Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-03-02
PERSONAL.

the city last Saturday.
= Mr.. Paul Gay. of C~raigsville, was
the city On Monday.
: Attorney r. P. Bell was in Ne
York a part of this week.
r. Miss Olivia Trout is visiting friend
in Americus, Ga.
Miss May Miller has returned HON
l. from Baltimore.
Ig Mr.. s. A. d. Mckee, OF G~rssuvills
q was in the city this week on business
Miss Anna Woodward spent a few
days of this week in Washington.
is j.. I. Black, of Stuart's Draft, wa
in the city a day or so of this week.
s G. W. Driver, of. this city, has secur
ed a position in West Virginia, ani
I left Tuesday to enter upon his duties.
r Mr.. A. G. Gale, of spottswood, wa.
, in the city last Monday attending
court.
Senator John N. Opie was in the city
last Sunday and Monday shaking
hands with his constituents.
>. Miss Minnie Morton left last Friday
for jacksonville, Fla, whore she will
spend sometime with relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Barkman and son, Rau-
dolph, visited relatives in Charlottes-
vile this week.
Mrs. John E. Turner, of Nelson
county, visited her sister, Mrs. 8.
Brown Allen this week.
Captain J. r. Paris, who is engaged
in the insurance business at Coving-
ton, visited his home here this week.
Miss Anna B. Foley died at the home
of her parents at Mt. Crawford last
Tuesday. She was nearly 16 years of
age and was highly esteemed.
Mr.. r. A. Fulwiler connected with
the internal revenue office here. has
returned from a short visit to his old
home at Buchanan, Va.
r. Il. Bell, Jr., w. J. Swink, s. P.
Silling and A. s. Morton, were elected
deacons of the Second Presbyterian
church last Sunday.
Mr.. Trint Clemmer and bride. of
near Lexington, are the guests of MIR.
Clemmer's uncle, Mr.. s. T. Clemmer,
in the Valley Mills ~neighborhood.
Messrs. J. R. Taylor, Jr.. N. G..
Watts and j. Howard Wayt, spent a
day or two of this week in Richmond
on business.
Rev. F. ]. Prettyman spent last
Sunday in Charlottesville where he
preached to the students of the Uni.
versity of Virginia.
Miss Mary Haw returned to her
home in Hanover last Saturday, after
q pleasant visit to Miss Bessie Baker
on West Frederick street.
Miss Emma Johnson. of Botetourt
county. who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. J. w. Churchman, near
Brookewood, left the latter part of last
week for Baltimore.
Messrs. H. l.. Kershner and M. j.
Stoutamoyer, Of the West Augusta
~nelghborhood, spent several days in the
city this week on business.
Governor Tyler has appointed Mr..
John A. Stuart, of this county, a mem
Der of the State Board of Agriculture
to hold four years from the 9Th of this
month.
Mr.. Maurice Summerfield, proprie-
tor of the Palais Royal, leaves tomor-
row night for the Northern cities to
purchase his spring and summer
goods.
Mr.. G. L. Collins, formerly Of this
City and now engaged in the erection
OF the big pulp and paper mill at Cow
ington. having spent some days here
on business, returned to Covington this
week.
Mr.. j. Il. Kemper, of Fishersville,
has been spending much Of his valua-
BILE time here of late in Richmond,
fighting the telephone trust and mo-
nopily bill that has been before tho
legislature for enactment.
First Lieutenant Harry N. Cootes,
OF this city, now in the Philippines
with the 35th volunteers, has been
nominated by President Mckinley to
become a captain. This is a promo-
ton based upon faithful service, |
which is highly gratifying to Mr..
Cootes' many friends.
J.. Morton Fultz. a former Staun-
tonian. and son of ex-Mayor A. H..
Fultz, has been elected a member Of
the board Of directors of the Pennsyl.
vania Manufacturing, Light and Pow
or Co., Mr.. Fultz was also elected to
the vice-presidency of the company.
This company is in a furnishing finan-
cial condition.
Mr.. W. B. McChesney, of this city.
is a candidate for Insurance Commits
sioner, an Office about to be created by
the Legislature. Mr.. McChesney is
In every way qualified to fill this posi-
ton and We hope to see him elected to
discharge it's duties.
Rev. DR.. F. J. Brooke has not as yet
reached a decision regarding his call
to Alexandria. DR.. Brooke is enthusi.
astlc over the work he is now engaged
In, and is in a quandary as to what is
best for him to do for the advance
ment of the cause of his Maker.