Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-04-20
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MIR. Frank Hoge has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mr.. A. s. Carol of Stuart's Draft
WAS III the city this week on business
Mrs. Hanger of ChurchviIle, is visit
iug her son, Mr.. Shuey Hanger il
Portsmouth.
Mrs. A. &. Mcclure OF near Fishers
willie. has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Z. G. Hardy.
MFG q. Gooch of Roanoke, spent
few days here this week with his par
ents.
DIR. 8. P. Hite left Monday for Rich
mond, where he will enter DR.. Hodges
sanitarium for medical treatment.
Mr. Robert M. Kyle. a former promi
nent citizen, but now of Jersey City,
has been visiting his brothers.
Mr. j. F. Leonard one of the sub
stantiaI citizens of South River, was
a Staunton visitor this week.
Mrs. A. s. WOodhouse and little
sou, Arthur, left Monday for Wash
ington to spend several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. &. A. Haideman.
Mrs. Henry Pfffsrling, mother Ct
Mr.. A. Y. Pfitferling, is in CiDclnaii
called there by the serious illness OF
her son George.
Mrs. j. Alex. Turk of Moffatt's
Creek, who has been under medict
treatment at Memorial hospital, Rich
mond, has returned home
Mr.. and Mis- IL. f. Fox have return
ed from BattleborO, Vermont MIR.
Foxs father died there and they at
tended tho funeral.
Hon. A. NJ. bowman of Salem. spent
some days last week with his old
friend Capt. &. Julian Pratt near
WaynesborO.
Mrs. Mamie W.. Turk who spent
several weeks here. returned to wash
ington Friday, She was accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Mary.
Mrs. W. W. Gibbs and Mr. w. W.
Gibbs, Jr., of New York. have arrived
III the city. Mr.. Gibbs is spending some
time in Europe.
Capt. Samuel A Wilson, a native Of
Rockbridge, and for several terms
Sheriff OF that county, died at his homs
10 Salem on the 10Th inst.
Rev. DIR. w. N Scott is in Rich
lnond conducting a series of meetings
at the Third Presbyterian church, bis
old charge.
Mr.. e. u. Sellers Of Spruce, W. Va,
who had been spending ten days vaca-
ton at bis old home in Rockingham.
was In the city last week returning to
West Virginia.
Last week in Washington Miss Cora
l.. Dorsey of Basic City, and Mr.. NJ. K
Kubatz Of New Jersey. were united in
marriage. Rev. w. M. Ferguson per
forming the ceremony.
The engagement of Miss Margaret
Meg ulre, of Richmond, niece of Mrs.
A. F. Robertson, of Staunton. to Ar
thur G ordon, of Savannah. has been
announced by Mrs. DR.. Mcclure.
Mrs. 6. Il. Gooch, accompanied by
her son, MI. Garrett Gooch, and d..
w. b. Payne of Covington. went 10
Richmond this week to be treated for
rheumatism.
Mr.. Geo. w. Snell, prominent Rock
iugham farmer, died at his home in
Dayton Saturday. The Monday pre-
vious he was paralyzad while feeding
the chickens and laid out all night.
The Western State Hospital Board
last week elected DR.. John A. Freed
OF this county, and DR.. James II. Gar =
lick, formerly Of the Central hospital,
az assistants on the staff Of the w. s.
Hospital.
Messrs. A. Lee Knowles, Turner X.
Hackman, Harry NJ. Lewis and Miss
Lena Knowles of this city, and Miss
Pearl Teter of G oshen. are attending
the Sunday-SchooI convention at New :
port News.
Rev. j. Ii. Franklin, the popular
pastor OF the Greenville Baptist church,
will on the 25th inst. be married III
Orange county to Miss Fannie Watts
Graves After visiting in Roanoke the y
will attend the Southern Baptist con-
veution at Chattanooga, and will tnen
return to 6IeenVille.
Mr.. Maurice Parker, who makes his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Y. NJ
Bickle, fell d few days ago and was
badly bruised. 1t was at first thought
his hip was fractured, but this turned
out not to be the case. If Mr.. Parker
lives until May II next be will be 81
years old.
The congregation Of Emmanuel EDis
eopal church on Monday elected tn
following vestrymen: Msssrs. W. q
Abney, J. A. Glasgow, George NJ. Har
rison, G. II. .IorGan, r. S. Ker. H. M
MeIIhany, Berkeley Minor, A. r. Rob
ertsou. Thomas ID. Ransom, Herber
NICK smith, James Il. Tsmpleton ant
Joseph b. Woodward.
The law firm of Ksr i Kerr. whic
has been in existence since 1897, wa
last week dissolved by mutual consent
Capt. r. 8. Ker has entered into part
nsrship with Braxton u Mccoy, unde
the firm name OF Braxton, Ker u Nj
Coy. Mr.. H. H. Kerr, one OF the MOI
,u x,onr,x ~, hors ~ the hur Wi