Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-12-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Cvclorana Showing The Movements
OF Our People And Their Friends
INTERESTING PERSONALS
Pithy News Items Cleaned An 0'''
The Town by Our Reporter

The IOMQ ny OuA wv
,rrs TT, Prestonis visiting her son,
VIC. Preston, Esq, in Richmond
Fine Carbon photos, suitable for
christmas presents, at MILEY q Sofs'
lanes NJ. Davidson is visiting rela-
hves in Missouri.
A select lot of fine Frames a. MIIEY
AND Sons.
Mrs. ]. J. Allen, of Botetourt coun-
ty, is visiting her daughter, Mrs Ed
ward A. Moore.
Ed Coe and J. H. Sherrard have
returned from visit to relatives ID
Bath county.
William Wall, Esq, has returned from
o. visit TO his sons, Drs. William and
Louis Walz, in Lexington, ny
Rev. DR.. ]. A, Quarles preached at
the Baptist church Sunday morning
There were no services at night.
Miss Katherine Warner has returned
home after visit of several weeks to
friends in Lynchburg.
Gordon P. Houston. principal OF the
Valley High School, near SpottsWood'
was here last week visiting friends.
Captain Thomas Williamson has gone
to Danville to take charge Of the public
schools of that city.
DR.. Reid White. Mrs. NV. McClung,
Mrs. O. B. Dunlap, and Miss Maggie
Craig are in Baltimore.
Miss Lucilla Strobe, Of Amherst
county, is the guest of Miss Nettle
Waddell.
MIR. E. NJ. Pendleton was in Boter-
tourt county, on legal business on F.
day last.
Hon. G.. ID. Leteher was in Wash
ington, D. c.. on business on FRIDAY
Mrs. Judge Paul, of HarrisOnbur9'
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. &.
D. Letcher,
Mrs. Samuel G. Anspach and child
rem, of Kenmore High School, Amherst
county. are visiting Mrs. w. H. Wad-
dell
Harry NJ. Quisenbemy, son OF Il. A.
Quisenberry, of this place, and a musl-
clan in the Fourth Virginia Regiment
Seventh Army Corps, has been trans
ferred to the Signal Corps as first
class private.
Those wishing to purchase pure
wines and liquors for holiday use VIII
call on w. H. Tomney at The Lexrng-
ton Hotel Bar. He handles nothing
but frst-class goods. See his adver-
tisement on this page.
DR.. Jas. Lewis Howe occupied the
pulpit at Trinity Methodist church
Sunday morning in the absence Of Rev.
DR.. J. T. Wightman, who was absent
in Roanoke to preach the dedication
sermon of a new Methodist church IN
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Cummings have
;ssued cards announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Mabel Clair, to
James Watson Stone. The ceremony
will take place Tuesday evening, De-
cember Goth, at o'clock, at their resi-
dence, oliver Side," Goshen, Va.
Student ]. W. johnson, of Tuscum-
bia. Ala, whose illness from appendl-
citis was mentioned last week, left
Sunday over the Chesapeake and Ono
for Richmond to have an operation
performed. He was accompanied by
his mother, Mrs, johnson, brother, Bar
ton Johnson, and Dr.. Robert Glasgow
His brother-in-law, W. H. Jones, OF
New York, arrived here Sunday, and
also accompanied Mr.. Johnsonto Rich
mond.
Atlanta Constitution: j. Sam Sllcer
of Bedford City, Va, and a recen
graduate of Washington and Lee I'm
versity, has located in Atlanta and en-
tered upon the practice Of law. MIR
Slicer belongs to a well-known Virgins
family and comes to Atlanta with cor
dial letters of introduction from man
prominent citizens of Virginia. He ha
been warmly welcomed by members
the Atlanta bar, and, although res
dent of only few days, has mad