Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-30
GENERAL NEWS.

EIt may not be generally known that
about $12,O year is now being
expended in Virginia of John D.
Rockefeller's money in this work.
West Raleigh. N. e., September %.
Coach Green is drilling the A. and
Nj. football squad in the rudiments Of
tire new game. and the men are fast
becoming familiar with the new rules
and the/new styles of play and their
possibilities. Monday afternoon there
Was hot scrimmage between the
varsity and the scrubs, which served
to show that A. aud M. will again
put out team the equal of any in the
history of the college and one that
will make V. P. L hustle on Thanks
giving to win the annual game.
Richmond, Sept. %. Doubtless too
busy with contests and Investigations
to comply with the details of the
Barksdale pure elections law, Rep
resentative Harry Lee Maynard and
his opponent, William A. Young. are
each liable to fine Of not exceeding
IS, 900 for failure to make returns of
their primary elections expenses.
Thirty days have now expired since
the Second District congressional pri-
mary was held on August 20, but up
to the closing hour yesterday no sworn
statement had been received from
either at the Office of the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth. Representative
John Lamb and Judge Ashby Wick
ham both were careful to comply
with the law after their contest in the
Third District.
Harrisonbdrg, Sept. 22.-Judge
Haas yesterday entered decree in
circuit court. giving into the posses-
sion Of the administrator of the late
Magistrate w. ]. Runkle 81. 66S in
cold cash which was found just after
his death sewed up in an old under
skirt.
Magistrate Runkle died on January
6, 1908, at his home in Elkton, leav.
ing practically no property according
to the general knowlege; on January
| u, just six days later, Mrs. Runkle
died from the effects of severe at
tack of grippe. On January l, Mrs.
Lou Davis, sister of the wife, found
the cash sewed up in the garment
which Mrs. Runkle had been wear.
ing. There we're discovered at the
same time bonds to the amount Of
81, 400. The entire find was a sur
prise, and for safe keeping the money
was turned over to The Bank of Elk
ton, where it has been ever since.
Washington. Sept. 21..-That the
raising of the Maine is task calcu-
lated to tax the abilities of the ablest
engineers and one that will cost a
large sum of money is apparent from
the statement by Colonel VIM. M.
Black, of the army Engineer Corps
that the keel Of the iii fated vessel is
embedded in the mud in Havana har-
Dor to depth Of from eight to ten
feet. Ool onel Black was sent to (Ha-
vana by the War Department with
Captain H. B. Ferguson, of the Engi-
neer Corps, to make a preliminary ex-
animation OF the condition Of the
wreck. He has just submitted his re-
port to General Bixey, chief Of engi-
neers.
Harrisonburg, Sept. 22.-Needy
Confederate veterans and their wild.
ows living in Harrisonburg and
Rockingham county will soon re.
ceive their pension money from the
state OF Virginia. There are between
10, 600 and 1000 pensioners on the
rolls, and the work of sending out the
checks has been in progress for the
past ten days About 600 checks are
mailed each day. They are taken
alphabetically, beginning with Ac-
comac county and continuing on
down the list in that order. As
Rockingham county is some distance
from the top, the pensioners of this
county will be among the last to re.
ceive their checks.
Most of the checks are for about
$50. This is not much, but to those
in scanty circumstances it is always
welcomed, AND it helps to buy some
of the necessities of life.
Richmond, Sept. Mrs. Gill's
"Cupid's Special" arrived in Rich
lmond on the return FROM Washington
last night &C O'Clock, the annual run
having proved the usual success.
Hearts that formerly beat as twelve
came back last night as six. And lot
of other hearts besides came back de-
te1mined that when the special makes
its next return they too will throb in
unison. Altogether the run was more
than the usual success, for while six
romances reached as many happy Gull
limitations, many new ones we're start
ed among the young people who
went along. Thus seats are already
being reserved for next year.
Danviile. Va. September 22.-D. r.
George. mill operative, was arrested
here yesterday afternoon, charged
with shooting at two timers who
were at work on the roof of the build.
ing in which he was sleeping. He told
the timers to cease knocking, that
the noise disturbed him, but as the
timers did not stop he fred through
the roof. One of the bullets narrowly
escaped striking the men. At the
courthouse the man stated he was sick
and he fired because the timers did