Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-06-24


yania at summer resort and sanitarium.
FL. W. Moore has been appointed postmas-
ter at Mt. Sidney.
Miss Theresa Haislip returned Monday
morning from visit to Farmville, Va.
MI. &. T. Richardson, Of the Washington
Post, was in the city last week.
Rev. L. H. Paul, of Messy Creek, hlleo
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church at
Bridgewater last Sunday.
Mrs. T. ID. Bell and daughter Miss Mary,
of Harrisonburg, are in the city, and Will
spend the summer here.
Mrs. Blanche Smeltzer and her daughter,
Miss Ella, left last week Tor Millboro to
spend the summer.
Dr.T.A. Sampson, known to many friends
in Augusta, where he has visited, was elect
ed president of the same institution.
DR.. j. st. P. Gibson and wife have gone
to Variety Springs, the DR.. for short stay
and Mrs. Gibson for the summer.
Geo. Denny, ex-member of the Hampton
Sidney Faculty, has been in the city for sew
eral days.
Miss Louise Kilby, so we'll and favoraply
known to the young society people OF 1his
city, is here on visit
The many friends of Capt. Z. Z. wilson,
who has been at the Kings Daughters Hos
pital for some weeks, will be glad to know
that he is rapidly improving.
Miss Halle Patton, of West Va, and
Miss Mary Semple, of Kentucky, are visit
| ing at the home of their cousin. Mr.. A. u.
BraXton.
Rev. Frank j. Brooke has received the
honorary title of Doctor of Divinity from
Washington and Lee University, an honor
| will bestowed.
Mr.. Jno. Il. Rosebro. son of Rev. DR.. Rose
bro, of Petersburg, former pastor OF Messy
| Creek church, has been elected to PROBES
| sorship in Austin College, Texas.
Prof. h. NJ. Chamberlayne, Of the D., D.
and B. Institution, left last week to spend
his vacation at his old home at Spout Spring
Appomattox county.
Miss Mary Irene German, of this comfy,
lis visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
lC. j. O. Callaghan at Overton, Albemarle
county.
The friends of Maj. Jed Hotchkiss will
be pleased to learn that he is much improv'
ed in health and hopes soon to return IRON
ST. Luke's Hospital, where he now is.
Miss Anna Woodward had a large mum
Der small children on picnic excursion u
1.-THE Park Tuesday afternoon, which wa
! much enjoyed.
Il Sheriff G. Watts was in Boston las
lweek, attending meeting of the Nationa
!, Independent Telephone Association, which
is said to represent three million phone hold
ers outside the Bell Company.
| Marion L. Watts met with an accident OF
, Tuesday last, whilst riding wheel, whicl
!caused the dislocation of his shoulder. l
was replaced, and whilst painful is doin
: well.
Il Mr.. Granville Kellar aud MISS Bessie Lee
| Burner, of Pocahontas county. we're marrle
| on the 9th inst, at the home OF the pfloe
, father, near Travellers Repose in that coun
, lty, Rev. j. NJ. Eavey officiating.
Il Mr.. Robert B. Paine. of Warm Springs
: and MI. La Rue, the deputy clerk CT Bat
r county, are in the city. Mr.. Paine mas Jus
tbegun the publication of a paper at war;
SPRINGS called the Enterprise, the first lssu
: of which we saw last week. 1t is full
. news and remarkably neat in appearance.
L Miss Sallie Conrad Fauntleroy, one of tn
j, tmost talented graduates OF Mary baidwi
Q Seminary, who taught last year in jackson
lila, has been elected teacher OF elocutlo
/ and physical culture in the Woman's Co
ilege of Frederick, Md, and has formal
accepted the position.
Il John William Freed, of Baskerville, II
! csived First Distinction in class standing
! and Harry Blair hanger, of Churchvllle,
a Second Glass Distinction, at the clos'r
of the session at Roanoke College last weel
Conn Luther Gender, of McGaheysville, Va
land Chas. Patton Greyer, of Goods Nil
Iva, also received distinctions in the secon
- class.
IL Mr.. 1. S. Humbert, formerly teacher
the D., D. & B. Institution in this city, b
:, for the last year teacher III the Abrams
. Deaf Mute Institute at Little Rock, is at hor
for his vacation. The school in which he
=. teaching is in charge OF Mr.. +. b. ates
=. this county, as superintendent, and it is era
- fving TO the friends Of these gentlemen
" know that they have both found great fav
in their new field of labor, and that unc
1.-THE superintendence of Mr.. Yates, the Dc
T. Mute Institute has been greatly improve
" and the esteem in which he is held, has be
st manifested by the generosity of the Boa
g. and the Legislature in following his sugg
IN tions with generous appropriations. A
er Humbert will doubtless return there.
mt Mr.. Yates has been reelected for term
two years.