Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-07-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. J. D. Slower of Clifton Forge
Visited his parents at Penrose last week
Miss Susie Robertson is visitin,
friends in Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. c. J. Simpson and Miss Dell
Simpon have returned to their hom
1T Grottoes, after visiting here.
Mrs. S. Brown Allen is spending
some time with her brother, Mr.. Henr,
Hamilton, near Swoope.
Mr.. A. Lee Knowles advertises yer,
desirable piece of property in West En-,
for sale.
Miss Elizabeth O'Mara has returnet
home after visit to her friend, Mis-
Pearle Slower at PenroSe.
I Miss Jane Walter entertained mum
Der of her young friends at dane
Tuesday night.
Mr. w. G. Woodward has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. B
Woodward.
Mr.. Harry Wilson and his bride hav
returned from their wedding tour, ant
are now at home on Church street.
The infant son of Rev. r. L. Eutsle
o. Greenville, died ON the Oath ult., at
ter short illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Ashburnel
spent the fourth with Mrs. Ashburner's
parents in Powhatan county.
Mr.. P. II. Taylor, of Galveston,
Texas, is a guest at the home of his
brother, Mr.. Herbert J. Taylor.
Mrs. J. H. Dixon, of Marlinton, w.
Va, is visiting her parents in Buena
Vista.
franklin, Va, on Thursday voted
s'dry" by a vote of ZIG to 70. 1t had a
dispensary.
Misses George and Mary Condor, of
Macon, Ga, are visiting their grand
mother at Long Glade
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. f. Robertson
have gone to Colorado, and from there
will go to Seattle to visit the Yukon
Pacific Exposition.
Mr.. r. +. Floyd of Arkansas, and
Hiss Hattie Whitlock of this city, were
married on Wednesday. Rev. DR.. w.
II. Scott officiating.
Mr.. c. E. VanPelt has been appoint
ed game warden for this city in place
Of Mayor Wayt, resigned. Charlie
will make good one.
Mrs. Walter Finley, of Ft. Defiance,
/ as gone to Michigan to spent some
time and be present at family re-
union.
Mr.. J. w. Leech, the popular mana
ger of the Western Union Telegraph
company, who has been sick for several
weeks, is able to be at his post Of duty
again.
Mr.. s. H. Rosenbaum Of Roanoke,
with his wife. and children, are here
visiting Mrs. Rosenbaum's mother,
Mrs. r. d. Powers. They will spend
several weeks here.
The State Sunday School Associa-
ton, at Charlottesville Friday, elected
officers for the ensuing year, with H.
Clay Marchant, of Charlottesville,
president.
Mr.. s. Ell. Branaman of Moscow, has
been in the city some days, conducting
the business of his brother, Mr.. ]. L.
Branaman, who has been taking his
vacation.
Governor Swanson, last Friday, re-
leased d. A. Kingan from his three
months Jail sentence, which was i'm
Iosed on him for shooting at James A.
Nyehn. This was in response to a
largely signed petition. The fine of
$3.50 stands.
Mrs. w. ]. Burton, Of Churchville,
vho spent several months with her
laughter at Berkeley Springs, w. Va,
I9turned home last week. Her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. III. ID. Allen, came with her
md will spend the summer at her old
lome.
Last week the Anti-Saloon League
C Harrionburg decided to ask Judge
] Haas to call local option election in
That town, and petitions to that effect
we're at once put in circulation. 1t has
been many years since Harrisonburg
voted on the question.
Mr.. Matthias Larner of Augusta,
lIaine, has been spending several weeks
here with his brother, Councilman
Vim. Larner. Mr.. Larner is an eX-
perienced cotton mill man, and in con
versatlon with our people has suggest.
ed several industries which could be
stated here with small cost, and made
paying investments.
Mr.. Norman Ashby, Past Grand
Master of Virginia Odd Fellows,
died at his home in Culpeper on Thurs
day of last week of tuberculosis of the
throat. He was one of the most promi
nent men of his section, and was high
ly esteemed all over the State. Mr.
Ashby visited Stanton several years