Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-10-28
Personal.

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visit to his family.
Mrs. R. NJ. Powers left yesterday for a
months visit to friends and relatives il
Rockbridge county.
Capt. Alex. Hartman has gone to Tampa
Florida, where he has secured position
with packet company.
Mrs. j. Mason Miller, Jr., and children
who have been on visit to friends in Rich
mond, are again at home.
Col. Jas. e. Cochran, Of Folly, has pur-
chased the Warwick farm near Verona or
the Valley Turnpike.
Mrs. DIR. Moomau and little son, Bruce
of Lewisburg, W. Va, are visiting theil
grandfather. Prof. A. j. Turner and family
Miss Mary Funkhouser has gone to Roam
oke for visit of month to her sister, Mrs
Ferguson.
Jno. j. Larew, Esq, who has been on a
visit to friends in Pulaski county, is at home
again.
R. M. Kyle, Esq, Of Nelson county, father
of MI M. E. Kyle of this city, was in the
city Monday, on visit to his son.
Mrs. j. W. Bird, of Mill Gap, Highland
county, is on visit to her mother, Mrs.
Hester Scott near Stuart's Draft.
Winfield Liggett, Esq, and Capt. b. &.
Patterson, of Harrisonburg, were in this
city on Monday.
David Carter, colored boy, cut James
Brown rather badly with a barlow knife
last Thursday.
W. E. Dull had his thumb crushed in the
machinery of the Bodley Wagon Works last
week. His wound is improving.
Joseph Bunk of Harrlsonburg, died last
week after an illness of about four weeks,
with typhoid fever. He was only about %
years of age.
Miss Minnie McGuinnity who was the as
sistant in the Greenville graded school last
year, left last week to resume her duties
there for the coming session.
Mrs. Kennon Clack and her sister, Katie
Fauntleroy returned Friday from Washing
ton. where Miss Fauntleroy had gone to
consult an occulist.
OoPp' LIZ W hOhAy, OoPus L u. OOA AOAOy
and VIM. Wholey, Esq, have returned from
Richmond, where they were in attendance on
the reunion Of Confederate veterans.
Oliver L. Rhodes, OF Baltimore, we'll
known in Staunton, sent a floral tribute to
Rev. Sam Jones at Gainesville, Ga, where
he celebrated his so anniversary last week.
VIM. A. Burnett. our county clerk, Is
somewhat indisposed, and will take trip
for his health to the piny woods of North
Carolina or Georgia.
Mr.. Frank A. Lindsay, foreman of the
Charlottesville Progress, was on a visit to
his friends in Staunlon last week, and re-
turned home last Sunday morning.
Stephen Timberlake, of the Staunton bar,
was in Richmond last week with the sons Of
Confederates. After short visit also to
Amelia county, he has returned to Sta I'M
ton.
Mr.. VIM. E. Nelson has. been chosen
Cashier Of the Bank of Lewisburg to succeed
the late Mr.. J. W. Mathews, and Mr.. Mason
Mathews has been appointed Assistant
Cashier.
Capt. e. q. Gooch and his associates are
making splendid progress with their railroad
work on the Little Kanawha river, and they
have been within the last few days awarded
an additional five miles.
T. w. Atkinson has gone to Atchison,
Kansas to be present at the Smith Wag
gner wedding Of which mention was made
last week. Mr.. Smith is his cousin.
Mrs. Rebecca NJ. Koiner, of New Market,
sister of DR.. A. M. Henkel, and Miss Elma
Moore, OF Quicksburg, niece of Mrs. A. NJ.
Henkel, are in the city. having arrived Mon
day, to see the latter who has been confined
to her bed by sickness for over two weeks.
The Mayor Of Indianapolis on the Goth.
appointed DR.. Jno. E. Lockridge, of that
city, formerly resident of this county, at
Mt Scion, as member of the board of
health of that city. This is an important
appointment, and the make up the board
caused much stir among the different schools
of medicine.
Leland Kittle and Geo. W. Leonard, OF
Beverly, W. Va, were in the city and coun-
ty this week for several days purchasing
cattle. They are men Of means and large
cattle growers. They say that the ladies OF
Elkins are holding fairs and bazars to pay
for the railroad surveying that was done du
ring the recent county seat contest and that
| this surveying was all a sham.