Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-05-27

F0IS0ndts
Mrs. B. V. jackson and daughter CARR
arrived here from Louisville on Monday.
John 81. Rawley of Dorcas. was visito
at our Office Monday.
e. T. Hite has accepted a position at Char
lOttesville, and has gone there.
J. E. Cooke, editor of the Waynesbor
Herald, was in the city Monday.
Jno. W. Stephenson, of Bath Co. Bar. wa
in the city last week on business.
Col. j. q. Cochran spent few days las
week in Richmond.
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson, candidate to
Governor, was in this city last week. H.
speaks confidently of his chances of success
Mr.. Alfred Jaffe returned from visit tt
his brother and sister at Ann Arbor, Mich
on Saturday last.
Mr.. Charles Celery who is with W.. P
Rhodes of Charlottesville, in the photo
graph business, was in Staunton Monday.
Messrs. S. H. Letcher and Robert Catlet
of the Lexington bar. were in the city las
week on legal business
Richard Sheppard, who has been with the
Caldwell Sites Co.. in Roanoke, has return.
ed to their store in this city.
Miss Fannie Sterrett, daughter of Captain
Frank Sterrett, left last week for Washing.
ton to visit friends.
Major Hotchkiss lectured to the National
u geographic Society last week in Washing
ton.
Col. Scott Ship, Superintendent of the
V. M. l. was in this city several days last
week.
Mr.. II. e. Francisco and wife, of Warm
| Springs, Va, are guests of friends in the
| city.
Mrs. Hester Forrer who has been in Men,
phis, Tenn, for the winter, has returned,
| and will make her home at the residence of
Mrs. Margaret Hanger in Waynesboro.
P. M. Rodgers of Messy Creek, whilst in
Staunton on business Monday last, called,
in company with Mr.. Snow of the same
neighborhood, at our Office.
Misses Gertie and Virginia Abby, daugh-
tiers of the late John W. Abby. are in the
city, the guests of their uncle, Mayor A. H.
Fnltz.
Mrs. Waddell Crawford and her children
who have spent the winter at Kalorama in
this city, left few days ago for their home
In Illinois.
Miss Hattie Koiner, daughter of e. Well
ington Koiner, who has been teaching music
the past session at Wartburg Female Semi
nary at Graham. has returned home.
Miss Katie Koiner, another daughter, will
next session teach music at the school of the
Misses Bryan at Clifton Forge.
N. q. Watts, Samuel Donald and r. S.
Turk went to Richmond on the goth inst, to
present the present the claims of Staunton
for the State Convention.
Hon. L l.. Lewis, late president of the
Supreme Court of Virginia, was in the city
last week, attending the funeral of his sis
ter. Mrs, j. q. Wheat.
Misses Matte Mars Lewis and Lula Lew
is, daughters of Hon. j. R. Lewis, represen-
tative OF Culpeper county, in the Virginia
Legislature, are visiting Miss Mary Bald
Mrs. S. II. Rosenbaum of Roanoke. who
was called to Staunton by the illness Of her
father, MI. II. NJ. Powers, returned home on
Sunday morning, her father being able to be
about the house.
Rev. A. NJ. Fraser, Mrs. Fraser and little |
son, Douglas, left Friday last for the south |
for months recreation. They will take !
in the General Assembly at Charlotte N. e., |
visiting sister Of Mr.. Fraser's, and then |
60 to South Carolina.
Senator Geo. b. Keezel, OF Rockingham. !
has been with many of the prominent Of |
ficials of that county, and persons interested |
in the litigation between Mr.. A. F. With |
row and the county, in attendance on our
Circuit court for some days.
Clowney SPOTS, Esq, and wife, are now
visiting Mr.. Spots son, John q. Spots, on |
east Beverly street in this city. Mr.. SPOTS
is the only surviving brother of the late |
Mark l.. Spots. for forty years the clerk Of |
The county court of Greenbrier Co., W. Va,
so we'll known to many persons in this |
county.
DIR. John Estill and wife, of Tazewell |
Co., are the guests of Mr.. John e. SPOTS. |
DR.. Estill has many friends and relatives
in this county. His brother, Benjamin |
Estill was for many years resident of the |
county, and his ancestors are buried in the |
old Miller burying ground near Messy
Greek, where they owned lands that today |
are worth many thousand dollars.