Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-02-05
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

will hold their annual meeting at Oh
Point. July 10th. 18th and 18th.
Miss Annie Kuopp of the Church
Vile neighborhood, died at her HON
on Monday, aged about q years
On Wednesday Mrs. Emma 8. Dan
Nor qualified before circuit clerk But
nett as guardian of 8. A Banner.
Mrs. Mary Anderson. an aunt o
Mrs. James McUambridge of this city
died on Friday at her home in Lexing
ton. Her funeral took placs Sunday
The recent enow storm extended a,
far south as Florida. and in many
places in North Carolina the snow wss
Is inches deep.
Mr.. s NJ. Timberlake of Fishersville
who has been confined to the house by
illness, is we are glad to state, I'M.
proving.
William Collins Whitney, exSecse-
tary OF the Navy, during Cleveland's
administration, died few minutes at
t,r o'clock Tuesday afternoon at hi
home, Ia New York.
Mr. TazeweIl Bumgardner, who for
some time has been with I. 8. Basker-
will at West Clifton Forge, has gone to
Atlanta, Ga, to take a position with
the Dupont Powder Co.
Judge g. Houston Letcher. who W
In Richmond last week. qualified as
Judge of the new eighteenth circuit.
before Judge john II. Ingram, of ihe
Law and Equity Court Of that city.
The stable of Mr.. T Hounihan on
the MlddlebroOk road, was destroyed by
fire Saturday. The loss with the feed,
hay and straw, is about $500, with
$3.50 insurance.
The President has appointed Hon.
III. st. Geo. Tucker, and Hon Holmes
Conrad to the Universal Congress of
Lawyers and Jurists, to be held IN St.
Louis in September, 1904
Elsie, the little Is months old daugh |
ter of Mr.. and Mrs John A. Ciem, died |
Monday morning of pnuemonia. The
funeral was from the house at 10 O'Clock |
Tuesday morning. Death Came quick
ly as the little sufferer became i'll on
Sunday.
The first business transacted by the
new Circuit Clerk, Harry Burnett, un
der the new law was the issuance OF a
marriage license Monday to Mr.. Geo.
W. Truston and Miss Annie Strange,
both of Pond Gap, this county. They |
were married here that evening.
Mr.. John W. Paul of the Fishers
Vile neignborhood, who WAS called 10
Richmond last week by the death of
his sister, Mrs. A F Mos by, was tax
on sick there. We learn that he is i'm
proving aud will bs able to come home
next week.
1t is learned that the G. & o. have
decided to change the color on all of
its local passenger cars. The ears on
the through trains will remain the
same, but those on the locals will be
made the same color as the Peunsyl-
vania Coaches. light brown.
Mrs J. q. Echard of this city an
nounces the marrige of her daughter |
Miss Lena May to Mr.. Curr1e Lafayette
Beckuer, OF Charleston. W Va, to be
celebrated Thursday evening, Febru
airy 11th, at half past five clock in the
afternoon at the family residence, 8O3
West Main street, this city.
The February term of the Corpor
ton Court began yesterday. The fol
lowing gentlemen were on the grand
jury-Messrs. J. F Bowman, Alfred
Jaffe, J. Il Waters, A. E. Dabney. j
J. Prufer, G. 81. Harrison and R. E.
Timberlake.
Judge Letcher on Wednesday ap-
pointed W. W Sproul road director,
and W. W. Hamilton justice OF the
peace, for Riverheads district. Both
of these gentlemen were elected at the
regular election, but failed to qualify
In the time prescribed by law.
An old friend OF the SPECTATOR
writes as follows: "Incosed pie .e
hnd currency to pay for the dear old
SPECTATOR for this current year. The
paper is now better than it ever was.
endorse every word YOU say as to
Cleveland, German. Wise and the rest
OF them. Sometimes l think of Brick
Pomeroy-but just keep on hitting
them wherever head shows"
Clerk Harry Burnett on Monday ap-
pointed Messrs. John Crosby. JOS. B.
Woodward and Thos. D. Woodward,
as deputy clerks. These gentlemen
are thoroughly familiar with the work
Ing of the Office, having held the posi-
lions for some years. All are exceed
ingly popular with the people, who will
De pleased to know CnaG no changes are
to be made IN the office.
Bridgewater Herald: Last Sunday
morning as Jacob g. Baxter was on his
way to church at Bridgewater, the
coupling of his buggy came apart on
the hill at the south end of the bridge. |
By bis fine horsemanship and GOODNESS
he succeeded in avoiding any serious |
results. His buggy had to be conveye ed
to the shop to await repairs. After he
had attended services he mounted one
of his steeds, leading the other, and
returned to his home, thankful that no
worse misfortune had befalleD hun.
The Jacksonville Fla Times Union
in recent issue says: Capt. I. G
&c t. AsS