misses
the land at prices that range from on
cent to five dollars. He also carrie
sleds and wagons for the boys, an
thousands of toys for both the boys an
girls. His fruit cakes have won fe
him local reputation and his candle
and other corrections are the late'
conceptions in their line.
The Thanksgiving dinner that W;
served at the Virginia Hotel resta1
rant was as delightful and as arpetl
ing as any treat the public has late
been permitted to enjoy. Besides tt
regular patrons, there were numb
of invited guests, which last account
themselves most fortunate. j.
Stafford ia PROPRIETOR, and aSsOciat,