Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-11-28

on business.
Mrs. Mary v. Hardy is in Washing
ton, visiting her son, Mr.. w. b.
Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Hamilton have
returned from q months visit to fri
ends in Bedford county.
Mr.. Robert G. Benson, of Rockbridge,
was married at Mint Spring on Tues
day to Mrs. Mary Beard.
Miss Bessie WOOdhouse left Tuesday
for Alexandria to spend several weeks
with her friend, Mrs. M. o. Parker.
Mrs. W. II. Barkman and son. Ran
dolph. are visiting friends in Rich
mond.
Rudolph, son of Mr.. w. A. Turk of
Washington, is Ill of typhoid fever,
but is doing we'll.
Mr.. CIV. Swink of Millboro Springs,
spent several day in the city on bus
mess, returning home Monday after
noon.
Mr.. Frank Lackey has been in Gov
ington several weeks. He is in charge
of the store OF Mr.. }. 9. F. Bell, who
has been very Ill.
Bridgewater Herald: Chas. Bucher,
who is employed at POcahontas, w.
Va Ills here on visit to his father, DR..
ID. A. Butcher.
Messrs. William Ramsey of Deerfield,
and Clayton Shiplett of Cold Springs,
left last week for Idaho to make their
future home.
Miss Clara Taylor of Craigsville was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Dudley in Clifton Forge last week.
Rev. Isaac w. Canter, of the Metho
dist church. has been assisting Rev.
Mr.. Stanton. of Clifton Forge, In
series of meetings this week.
Mr.. w. H. Watts, of Dooms, father
of Sheriff N. g. Watts. is again very
ill, and there is not much hopes OF his
recovery.
Mr.. J. W. Newman, of Americas,
Ga. IS spending some time with his
mother, Mrs. A. q. Newman at Barter
brook.
DIR. M. J. Payne was confined to the
house this week having gotten poison
in his eye while lancing felOn on the
hand of a colored girl.
Mr.. J. r. McCutchan, county sur
veyor, who has been quite i'll for some
days, was last week taken to the Kings
Daughters hospital.
J. W. Lytton and family, of Ports
mouth, have been guests some days
past in the family Of Capt. H. 2. Han
cock, of this city.
Rev. 81. II. Halves was in the city
this week, returning from Mt. Horeb,
where be was working in the interest
of the Fredericksburg Orphanage.
Mr.. Howard Barlow, brother of Mrs.
G. Il. Moore of this ne,ghborhood,
visited his sister and other friends
this week.
Charleston, w. Va. rapers announce
the sale of the Charleston, Clendenin
and Sutton Ry. to the Pennsylvania
system.
The mail for Penrose postoffice will
be distributed from the Staunton Oh.
flee. The postmistress at Penrose nav
ing resigned and the office has been
discontinued.
The Pick-Wick Club held their an
nual meeting at the hOspitable home
of q. F. Vincent near this city Thurs
dav and ate their Thanksgiving din
ner there together with other invited
guests.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pauy. with works In Virginia and
North Carolina have bought the land
and the buildings of the Bodley wagon
factory near town and will shortly en-
gage in the manufacture of fertilizers
there.
Mr.. r. J. Watts, q brother of Sheriff
NC. Watts, who has for some months
been stationed at Augusta Springs as
night operator for the g. u o.. has
been returned TO his former position
and home at Reusens near Lynchbure
on the same railroad.
DR.. William K. Elliott, a recent
graduate in dentistry, who was located
at Parnassus, died Thursday morning
with typhoid fever, aged 81 years. be
was an official member of Union churcl
at which place the funeral service ant
burial took place on Friday.
Rockbridge News Mrs. M. Luthe
Hildebrand left Tuesday for Prairi
Grove, Ark, to join Mr.. Hildebrand
who has gone into the printing bus
mess there Monday evening a re
caption Was given in her honor by th
Daughters of Rebekah, of whom SD
was former state president.
The friends of Mr.. II A. s. Hami
ton, who was operated ON short tin
ago at st. Luke's Hospital, will regre
h io 10 or fs
vorable as it was at first. Ills sol
Mr.. Guy Hamilton was telegraphe
for and went Immediately to his fdtt
.er's bedside
In the allotment of the terms of tt
circuit court judges by the legislatul
Tuesday, Judge H. Letcher of tn
circuit fell heir to an elght-year teri
and Judge Geo. K. Anderson, of eli
ton Forge to a six year term. FL
terms of the judges are divided in
two, four, six and eight gear terms.
Mr.. q. w. Fuller, General Passeng
Agent of the G. & o at Washingto
has secured car OF trout from t
u. 8. Fish Commission, which he W
distribute in Vest Va Waters. n
w. o. Sydnor, Travelling Freig
Agent for the y. u ". or THIS City, W
receive the car this week and distribt
the fish; one half in the East Fork
the Greenbrier River and the Ott
half in waters of the Leather Bark,
tributary of the Greenbrier.
For SALE:-Seyeral pianos of FL
class make, somewhat used but in g
condition. Will be sold very ch
fo- cash. Call on or address,
F. r. WEBB,
Virginia Female Institute,
oct 10 tt Staunton, VI