Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-23
GENERAL NEWS.

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of General T. T. Munford died today
in this city at the advanced age of
" years.
Lynchburg, Va Sept. II. Special In
the federal court in session here to-
day, the Norfolk and Western Railroad
and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
were fined $500 and $500 respectively
for violation of the safety appliaence
law.
Richmond, Sept. l7.-Approving the
findings of the court Of inquiry which
investigated the case of Lieutenant
Colonel Charles 81. Consolvo, paymas.
ter-general of the Virginia Volunteers,
and concurring in it's opinion, Gov
ernor Mann yesterday ordered the
verdict published for the information
of all interested. AS was expected
from the beginning. the findings COM
pletely acquit Colonel Consolvo Of any
misconduct in his official capacity,
and 60 SO far as to say that the crit
icisms which have been visited upon
him were wholly and manifestly I'M
Just and improper.
Harrisonburg, Sept. 17.-There is
one frightened woman in Hopkins
Gap. Several days ago certain
lady of the Gap in going from her
house to the home of neighDor, en-
countered an enormous bear, weigh
ing $50 pounds. right in her path.
The bear showed disposition to
fight and the scared woman put forth
scream and Mr. Bear took to his
heels and disappeared in the woods.
john Myers had a sheep killed by
the providing bruin, which ate half
of the sheep and left the other half in
the field.
Bridgewater, Sept. 16.-John q
Landis, q prosperous farmer and we'll
known business man of Brldgewater,
made hairbreadth escape from ser.
ious injuries if not death, last We'd
nesday while returning from the Mil
Ter Bros. cannery short distance
from his home. MIR. Lands was
driving two spirited horses hitched
to a road wagon and the attention re-
quired by the team prevented him from
noticing the seat on which he sat was
slipping from the side of the wagon
body and when it fell he caught him
self and held ON to the lines, but in
his effort to control the horses and
to replace the seat at the same time,
ne lost his balance pitching headfore-
most, to the ground landing between
the front and rear wheels, the latter
of which passed diagonally over his
head, neck and ann.
Notwithstanding his painful hurts
and bruises Mr.. Landis, unconscious
ly, held fast to the lines and in doing
so they wrapped around the wheel
hub and brought the horse to a sud
den stop. He succeeded in getting
on his feet and soon found that lie
was not SO badly hurt as he expected
to find himself, and after blowing the
dust out of his mouth and nostrilf
and wiping the tenacious powder ont
of his eyes and ears he got into the
wagon and drove home without
further mishap. Mr.. Landis is still
suffering considerably from the acct
dent, but is able to look after hif
business.
Dayton, Sept. 16.-Death has again
visited our town, claiming for its
own the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lowery. For four months
little Catherine had been sufferer,
battling with what strength she had
against cholera infantum and othel
complications. She died this morn
ing at O'Clock. aged 2 years and II
months. Funeral will be held Sun
day afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock from
the Church of the Brethren.
Lynchburg, Va, Sept. Especial.
Mayor Smith today finally and de-
fnitely ordered that films depicting
the Jeffries-J johnson fight at Reno,
New, could not be shown in this city.
New York, Sept. 19.-Special Re
ports on pending labor troubles in
English cotton mills unsettled ou1
market today and Influenced consider.
able selling which resulted in fur
Their decline. Spot sales one hundred
and sixty six bales at fifteen points
decline.
/ Martinsburg, w. Va. Sept. 19.-The
jury in the damage suit of George
T. Grimes against J. Peter Kline,
last night, returned . verdict award
ing So, 600 to the plaintiff. The case
was heard in the circuit court in
Martinsburg.
Grimes sued Kline for alienation of
the affections of his wife, and owing
to the prominence of the persons in
volved the case attracted widespread
attention.
Charlottesville, Va, Sept. 10. The
AIbemarle County Hunt will hold
it's first horse show on Saturday, o.
tober /, at "Tiverton. the beautiful
country home Of DR.. F. D. Owsley,
near Greenwood. The event promises
to be one of the social events of tine
early fall Entries for the show close
ON Tuesday, September 20. Several
prizes are offered, including two
handsome silver cups, two English
hunting saddles and two English
hunting brides.
Three classes will be devoted to
hunters and jumpers, one to jumping
competition, one to saddle horses.
/ There will also be two hunting classes
/ and q hale ~ooo Cos J,nrooc Oxuvo6