Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-10-01

Judge Sinclair of Charlottesville, ha
ordered local option election for tina
city on Tuesday, December It'll.
Mr.. D. E. Weaver, the well known
auctioneer of Waynesboro, was here OF
Tuesday.
Prof. w. c. Morton, superintendent
of schools at Martinsburg, w. Va, wa
e here Wednesday to attend the LeFils
Morton wedding.
/ Rev. E. c. Shenk and wife, who have
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w
Brewer, have returned to Winston
Salem, n. G..
} Mrs. C. w. Lambert and Miss Kath
crime Burnett are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
n. T. Cook in Richmond. Miss Bur
nett will return to Pittsburg after hel
visit.
Tomorrow evening from to 10 o'clock
the ladies of Union church will give
lawn fete at the home of Mr.. R. H.
Dudley, the proceeds going to home
missions
The Lexington Telephone exchange
was sold by its owners Messrs. n. C.
Watts and T. S. Burwell, to R. B.
Moses, the consideration was said to be
S25, 900.
Marlinton (W.Va.) Messenger: Flint,
Erving & Stoner's stable at one of their
Laurel Fork lumber camps was de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday night last,
fourteen fine horses being burned to
death.
DR.. Walter Hullihen has accepted
the Greek char at the University OF
the South, Sewanee, Tenn, and has
gone to Sewanee to make his home.
Miss Bessie Hullihen has returned to
the University of Chattanooga, where
she has been for several years as assist
ant in the Department of Languages.
Rev. S. l.. Keller, the popular pastor
of Zionist. James Lutheran church at
Waynesbore, closed his pastorate last
Sunday. Mr.. Keller will be greatly
missed in this county, as he has made
many friends during his passionate, not
only with his own congregation, but
with all denominations.
A contract for an electric lighting
plant at Deerfield, has been awarded
Messrs. Snyder & Sheets of this city.
The plant will be installed at the mills
of Mackey Bros, and will be used for
| lighting the stores and residences at
that place. Mr.. VIM Snyder will su-
pervise the work.
The new schedule on the G. & o.
went into effect Sunday Trains No 13
and IA will be discontinued on Sunday.
Trains No. Is and IA operating between
/ Norfolk and Hinton will run only as
locals between Charlottesville and Cliff
ton Forge. Train No. A eastbound
will pass Staunton at 1910 p. m. Train
No. Is westbound at 4:39 p. m.
Mr.. Uranus Fletcher, of Rocking
ham, died Saturday nightin Staunton,
where he had been under medical treat
ment since April. His death was due
in large part to the infirmities of old
age. The body was taken to Harrison
burg for interment which was made
near Me1rose. He leaves six children,
one of whom, Mrs. Katherine Calhoun,
resides in this county.
Miss Ellen Mordecai, of Durham.
n. c., daughter of Samuel +. Mordecai,
dean of the law school of Trinity Col
lege, Durham, was married Thursday
of last week to Mr.. R. G. Kelley,a law
yer of Asheboro,N. C. Miss Mordecai's
grandmother, after whom she was
named and who is now 80 years of age,
acted as bridesmaid. Miss Mordecai
has visited at the home of Mr.. r. s.
Turk in Staunton, and is most charm
ing girl.
Highland Recorder: The Staunton
Daily News does Highland Co unity an
injustice by parading the exploits of
one of her afflicted youngsters" from
year to year, without explaining that
he is non compos mentis, fact we'll
known at home and quite evident
abroad. 10 parade the ridiculous and
silly conduct of an imbecile under the
glaring and unqualified heading of ga
Young Highland Man," is reflection
upon the county, which, doubtless the
Dispatch overlooks.
The Supervisors held a meeting on
Saturday at the county almshouse, and
received the resignation of Mr.. John ].
Rosen, the present efficient supsrin-
tendent, who has made an excellent
officer. Mr.. P. T. Swartzel, who before
Mr.. Rosen held the position as super
intendent, was elected to succeed him.
The report of the auditing committee
made its report on the Churchville
pike, showing that the cost to the coun-
ty was S2,021.75 per mile. This is one
of the finest roads in this section of the
State. The county is now building the
road to Moscow, and it will add great
| ly to the value of property along the
entire route.
Bridges over Jackson River in High
land County.
At recent meeting of the Board of
Supervisors of Highland county bids
were submitted by the State Highway