Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-03-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

A good cook wanted. Good wages
paid. No out door work, and no wash
ing. Family consists of three persons.
Referencesarequired. Apply to 333 East
Beverley..s street.
Mr.. p. T. Sw0rtzel of near Arbor Hill,
has returned from visit to Washing
ton and other cities.
Mr.. c. III. Cohron has purchased of
Mrs. Eva Kite, her farm near Stuart's
Draft for $1,000.
Mr.. II. A. Weaver, county clerk Of
Page county, is in Augusta visiting
Mr.. II, A. Davis.
Capt. Hugh G.. Braxton, the popular
captain of the West Augusta Guard,
has rendered his resignation.
Mr.. c. l.. Brenaman of Moscow, was
in the city Monday on his way north
to purchase goods.
Miss HELEN Hutchinson, who has
b:en spending several months in Eu-
rope, reached home last week.
Miss Nellie Bell has returned to her
home in GreenvilIe, after visiting
friends in Richmond.
DIR. G. o. Davis, son of our county
man, Mr.. III. A. Davis, who has been
living at Anderson. w. Va, is now To-
Gated at Charleston.
Mr.. J. r. Weaver spent day or two
here last week on his way to Roanoke,
after visiting his old home in Rocking
ham.
Mr.. Fl. A. Davis has returned from
Luray, where he had been on business.
He sold some property there TO Mr..
Wright.
Mrs. III. ". Butcher of near West
View, who spent some weeks ia Rich
mond for treatment, rsturned home
this week, somewhat improved.
Any young dry-goods clerk would do
well to answer the advertisement in
today's paper. Box 256, Waynesbero,
will bring reply.
The Shenandoah Electrical Compa-
ny has been awarded the contract for
wireing the Government building at
Harrisonburg.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Kiracofe, died on Sunday, and
the funeral took place Monday, con-
Quoted by Rev. II. P. Hamill.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. King, who have
been visiting friends and relatives in
Augusta county, have returned other
home at Charlottesville.
II. A. Davis hBs purchased the farm
of Mrs. Henkel near Mint Spring, for
his cousin, l.. R. Ogden, of Luray.
Consideration $500.
Messrs. Roy G. Sheets and X. d.
Root have gone to Seattle, Washington,
where they will remain until after the
exposition, and will, if they succeed in
business, make it their future home.
WANTED-50 head of ea-ling cat
tie to summer at 35 cents month.
HODGSON & BROS,
Linwood, Pocahontas Co.,
w. Va.
Little Harry, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. III. King, of Charlottesville, is very
low with pneumonia, Mr.. and Mrs.
King were formerly of Augusta coun-
ty.
. Mr.. Henry l.. Lang and his wife and
daughter have returned home from
months visit to Florida and Cuba.
Mr.. Lang remembered many of his
friends here by bringing them SOU
venirs of the different places visited
Mr.. Robert NJ. Newcomb, of Craigs-
Vile, died IN this city on the 10th inst,
aged about so years. HIS wife and sew
eral children survive him. He was
well known and highly esteemed. The
funeral took place Friday.
On the 18th inst, at the home of Mr..
Samuel A. Dunlap, near Lone Foun-
tain, his daughter, Miss Robbie Ann
Dunlap, became the bIide of Mr.. Chas.
A. Huff. Rev. II. A. Wilson perform
ing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Iseman and baby
were in Richmond last week attending
reception given in honor of the en-
gagement OF Miss Corinne Iseman, a
sister of Mr.. Iseman, to Mr.. Clifford
Goldsmith, of Norfolk.
j. V. knight, of Marlinton, w. Va,
has purchased the ]. Lester Hoy farm
near West View, from Mr.. A. Lee
Knowles, paying about ST, 800 tor same.
He will move to the farm about April
LIST.
Mr.. Hugh L. Powell, former well
known Staunton man, was paralyzed
last week in Leesburg, is in critical
condition. His daughter, Miss Lucy
Lee Powell, one of the instructors al
Stuart Hall, has gone to his bedside.
Augusta Encampment, No. 81, |. O.
o. f. at Moscow, ON Tuesday night
elected Mr.. d. Glenn Ruckman, a dele
gate, and Mr.. ]. M. H. Randolph, alter
nate, to the Grand Encampment in
Bristol on May 10.
The State Democratic Com mittee will
be called to meet in Richmond about
the middle of next month, to fix date
for the State primary for the governor
ship. This announcement was made