Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10

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VINDIcAToR Office.
Rev. A. 81. Hamilton, of Steele
Tavern, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Smith died Monday nigh
at her residence, 1909 West Stuar
street and will be buried today at 49,
from the residence. She has one broth
er Edward who resides in Charlottes
Vile
When passing on Main street stop al
the window of the Smith Fuel Compa
ny's Office, and see what the Worldf
Fair Commission had to say regarding
the merits of their Goals.
The town clock does not strike and
will not do SO until some repairs are
made to it. Mr.. Kinghan, who keeps it
in repair, found some part broken which
had to be ordered, and during the time
be is awaiting it the striking will be
quiet.
Rev. H. F. Scheele, of Christ Lutheran
church, stated to his congregation on
Sunday morning that on last night he
would hand his resignation to the coun-
Gil of the church, asking of that body a
favorable consideration of it. He resigns
to accept pastorate in church in st.
Joseph, Missouri, where he will prob
ably go about the first of the approach
ing year.
Little Agar old Waldo Mayo, son of
Mrs. Eva Mayo, deceased, died Wednes-
day night about / o'clock. He was
afflicted with a complication of disease.
He made his home with his uncle, o. E.
Smith, and the funeral took place
terday afternoon at o'clock from Mr..
Smiths residence, Rev. F. J. Pretty
man conducting the services.
IT, EIa.a hoe ham q
deal of complaint made to the officials of
the city in regard to gambling. The
parties making the complaint have
given names and places and it has re-
suited in number of people being sum
moned to appear before the grand jury
of the Hastings Court which meets in a.
short time. Fully eighty persons have
been summoned and the list includes
the names of many prominent cit
liens.
Elizabeth Miller, colored, widow OF
Robert Miller, aged IS years, died at at
late hour Wednesday night. The fu-
neral took place Friday and the in
terment was in Thornrose cemetery,
where the deceased owns section. She
and her husband were free negroes be-
fore the war and they were much re-
spected. They possessed a good amount
of property lying in and around Baptist
alley.
Mrs. Matte Wills, wife of DIR. James
Wills, whose home was near Trevillians
Station, in Louisa county, died on Sun
day morning at the home of her hus-
band, after a protracted illness. She
was, before her marriage, Miss Matte
Lyle, OF this city, and neice of Mr.. Jos
A. Waddell and the late Miss Agnes
McClung, She was most estimable
christian lady and much beloved by all
who knew her. She left large family
of children and grand children.
Miss Ellen Rossen and o. s. Wallace
were quietly married at the residence of
Thomas O'Donnell ON Sears Hill, No.
% Hampton streets at 3 o'clock Tuesday
evening, the Rev.A M. Frazer officiating
in the presence of a few friends and rel
atives. The bride is a professional
nurse. being graduate Of the Je wish
Hospital of Philadelphia and has for a
year past been nursing the sick at the
Western State Hospital in this city. She
is sister of Mrs. O'Donnell, at whose
home she was married. Mr.. Wallace is
a prosperous farmer of the Craigsville
neighborh0od.
A dead female mulatto infant was
found in Lewis Creek near the Arch
bridge on the Middlebrook road, Thurs
day afternoon about 5 o'clock. The
child had not been dead over two hours
1t is thought by the examining physi-
clan and Coroner DIR. George s. Walk
er. 1t bore evidences of foul play as
there was a mark about it's neck which
it is believed, was the result of strangu-
lation. 1t was wrapped in very small
and scanty skirt. The police have not
been able to locate the mother or the
person who placed the body there. 1t
was discovered by colored man named
Chas. Stuart who apprised the police.
Death of Mrs. Geo. W. MhistIeman.
Mrs. Geo. W. Whistleman died at the
residence of her husband, about five