Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-03-13

MISS mary lager Is Visiting relaUlVe
in Philadelphia.
Miss Mamie Hunter Bass of ingram
Va &. is visiting Mrs. NJ. L. Wood, a
204 E. Frederick street.
Hon. j. w. Churchman, who ha
ben visiting his family at BrookwoOd
returned to Richmond On Wednesday
Hillside school house was slight,
damaged by fire Wednesday, caused b.
a defective flue.
Mrs. Mary E. Michael has been APP
pointed pOstmistress at Bodley, jus
east of town.
Rev. A. s. Hammock, presiding eide
of Shenandoah District. will preach a
Bethlehem Unitedj Brethren church
near Swoope tonight.
Tuesday night Fidelity Lodge No
ITO, 1. o. o. F., elected w. H. Asst, g
delegate and J. Luther Dull, alternate
to the grand lodge which meets In Dan.
vile in May.
S. H. Arnall was in the city Monday.
He is still in the fruit tree business,
and those wishing trees would do well
to write him at Wynesboro. He
handles only the best.
Bishop A. M. Randolph of the South
ern Episcopal diocese, was in the city
Sunday and confirmed class at Trim
ity church in the morning and at EN-
manuel at night.
The large grainery of Prof. T. J.
Williams. near Mint Spring, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. The build
ing and contents were entirely de
ttroyed. The loss will reach $500 or a
81 600, with no insurance.
Thieves broke into the smokehOuse
of Capt. G.. G. Merritt near Greenvllle,
one night last week. and stole quaint
ity of bacon. Quite number of such
robberies have been report ed in tina
section.
A. u. Payne. who was caught rob-
bling mail bag in the CharlOttes
vile postoffice few days ago, was TAX
co to Lynchburg for trial, but owing
to the sickness of the judge, his trial
was postponed and he was left in the
Lynchburg Jail.
Capt. Chas. M. Blackford of Lynch |
burg, a cousin of DR.. Benz Blackford |
of the Western State Hospital, died
athis home i'll that city Tuesday after
noon. He was one of the most prom
inent members of the bar of that city,
and had wide reputation in the
State.
Messrs. H. M. McIlhany, James H.
Blackley, W. L. Lushbaugh, A. A.
Eskridge, and Dennis Brown, were ap.
pointed commissioners to assess dam
ages for the property of Mrs. Eliza
beth M. Goode, for the purpose of
widening West Frederick street. The
commissioners will act tomorrow.
Roy Stewart, colored, an old offend
er, was tried Tuesday before Judge
Holt, for breaking into the house OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Liggett and stealing
500 worth goods. He was given two
wears in the penitentiary, and as he had
before been to that institution, five
years were added to his sentence.
John w. Miller, most respectable
colored man, who was born in Staun-
ton, but who for number of years
has been living in Rochester, N. Y,
where be is employed in the Powers
hotel, is on visit to his mother, Mrs.
Lucy Miller, who is sick. She lives in
the family of Mr.. W. P. Tams.
William Collins, anitor at the post
Office, Confederate veteran, who was
suffering very much with the stump
of his amputated leg which had been
injured recently, Is at the Kings
Daughters hospital, where another
operation has been performed in which
three inches of his stump was taken
off. He is now doing we'll.
Rev. DIR. Finley has been visiting
Gen. II. Clay Niche at DR.. j. b. Cat
lett's this week. He is chaplain on the
staff of Gen. Niche, and they are al
ranging for the part they are to take
at the New Orleans United Confeder-
ate Veteran reunion in May. Both of
these old war horses expect to atten d |
and ride in the great parade.
Mr.. Samuel Paxton, for many years
a resident of the Deerfield neighbor.
hood, died on Wednesday of last week
in Halrisonburg, where he had been
living for some time, in his eightieth |
year. Messrs. VIM. M. Paxton of this
city, and r B. Paxton of Lexington,
are two of his sons.
Bridgewater Herald Miss Nevada |
Brown went to StauntOn yesterday to
visit the family of Henry L. Lang
Miss Sallie G. Robson, of Messy Creek,
is visiting Miss Sara Ruckman on the
GIade.-Mrs. M. P. Jones, of Church.
vile. is on..a visit here to her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. j. D. Bucher.
Rev. M. L. Wood has finally arrang
ed with DR.. J. VIM. Jones for the de-
livery in the auditorium on April 3rd,
of his popular lecture on Lee the
model man. % This devoted and loval
old Confederate is lecturing in aid of
the Confedera tie memorial museum to
be located in Richmond, and also of
the new Baptist church here.
The Helping Hands Missionary So
clety of the First Presbyterian church
will have a party for the young folks