Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-12-01
Personals.


Mr.. T. II. Lewis is in Alabama on q
business trip.
Miss Alice Patterson is the guest o
Mrs. FL. M. Bell.
Mrs u. G. Daniel of Augusta Springs
WAS among the visitors here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. W. Gibbs left fol
New York Monday, and will spend tbt
winter IN that city.
Mr.. fl. Clay Hidy of Champaign. ILL.,,
is visiting his brother. Mr.. }. r. Hidy.
in Charlottesville.
Miss Mary Templeton of Waynes.
boro. has returned from an extended
visit to friends in Richmond.
Mrs. F. H. Lewis has gone to Ohio
to visit her daughter. Mrs. Goodman.
who has been sick.
Capt. J. H. Waters is rapidly recov-
ering from serious spell! of pneu
monia.
Capt G. E. Dudrow, for forty years
with the B. u. o. Ry., died on Satur-
day at his home in Harper's Ferry.
Mrs. A. Harlow and Miss Cora Har-
low of Augusta Springs, we're visitors
here on Monday.
Mr.. b. +. Coyner of near Waynes-
boro, one of South Rivers prosperous
farmers, was among the visitors here
on Saturday.
Mr.. II. IL. King, late operator for
the G. u O., at Flshersville, is trans
tered to Ferrol, where he is in charge
of the station rs agent and tele graph
operator.
Mr.. Isaac Witt announces the engage
ment of his daughter, Rose Frances.
to Mr.. Edward D. N. Whitney, the
marriage to take place quietly in Balti-
more on the seventh day of December.
Major S. M. Yost, the incumbent,
and Mr.. R. A. FuIwiler. OF the U. 8.
Marshal's office, are circulating petit
lions for appointment as pos tmaster at
Stanton.
There was a we'll attended meeting
OF the Society of Equity on Monday.
and number Of farmers added their
names to the roll Talks were made
by President KoIner and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Litman, former
" of Staunton, and now residing at
COvington, were in the city this week,
returning home after visit of some
days in the home of their relative, Mrs.
Sandy Lesley, at Laurel Hill.
The son of Mr.. G. E. G. Craun of the
BurketOwn neighborhOod, mysteriOuslv
disappeared Monday. He came to
town to pay his fathers taxes, and since
then nothing has been heard of him.
He WAS about IL years old.
Cephas Poindexter, the negro moon
sinner, who was taken to Roanoke two
weeks ago from Rocky Mount in wo
mans clothes, and confined in Jail TO
prevent lynching, was taken back
Friday and hanged for the IN urder OF
Deputy Marshal u. b. Wade, WHO he
shot and killed in July last.
Mr.. VIM. o. Abney of Charleston.
w. Va, was this week a visitor to his
old home near BrookwoOd this county.
He is IA nephew of Mr.. w. q. Abney,
and was in the city with him court day
to greet old friends and acquaintances.
At Charleston Mr.. Abney ls at the head
of the wholesale dry goods and notion
house of the Abney, Barns Co.
Last week the Roanoke Evening
World in noticing the Hunter u Co.
grocery firm, has the following about
it's manager, who is we'll and favoTably
known here: "Mr. J. K. Weaver, the
manager is one of Roanoke's most en-.
Jerprislng and popular business men.
He is president of tue Retail M erchants
"A .sociatiOn of the State, member oil
the board of aldermen, director il
banks, etc. He is deeply interested il
any and every thing that concerns the
welfare of the CITY,"
Senator Burton of Kansas, who's,
second trial on the charge of practic
Ing before the postotfice department
at Washington, while U. s. senator
for the RialtO Grain and Securities
Co, and prevented a fraud order from
being issued against said company wa
again found guilty in all six counts
The maximum sentence is two years i
the penitentiary and $4,000 fine. II
will appeal the case. The first trla
resulted in the same verdict.