Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-02-12
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Personals.

f6rSOndlS.
Miss Ethel Dickerson is visiting
friends at Annapolis, Md,
Clifford. the little son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. R. H. Dudley of Milnesville, il
III with a complication of diseases.
Miss Sallle Michael of Milnesville
10 visiting her sister, Mrs. W, j Lamb
ert at Laurel Hill.
Mrs. N. T. Cooke. who has beer
Spending some time with relatives here
returned to Richmond on Saturday.
Mr.. W. B. Timberlake is in New
York purchasing the Spring stock OF
dry goods for Mr.. 8. D. Timberlake.
A good company will appear here on
March 2nd, in Damon and Pythias'
under the auspices of Valley Lodge
No. IS Knights of Pythias.
Md B. Taylor of Deer6eld, who
has large business interests in Baltl-
more, went there Monday to look after
things.
Miss Virginia Black, who been the
suest of her brother, Mr.. Harry Black,
returned to her home at Stuart's Draft
Tuesday.
Mrs. W. q. Barkman has returned
from an extended trip South. She
visited a number OF the Florida win
ter resorts while away.
MIR. Geo. A. ,Coyner has purchased
OF Mr.. J. w. Ellison Is acres OF his
farm near Waynesboro, at 500 per
acre.
Henrietta, the little daughter of DIR.
A. ]. Burkholder OF Mt. Sidney, is, we
are glad to know. convalescent for q
severe attack of pneumonia.
Sunday night the wind blew dow
part of the frsm. work of the new
warehouse of Messrs. Kennedy d
Crawford being erected near Collins
stable.
Msssrs. Hartman Bros. last week pur
chased the grocery business of I. d.
Powell, aud will coutinus the business
at the old stand, with Mr.. Powell as
clerk.
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson has issued
invitations for an sat home" to be
given this evening. at her home on
West Frederick street. She will be
assisted in receiving by her daughters.
Rev. Or. ]. A. Quarles of Washing.
ton and Lee. filled the pulpit at the
Second Presbyterian church Sunday
in the absence of DR.. Scott, who has
been assisting IN series of meetings
in Roanoke.
Mr.. Elmer O'Rork, assistant in the
C. & o. Office of Mr.. Gleason at Clifton
Forge, returned there Tuesday, having
spent several days with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. David O'Rork in this
city.
Mr.. Gilmer A. Patton, well known
in Staunton, and nrst cousin OF MIR.
A. G. Braxton, now a member of the
Petersburg, W. Va. bar. will be mar
rIed to Miss Nina Wallace of Parkers-
burg on the 18th inst.
Samuel J. Flournoy of the law firm
of Flournoy & Price of Charleston, W.
Va, and one of the most prominent
attorneys Of that State, died at Or
lando, Fla OF pulmonary trouble on
Jan. 28th.
We are indebted to Lieut.. Claude N.
Feamster Of the Army in the Philip
pines, for copies of the Manila Ameri-
can, a we'll edited, ten page daily pub
Iished in Manila. We can easily detect
from the editorials that there is no
freedom of the press allowed out
there.
Henry T. Miller OF Roneeverte, w.
Va, was shot In the eye some DAYS
ago by boy whose parents had given
him an air gun as play thing, and
few days ago Mr.. Miller's eye was
taken out by surgeons of that town.
II the parents were financially able
they nigh be compelled to pay $40, 900
damages as the result of this accident.
Geo. W. McClintic, member OF the
well known law firm of Mollohon, Nc
Clintic & Mathews, of Charleston, W.
Va. Is a candidate for the nomination
by the Republicans for Circuit Judge.
His opponent is s. c. Burdette who
was associated with Chas. Curry, ESQ.,,
of this city, in the recent trial of Frank
I4iekliter for the murder of Isbell in a
water melon car last summer.
Mr.. &. T. Harris of Annex, left Tues
day for Hartford, Conn, to attend the
meeting of the American Road Makers.
He represents Virginia as a delegate
by the appointment of GOV. Montague.
Mr.. Harris is one of the most enthusi-
Astie workers for permanent good
roads in the county, and will bring
back with him all the new ideas pres
ented at that meeting:
Sixty suits of furniture, forty three
t0Wluk AdCuhHcb, OOuCAOo, Oo1ot iSohes
es, and a general assortment of every
thing in the furniture line is now being
offered by the Southern Installme nj
Co., OF this city, who are selling out
Their stock must go by March 10th
and they are Offering barg aims. Theil
place Of business is 207 West Main St
opposite Trinity church.
The Boston Variety Store on South
Augusta street, is building large ad
ditlon to their store. from the rear
Tho present store is 104 feet deep ant
the addition ia to be As feet more. max
ing when completed, a room 152 fee
long. Corrugated iron is to cover tn
new building and it will be ready TO
occupancy probably by March l
Attention is called to the advertise