Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

An interesting article abOut our fl
department.
Mr.. G. Emmett Greaver has recni
ed contract from King Lumber Cr
of Charlottesville. for plan and orn
mental plaster work on the large ne
manuel training bnld.ng now bein
erected at the Miller School
Sunday morning lightning killed
valuable horse belonging to Mr. J. A
Argenbright near Bethel church. TIL
horse was grazing in field at th
time of the storm.
At meeting of thu Clifton Fnrn
Gun Club held last week. the foIlnwin
president; John A. Snrnul. vi"n presi
dent, and Thornton Baskerville, secre
tary ard treasurer
Among the Highland paonla in N
city this week were DR. Chas. Fox, Mr.
8. H. Slavin and wife. Miss Nora vii
liams. Mr. w. s TrimhIe. L Fl. Stenh
H Simmons and wife.
Messrs. G. E. Borden. genaral MN
ager, and W. Fl. Urqnhert, DISTRICT
manager Of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Co.. were in the citv this
week inspecting the companies plant
here, which is almost ready to 60 into
operation.
BY appointment of the Rishnp's
College of the M. E Chnrci,. Sonth,
REV. Bishop Alphesus w. WILSON. y.
d., is assigned the rresder cv of the
Baltimore Annual Confederence. which
meets in Alexandria March "a 1904.
Russell. the three vpar-nld son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel TT. Berry of
Cherry Grove. was badly burned bv
falling into kettle of boiling starch
He is getting along as we'll as can be
expected.
The closing exercises Of the Fish
burne Military School at Wavpesboro
took place Tuesday with interesting
i LII
Society celebration were G. N. CLANCY
and J. L. Offutt.
T. w. Wood & Sons, seedmen, of |
Richmond, have awarded the contract
for large store and warehouse. to be |
built on South Fourteenth street, The |
firms business has grown to enor-
in
another building is necessary to fur.
nish the room actually needed to &C.
commodate the business.
The Kings Daughters will open the
season at Highland Park. June 4th.
with supper and entertainment for
the benefit of the Kings Daughters
Hospital. They will be very grateful
for any contributions of provisions or
money for the supper. Any contribu-
tions which are left in the care of
Mrs. A. M. Henkel will be forwarded
to the park.
Colonel Dan OConnel expects to
load 40 600 900 feet of white pine and
white oak timber on the cars of the
Iron Mountain and Greenbrier Raj.
way within the next twelve months
and is advertising for 60 men. His
company intends to build more rail.
road at once up the north fork of
AnthOny's creek. and eventually
reeeh Pocahontas county. -Pocahon-
tas Times.
Monday last-court day-there was
large crowd in from the surrounding
country and good deal of business {
transacted. both in the court and by in
dividuals. There was also some horse t
trading and buying. MIR. G. H. Cob.
ron of the Stuart's Draft Milling Co
sold an unusually fine pair of horses to !
T. 0. Gillian of Orange, Va, consid- ,
GRAFTON $500 90. The animals were of +
the PercherOn, heavy draft stock and ,
in color an iron gray and black brown. ,
They made fine appearance and at
tracted much attention.
COvington Sentinel: Mrs. Walter
Heatwole and children are visiting
friends in Staunton.-Mr. Mr.. NJ G.
Steele of Steele's Tavern, is spending :
a day or two this week at his store in |
this city.-Miss Blanche Gale left
Monday to visit friends in Stanton
and to attend the closing exercises of
the Valley Home Seminary at Fish L
ersville.-Mr. Harry McCiintic who
has been attending Dnnsmore Bust
ness College in Staunton is visiting
friends in this city. He expects to [
leave about the first of June for his t
home in Texas.
Marlinton. (W. Va Messenger: W. 1
8. Kerr, of Staunton, Va, was here 1
this week and erected ombstone over q
tbt grave of the late DR.. j. M. Cunning .
ham and also a smaller one at the
grave of his little daughter. Eula-E.
M. Abrogast left Tuesday for Denver,
Colo, where he will meet his brother,
A. w. ArbOgast, who has crowd made a
up for trip from that point to Salt l
Lake City, Utah. The trip will be made
over the mountains along a proposed
new railroad. Their principal occupa-
tiOn will be hunting and fishing. Mr.. 7
Arbogast will be gone until about =
July 1st.
The Marquis Addition to the city of |
Staunton Is an addition in reality as |
we'll as in name. Six new buildings |
have been erected there, two of which [
are just being completed. g. A. Graf
ton, in addition to the residence COM g
pleted, has contracted for another one
on the adjoining lot, and next to that I
will be building for Mrs. e. W. Jen-
kens. Mrs. A. X Swartzel's home on j..
Marquis street is under roof. Contrac.