Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-14
Interesting Briefs.

The Virginia Sunday School con
, vention which met in Lynchburg las'
, week elected, Prof. George Walker Of
the Blacksburg, V. P. l., president ant
A. Lee Knowles of Staunton, CORE
ponding secretary.
At the recent meeting OF the State
Executive Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association in Rich
mond. it was decided to hold the next
convention in Petersburg on Feb 23rd
to last four days.
'The apple CROP" says the Atlanta
Constitution, sis said to be the largest
in many years, and of fine quality. The
estimate is 10, 900. 900 barrels. Virgin.
ia farmers are in some instances selling
their pippin crops on the trees at as high
price as SIS, 000." The Constitution
advises the farmers of the mountain
section of Georgia to TRY the Abe
marie pippin and other fine selling Vir-
ginia varieties"
Virginia will lose one of its best
public school superintendent by Mr..
Joseph d. Eggleston's removal to
North Carolina; and journalism will
secure q valuable acquisition when
Mr.. Eggleston becomes editor of the
Charlotte Daily News, position he
has accepted and will assume as soon as
be can get away from his work in the
publishing house of the B. F. Johnson
Company, where he is assisting in
getting out an English grammar.
Mr.. Hugh B. Sprouts Hereford bull
Van by imported March-On last week
took three first premiums at Wythe-
vile, three blue ribbons and $3.50 Cash.
He took first on himself and four of
bis youngsters, first in the Hereford
class, and first in the sweepstakes.
Van weighs 1920 pounds, and is a
member of the finest strain of Here
fords in this country.
At the close of the Circuit Court of
Pocahontas county ON the Ssh, Judg
J. M. McWhorter was presented by
the bar with fine gold watch in tok-
en- of the esteem in which he was held
by them, this being the last term the
Judge will hold in that county. Re |
Gently be was presented with loving
cup by the Hinton bar.
DR.. Jno. Ligon, who is president of |
the county court of Pocahontas coun-
ty, W. Va, and who had been very ill |
last summer, was able to attend meet |
ing of that body last week.
The personal property of the late
Henry b. Harnesberger will be sold by |
his executors at the old homestead !
near Port Republic On the Goth.
Rev. Dewitt urkhead, the opular |
minister and pastor of Mt. Horeb, who |
had been preaching every night for
two weeks at the Second Presbyterian
church here. closed the meeting Thurs
day night with strong sermon on
faith, preached by the req uest of some |
of the congregation and returned to |
his home at Mt. Horeb manse Friday. |
On Sunday DR.. Scott bad communion
in his church and announced fourteen |
additions to the church of which eight |
were on profession and six by letter
from county churches. Mr.. Burk-
heads sermons were always original,
often eloquent and made a decided i'm
preston upon the community. He had
full congregations frequently very large
ones and made scores OF friends here,
who will always welcome him back.
For the fourteenth time it is an
nounced from st. Petersburg that the
great Baltic fleet will soon set sail for
the seat of war. That fleet has for the
last three months been sailing for the
seat of war. sent off with the benedic.
ton of the Gar, and receiving bon
0oy0ge from the German Emperor.
Miss Rosa Tucker, who was the guest
of Miss Elizabeth BurweIl Jones, left
Unexpectedly yesterday, going to
Charlestown, W. Va, to attend the flu
neral OF her friend, Miss Bette Viii.
son, who was drowned at Virginia
Beach last Sunday. Miss Wilson was
a niece of the late Postmaster General
w. L. Wilson of Cleveland's Cabinet.
Every effort was made to rescue the
party of four young ladies who had
ventured too far in strong surf. The
other three were saved in half dying
condition.
Lighting KabIss with Electricity.
The Augusta Electric Company has