Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-20

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mas day and then set ire to the hous
to hide his crime. was last week foun
guilty and sentenced to be hanged OF
February 18th.
The will Of the late Thos. +. Goode
who died in Boydton last week, wa
admitted to probate Wednesday. Hi
estate is valued at over million
Among the requests was an annuit'
of $500 to his brother, Mr.. Samue
Goode, late of Middlebrook.
Marriage licenses were issued Tues
day to Mr.. James B. COyner and Miss
Annie L. Whitesell. married at Mini
Spring Wednesday. To Mr.. Ernest
D. Wiseman and Miss Mamie M. Law
married near Middlebrook Wednes-
day.
We mention the fact that under the
new Virginia constitution state, tcity
and county taxes for 1904 must be paid
before-the first day of May or six per.
cent interest will be added thereto
from December 18th, 1904. besides the
5 percent penalty that was added on
December LIST.
Reel Bosserman, the young son of
Mr.. VIM. Bosserman, met with apain-
full accident Saturday, while hunting
near Middlebrook. His gun was acct
dentally discharged, tearing away the
toes and part of the top of his foot
DR.. J. H. Thomas rendered the neces
sary aid.
Several attempted burglaries were
made Sunday night. The meat stores
of Messrs. w. r. Knowles and 8. P.
Silling were entered, but the thieves
were frightened off before anything
was taken. Monday night the lock of
Mr.. G. E. Ault's store on e eutral ave-
nue. was broken, but the officers dis.
covered the thieves and arrested them.
The members of Stonewall Jackson
camp were so much pleased with the
handsome and durable silk badges Or
dered some time ago, that they soon
exhausted the supply in the hands of
Treasurer J. N. Mcfarland, and the
camp ordered Capt. Morton to pro-
cure 30 more, and they will be in Capt.
McFarland's hands in few days and
will be handed out to the first mem
bers who call for them.
A jury at Farmviile last week acquit-
tsd E. G. Woodbridge, who was tried
for burning the house of the late John
8. Forbes, of Buckingham. He was re-
leased on $4,000 bound. there being
eight other indictments against him.
The prisoners leading counsel was
Hon. Fl. D. Flood. 1t is thought the
other indictments will be dropped.
Miss Helen Turner of Lexington,
who is visiting Mrs. Dillon at Indian
Rock, Botetourt county, was held up
Saturday by white man. while out
riding, and her money demanded. The
man then attempted to drag her from
her horse, when she drew a pistol. The
man at the same time drew his, and
both fired at once, Miss Turner was
struck in the breast but not fatally
hurt, the man escaped. A large re-
wal has been offered for his arrest.
We have received from Prof. W. G.
Morton, Principal of the Newport
News High School, a copy of the
"High School STUDENT a magazine
published and edited by the students
of the school. 1t is really an interest
ing and useful publication, very cred
liable to the youthful editor and con-
tributors. and is marked in the style,
printing and general get up. as the
product of we'll trained mines and neat
mechanical ability.
Evangelist Lingamfelter of this city
is holding a notable meeting in Nor
folk in the Armstrong Memorial Pres
byterian church, which IS largely
attended and attracting general inter-
est. All the Norfolk papers have
complimentary notices of the we'll
known Staunton preacher. The Land
mark spoke of his sermon Sunday
night as eloquent and interesting, and
the Norfolk Dispatch as forcible, able
and argumentatiye, and full of whole
some spiritual food. 1t is expected
that the services will continue two
weeks or more.
Zachariah Armstrong, young white
man of Goochland county, was II
years ago accused of criminal assault
upon the daughter of Mrs. Susan
Peasants, and wassentenced to term
in the penitentiary, which be served
The girls mother has just submitted
a statement embodYing the affidavit
of her daughter made just before her
death, in which she swore that Arm
strong was not the guilty man. The
young man, who was out on cOnditi-
onal pardon, was granted an absolute
pardon by Governor Montague. He
was thrifty man. with a wife and
children and some property. All of
| the latter has been swept away.
The Beverly Theatre.
The work of remodeling and refur-