Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-29
Personal


Judge S. Houston Letcher is
holding court in Staunton this
week.
Miss Margaret Withrow is at,
tending the Summer School OF
Methods at Charlottesville.
Misses Eunice and Edith Web
ster of Rocky Point, Botetourt
county, are visiting Mrs. John 2.
Welch.
Rev. DIR. James A. Quarles occu-
pied the pulpit of the Second fres-
bvterian church at Staunton Sun
day. He will spend the summer at
Webster Groves, Mo.
Sundays Virginia Daily Press
of Roanoke: Mr.. John Sheridan Oh
Lexington Is in the city visiting
his sister, Mrs. j. L. Mccarthy,
312 Patton avenue, n. f.
Mr.. III. S. Reid of Barbour's
Creek, who for a time relieved Mr.:
| c.. A. Seal at the Chesapeake and
Ohio Office at Gilmore's Mills,
returned to his home Saturday.
Postmaster McClung Patton
has received notice that Mr.. Geo:
F. Revely has been promoted
from stamper to mailing clerk
with an increase of salary from
$500 to 5000 per year.
Rev. DR.. JIM. Wells of Whining
ton. N. c., formerly pastor of the
Presby terian church at Buena
Vista. is with his family occupy
ing the home of DR.. }. Lewis
Howe for the summer.
Mrs. NJ. S. Motfett has gone to
charlottesville, where she will
have charge of the Training School
department at the Summer Schooi
of Meth ds. Her daughter, Miss
M'Ledge Mofett, accompanied
her.
Mr.. Ebert w. G.. BoOgher, who
was an instructor the past session
in the Georgia School Of Tec1-
nology at Atlanta, Ca, returned
home Monday, and will spend a
portion of his vacation in Licking
ton.
Rev. Jas. Z. Armstrong, ID. d.,
nroS;d;ng elder of the Roanoke
t district, NJ. E. Church South,
preached Sunday evening at Trlnl-
, tv Methodist church. On Frida y
e evening he held Quarterly Confer
: ence. q
Circuit Clerk A. L. Shields was
+ called to his home at klversiae
n this morning on account CT the
S extreme Hines; of his father, the
J. venerable Colonel John &. Shields,
|; who has been in failing health FOL
r g. me time.
y Mr. w. f. Landrum Of Laure
=. Hill, Augusta county, and Miss ld'
'. b. Smiley, daughter OF Mr.. james
( Smiley of near Fairfield Rock
Ie bridge county, were married toda.
at noon by Rev. j. z. Booker a
his residence in Lexington.
y Messrs, Louis C. and Edward &
r. Houser were called to their nom
I. near Spottswood on account Of tn
!. death of their mother, Mrs. Ellz
es j Houser. which occurred Saturda,
n, night. The enterment was MAD
4 Mt Old Providence church Monday
W Mr.. f. S. McCord, u promlnen
iy LAWYER of Seattle, Wash, was tn
% guest of DR.. Reid White last week
D. MIR McCord il well remembere
g here AS a former student at Wash
es ineton and Lee, irom which INST
tuition he graduated with fg
honors in 1890.
re Baltimore and Richmond Chris
tn tan Advocates Rev. G. H, Ruci
~ anan is creating Il fine impresslc
m. in his new charge, Brucetowl
n Numerous Tplimentary referei
ID ces to Brother Buchanan's abilit
F. as preacher have appeared IN u
.rd county papers.
'in Rev. Colin Stokes died Satu
Vi day night at his home in Gowns
ton, Va. Mr.. Stokes was former
nastor of Colierstown Presbyterls
ish church of Rock bridge, In cor
1 1nr pliance with his dying wish Il
act funeral service was conducted
lid Rev. DR.. James A. Quarles,
io' Messrs. Il. NJ, Conner and Hen
ed Z. Mohler of Rockbridge Bath
stood first on the recent cXamln'
tons for rural carriers for the t'
.ot- routes to be established July 10
ms, from. Rockbridge Baths. NJ
,e'' Mphler has declined the appoll
. ment, and the next most eligit
applicant is Mr.. H. NJ. Mohlsr.
MIA DIR. G. Nj. Burton, specialist
tne diseases of the eye, ear, nose al
, md throat, who is graduate OF t
st. University College of Medicir
.ial Richmond, Va, and of the Chic
ma y "a 90 Eye, Ear, Nose and Thro
t t1 College of Chicago, ILL.,, has ope
the ed an office in the Bank of Roc
est bridge building on Main stree
adjo lining the dental office OF l
j. H. Hartman, for the practice
1t his profession.
feet DR.. w. S. Currell has gone
, '"y Charlottesville, where lie "
dis. lecture before the Summer Sch
iase of Methods on Rhetoric "a
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