Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-05-06
Personal.

Personal.
Hon. A. F. Withrow was in the city Tues
day and Wednesday.
Rev. LIZ. Shealey, who has been in New
York for some time, has returned.
Capt. Il. S. Ker has been attending the
Circuit Court of Highland.
Maj. S. M. Yost has received the appoint
ment as postmaster of this city, and will b.
confirmed by the Senate in few days.
Harry N. Cootes has been in the city sew
eral days. having ridden from Lewisburg
Va. on his wheel.
Mrs. DR.. B. NJ. Atkinon and Mrs. Orlan.
do Smith have gone to Richmond to visit
Mrs. j. II. Dooley.
Miss Estill and Miss Bette Mowry, daugh.
ter of VIM. L. Mowry. have been visiting
the family of DR.. j. st. P. Gibson.
Mr.. E. 1. Jones, well known in Staunten
has accepted position with the Longdale
Coal Co. of Sewall, W. Va.
Murray Hilleary and Jas. r. Taylor. Jr.,
have returned from New York, where they
went on business last week.
II. NJ. Powers, of this city. is very i'll. His
daughter Mrs. Rosenbaum, of Roanoke, was
telegraphed for.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilpin Wilson returned on
Wednesday evening of last week from their
bridal tour.
Hon. Harry M. Smythe, Minister to Hayti,
no of on III mr.
accepted.
Winfield Liggett. Esq, of the Harrison
burg bar, spent several days in Staunton
last week.
]. W. Sprinkle, for many years the tailor
at the Western State Hospital received a
fall some time ago, since which he has been
paralyzed, and is now very i'll.
j. II. Hauser, who has been conducting
W. Hager, has gone to Newport News to
enter into business there.
Gunther Hoge, son of Jno. B. Hoge, Esq.
who was hurt some time ago by street car,
and who has been in Baltimore for surgical
treatment, has returned, much improved.
Hal Shepherd, who has lived for several
years in Staunton, and who is now travel
ing fer the Smith Premier typewriter has
been in the city for several days.
Mr.. Brown, and family of Northport LII,
who have spent some time IN Staunton at
the boarding house of Mrs. VIM. h. Tams,
have returned to their home.
Rev. R. q. Jett. Rector of Emmanuel Epis-
copal church of this city, left on the c. & O.
yesterday morning for Richmond, where he
will be operated on for appendicitis by DR..
Mcclure.
Mr.. j. Mason Miller, Jr., who has been on
trip to California to see his brother. Mr.. M.
Erskine Miller. has returned. He LETT his
brother comfortable and he hopes somewhat
improved.
Miss Ellen Guigon. who has been visiting
friends and relatives in Massachusetts for
several months, has returned to Richmond,
where she is the guest of her brother, Capt.
A. B. Guigon.
The friends of Mr.. Eugene Il. PeYton,
who has been running the Hotel Greenbrier
at Ronceverte, will he glad to learn that he
has been selected as one of the managers of
the Interment at Covington, and will take
charge of that excellent hosiery next week.
Sam'l II. Kerr who has been in Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, for some two
months, returned to his home near Fishers
Vile on last Friday, with hopes of ultimate
recovery. After most desperate surgical
operation was performed pneumonia fol-
lowed and for weeks his life was despaired
of, but with indomitable heroism he strug
gled through and hopes to be out as the
summer days grow warm and inviting. His
son Hugh was with him during the whole
time, but after his return home left him for
a few days to come to town to attend to
some long neglected business.