Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-01-24
PERSONAL.

Miss Sara Ruckman. of Long Glad,
spent last week with Miss Rosalie Bal
ter at Moscow.
Mr.. A. J. Young, who for some tim
has been employed at Avis, spent Sur
day with his family at Bodley.
Mr.. W. D. N. Gale, of Middlebrooh
was pleasant caller at our Office Will
in the city last week.
Capt James Niche, the popular c
& 0 conductor, is confined to his hom
in Gordonsville with pneumonia
Mr.. r L. Woodson, OF Richmond
visited his brother, Mr.. ]. Have
Woodson this week.
Mr.. W. FL. johnson, of Mt. Sidney
has pur chased from Robt. E. l.. Coo
his rs acre farm near that lace.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bern
ard Reeves, of Mt. Solon, who has beel
quite i'll is improving.
The many friends of Mr. Albert
Shultz will be glad to hear that ht
continues to improve.
Next Tuesday, January %, the sal
of the real estate and personal property
of the late John j. LaTeW will tax,
place near Greenville.
Messrs. w. +. Livers and G. B. Liv
ers, accompanied by their two sisters
drove up from Grottoes and spent
Sunday in the city.
Mr.. Hampton II. Wayt, a promi
or ~ tho Sion p,f
bar, has been appointed by Governor
Montague, member of his staff.
Mr.. H. L. Lang has presented the
Sheriff s Office with a handsome thirty
day clock, and it now hangs in that of
flee
The friends of DR.. l. W. Gilkeson. of
Mint Spring, who has been sick for
some weeks, will be glad to know that
he is improving.
Mrs. Chas. Bidgood. of Wilmington,
N. c., accompanied by her little daugh
ter, arrived here this week to visit her
parents, Prof. and Mrs. g. E. Young.
DIR. Lychon, of Washington, was at
Arbor Hill this week, giving message
treatment to Mr.. N. W. Bosserman
for rheumatism.
Mr.. w. E. Gardner, of this city, has
gone to Nimrod Hall in Bath county,
where he will spend the rest of this
winter, saving lumber for Mr.. Lee
Armentrout of that neighborhood.
MIR. J. E Cover, of Elkton, and
President of the Augusta Springs Tan
ming Co., was at Augusta Springs this
week looking after his extensive prop
erty interests at that place.
We are authorized to announce that
the marriage of Miss Blanch Mitchell,
of Havre de Grace, Md, to M. T. Pey-
ton Brown, formerly of this city, has
been indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Richard Collins died on the 18th
inst, at Pottsville, Pa, where be went
many years ago. Deceased was a cous
in of Mrs. William Wholey and Mr..
w. B. Collins, of this city.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. w. F.
Summerson for the marriage on Wed
nesday, January %. of his daughter,
Bessie, to Mr.. J. 7. Houck, of Harri-
sonburg.
James Fl. Miller, of Rock bridge coun-
ty, was married Jan. 18th, to Miss Bes
sic B. Arnold, OF Augusta county, near
Newport. Rev. J. M. Schreckhise per-
forming the marriage ceremony.
Messrs 8. R. Preston, F. McCorkle
and Geo. M. Teabo, of Portland, were
in the city Sunday, witnessing the
public exercises, commemorative of
Gen. Lees birthday.
Mr.. r. M. Newcomb, yard foreman
and shipper at the Portland Works,
spent Sunday in Waynesboro, visiting
his daughter, Miss Juanita, a student
ID the Valley Female Seminary at that
place.
What is the use in employing some
one to do your dyeing for you. If you
use PUTNAM FADELEss DYES you can
do it just as well as a professional. Sold
by Wilson Bros, Staunton, N. l.
Kagey, Weyer's Cave, 1Oc. per package.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Madison Glib
honey, of Wytheville, have issued in
vitations to the marriage OF their daugh.
ter, Betty Kelley, to Mr.. Samuel
Leonidas Thacker, of this county. The
ceremony to take place Thursday even
ing, Feb. 6, st. Johns Episcopal
church, WytheviIle.
A mad dog was killed Saturday af-
ternoon at the G. & 0. depot by Mr.
Atkinson and Policeman 0 'Brien. The
dog ran up the steps Of the telegraph
office and Mr., Tyler phoned for Mr..
Atkinson, who soon made his appear
auce and together with thepolice soon
dispatched the animal.
Last week it was reported that sew
eral cases OF small pox had developed
in what is known as the "Plnes" near
Greenville. Justice 8. A. D. Mckee,
acting with the health board, prompt
ly established a quarantine. 1t was
first brought there by aman who cams
on visit from West Virginia.
J. E. Durant, of Detroit. represent
ing the firm of g. T. Rogers & Sons, is
in the city with the intention of start
ing condensed milk plant here, and so
far the prospects are very encourag
ing. Our farmers who have milk to
sell would dc we'll to call aud see these
gentlemen as it will be to their inter-
est
The people of Highland are ready we
hear to deal with great liberality to
ward the G.. W. Railway. One gentle
man announced that he had 5, 900 acres
of land. ON and near the proposed line,
and that he would give free right of
way. and three acres for depot site.
Others have expressed themselves in
similar vein.
Sunday morning the Y. M. G. A. was
crowded to it's utmost capacity by the
old veterans and their friends to listen
to a sermon by Rev. W. N. Scott, D
D., and 10 the afternoon the military
companies headed by the Stonewall
band proceeded to the cemetery where
short exercises were held over the
graves of the Confederate soldiers.
The occasion being the birthday cele-
bration of Gen r. E Lee.
Dr. R. G. Craig, who for the past
three years has had charge of the Pitts
burg Marine station, is to remain
of nt RI Dr 4 w Moa1o