Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-10
Personals

MI. ID. q. McClenny is visiting
his old home in Suffolk, Va.
Mr.. John Chittum spent a few
days in Roanoke last week OF
business.
Rev. j. o. Knott is holding pro
tracted services at Trinity Metho
dist church this week.
DR.. Charles Manly will preach
at Bolivar Mills on Buffalo Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dickerson
of Quincy, w. Va, are visiting
Mrs. Dickerson's mother, Mrs.
Thomas L. Preston.
Messrs. D. E. Strain and Will
liam Patton are in the northern
markets this week purchasing
goods for their clothing store.
Mr.. w. E. Miller, formerly of
Rockbridge, now a resident Of
Herndon, Fairfax county. Va, was
visitor in Lexington last week.
Miss Agnes Ferrari, who has
been attending school in Balti-
mOie, has joined her father, Mr..
g. Ferrari. who recently accepted
a position as member Of V. NJ. /.
band.
Mr.. J. Lyons will leave tomor-
row for New York and Philadel-
phla to purchase spring stock of
woolens for the tailoring establish
ment of the Lyons Clothing Com
pany.
Mr.. B. Mercer Hartman of
Roanoke, accompanied by his
bride, reached Lexington last
Friday night and spent Saturday
here as the guests of his brother,
DR.. John II. Hartman.
Miss GwendOlen Howe, daughter
of Dr. snd Mrs. Jas. Lewis Howe
of Lexington,a student at the Ran
Woman's College ct !
Lynchburg, has teen elected art
editor of the "Helianthus", the |
College annual.
Mr.. w. N. Key went to Rich
rond last Wednesday and returned |
Thursday with his young son,
Frank, who spent some time at
The Memorial Hospital In that city
lnder treatment, and whose con-
lition lie much improved.
Mr.. Robert 1. McCurdy of Nc.
oherson. Kansas, arrived at Rock.
bridge Baths last week after an alb
ence of about Is years in Oklaho I
IA and Kansas and is visiting his
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mo-
Jurdy and other relatives and
riends.
Announcement has been made
# the marriage Of Miss Vesta Kel-
er, daughter of Mr.. Thomas H.
Keller of Buena Vista, to Mr.. A.
;. McCurdy, also of Buena Vista,
D take place at the home Of the
ride Wednesday morning, jan
airy II.
DIR. Hugh M.McIIhauy, Y. MIC.
!, secretary at tbs University of
'lrginia, formerly of Stahnton,
nd distinguished graduate of
Washington and Lee, has received
call to the rectorship of st.
aMes Episcopal church of Lees
urg, Va.
Mrs. Margaret II. Lyle Of near :
rownsburg, has issued invitations =
the marriage of her daughter, +.
lies margaret Alexander Lyle, TO
n William GoshOrn McCorkle,
N of former Governor William A.
cCorkle of West Virginia. The :
arriage will take place Tuesday E
bon, January 10th, at New Prov
lence Presbyterian church.
Ring tum Phi: The enthusiastic
umni of Washington and Lee G
no reside in Lynchburg, will give n
banquet on the 10Th of the E,
'esent month in cOmmemoratioh h
General Robert E. Lees birth 4
~. Several out-Of-town alumni q,
III be their guests upon this d
CO sion, among the number being 4
'esident George H. Denny and n
IN. H. d. Flood. m
Mr.. Lewis E, Steele, for several tC
airs the efficient and accommodate. d.
operator at the Western Union so
egraph office in Lexington and di
'lstant passenger and ticket
emit in the Chesapeake and Ohio se
y office, has accepted a position It
the First National Bank as 70
'istOnt bookkeeper. He Is m
seeded at the Western Union pc
&c by his brother, Mr.. Wilbur OK
Steele, who for the pact dozen eli
hrs fas been operator and ticket 81
rk at union station in Lexing- in
). His temporary successor at be
station is Mr.. E. c.. Houser, siC
0 for some time has been work. ne
as extra operator on the Chesa- in
Ike and Ohio road. BIZ