Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-08-30
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL.

is visiting friends at Fort Defiance.
Mrs. n. NJ. Patterson is visiting hel
brother in Highland.
Mrs. Mary E, Caldwell, Of Craigs
vile, was in the city Monday
Mrs. Sallie Seal and her daughter
Miss Laura, of Lexington, are guests
of Mrs. F. G.. Bowers at GTeenville.
Mr.. d. N. Foutz, of Mountain Grove
Bath county. was in the city yester'
day. and paid US pleasant visit.
Rev. Fl. A. Young, of Bells Valley
has gone to Lexington, Mo to spend
two months vacation with bis parents
DR.. Carter Berkeley, of Lynchburg
is spending his vacation with relatives
here.
Mrs, Minta Risk, of Richmond, ar
rived here yesterday afternoon to Wis
it her cousin, Mrs a. 5. Woodhouse
Misses Flor nee Van Lear and Josie
Uouff, of Ladd, visited relatives at
PEN Rose last week.
Mrs. Nellie Hotchkiss Mccullough is
the guest of Miss Mamie Eurritt, OF
Churchville.
Mr.. A. Z GiIkescn, OF Slower, was
in the city Tuesday on business and
paid our office pleasant call.
Mr.. J. Lewis Duh, of Winston, n. c.,
is visiting relatives IN this county and
city.
Messrs. G.. r. and W II. Glover, OF
Craigsville, were in the city this week
on business.
Capt. J ohm Il. Gilkeson, of Newport
News, is visiting his parents IN the
county
Rev. DIR. A. M. Fraser, and Misses
Nora and Margaret Fraser, have re-
turned from trip to Buffalo and other
points of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Kniseley, of the
Stanton Millinery, left yesterday for
Philadelphia to buy their fall and WIN
ter stock of millinery.
Miss Matte B. Caldwell, of Lewis
hurg. w. Va. is the guest of her rela
tiyes the family of Mr.. Jos. Caldwell at
Thinking Spring
Hon. Edward Echols was one of the
orators at the unwilling OF the Con-
federate monument at Union, W. Y a.,
yesterday.
Miss Maggie Tabb, Of Newstead,
Gloucester county. returned nome
Wednesday, after months visit TO
Mrs Sallie~C. Davis.
You Can now call up Richmond and
get latest markets from your own tel
ephone. Call nearest Mutual Exchange
for connections. Try it. 81 tt
Mr.. Chas. H. Lambert, of Ashland,
Va, has been elected principal of the
Stanton High School to succeed Prof.
j. r Weaver, resigned.
MIR. and Mrs. D. L. Switzer left
Tuesday for New York, where Mr..
Switzer will purchase his Christmas
stock of jewelry.
Mr.. W. M. Smith, the Racket Store
man of Clifton Forge, and former
resident of this city, passed here yes
terday on No. 4, going north to pur-
chase his fall and winter stock OF goods.
Mrs. Z. R. n. Speck, accompanied
DY HES OdIllt lClt ko6SOhNNJ
last for Baltimore, where Mrs. Speck
will remain some weeks a guest in her
old home.
Mr.. II. A. Shepherd, former resi-
dent of this place, and now with the
Baltimore Typewriter Inspection Co.,
was IN the city visiting among bis
friends this week.
Margaret, the infant daughter of MI.
aud Mrs. s. M Sheppard, of Fishers
vile, died On Friday evening, and was
buried Saturday at Thinking Spring
cemetery.
Lieut.. Harry N. Cootes left last
week for Fort Sam Huston at San
Antonio. Texas, where he has been as
signed for duty in the 18th .. s. Cav
airy.
On Saturday W. L. Olivier & Son,
auctioneers, sold for Commissioners
Fauntleroy, Peyton & Taylor, the
farm advertised in this paper, to MIR.
G. w. Trimble. of Swoope, for $6,24O
MIR. M. r. Byrd, of Craigsville, will
offer for sale at public auction. his
farming implements, horses, and house
hold and kitchen furniture. on Tues
day, Sept. II.
Rev. }. Layton Mauzy, of Timber
Ridge, Rockbridge, has received a cal
from the Second Presbyterian churcf
of Augusta, Ga, and is now consider
ing it.
Rev. Or. 6. w. Finley announced tt
his congregation at Thinking Spring
Sunday, much to their delight, that b,
had declined the call to the church al
TazeWelI &. H, rendered him som'
weeks ago.
Rev j. E. Booker, who has been sicI
at his home in Lexington since las
February, is much improved. Though
greatly reduced in flesh he is walking
about and tho ugh he may not resum
his trying evan gelistic labors, he hope
soon to be preaching again.
Rev. and Mrs j. E. Booker, of Lex
ington, have Issued Invitations to til
marriage of their daughter. Lucill
Stanley to Clement A. Boaz, of Waco
Texas. The ceremony will be pei
formed at their home on Sept, 10.
Mesgrs. j. T. B0cock, w. Il. Hyel
W. g. Tlipbett, b. L. Hughes and j
w. Hevener were among the mem
bers of Stevenson Commandery
knights Templars, that attended til
TrienniaI Conclaye at Louisville TIL
week.
Mr.. Robt Goodwin, of near Fisher
vile, has returned from a horsebac
ride through Highland and Pendleto
counties, where he purchased a fin
lot of live stock He with d party {
G. Il w. civil engineers killed the lars
est rattle snake seen in Highland fc
years. The reptile was q beautifl
sIr cl'nen aud put up game fight.
The large stable Of the Virginia Por
land Cement Co. was destroyed b
fire On Friday morning about 81
O'Clock All Of the horses but one W;
saved as were the vehicles. Tue Origi
OF the fire is unknown. The loss ws
aorSi .ipra hit. INIT WAS fuIlv cOvaraN n