Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-09-01
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Quite number of men are at work
at the StOkesviile extract works.
There is reason to believe that the
proposed railway from Ronceverte to
Rupert will be begun in short time.
Sept 9th Hoyt's IA Bunch of KEYS
will be the attraction at Beverley
Theatre.
Col. Joe Lane Stern will inpect both
of the military companies here next
Monday evening.
In few days the Fall announcement
of THE Big Department Store" will
appear in these columns, and the bar.
gains will be the greatest ever offered.
The new Methodist church at Bridge
water was dedicated last Sunday.
Bishop A. W. Wilson Was present and
took part in the services.
Lieut. Colonel r. F. Leedy of Luray.
has been elected colonel of the 72nd
regiment to succeed Colonel Rudolph
Bumgardner, resigned.
AL. G.. Field s famous MINISTRIES will
be the attraction at Beverley Theatre.
Many new feature have been added
this season.
Mr.W. Mabon Wills has taken ch arge
of the G. Il o. ticket office here. He
has been with the road for the past fiji.
teen years and is thoroughly familiar
with the routes and connections.
b. W. Crum, the manufacturer of
aud dealer in fertiliz ers, calls attention
To bis large stock. lie also handles all
kinds of grass seed, and wants you to
examine goods and get prices before
placing your order.
Mr.. Chas. E. May and Miss Cora A.
Han ner, both of South River, were mar.
RED In Washington OIL Monday, Rev.
James B. Mclaughlin was the otliciat
* clergyman.
W. l.. Olivier & Son, auctioneers,
will sell nice lot of household and
kitchen furniture for Miss Jantt
Woods, who will discontinue house
keeping. The sale will take place at
her residence 214 N. New street.
Tuesday night some one broke into
the residence of Mr.. Geo. Il. Lawrence
and stoled over 5000 which was In the
house. Part of the money belonged to
the United Brethren Sunday School.
of which Mr.. Chas. Lawrence is treas
urer.
With ten counties and two cities
missing, and some returns not complete,
the vote in the recent primary was as
follows: Martin, 42.7l6; Montague, 49,
29S; Swanson, 1878; Willard. 1879;
Mann. 1858; Swanson will have
clear majority of 5000. The total vote
is about 80 900.
There was an election held on Sat-
urday last in Monroe county, w. Va,
to decide whether the county would
subscribe the sum of 5000 to the
Monroe Central Railway extending
from ROnceverte to New River. The
returns Indicate that the subscription
was lost by decided majority. MIR.
E. 9. Vincent of this city, made the
survey for this line.
DIR. Samuel G. Beard, the oldest ply
stefan of Lewisburg, W. Va, died af-
ter an illness of some weeks on Satur-
day last, the 10Th of August, aged about
20 years His funeral was from the
NJ. E. Church, South, on Sunday even
funeral which has occurred in Lewis
burg for many years. DR.. Beard had
relatives in Augusta.
The assessment in West Virginia is
now about completed, and the results
show the State far richer than she had
any reason to believe. The assessed
value in some sections has been in
creased as much as 80 times. Coal
lands in Fayette whether worked or
not are assessed often at $500 per acre,
and farm lands in some of the counties
at $75 90 per acre. 1t is likely to prove
death blow to Republicanism.
Mr.. JnO. W. Montgomery. one of the
best known and most esteemed citi
zens of the Deerfield eishborhood,
was married ON Wednesday evening
list, the Both ult. to Mrs. Salli Mont
gomerV Frantz of LewIsburg, w. Va,
at the home of bride, the Rev. DIR.
Daniel of the Presbyterian church Of
floating The wedding was quiet
one only few of the immediate friends
of the family being present.
Rev. s. W. Haddon, pastor of Old
Providence church, Rockbrldge, was
in the city Tuesday ON his way to New
Lebanon, Monroe county, W. Va.
where was held this week the conven
ton of the Young Peoples Christian
Union and the Sabbath School con.
vention for the Virginia Presby terry
of the Associate Reform Presbyterian
church. AT the conclusion of the ses
sions Rev. w. b. Lindsay of Memphis
Tenn, will conduct preparatory Sci
vices at the church, and on Sunda
communion services.