Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27
LOCAL IMPAIRMENT.
Personals.


the guest of Mrs. D. A. Kingan.
Miss Mary Yost. teacher at VassaI
College. is at home for the holidays.
Miss Alma Bare of near Avis, has
been visiting friends in Richmond.
Miss Mary Guy is at home from
Marion from the holidays.
Mrs. R. j. Kennedy and her daugh'
ter, Miss Bessie, are spending the hol
idays with relatives In Washington.
Col. Thomas Smith of Warrenton
will be the speaker at the celebration
of Lee Jackson day January 10th.
Mr.. A. E. Harnsberger. wife and
children, are visiting Mr.. w. A. Harms
berger in Danville.
Miss Estelle Hartman of Charlo4tes-
Vile, is spending the holidays Will
her sister, Mrs. w. II. Barkman.
DIR. j. M. Kibler has returned from
Richmond where he attended a meet.
ing of the Osteopathic association.
Mr.. w. Eskridge Gilkeson and bride
are spending the holidays here before
going to their home in Bluefeld.
Mrs. Porter NJ. Woodward is spend
ing the holidays with her daughter,
Mrs. Haywood T. Baylis in Columbia,
8. G..
Mrs. ]. B. Winston of Waynesboro,
has gone to Bal on Rouge, Louisiana,
to spend the winter with her daugh
ter. Mrs. Hugh Mercer Blaine.
Messrs. L. e Ware and B. l.. Part
low have returned from the Northern
cities where they purchased furniture
for fitting up the Virginia Hotel.
Mr.. Robert By ers, a we'll known citi-
zen of the county, had his leg broken
Sunday near Fl. Defiance, by his
horse falling on him.
Mr.. Edward g. Beverage of Monte
rev. Highland county, has been grant
ed a patent for a nut lock. G. A. Snow
Go. are his attorneys.
Il. Miss Linda Todd, one of the teach
ers in the Weyer's Cave graded school
Is spending the holidays at her home
near the city.
Mr.. Thomas Fraser, a student at
Hampden-Sidney.is spending the hol-
1days with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
A. M. Fraser.
At the meeting of Beverley Manor
League on Saturday Mrs. W. Wayt
King was re elected president, Miss
Bessie Turner secretary, and Mrs, L.
G. Ware treasurer.
Quite a number Of marriage licenses
were issued Monday for couples that
were to be married Christmas day.
Mr.. Burnett and his force were kept
quite busy.
Henry f. Willard, the husband OF
Mabel Paige the popular little roper
toire actress, who is such ravorite IN
Staunton, died in New Y ork last wee
of consumption.
Hon, J. 8. Craig and wife of Colo
Sulphur Springs, have been spending
the holidays at Warrenton. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Craig 90 to Richmond next week
where Mr.. Craig will be member O.
the House of Delegates.
Mr.. j. r. Weaver, a prominent mer
chant of Roanoke, spent day or tw'
here last week. the guest of Mr.. }. M
Spotts. He was on his way TO his ole
home in Rockingham to spend thu
holidays.
DIR. Hugh M. McIlhany has resigned
his position as the general secretar!
at the University of Va. Y. M. G. A.
and will devote bis time next year t.
the establishment of an Episcopa
church near the University.
Messrs. Greene and Gaynor, wht
have caused Uncle Sam so much trOu
BILE in the past ten years in the Savan
nah harbor ENLIGHTENMENT case, will
have to serve their term In the peni
Tertiary, the U. s. Supreme Court re
fuslng them new trial.
Mr.. 81. G. Carter, a former pOpula
Augusta citizen, who has been Twin
in North Carolina for several years
has sold his place in the old Nortl
State and is visiting relatives here an
in the county. He has not as yet de
cided on his future plans.
Lee Lodge of Masons at Waynesbor
has elected the following officers: CT
Bateman, W. M: Hugh Lyle, 8. w
Oh. Pattie. J. w.; 7. F. Fry, Re
elected Treasurer; ). T. Smith, Sec
L.. M. Bean, 8. D.; W. E. Drake. }. D
g. II. Plum, Tiler.
1Q6 NOElOlh w w CouCih IVY. NC
brought an action by Sipe & Harris
Harrisonburg, in the Augusta circu
court for the purpose of cOndemnin
additional land at Basic City in ord
to enable it to enlarge the freight dep'
there. The old one proving inadequa
for the need of the road.
Pocahontas. the only place in tt
9th Congressional district, where III
uor is legally sold, last week vote
.'dry" by 10 majority, after one of tt
hottest fights known there 1t is sa
the liquor men will contest the ele,
ton on the ground that the statu
provides that no local option electic
shall be held within thirty days of
regular election, and Congressms
was elected on Tuesday of last wee