Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-12-05
PERSONAL.

in Baltimore this week.
J.H Whitmore, a student at Rar
dolp Macon College, is at home on al
count of his health.
CHI Harrison and wife sold to Mrs
Isabella G.. Palmer a. lot on MOTT
Lev i street for 81 ,000-
Mrs. LR. Waddell of Charlottesville
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
A. Nj. Valz returned home TUESDAY
Capt. J. N. Mcfarland was contine'
to the house this week with an attac
Of rheumatism.
Mr.. D. l.. Switzer. one OF our popu
lar jewellers. has presented hanosoin
church clock to the congregation OF 20
Second Presby terian church OF this city
DR.. w. f. DICKENS has been Gale
suddenly to the bedside of his father a
fredericksburg. Md, and will probably
be absent about week.
Mr.. John LYLE, highly esteemed
citizen of YOst. Bath county. aged 3
years, died at his home on Ihursda.
of pneumonia.
MIR. R. N. Blackford left this weel
to take a position In the auditing de-
partment of the RepanO Chemica
Company at Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. E. B. Butler, of Covington, ha
been quite i'll for the past few weeks
Her mother, Mrs. }. M. Moore OF buen'
Vista, has been with her.
Bridgewater Herald: s. W. Shaver
N. u. Simmons and j. b. ID. Mlllel
went to Marlinton, w. Va, on bust
ness Monday.
Covington Sentinel: Mr.. Alexander
and bride. of Waynesboro. spent
Thanksgiving with his sister. MIS-
Fred. G. lesser, on Lexington street.
Rev DR.. Frank j. Brooke, fOrme rly
of this city, but now located in Alex
andria. is cond uctirg series OF meet
ings for Rev. J. s Sibley in Winches-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 7. Holt have re
tnrned from Baltimore, where MRS ii.
had been for medical treatment. Her
friends will be glad to know that her
health is much improved.
Charlie Hartwell, the bright little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Chamber
layne. is seriously i'll with spinal men
nights at the home of his parents on
Sears Hill.
Rev. Weston R Gales. of Narth Caro-
lima, the evangelist who conducted
such successful me- citing at Columbl
Hall some years ago, died suddenly
last week.
Miss Katie Benson of Richmond,
who has been spending some time with
the family of her brother, Mr.. L. M.
Benson, near town, returned home
Saturday.
DR.. VIM. Bell, and Messrs. W.. A.
McComb, John Brown, David O'Rork,
J. Il. Council attended the State HOrtl-
cultural Society in Lynchburg this
week.
Mr.. S. n. ArnalI of near Waynes
bOro. the well known agent of A. f.
Mosby, nurseryman, Richmond, has
presented Augusta county with
Young Box Elder tree. He will plant
it on the court green.
Rev. ]. H. Franklin of Roanoke,
will succeed Rev. W. G. Blair as pas
tor of the Baptist church at Green
vile, as the latter has just resigned.
1t is understood that Mr.. Franklin
will take charge at once.
Messrs. R. " Parr, J. B. Ross, HON.
or Harruff, R. Powell Davis and Geo.
M. Teabo of Craigsville, were in the
city Wednesday night. Having come
down to attend meeting of Canton
Staunton No. 2, Patariarchs Militant.
have handled for years steel wood
stoves which have given thorough
satisfaction, and they are not high
priced. They are very ornamental and
economical. Il. IL. N. SPECK.
dec 5-4t.
The Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Co. has completed the purchase OF the
Bodley Wagon Works site, and will
shortly establish large factory at this
place, which will employ number OF
people.
Mrs, s. M. Y ost left Monday to spend
the winter with her daughter in
Louisiana. She was accompanied as
far as Montgomery, Ala, by her son,
Robert. who had been spending few
weeks with his parents here, his first
visit home home in twelve years.
Frank Bright, of this city, fireman
on the James River division of the
G. & O., was badly hurt in a wreck
near Lynchburg Sunday afternoon.
His collar bone was broken and he was
otherwise bruised. He was taken to
the hospital at Cliff ton Forge.
Mrs. M. A. Brown announces the
maria ge of her daughter, Laura to
William Edwin Cookery. Wednesday,
December 10, at 2:30 at her residence
IT. Valley, Georgia. Miss Brown is g
sister of Mrs. Charles 8. Hunter of thii
city. and is charming little lady. She
was educated at the Mary Baldwin
Seminary.
Mrs. John l.. Landes, a most estima
HE lady of Mountain Grove, Batl
county. was trampled by a COW las
week and terribly bruised. Her RICH
leg was broken between the knee ant
ankle, and'the injuries to her body wer
40 bad that fatal effects are feared.
TIE Pickwick Club held an informa
meeting yesterday at the residence Q
Capt. e. A. Fulcher near this city
where they were handsomely entel
tanned and dineG. Each member {
the club was invited TO DrlDg his wife
and together the meeting was a mos
pleasant and social occasion.
William L. Blanks of Petersburg
was found dead in bis bath-tub at h
apartments i'll Richmond Sunda
morning. The cause of his death
supposed to have been heart troubl
He was son of James b, Blanks {
Petersburg, and, like his father, VIZ
prominent in fraternal circles.
The res gnation of Rev. w. II. Nj
burn, the blind chaplain of the Senat
was placed in the hands of Pr.sideI
pro tempore Frye Monday when Co
gress convened. He gave the Dot
state of his health as the cause. Re
Forrest J. Pretty man, formerly past
of the Methodist church here will co
duct the religious services Of the Sc
ate until the Chaplain's successor