Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-24
Personals.

mond this week on business.
Mr.. w. F. Summerson of Washin!
ton, is visiting bis old home.
Miss Cornelia Stout spent a sho
time in the city with relatives.
Mr.. j. Lewis Bumgardner of Wei
Virginia, visited his old home this weel
Bells Poultry House, this city
wants to buy 60,o dozen eggs.
Mr.. Berlin A. Reedy is spending
week with his parents and other rels
tives in Rockingham.
Mr.. Sam Coyner of Glover Lick. W
Va. has been at bis old home in Aug
usta on business.
Mrs. j. A. Alexander, who had bee
spending several weeks in Atlanta, ha
returned home.
Mrs. Frank Chew and Miss Ami,
Conner of Waynesboro, were in tn,
city this week.
DIR. W. 81. Y oakley aud wife of Davis
w. Va, are visiting the family of Capt
Il. d. Ransom.
Mr.. J. w. Taylor of st. Louis, is Wis
ting his father, Rev. John HI. Taylor
at Laurel Hill.
Mr.. A. E. Harusberger left this week
for New York to.purchase his stock OF
spring goods.
Mrs. w. II. Weaver suffered a stroke
of paralysis Monday night, and her
condition is critical.
DR.. j. b CatIett, who is sick with
pneumonia. is improving SO that his
friends hope be will soon be able to be
about again.
Capt. w. II. Kable has awarded the
contract for the erection of the new
barracks at his school to Larner Il
Smith for the concrete building blocks,
and M. b. SU0ddard for the wood work.
Mr.. Hugh H. Kerr left Tuesday for
Richmond with his wife who was ope-
rated on for appendicitis at st. Luke's
Hospital.
Mr.. John Crosby, Deputy Clerk of
the Circuit Court, has so far recovered
from his operation as to be able to re-
turn home.
Mr.. Howard Styles of Lima, Ohio.
who has been spending some time with
relatives and friends in the county, re-
turned home last week.
Mr.. W. E. Harris of Sabot Hill,
FORMERLY of the Eakleton Hotel, spent
several days here last week. He was
warmly welcomed by his many friends.
Miss Mary Hager whoi has been In
Pennsylvania for some time is at home
ag2n. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Geo. NJ. Yost
Mr.. l.. A. Desper of Folly Mills. and
ISIS Lula M. Grim of Middlebrook,
were married here Friday evening at
the residence of Rev e.. w. Slower.
Mrs. Miller of Raleigh, n. c., who
has been on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. E. Lacy Gibson, returned home
Saturday.
Messrs. r H. Bell, Jr., and H. M.
Lewis attended the Grand Lodge
knights of Pythias in Norfolk this
week
Mr.. Arthur b. Cornell, for many
years with the American Stock Co.,
has taken position with A. E. Harms
berger's Racket Store.
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Jas. bore, about two miles north
of this city, Mr.. C.. q. Smith of Iowa,
and ISIS Maud b. Chambers were uni
ted in marriage.
Winfield Liggett, one Of the most
prominent lawyers in this part of the |
State, died at Harrisonburg Oh Thurs
day of last week after all illness of two
weeks, from pneumonia. He was in
his fifty second year.
The sale of that valuable property on
Middle River, known as the Poage
farm, offered by Commissioners Ran
son, Timberlake and Kennedy, has
been postponed until Friday, March
10Th, at the same place and hour.
Mrs. Porter NJ W God ward has re-
turned from Charleston, s. g., where
she has been for several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Haywood 7. Baylis,
who was recently operated on for ap-
pendicitis. Mrs. Bayls has almost
entirely recovered.
DIR. Edwin Anderson Alderman is 10
De installed as President of the Uni
versity of Virginia on Thursday. April
18th, in the public hall at the Univer
sity The exercises will be very in
terestlpg, and will take place at four
O'Clock p. IN.
Early in the present term Judge Ben
nett called for the reslgnat ions of all
the Commissioners in Chancery, and
Yesterday entered an order appointing
Il. J. W illiams, and Chas. s Dice, of
l.ewisburg, and Elmer w. Nowlan, of
Anderson. The order removes Capt A.
f. Mathews, who for many years has
been the General Receiver of the court
and appoints Samuel A. Scott in his
place putting his official bond at 81
O0o - Greenbrier Independent.
Mr.. w. H. HUMPHREYS of the Plow
w forks near Vesuvius, was In the city
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