Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-02-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Hugh B. Sproul visited Rich
mond this week.
Joseph B. Woodward, clerk OF the
circuit court, spent several days OF
this week in Washington.
The father of Mr.. John D. Clothier,
who is well known here, died at Mari
on, Ind, last week.
The University of Virginia Mando-
lin and Guitar Club will appear at the
opera house tonight.
Miss Argenbright, of Tennessee, is
the guest of her uncle, G. L. Obaugh,
who resides near Parnassus.
J. Lewis Bumgardner was in Nor
folk a part of this week or legal bust
ness.
Mr.. J. Alex. Bumgardner, Of Green
vile, was in the city this week On
business.
Mr.. R. W. Harner, of this county,
has accepted q position in the G. u ..
shops st Clifton Forge.
W. B. Freeman. at Top Of Allegheny,
Pocahontas county, WA, advertises
in to-day's issue for a second hand en-
CINE to run a saw mill.
City Sergeant Logan Turner is a
candidate for re election to the posi-
ton he now holds. See his announce
ment in this issue.
J. A. McCue, of the Fit. Defiance
neighborhood, left Monday for San
Francisco, California. He will engage
in mining in that State.
Messrs. John G.. Root and Bud
Craun, of the Messy Creek neighbor-
hood, were in the city Tuesday on
business.
Treasurer J. N. Mcfarland and wife,
Captain r. S. Ker and Mir. s. +. Pill
son and wife visited Richmond this
week.
Mrs. James FL. Dooley has returned
to her home in Richmond, after a pleas
ant visit to her sister, Mrs. DR.. B. M.
Atkinson.
VIM. s. Burke, of this city. who has
been i'll with pneumonia at the Metro
politan Hotel, Washington, is i'm
proving. His father, MI. Ro. W..
| Burke, is with him.
r. D, Simmons, Of Roman, was a
caller at THE SPECTATOR office this
week. He is largely engaged in the
manufacture Of slaves and may move
his mill to B~ridgewater soon.
Chas. P. Hanger left the first of the
week for Baltimore and Philadelphia
to purchase a stock Of goods for his
new grocery store on North Augusta
street.
Miss Janet Bell and Mrs. MICH. Hol-
liday were in Washington this week
representing the local chapter in the
congress of the Daughters of the
American RevolutioI.
Mr.. E. M. Arbogast, formerly sher-
iff of Highland county, passed through
Staunton on Tuesday on his way to
Richmond with his wife, who.has been
i'll, for the purpose of placing her in a
hospital there.
Mrs. VIM. G. White, who has beer
sick at St. luke's Hospital in Rich
mond for several months, returned
home last week very much improved
Bath Enterprise. Mrs. White is the
daughter of DR.. Geo. ". Finley, O.
this county. and has been Ill for sew
eral months.
Thos. J. Crowder, Esq, is in West
minister, Md, assisting officials OF tn
Ipostofice department in testing III
Ipatent for the rural delivery of mail
1t is thought the government will &C
: cept Captain Crowder's device ant
: place it in use throughout the Who'll
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Dinkle, of Nj
Vernon, Missouri, formerly of nea
Mt. Scion, this county, who are visit
ing friends and relatives in August
o and Rockingham, spent Friday wit
t. their old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. j. {
e Whitlock, and left Saturday for Wa.
nesboro.
Mr.. Kirke Snyder, formerly of tn,
city, but of late a resident of Wash
ington, spent a part of Tuesday an
g Wednesday among Staunton friend
He was en- route to Clifton Forge al
II Lewisburg, where he will spend som
NJ time in the hope of regaining his TO
YES mer good health.
70 On the second page of today's pap
N will be found the report Of the Farr
no. ers' and Merchants Bank, of this cit
made to the auditor of public account
This institution enjoys the confiden
of Augusta and Stanton people, as
Ishown in the great increase of bu
en- ness over it's last statement.
Mrs. r. E. Timberlake is suffer-
with painful burma Oh her face caus
by the ignit1ng Of some medicine 8
was heating by the gas light last Tu
day morning. Fortunately she ke
her presence OF mind and quenched
blazing fluid before doing seric
- injury.
CreWs-Camer0n.