The Old Dominion Sun from Staunton, Virginia • 8

fined $33 And Costs. I VIRGINIA AFFAIRS. A CHURCHVILLE WEDDING. EDITORIAL. election aisd gave it as bis opinion thatJu lge Parker was the most A COMMON SLNSC OPINION.

Death at Roman. Roman, June 2 Mrs. Anna Elizabeth, relict of the late George Hulvey, died at her home yesterday, aged 75 years. The funeral was at Mt. Pisgah church at 3 There is no class of men more closelym touch with the popular pulse thautbe comuirial-travek raore commonly known as "the i drummer." They are generally Intelligent, observant and wideawake, and rarely wait for a forma! introduction to their fellow pas- senger when on the cars their associate guest at a public inn.

fni ,1 11 II .1 laey uuk wen, re weu iniormeu huu me uunsinuiiy striking imm- xnation, adaptingther conversation to the bent of their accidental companion and worming out ol ii i t- mm an mat is mm. r.speciauy is this the case in the preliminary stages or the actual progress of an Important election involving the choice of a Congress or a President. The "drummer" ordinarily can size up a situation or condition with remarkable accuracy, his in stinct, cultivated by daily contact with different characters, enabling him to read men and draw from them their honest views of current questions, especially on political subjects. The paragraph below taken from a recent number of the Washington Tost, emphasizes wht we wish to convey. It is but repetition of a number of sa ruents ia previous issues of that paper, and corresponds with information from various other sources bearing on the matter mentioned.

The absence of excitement, or what is ordinarily called entbus- iasra, is IVt from the fact that it is accepted all over the country tbrtt Mr. Roosevelt will be the nominee of he Republican party for President, and it is gen eially conceded wi'l be elected by "an unprecedented majority in the Electoral College. Not only has the candidate been settled on but the platform, which in substance, will bejbe recoid of the party and tbe accomplished results ot mis administration. Tbe pirty will go before tbe country with the record it bas made and the man who cm-!) Vies the highest political ideals and sims, and who is honest, frank and out-spoken on all ques- tions in which the people an? inter Notes of Interest from All Over Ttxo Old Dominion. Mrs.

Maria Abby Conrad, mother of William G. Conrad, the mil- iionaire mining king, died at Great- Falls, on Friday. Mrs." Conrad was a native of Warren county; was ninty years old, and the widew of James W. Conrad. Senator Stewart has sold bis 600-acre farm at Ashburn, in Loudoun county, with all its farming appliances and stock to Judge James D.

Yeomans of the interstate commerce commission. The. price paid for the. property is said to have been about $30,000 although the entire expense which the property has aggregated to Senator Stewart is said to be about $140,000. Jacob Rudacille, a promicent farmer of Warren County, died suddenly at his home, near Lime- ton, aged about sixty -eight years.

He leaves a widow and eight children. The shipment of green peas from the Rappahannock Valley this week has been enormous. One day, after two steamers had gone out loaded with peas. 2,000 barrels had to be left on the wharves below Carter's Creek until the next day, when extra steamers were sent and three steamer loads were taken to Baltimore. At the June meeting of Lynchburg City Council yesterday the bid of Chauncey G.

Williams, of of $499,360,95. for the construction of the new gravity water plant was accepted. This includes the building of a substantial dam 6 feet high 0:1 the headwaters of Pedlar river, in; Amherst county, some-20 miles from Lynchburg, and the construction of a conduit of castiron pipe and, wooden stave pipe between there and the city. While several hundred people searched continuously night and day since last Monday to find the body of Ashby Pugh, who was supposed to have been murdered, and while five men languished in jail on suspicion of being the murderers, Pugh was in hiding in the mountains east of Berry ville. Late yesterday afternoon, while Winchester was yet thronged with tne searchers who had come there to attend the preliminary trial of the five suspec's, Pugh, alive and well, came into town.

Fight Will Be Bitter. Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual re commendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. R.

Beall of Beall, Miss has to say: ''Last fall my wife had every, symptom ot -consumption. She took Dr. Tung New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improvement came at ouce four bottles entirely cured her. Guaranteed by B.

F. Hughes Druggist. Price 50c, and Si. Trial bottles free. Lumber Wanted, --We will pay $12 00 per M.

for Pine, Poplar, Lynn or Chestnut box lumber, sawed Ji inch thick and $16.00 per M. for old growth body Sycamore, sawed ii inch thick, de livered at the Organ Factory at Staunton, Va. W. W. Putnax Co.

