Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25
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On Friday, the 18th, an infant child
of Jno. Cooks, of near Roman, was
buried at Salem cemetery,..aged about
four months.
Peter Fl. See has purchased the Geo.
Crawford farm, situated on the valley
pike near Verona. for $4,000. He ex-
poets to move there about Nov. LIST.
At Hicksville, Long Island, New
York, on August 10, Estelle Bell East,
wife of John P. East, and granddaugh-
ter of the late John III. Hewitt died. Mr..
East is a prominent lawyer of New
York city, aud son of the late Col. s.
A. East and Mrs. Lucy Howell East of
this city.
On last Sunday morning the 14th,
Mrs. Landes, wife of Jacob Landes, of
near Stonewall, died and was buried at
Salem cemetery ON Monday, the flu
neral services being conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Heatwole of the Mennonite church
of which she was a member, her age
was about 70 years.
Edward Clark, a painter by trade, died
at his home in Waynesboro on Sunday
morning after an illness for some weeks
with typhoid fever. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon at $3.50 from
the Waynesboro Baptist church and
was attended in a body by theOdd Eel
lows and the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. of which
deceased was a member. Mr.. Clark is
survived by wife and two children.
He was rs years of age.
Monday afternoon Geo. w. Sprouse
and Mrs. Mary F. jackson presented
themselves at the county clerks office
and signified their intention of enter
ing the state of matrimony. Harry
Burnett promptly issued them license
while some other kindly disposed per-
son fastened for a minister. In
short space of time Rev. w. Q. Hull
hen responded and In the presence OF
a few witnesses in the room above the
clerks office the ceremony was i'm
pressively performed. The couple gave
their home as Augusta Springs. The
groom is quite young man, while his
happy bride is widow several years
his senior. After the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Sprouse departed for their
home.
Gov. Tyler had appointed Mr.. 8. II.
Letcher of Rockhridge, and State SEN
ator from that district, judge of the
Thirteenth Judicial circuit, to sue
coed the late Judge VIM. Mclaughlin,
whose death last week made a vacan-
by on the bench of the circuit court.
Mr.. Letcher is the eldest son of the
late Gov. John Letcher. He is man
of fine legal attainments, about AZ
years of age, a member of the Le1ing-
ton bar and enjoys in the highest de-
gree the respect and confidence of tn e
community. The appointment has
met with great favor. and the new
Judge will be greeted with cordially
by the entire district. Mr.. Letcher is
a graduate of the V. M. l. and was one
of the cadets who engaged in the bat.
tie of New Market. He afterwards
entered the army and rose to the rank
of Lieutenant. When the war ended
he read law in his fathers office and
then entered upon the practice and to
the time of the death OF Gov. Letcher
was associated with him, the firm be-
ing Letchcr u Letcher. The firm is
now also Letcher & Letcher, and is
composed of s. I'll. and 6. D. Letcher.
Mr.. Letcher is now president of the
Board of Visitors of the V. M. l., and
has long held this office. His firm has
long enjoyed a large and lucretive
practice.