Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-16

IL Lake, are WISHING IrlenQS IN darf
sonburg and Strasburg.
Mrs. Turner X. Hackman. who hs
been in Glen Wilton, Botetourt couI
ty, returned home Thursday.
Mrs. Robert Taylor. who has bee
! visiting Miss Sadie Weller, returne
, last week to her home at Swoope.
4 Miss Emma Jones, who has bee
visiting friends. left Friday fo
Millboro.
Father Payne, who has benin tn
city for several days, left Saturday TO
Alexandria.
Miss Susie Johnston, who has beer
visiting at the country residence of W
F. Brand, left Monday for Lexington.
| Mrs. Thomas j. Hartman left Mon
day to spend several weeks with hel
parents in Baltimore.
Mrs. B. Miller McCue, after a visit
to her perents in Richmond, has re
| turned 10 Cne Guy.
Mrs. George Powers. who lives few
miles north of the city, is reported Sc
riously ill.
After visit to Charlottesville, Ern-
est Crawford passed through the city
Saturday to his home in Mt Sidney.
Mrs. J. S. Caldwell and Miss Gulley.
who have been visiting in the city, re-
turned Saturday to Fishersville.
After spending several days at the
residence of James R. Taylor, MI. j.
M. Higginson left yesterday for his
home at Ivy Depot.
Mrs. J. C. Plaine, who has been Wis
iting at the residence of J. +. NALL on
North New street, left Thursday for
her home in Crimora.
E. L. Eakle, WHO has been on trip
to Lewisburg. w. Va, passed through
the city Friday to bis home at Koin-
er's Store, this county.
J. A. Miller and sister, Miss Maggie
Miller who have been spending several
weeks at Stribl1ng Springs, passed
through the city yesterday to Chicago.
Miss Fannie Peck. who has been on
visit to Columbia, S c.. and Hamp-
den Sidney, Va, arrived home Mon
day.
Mrs. F. G. Foster and Miss Nettie
Foster left last week to visit at the
residence of Mrs. s. Fl. Coleman in
Roanoke
Mrs. G. E. Young has returned from
Charleston, W. Va, where she had
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Brad
ford Noyes.
D. F. Hanger, of Fishersville, passed
through the city Monday on his way
to California, where he will engage in
fruit raising.
Miss Eliza Sheppard, who has been
visiting friends in the city, left yester-
day for Locust Dale, Orange county,
having been called there On account of
the serious illness of her grandfather.
Mrs. Spencer Peck and sister, Mrs.
Bridges, arrived here last Wednesday
night from Staunton, Va. They are
moving into the Morton property, on
Main street.-Ronceverte Messenger.
D. F. Hoover, Commissioner of Reve-
nue. for Pastures district, and who is a
candidate for the same Office at the
coming election, was in the city Fri
day.
w, F. Kerr, of South English, Iowa,
| who has been on a three months visit
to friends in Augusta. left this week
for his distant home. Mr.. Kerr has
been in Iowa for the past two years.
Mrs. Catherine J. Wise died Sunday
morning about o'clock at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. David Coiner, in
the Hermitage neighborhood. Anoth-
er daughter, Mrs. Brown, resides near
Churchville. She was the mother of
our townsman, j. A. Wise, who is en-
gagged in business on johnson street.
Rev. J. M. Frost arrived in the city
Sunday and attended the morning SER
vice at the Baptist church, and at the
close Of the sermon delivered a short
talk. At night be preached for the
pastor, Rev. NJ. L. Wood. DR., Frost
has number of friends in Staunton.
Monday he was taken ill and was
prevented from continuing his journey.
He is the guest of his sister, Mrs. NJ.
N. Bradley.
| W. G. Hodge, of CORTLAND, Kan.
who has been on an extended visit to
friends ir this city and county. left
this week on the 4:22 train for his
home. Mr.. Hodge left Augusta county
26 years ago, and made the trip in a
wagon, taking ten weeks to make the
journey. The iron horse permits him
now to travel the same distance in a
| fraction over two days.
At largely attended congregational
meeting of the Second Presbyterian
church held Sunday morning for the
purpose of electing four deacons, the
following named gentlemen were sue.
cessful, after quite a lively contest
John w Lovegrove, H. N. McCutch
ell, Newton T.. kester and J. e. Recher
At the regular services the pastor
Rev. j. NJ. Wells, filled the pulpit and
delivered two able sermons to large
and appreciative congregations.