Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-07
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Va, is visiting his brother, Mr.. F. P.
Rhodes.
Mr. H. P. Rhodes Of Lynchburg, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
P. Rhodes.
Messrs. Tate Sterrett and James
w. Hamilton of Hot Springs, were in
Lexington Monday.
Mrs. r. L. Northern has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs Lee
Miller at Paris, Ill.
Staunton Argus: Miss Page Glenn
mer has been in Lexington ten days
visiting Mrs T. s. Burwell.
Mr.. John M. Quisenberry returned
to Richmond Monday to be present
at the opening of the Legislature,
Misses Mary Preston Moore and
Martha Moore have returned from
Richmond, where they spent the
holidays.
Mr.. Thomas H. Keller, Chesapeake
and Ohio agent at Buena Vista, spent
several days in Lexington this week
visiting relatives.
Miss Beulah Montgomery, of w. s.
Kniseley & Co., is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and mrs. AS. Montgomery,
at Collierstown, this week.
Miss Pauline Embrrs Of Buena
Vista, student this year at Hollins
Institute, was the guest several days
last week of Mrs. Lawrence Embree.
Mr.. J. Lyons left today for Balti-
more and Philadelphia to purchase
spring stock of piece goods to be
used for their own handmade cloth
ing.
Mr.. William NICE. Swisher and
Miss Hattie May Troxell of Walkers
Creek, were married today at the
Rockbridge Hotel by Rev. r. NJ.
Tuttle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hileman had as
their guests during the holidays Mr..
and Mrs. John McClain, Miss Josie
McClain and Miss Willie McGalin OF
HarrisOnburg.
Mr.. w. G. Firebaugh, formerly with
Mr.. II. S. Anderson's china palace,
now holds the important position OF
book keeper in the First National
Bank of Lexington.
G.. r. Pultz of Greensburg, Pa, has
been at home since the commencement
of the Christmas holidays, visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pultz, near Neriah church.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell Smith of Bran
well, W. Va. after visiting his
parents for a few days, left for
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where he will
take business course at Eastman.
Miss Irva Sutton of Parnassus, Va,
spent Monday night at the home of
Rev and Mrs J. H. Light She was
returning to the Southern Seminary
at Buena Vista from the Christmas
holidays spent at home.
Prof. H. Parker Willis, who for the
past year has been the Washington
correspondent of New York paper,
has returned to Washington and Lee
University and resumed his duties as
professor of economies and political
science.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Shields enter.
tanned the members of the first class
of the Virginia Military Institute at
their hospitable home on Jefferson
street New Years evening. Their
son, Cadet E. Southland Shields, is a
member OF that class.
Mayor w. F. Pierson received a
telegram Friday morning from his
daughter, Mrs. H. l.. Conner of Gin
cinnati, announcing the death Of
their second child, aged about six
months. Mrs. Pierson left Friday
afternoon.for her daughters. homeland
is still in that city.
DIR. Louis X. Wall left this morn
ing for Baltimore and New York. to
take special ten days post graduate
course in Porcelain Inlay Work"
Tho leading dentists in the large
cities are practicing this latest ad-
dition to dentistry with great success.
He expects to return about January
18th.
On January 1st, 1908, Mr.. !. G. Pax
ton, who for a number Of years has
been a member of the firm of E. Dillon
g. Co., withdrew. The business at
Indian Rock, heretofore conducted
by E. Dillon & Co., will be Carried on
by E. Dillon's sons, under the man
agement of Messrs. Z. Dillon and l..
p. Dillon. Mr.. Paxton has bought
property in Shenandoah county and
will engage in business there.
Announcement has been made Of
the marriage Of Hon. Henry st. Geo.
Tucker AMI Miss Martha Sharpe of
Wilksbarre, Pa. The marriage will
take place at noon on Tuesday, Jan.
18th, at Atlantic City, where Mrs.
Sharpe, mother of the prospective
bride, has taken a house for the
winter, on account OF the condition
of her health. The marriage will be
very quiet, only few immediate
friends to be present.
Hon. Henry st. George Tucker left
yesterday afternoon for New York,
where Thursday evening he will be
present at dinner to be given mem-
bers of the Southern Education Board
by Mr. Robert G. Ogden, who is at
tho hOad of tho movatuput Mr.