Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-01-22

Mr.. Jas F. Berrill of Darlington,
Md, who had been visiting Mr.. Harold
C. Gibson, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs Louie Stuart Potter of Buena
Vista, who had been spending the week
with Mrs. A. S. Woodhouse, returns
home this morning.
Mrs. A. A. Cone of Waynesboro, who
has been visiting the family of Mr.. G.
E. Haines, is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. HI. Roller of near
Weyer's Cave, are spending a few
weeks with their daughter, Mrs J. b.
Rawlings on North New street.
Miss Chapman of Luray, who has
been visiting the family of Mr.. John
Forrer at Stuart's Draft, has returned
home.
The counsel for the railroads of the
State on Wednesday took their appeal
on the 2-cent rate matter to the SUI
preme Court.
Mr.. B. Swoope, a Bath county resi-
dent, died on Monday at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Philip Arehart, in
Rockingham, where he had been on a
visit. He had suffered for several
months from kidney trouble.
Messrs. S. D. Timberlake, III. M. Nc
Ilhany and VIM. Wholey were reap
pointed members of the city pension
board in the corporation court this
week.
Mr.. w. A. Wallace of the county,
was operated on Tuesday at the Kings
Daughters hospital for appendicitis by
Drs. Catlett, Parkins, Lewis and Rol-
Ter. His condition is reported as very
satisfactory.
Mr.. Chas. J. Bell of Hot Springs, one
of the old Augusta veterans, was here
Tuesday to join his old friends in the
celebration of Lee-Jackson day. He
was warmly welcomed by his many
old friends.
We have received the quarterly re-
port of General Manager G. E. Ash
burner, made to the council for the
quarter ending Jan. 1st. 1t is very in
teresting reading, and shows the work
done and money expended under his
supervision.
The old mill just across the river
from Buena Vista built by Elisha Pax
ton over rs years ago, was destroyed by
fire early Monday morning. The origin
of the fire is unknown and as the prop
erty was outside of the city limits it
was impossible for the fire department
to render any assistance.
Tuesday morning the tenant house
on the farm of Mr.. George McCray,
north of the city, was destroyed by fire.
It was occupied by Mr.. VIM. Chan
dler, who had about 500 in silver saved
and in the building when the fire oc-
Cured, about $40 of it was recovered.
, Mr.. Chandler believed in silver as he
always wanted TO be paid in money of
that metal.
Mr.. Jos. 3. Miller of Lexington, and
Miss Elsie Slower OF Penrose, were
quietly married here on Wednesday at
the manse of the Second Presbyterian
church, by Rev. DR.. w. n. Scott. The
bride is very popular in her neighbor-
hood, and her many friends will regret
her moving away. The young couple
will reside in Lexington on their return
| from their bridal tour.
Mr.. H. M. Wegner has just complet-
ed the portraits of the late Hon. A. H.
H. Stuart and Judge David FultZ, and
both are pronounced as excellent by
people who knew the originals we'll.
They were made at the instance of Mr..
Alex F. Robertson, and Mrs. A.
C. Fultz, and will be added
to the list of distinguished citizens
whose pictures now adorn the walls OF
the county court house. Mr.. Wegner
has made quite reputation for paint
ing the pictures of Augustus distin-
guished men.
Mr.. Marion Koiner Of Waynesboro,
an old and valued friend of the bPEC.
TAToR, was in the city this week Wis
iting relatives. He showed us small
pocket Bible and memorandum book
which he values very highly, both o.
which he carried during the war, anc
) which he believes was the means O.
saving his life. At the battle of Nc
Dowell on March 8th, 1862, Mr.. Koi
ner had the Bible and the memoran
dunn book in the breast pocket of hi
coat, and bullet from the enemy
guns struck his arm passing through
the arm and making hole in tn
note book and a deep impression in tn
4 Bible. Mr.. Koiner told us this was tn
first time he had seen Gen. Jackson, h
having ridden on the field few min
y utes before the battle began.
). One of the biggest Improvements il
Staunton is that of Hamrick & Co
undertakes. The firm has improve
and fitted up it's establishment in eac
= department, and everything is CON
= plete. There is large office and pa
lor with private entrance, where pc
. sons passing through the city on th
= sad mission of carrying their dead ca
- have pleasant place to stop. Thel
:. is chapel from which funerals can (
~ hold Then there ire the show room