Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-02-25

neighborhood, was among the visitor
: to Harrisonburg Monday. From ther
he went to Weyer's Cave to visit rels
= tives and see his best girl. We wis
him the best of luck.
Mr.. E. f. Vincent, an old residen
. ofthec county, was brought to the King
Daughters hospital this week for treat
4 ment. His case is regarded as critical
owing to his advanced age. His man.
friends hope he will get about again.
Mr.. J. w. Black went to the Uni
versity hospital Tuesday to undergo
second operation for appendicitis. Tit
rst not having proven satisfactory
His brother, Mr.. w. A. Black, and Mr.
Frank T. Holt accompanied him.
Among the colleges to take part in
the annual track and field meet in
) Harrisonburg on April 18th, is the
, Staunton and, Augusta Military Acad-
emies. There will be eighteen schools
represented.
Mrs. Taylor Bissell was operated ON
Tuesday night at the Kings Daughters
hospital for appendicitis, having had
several previous attack. She is doing
well, and her friends hope to see her
out soon.
Mr.. H. A. Slaven, well known sur
veyor of Highland county, died at
Monterey on Sunday, aged about "A
years. Mr. Slaven had been ill for two
weeks with fever, but his physicians
thought the crisis past, when death
came.
Rev. G. w. Trawick, former well
known minister of Lexington Presby-
terry, died a short ago at Sierra Blanca,
Texas, where he had gone for his
health. His wife, who was Miss Car
RE Paxton, of Buena Vista, Va, sur
wives him.
Mrs. James Ker and her daughter,
Miss Fannie, who spent some time
with her sister, Mrs. W. G. Marshall,
returned TO Charlotte, n. c., last Fri
day. MI. ker, who had been on
business trip west, met them here and
accompanied them home.
Tonight the pupils of Prof. Eisen-
berg's class at the Mary Baldwin Sem
mary, assisted by the vocal pupils of
Miss Hutchinson, will give one of their
delightful entertainments. These en-
tertainments always are of the highest
order, and all who attend enjoy them
to the fullest extent.
The Stiegel Lumber Corporation of
Stokesville, on Monday confessed four
judgments in the Harrisonburg circuit
court, amounting in all to about $72,-
900. They were as follows: Chas. S.
Walton VS.. Stiegel Lumber Co., $31, S75;
J. P. Houck Tanning Go. VS.. same, $751;
767; Thos. Stokes VS.. same, SIS, 700; I'M
perial Extract Co. VS.. same, 81, 761.
A report from Elkton Tuesday says
that a shooting ARRAY occurred there
that may prove fatal to one and prob
ably two of three men engaged in it.
Sam Walker received full load of
shot in the groin at the hands Of Geo.
Martin, it is alleged, and is in a serious |
condition. His brother William was
shot IN the face, but not seriously in
jured. The men had been drinking
and quarreled.
The we'll known hardware firm of
Bowman Bros. has greatly enlarged
its facilities, having recently pur-
chased the building occupied by A.
Loeb Il Co., in which their stock can
be shown to a much better advantage. |
This added to their former quarters, |
makes one of the most convenient store
rooms in the city. Their large and ef- |
ficient corps of assistants, makes it a
pleasure to deal with them.
The truth about late trains is what |
Senator Early seeks in his bill to make
railroad companies post in some con-
spicuous place at or near its depot the
time when belated trains will arrive.
At least thirty minutes before the train
is due to come, this must be done, and
should the delay increase, the facts
about it must be posted. Failure to
comply with the:.section means fine
of $50. A wilfully false posting will
cost 500. This bill, if passed, will do
much to promote economy of time and
patience for folks everywhere.
Connell's Imperial Millinery-Staun-
toms new ladies store-will open about |
March 1st, will full line of hats and |
ladies ready to wear apparel. Mr.. Ar
thur B. Connell, with his wife will be
in charge and the largest exclusive |
ladies stores will no doubt have a most |
suspicious opening. Mr.. Council needs
no introduction to our people, having
for fifteen years been serving our peo-
pie. He is now in the North, where
Mrs. Cornell has been attending the
Kentzel Millinery College in Philadel-
phia, and together they will complete
the purchase of their stock, and will
soon be ready for business.
Dave Fultz, an old Staunton boy,
and well known in college athletics,
has been engaged to coach the Column
bia base ball teamt this spring. A New
York correspondent says: Columbla's
baseball prospects for the coming sea-
son were considerably frightened by
the announcement that David l.. Fultz,