Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-07-01
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Mr.. j H. COnllell III blllh Glhys ultu vi
the 10th day of May, at her home il
Lufkin, Texas, aged SIS years.
Henry Dunn, prominent citizen o
Lewisburg, is very i'll, and bis life il
despaired of. Mr.. Dnnns wife is a sis
ter of the late Gov. Henry M. Mathew
of W. Va.
At the circuit court OF PocahOntas
county last week man named Greer
who killed man named Smith at Cas-
some months ago, was acquitted on the
gc0und Of self defense.
On Saturday the following young
gentlemen completed the business
c0uI Sc at Dnnsmore's business College
and received th-r diplomas: r. &. Can
ter, Fairfield; J. G Hevener, Crabbot-
tom, and p. q. Rodgers, Fayette, w.
Va.
On Saturday Messrs. w. l.. Olivier
s. Son sold for Commissioners Gordon
and Perry, the Thomas Kivlighan pro
perty at the corner of New and New
Court House streets to Messrs. j. II.
and C. P. Bow III IN for 81, 800.
Rev. DIR. ]. NJ. Wells of Wilmington.
N. C., formerly pastor of the Second
resbyterian church of this city, has
taken the home OF DR.. Howe in Lex
ingtOn for the summer, and his family
is now occupying it.
O. Fred Carson, of Spring Hill, An.
gusta county. and Miss Garcia Belle,
the youngest daughter of John G.
Hooke, were married at the residence
of the bride 3 parents, at Cross Keys.
last Thursday morning.
CovingtOn Sentinel: Mrs. Ida Eakle
closed her boarding house at this place
and left with her daughter, Miss Leila,
for Stauuton She first of this week.
We understand Mrs. Eakle expects to
opsn boarding house soon at West
Augusta, Augusta county.
John Lester, who came to Marlint0n
last week to take the town and who
undertook the job as soon as he got
sufficient fighting whiskey in him, and
il melee shot Town Sergeant Ander-
son through the leg WAS fined $500
and sent to Jail for 30 days by the Cir
cult court on Friday last.
Ont of eight captains for 19O4-5 at
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
four are from Augusta and Rocking
ham. They are G. X. Hildebrand of
Fishersyille; ID. Graham Robson of
Messy Creek; G. E. Coyner of Waynes
boro, and w. G. Myers of Rockingham.
Mr.. Hildebrand was also elected presi-
dent of the senior class.
Guy B. May, son of Jonathan Mays,
clerk of the circuit court of Green
brier county, W. Va, died on Satur-
day last at his fathers residence in
Lewisburg, aged about % years. He
had been his fathers deputy for some
time, and was highly esteemed. He
had been fflicted with pulmonary trOu
BILE.
Rev. Colin Stokes. for some yeaes the
popular pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Covington, died there on Sat
urday night. He had been in poor
health for some months past, which
caused him to relenguish his work The
funeral took place Monday afternoon
conducted by Rev. j. A. Quarles of
Lexington. Mr.. Stokes was a native
of Hampden Sidney.
Mayor lands last Saturday return
ed to the council with his veto the bill
for improving the opera house ,he did so
because the law says an appropriation
for more than 81 600 cannot be acted
ON at the time the resolution is offered
Tuesday night-a special session of the
council was held and the resolution
re introduced, to be acted on at the
next meeting.
Mr.. E. A. Dudley, one of the best
known cattle men of Highland, has
purchased the fine farm of Mr.. l.. N.
Silling in this county for $18 500, and
will make his home there. Mr.. bud
ley makes speciality of thoroughbred
Hereford cattle, which always bring the
highest price when ready for market.
He will receive warm welcome in Au
gusta.
DR.. and Mrs. Il. w. Rich lrds of Is
land Ford, Rockingham county, have
Issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Nellie Elizabeth,
to Mr.. Geo. r Todd of Richmond.
The ceremony will take place at their
home on Tuesday, July r. Mr.. Todd
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Todd
of near this city, but has been in busl-
ness in Richmond for number of
wears, where be is most popular young
man.
Mr.. G.. P. Thacker of Aug usta
Springs, a practical railroad man and
section foreman, has invented new
make of rail that will neither spread
nor turn over-is made economically,
with but the same material as is now
used in ordinary rails. If this inven-
ton does what is claimed for It, the
numerous accidents caused from
spreading tracks or turn over rails
will be prevented, and much safety in
travel assured.
Rev. L. Fl. Paul, the popular pastor Of
the Messy Creek Presbyterian church
who has been visiting in Kentucky
has received call to the IIopkinsvill'
church. This is an excellent church
with membership of about three hun
dred, and we learn have offered con
siderable inducements to secure tn,
sAlvc.s of Mr.. Paul. 1t is hoped b,
his many friends in Augusta that th'
oonoraoatiop of Mossv Creek churcl