Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-05-10
PERSONAL.

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an art gallery in Waynesboro.
Mrs. Heber Ker is spending SO
weeks with her mother at Yorktowl
Mr.. E Baker Hoover and wife.
Salem, visited relatives here this we,
DR.. j H. Thomas, of Greenvile,
companied by his wife and little daue
ter, were in the city last week.
DR.. Jas. c. Dunlap, of Middlebroo
was in the city Saturday and paid o
office pleasant call.
Mr.. j. H. Rawley and wife. of /
Mt Scion neighborhood, were in Il
city Friday.
Mr.. Robert H. Gillocz, of Lexingto
spent Friday and Saturday at his o
home 10 this city.
Mr.. Geo. r. Wilson, of Swoope. wa
in the city Wednesday on business, an
called at our office.
Mrs. Thos. G. Elder and Miss Grac
Elder have returned from visit t.
relatives in Richmond.
U. s. Marshal Allen and Mr.. Hebe
Ker attended the e. S. Court at Abing
don this week.
All of the officers of the East Angus
ia Mutual Fire Insurance Company
were re elected at meeting OF tht
stockholders held here on Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Bidgood, of North Caro-
Mi cd ~ bor w ~
been the guests of Prof. Charles E.
Young, retursed home this week.
Mrs. Geo. r. Bell and Miss Birdie
and Margaret Bell have gone to New
Orleans, where they will spend some
time
The Beverly Club hes begun the dis
mantling of the old Sheffey property
preparatory to undermining it into
handsome club house.
The spring term of the circuit court
will begin today. The jurors are not
required to be present until the second
day of the term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer H. Payne and
children, of Richmond, are guests of
Mrs. Payne's mother. Mrs. juliet E. |
Asst, at "Edgewood.
Mr.. Jas. D. Anders IN, who recently |
resigned the mayoralty of Lexington,
left last week to make his home with
his son in Los Angeles, Cal.
MIR. Chas. P. Mauzy and Miss Chris
tina Arbogast, both of CrabbOttOm,
Highland county, were united in mar
riage last week.
The choir of the Baptist church of
this city will render the cantata Re
becca7 at Hebron church on the even
il e of Thursday, May 23rd.
Hon. Edward Echols was in Lexing :
ton Monday, attending court and look :
ing after his interest in the gubeIrato- !
rial contest. On Tuesday he went TO +
Richmond for the same purpose. ,
The attorneys for the vets have filed
a petition in the county court asking
that the recent local option election at 2
Basic City be set aside. Ascribing 6
number Of Irregularities. g.
Thos Fraser, son of Rev. DIR. 4. M. G.
Fraser, had a fall on Monday afternoon
Ind broke his left arm. This is the
second time he has broken his arm in n
jhe same place. n
Rev. A. P Boude, of Lexington, is !,
filling the Parnassus Cir N
;uit of the M E. Church, South, made ol
-acant by the sudden death Of Rev. S. I'll
W. Bowman.
Rev. DR.. Chas l.. Cooke, president W
# Hollins Institute, Bo etOu t, died on ii
morning at the home of his ed
On, Lucien H. Cooke, in Roanoke, w
ged 81 years. h,
The friends of Mr.. R. s. Clark, who ~
Vas so badly injured about two weeks
go by a falling brick at the court
Ouse, will be glad to know that he is ye
apidly improving. re
At the meeting of Stonewall Jack kn
on Camp Tuesday night, Mr.. John in
}. Leonard, was elected as a member re
nd added to the delegation to attend
be Memphis Reunion. The rate from
taunton for round-trip is only Sl6, RI
hd hulhueT ale e4pecCeu 10 go. Ial
Considerable damage has been done a.
7 fire which ragged in the mountains i,,
est of StauntOn last week. At one w
me it was reported that StribliDg M
prings had been burned, and another
port was that Churchvlle was de-
royed. The heavy clouds Of smoke
lat came up from those directions 90
ere enough to cause almost any kind tul
report. .)o'
tor
Jacob Beard has sold his valuable fra
,uring mill on North river. just above Sts
asst Lexington, to w. N. Key and d. Sci
Furr, of this county. The price
lid was 5000. They will take pos ,
ssion of the property Oh June 1st, no.
I'd will make extensive improvements. -
be present capacity of the mill is us ltS
rty barrels of roller -four a day, and o. o.
zig will be increased to sixty barrels. ~ ~
The annual election of officers of the her
III Z. A. took place last week, and sew
suited as follows: James Ker, Jr
Il. H. Blease, Henry Hutch c
son j. B. Woodward, H. L. Lang Re,
ID McH. Holiday, vice presidents: req
. A. Argenbright, recording secret on,
y; e. r. Caldwell, treasurer; II. NJ. der
cIlhany, w. A. BowIes. J. T. Way moi
an. Ebert Brown aud J. NJ. SDotts. of {
rectors. Lar
The Augusta County Telephone As con
citation on Saturday elected the fol
wing officers: John W. Todd, presi- Il
mt; Jos S Cochran. 1st vice presi- Mrs
Mt; A. FL. McCue, End vice presiden cou
d treasurer, and John s Richey, sec mol
tary The board of members were son
w. Montgomery, E. o. Peale, w. this
koiner, j. &. S. Myers and J. Frank pail
Capt. g. Benton Coiner,
former president, declined re- R
ctiOn. fror
At recital in Northport, N. Y. of pro,
e vocal pupils of Professor John A. WI
lnday, the following compliment is s.
8 paid to Miss Auhrev Nemn,on strO
.merlv of StaDnton en- 800 not