Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-05-04
Personals.

Mrs. W. j. Burton of Cburchville
reported sick.
Mr. EIwood w. Friend and bride ha'
returned from their bridal tour
Capt Rudolph Bumgardner was
Richmond this week on business
Mr. Charles NJ. f asst is in New Y or
visiting his brother. Mr. John P Eas
Mrs w. r. Youell OF Craigsyill,
WAS in the city yesterday shopping.
Mrs. Alex. F. Robertson. who la
been spending several weeks in Rich
mond, has returned home.
Mrs. Chas. w. Miller has gone t.
Lynchburg to visit her mother. Mrs
Sallie f. Carroll.
Mr.. w. w. Gibbs, who has been o.
brief visit to Europe, arrived her
this week to join his family.
Miss Mary Arbucke of Waynesboro
has been the guest of Miss Annie Pa
trick.
Mrs. E. V. Hawpe of the Greenville
neighborhood, bias been visiting hel
brother, Mr. Newton Argenbright.
Mr.. Duryea, who has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Frank Walter. has
returned to his home on Long Island
Hiss Rosa Glenn, who spent the win
ter in Missouri, reached home this
week.
Rev. Paul Sieg, who visited his rela-
tives at Churchville, has returned to
his pastoral duties at Wytheville.
Mr.. Thompson Paxton, well known
citizen of the Fair field neighborhOOd,
was in the city Wednesday.
The new town hall and Odd Fellows
building at Churchville, will soon be
under roof.
{ Miss Mary Turk of Moffatt's Greek.
has gone to Bath Alum Springs where
she will spend the summer.
Mr.. Nj. J. Stoutamyer and fami ly of
w est Augusta. have moved to this Sec
tion of the county. locating In the
Swoope's Depot neighborhOod.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Landon, who
have been visiting Mrs. Newton Wayt.
left W ednesday evening for Winona,
Minnesota.
Your poll tax is due and if not paid
by Saturday you will forfeit your right
to vote in the fall election. Attend to
it now.
Mrs. J. F. Templeton. Miss Mary
Templeton, and Miss Mollie Culton and
Prof. ]. A. FIshburne were among the
Waynesboro visitors here Wednesday.
Rev. DIR. A. E. Dickinson, the well
known Baptist divine, and editor of
the Religious Herald, is ill at his home
In Richmond.
Mr.. o. e. Hartman of Botetoult cOun
ty. was in the city this week to visit
his mother, Mrs. John HarmaD, who
is in poor health.
Rev. H. P. HamiIl has gone to Biz
mingham, Ala, to attend the general
conference of the Methodist Church,
South.
Misses Margaret and Charlotte Steph-
enson of Warm Springs, have been
visiting their aunt, Miss Sudie Steph-
enson at the Frederick.
Better pay your poll tax today. To-
morrow is the last day on which they
can be settled if you wish to partici-
pate in the next election.
Mr.. s. Preston Buck of Mt. Scion.
who has just returned from a business
trip to North Carolina. was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. Henry Wright of Muffatt's
Greek. has moved with his family 10
Richmond where they will reside in
the future.
The street cars after their winters
rest. began running this week on
schedule time. The band concerts at
the park will begin as soon as the
weather settles enough to perment.
Mr.. Gilpin Wilson has purchased
from Judge Geo. M. Harrison the dOn-
ble-brick stores on Main street. OF =
posite the Palmer House. Considers
tion $14 900.
Mr.. A. M. Valz spent day or two
here with his family, having complet
ed his railroad contracts in West Vir-
ginia. He is moving his equipment
to Lynchburg, where be has a contract
with the Southern Ry.
At the home of the bride sister, Mrs.
ID. A. Kingan. on Tuesday afternoon,
Miss Almira Florence Frame of New
Hope, was married to Mr.. Richard W.
Kerr of Stuart's Draft, Rev. j. n. Van.
devanter performing the ceremony.
The newly married couple left that
evening for GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin
where Mr.. Kerr has accepted bust.
ness position.
The contractors, building the Potts
Greek railroad, in commencing the ex-
cavations for tunnel of about 800 feet
near M. J. M. Arritt's, after setting
off a few blasts knocked hole into 6
cave in the mountain which proved to
he almost a complete natural tunnel
The cave extends ABOUT 700 feet of th,
distance required to complete the rail
road tunnel. thus requiring only abou
100 feet to be excavated. Very littl,
work will be required to shape up tn
natural tunnel before the track can b
laid through it.