Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mr.. W. A. Freed was In the cit
yesterday, his address in the futur
will be r. F. D. No. 8. Waynesboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Gillock o
Lexington, visited relatives here las
week
Miss Sudie Stephenson is VISITING
her brother. Mr. John W. Stephenson
at Warm Spri Dgs.
Mr.. 81. ID. Rubbish of Weyer's Cave
was pleasant caller at our office yes
terday.
Mr.. c. A. Grafton, who has been quite
i'll for several weeks, was able to come
down town this week.
Mrs. Reeves Gait has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs. J, C.
Cranberry, Jr., at Rocky Mount.
Rev. DIR. w. N. Scott has been hold
ing a meeting every night this week al
the Second Presbyterian church.
Mrs. John W. Miller left Wednesday
morning for Williamsport, Pa, called
there by the illness of her mother.
Miss Mary Watts has returned to
Hollins Institute after spending the
the holidays at her home.
Mr.. John P. East of New York. has
returned home after spending the hoi-
days with his mother here
Hon. Ellis Mills of Rapidan. is the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Valz on
South Market street.
Mr.. VIM. A. Kidd returned Wed.
nesday from an extended holiday trip
to Baltimore, Washington and West
Virginia
Mr. w. b. Frenger, of the Norfolk
VirRinian- Pilot, formerly of Stanton,
lost bis valuable house by fire few
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Loeb will
hold . family reunion today in cele
bration of the 25th anniversary of their
marriage.
Prof. W. B. Smith of McDonogh,
Md, after spending the holidays with
his mother, Mrs W. f. Smith at Green
Vile, has returned home.
MI. G. O'Callaghan has purchased
OF Messrs J. s. and E. M. Funkhouser,
the residence property of the late M.
P. Funkhouser, consideration 81, $50.
Rev. d. w. Files will preach at Mt.
Tabor Evangelical Lutheran church
next Sunday, the 10th of January,
1904, at II O'clock IN.
Monday night fire broke out in a
business block in Roanoke owned by
Mr.. 8. M. Wilkes of this city, and the
building was damaged to the amount
Of "a 900
Mr.. w. F. Roudabush Of Waynes-
boro, who has been visiting relatives
near Stanton, returned home this
week.
Mr.. Daniel 81. Jones and Miss Vir
ginia Pearl Baton were married on
Sunday at the home of the brides
father, Mr.. William Baton at Crimora.
Mrs. Nellie Grooms qualified in the
county court as the guardian Of Mary
Alma Grooms, an infant over the age
Of fourteen.
The local option election in Roam.
oke last Thursday resulted in a 9icto
~ for the vets. The vote stood-wets,
1871; drys, $40.
Mr.. u. G. Robson of Messy Creek,
Q son of Mr.. John Robson, after spend
ing his holiday at home, returned to
BIacksburg Wednesday where he is a
student at the v. P. 1.
Mr.. David Larner, and bis sisters.
Misses Sarah and Susie Larner, who
visited the family of Mr.. James Lee in
Rockingham, during the holidays, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. futile, who recently un-
derwent medical treatment at the
: Memorial Hospital in Richmond, ID
seriously iii at the home of his son, DIR.
]. B. Tuttle at Greenvills.
Among the charters granted Tuesday
by the Corporation Commission was
one for the Black Rock Springs Com.
pompany, zinc 8. NJ. Patterson. pres.
ident; capital stock, $4,000 to S15, OO0.
Mr.. VIM. o. Bickle of this city, re.
turned to Blacksburg on Wednesday
to resume his studies at tie v. P. l.,
after spendinga fortnight holiday at
his home.
Mrs. E. T. Dudley of Craigsville
was at Basic City this week where she
went to escort her little daughter part
of the way to Charlestown, w. Va, al
which place she is attending school.
Rev. L. H. Paul of Messy Creek
filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church at Clifton Forge last Sunday
morning and night. He also addressed
a meeting atthe Y. M. c. A. in thu
afternoon.
Mr.. John Pearl Slower, of Raleigh
county, w. Va, and Miss lsadora Huff
daughter of Mr.. Charles Huff, who re
sides near the city, were quietly mar
ried here Monday by Rev. ] G. Gar
Der, Of the German Baptist church.
Governor Montague has ordered
stay of execution in the case of job
Kennedy who was to have been hun
next Friday, until February 18th. i
order to looksinto the merits of tn
petition for Communication.
MT. e. W jackson, the popular ger