Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-28


Monday on business
Capt. G. A. Holt was in Richmond
last week on business.
Hon. A. @. Gordon has returned from
trip to Richmond.
Mrs. Joseph Barkman has returned
from visit to Baltimore.
Mr.. James Ford Of Craigsville, was
In the city yesterday.
Messrs. W. J. Burton land James E.
Diamond of Churchville, were among
those in the city on Monday.
Rev. J. E. Booker most acceptably
filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church at CoviDgton last Sunday.
Crosby s. Noyes. editor and proprie-
tor of the Washington Evening Star,
died In ? asadena, California last week.
Mrs. VIM. Fl. Barkman has been
confined to the house by an attack OF
. grippe.
Mrs. E. M. Bryan fell last week and
broke her arm between the wrist and
elbow.
Mr.. w. K. Talley. postmaster and
merchant at Crimora, has returned
home after a business trip to this city.
Miss Susie Robertson has returned
home from an extended visit to Rich
mond and South Carolina.
Mr.. d. NJ. Kerr of near Waynesboro,
visited his son, Mr.. A. b. Kerr, this
week.
Mr.. s. Finley Wilson of Rock bridge
county, was married last week to Miss
Rhetta W ilson, daughter of Mr.. 8. e..
Wilson of Snyder.
Rev. II. A. Young of Goshen and
Lebanon churches. preached last Sun
day at Windy Cove and Woodland
churches in Bath county.
Cornelia, the youngest child OF DIR.
and Mrs. D. j. Campbell, died last
week at the home of her parents in
Monterey, aged about 8 years.
Mrs. Harry Frazier and her daueh'
ter, Miss Elizabeth, of Richmond. have
been the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. A. E.
Miller.
Capt. Harmon Hiner OF Doe Hill, an
old Confederate veteran. and valued
friend of the SPECTATOR, has been
spending several days in the city.
Mrs. Geo. T. Robson OF Messy Greek,
is very i'll with pneumonia. Her lit
tie daughter who has been sick with
the same disease, is improving.
Misses Mary and janet Berkeley en-
tertalned the Young Ladies whist club
Friday afternoon at their home on
Berkeley Terrace. The occasion was
thoroughly enjoyed by al! present.
MIR. John A. McGuffin. large coal
operator of Fayette county, W. Va &,
died in New York recently. He was
well known in Stanton where he has
relatives.
Mrs. Charles c. Berkeley and chill
dren of Newport News, who have been
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. j.
Alex. Bumgaldner, near Bethel, have
returned home.
Mr.. Thomas Hoge, bright young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arista Hogs, has
lust graduated from the Dunsmore
Business College and received his
diploma.
Mrs. Amelia Kinney Thomas, who
underwent an operation at the Kings
Daughters hospital on the 18th, was
able to return to her home at Fordwick
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. 8. 2. Nottingham, Mrs. W. w.
King and Mrs. E. b. Bayly entertained
numb of their friends Saturday
evening in honor of George Washing
ton q birthday.
Married on the Goth inst, near Rap
hine, Mr.. David E. Patterson of this
county, and Miss Lettle R. Jarvis of
Rockbridge, Rev. j. NJ. Shreckh;se
performing the ceremony.
Mr.. K. P Cool. of SangeTville, who
recently sold his farm, left Wednesday
afternoon with bis family for Allen
county, Ohio, where he has purchased
another farm.
Hon. and Mrs. Samuel HarnsbergeI
of Rockingham. announce the enguge
ment OF their daughter, Miss Elizabeth,
to Mr.. L. Barlow Jones of Point
Pleasant, W. Va. Tue wedding will
take place in April.
The Investigation of the charges
against Judge j. w. Il. Blackstone of
the eleventh judicial circuit, has beer
completed, and it is expected that the
committee will make it's report to tht
legislature today.
Mr.. Wade Hampton Haislip, son o
Mr., and Mrs. r. D. Haislip, left last
night for West Point, where be will
enter as a cadet Oh Monday. He is al
exceptionally bright young man, ant
Carries witt him the best wishes Of 9
large circle of friends.
Edgar Boyd, who was tried last
week on the charge of horse stealing,
and which case the jury disagreed, was
arrested Monday on a warrant sworn
out by Mr.. ]. W. Huff charging him
with stealing $50. Boyd was taken to
Jail.
Cooper L0ckrldge, son of Reese
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