Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-05-16

/ Hon. A. F. Withrow, of Bath, we
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. J. A Brown, of Churchville, i
visiting in Ohio.
Mrs A. 6. Hartman, of Goshen, il
visiting relatives here for few days.
The county court adjourned for thu
term on Wednesday.
| Miss Flora Barth. of Boonville, Mo.
is the guest of her brother, Mr.. Jos. L
Barth.
Miss Minnie Tribbett. of the Church
| vile neighborhoOd, has returned from
three months visit to North Carolina
Mrs. P. L. Murphy and son, of Nor
gantown, N. c., are the guests Of Capt
James Bumgardner.
Rev. M. l.. Wood has returned from
Asheville, N. o., where he attended
the baptist General convention.
Mrs. F. Percy 10th and son, Of Way
nesboro, visited Mrs. Thos. Hogshead
this week.
The 42d convention of the Southern
Conference of the Virginia Synod will
be held III Trinity Lutheran church,
Buena Vista, beginning May 20.
Mr.. L. E. Hicks, of CraigsviIle, and
his brother, Mr.. }. T. Hicks, of North
Mountain, were off last Saturday for a
days fishing along the Cowpasture Riv-
er, near Griffith's.
Mrs j. Luther Dull, of Colfax Re-
bekah lodge of Odd Fellows. of this
city, was elected grand secretary of the
State Assembly at Portsmouth Wed.
nesday.
Rev. g. A Freed and wife, of Mid
ulebrOOk, have returned from the Uni
ted Lutheran Synod at Charleston, s.
@. We are indebted to Mr.. Freed for
papers containing complete accounts
OF the important matters cOmirg be-
fore that body.
The mas Hammer, of Elkton, was
caught by the machinery in M. M. JAR
man & Co.'S. stave factory at that place
tuesday and killed. He was a young
man, brother of Charles
A. Hammer of Harrlsonburg.
Three very fine Hereford bulls were
received here this week from Murray
of Albemarle, two of them
for Mr.. j. f. RexrOde, and one for Mr..
E. A. Dudley, of Highland county.
They are exceedingly fine animals and
one is said to have cost $500.
GARDENERS Magazine is the title of a
publication issued every month by
Messrs. Miller u Bradley. dry goods
merchants of this city. The magazine
is full of interesting reading matter
and is given without charge to all of
their patrons.
Mr.. E. M. Arbogast. formerly sheriff |
Of Highland and now a resident of
w. Va, was in the city |
w ednesday last, returning home from |
| month g stay in Pennsylvania, where
lie has recently effected some valuable |
ales of lumber lands.
Capt. ohm N. Opie has nearly COM
,leted another book, an historical |
lovel, a romance of the civil war found |
al on facts. 1t will soon be in the
lands of bis publishers. it's appearance
will be looked forward to with pleasure
" those OF the public who were SO
ortunate as to have read his first
,ook.
Rev. Rumsey SmithsOn, D. D., for
nerly pastor of the Methodist church
ere, but who, at the last session of the
Baltimore conference, was placed on
he superanuated list on account of
lis health. has gone to Mansfield, Ill,
o make his home with his son-in-law,
)r. T. V. Champion. This change
vas advised by his physician.
Mr.. r. P. Swink, of Peoria, ILL.,, who
vas called here by the illness and death
# his sister, Mrs. Cease, of Bridge
water, spent Wednesday with his
nephew, Mr.. W. J. Swink, and left
morning for his western
ZONE. Mr.. Swink is a native of Au-
,usta, but has been living in Illinois
many years. This is his first visit to
lis native county in ten years.