Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-12-30

~ A divorce has been granted in
. Corporation court to Mrs. Minnie
WoOdson from her husband Mr.. r.
Woodson. She to have the custody
her two children.
The election of officers by the Roy
Arcanum council here was conclud,
e, Tuesday night by the election of CAP
L. Q. Morton as Regent, who had NJ
returned from the Worlds Fair .wht
3 the previous election was held.
i. Mr.. Edward Wissler and Miss Ann
Patterson. two popular young peop
of WaynesbOro, surprised their frienC
p by announcing the marriage, whic
occurred on the 18th. Rev G.. |
/. Stribling performing the ceremony.
I James LinkOus, a painter of RadfOr(
was arrested Monday charged wit
:. killing his wife and adopted son, an(
s then setting fire to the house to hid
the crime. He was taken to Roanok
to prevent lynching rs the people o
RadfOrd were highly insensed.
Elliott's Knob Aerie of Eagles OF
Tuesday evening elected Mr. Warner
l. Olivier, Jr.. Worthy President, tc
succeed Mr.. F. A. Quensen, who re
signed because of his prospective re
moval from the city. At the next meet.
Ing Tuesday, Jan. 3rd, the newly elect
ed officers will be installed.
A number of attempted burglaries
occurred here Monday night. The
large plate glass at the clothing store
OF A. Loeb & Go. was broken and hat
taken out. The police arrived in time
to prevent other things being taken. A
man named Joe Doom was arrested
charged with the crime.
Tuesday night Staunton Lodge No.
Is, A. F. & A. M. elected the following
officers-R. E. Tyler, Master. J. H.
Price, senior warden, M. l.. Wood,
junior warden, j. M. SPOTS. treasurer,
W. B. McChesney, secretary. FL. l..
Lang, senior deacon, Frank 8. Great.
head, junior deacon.
Miss Sadie s. Lingamfelter of this
city, is in Louisa county attending as
the maid of honor the marriage of her
friend, Miss Margaret ]. Wills to Rev.
Henry w. Davis. Miss Wills has been
teacher in the Valley Seminary
Waynesb oro. and has many friends in |
that place
Mr.. 7. 8. Wright, an old Staunton |
boy, now editor of the Allegheny |
News at Clifton Forge, came down to
spend Christmas with his father, Mr..
w. 7. Wright. and then went over TO
visit relatives at Waynesporo. The
News is one of the brightest of our
and Mr.. Wright is to be
on his success.
Capt. VIM. A. Pratt has been ap-
pointed chief engineer of the New
Y ork, Westchester IL Boston railroad
Capt. Pratt has for number of years
been chief engineer of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Co, and has
made an enviable record in his work.
He is brother of Capt. G. Julian
Pratt of near Waynesboro.
The residence of Mr.. Geo. W. Long,
he we'll known dairyman, who lives
near Buttermilk Spring, was destroy
ID by fire last week, together with
nearly all the contents. Mr.. and Mrs.
VI. Croghan kindly housed his family
Until arrangements could be made for
. home. Mr.. Long has the sympathy
II the community.
The charter Fof the Mt. Ellio tt =
springs Company was recorded III the
Jerks office of the circuit court last I
week. The capital stock is $4,000. c
u. Eichelberger Is president, and Y
! A. Cornell secretary and treasurer.
these, with Messrs. John Critcher of +
John Sanborn of Wash f
ngton, and Ferdinand Cimmiotti of G
lew York, constitute the board OF
directors. h
Speaking of the luncheon at Rue +
gers hotel in Richmond, given last !,
week ny Mr.. James F. Howisop, man
ger of the Smith Premier Typewriter
20. to the special statesmen, the News. I
leader says: "A. M. Howison of the
Western district of Virginia, located at r
was the recipient of enthu-
iastlc and honored cOngratulation on
lis general record with the company, /
having carried off the highest prize in
be United States as Individual sales
man,"
Judge s. FL. Letcher held session Of
he circuit court on Tuesday and ad- L
burned until January 3rd. He ap- Z
'ointed the following lana assessors
or the county-Beverly Manor, E. j.
Vayland; North River, A. r. G. Bass:
outh River, j. Lacy Black; Riverheads, 4
. Marshall Mcclure; Pastures, David
J. Hoover; Middle River VIM. Craw-
ord. All of whom are requested to
ppear before the court next Tuesday
{ p. NJ, and execute bond for $4,000
With security approved by the court.
Not often does the temperature take I
UGH a fall in one night here as it did
tuesday night when the mercury drop
ed from Sc degrees at II CLOCK mid
light to $40 at O'Clock Wednesday (
morning. Finally lat ~ midnight.
" ednesday, just "a hours after the
irst report the mercury stood at 16 on
iospel Hill, showing the record break
ng drop of 40 degrees in twenty. four
hours. Beginning on Thursday of
asst week and continuing for five days
ihe temperature was that of spring
with thermometer readings ranging
rom 40 10 %. Men were seen fire
luently on the streets without over
coats and ladies without wraps.