Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

rs visiting the family OF Mt. EuWaTo
Dore ON Winthrop street.
Miss Margaret Flynn Cochran has
returned from a visit to Miss Mary
Preston Kent in Wytheville.
Mrs A. A.. Eskridge and son have
returned from visit to Mrs. Alice
Norris at Clifton Forge.
Mr.. Frank Walter and family left
this week to spend some time at Noun
tain Lake.
Mr.. Robert l.. Rusmiselle and Miss
Saliie Rusmiselle of Waynesboro, spent
Sunday with relatives in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Cohron of Stuart's
Draft, are spending some time at At,
lantic City.
Mrs. w. r. Talley and Miss Eula
Dudley have returned TO Crimora, after
q visit to friends in this city.
Mr.. s. M. McNett of Washington, is
here visiting his father, Mr. John Nc
Nett.
3lr. and Mrs Fred c. OFT of Roam
oke, are spending some time in Way
nesb0FO,
Mrs. Ernest Nothinagle has returned
from avisit to her daughter, Mrs. 7. p.
Berry in Harrisonburg.
Mrs. r. c. Blair and little daughter,
Mary, of Moscow, have gone to Lewis
burg, w. Va. to spend some weeks at
Mrs. Blair's old home.
Mrs. HI. r. Putney and her daughter,
Mss Ruth, of Charleston, w. Va, are
visiting Mrs. Putney's father, Mr.. VIM,
+. Asst
Mr.. Homer Conner has purchased
from Mr.. J. c. Calhoun the Hanger
farm at Fishersville, paying $4,000
cash.
Miss Carrie Foster of Waco, Texas,
is visiting Miss Mary Belle Yount.
Miss Foster has many friends in the
city, where she resided some years.
Mrs. Maggie Shields of Mint Spring,
went to Nelson county last week, hav-
ing been called there by the illness of
her mother, Mrs Martin.
Miss Mary utley, who has been at
tending school here, went TO her home
in Bedford City last week to spend the
summer.
Last week Judge Holt on petition,
placed the Virginia Lumber Company
in the hands of Il receiver. Mr.. l.. w.
Grider being named for the position.
Prof. w. G. Morton, superintendent
of schools at Newport News, is spend
ing part of his vacation with his moth
er, Mrs. T. c. Morton.
Mrs. Theodore +. Shuey is at her
summer home, near Lone Fountain.
Mr.. Shuey and his daughters are ex-
p9cted home from Paris about the Isl
of the month.
Mrs. JOS. S. LeFiis and her sons,
Masters Morton and Joe, Of Jackson
yille Fla, are here to spend the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs T. G. Mol
ton.
DR.. w. II, Chapman of Bealton, Eau
quier county, was in StauntOn last
week on business. He has been prin-
cipal of high school in that county
for several years. tes.
Hon. Sam4 III. Emerson of Malvern,
Arkansas, is now on visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Z. n. Foster, at Weyer's Cave
He is dyed in the wool Democrat, and
school-mate of the late Senator James
*. Jones of that State.
The safe of c. R. Richardson at Mar
linton, w. Va, was cracked last week
by experts and about $175 taken. A
cash register was also broken. Two
men We're arrested on suspicion, but
were released.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mellor are spend
ing the week at their home at West
Augusta. Mr.. Mellor has just return
ed from Europe, where he had been in
yestigating processes and machinery
for making acetic acid.
The Workingmen' Association are
preparing for big celebration on Labor
Day in September. An enthusiastic
meeting was held on Saturday night
and committees appointed to make ar
engagements.
Mr.. Alex. +. Robertson has taken
his son, Mr.. Alex. Stuart Robertson
into copartnership with him in the
practice of law. Yonng Mr. Robert
son has just completed his studies at
the University of Virginia and won a
high standing for himself.
Rev. J. 1. Miller, ID. D., has bought
the Valley Seminary at Waynesboro,
and will open school for young ladies
there on September 10th. DIR. Miller
successfully conducted the Staunton
Female Seminary for many years, and
is an able and enthusiastic teacher.
Highland Recorder: Miss Sallie Bell
Arbogast, of Buena Vista, who came
here to attend her mothers funeral
some two weeks ago, has been very ill
for several days at Hotel Monterey.
Her sisters, Misses Ella and Lucy. are
with her.
Buena Vista Advocate: Mrs. Mollie
Showalter, of Staunton, has been in the
city for the past two weeks visiting her
father, Mayor Lee. She expects to re-
turn 10 her home tomorrow Mrs