Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Personals.

this week
Mr.. J. Frank TempIeton of Wayne,
bpro, was ia the city Monday.
DIR. E. H. Herring of Harrison urg
died on Saturday.
The next annual meeting of tn,
Knights of Pythias will be held il
Staunton.
Miss Henrietta Fauver is visiting
her sister, Mrs. A J. Burk holder u
Mt. Sidney.
Mrs. Sallie A. Poage, who has beel
visiting her daughter, at North Gar
den, has returned home.
Mrs. Heber Ker has returned from
York county. where she was called by
the death of her mother, Mrs. Howard.
Mr.. Robert w. Burke, Mr.. and Mrs
W. Slarke Burke, and Master Robert,
are spending several weeks at Hot
Springs.
Miss Ida G.. Summers of, Deerfield.
was in the city this week on business,
and while here was the guest of Mrs.
j. W. Keller.
Mr. Robert Rusmiselle of Waynes
boro, is in Washington for the inau-
gural ceremonies, the grand ball in.
Guided
Mrs. w. S. Griffith of Galveston,
Tex, who spent few days with Nj Uses
Agnes aud Mamie Scott, returned
home Friday.
Metsrs. Berlin A. Reedy and Lester
Hubbard have returned from Bri dge
water, after brief visit to Mr.. Claude
Miller.
Mr.. s. Berlin Holt has resigned from |
the police force to take position as
shipping clerk with r. l.. Stratton 4 |
Co.
Capt. Fl. Clay Niche Of Charlottes-
vile, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. j.
b. Cdtlett, whose husband has been i'll |
with pneumonia.
Miss Louisa Z. Tony, an old and
highly esteemed lady Of the Deerfield
aged about "A years.
Among the patents granted last
week to Virginians. was one to Joseph
K Johnson, il, of Longdale, smelling
ores in blast furnace.
Capt. John l.. Sneed, q prominent
citizen of Arlington, Nelson county,
died last Friday i'll Lynchburg, where
he underwent on operation.
Mr.. Albert Sidney Johnston, the
genial editor of the Waterman of Un-
ion, Monroe county. spent few days
here last week with his friend, Hon A.
O. Braxton.
Mr.. F. n. Anderson of Nashville. is
il the city, aud stopping at the Palmer
House. He has brought with him a
car load Of Tennessee Jacks which lie
is selling to our people.
Mrs. Catherine Aldhizer died ON the
2lst ult., at her home at New Hope,
after long illness, The funeral took
place on "Wednesday from the Metho-
dist church.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has authorized the purchase
OF 25O locomotives and 5000 freight
cars, to cost between $l2 900, 900 and
$l3 900, 600
Mr.. Harry Fl. Blease. who for sew
eral weeks was confined to the house ,
by an attack of appendicitis, has so far
recovered as to be able to attend to
business.
Mr. Thos. J. Hounihan has purchas
ed of Squire Arch Kinney, the old Kin
ney homestead of 230 acres, adjoining
the property he already owns, which
makes file farm of over 800 acres.
Hon. Edward Echos, who has been
In bad health for some time, went to
Richmond last week for treatment.
His friends hope he will be beneii tied,
and soon resume his place among
them.
The Virginia State Teachers Asso
citation will hold its annual meeting
this year at Lexington, April 26-2S
All persons engaged in teaching are
eligible to membership and are invited
to be present.
Mr.. James Frazier, brother of Mrs.
w. 2. Tams of this city, has been very
Ii with pneumonia at his home In San
Francisco. His brother, Mr.. Harry L.
Frazier. and wife, of Richmond, left
last week to be with him.
Mr.. Charles Swats of West Augusta,
who went to Richmond last week. hop.
ing to be benefited by treatment at St.
Lukes hospital. returned Tuesday
night. the doctor failing to give him
any encouragement.
The Laurel Hill Baptist Sunday
School has organic ID for work by the
ell lection of the following officers: Mr.
G. L. Harris, superintendent. Mr.. Mise
tnder, assistant, Mr.. Frank Delling-
er, secretary, Miss Sallie Crickenber-
ger. librarian and Miss Addle Furr,' Or
ganist.
Scieace Hall at the Virginia Poly |
e:hnic Institute. at B!acksburg, was |
Destroyed by fire last Thursday None
OF the students were hurt, but The |
cloihiDg of the cadets were destroyed,
many Of them having to telegraph to
their parents to supply them at once.
Tae loss is estlm 4ted at $75, 900