Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-16
sTAUNToN SPECTATOR AND vINDIGAToR.
Personal.

Personal.
E. M. Arbogast, sheriff of Highland coun'
ty, was in the city on Friday last.
Mrs. W.T.. Croft has returned from
visit to friends in Harrisonbnrg.
/ Miss Maggie Eddins has gone on visit to
Washington, ID. Z.
Miss Mamie Brown Allen. who has been
visiting at Greenwood, has returned home.
Katie McNeill daughter of Mr.. George P.
MCNEIL, has been i'll for some time.
W. j. Perry has returned from an extend
ed business trip to West Virginia.
Floyd Landlord, Of Baltimore, is the
guest OF his brother, Preston in the city.
R. A. Palmer is in the city for short
visit.
H. s. Radcliffe, of this city. was registered
at the Hotel Gleason, Charlottesville last
Friday.
Miss Bessie Parish. who is at a hospital
in Baltimore, is improving daily from an
operation performed for appendicitis.
Mrs. W. R. Poindexter, who has been
visiting Mrs. Charles Haines. has returned
to her home at Chatam, va.
Miss Harle Patton, of Union, Monroe
county, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Braxton, in the city
Miss Mary johnson left for her home in
Clifton Forge Saturday. after an extended
visit to friends in this city.
James w. Bodley, who returned home
from Louisiana about a week ago, is suffer-
ing from indisposition but not seriously.
Monroe Gilkeson, who has been sick for
several days. was able to go to his home
near Parnassus last Thursday.
Miss Ellen Guigon left on Thursday morn
ing for Richmond, where she will visit her
brother, Capt A. B. Guigon.
Senator John N. Ople, reached the city
last Friday night. He is witness in the
Lackey case. pending in the circuit court.
Arthur Blackford was brought home
Thursday from the V. M. I. sick. He is
threatened with fever.
j. A. Peterfish. of Hinton, formerly Of
this city. was in Staunton on business last
week.
Miss Fannie Burke. of Burketown, arrived
in the city Friday afternoon on visit to her
cousin. Miss Nellie Miller.
Hon. A. F. Withrow, member o. the House
of Delegates from Bath. is able to be at his
post of duty, after severe illness.
Hon. Jno. w. Arbuckle, of Lewisburg,
W. Va. was in the city, on Friday or Satur.
day last returning from the meeting of the
Knights Templar at Richmond, Va.
Mrs. K. L. Condor left Saturday for ten
days visit to Baltimore. She was accom-
panied by her daughters, Mrs. T. R. N
Speck and Miss Minnie Condor.
Miss Mildred NJ. Hoge, of Frankfort, Ky.
and Miss Emma Hoge, Of Staunton, art
guests of Mrs. George F. Merrill, of Rich
lnond. Va.
Judge W. S. Gooch, enrolling clerk of thu
house of delegates. reached the city las
Friday night to sgend few days with his
family.
An attempt was made last week to rob th'
house of Miss Kate Nicewarner at Tentf
Legion, Rockingham county, and she was
fred at three times by the would be burglar
Mr.. u. e. Francisco, of Bath, brother O
Mrs. j. N. Ryau, of this city. had snccess
full operation for cataract performed in his
eyes in Baltimore recently.
Mr.. Jas. g. Lightner, an attorney of the
Bath county bar has been i'll for a consid
cradle length Of time with fever and is NJ
better.
| Mr.. James A. Engart, an old Clifton
Forge boy. was married in Ronceverte. or
December Is, 1897, yesterday to Miss Jessie
Barker of the latter place
Mr.. Lewis Chamberlayne, of Appomatto.
county, son of Prof. h. NJ. Chamberlayne
has been visiting his friends ia Staunt or
and returned home last Monday morning.
John Campbell, proprietor of the Univers
ity of Virginia Student Boarding House
night and robbed of $24O.
MessIs. h. N. Blackford and Tom Thorn
burg shipped on Tuesday last to q. M. Gug
genheimer, of Lynchburg. handsome pal
of brown driving horses and bay for gen
J eral use. The three were sold for 5000
R. K. Stoutemoyer, of Mt. Scion, will
leave next Monday for Castle, W. Va. t
engage in business with large lumbe
company there. He will manage their en-
CINE.
/ Capt. j. NJ. Fitz, accompanied by his wife
eldest daughter and son, George, of Charles
ton,W Va, arrived last week and were tn
guests of w. A Noyes, at No. Washing
ton street.
The General Athletic Association of tn,
University of Virginia, has elected Mr.. r
L. Parrish, Jr., son of Capt. r. l.. Parrish
of Covington, as manager of the football
team for 1885,
Mr.. Al. Duncan, manager of the electri
light plant OF Clifton Forge. left there Sun
day for Washington. He accompanie,
President Mckinley to Canton Monda
night, to be by the bedside of his dyin
grandmother, the mother of the President.
Senator Early, OF Greene and Madison
has his eye on the football bill to be offe.
ed by Senator Barksdale.. Senator Earl
has played center rush on the University 0
J Va. team, and knows that there is lot Q
J cheap can't going the rounds against thi
J greatest of all college games.
Mr.. r. G.. Smith, Governor of Montana
was in the city for brief visit last weeh
His wife is boarding at the Frederick, an
his daughter is at Mrs. Stuart's school,
has also son at Washington and Lee I'm
versity. which latter place he visited las
Friday. From here he went to Washingto
on Saturday morning. He is much please
with Staunton and its surrounding country
and but for pressing business engagement
would have remained longer. He left til
, thermemeter in Montana as to the Meathe