Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-12-29

John Peck. son of Fl. D. Peck. an
IF who is connected with the Westinghous
Electric Co., in Pittsburg, is home fc
the holidays.
Capt. Thomas B1ackford, who is no
commandant at the Cheltenham Mil
u tary Academy. Penn, arrived HON
Saturday.
9 Thomas Keller, now Of Newpor
News, passed through the city SatuI
e day on the way to his old home il
Churchville.
o Captain Charles Nj. Blackboard, vino il
now commandant at Trinity School
g ChOcowinity, N. c., is home for thu
holidays.
@ G. w. Layman, q prominent mer
chant Of Madrid, was in the city OF
business Friday, and did not leave
: town without calling at the SPECTATOR
office.
Miss Bessie Young arrived in the city
!, Friday from Rogersville, Tennessee,
where she has been teaching, to spend
the holidays. She was accompanied by
her friend. Miss Johnson, of Pittsburg.
| Lawrence J. Kester, son OF N. c. Kes-
ter, of this city, left last week for
Grove, York county, where he has &C
cepted position as telegraph operator
with the Southern railroad.
Misses Ella and Mary Ransom have
issued invitations for an entertain
ment to be given at their home, "Oaken-
wold," Thursday, evening, December
10Th.
D. Howard Hedrick, of Harvard, ILL.,,
son of W. G. Hedrick. of the Western
State Hospital, is in the city. He rep
resents the manufacturing company of
Hunt, Helm & Ferris of Harvard.
Theo. F. Schumacher, son of G. E.
Schumacher, of this city, arrived Satur-
day afternoon to spend a few days at
his home. He is stenographer in the
War Department at Washington.
R. H. Martin, managing editor of the
Charleston (W.Va.) Mail-Tribune, who
came to Staunton to spend Christmas
with his family, has returned to his
West Virginia home.
Chas. M. Pace, formerly of this city,
but now Of Newport News and an at
tache of the Daily Press of that city,
spent his Christmas vacation in Staun-
ton, returning to Newport News yester-
day.
Mr.. Calvin Shepard, who is a promi-
nent ranc.er of Indian Territory, left
for Lynchburg Monday after few days
visit at the country home of Mr.. s. NJ.
Wilkes.
Messrs P. B. Williams, our CORES
pondent at Milnesville, and A. H. Wise
man, of the same neighborhood, we're
in town Monday and called at our
office.
Mr.. McChesney Hogshead and Miss
Mary B. Hogshead passed through the
city for their home near Middlebrook.
Miss Hogshead has been visiting
friends, and Mr.. Hogshead has been
studying pharmacy in Richmond.
E. F. Wicker, of White Sulphur, &C.
companied by Mr.. VIM. Cash, are in the
city, after long trip through West
Virginia with stock, consisting of hors-
es and cattle. They report the railway
about completed to Huttons in
Randolph county.
Mrs. w. A. Young, of the Valley
Home Seminary, was in the city Satur-
day, and while here informed reporter
of the SPECTATOR that ample notice of
the entertainment that was to have
been given there by the young ladies on
the 22d, will be given.
Samuel B. Webb, formerly OF this
county, but who has been in Pennsyl-
vania for some time engaged in railway
work, is in the city for visit to his
family at the Porter House.
Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, of Rich
mond, is visiting at Harringstone, the
country home of Mr., ard Mrs. L. s.
near Mint Spring. Mrs.
Hutcheson, who was Miss Florence
Donaghe, is the daughter of the late
DR.. Brisco B. Donaghe, who was at one
time physician of this city.
George Rodgers. a student of medi-
cine at the University College Medicine
in Richmond, and Eugene Rodgers, of
the Washington and Lee University,
are visiting their brother, DR.. G. W.
Rodgers, on East Frederick street.
MI. and Mrs. John Smith are visiting
at the residence of their father, Mr..
Benjamin Smith, on West Main street.
Mr.. Smith, who is native Staunton,
left here about six years ago, and is now
in business in Springfield, Mass.
w. NJ. Crist, of Rockbridge county,
passed through the city yesterday on bis
way to Richmond, where he will have an
operation performed on his right eye.
Mr.. Crist is an old veteran of the civil
war and lost his left leg in front of Pc
tersburg.
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Death Of Mrs. Amelia Campbell.