Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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There are now 800 students at Wash
ington Il Lee. 1t exceeds any number
in attendance during any session bu'
one in the history of the Institution.
A beautiful line of Wraps, in the lat
est styles of course, and at very attrsc
tive prices. Chew Bros WaynesborO
Cards are ont annour chg the ap
preaching marriage of Mss Jeanette
f. Hancock to Mr.. NJ. Bolts Lewis, OF
Harrisonburg The Ceremony is to
take place at Keswick, Va, On Wed
nesday, October IL.
Chew Bros. sell the Best" has be-
come almost d household word through
out the South River District.
Lost-a ladies gold watch on the old
Greenville road bet ween j. J. ohirkey's
and Cochran's mill. The finder will
be literally rewarded if watch is left at
the office of Taylor & Perry in Masonic
Iemp1e tnls city.
For style, wear and fit the Regina
$500 and So so shoe for women, sold
by Chew Bros, WaynesbOrO, has no
superior.
Mr.. Philip H. Trout has just CON-
pleted the installation of an electric
lighting plant at the Augusta Military
Academy. The motive power is a
gasOlene engine, which operates more
than 100 lights. Mr.. Trout Installed
the entire plant, including engine.
A nice looking rain coat II not too
expensive is very desirable. For some
good things see Chew Bros, Waynes-
boro.
Mr.. G. Emmett Greaver has secured
the contract for the plain and Orna-
mental plastering in the new Masonic
temple and theatre at Clifton Forge.
j. J. Fallon has on exhibition at his
studio some fine photographs appropri
ately framed. He is doing some fine
work.
Mrs. Anne V. Lewis has been ap-
pointed postmaster at LYnnwood,
Rockingham county, vice Mary l..
Gibbs, removal.
Attention is called to the ad of the
Weinberg Clothing Co. on the LIST page,
telling of the wonderful things in their
line for the fall and winter trade.
John A. Miller, farmer living in
Brooks Gap, about nine miles west of
Broadway, killed himself on the morn
lug of the 18th, in the presence of his
little daughter. He used "A double bar
rel shotgun, the contents of both barrels
entering the left breast and horribly
mutilating the body. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Dave Fultz. an old Staunton boy,
and Norman Elberfeld, both members
of the New York American league team,
were badly hurt in Saturdays game
by running together in the field in the
fourth inning. Fultz was seriously IN
jured and Was borne away uncOnsci-
GUS to the Washington Heights hos
pltal. Elberfeld has his ear badly torn
and he was cut about the face. Meth
er player will be seen again on the dia-
mOnd this season.
The big wheat elevator that is now
being finished at the Messy Creek flour
Ing mill, is the first of such buildings
In this section aud from a laYman 3
point of view is a very necessary ad.
junct for the manufacture OF flour.
The elevator will hold, it is said, enough
of wheat to keep the mill running on
full time from one harvest to anOth er.
-Bridgewater Herald.
John 2. Wampler, a young farmer,
aged twenty seven years, was found
dead a short distance from his home,
near Harrisonburg Saturday morning.
Wampler had gone out bunting the
day before, and has climbed a tree to
get squirrel which be had shot. The
limb upon which he was standing broke
and be pitched forward to the ground,
striking another limb III his fall. His
neck was broken. He fell a distance
of seventy five feet, and died instantly.
Wampler was not missed until Friday
night, when brief search was made
without results. He was found about
200 yards from home.