Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-04-13
Personals.


VIM. H. Peyton has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Staunton and Parkersburg turn
pike. =
Messrs John Grattan and J. F. Heneberger,
Two young men of Harrisonburg, leave this
week for Colorado.
Wm Frazier, ESQ.,. has been appointed and
mas accepted the position of Secretary of the
Virginia Female Institute.
Rev. w. b. Winfrey who has been serving
Inc Wtlliamsville and Rocky Springs churches
IN Hath county, has been called to Shemeriah
church in this county.
Miss Maria Walker, of Boston, Mass, who is
on visit to her sister, Mrs. ]. w. Morrison, OF
tnls place. was quite unwell last week, but is
now recovering.
Mr.. Miller, of Scott county, who has the re-
putation of curing diseases in a miraculous
manner, is spending few days in Salem, ROa-
noke county.
The Misses Martin, who have been for some
years engaged as teachers in the Virginia Fe-
male Institute of this city. will take charge of
the Merrill Institute at Fond du Lac, Wiscon-
sin.
The Harrisonburg Commonwealth of Thursday
last says:-"Miss Kate Smith, daughter of
Judge John Green Smith. of Staunton, Va, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Stands, of this
city,
Mrs. Mary ]. Campbell, of Back Creek Valley.
Highland county, died on Sunday of last week,
after lingering illness, in the 9th year OF her
age. She was the mother of Mr. K. Campbell,
Editor of the Highland Recorder, and a sister OF
our worthy citizen. Mr.. D. c. McGuffin.
The Kanaaoha Gazette says that Rev. ]. c.
Barr, of the First Presbyterian church of Char
lestown, W. Va, became SO much indisposed
during the services on Sunday morning OF last
week, that he could not fully complete them,
and was not able to hold any services in the
evening.
On yesterday Thos. ]. Crowder, Grand Mar
shall, VIM. c. Straughan representative of the
Staunton Lodge Of the I. Q. o. F. to the Grand
Lodge of the State, which meets at Richmond
to-day, left our city, accompanied by Mr.. A. M.
Simpson the first Noble Grand of Staunton
Lodge No. 45.
Mr.. Solomon P. Reamer died in Harrisonburg
on Monday morning Of last week, aged GA
years. He was for a number of years jailor OF
Rockingham. He removed to Harrisonburg
from New Market, where he was buried by the
Masons on Tuesday. He was member Of the
Lutheran church.
VIM H. Knighton, a brakeman on the Ches.
lost leg by falling on the track and being run
over by car at Ronceverte a few weeks since,
as heretofore noticed, was taken to the hospi-
tai of the Railroad company in Richmond on
Sunday of last week, where he died the next
day-Monday,
Mr.. John Donovan of Harrisonburg, former
ly of this city, has recently purchased for a
company of which he is member a thousand
acres of mineral land on the line of the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad. and on the line of
Rockingham and Page Counties, for the sum OF
$1,000. 1t is the purpose of this company to de-
velope the minerals upon it at an early day.
The Anderson Euterprise denominates D. F.
Mohler as the "boss lumberman" of that coun-
try, and says that 'in addition to his present
outfit for cutting and dressing lumber, he has
recently purchased n new moulding machine
and engine. The engine will be used to run
the planning and moulding machines indepen-
dent of the saw mills" Mr.. Moiler is from
this county, and we are pleased to learn of the
success of his enterprise in the lumber bust
ness near Anderson. Monroe county, W. Va,
The Anderson Enterprise of last Tuesday
makes the following notice of Miss Lucy Lee
Dice, daughter of Rev. John G. Dice, who is
known here, being graduate of the wesleyan
Female Institute miss Lucy Lee Dice, the
beautiful and accomplished daughter Of our ge
NAL Presiding Elder, paid visit to Anderson
last Saturday. Miss Lucy has become greal
favorite here and always receives hearty wei
come-Her fine talent for music, together with
other attractions renders her very popular,
especially with our young people. She left lasr
night for Lewisburg, taking with her the heart
of one of our most promising young men,"
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The best Goods ever offered for cents, In
this communiuy can .e found at GLADKE's.