Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Corinne Valz is visiting friends
in Westminster, Md.
Miss Mary Wade of Waynesboro, is
in Richmond on visit.
The Stonewall Band is to go the In
augural with the V. M. 1. cadets.
b. w. Crum of this city, has sold his
farm near Churchville to Mr.. J. G.
Richie of Mt. Sidney.
Waynesboro Is to have an ice manu-
featuring plant, and Mr.. J. M. Conner
is head of the mavement.
Miss Matte Hyde of Warm Springs,
has been visiting her sister, Miss Lucy,
at Stuart's Draft.
Mr.. w. s. Gayhart has gone to Aid
erson, w. Va, where he expects to en-
gage in business.
Harmon Snyder of Churchviile, who
some time ago met with a terrible acct
dent in a saw-miIl, is much improved.
Mr.. w. G. Craig OF Deerfield, WAS in
Alexandria and Washington on visit
this week.
The Virginia Portland Cement Go.
at Fordw1ck, is now operating at full
force.
Mr.. l.. c. Ware has sold his lease OF
the Virginia Hotel, but will continue
to manage it for the new lesees.
Mrs. Lynn White Of Charlottesville,
died on Sunday. She was the mother
of Mrs. Annie M. Brooks of Stuart's
Draft.
Miss Helen Meredith, who has been
visiting Mrs. w. Arthur Blackford, has
returned to her home in West Chester,
Penn.
Miss Anna May Layman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Layman, was
married on the 18th inst, at Bethany
church to Mr.. Robert S. Hunter.
The J. G.. Calhoun farm at Fishers
vile, has been purchased by W.F.Gilk-
eson, Finley Thompson and 7. G. Dick
erson, to be planted asian orchard.
Mr.. A. B. Cone, who has been spend
ing some weeks here and in Waynes-
boro, has returned to his home in South
Boston.
w. w. Putnam, the well known Or
gan manufacturer Of this city, is on
tour through the South in the interest
of his factory.
The investigation of the West Va.
Penitentiary at Moundville, made by
legislative committee has exonerated
the management.
Hon. J. w. Churchman and Mr.. w.
w. Sproul have been to Richmond,
where they went to join the Institute
train which ran this week on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
R. Moneymaker of Churchville, has
sold his house and lot in Churchville
to his sister, Miss Nellie Moneymaker.
He will move to the farm of Mr.. +. Z.
Whitesell.
A recent work which may be proper
ly entitled ssKnox on the Constitution"
by Taft, the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives, will become text book
in the near future.
George Griffith, an extra Chesapeake
and Ohio freight conductor last week,
caught his foot while walking over the
top of box cars, slipped, and fell from
the train. HeIis badly injured.
MI. Taft has returned from his trip
to Panama and was lushed over and
feted by the people of New Orleans,
Birmingham and other cities OF the
South.
Prof. James T. Rucker, Supt. of the
w. Va Deaf, Dumb and Blind Insti-
tuition at Romney, has been brought
into the lime light by charges of unfit
ness and Encouragement.
Humphrey Trimble was indicted in
the U. S. Court at Roanoke on the
charge of passing counterfeit money,
and his trial was to have taken place
yesterday.
Quite a crowd were at the depot
Wednesday evening to see Mr.. Taft,
who was on his way from Washington
to Cincinnati. He appeared on the
platform, and made short talk.
The little child of DR.. and Mrs. wv.
Freed is very i'll with pneumonia at
their home in Waynesboro. DR.. Freed
was for some years LIST assistant ply
sician at the w. s. Hospital, and had
just moved to Waynesboro.
The 12-year-old son Of Mr.. J. II.
Hicks of Stuart's Draft, was operated
on Saturday by DR.. Z. P. Eichelberger
for throat trouble The operation was
successful, and his condition is very
satisfactory.
Mr.. Harry B. Woodward was last
week operated on at the Memorial Hos
pital, Richmond, for appendicitis. He
is getting along nicely, and his wife
will remain with him during his stay
in the hospital.
On the 9th inst, in Washington,
Miss Lucille Crozier, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Crozier,
was married to Mr.. Geo. A. Cuthber-
son of Detroit, Mich. Miss Crozier has
many friends here who will be sur