Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-01-31
Personals and Briefs.

last week on business.
MICS Halle Burford, OF Lynchburg
is visiting Mrs. 8. G. Psttigrew.
Mrs. Wade Masters attended the
burial OF her aunt. Mrs. J. B. Shannon
in ichmond, Saturday.
Miss Annis Ruffner is visiting hs
sistsr. Mrs. Robert Campbell, in NORTH
Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Heck, after an
extended visit to Mr.. and Mrs. James
z. Heck have returned to their home
in Newport News.
Mr.. Eugene West, Jr., has resigned
his position With the B. & o. In Lex
ineton and has accepted better one
in The c. & O. shops at Clifton Forge
= General Scott Shipp, ofthe V. NJ. l.,
has returned from a visit to his
daughter, Mrs, Benjamin HuSer, at
Dillcn, S. @.
Miss Emma Pet igrev returned to-
day to her home at Waypssboro. She
was o ,companied BY Miss Arnie Pltzsr
who will witt Mr.. Harry Cos CT that
pace.
Mrs J. A. Gleason, Of Clifton Forge,
sscomrani d by her daughter, Mrs. W.
II. Thompson sf Washingio on, D. O.,
ere the gdests OF Mr.. and Mrs. I. 8.
Winfield.
William c. Gsigsr, first lisutsnan:
14th infantry. q graduate Of the Viz
ginia Military Institute, and aresidsnt
Of Staunton, was wounded in action
ear Binan, r. l.. on January 7th.
Charles Town, w. Va, Spirit, 23rd;
Miss Matte Denny 10 in Lexington,
Va, visiting her brother, Professor
George Denny, Of Washington and Lee
University.
Mining iron ore is now being carried
on quite actively along the base OF the
Blue Ridge, nsxr Vesuvius. A new
mine has been opened there, which, it
is expected, will be yielding 100 tons
Of ore day, in short time.
r, D. Appsrson, one Of staanton's
most prominent business men, being at
The head Of tive Of her most important
local enterprises, street railway and
electric and gas lighting, was in L.I-
Fington Tuesday.
r In shs Senate yesterday Mr.. Martin
introduced 9 bill to give pension Of
$500 month to Mrs. Nellie L, Psrsons
Of Roekbridgs county, Va, the widow
Of Capt. FL. Chester Parsons, OF the 1st
Vermont cavalry.
Hon. William A. Glasgow, Of Lex
ingtoa, and at one time member OF thu
State Senate, is IN the city. Mr.. Glss'
gov is wslLadvanesd in years, but hi
is-still active physically and mentally. :
Kishmond Dispatch, ~.
5Ths Christian Endsayor Sosisty o
Trinity Msthodi,t church will hol'
special services Sund y night begin
ming at 7:S0 o'clock. The occasion
will be the nineteenth anniversary o
tKs Christian EndssSor movement:
Clifton Forge Review, 25th.--Mrl
j. Med. Ad.ir, wife OF one Of Lsxins
.ines foremost business men is . CUES
in the homo of MIR. J. L. Millner. Sh
arrpsd Tuesday night and will spsn
ten days or two weeks with her frisnd
Among the students OF the stat
Normal Femal. School at Fsrmvills
whom were awarded certificates ls
Friday, was Miss Anna Bruce Housto
daughter Of MsjorF. W.. Houst on
the Virginia Military Institute. 81
is president of her class and il eaito
in-chief Ct the college annual,
Sundays Richmond Dispatch So
his members : the "Merry- CO. kounc
club we're entsrts ned Friday nigat
the handsome homs OF MIR. John
Williams OF that city. Among Il
guests was Miss Susie Wilson, daught
Of Mrs Serena r. Wilson, of Lsxingto
=. eMiss Gerda G., Hamilton, of Q,
llierstown. daughter of Mr.. J. L. Ham
tor, graduated last week f,om &
Piedmont Business College at Lyme
burg, aud has since accepted the po
tioa Of stenographer to the rsvtn
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