Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-28

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vile, were among those who ATTENDED
the funeral of Mrs. Jed. Hotchkiss en-
Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank T. Holt, who has been
at the Kings Daugh ters' hospital sew
eral weeks suffering with typhoid fever.
able to be taken home this week. Her
many friend will be glad to hear that
she is improving so fast.
Mrs. W. a. Henderson of Swoope,
went to Baltimore this week to be with
her husband, who is in Johns Hopkins
Hospital under treatment. He will
undergo a surgical operation. DR.. w.
p. Hartman accompanied her to Balti-
more.
Rev. w. B. Oney, former pastor of
the Lutheran congregations at Bridge
water, Friedens, and st. Johns, who
resigned several years ago to accept a
call to Ohio, has accepted a call to a
charge near Frederick, Md and will
remove to Maryland in short while.
The well known Grocery firm of II
T. Parker u Co., of Clifton Forge, last
week made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors. The liabili
ties are estimated at from twelve to
to twenty thousand dollars. with assets
of about ten thousand. Mr.. Parker
is we'll known in this county.
the rough weather of the past month
or more is the assigned reason for the
closing down of the Steigel Lumber
Co.'s plant at StokesYille, and the
throwing out of employment over one
hundred men. The logging camps have
been closed and the lumber mill will be
closed until April 1st.
Corporal Johnson, who has been sta
| toned here for some time as recruiting
officer for the U s. army, has been
promoted to Sergeant. He was recon-
mended for promotion by his captain,
l.. l.. Durfee. Serg't johnson has
made many friends here who will be
glad to learn of bis good fortune.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Allen announce
the engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter, Mary
Halle, to Mr.. Roy M. Patterson of
San Antonio. Texas. The wedding
which will be quiet one, will take place
on March, the 3rd, and no invitations
will be issued.
Mr.. b. f. German and Miss Ina
Warren Long were married on We'd
nesday evening at the rectorY of St.
Francis church, Rev. Father Mckee
fry officiating. The attendants were
the grOom's brother and sister, Mr..
w. II German of Clifton Forge, and
Miss Gertrude GoIman of this city,
The many friends of Capt g. q.
Gooch will regret to learn that he is
seriously ill. Tuesday night he became
unconscious and it was at first thought
he was paralyZed, but this proved to
be mistake, but be is very ill. AT
| noon yesterday he had rallied some
| what. His sons were summoned from
Roanoke to bis bedside.
Richmond Dispatch: Misses Jane,
Frances and Ruth Walters. of Staun-
| ton, were guests of honor at g. dance
given last evening at kindergarten
Hall. on Floyd Avenue, by Miss Jellis
scott, of No 1907 Park Avenue. The
dance was very pretty aft air and was
attended by the smart juniors of the
soiety set.
MI. Lesley Snapp, son of Mr.. E. d.
Snapp, an old Stanton boy, passed
through here last Saturday en-route
| from Minnesota to Fortress Monroe
| with detachment of recruits for the
| army. When seen at the station here
Mr.. Snapp said that many thousand
of men were applying for service ia tie
various branches This is cansed by
slack work.
VIM. Patrick, Esq, of this city, is
named among those lawyers to be
chosen by the Legislature as revisors
of the Code. MIR. PAtrick's Qualifice-
| tions are SO well known to the people
of this section that they need no en-.
dorsement, and such an appoin tment
would not only compliment this sec
| tion Of the State, but confer the honor
on a gentleman in every way suited to
perform the duties. His many friends
are hopeful be may receive the honor.