Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-07-27

Mrs. Fl. r. Putney and daughters
Misses Rose and Elizabeth Putnev OF
charleston. W. Va, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. William f. Ast, parents oil
Mrs. Putney.
Jacob I'll. JamisOu, a farmer, aged
50 years, com mitted suicide near Lick
Run, about miles from Clifton Forge,
on Monday. He leaves wife and nine
children.
MIR. VIM. E Yates, a native of Au-
gusta county. but for many years
PROSPEROUS merchant at Carnegie, Pa,
is visiting his sister, Mrs A. T. Groom
at Willow Spout.
Staunton postal clerks are among tie
lucky ones to have their salaries in
creased One from $500 to 5000; one
from $500 to $780, and two from $500
to 5000 per annum.
Messrs. Chas. SwitZer and ABE wal
ter are in the northern markets select
ing a stock of clothing and gents fur
nishings for their new store in the
lcounty building.
Rev. W. B. Oney of Bridgewater, left
Yesterday to make his home in Ohio.
He will reside about Is miles from Can
ton. Mr.. Oney has many friends in
this and Rockingham county who re-
greet to see him leave Virginia.
Richard SmOot was given verdict,
in the corporation court OF Buena
vista last week, for 81, 900 for damages
sustained by reason of explosion of
! dynamite at the Buena Vista Iron 20.
An appeal was taken.
Bridgewater Herald: Miss Jane Mil
Ter, of Staunton, who spent several
weeks here with Miss Doak Wood ward,
went to BurketOwn on Tuesday 10
visit Miss Fannie Burke for few days
before returning home.
Robert Lewis, colored, who was to
have been hung at COvington today for
the murder of Gilmer White, also COL
ored, at Longdale, has bad his SEN
tence committed to life Imprisonment
by Gov. Swanson.
The barn of Mr.. w. Il. Hildebrand
near Fishersville, was struck about
O'Clock Sunday night by lightning and
WAS burned down. 1t contained lOOO
| bushels of wheat and all MIR. Hide
brands farming implements. which
| WAS destroyed. 1t WAS partly uied.
A company is opening the manganese
mines on the lands of Messrs. j. L..
and II A Black near Stuarts Draft.
A switch will soon be laid from the
main line of the N. & W. To the mines,
thus affording an outlet for shipping
the ore.
Charlottesville Progress: Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Parr of Stanton. are at the
Jefferson Park Hotel to spend the
summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Parr come ev-
ery wear to the Park, where they are
great favorites and have host of ad
miring friends.
Mr.. j, r. Hidy, who now resides in
Charlottesville, but who was long a
resident of Craigsville, was In Staun-
ton Tuesday, and whilst here COM
pIeted arrangements for the SPEcTA-
TOR for another year, alleging as
cause that he cannot do without IL.
The Western Maryland Ry. Co. has
ordered 25 large consolidated freight
engines from The Baldwin Locomotive
Works, deliveries to begin December
/. The engines will be capable OF
hauling loaded trains over the steep
grades on parts of the road.
Col. d. A. Sieg of Louisa county, a
former we'll know citizen Of Augusta,
is on his annual visit to relatives and
friends in bis native county. He Will
be in this SECT ion for several months
= Col. Sieg is looking we'll, and his many
f friends are glad to welcom him back
to his old home.
Carl Smt Iser, the young nan wh(
y W rs found beside the e.. " 0. track OF
y Tuesday of last week with his scalT
badly Gu and his spine irjueed dice
about o'clock Saturday night a
King y Daughters hospital, where HI
had been cared for. The body wa'
. sent to his former home for burial.
Rev }. f, b .llou. the popular pas
tor of the Presbj terrain churches a
Craigkville and Augusta Springs. ha
dec ldtd to accept the Call extended hll
from MiddIeboro, Ky , which he lin
D ld under consideration for severi
Is weeks The people to whom he ha
W minister TO some years deeply regfe
hl~ drnHr!ure.
Is Misses Sue and Carrie DINNER {
ol Brook wood, have gone to Asheville.
4 c., to spend some time. They wei
met at Charlottesville ny Mrs. F. "
" Mahood and Master Danuer Lee M
of hood, and their cousin, Mrs Clarel
at den Smith of Washington, who WEI
with them. Mr.. WIN. A. Danner
Richmond, is already at Asheville.
Ist Gen. and Mrs J. w. St. Clair,
I'D Fayette county, W. Va. we'll know
in Staunton. returned Saturday. tt
I'm 9TH inst. from two months Europe
tor trip. They spent most OF the time
,,v London and Paris. and had a most G
=. joyable time. Gen. St. Clair was mu
benefited by the trip and returns hoI
much improved in general health.
.er- 1t is reported that the Weste
CHI Maryland will put on through trai
An from Cumberland to Durbln, W.