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


New York.
Mr.. Frank L.. Sublett of Harrison
burg, spent Tuesday in the city.
Mr.. w. H. German of Clifton Forge,
spent few days with relatives here.
Mr.. Eugene Montgomery and wife of
-)eertield, were in the city this week.
The local option election in Lynch
urg takes place tomorrow.
Mr.. +. b. Butler, wife and little son
OF iCoving1on, spent Thanksgiving here
with his father, Mr.. Thos. NJ. Butler.
Mrs. r. A. Hall of Fishersville, has
returned home, after visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. Walter Alexander and Miss En-
ma May Adkins were married OH We'd
nesday at West View.
/ Mrs. w. NJ. Mccormick of Millboro,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. y. +. Kerr,
at Greenville
Mr.. and Mrs. Dane f. Reinhard of
Fordwick, who returned from Panama
recently, were in the city last week.
Mr.. Chas. 5. Hunter MAS elected by
the council 10 succeed Capt. II. G.
Braxton, resigned.
Mr. w. q. Crawford, after spending
several days here, has returned TO
Salem.
l.. Kerr of near Laurel Hill, is report
ed quite sick.
Mrs. Frank c. Hanger, no has been
suffering from an attack OF appendi
ciris, is reported better.
Mrs. w. j. Perry has returned from
Richmond, where she was matron of
honor at the Converse-Lay wedding.
Mrs. w. w. King has returned from
a visit to Washington and Newport
News.
Misses Margaret and Mamie Blair
day.
DR.. Thos. A. Bledsoe of Charleston,
w. Va, after a day or two at his old
home here, has returned to Charleston.
On petition of 1000 voters Judge
Wood of Roanoke, has ordered q local
option election for December Both.
Hon. John w. Churchman has re-
turned from business trip TO Rich
mond.
Miss Ethel Bird of the county, is Wis
iting at Mr.. W. II. Hiner's in High
land.
Miss Villa Bell Hamilton has return
ed to her home in the county, after
visit of several weeks to her sister in
Prince William county.
1t is reliably stated that the big Port
land Cement Works at Fordwick will
soon be in operation again, after sus-
/ pension of some months.
Prof. q. ID. Euritt was in Newport
News last week on business connected
with the new school for the colored
deaf and blind.
Hon. John w. Todd and wife, who
have been spending several weeks in
Richmond, where they were visiting
their children, have retrned home.
Mrs. john w. Gilkeson of near Mint
Spring, has returned from a visit to
Rev. James Mcclure and wife in Hen
derson, n. G.
". w. Putnam Il Co., Staunton, Va,
Day freight on their organs TO your
nearest railroad station within a radius
q 100 miles from Staunton.
Hon. Joshua Levering of Baltimore,
vas here Sunday in the interest of the
L4aymans Association. He was the
+, lest of Dr. o. +. Gregory.
Walter Scott, a demented negro, had
MS arm and leg SO badly crushed by a
freight train Saturday night that they
had 10 be amputaled.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank CARRIER went
to Stuart's Draft this week, being call
ed there by the illness of Mr.. CAREERS
mother.
Mr.. w. b. Hardy of Washington,
and Mrs. ]. NJ. Kelley of Sioux City,
iowa, arrived here on Saturday, hay
& ing been called here by the serious i'll
ness of their mother, Mrs. j. NJ. Hardy.
Mr.. John w. Slower of the county,
and Miss Laura Nichols one of the
popular operators in the Mutual Teie-
phone Exchange, were married i'll
Washington on Wednesday.
Emmert wants all the rabbits in the
county. Highest prices paid for them.
Hunters are allowed to stil.fte him
before you sell. Corner Central Ave.
and Baldwin street.
Rev. J. NJ. Souder, for the past five
years pastor of st. Johns Reformed
church near Middlebrook, has resigned
to take charge of the Reformed church
at Edinburg, and his work in his new
charge began on the first.
Mr.. Ernest Hoge, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Hoge, has gone to Frankfort,
KY, to accept responsible position.
He is most efficient young man and
will make his mark wherever he To-
Gates.
On Sunday, the 9th ult., Mrs. Polly
Whitesell died at the home of her son.