Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-02

Miss Avery CoveIl, SO we'll and fayorably
known in Staunton society, the accomplished
and popular daughter of Prof. J. G. Covell
Principal of the West Virginia Institution for
the Deaf, Dumb & Blind, is now on visit TO
DR.. Carter Berkeley and wife in this CITY,
MIR. Jos. A. Waddell, Clerk Of the Supreme
Court of Appeals. and lady, accompanied by
Miss Agnes McClung, of the Augusta Female
Seminary, left, on last Tuesday, on trip to
Old Point and Niagara Falls.
We had the pleasure of call last week by
Sir Knight A. Myers, of Norfolk, the General
Agent of the Masonic Mutual Life Association,
On last Thursday night. he met the Masons of
Staunton in their hall, and explained the OBJ
ject and plan of the Association.
The Louisville C5urier-Jo,nnal comes to us la.
menting the death of John Cochran, ESQ.,, of
Spencer county, Kentucky-a man of no ordi-
nary mark, who seems to have filled full the
measure of an upright citizen. He was the
father of the late Chancellor of Louisville, and
OF the Hon. John B. Cochran, who married in
this vicinity. He was the son of Rob't Cochran,
of the "Stone Westinghouse neighb0rhood
In this county, pioneer settler, who, when he
moved to Kentucky, was not out of the limits
of Augusta. Ofthe many eulogies to his mem
Wy, liz Is sPOkcil OI us II StdLCSIHdu Without
Office, hero without glory a Christian with
out cant, absolutely honest in thought, word
and deed" 1t is particularly gratifying to us
here, from whom the great state of Kentucky
has sprung, to reproduce these tributes of worth
10 the descendants of that sturdy race that set
tied Augusta and peopled the West. Let us
then never pass unnoticed the taking off Of
those who have made US what we are.'
The Ohio Statesman of C,O!unohu Ohio n,
its account of the closing exercises of the D.,
d. & B. Institution at that place has the follow
ing notice of Prof. Job Turner, formerly OF
Staunton:-"prof. Job Turner for thirty-five
years a teacher of deaf-mutes in the Institution
at Staunton, Va, arrived in the city last Sat-
urday evening and is a guest of superintendent
Fay. Although the winters of nearly three
score years have fallen upon his head, yet his
rapid gate, his fine physique, and personal at
fractions make him really appear much young
er than he is. Though deaf and dumb, yet he
is very intelligent gentleman far superior
than one meets with among his class. His fac
ulty for relating "reminiscences is very active
and entertaining, especially when he treats
his friends to accounts of the early deaf-mute
teachers of this country. At present Prof Tur-
ner is employed as missionary deafmute
under DIR. Gallaudet, and has CARRIED on his
Work ior Tue past seven montns' from Maine to
AeAas' arrlVihs mere from Inc latter place.
Durlng MS travels ne mas met with more than
500 deaEmutes and has visited from twenty
to forty Institutions. He expects to continue
in his missionary work the balance of his life
From here he proposes to go to Indianapolis
to-mmorrow, and from thence to Cincinnati-1
During the summer he win prosecute his work
in New England and Canada. and in the win
&c.,
Ter go south again, ana attend to the same du-
lies. yesterday, IN the afternoon, he lectured
In the chapel of the Institution, which was
highly interesting throughout and enjoyed by
those who witnessed it.
heV. Dr. Manly lett last Friday on visit to
Alabama. he VIII be absent several weeks.
Inc address before the Young Mems Chris
tian Association OF washington q Lee URiver-