Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-01-30
LOCAL BRIEFS,

LOCAL BRIEFS,
Fred Hiner fell twenty feet from til
TOP, of house at Parnassus last weel
breaking his arm and otherwise iDjul
ing himself.
The little con of Rev. Holmes Rolls
ton of Hebron church, who broke hi
arm a few days ago is rapidly improv
ing.
Mai. 8. M. Yost has received motto
from the Postoffice Department tina
the seven rural free delivery route
from the Stanton Office will go int'
effect on Monday, March End.
Messrs. ]. W. Cburchman. John H
Mcclure and T. &. Dickerson have
the VIM. b. MOffett farm near New
port for $4,000.
Sunday morning congregations
meeting was held in the First Presby
terrain church for the purpose Of elect
ing four additional elders. M essrs
H. Fl. BoleI, w. H. Landes, G. F
Neel and j. P. Rawlings were chosen.
The second trial of Trlxey Meyer Z
adm'r. VS.. the g. Il O. Ry. was began
Monday, and will probably wind uI
today or tomorrow. The first trial re
suited in a verdict of $3.50 for the plain.
tiff, which was not satisfactory.
On Wednesday petition with sew
eral hundred names was presented to
the judge of the corporation court,
asking him to order a local option cleo
ton. Judge Holt has the matter in
hand and will act in few days.
An Injunction was issued by the cir
cult court Monday stopping the sale of
Black Rock Springs Company's prop
erty, which was to have been sold that
day The Injunction was sued out by
some to the stockholders.
W. Gordon Mathews, a prominent
attorney of Charleston, W. Va, and
son of the late Gov. Henry M. Math-
ews of that State, was married on the
2SJh inst. to Nj ISIS Helen Bradley Davis
daughter of the late L. .. NJ. Davis OF
Charleston.
On.the 14th inst. at Charleston, w.
Va, at the residence Of the brides
aunt, Mr.. Louis Sharp and Miss Mabel
Virginia Reynolds were united in mar
rage. The bride is a daughter OF Mr..
II. NJ. REYNOLDS of CovingtOn,a fol mer
resident of StauntOn.
VIM. M. Men ulty of Highland last
week brought to the Parnassus neigh
borhood so head of fine two and three
year old cattle to place them on feed.
He recently shipped over the g. w.
Ry. over 800 sheep. lambs and hogs for
The northern markets, and they hit on
one of the best seasons for good prices
The 5 and 10 cent store of Ell. Demp-
sey s. Co., No. 26 E. Main street, is
preparing to enlarge and make room
for one OF the finest lines of goods ever
put on the market All of their pres
ent stock is beingirushed of at cut
prices to enable them to put the room
in the hands of the repairers at an early
day. Call on them if you want bar
gains.
Messrs. w. b. Crawford of Fit. De
fiance; J. l.. Argenbright of Green
vile; F. M. Mcue of Rolla; D. H. Pat
terson of Hermitage; P. G. Hanger of
Fishersville; M. III. Bailey of Laurel
Hill, and P. r. Wilson and M. s.
Horner of Churchville. were in the
city this week.
Prof. j. g. Dunsmore is in Philadel-
phia and other northern cities, examln-
ing the advanced courses and methods
of the best business colleges in tho
land with view to still further i'm
proving and advancing The course at
his own college in this city.
Mr.. E. M. Proctor, of Covington, is
spending short vacation at his old
home near Lexington. He will also
visit Waynesboro and Basic, where he
has some matters of business to attend.
j Portland, assisting Mr. J. K. Hidy in
the big commissary store at that place.
j. Ernest McClung died on Thurs
day of last week at Covington of con-
sumption, after an illness of over a
year. He bad been to Saranac Lake,
New York, and New Mexico, but re.
ceived no benefit. Two brothers died
from the same disease within the
past two yerrs He was nephew OF
Mrs. A. G.. Fonts of this city.
Mr.. Ernest Crawford, formerly OF
of this country, but for some years
past with the Covington Machine
Works, as bookkeeper, resigned his
position there to accept place in Tex
as. He left Sunday night for his
new home. Mr.. Crawford will nc
doubt meet with much success in the
far south, as be is an energetic, con
scientious, hardworking young man.
Every one who has garden or farm
should write to 7. w. Wood q Sons
Richmond, Va, for their Seed Boof
for 1908. 1t is beautifully gotten W
and we'll printed, and is really a com
plete hand book of information, boil
for the garden and farm. 1t is pecu
liarly valuable to our southern grow
ers, as it gives practical information
about the seeds best adapted to GU
own section.
Mr.. William Larner. of the firm o
Larner & Smith. spent last week il
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Will
there he disposed of the right for N OIL
folk, Portsmouth and Norfolk county
for the manufacture and sale of tn
Palmer Building Blocks. Messrs
John N. Webb 4 Co. being the pul
chaseTs. There is a growing deman
4 all over the State for this kind OF buil(
) ing material.
Cards are out announcing the ma
rage on Jan. /, of Mr.. Melnotte M
Giants, now of Los Angeles, Cal for
long time private secretary of Mr.. "
A. Turk, Traffic Passenger Agent
the Southern Ry., to Miss Eleant
Virginia Sheppard of Los Angelo
Their home will be in San Francis'
after March lst.
Thomas Rife and Wade Ferguso
two patients at the Western Sta
Hospital had a difficulty Saturds
morning, Ferguson in self-defen
struck Rife with = coal shovel, fellil
him to the ground. He quickly arc
and his wound was dressed by DR.. d
Jarnett and he was sent to his war
Shortly after an attendant found b
unconscious and reported his conditio
All that was possible was done for b