Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-02
LoxAL DEPARTMENT.
Personals.

lou Forge, spent Friday In the city.
Hon. J. 8. Craig and wife and Nj
M ry Kemper have returned to Go
Sulphur from an extended eastern Wis
DIR. H. H. Trout of baltimore, v
has been on a visit to his mother, Nj
y. b Trout, returned home this wee
Mr.. Robt Montgomery of Deerti Ill
has gone to Rocky Ford, Col hopiI
to benefit his health.
Capt. w. M. Simpson and wife ha'
returned from visit to their daughte
Mrs. E. b Hoover, in Roanoke.
Mr.. J Lewis Bumgardner of bee
ley, W. Va. spent day or two at b
old home here this week.
Mr.. A. w. Myers of Clifton Forg
made flying business trip to our Cit
this week.
An experienced man desires pos
ton as manat er of farm. See his a
in another Column.
Miss Alice 8. PAtteson of August
Springs, is spending some days In tn
city, guest in the home of Mrs. q
M. Bell. Sr.
Next Tuesday the h, is election
day Don't forget this A COngl ess
man is to he elected and H. ID. FlOo
is the Democratic nominee.
Mr. VIM. Larner has bad Il 25ligh
acety leue gas plant Installed in his hand
some residence on North Coalter street
Messrs. Fifer Bros. did the work.
In Richmond last week Mr.. W. B
McChesnev WAS elected Grand Senio
Warden of the Grand Chapter of Ma
sons.
Mr.. Fred Shultz, N. & w. operato
at Lock Laird is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shultz at Green
Vile
The Virginia General Baptist Asso-
citation will convene in Richmond on
November 18th, at Grove Avenue Bap
fist church.
Mr.. w. W. Skinner, electrician for
the Virgins Portland Cement Co. at
Ferdwick, was a visitor i'll the city
t lilo week.
Mr. and Mrs James A. Moore will
m Jve shortly TO Memphis, Tenn, where
they will open boar ding house. Mrs
Moore left Tuesday for that city to
make arrangements for moving.
Messrs j E. r. Gentry of Elkton,
Va. and Fred l. Sibert of Front Royal.
Va, ON Saturday completed their stu
dies at the Dnnsmore Business College
aud received their diplomas Both
young men have already obtained Ia
crative positions.
DIR. and Mrs. :. H. Bell of Long
Glade, have been spending few days
here with Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. Williams.
Monday Mrs. Bell Went 20 the Kings
Daughters hospital TO undergo an Op-
Grafton.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Mt
Scion Methodist church will hold their
annual chrysanthemu show and
bazaar on Nov. and 9, an old fash.
ion Virginia dinner and supper will be
served on the occasion, as well as ice
cream, lemonade aud cake.
The Odd Fellows of Chulchville held
their first meeting in the new ball on
Satut day night, and quite a number OF
members were present. 1t will not he
long before the public hall. which is
on the first floor, will be completed aid
ready for occupancy.
Leon, the little three-year- son,
of Mr.. and Mis- A Weinberg, died at
the home of bis parents Monday after
noon of dIphtheria. The bereaved par
ents have the sympathy of the whole
Nj iss bessie r. Fulton has been APP
pointed postmistress at Grottoes, 10
succeed her sister, Miss Florence. who
for several years has made an ttficieut
and popular postmistress. She tender
ed her resignation last week.
Rev. q. 8. Lingamfelter. pastor of
Berkley church. Norfolk, delegate to
the synod. has noe been able TO get
away from his numerous friends until
today. He stopped with }. W. Splitter
but after adjournment Capt. Gal ter
Braxton captured him and be has been
stopping there since and visiting.
Among the visiting ministers at the
recent session of synod was Rev. Arnold
Hall, former beloved pastor If the
Presbyterian church at Augusta
Springs. Mr.. Hall is now in charge of
q church at Wytheville. While in the
city he was a guest in the home of
ID rs Benson Oh West Frederick street.
Mr.. w. 8. Lightner an old Highland
resident, but who for 70 years has been
living in Eastern Virginia, was here
for several days attending Synod. H.
is related to the Lightners of Augusta
and adjoining counties, and no doubt
met many of tn EN- while here.
The ladies of New Providence church
will hold their usual chrysanthem n III
festival on Thursday and Friday No
VEN Der and 9. AS usual, too, they
offer a great many premiums, not only
for chrysanthem ums but for best cakes
Of various kinds, pies, bread. ham,
turkey, chicken, etc. Dinner will be
served each day. This event is always
looked forward TO by the people OF that
section with much pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Asst on
Tuesday celebrated the 50th annivers-
ary of their wedding at their beautiful
suburban home, about mile from the
center of the city. Until few years
ago MIR. Asst was prominently engaged
in business. There are five children
Mrs. Emma Brockway and Mrs. Flor
euee Hoge of this city, Mrs Lillian
Putney of Charleston, W. Va. Mr..
Frank r. Asst of BuckhannOn, w. Va. ,
and Mr.. W. Fl. Asst of this city.
The grand jury which held an adj
journed session Friday brought in
true bills against Minor Preston and
Russell Weston, both charged with
housebreaking. 1t also called the at
tentlOn of the court to the fact that
the money appropriated for roads WAS
not equally distributed and recon
mended that the attention of road
commissioner, G. T. Harris be called
to the fact aud to the condition of the
road leading to Hebron church.
Mr.. J. A. Gerlach, for some time
with Mr. JOhL A. Glenn in the lum Der
business here, has accepted a position
at Anderson, w. Va, with Mr.. Ralph
II. Ely in the same line of business and
will on November 1st enter upon the
duties of his new position. Mrs. Ger
lat h VINO has made mauY friends here,