Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-09
Personal.

| Mrs. Ellen McCue has been visiting Mrs
| A. f. Robertson in this city.
| Miss Bessie Conrad of Winchester, is the
guest of Miss Atkinson on Lewis street.
| Dr.. Jno. S. Blair, of Churchville, was on
our streets Monday last.
Robert N. Page, Esq, and Dr.. r. F.
Davis, of Hermitage, were in Staunton
Monday on business.
| Mrs. Braxton, accompanied by Miss Eliza
and Mr.. Carter Braxton, left for Richmond
on Monday to consult Dr.. Geo. Ben john
son, relative to Mrs. Braxton's health.
Mrs. Shepherd, wife of Dr.. Il. A. Shep-
herd, president of Charleston College,
| Charleston, S. G., and her daughter Lille,
left on Monday for their home.
j. A. Alexander Of this city, delivered
| the annual address before the Young Mems
Christian Association at Clifton Forge, on
Tuesday of last week, to large audience.
Miss Sallie Knipple of Arbor Hill, has
accepted a position as stenOgrapher and
typewriter in Washington. and has gone
there to assume her duties.
MI. VIM. G. Kinney, son of Maj. A. f.
Kinney of this city, who has been in bust
ness for some time in New York, was on a
brief visit to his family and friends last
week
- Dr. d. r. IT. Henkei; whose injury from
runaway accident. we mentioned last week,
is now convalescent and expects to resume
his pra cticn in few DAVIS
D. OConnell, Esq, one of the leading
lumber dealers of West Virginia, whose
home is about fifteen miles north of White
Sulphur, was in the city yesterday.
We were pleased to receive call from
Mr.. Jno. II. Diamond, of Churchville last
Saturday. His report of the esteem in
which the SPECTATOR and INDICATOR is
held in that region is very encouraging.
Miss Matte B. Calwell and little niece.
of Greenbrier Co., w. Va, left for their
home yesterday morning. For several
weeks they had been guests of Cap5. T. G..
Morton of this city. and friends of the Fort
Defiance neighborhood.
Messrs Jas. Ker, Jas. r. Taylor, Jr., and
DR.. Gibson, drove to Variety Springs yes
terday, where they spent the day. MI. Ker
went to look after the new hotel and otheI
improvements now undergoing at the
Variety.
j. Lewis Bumgardner spoke in Richmond
last Sunday at the memorial services of the
Elks, his theme was the Gains and objects
of the Order A large assembly was
present and his address was highly compli
mented.
Louis A. Witt, Esq. member of the
Stanton bar son of Isaac Witt, underwent
an operation for appendicitis at st. Joseph's
Hospital, Baltimore. on last Saturday
morning, and his many friends will be glad
to learn that he is doing as we'll as could be
expected.
John Preston and John Smith, the latter
who holds the position OF night Waterman
at the Mary Baldwin Seminary, got into an
alteration Friday night last. Smith had
Preston arrested for assault, but it was the
old story Of Hayman and Mordecai. Smith
was fined and Preston released
Rev. Job Turner returned here last Satur-
day night, after work among deaf-mute peo-
pie. of a little over a month during which
time he visited Raleigh. Morganton, both
N. G., Cedar Spring, S. G., Cave Spring,
Ga, and Talladega, Ala. He is going away
again tomorrow night for another month,
taking in Lexington, Louisville, DanyiIle,
&c