Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-11-15
LOCAL UEPARTM Z MT.
Personals.

Personals.
Hon. A. G. Gordon has returned from
trip to Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. q. Blackford hav,
returned from their wedding tour.
DIR. J. B. Catlett, wife and son, are
spending the week at the exposition.
Miss Evelyn Carol of Crimora, Wis
tied friends at Summerdean last week
Mr.. W. E. Harris of Sabot Island
spent several days here last week.
Mrs. j. Fred Eff1nger and Miss Cath
crime Effinger have returned from Bal
timore and trip to the exposition.
Mrs. W. B. Miller and SONS, William
and Elmer. have been visiting relatives
in Richmond.
Mr.. 81. Z. Francisco and his niece,
Mrs 8. Bradley Lyle, have been spend
ing the week at Warm Springs.
Mrs. II. 81. Rowzee of Roanoke. was
here this week to attend the funeral OF
her little granddaughter. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Halle, accompanied her.
Mr.. L. S. H. Koiner. a valued friend
of the SPECTATOR. from the Fishers
vile neighborhood, and bis little son,
were in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Harry r Roller went to Sher-
man, Texas, her old home last week.
to attend the wedding of her brother.
which took place yesterday.
The new Catholic church at Harri-
sonburg will be dedicated on Thanks
giving day. An excursion will be run
from this city.
Mrs. H. W. Holt and her three eldest
children have been visiting relatives
in Newport News and taking in the
exposition.
MIR. W. H. Henderson of Swoope,
who has been spending some time in
Portsmouth, returned home last week.
His health has improved very much.
The wholesale grocery house of Ruff
ner Bros. of Charleston. w. Va, was
destroyed by fire on Friday last. Loss
about $l75 O0O Fireman Foley was
killed by falling floor.
Mr.. A E Harusberger has contract.
ed with Messis Larner & Smith for
the erection of an apartment house Cd
Fayette street, to be built of concrete
blocks.
Judge Harrison of the ST enal doah
circuit Jurt has decided the local p
tion contest at Woodstock in favor of
the "drys." they having carried the
town by one majority.
j. NJ. Gallalee a student at the Uni.
versity of Virginia from Portsm outb.
was struck by shifting engine at the
Union Station in Charlottesville on
Monday and had both legs mashed.
Mr.. John p Hippo, a young bust
ness man of Marlinton, w. Va, was
married here Tu esday to Miss Cora l.
Brand, daughter of Mr.. w. & Brand
The ceremony was performed by the
b ide's pastor, Rev. DR.. W. N. Scott.
Mr.. P A. Coiner, who recently sold
his farm near Staunton, is thinking of
locating near Waynesboro. He and
his daughter, Miss Mary, were in that
section last week looking at some farms
which are for sale.
Mr.. E F. Wayman of Wichita,
Kan, is visiting his old home in this
city, prior to a more extended trip to
Northern cities. Mr.. WaYman is re-
operating from the painful effects of
a broken foot, the injury sustained in
an accident some weeks since.
Mr.. J. W. Bare, we'll known Con.
federate veteran of Mt. Crawford, fell
on the street there Friday. receiving
injuries from which he died in about
two hours. He was about So years of
age, and for long time had been a
sufferer from vertigo.
Capt. G. G.. Merritt Ct Greenville,
was paralyzed last week. He is one
of the few Mexican war veterans liv-
ing and is about IS years OF age. He
is we'll known all over the county, be
ing prominent in affairs in other days
All of bis children have been at his
bedside.
Mr.. Herbert Wyle. who has had
charge of the business department of
the Daily News-Dispatch for several
years, left on Monday for his new
home at Fairmont. W. Va. Mr.. Wyle
made many friends during bis sojourn
in Staunton, and all of them wish him
much success in his new field. His
wife and little daughter will join him
later.
Judge Louis E. McComas, of Mary
land, ranking associate justice of the
Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia, and a former Republican
Senator from Maryland, died suddenly
Sunday morning from heart failure
He and his bride had only few weeks
before returned from trip to Europe.
Pine Beach. adjoining the Jam estown
Exposition grounds, which had half |
dollar fire in June. was visited |
by another destructive blaze early Sat
urday morning, when the Midway
Arcade, the Cosmopolitan Hotel and |
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