Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-09-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Harrison ha,
gole to New York.
Mr.. Fred G. Bell has gone to Detroi
Mich, where he will go into business
Rudolph Turk, who spent sever'
days with his uncle, Mr.. R S. Turl
has gone to the University of Va.
Mr.. Beirne Kinney, who has bee
spending his vacation at his old hon
here, returned to New York this weel
Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. Wilson of eli
ton Forge, visited relatives here thi
week.
Mr.. Alex. Hobson of Powhatan cour
ty, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. I
Ashburner.
Mr.. II. A. Davis of Mint Spring, ha
been visiting his son, DIR. G. o. Davis
in Charleston, w. Va.
Mr.. A. G. Crosby, wife and children
OF Roanoke, have been visiting 1ela
tives here.
Mrs. A. r. Dunn of Clifton Forge, i
spending some time with her daughter
Mrs. Walter b. Anderson.
Mr.. j. |. Menefee, of Lynchburg, ha'
been spending several days with hi
uncle, Mr.. Reeves w. Menefee.
Mrs. w. A. Burke has returned from
an extended trip. to northern New York
and Canada.
Mrs. James Stuart of Glenn's Falls,
N. Y, and her brother, James Bush
ong of Ft. Worth, Texas, are visiting
their aunts, Mrs. w. C. Hedrick and
Mrs. A. E. Cullen.
Miss Rebecca Whitmore has return
ed to the city after visit to her sister,
Mrs. Susan Conner, near Fishersville.
DR.. Geo. H. Bell of New York, is
here visiting his brother, Mr. f. w.
Bell, and his father, DR.. VIM. Bell, at
Mt. Sidney.
The Supreme Court of Appeals COM
leted its work here on Tuesday, and
adjourned to meet in Richmond on No
vember 9th.
The four-year-old son of Mr.. Charles
Dlehl of near Annex, died ON Friday
of fever. He has two other children ill
with the same disease
Drs. j. S. DeJarnette and J. H. Gar
lick have returned from hunting trip
to tidewater. They brought home with
them large string of sora.
Mr.. Rudolph Kinzley and his grand
son, Kinzley Knowles, who have been
spending three months in Switzerland,
Germany and France, returned home
this week.
On Monday Judge Kelley decided the
local option election held in Bristol on
July Sth to be valid, and on Wednes-
day began hearing application for Ii
censes.
Miss Cornelia Mish of Middlebrook,
has gone to Buena Vista to assume her
duties as one of the teachers in the pub
lie school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Beard of the
Moffatt's Creek neigh borhood, are Wis
iting in Bristol and other points in
Southwest Virginia.
Miss Mary Brown, one of the most
popular and successful teachers of Poca-
hontaS county, w. Va, has been on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. I. S. Patterson,
near Staunton.
Governor Swanson on Tuesday an
nounced his determination not to inter-
fere further in the case of Howard
Bragg, the Rockbridge murderer, and
he will go to the electric chair today.
Mrs. Jos. L. Hunter, who has been
spending some time with Mrs. Edward
Pilson, has returned to her home in
Roanoke. Mrs. Hunter was warmly
welcomed by her many old friends in
Staunton.
Mr.. Thos. NJ. Byrne, a brother of Mr..
Morgan Byrne of this city, died from
an acute attack of appendicitis at
Georgetown hospital on Monday. Mr..
Byrne was former member of the
Virginia Legislature from Richmond.
( The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows is in session at Seattle, Wash
ington this week. $4,000 of them are
there. Virginia is represented by Hill
Montague, VIM. Wylde, C. C. Vaughn
and Roland E. Chase
In Charlottesville petition with 3O1
names, was presented to Judge Sinclair,
asking him to order local option cleo
ton. In cannot be held until thirty
days after the regular November cleo
ton.
Brakeman W. G. Melton of Iron
Gate, while walking ON top of car at
Gladstone on Monday, and waving at
some girls who were watching the
moving freight, fell between the cars
was crushed TO death.
The family of Rev. DR.. Fraser has re-
turned from Panacea Springs, and Miss
Nora Fraser has gone to Sweet Briar
Institute to resume her duties as teach
er. Mr.. Thos. B. Fraser will return to
Hampden-S Sidney to resume his duties
The mother of Mr.. T. NJ. Gathripbt
of Covlngton, was severely hurt by be-
ing run over by an automobile in Rich
mond last Friday. She was improving
at last accounts, and her recovery was
hoped for. She is IS years of age.