Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-10
Personals.

The house OF Catherine Crawfor
eolored, near the National Cemeter
Was destroyed by fire Tuesday nigh
Mrs. w. p. Tams has been visiting
ibe family of her brother, Mr. Harr
Frazier In Richmond. -.
Mrs. j. F. West. who spent som
time with her daughter, Mrs. IL.
Wayt, has returned to Roanoke.
Mr.. r. e. Gormap, wife and lit
son. of Clifton Forge. spent few day
here with his sister, Mrs. Geo. E Kills,
Mr.. E. J Stout of New Hope, VIII
has been seriously i'll with pneumonia
IS rapidly improving.
Miss Corina Valz has been victim
her sister, Mrs. Watson P. Gooch, il
Roanoke
Miss Cornelia SumervilIe has been
the guest of Miss Katherine Hoee or
kai0rama street.
A valuable farm in Campbell 'coun
tv is advertised By the Internationa
Farm Agency of Lynchburg
Mrs. J. Alex Bumgardner and son
Alex, are visiting Mr. S. b. s daughter,
Mrs. G G Berkeley at Newport News.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Walter of
Montgomery Hail." left this week
for trip north on pleasure.
Miss Winifred Goodwin of Barter.
brook, has returned home with her
brother. Mr.. Claiborne G GOODWIN, from
Aiken, S. &.
The friends of Miss Grace King of
tl,,rf l. 4 l. r~l 4
she has entirely recovered from
severe attack of 81 ip.
Prof. Geo. a. Rulvey, superintend
ent Of schools for Rocking ham, has an
nounced himself candidate for State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss n ellie Talbot, who has been
visiting the NJ Uses Christian at Mint
Spring, has returned to her home near
Waynesb0ro.
Mr.. WIN. McKeever, the veteran
machinist, is very Ill. and there is
very little hope Of his recovery. He
has complication of troubles.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons of vir-
ginia will meet in Richmond next |
week in the Masonic Temple for a |
session OF three days.
Merrill, the little daughter of Hon. |
and Mrs. Jacob Yost. fractured her /
leg while playing at her home Mon |
day.
MIR. p. NJ Dice of Burketown |
has been quite sick for more than a |
month His friends hope he may soon |
be restored to health.
Mr.. Hugh b. Sproul has been elect |
ed viee-president OF the Staunton Natl |
onal Bank in place of Mr.. w. Il. Nc.
Cue, resigned. Mr.. Sproul entered |
upon his duties on the 1st inst.
Mrs W, H. Barkman and little son /
Randolph, have returned from trip |
south, While away they visited her
sister in Savannah, Ga, and points of |
interest In Florida.
Mr.. G. p. Hanger has purchased of |
the Stanton Realty Company two
lots on Maple avenue, on which be
will erect two dwellings, as soon as
the weather permits,
For the purpose of organizing State
association for the protection of game,
meeting OF prominent spOrtsmen has
] can called to assemble in Richmond
Oh Wednesday, February -.
Miss Mamie L Crnm, daughter of
Mr.. s. IL. Crun, was quietly married
at her home near Churchville, Va, to
Mr.. Wilmer F. Young of near Roman,
Va, Feb. 1st. at IL O clock, by Rev. w.
Nj Hartman.
The Buena Vista Extract company !.
will, in the near future, erect additions
to their works and increase their out |
put. After these improvements are
completed they will use about 120
cords of wood per day.
Lieutenant Charles M. BIackford
and bride, are the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Blackford. After a
tour Of the country they will go to the
Philippines. where 1t Blackford's
regiment has Seen ordered.
Mr.. Phillip Engleman died on Sun
day morning at his home on Kerr's
Creek, Rockbridge county, aged 81
years. Mr.. Engleman was native of
Stanton but moved to Rockbridge
shortly after the war.
Colonel Charles A. Dempsy, U. S
Army, retired, will inspect all the
State militia In March. He will be in
Stanton on Tuesday. March 18th. TO
Inspect the Stanton Rifles and West
Augusta Guard of the SEVENTEEN Regi-
ment Va. Infantry.
Bridgewater Herald: Mrs. r. G.
Blair, of Moscow, has been verv i'll for
tue past few days and is threatened
with pneumonia. Mrs. DR.. L. z. Coy
ner, of Waynesboro, spent last week
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. David
Graham, at Spring Creek.
Hugh Nelson, the infant sou of Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Davis of Mt. Sidney,
died on Friday Of commissions result
ing from pneumonia. The funeral took
place On Saturday from the Methodist
church, the services being conducted
by Rev. }. n. Vandeventer.
Mr.. Geo. Il. Root who for some yaars
has been a popular salesman with
Messrs. Jos. l.. Barth s. Co., left Fri
day for his future home at GrOttoes,
where he will enter into partnership
with Messrs Pirkey Bros. bis many |
friends here wish him much success
in his new home
Mr. James Selden Miller died sud |
denly at his home in Dallas, Texas on
Saturday last. Deceased was a broth |
er of the late Mrs. Fannie McCue of |
this city, and before moving to Texas |
had resided here. He is survived by |
his wife, who was before marriage, a /
Miss Caldwell.
Mr.. j. Randolph Tucker OF the
Staunton bar, son of Hon. H. st. Geo. |
Ticker, has 0een appointed assistant |
counsel of the N. & w. Ry., with Mr. |
Geo. E. Sipe of Harrisonburg. Mr..
fuckers appointment meets with |
general approval as be is An able young |
lawyer and will no doubt fill his new |
position with credit to his profession |
and himself.
The Grants Pass (Oregon) Herald of |
the 18th ult., has an excellent account
of an entertainment given by the High
School Of that place, entitled San Even
ing in Old Virginia. This school is
1,ndar TIN, snnarinte ndernu of Prof Z