Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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ID. NJ Switzer, proprietor of RawIe,
Springs and eight years may or of iIar
risonburg, died Monday, after brie
illness, at Rawley Springs. He leaves
q widow, three sons aud one daught err
Col. Robert a. Mari. professor of rr'
cheering at the Virginia Military Ia
sGitute, has resigned to go to the VIr
ginia Polytechnic institute at Blacks
blrg.
Col Daniel Lamont, secretary of
War dHring Mr.. Cleveland s second az
Ininistratlon, died of heart failure Sun
day at his country home at Mnlbrook,
New York. He was 50 years old.
Mrs John r. Beverage died at her
,me on Straight Greek, i'll Highland
county, Oh the Itch inst, after a long
aud painful illness. aged about So
years. Her husband and four chill
dren survive her.
RObt. Ware, colored youth about
20 years OF age. WAS accidentally shot
and killed, while he and some other
boys were foOling with II pistol at col
ored lawn party near BrookWood Mon
day night.
Miss Lydia Entsminger, who was
snot by Grover Ford at The same time
Cnas. Cash was killed, died on Mon
day Ford has not been captured, al
though it Was thought he had been
found at Low Moor.
Last week MI. Il. ii. Dudley of the
county, had about one hundred chickens
Glen from his place. Officers arrested |
Two men of the name of Howdyshell |
aud Grant, and they were brought here |
and lodged in jail. Grant was give II
months in jail, and Howdyshell will be |
tried next Week.
The contract for The handsome new |
Chesapeake and OHIO Station TO he |
erected here has been let TO C0ntrac-
new depot viii, lG Is SAID, be eOf the
nandsUinesC on The Chesapeake and |
Uhl0 ana viii cost III The neighbour
b BOD of $50, 900.
Some time during the night FIR iday,
tue horse OF DIR. SJlckley OF Ladd, fell
ihto u well 40 feet deep. When dis
covered a rope was placed around his
neck and it TOOK forty men five min
ules TO draw it to the top and take it
out. The animal was out of breath
wnen taken out, but recovered and
was soon all right again.
DR.. Alex. Sprunt, "a former pastor of
Augusta Church, begins his months
engagement as supply OF Lexington
Presbyterian church next week. His
numerous friends in this county, will
be pleased to see a personal in this
week IS Christian Observer compliment
lug him very highly as moderator pro
TEN OF the Fort Worth Assembly.
Wade H. Patterson of Hot Springs,
who had q severe attack of appendicitis
was taken to the Hinton Hospital at
Hinton, w. Va, last Monday His
brother, X. G. Patterson, the livery
man of Hot springs, who accompanied
him to the hospital returned yesterday,
and reports his brother improving and i
well pleased with his treatment. Hin
ton Hospital has record of consider
ably over 200 cases of appendicitis
OPP erations without death.
United States Senator Mitchell, con-
victed of using his office of United
States Senator TO further the law prac-
tice of the firm of Mitchell 81 Tanner,
was this week sentenced to pay
a fine of 81 900 and to six months
penal servltude. Pending review of
the case by the supreme court of the
United States, execution of the sen
tence will be deferred. Meantime
Mitchell will beplaced under bail to The
amount of 81.