Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-07-09

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A.
w. Woodward of Washington, died at
Waynesboro Wednesday morning.
Mr.. VIM. G. Kinney of New York, is
spending some time at his old home in
Staunton.
) Mrs. n. Harrison and daughter
have gone to Asheville, N. g., to spend
some time.
Mrs. Daggy, of the Mt. Scion neigh
borhood, who has been sick, is lmprov-
ing.
Mr.. ]. A. Waddell, who has been
visiting his uncle, Hon. Jos. A. Wad-
dell, has returned to Charlottesville.
Mrs. J. D. Young and Miss Martha
Young Of Louisville, are visiting Hon.
and Mrs. Edward Echols.
| Arthur White, stock broker, COM
mitted suicide in Charlottesville We'd
nesday, by shooting himself in the
head.
Miss Mamie Gilkerson of Waynes-
boro, who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bruce Dinkle, near Churchville, is i'll
with fever.
The new Methodist church at Rap
hine was decided last Sunday. Presid
ing Elder G. Dorsey White preaching
the dedicatory sermon.
Messrs. w. B. McChesney and J. I'll.
Price have gone to Elkton to attend
the Masonic School which is being
held there.
Miss Evelyn Dunbar, who has been
attending convention of deaf mute
teachers in Chicago, has returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Wilson have re-
turned to Rockville, Md, after a visit
to their sons, Messrs. Percy and Gilpin
Wilson.
Monday, which was taken for the
fourth, was very quiet IN Staunton.
Nearly all the stores were closed, and
our people went out the country to rest
and have good time.
VIM. S. Hopkins, ESQ.,, of Licking
ton, prominent lawyer, is in the Uni
versity Hospital at Charlottesville with
appendicitis.
Rev. w. e. White began his pastor
ate at Loeb Willow and Union church
es last Sunday. Preaching at both
places. He made fine impression on
both congregations.
Messrs Barkman and Shultz, the
present popular managers OF the Bever-
ly Theatre, have closed a contract with
the city leasing the opera house at
81, 200 per annum.
Mr.. R. E. Blackley went to Char
louisville Wednesday with Mrs. Black
ley, who will undergo an operation at
the hands of DIR. Watts at University
hospital.
The New York Herald-Atlanta Jour-
nal touring cars again visited Staunton
Wednesday. They were on their way
to Atlanta as path-fnders for nation
al highway.
Wilson Ramsey, aged 5 months, in
FAINT son of Mr., and Mrs. r. III. Ramsey |
of Big River, Augusta county, died on
Tuesday, June %, of cholera infantum
and was buried on Thursday at Leb-
anon church cemetery.
The first new wheat from Augusta
county came to the White Star Mills
on Wednesday and brought $1.15 per |
bushel. 1t was sold by Captain G.
Benton Conner, of near Fishersville !
The first new wheat last year brought
80 cents.
Mr.. Cal. l.. Hanger, a son of Mr.. w.
B. Hanger, who lives about five miles
from Staunton, and who has been liv-
ing in West Virginia, was killed near
Lester, in that State. He was engaged
in the building of line to connect the
Virginian and c. & o. when helmet his
death.
Mr.. Edward Woodward, who for
some time was connected with the
Shenandoah Electric Co.. but more re-
Gently with the N. & w. Ry. in it's
signal corps, had the misfortune to
break his leg last week near Coaldale,
w. Va. He is now at home where he
will recuperate.
Prof. w. g. Morton, for the past four
years superintendent of schools at New
port News, and who failed of re-elec-
ton on account of the political condi-
ton prevalent in that city, was on Sat-
| urday unanimously elected superin-
tendent of the schools at Martinsburg,
w. Va.
E. G. Miller, who came here about
month ago and has been engaged in
repairing typewriters, was arrested
Tuesday night on warrant from
Lynchburg, charging him with the
larceny of a Typewriter. Miller denies
the charge, but will be taken to Lynch
burg for hearing. He has wife and
child here.