Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-03-24
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Mr.. VIM. B. Walker started on last Sat
urday evening for the Alaskan Gold fields.
W. K. McClung, of Washington and Lee
University, was in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris. of Waynes.
boro, are the guests of Mrs. Harris parents
Tom Thornburg, who had his leg broken
some days ago, is now able to drive out.
Hon. John P. Winner, of Prince George
county, is in the city.
Miss Mary Funkhouser, who has been i'll
for some time, is rapidly convalescing.
Miss Eliza Braxton went this week to
Washington for visit of fortnight.
Capt. j. B. Bradshaw, of Mcdowell
Highland county, was in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. j. T. Parr went to Richmond Tuesday
on business trip.
At the recent conference Of the United
Brethren church the Rev. S. K. Wine was
returned to the Staunton charge.
Rev. j. d. Donovan, former pastor. of the
U. B. church, will preach in the church here
next Sunday.
Robert White and W. Worth Moore, who
have been visiting in the city, left Monday
for the University of Virginia.
Jno. A. Mcneil, Esq, of Kerr's Creek,
Rockbridge county, was in the city this
week on business.
w. Calvin Wells. an attorney of jackson.
Miss. has been visiting his son, Rev. J. M
Wells.
William NJ. Baker and bride reached the
city Friday night and are boarding at Mrs.
Murray's.
Judge Williams. of Orange. was in the
city this week attending the funeral of his
relative and life long friend, Mr.. Richard
II. Catlett.
At Hampden-Sidney College Nj. F. Pilson
of this city, was recently chosen President
Of the Y. M. Z. A., and W. e. Bell of the
County Manager of the reading room.
Capt. J. q. Matheny, clerk of Highland
county court. spent Monday night in the city
on his way to Hinton to attend the Metho-
dist conference.
james Delbridge and wife, who have been
visiting A. 81. Delbridge on Sears Hill for
several days, left Monday for their home in
Detroit, Michigan.
Mrs. VIM. Starke Burke, Robert W.
Burke. Jr., and Miss Witt went to Balti-
more Monday. From there Miss Witt will
accompany her father to New York for a
several days visit.
H. Dunbar Murray and VIM. Dean. Of
Norfolk to attend the convention of the
Photographers Association of Virginia,
which begins tomorrow and lasts three days.
Mr.. Dean is president of the association.
George M. Blakemore and w. &. Camp
bell, electricians, are back from Newport
News, where they were engaged putting in
the new mutual telephone exchange. MIR.
Campbell went down to Woodstock last
week to visit relatives.
At the meeting of the board of trustees Of
the University of Virginia on Thursday
Hon. q. P. Jones, of Highland, was chosen
rector to succeed Hon. A. g. Gordon. whose
term as a member of the board had expir-
ed.
Mrs. W. J. Hawks, Of Baltimore. arrived
here Tuesday, and is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Rufus Undertake, On North Coalter
street, she was acc rpanied by her sister,
Miss Cla... Timperlake, who spent the
winter il Baltimore.
Edmund Bsrkeicy. son Of Capt. f. b
Berkeley, was in the ci., Tresday and went
Wednesday with his father. IN, 3as-2een
sick for some weeks. to Richmond for tres
ment by DIR. Geo. Ben. Johnston.
Col. Scott Ship was in the city Tuesday,
on his way to old Point to recuperate his
health, and whilst there will see the launch
ing the great battieships, the Kentucky and
Kearsarge, which occurs on the 25th. He
looks we'll to have passed through so severe
an ordeal.