Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-08-11

OF Highland county
The annual reunion of the Highlar
county Confederate veterans will
held next Friday, the 18th inst, a
Mcdowell
The G. 81 o Ry Co has about com
pieted the elegant yelling house erect
Ell at Baskerville for the popular age n
Mr.. E. l.. Stratton.
Col. Geo. w. Patton, we'll known
attorney of Charleston, W Va, diet
Oh Thursday last, from injuries receiv-
ed some Weeks ago by "A natural gas ex-
posion in the court house.
Maj. Gen. James Richards Carnahan
Commander of the Uniform Rank
knights of PythIas, of the world, died
In Indianapolis last Thursday He was
born in Dayton. Indiana, in 1871.
Messrs. Hartman Bros this week
moved into their handsome new. white
brick store house at No. Is New Court
House street. Their announcement
will he found in another column.
Big reduction sale for cash, at the
Main Street Clothing Store of Harry
M. Lewis. For the next ten DAYS be
Will sell ali summer suits at greatly re
duced prices.
John Richards, the young Floyd
upl, oI,n I'd ,
rice Frances while en- route to see his
sweetheart, about ten days ago, has
been captured. He denies killing
Frances, ana says be ran away for fear
of mob violence
The ten year Old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. W. Sensabaugh, died on Wed |
nesday from injuries received a few |
days before. When the boy reached |
home he was in such q serious condi- |
tlon that he could not tell how be was
hurt.
Mrs. Lavinia b. Battle, an aunt of |
Mr.. A. G. Gordon, died at his home
here on Thursday night. She had come
here hoping the climate would benefit
her. Her remains were taken to her
home at Cool Spring, N. c., for burial
She was "a years of age.
Mr.. Henry Fridley of Augusta
Springs, killed an enormous rattle
snake on the mountain near thatl
place last week. The reptile had eleven
rattles, measured feet in length and
was more than ter inches III circum.
erence
The members of the Monterey Pres
byterian congregation, at recent
meeting, considered plans for the re
modelling of their church edifice agreed
upon the same and the initial steps
will be taken at once The changes
and improvements contemplated will
give a splendid, cOmmodions house,
and involves the expenditure Of some
thing like 81, 500
Every man owes it to himself and \,
his family to master a trade or profess
sion. Read the display advertisement
of the SIX Morse Schools of TeIegraphy,
in this issue and learn how easily l
young man or lady may learn telegra- u
ply and be assured position
aug 4-4mOs
Judge Keith of the Supreme Court. q
has granted an injunction restraining p
the Augusta Electric Company from c
disposing of any of its funds. revenues I
or other property. The injunction was u
granted to j. NJ. Perry, attorney fer
j. M. SPOTS, in the pending chancery a
Case of j. ID. Horsley, trustee, VS.. the t.
Augusta Electric Company. Mr. W.P. a
Tams has been appointed receiver for G
the company, AND has taken charge a
of the plant
Miss Anna W. Daft returned to p it's u
burg after a pleasant vacation with =
her parents in this city. She has been
on her vacation over two weeks, spend II
ing most of it with her father down II
through the Shenandoah Valley and
other points in Virginia. -Newcom- V
erstown (Ohio) Index. N
Miss Duff with her father, the Hon. 5
Jno. T. Duff, spent one night III Staun- L
ton while touring the Valley, the /
guests of Mr.. Wesley s. Kerr s
Mrs. Sarah Dawson, widow, aged IS
years, cook at the AIlegany county I
(Md.) Insane Asylum, who, on the 3Oth
.1lt MaldaA G, | l.
az years, for Y years an Inmate of the
almsh0use, Is the stepmother of Will
liam M. D. Dawson, Governor of West U
Virginia. She is hale and strong and
is the mother of seven children and
likewise the stepmother of seven Gov
ernor Dawson has always treated his b
stepmOther with affectionate consid- v
misunderstanding Independent. v
Miss Fora O'Donnell, daughter of
Mr.. Chas. ODonnell, chief engine er 6
at the Western State Hospital while
asleep in her room was awakened
about midnight Saturday by man -
who seized her by the hand and told .
her that if she made ain cutlery he =
would kill her. She disregarded the "
threat and screamed loudly. TIE house :"
hold Was aroused, and the intruder H.
fled, leaving ladder standing against
the house by which he had entered. NJ
trace of the intruder he's been discov-
cred.
Clifton Forge Review: Mr.. J. B. C,
Wood, of Goshen, and for long time h
leader of the Alpine Band, as well as a b
business man in Clifton. who left here b