Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-01-24
Personals.


this week on business.
MIR. W. P. Gay has returned from
western business trip.
Mr.. M. j. Stoutamyer, good friend
of the SPECTATOR, was in the city
Monday and paid US a pleasant call.
Mrs. J. E. Booth has returned to
Norfolk after visit to DR.. and Mrs.
]. a. Garlick.
Miss Edna Roller of Harrisonburg,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Charles b. Ralston.
Mrs. W. II. Henderson and Miss
Katharine Henderson of Swoope, have
been visiting friends in Washington.
Mr.. Robert TlsdaIe and Miss Maud
Long were married near Lyndhurst on
Wednesday.
MIR. VIM. A. Young has returned to
Kentucky after spending few days
with his mother, Mrs. M. s. Young.
Miss Wayne Mays of Pittsburg, Pa.
and her sister, Miss Odell Mays of
Spottswood, visited friends at Craigs.
vile last week.
The case of Heatwole VS.. the Impe-
rial Extract Works, which was on trial
in the circuit court when We went to
press. was settled Friday out of court.
Capt. Donovan who fell from his
car at Lipscomb last week. died at the
home of DR.. W. b. Dodge at Stuart's
Draft, where he had been taken.
Mr.. John Fl Snuff of Pulaski, who
has been spending some days with bis
mother and his. brother, Mr.. E. l..
Snuff, left Monday for home.
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Shaw of New
port News. attended the funeral of
Mr.. Shaw's sister, Mrs. Annie Kelso.
at Bells Valley, on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Simpson have
returned from Roanoke, where they
spent some time with their daughter,
Mrs. E. B. Hoover.
At the meeting OF the Municipal
League in Richmond last week Mayor
w. a. Landes of this city was elected
second vice-president of the league.
Mr.. r. E. R. Nelson has been elect
ed q member of the Board of Alder
men to succeed Mr.. W. o. Sydnor.
resigned. Mr.. Nelson served number
of years on the old council and made
most efficient member.
Mr.. Emmett J. Clemmer and Miss
Anna G.. Clemmer, both of this county,
were married in Washington on Thurs-
day of last week, Rev. l.. A. Wye per-
forming the cermony.
Mr.. Chas. O'Donnell of Columbus.
Ohio, has been in the city some days
visiting bis father, Mr.. Thos. ODon
nell, who has been in bad health for
several years.
Mr.. Chas. J. Bell of Hot Springs,
was down Monday to attend Lee
Jackson celebration. His old con-
rades. arms gave him cordial well
come.
Mr.. q. S. Patterson of Harriston.
has COLE to Winter Park, Florida.
where he will spend the remainder OF
the winter at the home of his sister,
in law, Mrs. James FL. Bear.
Mr.. A. Henry Gilbert, who has been
conducting Ford's Hotel and the Gill
bert Hotel in Richmond for eight or
nine years, died suddenly Sunday night
of heart disease. Mr.. Gilbert went to
Richmond from Buena Vista.
Rev. DIR. q. w. Finley filed the pull.
pit of the First Presbyterian church
Sunday night for DR.. Fraser, who
preached at the Second church for DIR.
Scott, who was confined to the house
by a severe attack of grippe.
The fine bank barn of Mr.. Samuel
H. McCue near Fl. Defiance, was des-
troyed by fire Sunday afternoon. to-
gether with large quantity OF hay
and other farm products. A number OF
horses in the barn were gotten out.
The loss is placed at about Us 900.
MIR. and Mrs. David B. Taylor went
to Richmond to attend the Quarles
TAYLOR wedding, and from there will go
South to spend the remainder of the
winter. Their daughter, Miss Maybe,
will 60 with them.
At the meeting of Board of Alder
men last week the salary Of Clerk
Argenbright of the two councilmanic
bodies was increased to 1000 per an
mum. A we'll deserved recognition of
faithful officer.
MIR. Thomas a. Cross, of McCune,
Kansas, who has been visiting his old
home in Augusta, was in the city Mon
day attending Lee.J ackson celebration
and meeting old Confederate COM
rades. He left that night for his home
IN the west.
Richard Childress, the 1S-year-old
son of Mr.. David d. Childress, died at
the home of his brother, MIR. John W.
Childress in Waynesboro, on Wednes-
day, the 18th, of heart trouble. The
funeral took place there on Friday at
II a. m.
Mr.. Richard Watkins an old resi-.
dent of Staunton, died on Friday, and
was buried Saturday Afternoon, the
funeral taking place from st. Francis
Catholic church. He was about 70
wears of age, and came here from Eng