Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-04

In the Washington. Herald's Schoo
Teachers Popular contest Miss Mar
garet Eakle stands first with 9,940.
Mrs. V. b. Bishop of Highland, wa!
guest at the new Augusta Hotel this
week.
Richmond Journal: The Misses Rob
ertson of Staunton, have as their CUES
their cousin, Miss Lucy Gibson, of thi
city.
Mrs. George p. Baker, Mrs. j. c.
Foster and Miss Harriet Foster have
gone to Washington to visit Mrs. Geo
c. Jordan.
Mrs. Ida Mehurin has returned from
Ohio, where she was called by the ill
ness of her mother, who has improved
very much.
Mr.. J. T. Rodgers, wife and baby o.
Highland, have gone to Albuquerque,
New Mexico, where he expects to To-
cate, hoping to benefit his wife's health
- Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hevenel
of near Verona have gone to Bruins
wick, Nd, TO visit Rev. J. w. Mcneil
Mrs. Hevener's father.
Mr.. J. Henry Weiss and Miss S
Josephine Bryan were married Oh
Wednesday morning at the home Of
the brides brother, Mr.. Letcher Bryan
at Fairfield. Miss Anna Krause OF
Lexington, played the wedding march,
and Rev. J. l.. Henderson of the Meth
odis church, performed the ceremony
Mrs. Margaret Plunkett died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Bishop, on Sunday afternoon, aged 65
years. She was the widow of the late
L. II. Plunkett, and is survived by
seven children, four daughters and
three sons.
Mr.. Bernard w. Huff and Miss
Lucretia Wise, both well known in the
county, were married on Thursday of
last week at the home of the officiating
minister. Rev. H. G. Miller, in Bridge
water. Only few intimate friends
witnessed the ceremony
The Staunton Military Academy has
issued call for all the bonds still out
standing against the property, amount
ing to $4,000, which will be paid off at
the Augusta National Bank Wednes-
day, January 2, leaving the property
entirely unincumbered.
Miss Irene Mann, missionary to
Japan, who has been home On a vaca-
ton, left yesterday to sail for her dis
tant field of labor. An interesting ser
vice was held at Trinity church We'd
nesday night, at which she made an
address telling of her work.
Capt. Carter Johnson, U. S. A, sta
toned at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, has
been notified of his promotion to the
rank of major, to take effect ON Dec. 25
Captain johnson is a native of Staun-
ton and his friends here will be graft
fed to learn of the recognition that his
e fficient services have gained for him.
Richmond Journal: Miss Fanny Mil
Ter was the hostess on the evenings of
December 1st and 3rd at card parties
and receptions following, in her resi-
dence on West Franklin street. Miss
Miller, who is the daughter of Mrs.
Mason Miller, is one of the seasons
loveliest buds.
Quite number of people left here
Monday night for Texas, where they
purchased land, some of them will
make their home in the "Lone STAR
State. Among those going were Mr..
J. Frank Tannehill, Mr.. n. A. Crosen
and family, DR.. Jones of Waynesboro,
Mr.. Eugene Rodgers and family, Mr..
o. Y. Carson, and several others.
Hon. Theodore +. Shuey, who has
been spending some months at his sum-
mer home in the county, left on Tues
day morning for Washington to enter
upon his work as chief of stenographers
of the U. S. Senate Mr.. Shuey this
month rounded out forty years of work
in that capacity, and from his looks is
good for many more.
At the meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors on the 9th ult., which was
held at the county alms-house, the su-
pervisors decided to keep the State con-
victs after the completion of the Church
vile pike, and MacAdamize the road
from where it leaves the river to Mt.
Scion. This is an excellent idea, and
we hope many more roads will be
finished before the board lets the con-
victs go.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles at thei r
meeting Tuesday night elected the fol-
lowing officers: Worthy President, E..
L. Black; Worthy Vice President, c..
E. Stoneburner; Chaplain, Harry Lush
baugh; Secretary, Hulst Glenn; Treas
urer, +. G. Hardy; Inside guard +. o.
Anderson; Outside guard, II. 5. Greene;
Trustees. j. Kilgalen, II. II. Har-
low and W. T. O'Conner: Physician,
DR.. Glasgow Armstrong.
Mrs. Ella Lowman of Long Glade,
was quite seriously hurt last week in a
runaway. While driving into Spring
Hill her horse became frightened at a
traction engine and whirling round
threw Mrs. Lowman against wall
breaking her collar bone, crushing her
left arm, and cutting deep cash in
her head. She was taken to MIR. Roots
residence and everything was done for
her. At last accounts she was doing