Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-07

visiting her mother, Mrs. Reeves Gait,
has returned to Ashland.
Mrs. Jeannetta Edwards Morton an
nounces the engagement of her daugh
t r. Miss Louie Maria, to MI Garrett
u. Gooch. jr., of Roanoke. The cele
rnony to take place February 18th in
the Presbyterian church at FarmvIle.
Mr.. GoOch is a prominent young Dusi-
ness man Of Roanoke; and is the son of
Capt. and Mrs. q. G. Gooch of this city
Mr.. /. q. Morton. who for the past
few ears, has been connected with the
Merchants aud Miners Steamship line
in Newport News, has returned to
Staunton to make bis home. He has
taken a position as book keeper with
the dry goods house of s D. Timber
lake.
Carlisle Wolfe, the 14-ysar-old son
of Mr.. B. F. Wolfe of Williamsburg,
was drowned while skating on pond
near there Tuesday. Mrs. Wolfe was
Miss Myrtle McGuinnity of this city,
and her sisters, Misses Minnie and
Stella McGuinnity left that night to
attend the funeral.
Mr.. John ID. banner of Brunswick.
Md, well known former resident OF
this county, who was taken sick with
typhoid fever on December Rad, is still
confined to his bed. though he is al
lowed to sit up a short time each day
We trust he will soon be out again, IN
which we are joined by bis many friends
in both city and county.
A resolution has been introduced in
the house of delegates by Harry L.
Houston, who offered it by request. tC
institute proceedings to impeacb udge
j. W. Il. Blackstone of the eleventh
judicial circuit. He Is the judge who
presided over the riot cases in Oman
cock last summer.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage of Miss Blanche Edna SNYDER
and Mr.. Joseph Lilleck Case which
occurred on Saturday, February first
at Brooklyn. New York. The bride is
popular professional nurse and
daughter OF Mr.. D. L. Snyder of Mt.
Scion, and sister of Mr.. William Sny-
der of the firm of Snyder and Sheets
OF Staunton. Mr.. Case is g well known
and popular banker of Brooklyn.
Sam1 Curry of Frost, w. Va, was
reported very i'll a few days ago. A
message to the SPECTATOR for his SOD
l.. M. Curry, who lives near Stanton,
could not be delivered as the son g
whereabouts is unknown. Mr.. Curry
is quite old but not 80 old as BROTH
er, William, who lives at Huntersville
and who was for So years clerk of the
circuit and county courts of PocahOn
tas county.
One of the largest verdicts ever rem
dered in a w. Va. court, and the larg
est ever rendered in Pocahontas coun-
ty, was in the case of Cobb VS.. Dunle
vie, when a judgment for commissions
of nearly $4,000 was recently rem
dered in favor of Mr.. Cobb for making
a sale of tract of timber land for
Dunlevie. This verdict the Supreme
Court has just reversed, upon what
grounds we have not learned.
Harry Tbaw was acquitted last week
in New York of the murder of Stan
ford White, on the ground that he was
insane at the time he committed the
deed. He was sent by the court to an
asylum tor the criminal insane, where
he will remain until pronounced sane
by proper tribunal. The jury stood
for some time for not guilty and for
conviction.
JaiIer Jesse W. Lupton of Berryvlllc,
Clarke county, who was last week in
dicted by the circuit court grand jury
for permitting the escape of a negress
named Lille Robinson. under sen tence
of two years in the penitentiary for
check forgery, was on Monday tried
before Judge John Grow and fined $50,
and also given thirty days in which to
find the escaped woman.
Tue announcement is made of the
approaching marriage of Mr.. Harry
Hogshead and Miss Emma Fitz of
Gu qrleston, W. Va. the ceremony te
take place Wednesday, Feb. 18th, at
the brides home in that city. The
groom is most popular young man,
holding the position OF pharmacist at
the W estern State Hospital. Tht
bride-to- be is also former resident oil
Stanton and will be warmly welcomed
back by host of friends.
Staunton is enjoying new schedule
over the G. u o. which delivers mai
and especially daily papers al 2 10 p
IN. instead of 8 so as formerly. This
is wonderful Improvement over for
mer conditions, and without egotisn
OF arrCgating anything not due us, W,
wish to state that this great benefit tt
our business interests and the advan.
tages and comforts of reading GU
daily papers from the North on thu
same day they are printed, was due t.
the individual efforts of the SPECTA
TOR 1t affords US more pleasure t
CONNIE d the good actions of the rail-
ways than to condemn the bad ones
We hope we may have occasion t
commend them often.
S.oYer Items.
Stvver, Feb. 5 -There was a YER
lai ge snow fall here on the last of Jan
uary. 1t was St inches deep, and wa
followed by a high wind.
Lewis Snyder invited his friends il
last week to help him move his shOI
around SO he would have better lOca
ton and more room. He gave a din
ner to twenty. five of those who helpe
in the moving.
Mrs. Sue Dryden has returned from
Waynesboro, where she has been visit
ing for some time.
Mr.. G. B. Rslston of your city, ha
been here on business He was accom-
panied by his wife.
The Ice harvest is now on, and tn
ice is about SIX inches thick.
Among those on the sick list are Mrs
5. M Whitmore with grippe ana cold
Mr.. Paulee and family have been lai
up with tt grippe, and Charles Drive
is complaining with the same trouble
F. P. McGlamery lost a fine hoIs
last week.
Chairman Walton of yOur citv. visit