Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-04-06
PERSONAL.

Messy Creek, were in town Tuesday.
W. C. Craig. of Deerfeld, was in the
city a day or two this week.
Mr.. David G.. Whitmer, postmaster
at Bridgewater, died last Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry McCue, of P%ittsburg, is
visiting his aunt, Miss Matte Doug
!, lass, who is ill.
Rev. P. W. Jeffries and sister left
Monday for Washington to attend the
Baltimore Conference.
DR.. j. s. Sellers, of Weyer's Cave,
was in Staunton several days this
week.
Ex-C Congressman Jas. w. Marshall,
of Craig, passed through the city
Sunday.
Mr.. J. H. Dinkle, head miller at the
Verona mills, is spending some days
visiting his relatives near Cralgsville.
Miss Lucy Arbogast, of Monterey,
passed though Staunton Saturday on
her way home from Baltimore.
Hon. R. s. Parks, of Luray, was in
Stanton one day the latter part of
last week.
Rev. FL. Prettyman Is in Washington
this week attending the Baltimore Con-
ference.
Mrs. S. D. Ferguson has returned to
her home in Roanoke. after a pleasant
visit to Staunton relatives.
Mr.. G. P. Rosen, of near ArbOr Hill,
was in the city on business Tuesday
last.
Mrs. Levi Fishburne, who has been
visiting her ons in Iowa and Colora-
do, has returned home.
Judge Geo. M. Harrison and wife
are at home from Richmond, the Su-
preme Court having adjourned several
days ago.
Daniel G. Cox, of this city, represent
ing the firm of Cox & Early, went to
Long Dale Wednesday in the interest
of a large contract for painting.
Rev. F. M. Woods, of Martinsburg,
W. Va, has declined the call to succeed
DIR. F. j. Brooke in the evangeIistic
field.
Mrs. Mary E. Terrell is quite ill with
the grip at the home of her grandson,
Mr.. A. s. Woodhouse, on Sears Hill.
Her condition is such as to cause alarm
among her many friends.
Chief-of-Police J. H. Waters return
ed home Monday from New Jersey.
where he had been to attend the flu
neral Of his brother, whose death was
announced last week.
Mr.. l.. W. Powell, of Bessemer,
Michigan, was in the city a part of last
and this week, having accompanied
the remains of Mrs. M. A. Jewell here
for interment.
MI. G. T. Barksdale, of the county,
has returned to Waynesboro and &C
cepted his former position with Banks.
dale & McCray.-Charlottesville Pro-
gress.
Miss Clara N%othnagle has accepted
the position of stenographer in the
Office of the West Virginia Pulp and
Paper Co., at Covington. She left
Monday to enter upon her duties.
Rev. J. d. Donovan, a former pastor
of the United Brethren church in this
city, but now of Martinsburg, w. Va,
preached two able sermons to his old
congregation last Sunday.
Drs. J. T. and E. F. Wayman were
called to Culpeper county last Sunday
to attend the funeral of their brother,
N. B. Wayman, whose death occurred
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.C. Child, of Putnam
county, W. Va, are in the city for
some days the guest of Nh. Child's
father, Mr.. G.. G. Child on East Main
street.
In the Senate Wednesday Sena tor
Daniel introduced a bill to pay the es-
tate of II. l.. Gallagher, of Augusta
county, $32, 57S, for stores taken by the
Union army during the wal between
the States.
The closing exercises of the singing
school at Fishersville, conducted by
Prof. j. A. Wright will take place on
the 18th inst at 2 and 7:3O O'Clock
p. m. The public cordially invited to
attend these exercises.
, Kiss Irene Mann, who has been in
Japan as a missionary for several years,
has arrived at San Francisco on her
way home. She will spend a few
weeks in that city before starting for
j her home in Staunton.
Mr.. J. R. Hidy. of Craigsville, was
in the city Wednesday attending the
, horse sale Of Dennis Brown. Mr.. H.
purchased a beautiful driving mare.
about the finest animal offered at the
=, sale.
S. A. Wallerstein, of the American
q Stock Co., was called to Baltimore on
q Monday to attend the funeral of hill
mother, who died in that city quite
suddenly on Sunday at the advanced
age of 20 years.
Captain and Mrs James w. Gillock
? of Lexington. and Mr.. and Mrs. J.. W
Risque, of Buena Vista, were in thu
city last week to attend the funeral o