Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-25
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Miss Daisy Hanger of Strbling Spring
have returned home from visit
their sister, Mrs. J. II. Noon of Bas
City.
Mr.. W. &. Craig, of Deerfield, W,
in the city this week en-route to Gu
pepper where he has shipped for sale
carload of fine stock sheep of til
Shropshire breed.
A great deal of sympathy has bee
expressed for the destitute condition c
the widow and children of A. l.. Isbel
of Atlee, who was found murdered il
bis car at Charleston
Mr.. Lee Hammer, of Waynesboro
will conduct a song service at Hide
brand church near Madrid next Sun
d.y at seven O'Clock p. m. A cordia
invitation is extended to all.
A movement is now under way tc
establish in Basic plant for the man.
ufacture of dyestuff and fannie acid,
the full equipment to cost $50, 600.
About fifty people will b = employed.
In the Rockbridge primary Saturday,
Mr.. r. Ct. Mitchell, of Brownsburg,
defeated Hon. j. S. Craig. of Cold
Sulphur Springs. for the Democratic
nomination for the House of Delegates
Wade Hampton Haislip of this city
advertises for sale fine lot of blooded
chickens embracing the leading favor
lite breeds. See his advertisement in
another column of today's SPECTA-
TOR.
Business at the Weinberg Clothing
house, this city, has so increased this |
season as to require the assistance of
two extra statesmen; Mr.. A. Vein |
berg's brother, Samuel, of Baltimore.
and Mr.. Bonnie Koiner, of Fishers
Vile.
John w. Carson, of Richm ond, has
been purchasing cattle in Greenbrier
and Pocahontas counties. At present
be says the prices are low but pros
poets are fair for "a better market
when the heavier cattle begin to move
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B rown Van Pelt
have issued Invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter. Nettie Eliza.
bath, to Mr.. George W Funkhouser.
Tuesday evening Oct. 9th, at So'clock,
in the Method list churcn at Burke
town.
Meesrs James F. Bowman, G. P.
Bowman and James r. Kempar last
week purchased the large brick build ,
ing at the corner of Main and Angus y
ia streets, occupied by Thos. Hogs I
heads drug store for $40 900 from Mrs
Cornell of New York.
Mr.. T. w. Alexander of the firm of | @
e. w. Alexander & Bro, of Waynes- v
boro, was in the city this week placing
a set of show and wall cases in the new
Jewelry store of Mr.. Daniel Kingan :.
His firm last week completed and
placed for Mrs. M P. Kinseley at the
Staunton millinery on East Main
street set of very handsome Hat 3
Cases, reaching in length thirty-seven a
feet. N
Mr.. u. l.. Switzer, jeweler of this
city, has just placed in his store in the 81
Marquis Building a beautiful set of te
plate glass show cases. The bases on +
which the cases rest are of polished |.
Tennessee marble, while the shelving w
is all plate glass. Oak trays lined with f.
purple velvet and velvet mats in same 70
color make a pretty contrast and at
night when lit by miniature electric
lamps makes very handsome effect. in
A very valua BILE farm on Middle :.
River is being advertised for sale in
this issue of the SPECTATOR. 1t is
the John II: Crawford place near Fit. q
Defiance, adjoining the lands of r c. sp
Byers and Jacob f. Miller. The tract lie
contains 100 acres. has q dwelling,
large barn. stable. etc. The property
Der Court, at which day if not previ- O.
ously sold will be offered at public auc ~
tion in front of the Courthouse at -
O'Clock m.
Mrs Joseph Halterman, who resides '"
eight miles north of Monterey, which ~
home she has occupied greater part ~
of her life, was recently visited by one
of our business men, and to the ques-
tion-"How long has it been since you W
were in Monterey, Mrs. Halterman 20 Ell
she replied, after some thought, 1.-The th
last time L was in Monterey they were F.
building the court house and had the tie
brick walls up to about the second
story" That was in 1S47. dfty-s Sc
years ago.-Highland Recorder. ma
The bargains in vehicles offered by "
the Hammer Carriage Company at -
Waynesboro has induced quite run ~
on the stock much of which had very
recently been received in the big car lie
load assignment. Among the recent ne
purchasers wellknown to the South M
River public is Mr.. Jim Branamau Ju
who bought a fine rubber tired buggy, Ill
while his mother also bought hand
eoiuC uu&Sy duOub bLe Sdi1le LlIuo. SeV- h,
eral Charlottesville parties are also -
numbered among the recent purchas- w
ers. Mr.. Hammer is Offering some ~
fine bargains, for with cheap prices, ~
his vehicles combine both style and VI
durability.
The Roman Catholics gave two en-. ~
tertainments in the Burns building o.
that resulted in much pleasure to NC
their friends and profit to themselves: -
A cake walk Tuesday NIGHT hu tho W