Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-09-06
PERSONAL.

has been quite i'll, is somewhat improv
ed
Rev. Job Turner. the deaf-mut
evangelist, arrived here this week fron
the west
Hon j. s. Craig. of Cold Sulphu
Springs, was in the city Friday OF
business.
Miss Daisy Mann is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Ida Eakle
in Covington.
Mr.. and Mrs r. P. Parker, of Cliff.
ton Forge. are visiting Mr.. Parker g
parents at Raphine.
Rev DR.. Geo. w. Finley, of Tinkline
Spring, is spending some time will
relatives at Warm Springs.
Mr. aud Mrs. S. F. Pilson have as
their guest their cousin, Mrs. Mary F
Dunlap, of Holly Springs, Miss.
DR.. Carter Berkeley returned to
Lynchburg Monday, after visit of
two weeks to relatives here.
Miss Martha WEIGH. who has been
spending some time with Mrs. A rsta
HOge, left this week for York, Pa.
Mrs. T. M. Wade, of Lexington, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
David O'Rork.
T 2. Grasty has purchased of d. E.
Bowman, bis farm, about % miles
north Of thecity Consideration IS 400.
Misses Margaret and Gertrude FitE
patrick, of Brooklyn, N. Y. who were
the guests of the Misses Wholey, have
returned home.
Mr. Robert Byers, of Knightly, has
recently purchased a corn harvester.
and his neighbors are wait ing set oe
the working of it.
Judge Henry W. Holt has so far re-
covered from his recent indisposition
as to be able to open his court yester.
day.
Miss Anna NJ. Scott, of Philadep b ia,
and Miss Halle Hough, of New York,
are guests of Rev. DR.. W. n. Scott at
the manse.
Rev H. W. Roane and family, of
Maryland, are visiting among Mr.
Roane's old congregation at Church
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Trimble, of High
and county, are visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. Geo. w. Hevener, in Lou
doun county.
Mrs DR.. l. H. Trimble, of Monterey,
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Maud, is visiting relatives at Mt. Jack
son and New Market.
Mrs. E. L. Lorraine, of Roanoke |
who has been visiting her brother, Mr..
W. q. Mitchell, and Mrs. B. F. Part |
low, has returned home.
DIR. J. A. Quarles, of Lexington
spent yesterday with Judge Harrison, |
en- route home from Montana, where he, |
spent the summer with his daughter. |
Mr.. J. B. Wampler, of Cathay, was
in the city Wednesday to enter his !
daughter, Miss Dora G. Wampler. at |
the Virginia School for the Deaf and |
the Blind.
Mr.. E. L. Shreckhise, of Cathay, has
moved his old residence to make an |
IL y and will build handsome front,
which will have all modern improve
ments,
Mrs. L. B. Mcclure and children,
who have been spending the summer
with her father-in-law, Mr.. M. 7. Nc
Clure, Of Spottswood, left Monday for
their Arkansas home.
Misses Ellen and Sue Danner, who
have been visiting their brother, Will
liam in New \ Ork, returned home this
week. They visited all the points of
Interst and had most delightful trip.
Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson has call
ed meeting of the Democratic State
Committee for Thursday, Sept. II, to
map out the plan Of campaign for the
gubernatOTial election.
Geo. W. Sensabaugh, who has the
contract for carrying the mail from
the postoffice to the depots. has notified
the authorities that he will give it up
at the expiration of SO days.
Mrs. Mary L. Supinger, of the Dea
coness Home, Baltimore, is visiting
her brother, Rev. s. L. Keller. at the
Zionist. James parsonage, Waynes-
borO
Capt. and Mrs. John A. Stuart, of
near Lyndhurst, have gone to make
their future home in Charlottesville.
Capt. Stuart's many friends in this
section regret his departure, but wish
1 1
Mr.. Jas. G. Patterson, of Harriston,
has decided to retire from active farm
life, and will shortly dispose of his per-
sOnal property. Mr.. Patterson is "a
years of age and quite active, and has
always managed his large property him.
self.
Mrs. James Willis, of wife Prof JAS
Willis, for some years principal of the
Staunton Female Seminary, died on
August 9th, at the Garfield Hospital
in Washington. where she had und err
gone severe surgical operation.
- Clifton Forge Review: Mrs. Harry /
Gait and little daughter, Lizzie, of
StauntOn. arrived here Tuesday morn
ing having been summoned to the bed
side of her father, Mr.. 3. M. Moseley,
who suffered a stroke of paralysis on
last Sunday night"
The Home Mission Committee of
Lexington Preshytery and the Evan
gellcal Committee Of the Synod met
here yesterday and considered matters
OF Importance There was va cancy
in the latter, caused by the death of
DR.. Cooke, of Wsynesboro.
Lexington Presbytery meets next
Tuesday at Franklin, Pendleton Co.
W. Va. The delegates from Staunton
will leave the B b o. at Harrisonburg
and drive As miles by stage to Frark-
lin. Rev. A. b. Hamilton will preach
the Prpshyterial sermon. subject,
Nhv the decline of candidates for the
ministry"
Greenbrier independents: Miss
Ophelia Feamster and Miss Zulieme
Snyder, returned Monday from Staur-
ton. Va, where they have been visiting
their aunt, Mrs. r. s Turk. L,
Brenaman and Hubert Price, of Staun-