Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-08
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. E. NJ. Hartman was on business
trip to Richmond the week.
Miss Alma Bare of the county, is Wis
iting relatives in Harrisonburg.
The condition of Ex-President Cleve-
land is considerably improved.
Fredericksburg voted dry Tuesday
by 81 majority.
Polk Miller entertained good au.
dience at the Bodley Auditorium last
Monday night.
Mrs. c. E. Ashburner and children
have arrived here to join Mr. Ashburn-
er, and will reside on Fayette street.
The city council held a lengthy ses-
sion Tuesday night, and disposed of
much business.
Mr.. Harry Mills of Washington, has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. M.
Valz
Mrs. w. C.. Geiger, who has been
quite ill, is very much improved at this
writing.
Trinity Church New York has select
ed Rev. DIR. VIM. T. Manning to fill the
position of rector made vacant by the
death of the late DR.. Morgan Dix.
Mr.. Ferdinand Loeb has returned
from a trip north. He was accompa-
MED home by his daughter, Mrs. Max
CrOnheim and her children.
Mr.. +. M. Arbogast of Marlinton, w.
Va, has returned home from trip to
Sarasota, Fla, where he and his fami-
ly spent about three months.
Miss Mary Goodwin Mills, daughter
of Mr. l.. G. Mills and Mr.. Harry
Spencer of Arlington, Nelson county,
will be married here on the 18th inst.
Mrs. b. w. Crum, wife ofthe well
known hay merchant, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Kings Daugh-
tiers hospital last week, and is on the
way 10 recovery.
Messrs. Frank Mish and Thomas
Shields, two well known young county
men, left Monday night for Texas,
where they expect to make their fu-
ture home.
There was large gathering of Catho-
lies in Richmond this week. The &C.
casiOn being the 10Th annual session of
the st. Vincent de Paul Society at st.
Peters Cathedral
Harry Thaw is making efforts to be
released from the Matteawan Insane
Asylum, on writ of habeas corpus.
The chances are that Harry will go
free, but not until the lawyers have
pulled his leg to respectable length.
T. J. Collins has torn down the old
Ned Burke stable just in the rear Of the
White Star mills, and will erect a la'ge
new and modern stable there. The
location is looked on as one of the very
best in Staunton for the livery business.
Mrs. Katie Coffiman, wife of Mr..
Jacob Coffiman, died at their home near
New Hope on Monday, April q, OF 5
p. M, aged SO years lacking six days.
She had been great sufferer for more
than three weeks.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
meets in Staunton on the 26th. The
local lodge is making preparations to
entertain the members of that body.
Quite number of the uniform rank
will be present.
The us. Supreme Court will appoint
commission to take evidence in the
case pending between Virginia and
West Virginia. This is point gained
for the Virginia side. The person to
take evidence and submit sthe ac-
count will be chosen on the 18th.
The store house of Amos Barlow in
Huntersville, W. Va, was robbed last
week. The burglars did not get over
$40 in money, but they carried off a
number of bonds and notes which were
very valuable to Mr.. Barlow, though
of no good to them.
Mr. John w. Meade, who left his old
home here short time ago, with the
intention of locating in Seattle, Wash
ington, has decided not TO 60 west, but
Will settle in Philadelphia. His friends
here, and they are numerous, will be
glad to hear of this.
Miss Lena Almond, eldest daughter
of Mr.. Levi Almond of this city, died
Sunday night at the Virginia School
for the Deaf and the Blind, where she
was student. Her death was sudden,
the cause being heart trouble. The
funeral took place Tuesday morning at
$50 o'clock in the chapel of the school,
b. A. Huff, who has shoe shop on
Lewis and Johnson streets, suffered
from burglars last week when his shop
was entered and several articles stolen
among them watch belonging to a
young deaf-mute, who had been work.
ing there. Mr.. Huff is himself a deaf
mute.
Mr.. Geo. w. Blackley, one of the
prominent and popular young business
men of Staunton, was quietly married
on Saturday night to Miss Susie C.
Phillips at the home of the brides
mother, on Madison street. Rev. Faith.
er VIM. McKeefry of st. Francis church
performing the ceremony.
The executive committee of the Vir
ginia School for the Deaf and the Blin(
have let the contract for the new build
e.