Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mr.. John T. Hartman has return.
from a business trip to North Car
lima.
The company which was boring fl
oil at Basic City has abandoned tn
project and will sell their outfit.
Mr.. W. n. Laporte purchased ii
Laporte property. near Splitter, whic
was sold at pnblic auction in Staur
ton Monday. The price paid was 5000
Mr.. M. c Steele of M idway, who fc
some years has been conducting bns
ness at COvington, will ia a short tim
move bis business to Clifton Forge.
MT W. G. Walton "a frat class black
smith. has taken POSITION with ID
Hammer Carriage Co., In Wavuesbt
70, and will be in charge of the custoI
work at the old stone shop
You should read the advertisement
of Brereton Il Heydenrich 10 anothe
column if you need piano The
INV bOLuC vi bur Ld AOS dU iiSQ
prices.
Capt. Alex. Hartman was in the city
this week. having come nD from Rich
mond to take Orkney Banks and Cor
nelia Miller, both colored, to the penn,
Tertiary, for burglary. Banks goe'
for life.
There were a number of white youths
before Justice Glasgow Monday, who
read ths vagrancy law to them, and
inform them what expect unless they
mend their ways.
The pupils of Prof Hamer's class.
assisted by the pupils of Mics Frosr
will give one of their delightful recltais
tonight at the Mary Baldwin Semin-
airy.
Mr.. D. V. Ruckmen OF Long Glade,
shipped a foe pol'ed Angus bull calf
to Isaac Mcneil Esq. Of Mill Point.
Pocahoutas county last week. The
calf Il Of Mr.. Ruckman's finest breed
ing. Mr.. Mcneil handles as fine cattle
as any one IN Pocahontas county.
Reverend and Mrs. Isaac White
Oanter have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter. Miss ulia,
White, to Mr. Frank Marvin Manhood
the ceremony to take place on Thurs
day evening, the 4th of February. at 6
o'clock, at the Methodist Episcopal
church, South.
Mrs. A. F. Mosby, wife of Mr.. a. F.
Mosby of Richmond. and for many
years resident of Waypesboro, died
at her home on Chestnut Hill, RIGA
mond, Saturday night. Deceased was
a most estimabIe lady and was greatly
beloved by large circle of friends and
acquaintances.
Mr.. w. D. Rippetoe, an aged man of
the Buffalo Gap neighborhood, who
was last week committed TO the West
ern State Hospital, died there on We'd
nesday the day be was committee Mr..
Rippetoe was long the owner Of much
mountain property and was geologist
OF note.
A telegram was received here Wed |
nesday evening from dr. Richie, the
Governors private secretary annouuc
Ing that the Governor had refused 10
commute the sentence of John Ken
needy. and he will have to haug Feb |
ruary 18th.
Messrs. Larner & Smith have closed |
a contract with DR. G. B. Lohr for the |
erection of three story building at
the corner Of New and New Court |
house streets. on the old Burke lot. The |!
building will be of the Palmer Con-
crete Building Blocks, and from the
plans, which were drawn by the con- |
tractors, will be han1som4 one. lac |
cost will be about SIC, 900
Georgia Crowder, the little four
year old sop, of Mr.. Oscar CIOwder, of |
White Rock Gap, near Clifton Forge, |
was burned to death last Thursday. |
He WAS standing in front OF the ope Il |
fire when his clothing caught, and be-
fore assistance could be called be was
so badly burned that he died in a short
time. The funeral was preached Rev.
d. q Radford, and he was buried in
Kings cemetery.
There has been discovered on the
lands OF Mr.. Philip Coyner, of thls
county. on the line Of the N & W. R
R., what appears to be deposit of
Al cement rock, it beng about the |
same character as that used at the |
Portland Cement Works, at Craigs |
Vile. If there be anything in this find,
no more favorable location could be |
desired than this, as two railroads
cross in close proximity to MIR. Coy
ner's farm.
Capt. Fl. P. Hancock, the we'll known |
survey or Of this city, has made for the
Western State Hospital a very hand
some survey and plat Of the hospital
cemetery. marking accurately all
graves and LAYING the rest Of the land |
off into suitable burial sections, which |
plat Is now at the Office of DR.. BENZ |
Blackford. The plat is model OF
neatness and accuracy, and so simple
in its mode OF designating graves that
no trouble will ever be experienced in
locating any of them.
Jones-6Illiland.
On Thursday morning OF last week
at 10 O'clock at Green vale the home