Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-10-08
Friday, Oct 8. 1909.
PERSONAL MENTION,

Mrs. G. M. Moffatt is visiting friend.
in Dunmore, w. Va.
Mr.. N. L. Shreckhise of near Mt
Sidney, was visitor here this week.
Mrs. Harnsberger has gone to speno
the winter with her son, Mr.. William
Harnsberger in Danville.
Mr.. j. III. Long was called here this
week from Bedford City, by the illness
f'his brother, Mr.. j. M. Long.
Judge Waddill, at Norfolk, on Satur
day, decreed that the Norfolk and
Southern Railway must be sold.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton of Mt. Carmel
who spent several weeks with his son
in Chicago, has returned home.
Mr.. 7. A. Pace is visiting his sons,
Messrs. G. N. and J. w. Pace, in New.
port News and Hampton.
Mr.. Ell. D. Cole, well known news
paper man of Williamsburg, is report
ed quite sick.
Mr.. E. L. Obaugh of Richmond, has
been visiting relatives at his old home
at Mt. Sidney.
Mr.. VIM. Larner and wife drove out
to Monterey last week and spent Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. A. Talbot of Waynesboro,
has been spending fair week with her
daughter, Mrs. r. Latimer Gordon in
Richmond.
DR.. G. 7. Lewis and his bride, form
erly Mrs. Leila johnson Van Pelt, who
were married in Washington on Fri
day, have returned home.
Mr.. Ernest S. Dudley has been APP
pointed road director for North River
district, in place of Alex. P. Dudley,
decd.
Monday Mrs. A. F. Karnes sold her
handsome home on Winthrop street to
Mr.. Abe Walters, who will entirely re-
model it.
Mr.. w. H. Landes, member of the
general board of State Hospital, has
been away this week on an inspection
tour of the various institutions.
Mr.. w. c. Craig of Deerfeld, return
ed Tuesday from Baltimore, where he
took large shipment of fine blue grass
cattle.
The University of Virginia has now
763 students, as against 1855 on the same
date last session. States and territories
represented 80, as against 80 last year.
Capt. J. n. Mcfarland and Mr. Sam
uel f. Pilson have returned home from
the Seattle Exposition and other places
of interest in the west.
Mr.. A. E. Harnsberger will soon be-
gin the erection of three modern dwell
ings on the lot purchased from Mr.. 7.
S. Zirkle on the corner of Madison and
johnson streets.
Mrs. w. B. Walker and daughters,
who had been visiting DR.. and Mrs.
George S. Walker, left Monday for
Chester, S. c., where they will reside
in future.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. LeFils and sons,
Morton and Joe, left Monday for their
home in Jacksonville, Fla, having
spent the summer with Mrs. 7. e.
Morton.
Drs. NJ. ]. Payne of this city, S. Fl.
Burton of Parnassus, and III. II. Jones
of Doe Hill, Highland county, went to
Roanoke Tuesday to attend the State
meeting of the Medical Association.
Justice William Jay Gaynor, of the
New York State Supreme Court, was
last week nominated for mayor of
greater New York by the democratic
city convention.
h The Ministers Association at its meet
ing Monday elected Rev. George w.
Slower, president; Rev. d. III. Kern,
vice president and Mr.. W. d. Hoge,
secretary.
Mrs. Charles Lightner of the Swoope's
neighborhood, charmingly entertained
at dinner on Friday last number Of
her lady friends. Among those present
were Mrs. ]. III. Huffer, Mrs. d. S.
Spradling, Miss Elite Argenbright and
Mrs. Maupin.
Last Thursday Roanoke voted "wet"
by SO majority. In December last it
went dry by 81 majority, but the cleo
ton was set aside on technicality. On
Friday Woodstock voted 'sdry" by 33
majority.
Miss Virginia Dudley, of the Messy
Creek neighborhood, was taken to the
University Hospital at Charlottesville
last week suffering with appendicitis.
1t is Miss Dudley's second attack and
an operation was deemed imperative.
She was accompanied to Charlottesville
by her family physician, DR.. Burton.
A coroner's jury in Richmond exon.
Grated Miss Mary L. Walker from all
blame in the death of Mrs. Mary G..
Gathright, who was run down by an
automobile operated by Miss Walker.
In the police court the case was also
dismissed.
Prof. j. D. Harris, who some months
ago shot and killed Editor w. A.
Thompson of Warrenton, was last week
found guilty of voluntary manslaugh
ter and given four years in the peniten
tiary. The verdict is said not to have