Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-08-24

| MT. a. d. COlllne OI NeWpOIt NoWs
spending some time In this city. his
lid home and in Augusta county.
Mr. W. A. Banner of Richmond, bar
~-turned there after paying visit o.
ne days to his brother, Mr.. ii. T.
i ,panner, at Annex.
Mr. o M. Ramsey of Martinshnrf,
W. Va. is spending his vacation at biz
"i.i home near SpOttswOod and at 9th
ar places in the county.
Mr.. John P. Hamrick of Moscow,
spent the day In the city yesterday and
was an agreeable caller at the SPEC
TATOR Office
Mr.. Briscoe B Bouldin, who has r ,
Gently gOue into the real estate busi'
ness with Mr. Funsten,i is in town for II
few days.
MIR. John W. Newman of New Mar
ket, attending conference at Stuart
Draft, was also guest in the home OF
bis relativ g, MIR. and Mrs. H @. Dan
ner at Annex.
VIM. Met ue, son of the late j. Sam.
uel Met ne. ex mayor of Charlottesville,
and Miss Florence Fl Vineland, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas j. Vine
and. of near Vinton, Roanoke county.
were married last week.
Bridgewater Herald: Miss Bette
Lewis Bowles has been visiting her
cousin, Mrs. l.. II Paul, at Messy
Creek the past week. Miss BOwles Is
teacher in Deaf and Dumb Institute
in Ogden, Utah. She will return to
her duties in a few weeks.
At meeting of Lexington Presby-
terry Saturday. Rev. j. Z. BallOu OF
Craigsville. was dismissed to Kentucky,
aud Rev Il. J. Thompson of Buena
Vista to Canada. Two popular and
useful ministers have thus been remOv
I'd from the Presbytery.
VIM. W. Corbln of the Hermitage
neighbOrhOOd. who was struck by n
train at COvingtOn on Wednesday OF
last week. and brought to the Kings
Daugh tiers hospital here. died there on
Friday from his injuries He was only
10 years old.
Messrs. &. W. Alexander & Bros. of
WaynesbOro, have just completed for
Mr.. John Il. Hartman of this city, one
of the most deliberately carved mantles
ever turned out by that we'll known
firm. The design was taken from one
in an old Spanish castle and is both
unique and gorgeous in workmanship
Rev. Thomas j. Feaster, United
Brethren preacher at Pleasant Valley,
died there of typhoid fever Monday at
ternoon, aged 81 years. The body was
Al q h 10 IL h ss,H r.av nj ~
w. Va, fol- interment. He leaves
wife, who was Miss Holt, and four
young children.
Fol rest, the twO-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. A l.. Hook. met death IN
peculiar manner Friday. While p ay
ing in vacant room with several q b
er children be pulled a large box filed
with bran over on him, and before his
mother arrived chOked to death The
funeral took place Saturday aft erne,n,
MIR. p. r Davis announces that his
Merry go round is still at Greenville
and furnishing amusement and pleas
ure to all who will ride. Saturday
I've ings the ladies and children have
81 g ial houls There is much whole
snmp entertainment with this klrd of
sport. and Mr.. Davis invites all of the
ne,ghborhooi people to come out and
join in it.
Highland Recorder: We are Inform
e that HI engineer cOrps-1S strong
is now IN the Collins neighbnTh ODD,
and headed for the VanderpOOl Gap.
We we're also shown n letter from Ohio
m"n making inquiry as n number OF
railroad lines previously surveyed In
Highland, NC, and asking rs TO the
utility of an electric line from COving
ton 10 Franklin, Grant g I'll the dis
lance, etc. Items of this sort are IRE
freshiug" after our long rest.
After a most successful and pleasant
session. which was held in Waynes-
borO last week, the Augusta Sunday
School Convention adjourned after
elecLlng the following officers: Presi-
dent, Rev. j. N. Vandevanter; vice.
presidents, W. e Shelton, CIV. Slower,
J. A. Bell, w. II. MoOrman, G. w.
Fitch, &. w c. Karnes, Rev. ID. w.
Files; secretary, A. Lee Knowles; as
sistant secretary, Miss N. 4. Taylor;
treasurer, G. r. Cald we'll.