Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-07-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Lee E. Burendihe has been appoint
Ell postmaster at Clare, vice John W
Hamilton.
Rives Menifee, la: ely with 7. i. Wi
soG q Co., is now at the head OF th
real estate frm of Rives Menifee u Co
with Office in the new Echols building
Messrs. Abel Miller of Harrisonburg
and VIM. Loeb of Baltimore, have pun
chased the shoe business of f. b. Lips
comb. Mr.. Loeb will have charge o
the store here.
The attention of those who expect t.
hold lawn parties or church festivals
is called To the a,ivertisemt mt of j. A
Singer, Which appears in another col
umn.
Mr.. W. E. I.andfum of Laurel Hill
was married ia Lexington on w ednes
day of last week to Miss Ida Is. Smiley
daughter of James Smiley of Fairfield,
Rev J. E. Booker performing the cere'
lnonY.
A new law firm is announced i'll
Staunton. Mr. s. d. Timberlake, pres
ent city attorney, and Mr.. Il. E. K.
Nelson are the members. This is a
strong combination. and should be-
successful.
Mr.. g Emmett Greaver OF this city,
has entered suit in the circuit court
against the King Lumber Co of Char
lottesvilIe, for non payment of bill for
plasterirg the new building of the Ma
tionAl Valley Bank.
Tie ordination of DIR. a. M. Nc
Ilhany INTO the ministry which was
to have taken place at Emmanuel church
last Sunday morning, was postponed
on account of the sickness of Ri Rev.
A NJ Randolph, who was unable to be
present.
DIR. j. B. futile of Greenville, in an
other column offers for sale his former
residence property i'll the town of Craigs
vile. The premises has three acres Of
ground suited for number of building
lots. The doctor also offers fifty acres
of timber land in the same vicinity.
Rev. Frank W. Lewis of Clinton, La
who has received from w. & L. Uni
versity the degree of ID. ID is nephew
Capt. j. N. Mcfarland, has many
friends and relatives in this county
who are pleased to hear of their honor
bestowed see him.
The Hammer Carriage Company of
WaynesborO. have just received anoth-
err car load of first class and up to date
vehicles, consisting of both rubber and
steel tired jobs. Prices range from
$25 90 to $4,000. Special bargains
will be sold for the next Is days.
Police Inspector Shinberger, who
was shot Thursday night, in Rich
mond, it is believed. by James Goode,
a negro desperate. died on Saturday.
GOOde, for whom there had been hunt
night and day since the shooting, was
surrounded in the country Sunday and
captured
On last Saturday night, an unknown
assaiIant attack Newt Fisher in the
railroad cut just west of depot III
Waynesboro and shot him four times.
One bullet entering the face, one back
of the neck, one in the rear of the Shout
der and one in the back. Neither bnl
let has been removed. Mr.. Fisher is
still living. but is in a very critical
condition.
A New Shoe house is that of VIM. Loeb
Son & Miller, who have recently pur-
chased the business of E b. LipscOmb
and have opened large and fresh
stock in the store room formerly &C.
cupied by MIR. Lipscomb, on Main
street. MIR. VIM. Loeb, the head of the
new concern is well known to the pub
lie in this section, having been engag-
ed in business at HarrisOnburg for the
past IS years, the proprietor of large
department store.
The rural letter-carriers' association
of Virginia was organized in Lynch
burg Monday morning. 80 carriers from
various parts of the State being pres
emit, with the following officers: Presi-
dent, E. J. Coleman, of Appomattox
vice-presieent, W. o. Leftwich, of
Lynchburg; secretary, j. M. Withrow,
of Lexington; treasurer, E. g. Shu-
make, of Mount Sidney, Augusta
county. These four constitute the eX-
ecutive committee. Charlottesville
was chosen as the next place of meet
ing, to be held July A, 1905.
The Fourth.