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

Richmond.
Hon. A. G.. Gordon went to Rich
.. nond yesterday to attend meetip,
VI" of the State Library Board The boar,
IN was in session last night.
a. Mrs. Robert A. Palmer. after visi
to her old home here, has returned tt
liz Baltimore. taking with her the two
al lchildren of Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Opie.
Misses Jessie and Madge Bucher,
it. aud Master Edward Butcher, left this
il | week for Portsmouth, where they will
make their home.
b The st. Adams Hotel at Charles
Il town, W. Va. was destroyed by fire
to Wednesday. The loss Is placed at $780,
900.
lie Miss Nora Anderson, who has been
b ill for some weeks. at the home of Mrs
II o. g. Herring, 90 Kalorama street,
this city, is now in a very critical con-
EDITION.
: Adjutant Frank L. Stribling has been
quite sick with grip for week at his
residence on Vine street. He is some
what better today tho is still suffering
considerably.
n Mr.. II. +. Loving. who for some
years, has been conducting a grocery
business on Frederick street, made an |
assignment Monday to e. A. Grafton,
trustee.
Saturday night an unknown person
tried to rob the house of Mr.. L. G.
Jordan at Grottoes, but was frighten-
ed away by the cries of Mrs. Jordan
who heard Loise On the back porch.
| Mr.. Chas. Catlett went to Cuba Mon
day on business trip of two weeks l..
or more. He will have rather strenu-
Gus time of it as be must ride horse
back 100 miles after leaving the rail-
| road.
Messrs. w. b. McChesney, H. L.
Lang. J. r. Kemper, w. Arthur Will D
son. and o. E. Smith of this city, and 1
+. G. Merritt and A. s. Helms of
Greenvile. attended the grand lodge \
of Masous in Richmond this week. G
MIR. VIM. K. Harper, son of the late
George K. Harper of Staunton, died
Sunday night in Tennessee, aged 50
years. The body was brought here
for burial and laid to rest in the fami-
ly lot in Thornrose Cemetery. Ii
Mrs. G. A. McClung. sister Flaw
Of Mrs. Newton Argenbright Of this
city, died Monday night at her home
at Batesville, Albemarle county, aged
seventy-sight years. Her husband is .
dead, and she leaves no children. a
The Church Workers of the Second y
Presbyterian church will give an ''Or. u
aDge Social" in the lecture room of the u
church this evening from to II O'clock. Ii
Delicious refreshments of all kinds
will be served. d
r
Mr. NJ. z. Keller, c. u o. operator, n
has consented to act as post master at n,
Buffalo Gap until an appointment can M
be made. Mr.. Watts, we'll known at
SwOope depot, it is understood, has n,
made application for the position.
Yesterday Miss Bertha Thomas Il Ca
this city was married to Mir. Raymond NJ
Hutchens of Newport News. The B.
ceremony was performed by Presiding
Elder q. ID. White, after which the
young couple departed for their future
home IN Newport News.
District Deputy Grand Master G. L. III
Brenaman of Moscow, on Saturday
night last paid an official visit to Mt. en-
Sidney lodge No. 119, I. o, o. +. There
was large turn out of members and 81
visitors. There was work In the inia- We
tory degree, and at the close of the
odge supper was served. A most en- nc
oyable evening was spent. ot
William. the only son O: our respect e.
I'D colOred citizen, Evans Ross, has
come home after ten years absence in ur
,he north and west, greatly to the de- on,
light of bis father and sisters. He was
lurt in an explosion before Christmas D.
and his father sent for him as soon as
lie could leave New York hospital
He is still lame, but Evans says be is a v,
,ustler and you can't hold him down pe
ong.
Fred. Wallace, Esq, a prominent co
of the Lewisburg, W. Va, m,
oar, and member of the firm of Pres as
ION s. Wallace, died after lingering
illness at the old home of his family
1t Mill Point in Pocahontas county on
Tuesday night last aged about SO vi
FEARS. He leaves widow. who was M
Miss Moffett. daughter of Hon. Geo. Mi
q. Moffett OF Petersburg, W. Va. Jo
He was buried at Lewisburg on Thurs rie
lay last. pe
DIR. J. P. Moomaw, one of the most ne
prominent citizens of Pocahontas on
county, w. Va, died suddenly at his NJ
nome at Greenbank in that county on La
Monday last, the 18th inst. He had no
oeen about bis farm and business az Gel
airs all day and came in and sat down Sci
md in few moments was dead. He ma
or two terms represented the county an
u the Legislature. He left widow lo
md several children, all grown. He III
was about 70 years of age. DIR. Hunter :.
Moomaw of Lewisburg is son.
The many friends of Mrs. J. E. d;
Booker in Stanton and the county, GO,
will be ola to hear from her who il