Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Personals

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Miss Susie Rhodes is visiting
Miss Ethel Sholes In Lynchburs.
Misses Helen and Sophie Booker
are visiting friends in Augusta
county.
Mr,Charles S.McNulty of Roam
oke, was visitor in Lexington the
latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peasants of
Richmond, are the guesta of Mayor
and Mrs. Samuel Il. Walker, Jr.
Mr.. Wilson B. Harrison is in
Richmond this week attending the
Funeral Directors State Associa-
ton.
Mr.. RS. Anderson spent several
DAYS in Baltimore last week pur-
chasing goods for his china and
house furnishing store.
Mrs. O. c. Brewer of Pulaski
City, arrived in Lexington Satur-
day to visit her mother, Mrs.
Margaret S. Humphris.
Mr.. NJ. w. Paxton delivered the
address yesterday at New Market
ion the occasion Of the anniversary
of the New Market battle.
Miss Mary l.. Smith returned
Monday morning from Harrison
burg, where she spent several days
visiting the public schools OF that
town.
Mr.. john Med. Alexander, one
of the best known residents OF
Lexington, has been confined to
his home for some days by serious
illness.
Mr.. John A. Shaw of Browns
bu 9. who has been ill for some
time from appendicitis and trouble
in the head, is reported today to
be in extremis.
Mrs. James Holmes Britton of
Baltimore, is visiting her parents,
Captain and Mrs. j. w. Gillock.
Mr.. Britton spent several days
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse NJ. Arthur
were called to Charlottesville by
the death Saturday of Mrs.
Arthur's brother, Mr.. Reuben
Morris CT that citv.
Colonel Robert Catlett, assistant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, has returned to
his duties in Richmond, after
spending several days with his
daughters in Lexington.
Captain WA. Hayslett, formerly
of Lexington, now of Clifton Forge,
substituted several day this week
for Captain Jesse NJ. Arthur
freight conductor on the Chesa
peake and Ohio.
Mr.. r. E.Troland Of Fredericks-
burg, Va, reached Lexington a
few day ago to accept the position
of drummer and bugler at the
Virginia Military Institute to sue
coed Mr.. W. T. Avis, who has
removed to roanoke.
Mr.. H. NJ. Quisenberry, just
completing his second year as u
dental student in the University
College of Medicine of. Richmon d,
was in Lexington this week visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward A. Quisenberry.
Rev. DIR. JAS. A. Quarles occupied
the pulpit Of the Lexington Pres
byterian church Sunday morning
in the absence of the pastor, Rev.
T. B. Southall, who was at the
Miller Manual School of Albemarle
to preach to the students.
Capt. j. Preston Moore of Lex
ington and Mr.. j. II. Harper of
Kerr's Creek returned Monday
from Augusta county, where Sat-
urday they were present at the
funeral of Mr.. w. W. Rowan OF
near Old Providence church.
Mrs. Fannie Smith Cooper, wife
of Mr.. Edward Cooper of Bran
well, w. Va, has sent 10 the Mary
GUSTS Lee Chapter of the Daugh-
tors of the Confederacy of Licking
ton, check for sos to be used in
furnishing room In the Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Rev. j. o. Knott will preach
next Sunday at the Methodist
church in Staunton for Rev. H. z.
Hamill, who is in attendance upon
the quadrennial meeting OF the
General Conference at Birming-
ham, Ala. Rev. DR.. Jas. A.QuarleS
will occupy the pulpit OF Trinity
Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, and Rev. Frank F. Neel in the
evening.
Mr.. Archibald G.Chrlstlan,a we'll
known resident of Mint Spring
neighborhood, Augusta county,
died at his home last Friday night,
May 18th, in his 72nd year. Mr..
Christian was educated in Lexing-
ton at Washington College, and
served the Confederacy as a men,
Der of 10th Virginia Cavalry. He
was a brother of Mrs. White, wife
of Mr.. William White, former well
known residents of Lexington.
New Market Day at V. M. l.