Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

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Three prisoners escaped from the
Pocahontas county, wv. Va J jail asst
week. Saws. files, monkey wrenches
aud other modern implements suitable
to the work in hand were abundant
The modern jail seems particularly
adapted to escapes.
A man by the name of John Ham
brick at Ronceverte, W. Va, gave his
eight-year old son gun for a Christ
mas gift. A stew mir utes afterwaro
the son killed his sixteen-year.old sis
ter. The moral of this story ought to
be found in it without the use of a
search light.
The fine barn of Mr.. C. W. Brown at
Swoope, was destroyed by fire Tues
day morning. The live stock and part
of the machinery was rescued, but
quite and amount together with baled
hay and feed was destroyed. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000, partially
insured. The origin of the fire is not
known.
Mr.. w. A. Gushing, auctioneer, last
week sold for Messrs. H. H. Blease and
Fitzhugh Elder. commissioners, that
valuable property on the corner OF
New and New Court House streets.
occupied by Messrs. Hartman Bros
The purchasers were Messrs. John H..
and l.. L. Bowman, the price being
$3.50.
Mr.. James L. Luke one of the prin
cipal members of the W. Va. Pulp and
Paper Co. which owns large mll at
Covington, Va, died at his home al
Piedmont, w. Va, on the End ult. of
pneumonia after short illness. His
death was great shock to bis friends
aud his loss will be felt by the entire
community.
Mr.. F. H. Lewis has moved from
Craigsville to this city, and With his
family. tare occupying the residence
southwest corner Frederick and Madi-
son streets. Leaving his family here
Mr.. Lewis is off on business trip
through Southwest Virginia and to
Atlanta. On returning he will occupy
offices in the Echols building.
Miss Ellen Emerson. aged so years,
widely known throughout Virginia as
a Presbyterian missionary to China,
died in New York Friday as the result
of njuries received in a street. car &C
cident in that city recently. She re-
Gently visited friends in Staunton and
Middlebrook, and while here delivered
lecture in the chapel at the Mary
Baldwin Seminary.
Richmond Times. Dispatch: Mr.. AL
bert Shultz, of Staunton,t the we'll known
bookseller and publisher of that city,
is in the city visiting friends for few
days. Mr. Shultz has received high
commentator from the metropolitan
press on the character of the work of
his establis hment. He is manager of
the StauntOn opera house, which has
just been remodeled, and will soon be
reopened for business.
Ohio Gum, Esq: a wealthy citizen
of Highland county, died on Friday
last at his residence north of Green
Hill. He had long been an invalid.
He leaves a large circle of relatives.
His mother. after her widowhood,
married Hugh Mclaughlin, Esq , of
Pocahontas county, and And rev Nc
Laughlin of Greenbrier, and Harper
Mclaughlin of Bath, are half brothers
of the deceased
The grass in field belonging to Mr..
L. e. Dickerson, near the city caught
fire Saturday afternoon. it is supposed
from sparks from the B. & o. train;
and soon the flames were making rapid
Roadway towards the house. Only the
ladies of the family were at home and
they became very much alarmed and
called for help. A number of young
men who were skating on a nearby
pond went to lighting the flames and
succeeded in putting out the fire before
it reached the buildings but not be-
fore considerable of the fences were
burned.