Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13


Il. Marson of this city, are spendi
- the winter in Cuba.
Rev. DIR. II. II. Halves, form
popular pastor of the Second Presb
terrain church, was in the city Mondi
en-route home to Charlottesville fro
: Harrisonburg.
Mr.. Taylor Mccoy stood an exam
, nation last week before the Supren
Court of Appeals in Richmond for
cense to practice law, was on Monda
notified that be had successfully pas
ed the examination.
Mr.. Geo. H. Orchard. the populs
prescription clerk for Mr.. B. F. Hughe
was married in Washington on We,
nesday to Miss Nellie Gillespie. Re-
F. J. Prettyman performed the Ger
mony.
Carter Ware, one of the best know
colored men in Staunton, died at hi
home here on Tuesday. He recent
went to Richmond for treatment, bu
received no benefit. He was brothe
of Fyank T. and John Ware, His wifi
and three children survive him.
Mr.. A. E. White, the well known
springs hotel man, has, according t.
the Richmond ws-Leader, leased th
Powhatan Fl otel in Richmond, an(
will make it strictly up-to-date. Mr.
White is fully competent to do this.
Mr.. Geo. R. Root for many years a
popular clerk with Messrs. Jos. l.
Barth & Co., has resigned to go into
business at GrottOes. Mr.. Root has
many friends here who Will regret bis
leaving.
In the police court Saturday Tom
Eutsler was sent to Jail for 40 days,
Jim Eutsler for 80 days, both white,
and Cy Brown, colored. was fined
SIS IS for stealing number of articles
stored in the Virginia hotel. Much of
the plumber was recovered.
Rev. DR.. Scott, chaplain of Stonewall
Jackson camp, will preach to the vet
Grams at the Second church Sunday at
II a. m. The Sons and Daughters and
other veterans, also the military COM
panies of the city have been invited to
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Wheat an
lounce the approaching marriage of
heir da lighter, Elizabeth Amanda, to
Mr.. Frank Rives Tyler. The wedding
will take place at Lewiston, the home
# the BRIDES aunt, Miss Eleanor
Wheat, Wednesday. Jan. 18th. at $50
}. m.
In the circuit court last week
A essrs. S. i. Prison, J. N. Mcfarland,
'. G. Dickerson, &. A. Gulley and II.
Irskine Gay, were appointed a COM
mission to assess damages to property |
wners for the pipe line for the Vir-
inia School for the Deaf and the
Blind from Buttermilk spring.
Mayor Buxton, of Newport News,
as signed the curfew law
'assed by the common council.
he law prohibits children under Is
ears old from being on the streets af-
or 80 p. IN. in the winter and p. N.
q the summer. The firebell will ring
be curfew. The law goes into effect
n February1
Bridgewater Herald Mrs. J.. H.
'aul gave party on Friday at her
ONE at Messy Creek Church to a |
arge number of invited guests from
he surrounding neighborhood. On |
aturday night Mrs, Kate Moore gave
party to which the same persons
7ere invited. Every one had delight
I'll time each evening.
Rev. r. A. Lapsley, for twelve years
he popular pastor at Bethel Presby-
erian church, was on last Sunday in
tailed as pastor at Ashland. Rev. DR..
F.. ?. Smith preached the sermon and
the constitutional ques-
ions. The charge to the pastor was
by Rev. J. j. Fix, and the
barge to the congregation was deliv-
red by Rev. w. J. Campbell.
Maj. J. Coleman Anderson of w. Va.
7ell known to many of our people, was
married. in Wellsburg. w. Va. on Dec.
9, to Miss Mary Calvert Kerker. Maj.
Alderson's first wife was a daughter
f the late Gov. Sam1 Price of Lewis
urg. Miss Kerker is granddaughter
t Maj. John L. Calvert who lost his
fe when the floor of the capitol build
az in Richmond fell.
The State Off to be nominated at |
be primary in August are governor,
eutenant governor, attorney general,
reasurer, secretary of the common
wealth, superintendent of public in
truction, commissioner of agriculture
U. s. Senator, 100 members of the
ouse of delegates, and twenty mem
'srs of the senate from the odd dist
lets, to serve two years each. In each
ity one commissioner of the revenue
8 to be chosen, to serve for four years.
On Saturday young lady from near
Nishersville, was before Justice Glas-
low charged by Mr.. H. Clay Miller with
he larcency of a cloak from his store.
She was discharged by the Justice.
Monday the board of trade held a meet
ng and the matter was fully discussed,
he merchants stating that shop lift
ng had reached large proportions, and
had to be done by them for
heir own protection. They all stood
~ Mr.. Miller in the course he had pur-
sued, and unanimously adopted the
following resolution: Resolved that