Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06

Hon. 8 H. Walker and wife we {
among those who went to the exposi-
ION this week.
j - We go to press the dry contest Of
be recent local option election is he
ing argued on the demurrer entered by
the vets.
Mr.. David Larner and Miss Clara Y.
D4mastus were married in Washing
ton OIL Thursday of last week. Both
are popular young people and have a
host of friends who wish them long life
and happiness.
DIR. James NJ. KILLER and wife have
returned home from their western and
eastern trip. and the doctor has resum
I'd his practice. His office is on east
Main street. opposite the SPECTATOR
off &c.
Those fine / 300 pound cattle recent
ly purchased by Msssrs r T.. Blair
Ind j g. Baxter from MIR. 81. G. Fran
C SEQ, were sold this week to Mr.. Shank
of near Stnart's Draft A handsome
price was obtained for them
Judge John Jay Jackson of West
Virginia, died suddenly at Atlantic
City on Monday. II g was on the Fed
eral Court bench forty four years. and
only retired two years ago. He was
appointed by President Lincoln.
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Wells of Wilmington,
N. O., stopped over in Stanton Tues
day, on his way from the Rock bridge
Baths, where his family have been
sper ding the summer, en-route to
Richmond.
Mr.. Lowry Lewis passed through the
city Wednesday, en-rOute to the James
town Exposition. Mr.. Lewis was some
years since hardware merchant in
Staunton. be is now engaged in Coal
Mining in Pike county, Kentucky.
Mrs. Lucy A. Craun died on Friday
at the home of Der daughter. Mrs. J.
Thomas Leavel, near Mt. Crawford d.
aged about SO years. She is survived
by several children, one of whom lie
ty.
The engagement il announced of
DR.. Walter Hullihen and Miss Maud |
Louise Winchester, of Roxbury, Mass |
The wedding to take place in October. |
The groom to be is a prominent edu-
Gator and the son of Rev. w. O. Hui. |
linen of this city.
The many friends here of Mr.. B. B.
Eskridge will be interested to know
that be has moved his residence from /
st. Louis to Oklahoma City. Oklahoma,
where he is connected with the Okla
homa Supply Co.. a large wholesale
house.
Highland Recorder: Mrs. Lizzie
R uckman, who has been at the home
Of her brother, S. q. Eagle. for two
weeks, went to Mcdowell yesterday,
and will remain with her sister, Mrs.
A. Il. Jones, until the latter part of the
week, when she will return to her home
In Stauntan.
The G. II O. local train No. 6, was
ierailed Monday night mile below
kanawha Falls, w. Va, and as a re-
suit seven are dead and seventeen in
jured. Among the dead are Allen Low
ing, a Hinton law student at West Vir-
ginla University. serving as express
agent during the summer, and g. s.
telegraph operator. A
coach. the com bination express and
mai Car, and the baggage car over
turned, rolling toward the Kanawha
river. Spreading of the rails is sup
posed to have caused the accident.
The annual convention of the Vir-
ginia Rural Letter Carriers was held
in Richmond Monday and Tuesday.
The reply to Mayor McCarthy's well
address we're made by Messrs.
E. U. Black of this city, and e. H.
GENTRY of Charlottesville. The mem
bsrs had pleasant and profitable meet
ing A. Il. Glover of Weyer's Cave
was elected president for the ensuing
year and Harry s. Green was elected |
one of the delegates to the National
at Atlanta, Ga. The next |
meeting OF the State body will be held |
at Lynchburg.