Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-11-15

visit to his parents, this wesk.
DIR. J. w. Freed went to Fishersyille
Wednesday to see his mother, who is
sex.
Mrs. II. M. Bell, who has been spend
ing the summer at Hampton, Va. has
returned to Stanton.
9. T. 0. officials passed through the
city Wednesday on a tour of inspec
tion.
Mr.. Geo. Bright and Miss Lizzie
Frame went to Washington and were
married yesterday.
The Baptist State Association is in
session in Danville. DR.. Gregory and
Prof. q. l.. Wilson are in attendance
The annual meeting of the Virginia
conference of the Methodist Church,
South, is in session in Petersburg.
| Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, who killed
lex-Senator Brown of Utah in Wash.
ington about a year ago, was placed
on trial there Wednesday.
The State Board of Medical Exami-
ners will meet here on December 1915.
A large number of young physicians
are to be examined.
The many friends of Mrs. David
Larner. will be glad to know that she
has sufficiently recovered from the
operation for appendicitis to be able to
be taken home.
A new fOur-story hotel building Is
being erected in Wayneshoro by Mr..
j. Fl. Neese. The plumbing contract
has been awarded to the Augusta
PUNT bling Co. of this city.
DIR. N. j. Payne is attending the
State Medical Society meeting at Chase
City, where he is to read paper. he
will visit the exposition before return
ing home.
Mr.. Charles Reed, an emploYe of the
Gas Co. while at work connecting the
mains at the corner of Main and Au.
gusta streets yesterday morning, was
overcome by the.escapeing gas. He
W as taken to the Office of the company
as soon as possible and DIR. Armen-
trout called, and rendered the neces-
sary assistance.
Artist 81. M. Wegner has placed an
other piece of fine work on exhibition |
at Fallon's Studio on Main street. This |
last work is splendid life Sis Portrait
o. Hon Joseph A. Waddel The sub.
ject represents Mr. Waddell in sitting
posture with an open copy of his ia.
nous work, "Annuals of Augusta
County" spread out before him.
The firm of Larner & Smith, which
has heen doing large business in con-
crete work. was dissolved yesterday by
mutual copcent. Mr.. VIM. Larner,
the well known head of the firm will
continue the business Fl has num-
Der of contracts now on hand which
will take up much of his time. Mr..
Smith will engage in another line of
business
Mr.. Walter B. Wilson, a travelling
representative of the American Tobac
co Co ard Miss Bessie johnson, were
married at the Lutheran parsonage at
Mt Sidney on Tuesday evening. Mies
johnson has for some time been the
efficient stenographer for the A. E.
Miller Co., and has many friends.
They will make their home here on
their return from their wedding tour.
Sheriff John Beard of A mherst coun.
ty, was run over in front of the South
ern Rv. station at DanviIle Friday
evening. after bidding bis daughter
good bye, and had both legs severed
below the knee, causing bis death that
night. His brother who had been
summoned from Amherst on leaving
the doctors office. dropped dead from
heart failure. Sheriff Beard had two
sons living in Danville.
Mrs. Charles T. Hutchinson, now of
New York City, sent photograph of
her little sor, Tazswell, taken at the
Fallon Studio in this city, to the New
York American in compe tition with
photographs of other children and was
awarded by the American a 800 cash
prize for the best. The picture was
reproduc In colors IN last SUNDAYS
American. The little fellow, three old
ia very handsome boy, and the photo
graph is handsome piece OF work.
Samuel l.. Burton and Sylvanus Con.
quest. two Of the negroes convicted of
completely of the race riots last sum-
mer at Onancock, who were given 10
years In the penitentiary, are tc have
their cases reviewed by the Supreme
Court of Appeals. Some DAYS ago the
court allowed an appeal to Uzzle, the
negro editor, who was given three
years in the penitentiary. The men
are now In the fall at Hampton.
Little Elsie Virginia Bosserman died
Monday morning at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. l.. b. B0sser-
man, of East Frederick street. She
had never been a strong child and her
death was not unexpected, but was a
great shock to her devoted parents.
Besides her parents she Is survived byl
one little brother Alfred. The funeral
took place from Christ Lutheran
church Tuesday afternoon conducted