Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-23

| Mr.. Nathan PaIkins. the very pop
liar and efficient assistant postmaste
nder Major s. NJ Yost, has moved t
lis farm place on the Spring Hill roai
- Penrose, about 81 miles from thi
city.
Mrs. A. l.. Steele announces til
marriage Ut her niece, Virginia Nc
IChesney Steele, to MIR. John Robei
Holmes, Jr., Wednesday even ing at
clock, March Is, at tue FOundr.
Methodist Episcopal church, Washing
ton. d. Z.
Attorney T. G. Berkeley OF Newpor
News, returned there this week, afte
spending some days with relatives II
the city and county. Mrs. Berkeley VIII
accompanied him will remain Will,
longer at the home of her parents
| Mr. and Mrs. J. Alex. Bumgardner a
Bethel church.
1t will be gratifying to many people
to know that Mr.. q. &. EicheIbergei
has accepted the position to manage
Mount Elliott Springs next summer.
Mr.. Eichelberger has always tried to
make his guests comfortable when he
owned the springs and will doubtless
continue along the same lines.
The Marlinton Water u Light Com.
p ANY in well number three struck q
strong flow of sale sulphur water which
cannot be distinguished in taste from
the water Of Webster Springs. The
water will be Analysed at once and We
may have secured bonanza 10 the
way of mineral Observation-Disclosures
Times
A called meeting of Lexington Pres
bytery was held at the First church
Tuesday morning to consider the ap
pile alton for a dissolution OF the pas
toral relations Of Rev. A. P. Walton
with the church at Elkton, Va, who
expects to return to Iowa, and to dis
miss Rev. e. J. Boppell to the Spokane
Preshytery. Mr.. Boppell has been a
IN ost effective missionary at Belington
and Pnilippi, W. Va. Both applica-
tions were granted.
Tue dover OF Mrs. J. l.. Beury, of
Fayette county. In the Meadow River
lands of uer husband, lately sold
amounts to 1914 .225. 70. which the court
to bs paid to her. This dover
Interest Mas calculated upon the sum
Of S542,792. the price for which the
lands aud timber were sold. The liens
d these lands. amounting toS257 .229.71.
nave been paid of, leaving an aggre-
gate OF 1886, 594 Is for distribution.
Saturday the county organizer of the
American Society of Equity, organized
4 union at Harrlston with the follow
ng officers: E l.. Eakle, president; H
J Patterson. vice-president; q. H.
Patterson, secretary, and G. J. A.
Harner, treasurer. Other mem bers
ire: D. n. Patterson, T. P. Patterson,
s. Patterson, Charles Weast, e. E.
P atterson. George Layne, q. E. Pat.
,erson, l.. +. Cook, J. F. McClung.
Messrs. E. l.. Eakle and H. J. Patter-
ION were elected delegates to the coun
~ union which meets In Staunton at
The courthouse on the 26.h.
We think We can now state with
more confidence than we have ever
lone before that An electric railway,
Lewisburg with G. g. o. at
will soon be an accomplish
ID fact. Practically all the money
needed to insure the success of the en-
.erprise has been subscribed and bids
Tor the work are being received. 1t is
expected that portions of the work will
be let TO contract next week. This
thing has been talked OF so long and
,ur people have suffered 20 many dis
that We are little shy
u what we say Nevertheless We be-
eve now that the road will be built,
aud probably ,mpleted within the next
six mouths.-tfreenbri independent.
Robert ". Williams, aged "a. of
BIuefield, W. Va son of Judge w.
and junior member of the
law firm OF Williams & Williams, one
Of the most prominent in the State.
aud Miss Eliz .beth Leroy Otey, aged
20, daughter OF MIR. &. N. Otsy,
prominent business man of Wytheville,
Va. were married at WinstOn-Salem.
N. c., on the 18th. Tue ceremony Was
parfor NJ ed at II O'Clock p. III by Rev.
Dr.. ID. Clay Lilly, pastor OF the First
church. at his residence
Tue marriage As not runaway affair
but was The result OF a romantic idea
by the young couple. Miss
Otey was visiting at the V. F. Institute
here few days before Ter marriage.
She was Il student there last session.
The bride Is very popular in social
cir cIss in Blueield, W. Va.
Local Notes Of Interest.