Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-08-25
QUICKER MAIL SERVICE
FOR new HOPE PATRONS
Other News of General and Per-
sonal Interest From Village

Other News OF General ana FeI-
sonal Interest From Village
New Hope, Aug. 21.-After the
longest drought experienced in this
community in thirty years, cooling
showers have visited US. Although
this rainfall will not help the corn
crop. it will help the farmers In pre-
pairing the ground for the fall. 1t
will also help revive fall pasture.
Mrs. Charles Thompson and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, have been visit
ing Mrs. Thompson's uncle Mr.. Jas.
T. Kerr. Another visitor at the Kerr
home has been Mrs. D. Bell Kerr
wife of the late DR.. D. Bell Kerr,
U. S. N, of Chicago.
C. A. Alexander and company,
breeders and importers OF heavy
draft horses, recently sold two very
fine pure bred Percheron mares.
Miss Alice Kiels, of Richmond, is
visiting Mrs. Barbara A. Kinnedy.
Mr.. Robert Mowry is spending
some time at Black Rock Springs.
Mr.. Pierre Kemper, Of Ivy, has
Joined his wife and son at w. F.
Fretwells.
Mr.. Andy M. CARRIER is visiting
in Rockingham. Mrs. CARRIER and
child have been at the home of Mrs.
CAREERS parets, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Saufey for several weeks.
Mr.. William F. Stiegel, has gone
to Charlotte, N. c., to learn the au-
tomobile business.
Mr.. Wilmer S. CARRIER is building
a very substantial garage.
Miss Rachael Peters, of the neigh
borhood, has some trouble with her
eyes.
After September 80 the star mail
route between this place and Staun-
ton will be discontinued. Also after
that date the postoffice will be sup
piled with locked mail bags which
will be carried by the mail carriers
from Fort Defiance and Crimora.
The patrons along the star route will
miss the many courtesies extended
to them by our present carrier Mr..
George Gilbert.
The Ladies of the Methodist
Church South, of this place, expect
to hold an ice cream supper Wednes-
day evening, August 80.
Mr.. Jno. c. Scott, contractor, is
erecting a new handsome dwelling
for Mr.. David C. Landes, of Pied
mont.
Miss Addie CARRIER, has returned
from Luray, where she was enter
tanned by friends and relatives.
Mr.. W. W. Barnhart and bride have
returned from an extended honey
moon trip to the North.
Mrs. Helen Miller, of Harriston,
has been visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Bosserman.
Mr.. John w. Wright has just COM
pleted large silo.
Mr.. w. F. Fretwell is on a weeks
business trip in North Carolina.
Miss Jennie Wehn, of Staunton is
visiting the family of Mr.. Isaac Coff-
man.
Mr.. J. Russell Bauserman has
been visiting his uncle, Mr.. Charles
Shipplett, at Mount Sidney.
Mr.. Lawrence Brewer, of Wash
ing ton, is visiting friends near
here.
We regret to announce that Rev.
George Early has typhoid fever. Mr.
Early is very young and promising
minister of the Church of the Breth-
rem.
Mr.. F. H. Easle, who is cutting
large hill Of lumber in Moorman's
River, Albermarle county, reports
that he came across the largest tree
he ever cut down in a long career
as lumberman right there The
specimen was white pine measur-
ing feet inches diameter by 1923
feet in height. 1t will yield 5000
feet of lumber approximately. Sever
al of MI. Easles' employees came across
a bear near their camp several nights
ago, and no sooner did they see old
bruin that they opened fire with pis-
tolls. Owing to the darkness and
the dense timber they were unable
to capture the animal, which was of
a good size.
Mrs. John Sites is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Miss Mary Borden has returned
after paying most enjoyable visit
to Miss Fretwell, of Staunton and
Miss Pearl Brewer, of Penrose.
We are glad to report the improve
ment of DR.. Frank E. Bell, since his
removal to Saranac Lake, N. Y. Peo-
pie here wish for him a speedy re-
covery and the prompt resumption of
his duties here.
Mrs. Lizzie DAMS, formerly of this
place, but now a resident of Hunting
ton, w. Va, has been ill for some
months. Her condition is now criti-
cal and no hope is entertained for
her recovery. Mrs. DAMS is a sister
of Miss R. V. and Mr.. J. c. Scott.
Miss Angie Gentry has returned
to Piedmont after a very ENJOYABLE
visit to her sisters, Misses Mollie and
Sallie Gentry.