Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

NJ r. }. FRED. EIIlnger spent lew
DAYS In New York this week.
Mr.. j. Martin Perry was in Rich
mond this week on business.
Mrs. T. s. Burwell of Lexington, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. Preston
Buck, at Mt. Scion.
Misses Evelyn and Gladys Conner OF
N Fishersville have returned home, after
ascending some days here with relatives.
Miss Julia Alexander is spending h I
vacation with her parents at Stuarts
Draft.
Mrs. Geo. A. Haines, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis on Sun
day, is said to be getting along nicely.
Mr.. John A. Sproul has returned to
Clifton Forge, after visiting his broth
err. Mr.. w. w. Sproul, at MiddlebrOok.
Mr.. f. G. Smith and his son, ''Dick''
of Bolar Springs, Bath county, have
b zen spending few days in the city.
Mr.. VIM. Shultz of Greenville, who
has been ill with pneumonia, is i'm
proving.
Mrs. DR.. L. 0. Peyton of Greenville,
who has been quite sick, has about re-
covered.
Mr.. E. l.. Smith of Raphine, was in
the city Friday, en-route to Culpeper
to visit his daughter, Mrs. jamie Smith.
Mr.. NJ. HI. Lightner of the Church
vile neighborhood, was in the city Sat
urday on business.
The Churchvile Odd Fellows are
preparing to put on play the latter
part of this month in their hail.
Squire S. A. ID. Mckee and Mr.. w.
II. Apple of Greenvilie, were among
the visitors in Stanton on Monday.
The dull season is the one which calls
for advertising and merchants recog-
nize it. Try it this year and note the
results.
Mr.. l.. S. Evans, a former popular
clerk in the postoffice, but now engaged
in business in Richmond, has been WIS.,
iting his old home.
Mr.. VIM. Hamilton of Des Moines,
Iowa, is visiting his old home at Green
Vile for the first time in thirty-fve
years.
Among the patents granted last week
was one to VIM. s. Willis OF Covlng-
ton, Va, for vehicle truck or running
gear.
Miss Irene Palmer of this city, was
operated on at the Charlotte, n. c.,
hospital on Sunday, and her friends
here hope to hear of her speedy recov-
cry.
Mr.. James Hammond, a brother OF
Mr.. c. T. Hammond, of this city, died
last week at Mt. Jackson, of cancer.
His wife and two sons survive him,
also three brothers.
Leslie Curry, son of Mr.. Chas. Curry,
who recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis, has entirely recovered,
and has returned to the University to
resume his studies.
Rev. A. ID. Wauchope has resigned
from the Presbyterian churches at
Bridgewater and Dayton, Rockingham
county, and on March will leave with
Mrs. Wauchope for Oklahoma.
Mr.. Frank Grim and Miss Effie
Fauver were married Wednesday even
ing at the manse of the Second Presby-
terian church, Rev. DR.. w. \. Scott
officiating. Both Of the young people
are very popular
Sunday morning fire broke out in the
caldwell Sites Co. building in Bristol
and did damage to the amount of $50.
dD0. The insurance is placed at $50, 900
This Is one of four stores operated by
q this we'll known firm.
Lexington Gazette: Mrs. Frank p
Rhodes is visiting her daughter, Mrs
David III. Kern, in Staunton.-MiS
Willie Rapp of Stanton, spent severa
days the past week in Lexington, a
the guest of Mrs. Mamie G. Baier.
At the meeting of the Virginia Stat
Veterinary Association in Richmond
last week DR.. S. c. Neff of this city
was elected president for the seoont
time. This is an honor that is seldom
bestowed, and one that is placed il
good hands.
The president sent to the Senate OF
Monday the nominations of Judge /
L. Lewis to be u. S. district attorne,
for the Eastern district Of Virginia
the place he,now fills-and that of Clal
ence G. Smithers to be marshal of tn
Eastern district of Virginia, the posi-
ton now held by Morgan Treat.
Rev. J. o. Knott, poster of the Meth
odist chuch at Covington, sailed ye:
terday for the Orient. He goes as on
of the lecturers OH a tour that is in tn
nature of Bible study club. Th
cruise will include Spain, Gibralta
Algiers, Malta, Athens, Constantine
pie, Smyrna and Palestine. The part
will be gone two or three montas. D
Knott is cousin of Mrs. Heisllell A
genbright of this city.
Mr.. A. H. Snyder, editor of the Ha
risonburg News, died at his home
that city on Tuesday after an eXtende
Illness He was one of the brighte.