Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-04-01

Mr.. McCue Kyle of Jersey City, ha
been visiting Mr.. ID. Glenn Ruckmar
in the county.
Mrs. Maggie Winnenberg of Balli
more, has been visiting Mrs. f. Moth
nagel.
Mr.. Noah Early, aged about IS years,
is seriously i'll at his home near Laurel
Hill.
Hon. A. G. BraXton was here from
Richmond to spend Easter with rela-
tives.
Mrs. d. b. Taylor and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Quarles, who visited friends in Rich
mond, have returned home.
Mr.. Joe b. King of Deerfeld, spent
last week with relatives at Charlottes-
vile. Mr.. King expects to engage in
business in Stanton on his return.
Hon. S. II. Walker of near Weyer's
Cave, who has been spending some
time in Florida, reached home last
week.
Westons Bargain House is offering
some special inducements this week.
He has added line of shoes to his va
ried line, and asks the people to inspect
his prices and the goods.
IL. w. Hilleary & Co., of Charlottes-
Vile, are advertising in this issue some
valuable Blue Grass farms in Fauquler
county. Some good investments are
Offered the people in these properties.
Mrs. Sarah Vines, a sister of Mr.. w.
w. Fretwell, of this city, died on Tues
day at Columbus, Ohio, aged IS years.
The remains were brought here and
buried in Thornrose yesterday.
DIR. G. w. Rodgers and family, who
several months ago went to Arizona for
the doctors health, have returned to
Staunton. He has not improved in
health.
Mrs. Ferdinand Loeb has returned
from Philadelphia, where she has been
with her daughter, Mrs. Max Cron-
helm, who has been quite i'll, she is bet
ter at this writing.
Mr.. Oscar Barr, father of Mrs. A. e.
Dabney of this city, died at his home
in Winchester Monday night. He
leaves a wife, three daughters and two
sons. A brother, Mr.. Robert Barr, also
resides in Staunton.
Frank Fl. Sweet, of Waynesboro, a
magazine writer, was arrested at that
place last week on a charge of violat-
ing the Federal copyright laws, having
been indicted in the Lynch burg Fed
eral court.
Mr.. Ashby w. Woodward of Wash
ington, spent a few days here with his
brother, Mr. Jos. b. Woodward. The
national capital certainly seems to
agree with Mr.. Woodward, for he is
looking fine.
Work has been started on the Green
vile road by Contractor Calvin of Gull
pepper. Work began at the city limits
and will extend four and a half miles.
About twenty men are at work, and
the force will he added to next week.
Highland Recorder: Mrs. l.. H.
Stephenson, after visit of several
weeks at Fort Defiance and Staunton,
returned Wednesday, accom- panied by
her daughter, Mrs. Charles S. Roller.
Boyd Stephenson met them at West
Augusta.
Mr.. John A. Root, of the Splitter
neighborhood, last week suffered AN
acute attack af appendicitis, and has
since been confined to the house. Mr..
Root is well known merchant in his
section of the county, and his friends
hope he will soon be able to attend to
business.
The executive committee of the Board
OF Foreign Missions has selected Rev.
Dr. A. M. Fraser of the First Presbyte-
ran church, as delegate to the World
Missionary Conference to be held in
Scotland this summer. His congrega-
tion will give him three months vaca-
ton, and will also make up purse to
defray his expenses.
AL. Harris, a tenant on the farm of
Henry Hayes near BarterbrOok, came
to town Sunday and gave himself up
TO the authorities for shooting Hayes.
There was dispute over the possession
OF some land rented by Harris from
Hayes, and the shooting followed.
Hayes was shot in the leg but not seri-
ously. Magistrate O'Rourke heard the
case Monday and admitted Harris to
bail in the sum of 500.
Last week four packages of registered
mail were missed from the pouch when
the 1:3O train from the east arrived here.
The local authorities and the inspector
investigating the case will not give out
anything about 1t. Tuesday Preston
Smith of Gordonsville, young mail
running on that train was put under
arrest charged with the theft of the
packages, but he denied all knowledge
of the affair. He was bailed in the
SIM of 81, 600 to await the action of the
Federal grand jury.