Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-02-16
PERSONAL.


tended visit to Richmond.
Messrs. Henry w Holt, Thos. D
Ransom and A. G. Gordon, spent a da
or two of this week in Richmond.
Mr. J. R. Kemper, OF Fishersville
spent several days of this week il
Richmond.
Mrs. T. R. N. Speck and daughteI
returned last week from Baltimore
where they have been for sometime.
Miss Emma Hoge, of this city, ant
her cousin, Miss Mildred Hoge, OF
Frankfort, KY, are visiting in Dan
vile.
DR.. J. S. De Jarnette and DIR. J. B.
Rawlings left yesterday morning flor
New York. They will be absent sew
eral weeks.
j. H. McCluer and G. T. Dickerson,
of the county, and J. B. Ransom and
VIM. Patrick. of the city, were in
Richmond this week.
Miss Helen Hanger, of Staunton,
returned home yesterday after q visit
to relatives on Franklin ad.-Roan-
oke Times, Tuesday.
Messrs. Walter D. Hoge and Henry
Hutchinson, Jr., spent this week in
Hampton attending the Y. M. G. A.
State convention.
Mr.. John Collins, of Greenville, was
in the city this week. He is thinking
of moving to Tennessee to engage in
business.
Captain George II. Baylor, of Charles
Town, W. Va. was in the city last
week. Captain Baylor was a gallant
Confederate officer during the civil
war.
MI. E. Baker Hoover, formerly of
this city and now located at Salem.
Va, returned to that place last week,
having spent some days here at his old
home.
Mr.. s. M. Banner. of Newport News,
returned there on Tuesday last. Mr..
Danner formerly lived neal Brook
wood, and had been called home by
the illness of his mother.
County Clerk Harry Burnett was
in Richmond last Friday and Satur-
day on business. He was accompanied
by Beirne Kinney and they returned
home via Washington.
VIM. Tyler. of Richmond. has sue
ceeded W. B. johnson as yard master
for the G. & o. railway in this city.
MI. Johnson was transferred to a more
important position in Clifton Forge.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has awarded the contract to
J.J. Garry for the removal of the big
machine shop building at Shenandoah
to Roanoke.
Captain T. G. Morton left last Fri
day for Columbia, S. c., via Richmond.
He will spend several weeks in the
Palmetto State in the interest of the
B. F. johnson Publishing Company,
of this State.
Messrs. N. c. Watts, Harry Worth
ington, H. L. Lang and Thomas II.
Humphreys left astFriday for Havana,
Cuba, and other points OF interest in
our new possessions. They will be
absent for several weeks.
Mrs. 1. E. Cameron has issued cards
to the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Charlye, to Mr.. James J.. Crews, of
Wallace, w. Va, which will take
place Wednesday evening, February
21st, at 203 Kalorama street, this city.
Messrs. A. s. Woodhouse and Geo.
o. Green spent last Saturday in New
port News, and Sunday and Monday
in Richmond. On the last named day
they were present to hear the future
president, Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan, address
the members of the Legislature.
Mr.. r. w. Burke, president of a bank
in Staunton, vino is here today. says
that everybody is prosperous in his
section Of Virginia. He says Lieu
tenant Governor Echols, who is vice
president OF the same bank, will be
the Democratic nominee for Governor,
and that he, Mr.. Burke, will go fish
ing on election day if Mr.. Bryan be
the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent.-Washington letter in Alexan-
dria Gazette.
Mr.. Robert D. McCue, of this city.
has located in Lynchburg and entered
upon his duties as manager of the City
Gas Company, which recently passed
into new hands. Mr.. McCue has for
several years past been identified with
the street railway system in this city
and also the new gas company and is
we'll equipped to discharge the duties
of his new position. His host of friends
in SIaunton wish him abundant sue
cess.
Welded on Wednesday.
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