Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-16
Personal.
Mrs. Nellie Hotchkiss Mccullough il
visiting friends at Pantops, Va.

] Mrs. Isaac Witt is in Baltimore attendin
{ her son Louis, who is i'll in a hospital there
Miss Mary Miller is visiting her relative
Mrs. Henry Valentine in Richmond.
Hon. Bernard Peyton, for many year
clerk of the House of Delegates of W. Va
is visiting Mr.. John b. Hoge in this city.
Mrs DR.. Ben. Blackford who has been il
Lynchburg. Va, on visit. is again a
home.
Capt. W. H. Sale, the well known pro
prietor of Capon Springs, is quite sick al
his home in Winchester.
| Mrs. M G. Alexander of Washington, i!
the guest of Capt. 7 d. Ransom at "Oaken
void "
MI. w. II. Frenger, Editor of the Cliftol
Forge Review, paid our svnctum a pleasan
call yesterday.
| Reeves Menefee who has been in COving
| ton for the past several weeks. has returned
to Staunton.
VIM. Livers who is managing the Ole
Dominion plant at Grottoes, was in the city
on business Saturday.
Jacob Van Lear, son Of Mr.. VIM. Val
Lear q tbs sssaty %s s1ssS II i'll Ok
Ark, on the 25th Of Nov. Miss Edith Good
rich.
Oder Harrell, son of w. A. Harrell OF
Messy Creek, but now of Frostburg, Nd,
will be married on today to Miss Selesson
Oder of Frostburg
Prot, H. M. Hamill, temperance lecturer,
who has been ON visit and lecturing tour
to Staunton, was the guest of Mr.. A. Lee
Knowles whilst here.
Mrs. Henry W. Holt has returned to her
home here after visit of several weeks to
Mr.. Hollis father, DR.. M. @. Holt in Surry
county.
B. Ami Kiracofe and wife who were in
jured by their horse becoming frightened
when on their way home some days ago
from Staunton, are able to be about again.
Mrs. Virginia P. Kent of Wytheville, Va,
and daughters. Misses Sue Peyton and Mary
Preston, are guests of Mrs. John Lewis
Peyton on jefferson street.
Miss Jennette Lowenstein of Statesville,
N. C., who has been the guest of Mrs. Fer.
dinand Loeb in this city for fortnight, left
for home last week.
AT noon today, Miss Anna Virginia Trib-
bett, daughter of j. P. Tribbett of this
county, will be married to r. F. FulWiler,
of Rockbridge county. The ceremony will
take place in Neriah church near Riverside.
Ben. o. Blackford, son of DR.. Ben. Black
ford, Supt. of the Western State Hospital at
this place, has accepted position with the
B. & o. Ry at Chicago, and left Oh Monday
last for his new home.
Mrs. jackson Guy, Miss Fannie Guy and
Miss Fannie Mcclure of Richmond, are in
the city, and will remain until after the
marriage of their relative, Miss Maria Ran
son. on this afternoon.
Miss Annie Y. Walter daughter of Prof
Walter OF this city, has gained decided eclat
in Washington as a pianist, where she has
recently rendered some very difficult musi-
cal selections.
VIM. Skeen. Esq, Mexican veteran and
Friday for Baltimore to be treated at a pri-
vate hospital, and from there will 90 to
Govanstown, near by, where he will spend
the winter with friends.
John IL. Snuff of Pulaski City, VIM H.
Snuff Of Salem, Marshall A. Snuff Of Foster
Falls, and Mrs. Kate Utley of Raphine,
were in the city this week, having been
summoned here by kilograms announcing
the death of their father, Mr.. VIM. Snuff.
By the sudden closing of a gate at the
entrance to the grounds surrounding his res
idence, Col. Jas. H. SINNERS buggy was
caugt. and he thrown therefrom one day
last week. hurting him rather painfully,
but not seriously.
VIM. F. Brand and Jacob Ii. Hamilton of
this county, were among the jurors who
served on the regular panel in attendance
on the U. S. Court at Harrisonburg, Va,
this week. Austin Gwinn of Bath, was
also ON the regular panel.
Jefferson Wright, much respected citi-
zen of Staunton, died at his sol' residence in
the city last Saturday and was buried at
Parnassus on Monday. His illness was of
about two weeks duration. He was the
father of VIM. T Wright of this city, and
lived with him.
At Mt. Craw ford Methodist church. on
the 9Th inst, Mr.. Geo. Calvin Shiplett and
Elanor May, youngest daughter of Mr..
Adam May, were married, the Rev. j. j.
Ringer officiating. A reception was ten
dered the wedding party by Daniel NJ Ship
lett, brother of the groom.
Mrs. Mary Fisher, sister of Mrs. j. w.
Jacobs. died on Monday, 9TH inst, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. L. K. Messick
at Berlinton, a suburb OF Bridgewater, aged
IS years, Funeral services were held at the
Presbyterian church on Wednesday,, Rev.
Carr Moore officiating.
Rev. W. McC. White Of Lewisburg, W.
Va, preached in the Second Presbyterian
church Sunday evening. Mr.. White deli7-
cred an able sermon which was much enjoy
ed by the large audience. He is travelling
through Virginia Synod in the interest of
the Lewisburg Female Seminary.
1t is stated that Mr.. Geo. r. B. Niche at
one time editor of the News of this city,
more recently connected with the Edward
Thompson Publishing Go. of Northport, N.
Y, will remove portion of his publishing
plant to Charlottesville, where he will do a
large amount of printing, giving work to
numerous employees.
Walter Lewis, of Lewlstown, ILL.,, is in
the city the guest of James A. Lewis, On
Sears Hill. Mr.. Lewis left Virginia about
thirty years ago. and this is his first visit to
his native State. He thinks Stanton has
improved wonderfully since he left and is
much pleased with the substantial looking
buildings.
The late Dr. Henry M. Patterson carried
a $4,000 policy in the Royal Arcanum. Au-
gusta Council No. 400. He died on NoYem-
har 10Th and on tha Eth of tho nracant