Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
PERSONAL MENTION.


friends in Waynesboro last week.
Mr.. Alex. Turk of Newport was in
Richmond and Petersburg this week.
Prof W. A Bowles has returned
from short trip to Richmond.
Mrs. ]. P. Shreckhise has returned
w. Va.
Miss Nellie Wood has returned TO
her home in Amherst after visiting her
sister, Mrs. S. A. Day.
DIR. Ernest Crawford visited his
brother, Mr. f. A. Crawford in Gov
ington, last week.
Mrs. w. T. Mcnamara and children
of Lynchburg, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wholey.
Mrs. w. W. Manley and little son Of
Lynchburg, are here visiting her par
eats, Capt and Mrs j. A. ohewey.
Mrs. Walters OF Basic City, has re-
turned from visit to her sister, Mis-.
w. A. Landlord in Charlottesville.
Lexington came in under the APP
preparation bill passed by Congress for
$50, ZOO, for public building.
Mrs. Robert A. Palmer of Baltimore,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. John n.
Opie.
Capt. G. w. Taylor is back on his
run on C. q o. train, Nos. - and 16,
after two weeks vacation.
Judge George M. Harrison has gone
10 Wytheville to attend the session the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. ID. A. Bell of FishersviIle, was
in Harrisonburg this week, where he
served on the Federal Grand jury.
Miss Lucille Keller of Waynesborc,
has been visiting Rev. and Mrs. A. ID.
E. Hancher
The Woman's Missionary Union of
Lexington Presbytery will meet June
10th and 1lth al Mt. Carmel church.
Mr.. r. S. Turk on Monday purchased
the Tinsley farm, two miles from
Staunton, for IS, 300.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee, one of the
three surviving Lieut.. Generals of the
10 IL in lysI 1lr
Miss, on the 18th ult.
Mr.. T. J. Collins has let the contract
for his new stable on south new street
to Mr.. G.. w. Fretwell, it will cost
about So, 500.
The new United Brethren church at
Verona was dedicated last Sunday.
Presiding Elder w. f. Gruver, preach
ing the didicatary sermon.
Mrs. Thos. c. Bowling and little
child of Charles Town, w. Va, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Harry
Worthington.
Judge Henry ". Holt was in Wash
ington this week, and also attended the
marriage of his brother, Robert Peg
ram Holt, al Alexandria.
DIR. John Calvin Bare, for forty years
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
of Charleston, w. Va, has resigned.
He will be retained as pastor emeritus
on full salary
Bath Enterprise: Mr.. Chas. +. FoutZ,
of Chicago, ILL.,, was here Wednesday
and decided his interest in the home
place at Mountain Grove to his BROTHER
ID. n. Foutz
Miss Brownie Bass of Mt. Scion, has
returned home from Powhatan College
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs A. r. G. Bass, who attended the
closing exercises of the college.
Mr.. Alex. Kerr, the venerable father
of Mr. f. A. Kerr of Stuart's Draft, is
seriously i'll, and there is very slight
hope of his recovery. He is about 10
years of age
Highland Recorder: We learn that
Rev. J. Nee. Sieg, for several years a
missionary in Africa, has sailed for
home on account of his mothers illness.
He will reach here some time in July.
Miss Augusta Hartman is here visit
ing her sister, Mrs E. f. Surber. Miss
Hartman has been teaching articulation
A. the Baton Rouge, La, school for the
deaf.
Thomas Bennett, father of Hor. Wm.
r. Bennett, judge of the circuit court
of Fayette, Greenbrier and Pocahontas
counties, w. Va, died at the residence
of Judge Bennett in Fayette county on
May 18th, aged about "a years
In the circuit court on Saturday the
jury in the case of Paris admir- VS..
the c. Il 0. Ry., brought in verdict
giving the plaintiff $1,000 damages.
The company will appeal the case. The
Railroad Go. demurred to the evidence
Mr.. G. B. Williamson, General Man.
aver of the CIV. Ry., was in town
Friday last on his way to Richmond.
He reports considerable activity on
that railway since it changed hands
A large force of men is at work repair
ing track and road bed.
Mrs. Nancy Jane Wiseman, died on
the 26th ult. at the home of her son,
Mr.. John Wiseman, near Hermitage,
aged about 10 years. She was only
sick about twenty minutes. Mrs.
WiSeman is survived by five children.