Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-22
Personal.

Personal.
John Rhubush is erecting an elegant home
in Mt. Sidney.
Mr.. Frank Berkeley will study law at the
University of Va. this summer.
Mrs. E. Lacy Gibson is spending the sum-
mer at Variety Springs.
Mr.. o. K. Lapham has returned from
rather an extended visit to New York.
Stacy Palmer, of New York, is at the
home Of his father. e.. L. Palmer.
e. M. Blakemore, Esq, has gone to the
Rockbridge Alum Springs on business.
Mr.. J. w. McCorkle of Middlebrook, was
in the city on business Monday.
Professor John Murray, who has been
quite i'll for some time, is somewhat improv-
ed.
Miss Lizzie Kinney, of the Hotel Fred
erick is spending few days with the fami-
ly of DIR. Horsely in Nelson county.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss is so far improved as
to be able to walk down town. He attend
ed church Sunday
Mrs. A. w. Woodward is on visit to her
mother. Mrs. M. A. Keblinger, of Wash
ington city.
Mr.. Jno. ID. Y Dung, father of Mrs. Ed
ward Echols, was in the city few days
last week.
Chas. R. Haines and daughter. of Waynes-
boro, were in the city visiting Mr.. Haines's
daughter, Mrs. F. T. Holt last week.
Miss Sallie Gilkeson and her niece, Miss
Mary Berkeley are visiting friends in Gull
pepper county.
Randolph Berkeley, of the Southern, now
located in Washington, spent last Friday
and Saturday with his relatives here.
T. NJ. Atkinson. R. N Greathead and w.
o. Sydnor were fishing last week at Alder
son, W. Va.
Mr.. II. A. Walker, Cashier of the Nat.
Valley Bank, and wife, who have been at
Atlantic City, have returned.
e. P. Hite, formerly with the News, but
recently in business at Charlottesville, has
returned to Staunton.
Capt. VIM. IL. Fowle, well known in this
city, now in business in Washington, was
in the city Monday.
Mrs. Jno. M. Kinney is at hcme again. af.
ter visit of some length to her daughter,
Mrs. Nettie Hartman in ST. Louis
MI. Henry Liehliter. who has been work.
ing in the office of a daily newspaper in
Charleston, W. Va, is at home.
Sandy Craig, Esq, proprietor Of the Cold
Sulphur Springs, was in the city on business
Monday.
Hon. Jas. l.. Gordon, of New York, is
spending few days with his brother. a. G.
Gordon, of this city.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Leonard, of the Waynesboro
neighborhood, was a caller at this Office this
week.
Mr. g. T. Revercomb has resigned the
sheritfalty of Bath county. e. A Rever-
comb was appointed by the court and has
qualified as his successor.
Prof H. NJ. Chamberlayne returned to
the city, after having rusticated in Appomat-
tox county, and he will start for Bear
Lithia in few days.
Mr.. Columbus Halle, General Freight
Agent of the III. K. and Texas Railway,
with headquarters at st. Louis, is on a visit
to his mother here.
Misses Clara and Josie Nothnagel, daugh-
tiers of Ernest Nothnagel, after visit of
some days TO Charlottesville. are at home
again.
Mr.. Telford Haas, Of the firm of Yancey
g Hooc in fba oity for 4 loo
week attending the special term of the cir
cult court, where he had an important case
which he won.
Rev. Henry P. Hamill, president of
Wesleyan Female Institute, at Stanton,
has been elected treasurer and business
manager of Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege and will begin his duties at once
Mr.. Frank L. Karnes and wife, accom-
panied by their three sons, Will, Frank and
Eugene. were in the city Wednesday shop
ping, coming over from their farm on the
Cowpasture. Forge Review.
Mr.. Peter McLaren, of Perth Ontario. and
Hon. A. F. Withrow. IF Bath, spent Thurs
day in Staunton, Mr.. McLaren is down
looking over his extensive iron properties
in Augusta, Bath and Allegheny.
Mr.. - Callahan, who now owns and
operate the Kennel Restaurant on corner of
German and Calvert streets, Baltimore, was
in the city, renewing his old acquaintance
last week.
d, B. Taylor. of Baltimore, who is spend
ing the summer months on his farm at Deer
field. was in the city Saturday, looking we'll
Drowned, caused he tells us by his going
regularly into the harvest field.
Miss Katie Fretwell who has long been
an invalid is much worse, and her life Is
despaired of. Her brother, Ernest, who is
with the Western Union at Lynchburg has
been sent for and is at home. She is at the
home Of her father, Geo. W. Fretwell.
William Cunningham died at his home
near Dunlap on Saturday, July 3, 1897. His
age is unknown to US, but he must have been
nearly If not quite eighty years. He was an
industrious, honorable citizen, and much
esteemed by his friends. He came to Allie
ghany county from Winchester years ago.
and often spoke of his early days in the
lower valley.-Clifton Forge Review.
A Charming Evening Musical.
Tuesday evening last the people of the