Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-15
Personal.


Personal.
Mr.. Benjamin H. Gorrell spent
| Easter in Philadelphia visiting
| friends.
Prof. w. r. Vance is absent in
| Kentucky to attend the marriage
Of his sister.
Miss Mamie Crawford of Stras-
burg, is the guest of Misses Mary
Preston and Martha Moore.
Miss Margaret NJ. Withrow left
yesterday for Farmville to enter
| the Female Normal for the spring
term.
Messrs. Harry and Fred Quisen-
berry of Clifton Forge, spent several
days with their parents here this
week.
Mr.. Robert M. Hughes of Nor
folk, is lecturing this week before
the law classes at Washington and
Lee on admiralty law.
Miss Gwendolen Howe, who is at
tending Randolph-MacOn Woman's
College, Lynchburg, spent Easter
with her parents here.
Tuesdays HarrisOnburg News -
Prof. Jas, A. Quarles of Washing
ton d Lee University, Lexington,
was in town yesterday.
DR.. j. j. Darlington and two
daughters of Washington, were
visitors in Lexington this week at
the home Of DR.. Charles Manly.
Mr.. Samuel w. Wilson has re-
turned to his home near Riverside,
after pleasant visit of several
weeks to Pensacola and other points
in Florida.
Judge and Mrs. Edward c.
Minor of Richmond, were in Lex
ington last week. Judge Minor
lost his right arm in defending the
"Lost Cause"
Tuesdays Staunton News Mr..
w. F. Johnston, Of Lexington,
examiner Of records for the thir-
teenth judicial circuit, was in the
city yesterday, on official bust
ness.
Hon. w. b. f. Leech, member
of the State Beard of Agriculture
for the Tenth District, left Mon
day for Richmond to attend
meeting Of that body to be held
there yesterday.
Capt. j. p. Moore attended the
funeral Of the late Abraham Hot
niger at Collierstown last Saturday.
There was a very large turnout of
the people of that vicinity to
witness the Obsequies,
Mr., S, \, Witherspoon has put
on sale college song written by
Howell c. FeatherstOne Of Lynch
burg, and dedicated to the alumni
of Washington and Lee University,
The title is owe are the Boys from
Washington and Lee-the Upper
Crust.
Mr.. John Hayslett and wife of
Valley Falls, KANSAS, after an
absence Of fifty years, are visiting
the home of their childhood in
Rockbridge. Mr.. Hayslett is a
brother Of DR., A, j, Hsyslett of
near Buena Vista, and his wife is
sister of Mr., Mark Haitian of |
Denmark,
Mr.. Theodore Carl Link, of st.
Louis, Mo-, is in Lexington in the
interest of the new science build
ing to be erected at Washington |
and Lee University, Nj. Link is
one OF the most distinguished |
architects in the United States.
He planned the St. Louis Union
station, the largest in the world,
and was the architect Of the st.
Louis City Hall, Mississippi State
Honse, and several Worlds Fair
buildings at st. Louis.
Mr.. F. A. Markley expects to
leave Lexington Friday on an OK
tended trip 10 his Old home in
Mols, Switzerland, where he has
two brothers and two sisters now
living, He will possibly be absent
until August. He will first 60 to
Baltimore, to visit for few days
MS daughter, Mrs. j. L. Hawse,
after which he will visit in Jersey !
City. On Thursday, the 2Brd, he
expects to take a steamer at
Hoboken, N. j. Mr.. Marley came |
to tie United States as a young
man in 1856. lie made his home
in Staunton until twenty years
ago, when he came to Lexington,
where he has since lived, and |
where he is held in high esteem.
We wish for him pleasant |
journey and safe return.