Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-10-04

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committed suicide last Thursday by
shooting himself through the head. H.
health is said to be the cause of the
rash act. He was 45 years old, and is
survived by his wife and six children.
ssFhe body of a young woman believed
to be that of Miss Mamie Richardson,
who was drowned near Edge Hill
chapel In AlbemarIe county last June
Was taken from the river near Rich
mond Friday.
Florence Davis, who won so many
admirers here last season, will appear
at The Beverly, Tuesday evening, Oct.
Sth, and it goes without saying that
her appearance will draw a large au-
dience.
The electric power plant of Mr.. w.
A. Rife at Waynesboro. which furnish
es lights for that pla &c and power for
pumping the water, was destroyed by
fire last Thursday morning. The loss
is about $40 600, and there was no in
surance. Water will be gotten from
Basic until the plant can be refitted.
Sandy Blown, who was found in the
servants room at Nh r. N. Blackford's
| Wednesday night was given prelim
mary hearing in the police court Fri
day morning and sent on to the grand
Jury. He was admitted to bail in the
sum of $500.
Mr.. L. E. Fox and Miss Minnie
jackson of Craigsvllle, were married
| in the parlor at the Eakleton Hotel
W ednesday afternoon. Rev. DR.. o. F.
Gregory performing the ceremony
After visiting MIR. Fox's relatives in
Eastern Virginia, they will return to
Craigsvllle.
Little Madge Crabill. the 10 year old
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. Ora.
bill, who died in Hagerstown, Md, was
brought to MT, Sidney. the home of her
grandfather, for burial. The services
| were conducted by Rev. q. w. Slower
assisted by Revs. A. s. .Hamick, DIV.
Files and Jacob CARRIER.
Miss Mary Mclaughlin and Mr.Jas
Smith of Marlinton, were married in
Richmond on Monday whilst on trip
to Jamestown. They are both very
popular young people and haye been
congratulated on all sides by their
many friends on arriving at home,
which they did Wednesday morning.
They have gone to housekeeping
A dist essing accident occurred Sui
day afternoon at Messy Creek, when
Wilmer simmons, the lily ear-old son
of Mr. Joshua Simmons, shot his a.
veal old brother, Emory. The wound
| is AL dangerous one and it is feared the
| wounded boy will die. He did not
know it was loaded. The wounded
| boy died Monday afternoon.
Two suits for $40 900 each have been
enter ed III the circuit court against
the l.. IL 0 Ry. One by K. l.. Greaver,
| WIN WAS taken by Stanton while
asleep aud turned over to an officer at
Clifton Forge. The other by S. A.
Spradln who was left here by night
train and boarded a freight aud at
Brands Was put off by brakeman,
who struck him on the head fracturing
| bis skull.
Cd MIR. CIsas A. Kelley, one of the dele
gates to the General Convention now
| III session in Richmond, from the do
cese of Kansas City, is dead. The Va
cAnGy was filed bg the election of Mr..
M. q Hartman of Kansas City. Mr.
Hartman is native of this county. and
is h son OF the late Maj John A. Har-
mau, S.onewall Jackson's Chief Quar-.
terma,ter, and nephew of the late
Col. NJ. Il. Hartman of the 52ad Vir-
ginia Infantry.
Rev. j. T. Granbery and wife, and
lie nece, Miss Tucker, of Rio Janerio.
W no spent some time with Mrs. &.
mother, Mrs. Reeves Gait, have re.
turned to Ashland. Mr.. and Mrs.
| CRANBERRY expect to leave shortly for
Chicago, where they will spend year.
Mr.. Granbery taking a special course
of study. The Richmond News. Leader
says Mr. CRANBERRY will return to Vir
| ginia in time for the annual confer
| ence, when he will be transferred to
one of the Texas conferences. and will
resume his studies before going to
Texas for work.
| Tuesday morning while Frank A.
| Robbins circus was en-rOute here from
Charlottesville, there was an accident
near Alton which resulted in the death
of Ollie Grove, OF this city. One Of the
cages became loose and knocked the
steam piano from the train. Young
Grove and several other boys, who
were beating their way home were
asleep in the steam piano when the &C
| cident occurred. Two other boys,
named Potter and Curry, were slightly
injured. The circus was delayed and
did not arrive here until nearly nine
| O'CLOCK.
J. II Patterson the clerk of the Cir"
cult court of Pocahontas county, w
| Va, was paralysed on leaving the
| court house after the session of that
court On Tuesday night, and is not ex
pected to live but short time as his
case is regarded as hopeless. He is
son of the late Jas. +. Patterson who
was long the clerk of the city court of
| Staunton, and a brother of the late
DIR. Fl. M. Patterson who died in
! Staunt"D some years ago. lie has
been III flee about Is years, and has