Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

Mr.. J. F. Templeton of Waynesboro,
was in the city Wednesday.
Capt. Rudolph Bumgardner has just
returned from trip to London, taken
fer the benefit of his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Palmer of Green
vile, were among the guests at the
Virginia Hotel this week.
Lexington Gazette: Mrs. Robert II.
Tsmpleton and Miss Jessie Hutton are
in staunton visiting Mrs. Y. NJ. Bickle
and Miss Olive Parker.
Harry Shaner, Esq, is circulating q
petition for subscriptions toward Nc
Adamizing the Greenville road, and is
meeting with success.
A little niece of Mrs. Jos. s. Cochran
of this city, died in Richmond sudden
ly on Wednesday. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Stewart M. Woodward.
A license was issued by Clerk Bur-
nett for the marriage Of Mr.. Harrison
Stuple and Miss BERTHE M. Harris, the
ceremony took place at Craigsville
Wednesdaylevening.
MI. Ricnard II. Edmonds, president
and Mr.. Victor H. Power, treasurer OF
the Manutacturers'tRe Record, Baltimore,
came to attend the funeral OF Mr..
Thomas P. Grasty.
Mrs. R. L.. Calhoun of Miller School,
whose health has been impaired for
home time, is now in the Martha jeff
erson Hospital at Charlottesville for
treatment.
Mr.. 7. H. Antrim of Waynesboro,
who has been under treatment at the
University Hospital in Charlottesville,
has returned home. The Virginian
says: she is gradually recovering from
an operation for cataract"
A hot proposition in the way of a
basketball team came up from Bridge
water to plav S. M. A. weak team on
Wednesday night, in the shape OF
Hooker, r. f.; Wampler, l. f.; Miller,
c.; Acker, r. g.; Thomas, |. e.
The Va. Portland Cement Works
have recently taken on large number
OF men and will resume full operations
within a short time. The capacity of
the plant Is about 5000 barrels per day
when in full operation.
Four young FOUNDERS of Staunton
threw man calling himself La Belle
into Lewis Creek last week, and left
him to his fate He was drinking and
might have been drowned had not the
police been apprlsed and rescued him.
Lee Wiseman, who lives on the farm
of Sam'l Gardner, three miles out of
Staunton, killed wild cat in his stable
last week. The cat weighed 10 pounds
and he thinks had been attracted by re-
fuse from slaughter house near by.
A man named Barnard White, who
was rooming at the Rockingham Ho-
tel here, with another man named
Henry Kline has charged Kline with
stealing $50 from his trunk. Kline has
gone away somewhere.
Virginia Elizabeth, tie little two
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Huff, died at the home of her par
eats on Thursday of last week, after a
short illness of pneumonia. Tho fu-
neral took place Friday from the home
conducted by Rev. Dr. Gregory.
The case of L. A. Seal VS.. the Virgin
ia Portland Cement company was con-
cluded in the circuit court Saturday,
the jury bringing in verdict for 5000
for Seal. The suit was for SIS, 200.
Counsel for the defendant company at
once asked to have the verdict set aside.
A cablegram was received Friday last
by Mr.. A. M. Howison of this city, an
nouncing the safe arrival of the Steam
ship Arabic at Madeira, on which were
his wife and daughter, Rev. DR.. Scott
and many other well known Stanton
people.
1t will be interesting to know what
the civil engineers who accompanied
Mr.. Taft to Panama will want for their
services. Like doctors when working
on . we'll heeled patient they will come
high no matter whether they kill or
cure.
A conference was held at Basic City
last week between the G. & o. and N.
& w. Rys. to look into the feasibility
of Union station at that place. 1t is
thought that union building will be
erected there. We hope it will mate
rialize, as Basic deserves a station of
this kind.
The dramatic association of the Uni
versity Of Virginia, 1.-THE Arcadians'
gave an entertainment at the Opera
House here last Friday evening which
was much enjoyed. The house was
packed. After the entertainment a ger
man rendered by the Alumni of Staun-
ton was attended and much enjoyed.
The General Board Of Hospitals met
at Williamsburg last week and the es.
Enlistment of the Epileptic Colony
was gone over. The Board notwith.
standing the pressure brought to heal
did not agree to the Nurkland site neal
Lynchburg, but are seeking a site in
Amherst county.
Rev. H. M. Roane, whose knee was
injured several months ago and WIT
spent some time at the Kings Dough