Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-05
Personals

is visiting his FAMILY near Lex
ton.
Mr.. O. A. Barger of Gilmore''
Mills, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Joseph Kennedy.
Mr.. H. w. Craig of Ports
mouth, Ohio, is visiting his sister,
Mise Margaret Craig.
Miss Susie Wash left last week
for Culpsper, Va, to take charge
Of millinery business.
Mr.. Harrington Waddell spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr.
Edgar Waddell, at Covington.
Miss Meta Berry has accepted
a position with the millinery
establishment of w. S. Kniseley
& Co.
Miss Efie Weeks of near Fair.
field, has accepted position with
the dry goods store of Mr.. j.
Mod. Adair.
Attorney General William A.
Anderson came up from Richmond
last Friday to attend the funeral OF
Mise Mildred Lee.
Mr.. Kent E. Peery OF Longwood
has been appointed notary public
and qualified last Friday before
County Clerk A. L Shields.
Mr.. James A. Frazier, who spent
the winter at Clifton Forge, was
in Lexington this week on business.
From Lere he went to his home at
Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Staunton Argus: Mr.. j. w.
Leech, some years manager OF the
w. U. telegraph Office here, much
to the regret Of his many friends,
has resigned and about the 10Th
instant will leave for Baltimore.
Rev. j. o. Knott returned to
Lexington Friday from Jefferson
county, w. Va, where he visited
his old home. He occupied his
pulpit at Trinity Methodist church
Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. Lawrence Embree, presi-
dent of the Lexington WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union, plea
sanity entertained the members OF
the Union at her homo Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Margaret B. Finley, wife
of Rev. DR.. George w. Finley.
pastor OF Thinking Spring Presby-
terrain church of Augusta county,
and sister of Rev. j. E. Booker OF
Lexington, died last Wednesday
morning from pneumonia. Rev. Mr..
Booker and Mrs. Booker attended
the funeral.
Washington dispatch of April
3rd: DR.. James Addison Quarles,
professor of moral philosophy at
Washington and Lee University,
will be married in this city on the
9th of this month to Mrs.
Eleanor Morehouse, of Washing
ton. DR.. Quarles is in Washing
ton at present.
DR.. W. S. Currell has returned
from a tour of lectures delivered
the past two weeks at several
places in Virginia. At Norfolk he
delivered three lectures on Dante
and occupied the pulpit OF the
First Presbyterian church in that
city on Sunday, March a6th. He
his lectures on Dante at
Abingdon, Va, on March 29th.
30th. and 3lst
Mrs. John A. Thompson of Tim
Der Ridge received a telegram
Monday announcing the death OF
her brother, Mr.. Arthur l.. Daven-
port, which occurred SUNDAY, April
Ord, at his homo in Chattanooga,
Tenn. Mr.. Davenport was ma
tive of Abingdon, va, and besides
Mrs. Thompson he is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Anna Taylor OF
Louisville, KY, Mrs. Mary Meek
of Chilhowie, Va, ard Mrs. John
W. Barr of Timber Ridge.
Pensacola Ella. Journal, March
SOth: Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wilson
entertained the family at dinner
last evening in honor Of the birth
day anniversary OF their father
Mr.. S. w. Wilson. The other
guests were Mr.. Wilson's son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
Kinnear and his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hale
Wilson. AS a souvenir of the oc-
casion Mr.. Wilson's children pre-
sentcd him with handsome gold
charm for his watch chain, in the
form of locket. All his friends
unite in wishing him many happy