Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-12
Personals

Miss Olive Parker of Staunton
is the guest of Mrs. Robert G
Templeton.
Mrs. O. G. Brewer has gone tt
Pulaski where she will spenG
several weeks. e
Miss Pauline Embree Of Buens
Vista, is visiting Mrs. Lawrence
Embree this week.
Mayor Samuel B. Walker. Jr
spent several days in Richmond
last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Moor.
have returned from visit o!
several months in Florida.
Miss Rosa Tucker Of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. E. Morgan Pendleton.
DR.. George H. Denny addressed
the student assembly this morning
on General Lee, the College Presi'
dent" s
Mrs. w. S. Cochran, Mrs. Myrtle
Huddleson and son Alexander OF
Clifton Forge are visiting Mrs. R.
d. Firebaugh of near Flumen.
Rev. j. Olin Knott is in atten-
dance upon the State Sunday
School Convention this week in
Staunton. He was one Of the
speakers.
Lynchburg News of Sunday
On Friday evening Miss Kate Jor-
dan entertained number of young
people in honor Of Miss Louise Has.
kins Of Lexington, Va.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will deliver
the Grafton before the VIM. l..
Curry Post, G. A. r. in Philadel-
phia on the occasion OF the
Memorial Day services on May
Gath.
A marriage licanse was issued
Monday to Mr.. Brownlee Bafger
of near Natural Bridge and Miss
Mary Lou Watt, daughter of
Mr.. L. NJ. Waite of near Buffalo
Forge.
Mr.. R. A. Fulwiler, chairman of
Tenth District Republican Com
mittee, was in Lexington Saturday
in conference with Postmaster
Patton, chairman Of the
Republican Committee of Rock
bridge.
Mr.. Andrew Frank Spillan, son
Of Mr.. John Spillan, and Miss Mary
Newcomer, daughter OF
Mr.. S. w. Newcomer, all of Lex
ington, were married last We'd
nesday night by Rev. DIR. Thornton
Whaling.
A party of Baltimore and Ohio
officials were in Lexington yester-
day, arriving here ON their private
car. They were General Superin-
tendent G. G. F. Bent, Division
Superintendent j. <. Spurrier,
Division Engineer Trapnell.
Among those who left today
to attend the inaugural cere.
monies of DIR. Z. A. Aldermen
as president of the University Of
were DR.. George H.Denny.
DR.. Hunter Pendleton, Prof. j. r.
Long, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Pendle-
ton.
Mrs. ]. H. Green of Mt. Jack
son, has returned home after
spending some time at the bed
side of her son. Mr.. G. A. Green, q
student of Washington and Lee,
who is confined in the hospital
here by illness. His condition is
improved.
DR.. H. S. Myers Of Atwood,
est county, who was promi-
nently mentioned as 8 candidate
for the Legislature, has announced
his withdrawal from the race. DR..
Myers IL one Of the prominent and
progressive men of Amherst and
10 well known in Lexington.
Miss Vlrgie Ritenour of Dilbeck,
Va, while on her way to Ottenbein
University at WeGerfeld, Ohio
stopped off few days this week
in Lexington to see her brother,
Mr.. /. T. Ritenour. who is a
student at Washington and Lee,
and was a guest>of Mrs. John w.
Lindsay.
Bishop A. W. Wilson has ap-
pointed Rev. o. w. Lusby as
preacher in charge of the Roanoke
M. e. Church South circuit, in
place of Rev. D. M. Brown, recently
appointed by the Conference at
Winchester, who has been tranferr-
cd to Charles and St. Mary's
circuit in Southern Maryland.
Rev. o. F. Burgess and Mrs.
Burgess spent Sunday in Lexing-
ton as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Whitmore. Mr.. Burgess is
a wellknown Methodist minister
who has served different charges
in Rockbridge. His last charge
was New Castle, Craig county.
At the recent session Of the Balti-
more Conference no was trans
ferred to Sterling, Va.
DR.. w. S. Currell Of Washing
ton and Lee will have charge oil
the department Of rhetoric, litera'
tuere and composition at the
Summer School Of Methods to be
hold 4t the IIniversitv of Virgins