Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-04-26
Personals.

MT. w. "A. 1OuDS OF kentucky,
visiting bis mother, Mrs. F. M. Youn
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Frazier of Lew
burg, w. Va, spent a few days be
with their daughter. Mrs. A. <. Mile
Judge j. III. Quarles is among tho
who will attend the jamestown opel
ing today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Parish
CovingtOn, were visitors here tn
week.
Mr.. John w. Hodge and Miss Drill
F0rrer were united III marriage g
Stuart's Draft on Wednesday.
Miss Rosalie Wholey, who has bee
visiting in Roanoke, has gone to Pitts
burg.
Mr.. John l.. Hoy has purchased from
X. 5. Clark for $3.50, a quarter of a
acre OF laud at PlunketLs Vile.
Capt. &. q. Child and Mrs. J. R
Fishburne and Mrs. Il. b. Sproul hav
returned from a trip TO Atlantic City.
Hon. J. s.. Craig was in the cit
Monday on business, returning to Coli
Sulphur that evening.
Mr.. 8. P. Nottingham had all of his
samples stolen from the sampie-rOom
uf the Eakleton hotel some time Sun
day night. He carried large line.
Judge Geore W. Morris has ordered
Il local option election election in Char
lottesville for June 4th. There were
2Sl slgners to the petition.
Mr.. Edward A. Hamilton has re-
turned from a short visit to ShadWelI,
Albemarle county,, where his uncle,
Mr.. Ii. A. s. Hamilton, now resides.
Mrs. Arista Hoge, Miss Bessie and
Master Henry HOge, left yesterday to
attend the opening of the JamestOw II
Exposition.
Tuesday the city of Bristol, Va ,
voted DRY" by A vote of $50 to 1872.
The Tennessee side of the city voted
dry some weeks ago. Radford also
voted dry by 153 majority.
Messrs. A. Lee Knowles, w. A. Craw-
ford, w. W. Sproul, NJ u. Kerr, and
others from the city and county, at
tended the Sunday School convention
In Danvile this week.
Mr.. s. V. Zimbro of Bells Valley, is
putting up an S-room dwelling at
UraigsVille in tue Bennett addition, in
to which be will move with his family
about June LIST.
The WaynesbOro Valley Virginian
OF Friday announces that Mr.. K. w.
CrOwder will leave there and locate in
COvingtOn, where he has large interests
in real estate.
Mr.. Ben Harden of Crozet, has pur
chased from Mr., j. +. Templeton,
three lots on the belt line in Waynes-
boro. and will erect large barrel fac
tory.
Last Monday the Supervisors ap-
pointed Supervisor j. u. Fulton, q
committee to look into and report on
The purchase of d road roller tor the
county.
Rev. Geo. w. Slower goes to Church
vile tonight to deliver an address for
the Odd Fellows of that place. 1t is
likely that several members from Staun
ton will accompany him. He spoke for
the Waynesboro lodge last Sunday.
The many friends of Col. l.. s. Brown
General Agent of the Southern Ry.,
who has been very i'll in Washington,
will be glad to know that at last re-
ports he was better, but still seriously
sick.
Walter W. Barnhart, son of Mr.. Il.
Ct. BarnharJ of New Hope, won in the
contest with four students at Randolph
Macon to represent that college at the
State Intercollegiate oratorical con-
test to take place May Bird at Roanoke
college.
Mrs. II. M. Bell, ST., Miss Jennie
Crane, and Miss Alice Patteson of Au-
gusta Springs, have gone to Hampton,
where Mrs. Bell has secured a COM
modiOus house with spacious lawn, aid |
will take boarders during the expOsl-
tion.
Dr.. w. Verna Dunlap, formerly of
MiddlebrOOk, but new located at Rush |
Run, w. Va, and son of DIR. }. c. |
Dunlap, has been appointed by Gov |
Dawson of West Va, delegate to the |
berculosis League to meet une
IA, at Atlantic City.
Mr.. b. Fred Cumming, of Port Or
ange, Florida, has been engaged by |
Mir. Chas. b. Cooke, owner Of Nil. Ell |
lott Springs, as manager for the com |
ing season. He is an experienced man |
and will be ready for the opening June |
lSt.
The HarrisOnbuTg Times of Monday |
says: Mr.. Thomas KivlIghan, who be s |
been steward at the KaVanaugh for |
many months, has resigned his posi- |
ton and will leave here either We'd |
nesday or Thursday. He will go to |
Highland Recorder: MIR. and Mrs.
Edwin Hevener, who, since their mar
riage last fall, have resided with j. |
Trimble, Esq, near town, have gone |
to Lees burg, their former home. Mrs. |
Hevener, VINO came here as stranger,
made many friends during her snort |
residence.
Monday the congregation of Trinity |
Episcopal clutch elected the following
vestrymen: DR.. b. NJ. Atkinson and
Messrs. Joseph Barkman, Chas. Cat.
lett, Jos. s. Cochran, Fitzhugh Elder,
j. c. Foster, Ii. W. Holt. VIM. Larner
VIM. A. Pratt, J. Il. Taylor, Jr., VIM.
Z. Eskrldge and Jno. Stott.
For several nights earthquake shoci s
were felt in various towns Of tie lower
Shenandoah Valley, Middlet0wn, SLras-
burg and Mount jackson. Persons
who had not gone to bed felt articles of
furniture rocking ana experienced the
sickening feeling which accompanies
the trembling of the earth.
John Grossman, a telegraph operator
at Evingten, near Lynchburg, was shot
and killed in a pistol duel on The streets
of the former town Saturday afternoon
by prominent merchant named Early.
1t is said their wives were not friends
and this led to the trouble. Early was
acquitted at hearing before three
magistrates on Monday.
While incorporating in male attire
Ellen Elliott, a young negro woman,
was killed ia DanVille Saturday night
by crowd of white boys On the pub
lie road. The woman was walking
with negro man when the white bows