Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-07-30

Miss Minnie Bumgardner, one of the
best trained nurses of Staunton, has
gone to Morganton, n. c., where she
will be in charge of large hospital fol
several months. She Will be greatly
missed here.
The fire at Orange Court House
which destroyed the hotel and mum.
Der of surrounding buildings, left q
wider waste than most people would
think. The business portion of that
town was well nigh wiped out.
Mr.. VIM. Larner has the contract
for the Improvements at the Beverley
Manor High School building. Grano
lithic walks and steps will be laid and
the yards nicely sloped and at the foot
of terrace q granolithic coping will be
placed.
A large number of Augusta and
Staunton Republicans went down to
Newport News to attend the State con-
vention, which met on Wednesday.
The nomination and adoption of the
platform were to have been made yes
terday, too late for us to get them.
Capt. Geo. H. Moffett, ex-speaker of
the West Virginia House of Delegates,
who spent part of the winter here at
the Virginia Hotel, is now in Waynes-
boro where he has been for some time.
We regret that his health has not met
the improvement he had hoped.
Mrs. r. H. Catlett, with her two
daughters, Misses Amy and Elizabeth,
and her brothers, Messrs. Erskine and
w. P. Gay, will sail Saturday for a
trip abroad. They will make driving
trip through Scotland, and then spend
some time in England, being absent
several months.
| Mr.. ]. Frank Churchman, a son of
the late DIR. Vincent T. Churchman, of
Greenville, died at his home in Phila-
delphia on the 18th, leaving wife and
one son. Two brothers and sister
also survive hins. He had for many
years been travelling salesman for a
wholesale house in Philadelphia
Messrs. M. F. Eakle and r. l..
Meyerhoeffer two prominent young
men of the New Hope section, left
Tuesday for Iowa, where they expect
to make their future home. They will
settle near South English, where so
many Augusta people already have
located.
Highland Recorder: Mr.. Ed Wilson,
of Staunton, at one time a resident of
Monterey and In the employ of Bishop
Bros, spent day or two at Monterey
early in the week.-Mr. Newt. Wilson,
formerly of Churchville, now of Har-
risonburg, was in Town Thursday, and
went from here to Mr.. George Dud-
ley's near Hightown.
Last Saturday our old friend Capt.
]. Theo. Long left for Richmond TO en-
ter the home for old Confederate SOL
diers. Capt. Long was for many years
active in city affairs, holding several
prominent positions in the city govern
ment. He will be as much missed
from our city as any man we could
mention.
One of the most important real estate
transactions for some time was closed
when the Southern Ry. acquired title
to lot 81, square 724, located on ID st.
northeast, Washington, between First
and Second streets. The price paid for
the property was about sd, 900. The
new structure to be built on it will be
one of the largest and finest office
buildings in Washington, and will be
occupied by part of the clerical force
and general officers of the company as
soon as completed.
The remains of our former townsman,
Mr.. Thos. c. Kinney, who died last
summer in Manila, reached here We'd
nesday and the funeral service was
held at the family lot in Thornrose
cemetery. Mr.. Kinney had been in
the Philippines for some time practic-
ing his profession and had made quite
reputation there. He was son of
the late Maj. Alex. +. Kinney and was
very popular at his old home.
Major j. c. Arbogast, former sher-
if of Pocahontas county, w. Va, was
in Staunton last week on visit to his
nephew, c. r. Moore. He reports that
wells will be sunk in the neigh borhood
of Greenbank in that county at once
for oil and gas. This is the neighbor
hood where there is what is known as
the "burning mountain This noun
tain has been ON fire for more than a
year and all experts agree that it is a
gas vein which is on fire. He also
states that side line of railway will
be eXtendeded from Cass up Deer
Creek to develop the large timber in
terests there. This is being worked ON
now. This will pass directly through
the territory where the wells are to be
sunk.
A number of capitalists met here this
week and decided TO build railroad
from Millboro to connect with the
Chesapeake-Wes tern at Stokesville.
One of the finest sections of the State
will be opened up to commence when