Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
6reenviIIe News Items.

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GreenvilIe, Feb. 1S.-Death has been
busy In and about here in the last
week. On Wednesday last Mr.. Frank
Bowers fell victim to it. Mr.. Bowers
Was born and raised near SPOTS wood
and came to Greenville to live some
eight or ten years ago. Some time In
the past summer be became afflicted
with serious stomach trouble which
n cesstated an operation, the wound
from which never healed and in the fall
he was chosen one of the jurors to try
Via. Immediately afterward took a
deep cold and pneumonia which resist
ed all medical skill and resulted in bis
death. He leaves a wife and two sons.
SIX sisters and two brothers. he was AZ
years old. The funeral was at the
Methodist church here and bis remains
were buried at Mt. Carmel cemetery
Friday.
Mr.. William Lots, aged "a years,
died at his home near here with in
irmities due to old age. Mr.. Lots was
one of the old line citizen. having all
his life, lived near when he died,
scarcely ever going away from his
home except On election days when he
Went regularly to the polls. For many
years be and his son Tate lived alone
keeping house by themselves, his wife
having died some years ago and all bis
daughters having married and gone
away, he left three sons and several
daughters. His funeral was held Sun
day at his hOuse by Rev. Mr.. Haddon
of Old Providence church and his re.
mains were laid to rest at the Old
Dutch Hollow burying ground. The
pail bearers were J. Marshall Mcclure,
Robt. 7. Wallace, G. D. Mccormick,
F. HOuser, Jas. W. Hawpe and G. D.
Hawpe.
Mrs. Mary A. Bear, wife of the late
J. M Bear, died Saturday night at her
home on South River of acute indiges
ton, aged rs years. Mrs Bear was a
Miss Hawpe, daughter of the late
John Hawpe, before her marriage. She
is survived by three sons. John H., OF
Bloomington, Ills, Lynn H., OF Mint
Spring, and R. Wallace, who lived with
bis mother. and three daughters, Mrs.
r. B. Lambert, Waynesboro, Mrs. Otis
Cooley, Harris onburg, and Miss Alma
Bear at home. Also one brother, Geo.
q. Hawpe and one sister, Mrs. Eliza.
beth Mckee. She was buried Monday
at Calvary Chapel.
On the sick list we find Mrs. VIM. d
Cochran quite ill with pneumonia.
Wallace Whitesell with bad case of
rheumatism,
The Iron mines operated BY the
Vesuvius Mining Company owing to
the bad cold weather have been shut
down for some time, but hope to re-.
sumo work soon.
Mr.. M. F. Gayhart has purchased
from the Augusta Stave and Heading
Co. about 224 acres of the Old Gibson
land at $25 per acre.
Rev. g. l.. Altfather, who was called
to Texas to see very sick parent, has
returned home.
DR.. Beno Fultz and wife stopped
several days with Mrs. q. G. Merritt,
her mother, on their way to their new
home in Roanoke.
Mrs. Mary Lou Armentrout of
Staunton, and Mrs. Margaret RAN
dolph of Lexington, we're here on a
visit last week.
There is movement On foot to build
a public hall here for the use of the
local officers and entertainments and
public speaking. 1t is very much
needed and we hope our county board
of supervisors will lend helping hand
in this cause as they did at Waynes-
boro.
A Local Lodge of Woodmen was or
gained here few evenings ago with
IL charter mem bers. Mr.. r. s. Elliott
is at the head of the organization. Sue
cess to them.