Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.

bDe c1Iy MOuudy, VohihS III 'i'o o'AO
Prof. 0. c. Hulvey and wife of Spit
Ter. left Sunday night for Tennessee.
Mr.. Henry g. Stott of New York. ii
guest of his brother, Mr.. John Stott
The Sunday School at Lebanon clos
ed last Sunday for the winter months
Mr.. Geo. Riddleberger of Craigsville
spent Sunday at his home near Spit
Ter.
State Senator Graham Clayton Of
Bedford, died suddenly Monday even
ing of heart failure.
The contract for the winter uniforms
and overcoats for the police has been
awarded to Hanger & CARRIER,
W. s. Wills of Richmond, has accept
ed the position OF assistant secretary
at the Clifton Forge Railroad Y. N. q.
A., and has entered upon his duties
there.
Rev Geo. w. Slower Of the U. b.
Church, was called to Ba sic City Wed
nssday to conduct the funeral of the
child of Mr.. Harris, grandchild OF
the late Jos. A. Newman of this city.
Commissioner OF Agriculture Geo.
w. Koiner, is attending the conven-
ton of Southern States commissioners
of agriculture, now in session at Mont
gomery, Ala.
Postmaster VIM. r. Landes of Mt.
Sidney, who has been seriously i'll for
some weeks, is so much improved as
to be able to assist in the business of
the office again.
Mr.. Frank l.. Shaw, formerly OF this
city, conductor on the james River
Division of the G. & o. BY, recently
purchased from Samuel Judy tract
of 800 acres of land on the Big Calf
Pasture River near Goshen.
Two of the showmen with Wallace's
Show had fracas Sunday. while the
wagons were being unloaded, and Den
mis- O'Brain went to Jail, because he
could not pay a fine of $27.7 for hit
ting another man with club.
MIR. John NJ. Weade of Mt. Hermon
School, Norfield, Mass, who spent
some weeks with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. W. Weade. near Waynesboro,
has gone to Baltimore, where be en-
tered college.
Mr.. James w. Bodley of Memphis,
Tenn. has been spend some days here.
He was warmly welcomed by bis many
friends. He addressed the Sunday
School at the auditorium Sunday after
noon.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacey NJ. Bailey died Monday night
after a few weeks Illness. The funeral
was from the home of bis grandmother
Mrs. J. 8. Denton, Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. r. Fl. May, Superintendent or
the Lunenburg County Public Schools
is spending fortnight's visit in this
eity. a guest in the home of his sister,
Nrs. DR.. B. M. Atkinson, on South
Lewis street.
The many friends Of Rev. A. 3.
Hsmmack, presiding elder OF this dis
trict, United Brethren church, will be
sorry to learn that bis little daughter
Mabel, ia ute ill with typhoid fever
at his home in Dayton. Rockingham
county.
Among the appointments made al
the recent session of the West Virgin
il Conference Of the Methodist Epis
copal church, was that of Rev. George
8. Lightner, who goes to Chenille
church in Clarksburg, of which Rev
H. M. Smith is presiding elder.
There will be a civil service e1ami
nation held at the postoftice building
here on Oct. 31st, for the position o
fireman, to serve from Sept. LIST tt
April SOth, at $500 per annum. Fol
details apply to q. 8. Ruff, secretar!
of the local board.
DR.. s. C. Neff, the well known veter
marian Of this city, and Miss Gertruo
B. Hollar OF Roman, were married II
Washington Tuesday and reached IN
city Wednesday. The bride is very at
tractive. She is sister of DR.. Georg
Hollar, a well known medical prae
toner of the county.
The little son of Mr.. Lon Floyd, wa
kicked by a pony Sunday afternoon
the show grounds, while he and his III
tie sister were playing with the pon1el
He was senseless when picked up an
several stitches had to be taken to clos
tho cut. No serious results folloWe
the blow.
John 8. Woodrum, an apple grow
in the Bent Mountain section OF Roa
,oke, Saturday sold his pippin app
CROP on the trees for $4,000 A nuI
her of the Roanoke farmers have so
their crops at prices ranging from 81
900 to $4,000. The shipments fro
Roanoke 80 far this season have be-
heavier than ever before known.
Miss Carrie Fretwell, daughter
Mr.. and Mrs J. G. Fretwell, fell fro
the second story of back porch
her fathers home Monday night. 5
was watching the loading of Wallace
Show at some distance from the hou
when she slipped and fell. She was
able to attend school for a few da
but we are glad to state. no serious
suits followed.
Rev. o. J. Whildin, who succe'