TO LOAN on Improved real eUte la limn 10 suit the borrower. Office over Farmers and Merchant Bank. Entrance on Angrnsta Street. lOjnnbm. JOHN M.

CARROLL. INVEST IN PAINT Paint on Ivoqr tmildioir adda tea per cent, to yonr property'a selling ralne. Interior painting pi res aft air of prosperity and comfort. Good paint ia always worth more than its cost, and the best paints these days go farther and last longer than ever before. wwlM pii is the paint to use.

Ia applying it yon will leara that It covers more snrfaca than other paints, bnt yon mast wait 3 about five years to appreciate its qnality B. F. HUGHES, Druggist, Staunton, V. Antonio Peluso, a former Italian resident of this city, who now makes his home in Harrisonburg, was arrested iu Frostburg, ast week under the child labor act. Peluso and his two daughters during the summer form a traveling orchestra and trivel aU over the making music wherever they go.

They were taken into custody in the Maryland town and was fined by a magistrate I53 and costs. The fact that the youngest daughter was under sixteen years of age mtde Peluso amenable to the law. Onlyl a few days before this oc currence at Frostburg, Peluso was arrested at Cumberland on a similar charge. On this occasion a former Harrisonburg man who knew Peluso appeared for the Italian and testified to his good character and his kindness to his children, who are natural music ians and who delight in nothing more than in accompanying their 'either as members of his orchestra, and he was discharged, the magistrate taking the view that the enforcement of the law in that in stance would be a alike to the parent and to his children. Commenting on the strict en forcement of the statute by the Frostburg magistrate, one of the Cumberland papers said editorially.

To the person, and there are hundreds in Cumberland who beheld the sweet contentment, jovial spirit and splendid health of these children, the courtesy and kindness of the father to his off spring, as they gave their open air concerts, with no show of effoit sympton of weariness or the least indication that their task was but a pleasant pastime, their enforce ment of the law does not appear kindly, and we. question if the action of the magistrate would re- .1 fi1 ceive indorsement 01 tne nigner tribunal, to which we think, with the utmost propriety, it should have been appealed." A Costly Mistake. Blunders are sometimes very ex pensive. Occasionly lire itseu is the price, of a mistake, but you'll never be wrong if you take Dr. King New Life Pills tor Dyspep sia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles.

They are gentle yet thorough. 25c, at B. F. Hughes Drug Store. Death of Mrs.

Hulvey. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hulvey, nee Landes. who had been a great sufferer for several years, passed away on last Wednesday, June 1st, at the age of 75 years at her home near Spitler. Mrs.

Hulvey's hus band, George Hulvey, preceded her to the graye by nearly a score of years. Deceased is survived by a even son a- and two dangh te rs P. J. G. Burton L.

and Osbert all of this county and Elias of ttock-ingham, and Mrs. J. A. Michael and Mrs. Stratton Reubush; also by three brothers, D.

W. Landes, of Staunton, Henry Landis, of Stonewall, and Wm. R. LandeB, of Mt. Sidney.

The funeral took place at Spitler Chapel the following day, and was conducted by Rev. J. N. VanDe-vanter. A very impressive re rmon was preached to a large congre gation, alter wnicn tne remains were interred in the adjoining cemetery to await the summons to the Great White Throne, where the judge shall sit and mete out that which justly belongs to the individual either mortal or im mortal.

Death of Samuel Black. Samuel Black died at his home in Harrisonburg last Friday after an extended illness. He was born in Augusta county February 17, 1837. He served in the Confederate Army for four years during the Civil War and after the'surrerider at Appomattox settled in Harrisonburg, where he spent the greater part or bis life, Deceased is survived by four sons and two daughters James, David, John, Levi, Mary and Delia, all of whom live in Rockingham county. available man whose name had bien nuntiored iu connection with th Democratic nomination for President.

and for that reason be as heartilj-rrr favor-of-iiim for tlat honor. lie thought the Virginia Convention ought. to declare for him. but not instruct the delegation to vote tor him, as being thus bound thej could not auail of possible conditions that might ren (Ur his nomination impossible or nt least impolitic. He further said that lie was not a candidate for delegate at large to the Sc.

