Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-05-13
LOCAL BRIEFS,

N. Y, attending the convention
the Internatiouai Young Mems Chri
titu Association.
"Old Friendship" the fire engir
which George Washington helped
pull through the streets of Alexandra
Va, when he was a Yonug man, IS e!
hibited at the World s Fair.
The big plant of the Tannic Acid {
Extract Works Mt Basic City is no
nearing eom?ietion, and will be i
operatiou.it is announced by the mit
die of this month
At the recent session OF the Stat
Assembly of Rebekah Odd Fellows i
Lynchburg. Mrs. J. Luther Dull G
this city was reelected Secretary, an
Mrs. R. J. Kennedy, also of this city
conductor.
Mrs M. II. Morgan died at her hom'
in Asheville, n. e., Oh the 25th ult
She was before her marriage Mis-
Katherine Shirley, daughter of the lat
William Shirley. of near Waynesboro.
Last Sunday Dave Green. conduct
or on log train at Cas-, W. Va. shot
and killed Walter Smith. Smith
struck Green, who then drew bis pis
toll and fired.
The Chesapeake & Ohio coach ex
cursions for which the ten day tickets
will be sold to st. Louis and return at
rate of SIS, will leave Staunton and
Virginia points on all trains of Tues
day, May "a, 1904. 5 st
At this time there are over 9, 900 cords
of wood on the yard. The building
and equipment costs $50, 600; its capa-
city is 30 barrels of extract day, con-
Stunning so cords of chestnut wood and
employing a force of thirty five men.
The product will be shipped mostly
to the New England States.
On an American 25-cent piece there
are Is stars, Is letters in the scroll held
in the eagles beak, 13 marginal feath-
ers In each wing. IS tail feathers, IS
parallel lines in the shield, Is horizontal
bars, IS arrow-heads. and 13 letters in
the words ''quarter dollar"
Mr.. NJ. F. Hudnall, Grand Treasurer
of the Knights of Honor of Virginia,
died at his home in Richmond on Sat
urday last, aged IS years, after an Ill
ness of over four months. deceased
had been grand treasurer of the Knights
of Honor ever since the grand lodge
was organized. He was most estim-
able man and was highly esteemed by
all who knew him. He will be great
loss to the order in this State.
The Augusta County Telephone AS
sociation met last Saturday and elected
the following officers: President, J. w.
Churchman; first e-president, A. IL.
McCue; second vice president, NJ.
Bruce Whitmore; secretary, j. s.
Richey; treasurer, J. III. Baylor.
Executive board, J.W. Montgomery.
J. M. Fl. Randolph, w. E. Coiner, f..
J. Wayland and J. Frank Clemmer.
Mr.. P. J. Orebaugh of Mt. Sidney,
this week moved his family to Rich
mond, Va, where will be their future
home. Mr.. Orebaugh will continue to
travel this territory, and when here
will have headq uarters at the Palmer
House. The many friends of life
time in this city and especially those
of the Mt. Sidney neighborhoOd deep
ly regret the removal of Mr. Orebaugh's
family.
The F. L. Snblett Hay Company
shipped out from Harrisonburg Satur-
day morning by special train over the
Southern Railway % car loads of bay
that were consigned to Norfolk for eX
port. When the train left Harrison
burg the engine and cars were all de-
corated with signs Of the I. L.. Sublett
Hay Company. MIR. Sublett, the NOV
ing spirit in this phenomenally large
hay business, is former resident of this
city, and is widely known throughout
Augusta county.
C. B. Davis of the Madrid neighbor-
hood, has just returned from Cadillac,
Michigan, where he purchased farm
of fine new lands On which be intends
erecting a dwelling and other neces-
sary outbuildings with view to max
ing that his future home Mr.. Davis
will move there sometime during Au
gust with his family. Cadillac. in
the suburbs of which is bis farm, is
rapidly growing and is now city OF
over Z 900 people. Mr.. Davis has III
duced several other men of this sectlcI
TO move with him to that locality
among them are II. s. Williams Of
Madrid, Geo. Craig of Crimora ant
Samuel Hilton of Alton.
Ina recent interview at Washington
Hon. H. st Geo. Tucker gave utter
:ance to the following: 81 confess
would like to be one of the electors a
large on the Dem ocratic ticket in Vir
.ginia this year." /. want to max
another old fashioned campaign j
Virginia, one that will take in tn
whole state. | know the people @
Virginia as few people know them,
think, and. of course, every Virginia.
believes they are the best in til
world. L have been out of public lif
for some years and have naturs
desire to make some more speeches o
the hustlngs.
The National Valley bank of tb
city will move into its new buiidin
on West Main street Saturday evenin
aud will ON the following Monds
,c,b inf omen for business. Wit