Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-07-15
LOCAL. BRIEFS.

lfshed at Thnrmond. w. Va.
S62 so will buy new steel Skel
Birdseil Farm Wagon at Hammer Ca
rage Co.'S place, Waynesboro, Va.
The corner stone of the new NJ.
Church, South. at l.ewisburg, w. Va
will be laid on the 20th, with appr'
pirate ceremonies.
Mr., Jonas Colaw, highly respecte
citizen of Highland. died at Crabbot
tom on the 9Th inst in his S4th veal
He was next to the oldest resident c
the county.
title Richard Ftuver. the six-yeaf
old son OF Mr.. ANA Mrs. X. a F'auyel
fell from, fence Est week and broke III
acm. he WAS feeding neIghbor
chickens, when the accident occurred
The attention of contractors is call
ed to the al vert isrment of the 'astnfe
District School Board asking bids 10
the erection OF !. school building a
Valley ii ills.
The Lewisburg Milling and Electric
Light Co, of i.ewisburR, W. Va, arr
npw working on Il proposition to bullt
an electric line bet ween that town arc
ROnceverte.
Bridgewater Herald: "Miss Doak
Woodward will go to StauntOn today
to visit relaiives--M Miss Mamie Dillon
went to Stanton on Saturday to visit
Mrs A. R. Meyer. Before returning
home Miss Dillon will spend some time
with relatives at Churchville"
The Hammer Carriage Company of
Waynesbor0. have just received anoth-
err car load of first class and up to date
vehicles, consisting of both rubber and
tteel tired jobs. Prices range from
1926 90 to $3.50 co. Special bargains
will be sold for the next Is days.
During the summer months j. A.
Singer, the confectiOner of this city,
is wholesale manufacturer OF ice
cream and ices. These he furnishes in
quantities to church fairs, parties,
festivals, sOcials, or TO Individual fam
lilies. Out of town orders receive
special attention.
Orkney Springs, Va, one of the larg
est summer resorts in the South Is
bidder once more for summer guests.
It's altitude is 2,400 feet, has seven
different waters, music, good cuisine,
rates very moderate. Address Chas.
Headley, Mgr, Orkney Springs, Va.
Henry Dunn, Esq of l.ewisburg, W.
Va, whose severe illness WAS recently
noticed in these columns, died on the
2nd inst. Deceased married Miss Sallie
Mathews, sister of the late Gov. Henry
NJ. Mathews, of West Va.
West Virginians are much at sea
over Senator Davis nomination for
Vice President, as the Democrats had
intended nominating him for Cover
nor, with great hopes of his election.
Ward Daily of EIkins, is now becoming
the favorite for Governor.
The Oxford Distilling Company of
Baltimore have recently placed on the
market Parker Rye, which they claim
to be the purest whlskey made. 1t has
Deen analysed and declared especially
suitable for family and medicinal use.
Their advertisement appears ih another
column.
The trial of Grant Cochran for the
killing of Lundy Perry on the 14th of
May last, is now in progress at Lewis
burg, w. Va. l.. Nj. McClintjc of Po-
cahontas county, and 4. s. Turk are
his counsel The State is represented
by Henry Gilmer, and John A. Pres
ton and John W. Arbuckle, Esqs., are
assisting the prosecution.
James E. McGuf1in of FaYette, and
Thomas III. Dennis, editor of the
Greenbrier Independent, have been
nominated for the State Senate in
their district by the Democrats. Mr.
McGuff1n has never had any expert
ence in public life, but Mr.. Dennis was
at one time Speaker of the House TIT
dist let has been SO gerry wandered al
to make it strongly Republican, bu'
there is hope of their election.
The new mill at Messy Creek station
owned and operated by the August;
Milling Co. is now manufacturing abou
rs bbls of -four per day, which is meet
ing with ready sale. The company ha
just completed neat cottage for it,
miller, and will soon add commodi
GUS elevator to its property. The wat
er power is magnificent, and the mil
is right by the tracks of thee w. Raj,
way.
Miss Marguerite Goodwin of tn
Barterbrook neighborhood who ha
been visiting relatives in N elson couI
ty, few days ago bade them adieu an
started homeward. After getting 6
far as Charlottesville she was persuat
ed to change her plans and went
Washington where she was married
Mr.. Nelson Goodwin. Rev. Dir. A. v
Pitzer performing the ceremony. Mi
Goodwin has many friends III Staul
ton, where her parents resided f,
some time
The services at Emmanuel Episcop
church Sunday were of unusual int
est In the morning the Right Re
A. NJ. Raj dolph, d. d.. ordained to Il
deaconate Mr.. Hugh Milton McIlhan
Phi. d. DR.. Mcllhany bears the di
tinction of having studied and pass
all of his examinations while active
engaged in Young Mems Christian A
sooiation work For the n .St two Yea