Louis Convention but that if he should be honored with tbe appointment he would appreciate it and do the best ho could to promote the inter est of the party. He said he was willing to work either as a private or a general and contribute as far is in his power to Democratic success. SENATOR MARTIN AND THE PRIMARY. It has been strongly intimated, if not positively charged, that Senator Martin is opposed to the Primary method of nominating candidates for public office It has been inferred that this is his position because of the activity of' some 01 hrs "near and influential supporters for re-election to the office he now fills To meet this implication the Senator, a few-days ago, gave out an interview in which he stated that he favors a Primary, and that he has said uuthing that could be construed to the contrary. That ought to settle the inatter, -at least as far as -the Senator is concerned, and accepted as his position in the premisies.

What effect a primary would have on his political aspirations, we are not prepared to even, surmise. There is no doubt about bis party standing lie has been a vigilant public officer and served his party friends as faithfully, as any other Democrat would have done. Whether he would prove stronger with the people than Gov. Montague is a question that can only be settled by a popular test They txnii nave warm, earnest irieucis and the contest between them, should it be submitted to the people to determine, would be an interesting event and make things extremely lively in Virginia, LOCAL. City Council Meets.

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Citv Council A. Kingau. was elected chief of the Fire De partment in place of Chief Kivili ghan, who is out of the city. The Staunton Horse and Colt Show Association was given the free use or the fair grounds for one year, with privilege to make the necPcsary improvements to the grounds. City Attorney Timberlake stated that the recent tax ordinance was invalid on a technicality.

The ordinance was then properly enacted, with the exception that the tax on telephone companies was reduced from $300 to $150, with the provision that tbe company give tne city tne usual number ot free phones for city use and to pay a water rent, to be measured by a meter put in by the city. An ordinance was adopted pro viding for the publication ot a synopsis of a report submitted some time ago by expert in charge of the cost, availability, of free-stone water supply. The city attorney announced that the election of the school board had been irregular and that consequently there were four vacancies on the board. This will necessi tate a new board being appointed and the teachers for the pubbc schools will have to be elected again. An appropriation of $600 was granted tbe Stonewall Band, with the provision that that organiza tion gives two concerts a week Monday end Friday nights at Gypsy Hill Park.

The petition to pass an antl-spittlng ordinance was referred to the street committee. Miss liosa II lifter Becomes Mrs. William J. Stickley. On the morning of June ist, at o'clock, "Oak Spring" the beautiful home of Mr.

Henry Huff-er was the scene of a brilliant social event when his eldest daughter, Rosa Craig, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to William J. Stickley, in the presence of a large number of invited friends and acquaintances of the contracting parties. The parlor was adorned most beautifully and artistically with orange blossoms, ferns and potted plants. Rev. J.

M. Plowden, of the Pres byterian church, performed the beautiful ritual that made the twain one. The bridal party en tered the parlor to the old sweet strains of Mendelsohns wedding march, nlaved bv Mr. Orville The onlv attendants were Miss Ruth Huffer, sister of the bride who looked extremely pretty in a gown of white organdie, and J. A Jones, of Spring Hill.

The bride was becomingly attired in a gown of mousseline de soie and carried a bouquet of white carnations. Immediately after the ceremony t'-e bridal party repaired to the dining room where an elegant breakfast was served, after which they drove to Staunton and board ed the train for Washington for an extended tour. The bride was the recipient of a large of beautifuLaud useful presents. The groom is the son of J. Taylor Stickley, of the countv, and is well known, de servedly popular, and has innum erable friends." Augusta Military Academy.

The closing exercises of the Au gusta Militniy Academy Rollers' School were held at Ft. Defiance on Wednesday night of last week Iu the afternoon tbe grand dress parade was given and the cadets, under command of Capt. C. S. Roller, made a brilliant showing for the school, which is recognized as one of the best in the South.

The following, program was ren dered at night by the Ciceronian Literary Society "The Sword of Albert Stuart, Jr. New Alexander. "The R. Sites "Robeit E. P.

Mc Creery. Debate, "Resolved, That the United States should own and control the Panama Affirm ative, F. 0. Williams and C. W.

Parr; negative, C. M. Hulvey and B. F. Beard.

"Arethusa's H. M. Tschudy. 'The Captatrs Story. SrAi McKinney.

"Uncle J. D. Shreck bise. H. M.

Mc 1 i Creery. "Thirty Years With a Shrew. E. W. Andrews.

"The Strike at Richey. "The Last N. Ferris. Cadets Richey, T. SchreckhHe Tschudy and rerrls received special mention.

Cadet B. Beard was awarded the scholarship given by the University of Virginia for highest average in raatha-matics. J. F. Wright carried off the medal on deportment, qot having received a demerit during three sessions.

N. Hulvey received theprize for attendance. Revolution Imminent A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessnes or stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the Kidneys and Bawels, stimulate the Liver, and clarify the blood.

