Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-24
LOCAL. BRIEFS,

Mr.. Hollis E. Wiikerson and Mi
Gertie Biddle we're married at Parma
sus on Wednesday.
There will be meeting of the Boal
of Supervisors next Monday, count
court day.
Mrs. Maria Roth, mother of Mr.
Jacob Martin, who resides near tn
this city, lied on Monday near Pine
burg. Md, aged sc years.
Tuesday at Chnrchville. Mr.. Henr
H. Michael of Highland, and Miss f
Edith Whitesell were quietly unite
in marriage.
Died at the home of her parents. MI
and Mrs. Wm. L. Kiracofe in Sangel
vile on the 22nd, their infant dauei
ter Margie Bell. aged 10 months.
Judge Holt last week appointed DR.,
Geo. s. Walker and Glasgow Arm
strong cOroners for the city. DR.
Walker has been filling The position
for number of years.
The annual exhibition of the Rock
ingham Horse and Colt Show Assucu
ton will take place at Harri-onburg Oh
Thursd Ay and Friday, August 10 Ii AIT
20Ih.
Mrs. Winfi,ld Liggett of Harrison
burg, suffered 4 slight stroke of paral
ysis on Friday. She WAS recovering
from Case of typhoid fever She il
improving, and il is now hoped tina,
the attack will only be temporary.
1t is marvellous how freight is in
creasing Oh the G. W. Ry. and how
improvements are being made calcn
lated to develop trade. THIS road
should creep over into Highland ah
soon as possible. and then 1t would
surprise itself with its own greatness
There was Il meeting OF officials of
the city and the q. Il o. Ry. OH Wed
nesday at the overhead bridge cross.
ing the G q D. tracks at the freight
depot, with Il view to ascertainiug The
condition of the bridge, which las
been regarded as unsafe.
r. M. Arthur. Grand Chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
fell dead Friday night while making
an address to the annual convention of
the Brotherhood at Winnipeg. Mon.
He had just risen to speak when he
fell to the floor dead.
The BOYS department of the Y. NJ. G.
A. left Monday for an outing to Cave
Spring. A large number of young
people, in charge of Secretary w. d.
HOge, are having good times at this
place and will remain there until about
August 1st.
The performance at Highland Park
this week is first class in every respect.
Every part is up-tO date, and the diff
ferent numbers have been we'll receiv-
ed. Those who have been attending
speak ia the highest terms of the per-
formers.
Lexington Gazette: "Mr. and Mrs.
David O'ROrk of Staunton, are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. Thomas M.
Wade, near East Lexington. DIR. j.
B. Tuttle of Craigsville, spent several
days this week with his father, Rev.
r. M. Tuttle, who is confined to his
room at the Rockbridge Hotel by ILL
ness.''
The Wabash has let Its CHERRY
Run" division, which will connect tue
w. Va. Genital with the Western
Maryland. The d istance is about So
miles and the work heavy. the esti-
mated cost being 81. 10000 The &C
ton of the b. Il o. toward the West
ern Maryland forced the early letting
of this part Of the work.
Owen Cochran shot and instantly
killed Lawrence Cecil at the home of
big John Cochran near the line be-
tive en- POcahOntas and Greenbrier
counties. w. Va, last Sunday night.
Cecil was a Kentucki an, Cochran was
native. All were umbermen, and
whiskey was. at the bottom of it.
Cochran is in the Lewisburg Jail.
The Old Sweet Springs correspond.
ent of the Richmond News Leader of
recent date has the following: 1.-The
electric lights were turned on for the
first time Tuesday night. P. Ii. Trout
of Stanton, is very proud of the fact
that ten days after taking the contract
to put in the plant he had the hotel
lighted This certainly speaks we'll
of Mr.. TrOut's ability as an electrician.
Burns and scaids are various as their
causes are different, whether by flame,
hot liquids. alkAlies or acids. Their
treatment, together with much other
serviceabIe knowledge. is given in 'Ac-
cidents, one of the series of medical
handbooks bti Ig issued by The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New Y ork.
The book will be sent on request to
any who address the Home Office of
the Company, New York City.
The Royal Arch School of Instruc-
ton which has been in session at Elk
ton for ten days, has adjourned. The
officials of the school are as follows:
President, Ed. s. Conrad, Harrison
burg; Vice President, W. b. McChes-
ney, StauntOn; Secretary and Treas
urer, j. II. Morrison, Luray; Instruc
tor, w. J. Holland; Chaplain, Rev. w.
b. Lee, Charlottesville.
Baldwin's Detectives of Roanoke,
have arrested two men charged with
wrecking Norfolk and Western train
near Greenville Station last Deem
Der. They gave their names as Tom
Eaton alias Tom Kennedy, and James
Bailey. They confessed to the crime,
and also acknowledged that they had
robbed the b. g. o. depot at Green
vile on the same night. They had a
preliminary trial before Justice Nc
Kee at Greenville, who sent them on
to the grand jury.
Col. Jas. W. Davis, the oldest mem.
Der of the Lewisburg, W. Va, bar is
dead. He remained In active practice
until his death, which occurred on the
18th inst, at Fences Spring, Summers
county, at the age of IS wears. By