Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-09
GreenViIle News.

Greenville. Nov. Last week seem
ed to be week of casualties, for Of
Friday afternoon at Midvale, Mrs
sarah SteeIs, widow of the late lsar
d. Steele. of this neighbOihoOd, me
vi, b all horrible death. She was abou
70 pay visit to her sister, Mrs i;e'tl'
Norris, at Buena Vista, aid just ID
the train WAS slowing down at the sta
ton she wicked right In front of thu
train aud WAS knocked down and ruI
over cutting her body in two. She VIA,
| ~ years old and was Miss Heller be-
| fore her marriage. Her remains Were
buried at Mt. Carmel Sunday a. m
Two sisters and one brother survive
her.
On the same day at Cold Share Iron
| mines near Vesuvius, Matthew Hamil.
ton met with very serious accident,
be was working on what miners Call a
table or shelf in the mine when stone
about the size of quart cup became
detached from the surface and fell
striking him on the head fracturing
his skull. Dr. W q Thomas was called
and rendered the necessary medical
aid and when last heard from was in
4 precarIOus condition
Just after dark Friday evening as
Walter Campbell and Harry Harlow
were returning home in buggy COM
lug down grade carrying a copper
kettle. the horse became frightened
and ran off throwing them out al d
bruising Harlow very much about the
hips. He is doing very we'll at this
time
Saturday as the early morning train
passed Oh the B. & O., it caught and
killed very valuable mare for Mr..
John A. Shields on the Petler farm
near here.
DIR. E. o. Peyton lost a very fine
young horse by it falling in sink hole
one day last week.
WIN. Carr, an aged citizen living
near CotOpaxi, was on Saturday I'D
judged insane by commission com
posed of 8. A. D. Mckee, Justice of
Peace, and Drs. VIM. II. Thomas and
j. H. Thomas, and committed to the
Western State Hospital.
A. Mr.. Greaver whilst driving from
Stanton to his home at Vesuvius,
lost horse near here by sickness one
evening last week.
Our public school, which was made
~ o1C oOuOOi OOdl0 Uhio COL oil Ai6
school OF s months session under the
;ars Mr.. Marshall, son of "CyclOne
Jim'' Marshall, assisted by Misses
Irvine of Charlottesville, and Lackey
Of Fairfield. Is in a most fOurish1ng
having nearly a 100 pupils |
enrolled.
Dr. Ernest Hutchens, who has been
10 critically i'll at his fathers near |
here. we are sorry to say does not |
improve any.
Our esteemed friend DR.. 5. Van
L. Davis is quite i'll.
Seeding is about all done, though a
ew farmers are yet sowing.
Death again called in our community
III Monday morning at o'clock and
claimed as his reward William s
1ouser. Aged II Years, one month
md Ten days, Mr.. Houser was born
nd raised in this community and lived
III his life here. He was all Industrious
nd good cit zen, he served four
'ears In the Confederate army as a
aithful soldier. At the time of bis
|eath be was member of the StOnewall
ackson camp. He was also consis
ent member of the M. T. Church here.
q married in early life Miss Brown,
lister of Wilson M. Brown of the
Ounty, by her he was the father of
We sons and five daughters, all of
whom were at his funeral. He also
eft two brothers and two sisters. His
urial took place from the M. E.
Aul ch, the services being conducted
y the Rev. Mr. COe, the pastor. large
oncourse of friends were present. The
,allbearers were: Houorary-G. W.
itch and 8 Lightnsr. Active-J.
Callison, q. e. Armstrong, J. H.
jlarke, Stuart Steele, F. M. Lohr and
/. P. Supple.
The Vesuvius Mining Company of
Baltimore having leased the Iron mines
lear here, known as the "CrOsier
dimes" from Juette Vines, are now
'utting it in shape for active work and
u the near future will erect an areal
ram road to the railroad to haul the
re.
The corn crop seemed is very much
amaged by the continues rains in the
all much of it having rotted in the
hook.
Among the sick of the community
We hear of Mrs. DIR. Anderson at DR..
J. o. Peyton's. Miss Annie Thomas
t 9. g. Armstrong;
TIE vote here yesterday was perhaps
be smallest ever cast in a congressional
lection.