Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-11-13

/ Mr.. 8. Baxter Slower, of La Mature
North Dakota. is visiting his old hom'
in Augusta. Mr.. Slower has been il
the great northwest some years. H.
received warm welcome from his ole
! friends in bis native county.
Clyde Hodge little son of Mr. W.
H. Hodge of Sears Hill was playing
with small rife Friday in the real
yard. it was in some way discharged
and Boyd Whitlock the little son of a
neighbour was shot in the hand and hip
Mr.. William B. McChesney has is
sued invitations to the marriage of hii
sister, Miss Francis. to Mr.. Isaac Gun
bingham Van Meter, of Lexington, KY.
The ceremony will take place at his
b ,me on KaIorama street, Wednesday
November Is, at p IN.
At the chrysanthemum festival held
at the Valley Home Seminary at Fish
ersville last Friday, by the ladies of
the Barterbrook Aid Society at Tink-
ling Spring church, Mrs. J. Frank
Tannehill and Mrs. Frank e. Hanger.
of this city. received prizes.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Radcliffe, formerly a
faithful worker in the SPECTATOR Of
flee and now weIgh.master for the B.
& o. Railw at Conellsville, Penn, is
spending two weeks vacation with
his mother, Mrs. M F Radcliffe of this
city.
A valued Waynesboro subscriber in
sending in her subscription to the
SPECTATOR has this to say: For a
long time have begged my father to
order your paper, but he would say
all the papers have the same news In
them.' But YOUR editorial page last
week won him over, and he said
order it,"
President J. r. McBryde of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at
Blacksburg, has sent letter to par
ents or guardians of the students there
denying the report Of an epidemic of
typhoid fever at that institution. He
also makes the statement that no fever
case has originated there during the
eleven years of his administration.
The General Baptist Association of
Virginia convened here last night in
the new church, and will be IN session
until Sunday night. This handsome
new edifice will be formally dedicated
Sunday. Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Frost of
Nashvil lie. Tenn, a former popular
pastor of the church. will preach the
dedicatOry sermon at 8 p. m.
R. l.. Prince, who wanted is here for
forging note and signing the name of
ID. E. Shenk thereto, for $500 and get
ting the money from the Augusta Ma
tional Bank, was arrested Monday at
Scarborough, w. Va, and brought
here by Sergeant M. l.. Parker of that
place. Prince also has a note in an.
other bank signed by Mr.. Shenk, but
that has not matured.
Miss Katie H. Marshall, daughter
of Mrs. NJ. E Marshall of this was
married last Thursday in Washington
to Mr.. Robert E. L. Russell, an en-
ploye of the Baltimore Sun in its
Geographic department. He was form
erly connected with the Western Union
office here Miss Marshall was we'll
known having been for years promin-
emit in the Christian Endeavor work of
the Second Presbyterian churbh. and
is a most charming lady.
A quiet and private wedding took
place on the evening of November 3rd.
The contracting parties we're Mr.. EN-
NETT B. Lee, of Bran we'll, W. Va. who
was q student at the DunsmOre
Business College, and Miss Helen 81.
MARI, the very attractive young daughs
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Mari,
of this city. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. W. N. Scott, Both the
contracting parties are young. and tho
announcement of their marriage was
quite surprise to their friends. Miss
Mari is an exceedingly attractive young
lady, and her admirers are many. MIR.
Lee is connected with T. d. Lee, coal
operator, of Bramwell, VIVA, where
the young couple will make their home
in the future.
The annual meeting of the incor.
porators of the Kings Daughters Hos
pital was held Saturday afternoon and
the following officers elected for the
ensuing year: President, G. r. Cald-
we'll. Board Of Managers-Mrs. J.
Mason Miller, Mrs. A. M. Henkel, Mrs.
Newton Wayt. Mrs. R. N. Guy, Mrs.
F. L. Holt, Mrs. Mike Kivlighan, Mrs.
E. j. Gushing, Mrs. Hugh h. Fnltz,
Mrs. Charles g. Wheat, Mrs. Heber
Ker, Mrs. T. R. N. Speck, Mrs. Charles
Curry, Miss Janet Woods, Miss Sue
Martin, Mrs. G. r. Caldwell, Mrs.
James II. Woodward. Mrs. James w.
Wiltshire, Mrs. A. r. D. Hancher, g..
Il. Gooch, William Marshall, J. j..
Prufer, Arista Hoge, j. 8. Cochran,
and j. N. Mcfarland.
BeIJ-Ejchelberuer,