Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-22
PERSONAL.


were IN the city several days ago.
Mrs. Henry ". Holt and son ar
: visiting relatives in Snrry county.
G. r. Berry, of Middlebrook, was {
pleasant caller at THE SPECTATOR
Office while in the city this week.
Miss Ziella Asst returned home this
+ week from an extended visit to Balti
more and Philadelphia.
s. g. Brown, of Snyder, was in The
city this week and was pleasant caller
at THE SPECTATOR office.
A. H. McCue and wife, Of Fishers.
vile, spent several days in this city
this week.
Mrs. Phil d. Porter and baby, OF
Louisa, are visiting at the home of DR..
Frank M. Hanger.
Mrs. j. G. Plaine has returned to her
home at Crimora, after pleasant Wis
it to the horne OF J. E. NALL.
Senator John N. Opie spent last Sat
urday, Sunday and part of Monday
at bis home in this city.
Mrs. L. L. Scherer, of Marion, Vir-
ginia, is visiting at the home of S.
Brown Allen on north Lewis street.
r. h. Dudley, of Milnesville, was in
the city Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
Mrs. Robert H. Landes and two
children, of Covington, are visiting
the family Of Mayor W. "a. Landes.
Rev. Job Turner arrived in the city
from Washington Tuesday, and will
spend few days here.
Mrs. Joseph Click, of Mt. Sidney, is
under treatment at Johns Hopkins
H ospital in Baltimore.
Mrs. b. Miller McCue is spending
the holidays in Richmond with rela-
tiyes.
Mrs. Samuel Woods, of Fl Defiance,
and her daughter, Miss Maggie, were
in the city this week.
Miss Bessie Johnston, of Mt. Sid
ney, was the guest of Miss Sallie Pace
day Oh so of this week at her home
on North Auousta street
DR.. A. Lee Patteson, of Augusta
Springs, but who is now located near
Covlngton, spent several days in the
city this week, the guest of Capt. G.
G. Gooch.
Col. S. Brown Allen, who has been
quite i'll at his home on North Lewis
street. is now on the road to recovery
and expects to be out and about in a
few days.
The marriage of Miss Stella w. Hew-
lit, youngest daughter of George W.
Hewitt, of this city, and John R.
Mountcastle, of Charl ottesville, is an
nounced for next Wednesday, the 9th.
Hon. J. s. Craig, of Goshen, was in
the city on Tuesday. Mr.. Craig is an
ex-member of the House of Delegates,
and be is fayorably spoken of as the
successor to the late Senator McCorkle.
Mrs. J. P. Shreckhise left Wednes-
day night for Charleston, W. Va, in
response to telegram announcing the
death of her sister. Miss Sallie Ewers,
who resided in that city and who had
been an invalid for many years.
MI. E. G.. Pendleton, of Augusta
Springs. left Tuesday morning for Palm
Beach. Fla, where he will spend the
season at his elegant winter residence.
Mrs. Pendleton remains at Augusta
Springs till after the holidays, when
she will join him.
Hon. Harry st. Geo. Tucker, his son
Albert and Edward Moore. of Licking
ton, spent tie better part of last week
hunting in the Deerfield neighborhood.
While on their outing they were the
guests of John W. Montgomery. They
had an enjoyable time, and were de-
lighted with their trip.
NJ. 7. Mcclure, of Spottswood, was
in the city last Friday, and while here
paid THE SPECTATOR call for the
purpose of renewing his subscription.
On handing over the sum necessary to
liquidate that obligation Mr.. Mcclure
remarked that THE SPECTATOR had
been in his family ever since it was
established, nearly so years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Fl. Walker arrived
in Stauuton from New York last Fri
day night and left the next morning
for their home at Mt. Meridian. Mr..
Walker went to New York for the
purpose of having his eyes treated,
they having been giving him consid-
cradle trouble here of late, and we are
glad to report that he comes home
much improved.
Congressman J. NJ. Quarles arrived
home Wednesday to spend the holt
days, Congress having adjourned until
January 3, 1900. Our Congressman is
fast making friends among his col
leagues and is rapidly catching on to
the workings of Congress. He voted
squarley against the Republican cur
rency bill.
Accident to Mr.. Alexander.