Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-20

Mr.. John a. Danner, a we'll known
former resident of the county, is ill a,
Brunswick, Md, With typhoid fever
gMr. J. E. Rohrer the popular carrier
on Churchville r. F. D. No. /, was in
the city Wednesday.
Mr.. Harry Fl. Reed and Miss Rosa
q. Estes We're married here on
Wednesday by Rev. DR.. W. N. Scott
Mrs. Cbesley u. Shultz and little
child of Lynchbnrg. are spending the
holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Parker. at Raphine.
Mr.. R. q. Blair was in the city Wed.
nesday on his way to Lewis burg. W.
Va, called there by the illness of bis
son, Mcpherson Blair, student in
the Presbyterial School at that place.
Rev. J. W. King and wife and Mrs
Haxall of Deerfield. were here this
week on visit. Mr. King has re
Gently accepted call to the church at
Hampden Sidney.
Augusta was one of the fourteen
counties that received silver media
at the Exposition for the best school
display. Lynchburg was the only city
that received gold medal.
G. Bascom Slemp, the regular Re
publican candidate for Congress in the
9th district, on Tuesday defeated D
F. Bailey, an independent candidate,
by about 5000 majority. Thousands
of Democrats did not vote.
Miss Ella Rowan, one Of the most
popular young ladies of the SPOTS
wood neighborhood. was married on
Wednesday morning at Old Providence
Church. to Mr.. Walter Harris. a pros
porous young merchant at Spottswood
Rev. 8. w. Hadden, the pastor, off1ci
ating.
Mrs. g. A Haldeman, who has bee n
spending several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Woodhouse,
left yesterday for her home in Wash
ington. She was accompanied by her
sister. Miss Frances Woodhouse, who
will spend some weeks with friends
there.
Waynesboro Virglnian: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Templeton and daughter,
Miss Mary, left yesterday to spend the
winter in Southern California. They
will make Los Angeles their head
quarters, but will visit many of the
cities and points of interest on the
Pacific slope during the winter.
Miss Mary Kerr Hoge, daughter Of
Col. Chas. E Hoge of Frankfort, KY,
was married last week to MIR. Dyke
Hazerlg. The bride is we'll known
here where she has visited the family
of her uncles Messrs. John B. and
Arista Hoge, and had many friends.
After an extended northern tour they
will make their home in Frankfort.
Mrs E. w. Morris, sister of Mrs.
f. 8. Croft of this city, died on Satur-
day at Williamsburg. She was about
SO years of age. and was born and
reared at Churchville, and has many
relatives and friends in Augusta. She
Is survived by her husband and four
G children, besides four sisters and three
brothers.
Robert jackson and James Rucker,
two young men, were drowned in
Jackson river near Letcher, Bath
county, while attempting to cross the
stream III boat. Their bodies we're
recovered about a mile below where
the accident occurred. Three other
men in the boat managed to reach
shore.
George Sheavely, alias George Hous-
ton, was brought here Monday from
Red Hill, Albsmarle county, by a Ches
apeake and Ohio detective and lodged
in Jail for safekeeping on two war
rants, one for shooting at the Chesa-
peake and Ohio train in Allegheny
county, and one for shooting at Bessie
Sheavely, who was in the train.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Eichelberger
reached home Friday from Pine
Beach, where Mr.. Eichelberger con-
Quoted the Greystone Inn during the
exposition. Nearly all of the Augusta
visitors were guests at his hotel when
they visited the big show, and all re
turned home we'll pleased with their
treatment at the hands of the genial
proprietor and his charming wife.
DR.. B. M. Atkinson. who for more
than a quarter of a century has been
physician at the Virginia School for
the Deaf and the Blind, rendered his
resignation to the board at Its las
meeting, and DIR. j. b. Catlett was
elected to succeed him. Very compli-
mentary resolutions we're adopted by
the board for DR.. Atkinson's faithful
service.
The power house of the Virginia
Portland Cement Co. ut Fordwick fell
in Saturday evening just about 6
O'Clock, thereby shutting off the power
and lights of the big plant. Fortu
nately for the men employed in that
building the accident occurred while
the change from dav to night shift
was being made, and no one was killed,
though three were hurt. one having
his arm broken. The building housed
two thousand horse power engines, a
$50 hCrse power Westinghouse engine.
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