Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-02-09
PERSONAL.


MI. j. Z. Bocock, of BafterbrooE
was in town on business this week.
Rev. M. l. Wood spent a day or tw
of this week in Charlottesville.
Miss Sallie Kenney is visiting friend
in Charlottesville.
Mr.. Paul l.. Gay, of Craigsville, wa
in the city on business this week.
Mr.. Ellis Mills, of Rapidan, is in tn,
city visiting Mr.. A. M. Valz.
Mr.. G. E. Crist, of Middlebrook, wal
in the city Wednesday and was a visi
tor at this office.
Mr.. d. G. Ziglar, of Slower, was IL
the city on Wednesday, and while here
paid THE SPECTATOR a pleasant call
Go to the opera house tonight and
enjoy yourself. 81 Plunkard will be
there.
Messrs. r. A. Todd and A. r. G. Bass,
of Mt. Scion, were in the city this
week.
Mrs. J. H. Lupton has returned to
her home near the city from a visit to
the eastern part of the State.
Hon. Silas Fl. Walker and wife, OF
Mt. Meridian, were in the city this
week.
Miss Mildred Hoge, of Frankfort,
KY, is in Staunton visiting relatives
and friends.
Don't forget that 81 Plunkard will
be at the opera house tonight, the
9th.
Miss Mamie Allen left last Saturday
for Marion, Va, to visit Mrs. l.. l.,
Scherer, of that place.
Mr.. J. A. Bell, of Memphis, Tenn,
was here last week visiting his par
ents.
Mr.. J. K. McComb, of Greenville,
was in Staunton last Saturday and
was a pleasant caller at this office.
Mrs. Thomas O'Donnell went to
Craig willie this week to visit her
sister.
Mr.. w. s. Kerr arrived home We'd
nesday from a business trip to Miller
school quite %jndisposed with rheuma-
ism.
=. B. Taylor, of Glare, was in the
city this week on business and On
W Wednesday paid this Office a pleasant
call.
Mrs. G. A. Grafton, who has been
1uite i'll at her home OF Winthrop
street. was reported as improving late
yesterday.
Congressman J. NJ. Quarles was in
Staunton last Saturday and Sunday at
lis home here, returning to Washing
on IN Monday.
Jacob Hopper. who left Augusta
nearly a half century ago andI
ocated IN Indiana, is here on a visit to
lis native home.
Mrs. Buchanan, wife of B. B. Buch-
imam, of J. N. Anderson's grocery and
laughter of Mrs. G. H. Tyler, is quite
Ii at her home in this city.
John Minor broke through the ice
1t the fair grounds lake on last Satur-
lay while skating and received quite
I cold bath.
The Lutheran ministers of this coun-
~ have formed a county association.
They met in this city last Monday and
perfected their organization. Dr.. J.l
B. Fox, of the Staunton church, was
president.
Stonewall Jackson Camp Confeder-
ate Veterans held quite an interesting
meeting last Tuesday night. There
was a good attendance and a great
leal of business was disposed Of.
Mrs. Juliet F. Asst and daughter,
Miss leila Asst, left Wednesday after
for Richmond, where they will
for six weeks OF more with rela-
ives and friends.
Miss Emma Pettigrew. of Waynes-
ooro, who was the guest of Mrs. Sallie
of Lexington, has returned to
her home. She was accompanied by
Miss Annie Pitzer, who will be her
guest for some time.
Russell Brown was knocked down
last Saturday at the corner of Main
and New streets by q friend who ran
against him in a playful manner. In
he broke a small bone in his
right leg. a physician was called, who
him and at last accounts the
was SCOG1HS olOG2 I'LL llSul.
Departed this life on January oath,
1900, Mrs. Charles w. Klnne, younger
of Rev. DR.. William and
Comfort Reddy. During
her visits to her aunt, Mrs. Jed Hotch-
kiss, and her cousin, Mrs. F. f. Ster-
rett, Mrs. Kline formed a circle Of
friends who will mour her loss, tor
her fine physique, playful humor and
cultured mind, left a deep impress on
all her acquaintance.
Railroad Extension Begun.
Work on the new Coal and Iron Rail-
road, projected to run from South
Elkins, W. Va, where it leaves the
West Virginia Central, to the forks Of
the Greenbrier, where it connects with
the Chesapeake and Ohio, has begun.
Last week the clearing of the right of