Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-12-23

Mr.. William Jordan left ON w edne'
day for Baltimore, where he will spen
the winter.
MIR. s. j. Niswander of Barren Ridge
who has been sick for some time,
improving.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Of Mt. Scion.
recovering from long and serious H.
ness.
The friends of Mr.. J. Baldwin Ran
sen will be glad to learn that his eye
are rapidly improving.
Mayor Landes has vetoed the ordi
nance providing for the purchase
new chairs for the opera house.
Miss Bessie Weller of Fire Greek
w. Va, is spending the holiday will
her mother.
Mr.. ]. L. Armentrout and wife o
Greenville, have returned home, afte
a short visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Argenbright.
On Sunday last Messrs. Frank M
Hays, F. M. Wallace and G. G. Arm
strong were installed deacons of Bethe
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. James Floyd of Stokesville, had
his foot badly hurt by the falling of a
heavy railroad tie which he was load
ing GU the train for shipment.
Mr.. Howe Scion and Miss Sallie E.
Armstrong, both of Highland county.
were married at the Palmer House on
Tuesday by Rev. DIR. W. N. Scott.
Mr.. L. D. Myerly, who recently pur-
chased the residence of the late Maj.
A. f. Kinney on Church street, is hav'
ing it greatly improved.
Mr.. ). Frank Diggs of the Overall
Factory. leaves today for Chattanooga,
Tenn, to take an important position
with a business concern there.
Mr.. Samuel Kerr, son of Mr.. J. s.
Kerr. of the Barren Ridge neighbor-
hood, returned to Augusta this week
from Iowa. where he has been living
for several years.
Mr.. Thomas Larner, who has for
some years been conducting thriving
business in Norfolk, is here to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Larner.
Miss:Annie Beard daughter of the
late John l.. Beard, who lives near
Parnassus, fell on the ice last week
and broke her arm. She is getting on
very nicely and the fracture is fast
knitting.
Mr.. w. Newman Reed, formerly of
this city, is spending weeks holiday
With his family at Spring Hill. Mr.
Reed has for some years been in the
railway mail service, and has run on
the Atlantic Coast Line between Rich.
mond. Va, and Rocky Mount. N. g.
Some specimens OF the splendid Viz
ginia oysters from near Norfolk which
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Fair, can be seen at the SPECTATOR
Office for few days. The Largest
weighed in the shell Is and IS pounds
to the dozen.
Prof. Hubert Price of the Dunsmore
Business College faculty, was sum
moned to bis home near ROnceverte.
W. Va, last Tuesday on account of
the severe illness of his mother. AT
last accounts her condition was not
improved.
Mr.. +. Fl. Lewis, manager of the
Portland Cement Works at FOrdwick,
has resigned. and will move with his
family to Stanton about January lst.
He having opened an office as a civil
engineer in the Echols building. Mr..
Lewis and his family be given a warm
welcome.
Mr.. w. r. Turk of Moffatt's Greek,
was in the city Saturday TO meet his
son, Mr.. r. st. Clair Tnrk, who came
home from his studies at Locust Dale
Academy, Madison county. Young
Turk had made such progress in his
work as to get.a week ahead and thus
earned two weeks Christmas vacation.
Mr.. Andrew Hope. a well known
travelling man, died at his home near
White Sulphur on Friday and was
buried Sunday at Louisa. Deceased
was brother of Mrs. W. A. BOwles of
this city, and very popular He was
member of Staunton Earle No. $50,
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Mr.. Stuart Webb, who for some time
has been assists MT ticket agent for the
e. Il y. Ry. here, has resigned to &C
cept a similar place with the Seaboard
Air Line Ry. at Charlotte, N. g. Mr..
Webb has made most efficient officer
and his departure is much regretted.
Mr.. John d. White will succeed him
at the office here.