Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-18
STANTON.
A Burglnry-Death of Mrs. Stunrts
Mother-SOcfai Notes.

A Burxlary-Death of Mrs. Stunrfs
Mother-socini Notes.
STAUNTON, VA, February H.-(Spe-
cial 1.-THE furnishing store of Mr.. James
II. Woodward was entered by burglars last
night. the entry being made by pricing
omen the rear shutters. Mr.. Woodward
was touched to the tpnA of 800 worth OF
high grade shirts. cCna.s. Hanan's shoes,
neckties, and dress suit cases. me
money-drawer, too, was broken open,
but only few dollars were found by the
burglars. Wrghts nelghboring machine
shop was entered the same night, but
there was no loss, the object evidently
being TO get apparatus with which TO
blow the Woodward safe. 1t is Mr..
Woodward's good fortune that his safe
was not opened, as 1t held o large sum
Of money.
Mrs. -. Z. b. Stuart left yesterday
for Detroit, having received news OF the
death OF her mother. Mrs. Cooke. relict
of General Philip St. George Cooke, or
the Federal army. Mrs. Cooke was the
mother-in-law Of General j. Il. Il. Stuart.
and mother Of the late General John X.
Cooke. Of Richmond.
1t Is related. as an incident OF the
war between the States. that General
arrayed in battle against his own son and
son-in-law, in the Confederate generals.
John r. Cooke and J. r.. Il. Stuart.
A GERMAN.
The last german before Lent given
by the Stanton German Club. proved an
exceedingly interesting one, and was
largely attended. DR.. Hampton Wayt.
led q merry crowd of dancers to the
music OF the Italian orchestra
There were present: Miss Fannie VIII
son. of Norfolk; Miss Haggard. of Nor
folk: Miss Sue Lewis, of Charleston, w.
Va; Miss Princetta Hanger, OF Wash
ington. ID. c.; Miss Sallie Fauntleroy.
Miss Fannie HoplaDd, Miss Kate Eichel-
berger, Miss Lizzie Hogshead, Miss Bes-
sic McCue. Miss Janet Bell. Miss Jessie
Bowling. Miss Anne Cochran. Miss Belle
Kilby. Miss Adele valz, Miss Lucille
Kilby, Miss Lucy Cooke. and Hon. Green
lee ID. Letcher, OF Lexington; DIR. II. Il.
Morrison, DIR. Hampton Wayt, DIR. Lacy
Gibson: Mr.. lie Far and Mr. Wilson, Wash
ington and Lee University; Mr.. Joseph
Hall. of the University OF Virginia: Mr..
William II. Kabie, Mr.. Lawrence Pey-
ton. Mr. b. o. Blackboard. Mr.. Frank
y. Mcfarland. Mr.. j. Walker McChesney.
Mr.. William Karnes, Mr.. Louis WITT, Mr..
Joseph Denny, Mr.. William Cooke, Mr..
James Minor. Mr.. Rudolph Bumgardner.
Mr.. James II. Woodward. Mr.. ]. Frank
Tannehill, Jr.. Mr.. Frank w. Bell. Mr..
William ID. Walker. Mr.. Harry N. Coates,
and Mr.. John Baldwin Ransom.
News is received here Of the sudden
death Saturday night of Or. Jennings,
proprietor of Lacy's Springs. Rocking
ham. DR.. Jennings was president OF the
Valley Telephone Company.
CAPTAIN DOYLE SICK.
Superintendent Thomas S. Doyle, Of the
Deaf. Dumb. and Blind Institution. is
quite sick with infiammatory rheumatism,
and is confined TO his rooms. His condi-
ton Is improved to-day, however.
From what Is learned here, the investi-
CATION committee of the Legislature will
hardly resume its hearing OF witnesses
before next week.
This has been one of the coolest days
Of the season, the mercury getting down
to degrees. 1t is very cold tonight,
and there will be good skating tomorrow.
The Beverly. Staunton's swell club, had
its annual banquet tonight. The club
members and a large number Of invited
guests enjoyed at the clubhouse. on
Market and Beverly streets, the finest
supper Of the season.