Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-12-15

John A. Sproul, of Clifton Forge, wa
in the city last week.
Miss Linda Bumgardner was in tn
city yesterday.
Miss Matte Christian, of this county
spent yesterday in the city.
Judge Lyman Chalkley left yesterda.
forenoon for Richmond.
Capt. 7. R. n. Speck left Thursda!
morning for Baltimore to be at the bed
side of Mrs. Speck, who is seriously ill
Captain G.. A. Holt returned home
Monday night from an extended eastern
trip.
E. Staples returned home this weeh
from Miller School, where he has beeI
visiting for the past month.
! Rev.'D Finley and Mrs. Finley ara
stopping with their relative, Capt. T. G.
| Morton
Miss Mary Barksdale, of Albemarle,
is visiting at the home of Gel. S. Brown
Allen Oh Lewis street.
Miss Mary B. Moon, of Batesville,
Albemarle county, is visiting MIR. San
ford Carson and wife at the Frederick.
Misses Angelina and Mable Mish, of
Middlebreok, are visiting Miss Fannie
Tannehill, on North Augusta street.,
DIR. Mann Page, of Charlottesville,
will locate in Bath county for the prac-
tice of medicine.
Miss Jennie Gray left last week for
Roanoke where she will be for some
days the guest of Mrs. Rockingham
Paul.
Robert s. Berkeley has secured a po-
sition at the Fire Creek Coal Company's
mine at Fire Creek, VIVA, and left last
night to assume its duties.
Miss Annie Eak]e, who has been on
an extended trip north, arrived in the
city Monday evening and is the guest
OF her cousin. Mrs. J. w. Splitter, on N.
Augusta street.
Prof. J. F. Tapscott and family, OF
Churchville. who have spent several
months visiting at the old home place
of Prof. Tapscott, at Warren. in Abe
marie county. returned home this week.
Erasmus Honff, accompanied by his
wife and daughter-in law, Mrs. r. M.
Houff, of the Stone ali peighbOrhood,
we're in the city Monday laying in
Christmas remembrances.
Mr.. Robert Rowan and Miss Lula Nc
Fadden, both of Hot Springs, Va, were
married last Wednesday AT the home of
Mr.. M. d. Keyser, at Healing Springs.
This was a runaway match.
DR. Frank Hopkins. of Bath county,
has decided to retire from his country
practice and locate at Hot Springs. He
IS brother of DR.. Chertsey Hopkins,
Of the Western State Hospital.
1t has been learned that Mr.. Donald
Alien has accepted a position with a
railway AT Kansas City, No.. and will
soon leave to assume the duties of the
office.
Mrs. Chesley Kinney, of the Hotel
Frederick, left for Richmond on the
midday train Saturday, where she was
called by the sad and sudden death Of
Mrs. Guigon, the wife of her nephew,
Captain A. B. Guigon, which occurred
there Friday evening.
Mrs. Charles d. Mccoy has issued in
vitations to the marriage of her daugh- |
Ter. Miss Minnie McDonogh to Robert
Nelson Blackford, to take place at
Trinity Episcopal church. Tuesday.
December 81, at high noon. No cards
in the city.
DR.. Hunter Mcclure has accepted an
invitation to deliver his lannon's lecture
to Stonewall jackson Camp of Confede-
rate veterans, and the public on January
II, 1888, Stonewall Jackson's birthday |
In view of this the camp will celebrate
January 21st, instead of the 10th as
heretofore.
Mr.. D. w. Landes. a prominent livery |
man of this city, who was stricken with
paralysis late Wednesday night, was
last night as very much i'm
proved. Mr.. Landes is a highly re-
spected citizen and the news of his ILL
ness spread rapidly and causedprofound
sorrow. The fact that he is improving
will be welcome news to his host of
friends.
s. P. Nottingham, of Baltimore, is in
the city for a few days. He tells
us that w. P. Whitmorc. mem |
Der of the firm of r. M. Sutton &
Co., wholesale notions. has had a long |
spell of sickness, but is now much i'm
proved. Mr.. Whitmore is q native OF
Augusta county, and was the senior
member of the firm of Whitmore,
Denny & Liggett, dry goods establish
ment OF the city few years back.