Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-03-18

town, is VlS1tlng MS DrOtner at nj l.
Scion.
Mrs. G. r. Caldwell has gone to Cliff.
ton Springs, New York, to join hel
husband, who has been spending sew
eral weeks there.
Rev. j. E. Booker, will fill the pull
pit of the Presbyterian church al
Craigsville, next' Sunday, preaching
both morning and evening.
Mrs. Harris, widow of the late Hon.
John T. Harris of Harrisonburg, died
Tuesday in St. Louis. The remains
will be brought TO Harrisonbnrg for
burial.
Judge VIM. Gordon Robertson, one
Of the ablest lawyers in Southwest Vir-
ginia, died in Roanoke on Wednesday
morning, aged 81 years. His widow
and six children survive him.
Prof. r. H. Sheppe, brother of Mr..
Geo. 3. Sheppe of this city, died last
Sunday in Danville, where he was at
the time principal ST the Danville High
School. He was Al years of age and
was native of Rockingham county
Grand Patriarch A. s. Woodhouse,
accompanied by Grand Outer Sentinel
R. j. Kennedy of the Grand Encamp-
ment of Virginia Odd Fellows, paid an
official visit to the Encampment at
Culpeper Wednesday night. They re-
port most pleasant visit.
Mrs. J. F. Templeton and her daugh
ter, Miss Mary Osborne Templeton,
who have been spending the past two
months in Richmond, while Mr., Tenn
pleton was in the Legislature, will visit
friends in Maryland before returning to
Waynesboro.
Mr.. w. b. Todd, who has been the
efficient agent of the CIV. Ry. at Mt.
Scion, since the building of the road,
will on May 1st become the cashier of
the bank recently organized at this
place. He will be greatly missed at
the depot.
Any one looking for good business
location, would do well TO read the adj
vertisement in another column of the
sale of hotel, restaurant and pool
room at Dunlevie, w. Va.
Mrs. w. H. Yeakley of Keyser, w.
Va, was taken suddenly ill last Sat-
urday, and on Monday underwent
serious operation. Her father, Capt.
Thos. D. Ransom, was Ielegraphed for,
and he and Miss Mary Ransom, went
there to be with her.
"The end of the season opportunity"
sale now going on at Jos. l.. Barth &
Co. s. is causing much comment. All
winter goods, of the highest grade, are
being sold sat price"-well, you
must let them tell you what it is. 1t
Will surprise you.
The friends of Mr.. w. II. Phillips of
Spring Creek, and Miss May Slower of
Long Glade, was greatly surprised to
learn of the marriage of this popular
couple, which took place Feb'y 18th
in Hagerstown, Md. Not even the
nearest relatives knew of the event.
The United Brethren conference will
convene this year in Cumberland Md,
on March 23rd. The popular pastor of
the Staunton church, Rev. George w.
Slower, and Messrs. f. A. Whitlock
and R. J. Kennedy will attend. Bishop
T. C. Carter will preside.
The millinery opens here Tuesday
drew one of the largest crowds on the
streets for long time. All of the
houses report that the opening day was
one of the most satisfactory ever known,
and the people generally were high in
their praise of the display presented
for their inspection.
Senator John w. Daniel, who suffer.
ed slight stroke of paralysis in Florida
last week, is reported to be in a criti-
cal condition, and his family has been
summoned to his side. For some days
it was thought he was improving.
Yesterday he was in a comatos state
and it was thought he could not sur
vive the night.
Mr.. Chas. Minor Palmer, former
of Elkton, died Tuesday two
miles northwest of Elkton. His death
was caused by paralysis. Mr.. Palmer
was a son of John w. Palmer, widely
known resident of Port Republic. He
was born So years ago in Augusta coun-
ty.
A suit brought by Mr.. d. G. T. Davis
of Lewisburg, w. Va, against the es-
tate of the late James Buery of West
Va, involving about $4,000 alleged
profits in tract of land sold, was de-
cided by the Virginia Court of Appeals
last week in favor of the Buery estate.
Mr.. Davis gained the case in the court
below. The appeal was from the cir
cult court of Allegheny county.
Lynchburg, March 16.-Edward A.
Herndon was killed here today by
fall from the horse which he was riding.
He was one of the best known newspa-
per men in the state, having held po-
sition with the News during the past
score of years. He came to this city
from the Washington Post. He was
aged about AZ years and was single.
His father is well known and is
prominent politically holding posi-
ton with the government.
Mr.. Massey Bush, an employe on the
stock farm of G.. A. Alexander & Co.,