Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-20
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. VIM. McCue of the Fort Defiance
neighborhood, is quite sick.
Mr.. J. I'll. Harris of the county, was
among the visitors here this week.
Hon. j. s. Craig of Cold Sulphur,
spent the day here Wednesday.
Mr.. Beirne Kinney has returned to
New York, after a weeks visit to his
old home here.
Mr.. l.. +. Hicks of Craigsville, has
returned from Richmond, where he
spent week or two.
Mrs. Kate Nelson Stout is visiting
her uncle, Prof Alex. l.. Nelson, in
Lexington.
Mrs. f. B. Hoover of Roanoke, is
here visiting her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett Lewis of Rich
mond, are guests of Prof and Mrs. W.
A. Bowles.
Mr.. ID. n Foutz of Mountain Grove,
Bath county, was in the city Saturday
on his way TO Waynesboro to visit rel
alive.
Mr.. Geo B. Crawford, who was Oper
ated on for appendicitis al the Kings
Daughters hospital, is improving
slowly.
Dogs got in amoug the sheep of ID. ID.
Link, who lives about miles from
town, killing one and seriously injuring
number of others.
Miss Mabel Shaner of Lexington,
who had been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. B. Kennedy, went to Waynesboro
yesterday to visit sister.
1t is stated that Senator Don p.
Halsey of Lynchburg, will enter the
contest against Congressman Glass in
the Sixth district.
Edgar Boyd was discharged from GUS
tody by Magistrate Asst. He was
charged with stealing and watch from
w. J. Huff.
Rev. w. C. White of Warm Springs,
who has been conducting a series of
meetings for Rev. H. A. Youngat Bells
Valley, was in the city Saturday.
The Spring Millinery Opening at
Mrs. Chas Southards & Co., takes
place next Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t
promises TO be one of the prettiest they
have ever held.
Judge A. M. Aiken, of the corpora
ton court of Danvill issued writ
Monday calling special election to be
held there April 18th, to vote on the Ii
censing of the liquor traffic.
Mrs. W. H. Henderson of SwoOpe,
has returned from Baltimore, where she
has been withMr. Henderson, who is
undergoing treatment at Johns Hop
kius Hospital. He is improving.
Miss Ruth Brand n Ter sent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at the Kings
Daughters hospital and is doing well,
Drs Catlett and Parkins performed the
operation.
DR.. H. NJ. Rogers of Mt. Crawford,
one of the members of the House of
Delegates from Rockingham, who has
been seriously ill, is somewhat imprOv-
ed.
Messrs. Walters & SwitZer have had
handsome awning placed over their
show window in the new county build
ing. 1t is ball-bearing and of the latest
device.
Mrs. J. G. Houff was taken very ill
a the home of her sister, Mrs. ID. ID.
Link, near Churchville on Monday,
but is somewhat improved. Mr.. Houff'
hopes to be able to take her home in a
few days.
One piece of the property advertised
for sale by Mrs. Norton was purchased
by Edward Alexander for S2,150. The
Piper property, opposite the Eakleton,
was not sold as the bid was not salts
factory.
Miss Mary Yost, the accomplished
daughte CT Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Yost, who came home from Vassar
College, has been operated on for ap-
pendicitis. She is reported as doing
well, and her friends hope she will
soon be out again.
Mr.. TaliafeIro w. Hunter died on the
18th inst. at his home near Ruther Glen,
Caroline county. Mr.. Hunter was twice
married, and is survived by first sons
by the first marriage. His second wife
who survives him, was Miss Lids
Rosen of this city, sister of Mrs. Thos
O'Donnell.
Miss Katharine Elllins, daughter O.
Senator S. b. Ell<ins of W. Va, is Il
marry the Duke of Abrussi, cousin o
the King of Italy. This is the frs
American girl TO marry into roya
family since Miss Patterson of Balti
m Ore married Joseph Bonaparte, broth
er Of the Emperor Napoleon.
Roland Booker, the old colored man
who was found unconscious near Tn,
toll gate several weeks ago, died Mon
dry night. 1t is thought he had beel
Knocked on the head as his money wa.
gone, and some papers and his pocket
book was found lying not far from
where he was picked up.
Will pay good wages TO a settled wo
mln wanting permanent home il
Staunton. Family consists of tire
grown persons. Cooking and genera
Homework to be done. No washin,