7 Run down systems benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c, and that Is returned if It don't give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by B. IIugheA crcloek-this-afteruoon, the serricel being conducted by Rev. X.

Vanieyanter. Mrs. Hulvey is survived by seven sons, Elias John George Harvey, Aus-berlnd Bird, and two daughters Mrs. Alice Michael aud Mrs. Margaret Ruebush.

Her husband died some 20 years ago. Came Near Being Drowned. We clip the following from the Spitler correspondence of the Staunton Daily News, under da June 6. In crossing the Houfl ford which was some what swollen, Mrs. C.

T. Allen's horse became stubborn, the current being very strong and the horse plunging and falling, sometimes buried in the water, the whole business turned with the current and started downstream. At a distance of about 75 yards the horse and vehicle were wedged up in some brush. Here Mrs. aud Miss Allen made their way to the bank.

After two hours everything was rescued safely wi th no damages, except the buggy had a genteel washing, and the occupants were pretty well soaked. Let's Have Cheese Factories. A gentleman from Wisconsin was in our city and county a few days ago and of course was pleased with what he saw pretty town, lovely rolling-laud country around, with fertile fields aud wooded. bills and watered" valleys, with improved live stock, with a population of industrious and energetic people. The eye of the visitor from the North and West instantly fees wherein we are lacking in sonic-tiling and each strikes a different subject, it may be.

This man's eye was for cheese factories and he saw where they would pay. lie would have the farmers devote less labor and money to farming and more to-grazing cattle. He would have much hay grown and would feed it and other roughness on the .1 and and enrich it. He would have cheese factories in eveiy district about the country stores and business there would be good. The Wisconsin man spoke from experience and we give the inci dent with the hope of its creating thought and action.

He stated that in his State there were over 2,000 cheese factories and in Vir ginia, be there were 9 We ought to have several in Au gusta county. Augusta County Argus. Humorist Number Book of the Royal Blue. The May number "Book of the Royal Blues'published by the passenger. of tbe Balti more Railroad, has been devoted to contributions from the American Press Humorists and Cartoonists.

It is full of unique features and unlike the average magazine, is an all-star publication containing contributions from fifty of the best known newspaper hu morists and thirty of the popular cartoonists of tbe country. Each humorist is portrayed in some characteristic manner. by the cartoonist who has worked with him some time and knew bis hob-bus; and. a most remarkable col lection of drawings has resulted '1 he majority of the big daily newspapers are represented. At the time of the Baltimore fire this magazine issued a special edition, which was quickly followed by two more editions, which were completely wiped out in two or three The humorist edition is limited aud those desiring copies are re quested to mail ten cents to D.

B. Martin, Manager Passenger Traf fic Baltimore R. Balti more, at earliest possible date. The magazine will be sent to any address, regularly, for 50 cents per annum. $17.00 will buyx a genuine Wil burn Saddle.

O'Rork Harnesi Staunton. Va. 46tf ested and which fleet the public welfare. It requires no strain of -credtrny to understand meexprcn 'ion of the "drummer" whose 'opinion is briefly given below. What he says will strike the common understanding as the obser-.

Vance of a thoughtful man. who is not warped in his views by exces sive partizanism or desirous of misleading others as to the political situatian. He says: fit is a wonder said Mr. F. C.

Fowler, of Boston, at the St James last night; "where some of tke newspapers ot the country gel their ideas about the supposed opposition to tRx-electtbn of Presi dent Kooseveu. spenu my nmc Xe year round traveling from "Bangor, to Richmond, Va and in the course of my visits to all of the important towns along that part ot tne Atlantic coast, i meet people from every section of the couutry. It may seem remarkable, but it is a fact that I have not heard a half dozen substantial business men express auti Roose velt ideas. The commercial and industrial elements of the United ites, as I have observed them, for him with a whoop. believe in him for his magnificent courageous individuality.

Every man I have met seems to ioolf upon him a8 the very embodiment ofhonestv. I am satisfied that the result of the ballot next fall will be a complete indorsement ot his administration, and will con tlnue him at the head of the gov eminent." MR. BRAXTON'S INTERVIEW. Hod. A.

C. Braxton, was in JKichmond this week, and we see from the Richmond papers could not 'escape from the reporters. In itn interview with a representative of the Times-Dispatch, be said ha was not a candidate for any political position, that be was neither seeking nor asking for office, but anxious for his party to mc ceed io the coming Presidential.