Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. H. G.. Francisco spent several
DAYS last week at Warm Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. McCue, and his
mother, Mrs. Ellen McCue, have gone
to spend the summer at Fishersville
Messrs. R. c. Blair and j. G. Baxter
of the Mt Scion neighborhood, were
among the visitors here this week.
Mr.. Frank l.. Sublett of Harrison
burg, spent Saturday in the city on
business.
Mrs. Dr. w. B. Dodge and Mrs. Eva
Kite of Stuart's Draft, were among the
visitors here Saturday.
Mr.. Willis Bailey and Miss Kath-
crime Mohler were married in Washing
ton on Friday.
y. Mrs T r. N. Speck and her daugh-
ter, Miss Rachel, are visiting relatives
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Francis Bell of Pulaski, one Of
the largest growers of livestock in the
Southwest was in Staunton last week
and left for home on Saturday.
Mr.. Thos. S. Zirkle who was ope-
rated on at the Kings Daughters hos
pital for appendicitis, has so far recov-
cred as to be able to ride out.
Mrs. H. l.. Hoover has returned from
Muskogee, Indian Territory, where she
spent the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Holmes.
Rev. Dr. w. n. Scott preached at
Waynesboro Sunday morning and
night, having exchanged pulpits with
Rev. G. r. Stribling.
Mr.. l.. A. Coulter, the popular State
Secretary of the Virginia Y. M. G. A,
has resigned to take up work in that
line in Texas.
Mr.. John B. Moore has been appoint
ell by Gov. Swanson a delegate to at
tend the national drainage conference
in Washington on May 18th.
Basic City voted Tuesday by ma
jority of 23 to remain "dry" for another
term of two years. Lee and Madison
districts in Shenandoahs. county also
decided to remain ''dry."
The many friends of Mrs. G. T. Lew
is will be glad to know that she is i'm
proving at DR.. Kelley's hospital in
Baltimore, where she underwent Sc
rious operation.
Last Thursday evening fire damaged
the J. P. Houck Tannery at Harrison
burg to the extent of about $1,000. At
one time it looked as if the entire plant
would be consumed.
MI Yount, a well known shoemaker
of Staunton, living beyond the Asylum
grounds near the Greenville road, has
had his leg amputated to avoid the
spread of gangrene.
The suit of Capt. Thos. d. Ransom
against the Western Union Telegraph
Co. for delay in delivering message,
was decided in the corporation court
last week in favor of Capt. Ransom, the
Jury awarding him 1925 damages.
EX-United States Senator Johnson n.
Camden of West Virginia, died at the
Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore on Satur-
day. He was one of the wealthiest men
in that State, and served two terms in
the U. S. Senate
The contract for the new bank build
ing of the First National Bank at
Waynesboro, has been let to the Lam
bert Manufacturing Co., and work will
begin at once and be pushed rapidly to
completion.
Mr.. G. B. Richie fell from load of
lumber and was run over Friday near
Mt. Sidney. He was badly hurt, and
DIR. Crawford who was summoned said
he was injured internally, but could not
say how badly for several days.
1t is reported that Judge Loving, who
year ago shot young Theodore Estes,
has resigned his position as manager of
the Nelson county properties of Thomas
f. Ryan to take effect today. 1t is
said that he will remove to some other
State.
Mr.. John w. Carson of Richmond,
with his wife, were in Augusta and
Staunton last week, whittier Mr.. Car
son had been called to attend the fune-
raj obsequies of his brother, Mr.. Fran
els Carson. whose death is noticed else
where. They retured home on Satur
day.
Mr.. Edward p Rucker, former AT
torney- General of West Virginia, died
in Washington last week, where he
had undergone an operation. He was
only Al years of age, and was native
of Lewisburg, where he was buried.
He was brother of Mr.. H. S. Rucker
of Marlinton.
Mr.. H. Millar. who purchased the old
Keller estate at Buffalo Gap expects
to open summer resort there. Mr..
Millar says there are perhaps dozen
varieties of water on the place, and he
thinks on this account as well as the
surrounding scenery it will make a pop
ular resort, when its attractions become
known to the public.
The Chesapeake-Western Railway
was sold at auction in New York last
week and purchased by Mr.. w. E. D..
Stokes, who owns the Ansonia Hotel
in that city. Mr.. Stokes acquired the
property for $4,000. There are 81,
$4,000 of first mortgage bonds, $S11, 200