Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-12-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

MI. j. u. fIdlue Vi STilllOTdy WdS
visitor in Staunton on Tuesday.
Miss Nora Fraser is home from Sweet
Briar Institute for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Harman OF Cos
hen, spent few days here last week.
Mrs H. Jordan of Craigsville, spent
Saturday with relatives in the city.
Mrs. J. Frank West returned to
Roanoke this week.
Miss Elise Halle is here from St.
Louis on visit to relatives.
Mrs. f. r. Webb has returned from
visit to Baltimore.
Mr.. J. Z. Herndon left Tuesday for
Los Angeles, Cal, 10 make his home.
Mr.. John I. Hartman was in Rich
mond this week on business.
Miss Bessie Bishop has returned to
Monterey, after a brief visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Todd have
gone to Richmond TO spend the holt
days.
Miss Cora Carver, of Baltimore, is
spending some time with the family OF
DIR. J. S. Blair at Churchville.
Mr.. r. r. Fauntleroy, prominent
young attorney of West Virginia, has
been visiting his old home here.
Mr.. J. r. Weaver of Roanoke, has
returned home, after visiting relatives
here.
Miss Sallie Bird Wilon left this week
for home in ShelbyvilIe, KY, after Wis
iting her uncle, Rev. DIR. w. n. Scott.
Mr.. J. Lewis Bumgardner and wife
of Beckley, w. Va, have been visiting
relatives in Staunton.
Mr. Ernest Hartman, who has been
in Chicago for the past month, is now
at home in Staunton for the holidays.
Mrs. G. 0. Davis of Charleston, w.
Va, is visiting Mrs. H. A. Davis OF
Mint Spring.
Capt. G. G. Berkeley of Newport
News, is spending the holidays al
Greenville.
Miss Annie Kennedy of Crimora,
who has been visiting in Waynesboro,
has returned home
Mr.. II. II. Blease and son, Marion,
are spending the holidays in Columbia,
S. G. Mrs. Blease is visiting her old
home in Waynesboro.
The l. X. Roby Furniture Co. has
one of the prettiest displays ever seen
in Staunton at their South Augusta
street store
Clifton Breckenridge, the negro, who
was convicted last month for an at
tempted assault on little Dorothy
Powell, was electrocutsd last Friday in
the death chamber of the penitentiary
at Richmond.
Last week in the circuit court the as
SCISSORS for real estate in Augusta coun.
ty were appointed: M. +. Gilkeson,
Beverly Manor; Kasper Koiner, Mid
die River; A. R. G. Bass, North River
Il. l.. Trimble, Pastures; j. Marshall
Mcclure, Riverheads; W. f. Gilkeson,
South River.
The hundreds of thousands who have
used them will be glad to know that
the combined pocket diary-1910-
memorandum book and calendar fol-
1910 and 1911 with other handy infor.
nation issued by G. A. Snow & Co. oil
Washington, d. c., is ready and will
be sent to any address on receipt of two
cents postage. Write to G. A. Snow 4
Co., Washington, d. c.
Last Sunday the Baltimore Sun hac
an excellent photograph of Rev. A. FL
Hamilton, pastor of Mt. Carme
Presbyterian church, and the following
comment: "Rev. A. H. Hamilton ha
rounded out "a years as pastor of Mt
Carmel Presbyterian church, nea
Steele's Tavern, Augusta county, thi
being his first and only charge. HI
bids fair to continue for many NOR,
years to serve this congregation, which
at the beginning of his pastorate mum
bered 172 and now number 49,"
1t has been decided to hold two
days teachers conference in Stauntor
on February II and II, in which tw,
delegate from each magisterial distric
of each Of the counties of the Tent
congressional district will be present
A number of prominent educators will
be in attendance. This association O.
teachers is a part of the State Teachers
Association and a mid-winter confer
ence will be made permanent institu
ton.
Last week Mr.. Henry Parent, /:
prominent young business man an
Republican of StauntOn, was elected
member of the Board of Aldermen G
the city. His term will expire witt
the election of June 14th.
Mr.. Bruce b. Lytton, a former we
known young telegrapher of this city
was married on the 10Th inst, at Lowell
West Va, TO Miss Rose Kesler. The
will reside at Lowell, where Mr.. Lytto
is in the employ of the e. & o. Ry. Hi
mother and two brothers reside her,
His friends at his old home exten
hearty congratulations.
Mr.. Herndon Miller, aged about :
years, who resided near Rock birds
Baths, committed suicide last Wedne