Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-10-04


= Misses Bessie and Gladys Frazier. of
Lewisburg, w. Va are visiting Mrs.
W. P Tams.
IS Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. Carroll, of Van
Lear, visited friends in Buena Vista
}. last week.
Mrs. Henry d. Peck has returned
q from an extended visit to relatives in
New York and other States. Miss
Fannie Peck returned with her from
Baltimore.
Col. D. W. Kerr, one of the oldest
citizens of Bath county, died on Sep
TENDER Goth. He was SO years old and
made his home with his son. DR.. A.
F. Kerr, at MilIboro.
Mrs. G. A. Holt and Mrs. r. D.
D. Haislip. were in Woodstock Tues
, day at the celebration of the S3rd
birthday anniversary of their mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Heller.
} Bath Enterprise Mr.. John G. Nc
Guffiu sold fine lot of 30 2-year old
cattle to Mr.. w. w. Sproul, of Mid
dleblook, at 81 per 100 lbs. According
to the drop in prices of cattle this is
Iconsidered an excellent sale.
The ladies of the Second Presbyteri- |
an church will hold Handkerchief |
Shower" this evening in the room next |
to Singers confectionery, from to 10
o'clock.
On Wednesday evening Miss Annie
| Trainham Was married to Mr.. B. F.
Reese, at the home of her mother, on
johnson street. Rev. M. L. Wood
performing the ceremony.
Mrs. VIM. A. Young, of Blueield,
w. Va, accompanied by her children,
returned home this week, after visit
to Mr.. Young's mother, Mrs. Margaret
Young.
There will be civil service exami
nation at the post Office on Nov. 20, for
the position of clerks and carriers.
Applications must be on file with Fl.
s. Ruff. secretary, by Oct %.
Mr.. Ebert G.. Gilmer and Miss
Pearly M. Weaver. of Greenville, were
married in this city on Thursday of
last week, by Rev. M. l.. Wood, of the |
Baptist church.
County Clerk Harry Burnett issued {
marriage licenses to Arthur r. White p,
sci! and Miss Della Newcomb, married
at Basic City on Wednesday. To R. }
M. Newman and Miss Bessie B. Boyd, t
married at Stuart's Draft Wednesday. +
Mr.. G. P. Ehrman and family, who
have been living near Basic, moved
to Staunton last week for the winter.
They will reside on North Coalter r
street, having leased MI. Thos. D. !
Woodward IS house.
Mrs. Maria Gilbert, of Annex, and il
mother of the popular mail carrier Geo. l.
R Gilbert, has left at this Office, a
most remarkable specimen of hen-egg. \
The egg is shaped like small gourd n
and has a well defined handle. I
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Messrs. A. II. and K. N. SWartZel,
of Roanoke and Bluefield, respectively q
were in the city last week attending y
the Firemen's convention. They for
merly resided in this county, and are
the sons of Mrs. Margaret E. Swartzel,
of near Waynesboro. u y
Mr.. H. n. Parsons, formerly of this d
city, and now of Winchester, was a q
guest here last week at the Firemen's ii
Mr.. Parsons is proprietor te
of the Winchester Dyeing and Clean
ing Works, and has made a success at M
bis business, in the city of his adoption
Capt. w. l.. Balthis, of Baltimore, w
for many years mayor of this city, was d,
here last week on short visit, and
was given a warm welcome by his R'
friends. He accompanied his brother
nome to Charlottesville where he will CT
spend several days before returning W
10 Baltimore. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Peck have M
issued cards announcing the approach ~ ~
ng wedding of their daughter, Miss ],
Frances Griswold, to DR.. Geo. Alsop s.
Sprinkle, Jr. Tbs wedding will take =.
place Wednesday afternoon, October ~
18th, and will be most brilliant affair. M
Both the young people are very pop
liar and have host of friends.
At the meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Washington and Lee Uni o.
versity, held in Lexington on Monday
evening, Prof. Geo. II. Denny was to
elected president of that institution.
Prof. Denny has the chair of Latin Il
there, and has been acting president he
since June.
Miss Isabel Arnold, for some time pl
guest in the home of Rev. e. S. Ling IN
leaves tomorrow for Lexing
ton, where she will visit the family of
Prof. Addison Hoge. Miss Arnold has
The distinction of being great niece "
Of Stonewall Jackson and is a grand Ir
laughter of Gen. D. H. Hill. ID
DR.. Julius d. Dreher, President of " ",
Roanoke College, will leave the middle tr
Of this month for an extended Euro d
pean tour. DIR. Dreher has been the eA
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