Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-17
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: Waynesboro yesterday to visit friends.
Miss Eva Hardy has returned home
, from Washington whittier she went to
8 attend her b. other's wedding.
2 Mrs. George B. Crawford, of Rolla, is
< visiting relatives III Washington, and
( Waterford, Loudoun county.
Miss Katie Mcclure, who has been
4 visiting friends and relatives in Spots
wood is again in the city.
Miss Carrie Crowle returned home
last evening from Baltimore, where she
has been visiting friends.
DR., Trask, of the Presbyterian Hospi-
tai of New York, is the guest of Mr.. D..
B. Ransom, at OakenwOld.
Mrs s. Brown Allen who has been in
Richmond on visit to her son, James,
has returned.
A.Spott Berkeley left yesterday morn
ing for Annapolis to spend a while with
his sister, Mrs. Igleharr.
s. NJ. Davidson, prominent citizen
of Bells Valley, was in the city yester-
$ day.
Mr.. J. E. A. Gibbs and wife, of Rap
8 hine, are in the city, registered at the
f Eakleton.
Mrs. V. L. Denny has returned from
. Hot Springs, where she has been spend
ing the summer months.
Miss Julia Eichelberger, of Baiti-
more, who has been visiting her cousin.
Miss Katie Eichelberger, for several
weeks, left for home Saturday.
| Mr.. John Wallace, proprietor of the
Revere House, Harrisonburg, is very
ill, and his friends have grave appre-
tension about his recovery.
Chas. G.. Mathews. of Lewisburg, W.
Va, is in the city, where he has come
to attend the marriage of Miss Mary
| FunkhOuser.
Lieutenant Price and wife, OF Ron
cervert, w. Va, arrived in the city yes
terday and will visit friends and rela-
tives in the county.
DIR. j. 7. Wayman returned last week
from his old home in Culpeper county, |
where he has been for several days on a
hunting expedition as well as visit to
| friends.
Mr.. w. A. Higgs, formerly of this
city, and now business manager of the
Jefferson Cooperage co. of Charles
Town, w. Va, who was in the city On
business, returned home Friday.
P. B. Williams, of Roman, was in the
city yesterday, having come to bring the
election returns from thai precinct. He
has just returned from a visit to his
father, in Lewis county, W. Va.
Mr.. o. c. Huffman, of this city, vino
has be en- for some time Ill BotetOurt
county where he and his brother are
cATrying on large lumber enterprise,
is at home for a short visit.
Lieutenant Garter johnson, who has
been sick ina hospital for some time,
writes 10 relatives il this city that he is
about well again, and will probably
come to Staunton for period to recu-
perate, as he has sixty-day furlough.
Thomas s. Hogshead, of Stribling
Springs, was in the city yesterday. Mi.
Hogshead has seen many Democratic
victories and defeats, but the one of
Tuesday was peculiarly pleasant, and
ne enjoyed it to the fullest extent.
Asbury q. Dysard, resident of
PocahOntas county, W. Va, was in the
city Saturday and whilst here called at
the SPECTATOR Office. He has sold his
property in Pocahontas county and is
looking for home in Augusta.
Joseph Barkman has been elected a
vestryman of Trinity church, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Capt.
F. B. Berkeley. Capt. Berkeley's
death caused a vacancy in the office of
senior warden, and Maj. T. G. Elder
was elected to fill that vacancy.
Maj. Jed Hotchkiss, accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. M. G. Cullough,
reached home from Richmond last
Friday. The Major stood the trip well
and when he alighted from the train
walked to his carriage. He has improv
ed in appearance, looking stronger and
more vigorous.
Hendren V. Bell, of Long Glade, who
some six weeks ago was badly injured
while hauling lumber, has improved
sufficiently to warrant the belief that he
will entirely recover. The bone above
the hip which was broken, it is thought |
is healing nicely, and the injuries and
designation of the face are disappear
| ing.
In the last half Of the foot ball game
between Georgetown and the V. NJ. I.
team at Richmond last Saturday Meem,
right half back for the v M. l., was
knocked out, and Arthur BlackfOrd, of |
this city, took his place and made sew
eral fine plays. but it was too near the
end of the game to give any further ex-
hibition of his playing.
Mr.. J. C. Snead and family, of Au-
gusta Springs, were in the city yester-
day en- route to visit relatives in Char |
lottesville and Norfolk. Mr.. Snead is |
the G. & o. operator at Augusta
Springs AID during his absence, his
place will be filled by Mr.. G. S. Bragg,
of Goshen.
Mr.. Chas. Curry, OF this city, has been
somewhat annoyed by persons telephon-
ing to know how he is and informing
him they had heard he Was very ill, and
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