Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-02-15
Personals.

Personals.
Miss Martha Hyde of Warm Sprin
is visiting her father at 8 uart's Dra
Mr.. W. Alex Grubert has been &C
fined to the house with sciatic rheum
ism.
Chas Roadcap, who killed Phil
Richie In Rockingham county W
given five years in the penitentiary.
Mrs. W. g. Marshall has been Wis
ing Mr.. and Mrs. B. Miller McCue
Richmond.
Mr.. John R. Ashby of the Churc
willie nelghborhood, who has been Sci
ously ill, is, his friends will be glad
learn, somewhat improved.
Mr.. VIM. T. Byrd and Miss Mann
Norwell Small were married on the 1t
inst, by Rev. E. B. Druen. They wi
make their home near Basic City.
Mr.. Everette l.. Thompson and Mis-
Agatha B. Allen were married in thl
city on the 7th inst.,: by Rev. q. w
Slower. They will reside at Verona.
1t was reported that Mr.. z. l.. Par
IRISH of Covington, had been paraly zed
but this is a mistake. He has beef
laid up with the grippe, but is better.
Judge Holt of the corporation court
has appointed the following veterans
to constitute the city pension board
Messrs. h. M. McIlhany,-..s. D. Tim
berlake and VIM. WhOley.
Congressman John F. Kixey of the
Sth Va. district. died in Washington
on Saturday. He had been suffering
for months with Tuberculosis OF the
throat.
Messrs. ]. A Bell and W. T. McCue
of this city, and W. A. Riggs of Charles
town, W. Va, left Saturday night for
Texas, stopping in New Orleans for
the Mardi Gras.
DIR. Jas. w. Simpson, formerly OF
Bridgewater. Va, who has been on
trial in Brooklyn, N. Y, for the muir
der of bis father in-law, was acquitted
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Hartman have
gone to Mobile, Ala, to spend some
DAYS with the family of Rev. W. j. E.
Cox, and from there go to New Orleans
to attend the Mardi Gras.
The business section of Logan, w.
Va, was swept by fire Sunday, and
damaged to the amount of $780, 900. 1t
is thought the fire was of incendiary
origin.
Mrs. Martha M. Shields. widow of
the late Col. John G. Shields, died at
her home at Riverside, Rockbridge
county on Wednesday morning of last
week, in her Slst year, and was buried
In Lexington ON Friday.
Rev. W. J. E. Cox, D. d., former
pastor of the Staunton Baptist chufch,
put for some years located at Mobile,
Ala. has been called to the pastorate
Of the First Baptist church at Knox
Vile. Tenn.
Messrs. q. w. Hilleary Il Co, the
real estate men Of Charlottesville, who
Also have offices at Richmond, Fred
Warrenton and Roanoke.
are about issuing a very handsome
periodical which contains valuable in
formation about old Virginia homes
md many beautiful illustrations.
Walter Thompson was last week fined
~ Justice Henkel of Basic City, 81, o0O
or breaking some windows In that
own. The parents Of the accused own
but were unable to raise
money to pay his fine so be was brought
,ere and lodged in Jail. Chas. Curry,
ESQ.,, has been engaged by bis parents
nd will appeal the case to the circuit
ourt.
The funeral of Mr.. James A. Houni- Z
ian took place Saturday morning from
It. Francis Catholic church, conduct.
d by Rev. Father McKeefrey. The !
all bearers were Messrs. Edward Alex
nder, John Croghan, Joe O'Connell,
Thomas Burke. Thomas Byers, Thorn
IS Smyth and John Fallon. The inter- I
nent was In Thornrose cemetery. |,
Mr.. II. G. Carter now of North Car
lima, was visiting among bis friends
nd kindred this week in bis old home |
ounty Augusta. Seven years ago t
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter located near
Greens boro, N. c., where they have 8
ince resided. Mr.. Carter says his
arm is worth three times what it was
when he took possession of it and is
UGH model of Valley of Virginia
arming that his neighbors have come
O point it out as an example of what G
orth Carolina soil will do when
armed scientifically. While here Mr..
carter visited his son, Mr.. 81. M. Car.
er on the old home place, his daughter ,
drs. J. A. Kennedy at their handsome
Iome on the Valley Pike, also the .
amily of Mr.. r. A. Fauver in this
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph b. Woodward
arrived home from South Florida this
week, having spent month most de.
ightfully in that sub tropical climate.
While in Florida they visited jack
onvllle, st. Augustine and other
points of interest, but their principal
hiding place was on Sanibel Island, at