Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-10-22

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Rose Harrison is visiting friend
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Frank Grafton and his bride hav
returned from their wedding tour.
DR.. w. B. Dodge Of Stuart's Draft
was visitor here Monday.
Mrs. I. e. Morton is spending som'
time with friends in Washington.
Mrs. &. B. Ralston is in Harrison
burg, visiting her parents.
Mr.. E. w. Fisher of near Ft. Defiance
spent the day here Tuesday.
Mr.. R. d. Haislip is in Lynchburs
on business.
Col. f. l.. Edmondson and wife art
on visit to relatives in Richmond.
Miss Gertrude Mohler of Grottoes
has been visiting friends in Staunton.
Mrs. William Cline is visiting friend!
in Troutville, near Roanoke.
Miss Mary Cary of Kentucky, is Wis
iting her friend, Miss Mamie Grasty.
Mr.. Jacob Hevener, wife and sor
have gone to Highland to spend the
winter.
Mrs. T. R. N. Speck and Miss Rachel
Speck are spending few days in Bal.
timOre.
Mr.. Bayly King, young civil engi-
neer of this city, has gone to GAINESVILLE,
Texas, to take position.
Mr.. J. A. McCue of Denver, Colora-
do, is visiting his brother at his old
home at Ft. Defiance.
Mr.. Morton Fultz, who spent several
days here with DIR. T. M. Parkins, has
returned to his home in Philadelphia.
Mr.. J. w. Lovegrove has returned to
Charlottesville, after visiting his old
home here.
Mr.. B. Frank Eakle of Old Sweet
Springs, has been visiting friends in
Staunton.
A number of the n. & w. officials
were given dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Porter at Basic City on Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. w. Brand, who underwent
an operation at the Kings Daughters
hospital, is getting along nicely.
Mrs. A. A. Eskridge, who has been
visiting friendsin Baltimore and Phila-
deIphia, returned home on Tuesday.
Mrs. o. B. Trout and her daughter,
Mrs. Waller Staples, are visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. E. J. Jump and Miss Lola
Jump have returned to Maryland, af-
! ter visiting friends in Staunton.
Mrs. Geo. H. Moffett reached home
this week from visit to friends in
Dunsmore, w. Va.
Mr.. James Vines, an old Confederate
veteran of Greenville, was paralyzed
last week, and is in critical condition.
Miss Annie Graham of Washington,
d. c., is visiting her friend, Miss
Frances Woodhouse.
Miss Villa Belle Hamilton of the
county, is spending some time with
friends in Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. East spent a
few days in New York with his broth
er, Mr.. John P. East.
Miss Lillian O'Rourke is here from
Clifton Forge, having been called to
SUaunton by the illness of her sister,
Miss Margaret O'Rourke.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching wedding of Mr.. Gordon Todd
of Mt. Scion, and Miss Rixey of Char
louisville.
Mr.. Archibald Kinney, who last
week suffered a second stroke of paral-
ysis, is critically ill at his home on
Vine street.
Official figures show that there are
now 100000 Indians in the United
States; about 40, 900 more than 20 years
ago.
Former q. S Senator VIM. Lindsay
died at his home in Frankfort, KY, on
Friday last Mr.. Lindsay was a ma
tive of Rockbridge county.
Capt. T. D. Ransom is on visit to
Jefferson county, w. Va, to spend a
short time, whence he goes to Lynch
burg on legal business.
Mr.. G.. w. Fretwell has contract
with Mr.. Frank Grim to erect a six
room frame house on North Augusea
street.
Mr.. A. E. Harnsberger has been
granted permit to build three apart
ment houses on Madison Place. The
cost of which will be $4,000.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. SINNERS, was made extremely ill by
eating quite number of matches
thinking they were candy.
Mr.. Jas. w. Banks of Petersburg
Grand Secretary of the Royal Arcari
UNI, visited the local lodge here last
week.
Charlottesville may soon follow ir