Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
PERSONAL.


town Il day or SO of this week.
. Mrs. J. G. Whitlock, who spent t
holidays with her father in Wayn,
boro, returned home yesterday.
" w. d. II. Gale, of near MiddIebroo
o. and A. g. Hartman, of Goshen, we
in the city this week.
d Carter Braxton and s. d. Timbe
!. lake, Jr., returned from their huntiI
trip to eastern Virginia last Friday.
til w. A. McCutchan, Of Middlebrool
was pleasant caller at this Office Las
Friday.
' j. G. Thorn, of Low Moor, spent th
3 happy season with Stanton friend
I and relatives.
A. r. 6, Bass, of Mt. Scion, lie on
e visit to friends in the eastern part q
the State.
DR.. j. B. Catlett has returned to hi
home in this city and resumed tn
practice of his profession after severa
, weeks stay in Richmond.
Robert 8. Berkeley, of Fire Creek
w. Va, and Ashby w. Graves, O
| Newport News, were in the city thi
week visiting friends and relatives.
| TT {'nnt-a Of
mingling with old friends here this
week. We learn that he is doing well
in the capital city.
Miss Mary Sellers, of Churchville
left this week for Roanoke, where she
will spend the winter with her aunt.
Mrs. S. W. Sellers.
Miss Aubrey Newman is at home
for the holidays. She has been attend
ing school in Richmond and will re-
turn in few days.
DR.. ID. A. Butcher is visiting his moth
er. who resides at Gettysburg, Penn.
She is 81 years OF age, but enjoys ex-
cellent health.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Kerr, of Par
nassus, are spending the festive season
in Botetourt county with Mrs. Kerr's
parents.
Prof. John Fl. Bader, superinten-
dent of the public schools OF the city,
Is spending his holidays in Rocking
ham county.
Senator John N. Opie and Repregen-
tatives John W. Todd and John w.
Churchman are at home for the holt
days, the Legislature having adjourn
ed until January 3rd, 1900.
G. M and E. Y. Burton are at their
home near Parnassus spending the
holidays. The former is a student in
a college in Richmond, and the latter
attends the University of Virginia.
Rev. Job Turner left Monday morn
ing for Charlotte, N. c., where he Of
ficiated at the marriage of couple
on the 9th inst, in st. Michael's Epis-
copal church.
Col. s. Brown Allen, who has been
detained at home by illness for the past |
two weeks, is daily improving and |
will be able to be at his Office in short !
while.
Major s. M. Y ost lie rapidly regain
ing his strength after severe illness. |
He has been at his post of duty for
several days, and appears to be him
;elf again. We note his return to /
business with pleasure.
Hon. A. G. Gordon, of this city. has
oeen invited to deliver an address be-
ore the West Virginia Bar Associa-
lion at its annual meeting to take place
1t Martinsburg On the 5th of January,
300. is understood he will accept.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter NJ. Woodward
lave issued invitations to the marriage
If their daughter. Miss WYllhart Har-
nan, to Mr.. Hayward T. Baylis, of
Roanoke. which will take place on
Wednesday morning, January 8. 1906, |
It 10 o clock, in the Baptist church of
his city.
Chas. NJ Pace, E. L. Hite and j.
Watt Pace, now of Newport News,
ut formerly of this place, came up
sunday to visit old acquaintance.
hey are all doing we'll in the young
i5Y by the sea. The first named re-
urned home Tuesday, leaving the
thers to follow later on.
Mr.. -. Cornell, locating engineer
n the Greenbrier Railway in West
Virginia. and the engineer who locat-
d the Chesapeake and Western rail-
way, accompanied By his wife. was in
'taunton on Saturday On their way to
Iarrlsonburg to spend the holidays.
dr. -. =. Hays, of Bridgewater, a
contractor who built large portion
# the G. & W., but is now building
Ibout7 miles of the Greenbrier Rail-
way. was with them. They both have
.reat faith in the ultimate completion
If the Chesapeake and Western.
The following Stauntonians who are
tudents and teachers in distant
chools and collegesare spending Christ
mas at home: Miss Willye Anthony,
Hiss Nancy Geiger, Frank Karnes,
Frazier Bell, Miss Rosalie Wholey,
Will Wholey, Edward Valz, G. G.
Nholey, John G. Geiger, Hugh Trout
Frazier and Purviance Tams, Godfrey
Ienkel, Berkeley Minor. W. c. Nor
on, Alex. S. Robertson, and Misses
Hem and Jnlia Atkinson.
ScrIDner's for 1900
ncludes-J. M. Barrie s Tommy and
irizel" (serial); Theodore Roosevelt's