The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-01
WAITE.
What's in a Nameq

WAITE Ia small word but 1t means
large things sometimes. It means de-
tention many times. 1t means also
something that is heavy, and it is used
in the old and new countries as q per-
sons name.
In the early history of England the
hrst mention made of the name Of
Waite Is as far back as that OF will
lam, the Copqueror," whose cousin
Emma and sister of Roger, Earl of Here
ford, married Ralph De Waite, and at
the ceremony the king presented, as 3
wedding gift, the earldom, city and
castle OF Norwich in England. Rich
ardus De Waite. Ralph's brother, was
excheator Of the counties Willis, Nox-
ford, Berkshire, Bedford and Bucks.
Another brother was member OF par.
lament and prominent Judge.
Several children of Ralph settled in
this county, among them being Thomas,
who located in Ipswich, Mass, and
whose children have settled in different
parts of the United States.
The name of "Wait" has been spelled
various ways during the past nine CEN
turtles, such as Wayte, Wayt, Wayght,
Waight, Watt, Valet, Weight and
Waite.
There is in the city at the present
time one G. H. Waite,
A DEFENDANT
OF the New England stock. He was born
in New Bedford, Mass where his father
was largely interested in whale fishing,
having sailed in former years from both
countries.
Mr.. Waite. like bis paternal ancestor,
has been an eS tensive traveller, having
visited many foreign countries and
islands OF the Pacific and Indian oceans.
a great traveller is nearly always found
to be full OF anecdote and description,
and Mr.. Waite can tell many interest
ing stories of not only the manners and
customs of the people in foreign climes,
but of the
STRANGE AND WONDERFUL
habits of the wild people of the isles Of
the Pacific. Mr.. Waite is a very enter
prls1ng man, and his name should be
spelled weight" il his perspective
view should be- taken into consid eration.
He Is a man well-to-do and has accumu-
lated many curiosities in his travels,
which are finely displayed in his winter
home In the North. The most valued OF
these relics is solid silver dagger
thrown at his father, in his presence, by
the King Of the Comora Islands, at the
kings palace, on Joana, one of the above
islands. the details of which are very
interesting when related by Mn, Waite.
The TIMES readers will remember
that few days, ago 1t, ANNOUNCED q
land deal which had been made by the
National Building Company, of which
Mr.. Waite Is president. The plans of
the company will be given in these col
umns later and, il carried out land
there is no doubt but that they will be,
for the land has already been securely,
will be one of the best enterprises which
have come to Roanoke.
MIR. Waite is stopping at the Ponce
de Leon and would be pleased to meet
any of Roanoke's enterprising citizens,
who desire to build up the city, by fur
nishing homes to the laboring people.
thus making them permanent and bet
ter citizens and Taxpayers. This COM
pany has an office over the Commercial
Bank, where all investors and home
seekers are invited, and as this article
started with
it closes by saying WAIT for the big
ivertisement in Fridays paper, with
full particulars as TO
$1,000,
to be given away for
A NAME