Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-03-09

Mrs. G. A. Grafton continues quit
i'll at her home on Sears Hill.
Miss Jessie Bowling is on a visit t
friends in Baltimore.
Frank Diehl, the jeweler, has move
into his new quarters in the Marqui
building. See change of advertisement
Mr.. L. G. Strauss has returned HON
from South Carolina, where he wen
to attend the funeral of a near relative
Doorkeeper of the Senate S. M. Don
aid, has returned to his home in thi
county.
Mrs. F. Percy 10th, of Waynesboro
was in the city this week visiting bel
father. Col. B. P. Hogshead.
Mr.. M. E. Kyle and wife and Mr.. S
P. Silling were in Cincinnati this week
buying cattle.
Mr.. Frank Bell, of Fort Defiance, is
On a visit to his brother, DIR. William
Bell, near Warrenton, Va.
Dr.. and Mrs. J. P. KilIian, of Salem,
spent a few days visiting their old
home and friends near Lyndhurst.
Mr.. L. N. Silling, having spent the
winter in Orange county, Fla, return
ed home On Saturday last.
Major T. G. Elder and Mr.. Andrew
Bowling spent a part Of this week in
Covington.
Mr.. John Woodward and wife, of
Clifton Forge, were visiting relatives
and friends here this week.
Miss Kate Eyler, of Waynesboro,
Penn, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
John Fl. Wehn, in this city.
Mr.. J. NJ. SPOTS, of the Wholesale
grocery firm of Bowling, Spotts u Co.,
returned last week from q business
trip of several days to Roanoke.
MI. J. E. Hanger, of Washington,
has returned home. having been sum-
mOned here last week by the sad death
of his brother, DR.. +. M. Hanger.
Miss Bessie Hunter, Of Richmond,
who has been visiting at the home of
Capt. q. G. Gooch, returned home sew
eral days ago.
Captain D. B. Gabbert, wife and
daughter, Of Buchanan, have been on
a visit to friends at Swoope and Brand
station.
G. J. Devine, M of the G. & O.'s
locomotive engineers, accompanied by
his wife, was in Staunton last week
visiting Mrs. Devine's father. Patrick
Carroll, who has been quite sick,
Mr.. Lowry Lewis, who has been in
business for some time at Fire Creek,
W. Va, returned to his former home
at Grottoes, Saturday last. Mr.. Lewis
health seems much broken and he has.
returned for rest and recuperation.
Rev. Job Turner was in the city last
week and left for Elkton. From that
place he went to Rocky Mount, Frank
lin county, where on yesterday he Of
ficiated at the marriage of Miss Sallie
E. Allen to Mr.. Geo. d. Tucker.
Mr.. Chas. Tanner returned home
Wednesday from Richmond, where he
had been to attend the funeral of Jos.
B. Cosby. his brother-in law, who
dropped dead several days ago while On
the streets of that city.
Lieutenant-G Governor Echols, Sena-
tor Opie and Delegates Churchman and
Todd have returned to their homes
from Richmond, where they have been
for the past three months performing
their duties in the General Assembly.
A suit has been instituted in the
United States Circuit Court, Eastern
District of Virginia, to secure a decree
for the sale of Berkeley, the home of
the Harrisons for many generations,
situated in Charles City county. The
old colonial estate is heavily burdened
with mortgages.
DR.. Herman Welland, assisted by DIR
Jas. George performed q successful
operation on Mr.. Frank Miller, of
Kerr's Creek, by removing an eye
which the young man has been suffer-
ing with for fifteen years. The patient
is doing well under DR.. Welland's care.
Mr.. ]. T. Quinn, of Goshen, was in
the city this week. He is a member of
the firm of Il. H. Quinn & Son, of that
place, having recently bought out the
interest of his brother in the general
merchandise business. Mr.. Quinn was
a former student at Dunsmore's Col
lege here, and subsequently married
Miss Elsie Baylis, of this city.
Mrs. John Feuchtenberger died last
Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Edward Emmett, in this city, aged 25
years. The funeral took place at Mt.
Scion on Tuesday, being conducted by
Rev. L. o. Bricker. Deceased was the
daughter of Henry Huffer,
Mrs. Theodore Hoppe died last Sat.
urday near Penrose. at the home of
Rev. Geo. E. Shuey, her son-in-Iaw,
aged SO years. Deceased is survived
by her husband and three children.
The funeral took place at Mt. Tabor
church and the services were conduct
ed by Rev. J. B. Fox, of this place.
Hon. Bennett T. Gordon, common
wealth's attorney of Nelson county,,
and one of the ablest Democrats in