Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-12-28

Mrs. Reeves Gait accompanied h
Miss Katherine Blackburn are spen
g the holidays at Ashland, Va, wi
Mrs. q Cranberry daughter of NJ
Gait.
The Board of Supervisors metz Mo
day and allowed al accounts. irclu
uesboro, for seats for the new count
building.
MIR. J. Fl. Gerlach now with Ralp
E. Ely. large dealer in lumber g
Anderson, W. Va, was in the city Las
week ell route to his old home 10 Bal
more where he will spend the holiday
Mr.. J A. Brooke. an unc'e of d.
J. B Tuttle, of Craigsville, died at hi
home in Independence, Mo-, on the 1St
inst aged 81 years He was nativ
of Augusta and Was widely related II
the country.
Mr. @. A. Haldeman, who came u
from Washington to attend the funera
of his father. Mr.. M. l.. Haldeman, re
turned home Wednesday morning, tax
| ing with him his wife, who had beer
spending some time with her parent 8
Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Woodhouse.
The road board of Middle River dis
trict awarded the contract for the
bridge at Mount Meridian across Mid
die River, to the Champion Bridge
Company of Wilmington, Ohio. The
price will be 81, 900 and this includes
taking away the old bridge and repair
ing the abutments.
The magistrates who tried the
Stumps for turkey stealing found
them guilty aud fixed their punish
ment at three months in jail and q
fine of S25 An appeal was taken and
they we're released on bail, the trial
will be held at the February term of
the circuit court.
Mr.. W. B. Huntley. aged SO years,
died on the Goth, inst, at his home
near Highland Park. He is survived
by four children, thirty grandchildren,
eighteen great-grandchildren, and
twenty great, great grandchildren.
The funeral took place Friday. and
was conducted by Rev. DIR. o. F. Gre
CORY.
Mr.. H. q. King, G. & o. operator
and agent at Ferrol, is on sick leave
Of absence. Monday week he was TAX
On sick suddenly at his post of duty
and required the services of a physi.
clan. MIR. j. w. CLARK of Crozet, was
called to the Ferrol office and will be
in temporary charge until Mr.. King 8
return.
G. A. Snow & Co., patent lawyers of
d. G., have now ready
their diary and memorandum book for
1907, which they will send on receipt
of postage, 2 cents. This little book
ia useful. Nowhore else that we know
can so much be had for so little.
Miss Ethel Davie, who FOL. the past
seven years has been confined In come
fourteen or fifteen hospitals for the
insane, was released from the Western
State Hospital upon bond. Colonel
q. Ii Wayl and Mrs Grace D. Curry
became her security for 81 900. She
will be attended by a special nurse,
and will z, to private residence to
board.
Ernest Ssrayer, teller of the Rocking.
ham National Bank, Of HarrisOnburg,
was found dead In bis room on Thurs
day morning, the Goth inst. by a
member of the family who went to
breakfast. He had retired Wednes
day apparently as we'll as usual,
though be had not been in robust
health for some months. Mr.. Strayer
was 40 years of age.
Mrs. John A. Cox of Lswisburg, W.
Va, a lady about 81 years of age, sat
down in dentists chair to have a
tooth extracted one day last week.
She insisted on taking chloloform on
account of the extreme soreness of the
tooth. A physician, DR.. Smith, was
called in and the chloroform very care
fully administered, but she expired in
a short time thereafter.
The Harrisonburg Times of Wednes.
day says: Thtre will be general regret
amongst his AGO uaintances to learn
that Dr. W. Holmes Yeakley, who To-
Gated here in May last, has decided to
move to Keyser, W. Va. Both DR.. and
Mrs. YeakleY have made a great many
friends during their stay in town and
are quite popular. DIR. Yeakley was
induced to make his change of location
by prospects In Keyser that were de-
cldedly hatter1ng.
Master Phil. Shirley, son of Mr. J.
j. Shirley, met with serious acct.
d Mt Saturday while coasting down
Frederick street. He lost control foi
the sled which ran Into a telephone
pole against which he struck his b. ad
The accident was witnessed by two O
the nurses at the Kings Daughter
hospital who took him at once to th
building where he received treatmen
from DIR. Parkins. He was uncon
scious for several hours, but rallie,
towards night, and is now out O
danger.
Clifton Forge Review: Mr.. J. b
Wood, who for a number of years ha
served the e. & o. railway as agent a
Goshen. has accepted a similar posi-
ton WITH the same company at WAY
uesboro. Mr.. Wood will also look a
ter the business of the q so. in Basi