Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-09-16

ter millinery.
DR.. W. H. Goode and wife have gone to Old
Point Comfort. where they will spend a
month
Miss Emma Lou and Bessie Merritt and Miss
Birch, of Greenville, are the guests of the
Misses Hogshead, on West Main st.
Miss Gussie johnson of Mt. Sidney, who
has been visiting in Waynesboro, is at home
again.
Mr.. J. II. Diamond, of Churchville, was
amongst his many friends in the city last
week,
R. E. Lancaster, of Richmond, one of the
Palmer and Buekner managers was in the city,
arranging the conduct of the campaign.
Edwin M. Taylor of Baltimore, has been
spending few days with his brother, James
R. Taylor, on Berkeley street.
Mrs. j. NJ Spots, who has been quite i'll for
some weeks, is so much better that she has
been able to drive out in the last few days.
Miss Janet Bell has returned from Berry
vile, where she has been on a visit to Miss
Mamie Mcdonald.
Walter Hight was tried in the Hastings
Court of this city last week, for malicious cut
ting and sentenced to six months in jail
DR.. H. R. Morrison, City Physician, has
gone.to Rockbridge to see his father, who is
reported to be i'll.
Miss Alice Steinbock, who has been spend
ing the summer in Highland county, returned
home this week.
Mrs. B. B. Eskridge, who has been spending
the summer at her old home in Mexico. Mo-,
returned to Staunton last week.
Prof. SANDY" Crawford, who has been in
this county for some time at the residence of
Mr.. Ben Craig, has returned to Nashville
Tenn.
Rev. J. M. Wells of ..Buena Vista, has &C
cepted the call extended to him to become
pastor of the Second Presbyterian church Of
this city.
HiMiss Willie Cupp. of San Francisco, Cal, is
in the city, having been called to the bedside
of her sister, Mrs. O. H. Gresham, who has
been very Ill of typhoid fever.
Mr.. II. L. Lang left Monday for Providence,
Il. L., where he will visit friends. On his re-
turn home he will stop in New York to pur-
chase his Christmas stock.
Capt. Thos A. Blackford left Monday for
Ogontz Pa, to take the position of comman-
dant.of the Cheltenham Military Institute to
which he was elected some time ago.
Mr.. A. E. Harnsberger. Proprietor Of the
Racket Store, left for two weeks business
trip to New York, where he is purchasing
fall and winter goods
Mrs Jemima Koiner has been on a visit to
her slster-in-law, Mrs. Sam'l Koiner in Rock
ingham, who has been quite sick, but is now
| much better.
Lee Antrim, son of Mr.. T. H. Antrim of
Waynesboro, who has been on visit to his
father there, has returned to his home in
Chicago.
Enoch II. Moore of Academy, Pocahontas
Co.. was in the city last week accompanied by
his daughter, whom he placed at school at
the Wesleyan Institute in this city.
Professor McQuaine, of Pendleton county
W. Va, was in the city last week. He is a
graduate of the D. D. & B. Institute in the
blind department.
DR.. W. B. Wayt son of Dr. N. Wayt Of this
city, has secured position in the Sanitarinm
in Baltimore and will shortly remove to that
city.
Mr.. Chas. Dana Gibson, Of New York, the
well known pen-and ink artist with his wife
and party of friends, wss registered at the
Eakleton Hotel on last Thursday.
DR.. ]. E. Chancellor, at one time demons,
traitor of anatamy at the University of Va,
died at his home in Charlottesville on the 18th
inst
Rev. DR.. W. D. Morton, of Henderson, Nc
filled the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian
| church last Sunday morning and night He
will also preach there again next Sabbath
DR.. S. P. Patterson, of Huntersville VIVA.
and his son, Harry, were in the city this week
on visit to DR.. H. NJ Patterson, who has
been quite ill for some time. We are inform
ed he is much improved in the last few days
Miss Ellen Giugon, who has been summer
ing on the coast of Maine, is again with hel
aunt, Mrs. Chesley Kinney at the Hotel
Frederick, after short visit to friends in New
Bedford, Mass, on her return home.
Mr.. VIM. II. Bailie, formerly of Staunton,
| but now connected with the Internal Revenue
Department at Lynchburg was in the city
Saturday, and was warmly welcomed by his
many friends.
| Emery Smith and Jim Smith, sons of Capt
E. A. Smith, of Marlinton, W. Va, and
Paris Yeager, of the same town, called at the
| SPECTATOR Office on last Friday, on their way
to College, the first to Washington and Lee
| and the other two to the University of W Va
Jno. T. Harris. Winfield Liggett Edward s
Conrad, Gen. J. E. Roller, of Harrisonburg
Capt. R. s. Parrish of Covington. J. T. Nc
| Allister and Jno. W. Stephenson, of Warm
| Springs, were in attendance on the Supreme
Court last week.
| Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Gussie
Bailey, daughter of Capt. Frank Bailey, to
Mr.. Lewis Parrish, a well known employee oil
Joseph A. Barkman, of this city. The mar
riage will take place in the Baptist church, to.
morrow the 18th inst. at IL 80 a. m.
The Rev. William L. Austin pastor of the
Presbyterian church of the Covenant, corner
of Holland and Stricken Sts., Baltimore, died
of typhoid fever in that city on last Saturday
aged about forty-fve years. He was native
OF Augusta county and a graduate of Hamp.
den-Sidney College.
DR.. p. I. Wayman, of this city. has recent
ly received an interesting letter from Miss
Irene z. Mann, missionary at Aomori, Japan,
in which she gives an encouraging account of
her work there and her manner of living.
The letter bears date July3l. Her friends will
he glad to learn that she is well, but leading a
life which she says is one of very great lone
illness and that she is frequently afflicted with
feeling OF almost heart breaking home sick
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