Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-05
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL.

Mis-. A. A. Eskridge has gone +
Peru, Indiana, to visit relatives
Miss Ellen banner is spending som
time at Ocean View.
Mr.. J. J. Flavln's mother is quit
sick at her home in Mt. Sidney
Miss Matte Lang is visiting relative
in indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Clara Hamrick and her two lit
tie children arrived home last weel
from visit torelatives in Iowa.
Mrs. P. b. HOge, of Baltimore, ate
visit to her daughter, Mrs. I.
III 4rman, has returned home.
Mr.. w. n. Watts, of Dooms, hal
been spending some time with his son
Sheriff N. G. Watts.
Mrs. Edward Echols has returned
from an extended visit to her parents
in Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. N. L. Cooke and Miss Maude
Cooke, of Richmond, are visiting rela-
tives in this city.
Hon. J. M. Quarles and Hon. A. g.
BraXton spent Sunday at their home
here.
Miss Jessie Skeen, of Covington, is
the guest of Miss Katie Hoge on Kali
Drama street.
Mrs. R. A. Depriest and children, OF
Buena Vista, are visiting her mother
at Mt. Sidney.
Miss Lucy G. Kinney, who for the
past session was principal of the St.
Margaret's School, of Boise City, Ida
no, is at home for the summer.
Cadet Chas. s. Roller, Jr., of FIT. De
lance, son of Prof. Chas. s. Roller,
graduated at the V. M. l. last week,
standing fifth in class Of thirty one.
You can now call up Richmond and
get latest markets from your own tel
ephone. Call nearest Mutual Exchange
for connections. Try it. 5 81 If
Mrs. j. w. Arbuckle and children,
who have been visiting Prof. G. E.
Young's family left for their West Vir-
ginia home last week.
Miss Edmonia Liyick left last week
for Buffalo, N. Y, where she will spend
the summer with her sister, Mrs. E. F.
Fisher.
Mr.. G.. Harry Haines, of New York,
arrived in the city Saturday, having
been called here by the critical illness
of his father, Mr.. G. E. Halnes.
Prof. H. st. Geo. Tucker and Rev
DIR. Thorton Whaling, of Lexington,
sailed Saturday for six weeks tour
of Europe.
The Circuit Court has decided the
appeal case of the local option election
at Basic City, declaring that no cleo
ton had taken place.
On Saturday Ben johnson, colored, |
was tried in the county court for house
breaking, and given six months in jail
and fined s.. The court adjourned for
the term.
Rev. G. S. Lingamfelter and his fami- |
ly arrived here last week from Elkins. |
w. Va, and will make their home here. |
Mr.. Lingamfelter is the newly appoint
ed evangelist of Lexington Presbytery. |
Mr.. w. 5, Cochran and wife, of Cliff |
ton Forge, were In the county last |
week, having been called here by the
death Of Mrs. COchran's brother, Mr..
J os. II. Ciemmer.
Profs. W. A. Bowles, &. D. Euritt
and Mrs. H. B. Wilson, of the Virginia
School for the Deaf and the Blind, are
the convention of deaf mutes
at Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Katie Eyler. who had been
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. John IL. Wehn, left this week for
her home at WaYnesboro. Penn. She
was accompanied home by Mrs. Wehn
and her daughter Miss Bessie.
Mr.. s. II. Arnall, of Waynesboro,
representing the A. f. Mosby Nurseries
has already sold for fall
over 81, 000O0 worth of fruit
trees i'll this country. Thus early in
the season such large orders show eth
sr very fine stock or an unusually good
or both.
Mr.. Turner X. Hackman, who for
several years has been practicing law
mere, left last week for his old home in
Botetourt county to join his family.
lie left there Monday for Oklahoma,
where he will make his home in the flu
ture
The annual convention of the Au-
gusta County Sunday School Associa
ion will be held in the Methodist
church ii ('reenvilie Oh Thursday and
Friday, August Is and l6 An attrac-
i've program will be prepared and
some noted Sunday school workers will
De pre- cnt.
young man, named Kincaid was
'elllng tree at his home in Highland
county last week. The tree which was
leaning, spli5 in two throwing it in a
way unlocked for. He was caught
under it, and his right leg Was com
'letely severed from the body and his
eft leg broken in two place. lie was
n precarious condition at last ae-