Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-03-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.


ell last Sunday by Invitation at BucL
anan.
Mr.. David W. Timberlake of Fish
ersville, offers for sale his stock O
general merchandise, as he wishes t.
engage in another business.
Mr.. r. II. Dudley of the county. will
leave next week for Pocahontas coun
ty, w. Va, with his cattle for hi
grazing farm.
Mr.. A. E. Dabney with the StauntOI
Light and Power Co., fell 20 feet from
pole on Friday last, spraining ant
brusing his ankle. He hopes to be
out in a few days.
j. w. II. Pilson, trustee, advertisef
the Black Rock Springs property fol
sale on Saturday, April 18th. This is
valuable summer resort property,
and all of the furnishings will be sold
with it.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mr.. J. s.
Pence, died Sunday at the home of its
parents just east of the city, and was
buried Monday afternoon at Olivet.
Rev. /. w. Canter, ID. D., conducting
the funeral services.
DIR. Frank II Crawford, who recent
Iy located in Harrisonburg, has been
appointed local surgeon for the Ii. "
o. Ry. theIe. This is certainly a good
selection on the part of railroad com
pany.
George Jones, (col. was sentenced
to Jail for SIX months and lined $50 by
Magistrates n l. Wehn and }. l.. Lee
on "Wednesday, for making improper
proposals to Mrs. Ida Burris, who lives
near Mt. Sidney.
Sunday morning congregational
meeting was held at the First Presby-
terrain church, and Messrs Herbert J.
Taylor, McHenry Holiday, W. Wayt
King, r.. E. TImberlake aud &. s.
Hunter, were elected members of the
board of deacons.
The Rockingham Register says that
the engagement of Miss Alma Hollan-
der, of that place, to Mr.. Jean Joel of
Roanoke, is announced. Miss Hollan-
der is we'll known and popular in this
city. where she has often visited friends
and relatives.
Miss Bessie M. Richey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Richey of Fit.
Defiance, was thrown from buggy
Monday and sustained severe sprain
of the back. Her many friends will be
glad to know that no serious results
are feared, although she will be con-
fined to her bed for some time.
Pension blanks for Mrs. Mary E.
Bellamy, Mrs. Mary Anna McCary,
Mrs Sarah G. Hemp, Mrs. Cynthia A.
Campbell, J. w. Matthews, G. M.
Rhodes, and q. r. Hanger can be OBJ !
tanned at the City Clerks office. These |
blanks should be sent for before March |
25th.
Mrs. Mary A. Kiracofe died at the
home of her son in-law. Mr.. Jacob i.
Siron, in Highland county, on the 9Th
inst, aged 81 years, II months and 20
days She was only sick short time.
She is survived by 10 children, Sc
grandchildren, 80 great grand chill
dren, and great grandchildren.
Joseph Thomas who died at Graf gs
vile on Friday was buried in Thorn
rose cemetrY Sunday afternoon. His
funeral taking place from the Metho-
dist church, conducted by Rev. DR..
Isaac w. Canter. Deceased was a
grandson of Mrs. Nelson An
drews, of this city, who has the sym
pathy of host Of friends.
Last Thursday at Buffalo Gap, Jenie
Rhoades became involved in a quarrel
with Mr.. Dennis Kincaid, the mer
chant at that place, over the hire OF
team, and some hot words were passed.
Mr.. Kincaid, however, regarded the
matter as settled, which it seems
Rhoades did not. Shortly after the
dispute Rhoades procured Ratchet
and standing by the store door waited
for Kincaid to appear, when he dealt
him an ugly blow on this head which
felled him to the floor. The wound,
however, was not serious.
Wednesday morning last in this
city, a woman known as Evellne Will
liams committed suicide by taking
an overdose of morphine. Her real
name was Moffatt, daughter Of Mrs. |
Eva Moffatt of Asheville, N. g., who
has for some time been writing her
daughter the most pathetic letters.
urging her to come home. The re-
mains were embalmed and shipped to
Asheville yesterday by the direction
of Mrs. Moffatt.
at a meeting of the Virginia State
Horse Show Association, held at the
New Willard in Washington on Tues
day, the 10Th inst, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, October
18th, 9Th, 9th and 10Th, were fixed upon
as the dates upon which the second
annual exhibition of the Lynchburg
Horse Show Association will be held.
The management of the Lynchburg
Association expects to put permanent
roof over it's arena before the show,
making theirs an indoor exhibition
and thus entirely eliminating the ques-
ton of the weather. The outlook for
Lynchburg's second show is most en-
couraging and no effort or money will
be spared by the management to make
it as good as any in the South.
Col. d. O'Connell, Of White Sulphur,
we'll known in West Virginia as an ex-
merit lumberman and railroad builder,