Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-05-10
MIddIebrook and Vicinity.


DESERTED IN TIME OF TROUBLE
FINE FARM SoLD-PERsoNAL MEN,
TON, ETC
A man who called himself Rose. who
has been burning lime kilns for farm
ers around here. who appears to oe 60
or 90 ears of age. or looks it, and is
disfigured-being minus bis left hand
and but two fingers on his right He
had with him a young woman, who be
said was his wife, aud whom he board
ed at different places rs suited his
W ,rk, but seemed out of place some
how. The last place she was put up at
Was near Summerdean, she was taken
sick. and the kind family With which
she boarded did everything they could
for her. After the death and burial Of
h IF child, 1t WAS thought she was on
the road to recovery, the man in the
meantime leaving. ostensibly to hunt
w,rk. She suffered a relapse, and all
TAT good medical skill could do was
don for her, by a faithful physician
and kind public. still she died. and
the county assisted by kind people, had
the box lined and vanished and STAIN
ed. buried her ut Sneln lriAh church,
the pastor. Rev. George Brown, uffici-
a5lng. All effJrts 10 Iucate the hus-
b lid failed. 1t was said ne had been
seen III Staunton ab0nt that time.
1t Was ind. ed sal death-among
strange people, no one knowing where
she was from, or what her name was, or
where to look for her friends, If she
had any. Apparently deserted in the
hour Of dire necessity, and death, by
the author OF all her troubles, it was
indeed awful for this day and age. Still
the people around did all they could
for her just the same as IL she was one
Of their family. God be- praised for such
people, for the religion of the Lord
Jesus Christ is manifested just that
way. At this writing we are told that
no one had been able to locate Rose
He knew his wife was ill aud needed his
presence and assistance, and the peo-
pie here are wroth over the way be
treated this more than unfortunate
woman. Men have been whitecapped
for less offense than this In other places.
Such things should follow their uthor
wherever he goes. 1t Is said he was
seen to board train at Staunton, and
the belief among the people here is
that he ruthlessly deserted this wo-
man in the hour of death. II he is
judged wrongly he has had ample time
to come to the front and explain.
Mrs. Marks 6ied at her home on
John H. Bowman's farm near here
last week. She is survived by her
husband.
The fine farm here belonging to Hogs
head Bros. was last week sold to Bow
man Bros. of StauntOn. The Hogs
heads will locate in Chattanooga, Tenn.
We are sorry to see such good citizens
leaving our community.
Mr.. James L. Beard, who sold his
farm near here year or so ago, and
returned to Lebanon, Mo-, died there
a few weeks ago. He was Confeder-
ate veteran, and was about IS years of
age. He was a sterling man and true
friend. His remains were buried at
Clinton, Mo-, by the side of his wife.
He was brother of Mr.. D. E. Beard
of this place.
1t is strange that the stock law js
such dead letter here. A drove of
COWS are continually roaming the
streets, and breaking into peoples
yards and gardens. One man got up
the other morning to find cows in
his garden, they had eaten fine patch
of awberries, close to the ground, a
loss of about ten dollars. The law
don't require a man to have any fence
at all, maybe the thing will soon be
broken up; when some mans nice
wheat field is broken into and DESTROY
ed.
Oakland chapel near here has been
enlarged and remodellsd. 1t is + .and
some structure now and is a credit to
the congregation.
Miss LOttie Smith has returned home
after spending month with Miss Sal
lie Hanger of near Stuart's Draft.
Mr. Frank Spence of Buena Vista,
lost his Wilburn saddle on the pike
last week. He was en-rOute to Staun-