Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-02-17
Personal

Mr.. Joseph M. Phillips has been
called to the bedside of his uncle,
Mr.. A. A. P.Slough of near Glas-
gov.
Miss Willis Williams, who is at
tending the Valley Female Insti.
tute of Staunton, spent several
days in Lexington this week visit.
ing friends.
Mr.. Harry C. Bowyer, formerly
for years connected with The
GAZETTE composing force, has
again accepted position with the
paper.
Miss Buelah Montgomery is
absent on a trip North to purchase
spring and summer goods for the
millinery store of w. S. Kniseley
& Co.
Mrs. Mamie Baier and Miss
Mary Caring left this morning fol
Charlottesville, where they will
spend a month as the guests OF
Mrs. G. D. Smith.
Information has been received
here of the Improvement of Mr.
John Il. L. Preston at Quincy, W,
Va, who has been seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
Rockingham Register: Capt
Mcneil of Kerr's Creek, Rock
bridge county, returned to his
home Saturday, after a visit to
friends in Harrisonburg.
Mr.L.A.Coulter, State secretary
of the Y. NC A., addressed the
students of Washington and Lee
Sunday afternoon, his subject
being, "The Sin that Kills"
DR.. H S. Myers and Mr.. j. H.
Davis of Amherst county, were
visitors in Lexington several days
this week. DR.. Myers is well re-
mem bered here where he has been
a frequent visitor.
Mr.. Walter Edward Harris, the
well known Washington CORES
pon lent of the Richmond Times
dispatch, and son Ct Rev. John H
Harris of near Natural Bridge, was
il Lexington yesterday.
Mr.. S. Register Neel occupied
the pulpits at Collierstown and Mt
Moreland Methodist churches Sun
day morning and afternoon TO
Rev. Robert +. Hutton, who wa
unable to fill his appointments oil
account of illness.
Mr.. A. P. Wade of Brownsburg
was elected teller of the Bank o
Rockbridge at meeting of tn
directors held today. Mr.. Wad
is a young man of fine bushes
capacity. For several months pas
he has held business position i
Stanton.
Lynchburg (va.) Daily News,
Miss Kathleen Flood, the younges
daughter of Mrs. Kate w, Flood
both of whom were at one tim
residents of this city, was marie
Tuesday evening, February 9th
at the home of the BRIDES mother
ia Queen street, Alexandria, b.
Rev. Mr.. Barton, to Mr.. Williar
A. Poindexter, formerly of Rock
bridge county, but now of Baltl
more, in which city the youn
couple will make their home.
Sergeant Hempsey Dead
Sergeant John Hempsey die
last Friday at his home nea
? Brownsburg from the effects of
( fall received several weeks ago
He had reached an advanced ag
and was probably eighty-six year
old. His funeral took place Satul
: day from his home, conducted b
Father VanIngelgen Of Stauntor
and interment was made at Ne
Providence cemetery.
Sergeant Hempsey was born
Ireland and was a typical SON g
r Erin. He served in the Mexica
! War and to his death received
Federal pension. He came to lie,
ington in 1856 and for some year
, he was ordinance sergeant at tn
4 Virginia Military Institute
$ Among his duties at the Institut
was the manufacture of fireworks
and it is said he turned out som
wonderful specimens,
Q He married a Miss LaRue c
8 Rockbridge who died some year
y ago. A niece made her HON
/ with him and is the only relativ
;. he left in this country.
DIR. Curre1I to Give Lectures
= DR.. w. S. Currell is amour
, ced to deliver under TT
8 auspices of the Lynchburg Teacl
ers' Club series OF illustrated le'
lures in that city on Dante, II
first to take place Saturday evel
J ing, February 9th, The Lyncl
burg News says
"Dr. Currell Is a man of deligh
y full personality and fine literar
n insight. He is widely know
!. throughout the South as a schol'
and lecturer, having for some yea
past been on the staff of lecture
g at the great Southern Chataqu
e at Monteag!e, Tenn, and also
y the Virginia Teachers institute
- which meets annually at Cha
# lottrsville, Va. He is in much d
y mand in various parts Of the cou