Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30
Personals.

Miss Garland Tutwiler, of Lexington, Va, is
on visit to this city, the guest of Mrs. ]. A.
Templeton.
Mr.. Chas. Crawford, of this county, has leased
for the ensuing year the bar at the McCurdy
House at Covington.
A young man named Walter Jones fell from
a canal boat at Lexington, Va. a few days since
and was drowned.
J.J. Sullivan and Kate Putnam. of theatrical
| fame, were divorced in Dupage county. ILL.,, last
Friday, by mutual consent.
Miss Florence Nightingale is great invalid,
| and rarely leaves her room; yet there arc few
| buster women in the world. She is never idle
| Miss Bell White, daughter of Prof. J. j. White
| of Washington & Lee University, Lexington, is
| on visit to this city, the guest Of Mrs. j. A.
| Waddeil.
Dr. d. c. B. Caldwell. of Ronceverte, Green
brier co., w. Va, who has been confined to his
bed for several weeks with pneumonia, is con-
valescent.
| Miss Bessie Douglas, of King and Queen co.
| daughter of the late Hon. Beverly B. Douglas
has been on a visit to this city,-the guest Of
| Mrs. W. A. Burke.
Miss Alice Pine, of Martinsburg, w. Va, who
was so severely burned by coal oil at the resi-
dence of Capt. Virtue, in Frederick, Md, three
weeks ago died last Thursday. She was only
| Is years of age.
| General John d. Imboden, formerly of this
city, is experimenting the mining of iron ore
| in Scott county and narrow-guage railway
| neal Bristol, Va. The Scott county iron ore is
| at Big-Stone Gap.
Rev. A. A. j. Bushong has accepted the call
from the Lutheran congregation of Woodstock
and county, and has entered upon the duties OF
his charge. in the place of Rev. P. Miller re-
signed.
Prof. Sloat, who has been engaged in teaching
| at Mcdowell, Highland county, aged about 50
years, died suddenly at that place Saturday
evening, and, in accordance with his request,
will be buried here by the Masons day.
Rev. Anderson Wade, minister of the Epis-
copal Church, died at his residence, No. ZIG
west Grace street, Richmond, at 1l:30 o'clock
Friday morning, in the SEVENTEEN year of his
age. He preached 25.years in Westover Parish,
Charles City county.
We learn from the Highland Recorder that
Charles Trimble, son of H. I. Trimble, while
feeding his horses on last Wednesday morning,
was pushed violently against the stable by one
of them, breaking his collar bone, and bruising
his shoulder severely.
Mr.. ]. G. Spiller, of the firm off +. McCabe &
J. C. Spiller contractors for the construction of
q miles of the Shenandoah r. r., from Mile
Run in Rockingham TO Waynesboro in this
county, is now in this city making preparation
to go to work Immediately.
Judge Edmond Pendleton, aged 60 years, died
at Winchester last Friday. He was born in
Martinsburg, w. Va. He was member of the
Convention of Virginia in lS60'6l. He was ap-
pointed a judge by General Stoneman for the
Winchester circuit, and acted from 1869 to the
day of his death with the Conservatives.
Rev. VIM. G. EgglesLOn, who has been for 3
years past the pastor of the Nj. E. Church South
in Harrisonburg, before leaving for his new
charge at Shepherdstown, was presented by the
ladies' of his congregation with handsome sill
yer plated castor and butterdish, costing $2l co.
as slight token of the affectionate esteem and
regard entertained for him.
Mr.. Nicholas Kiger, who lives at the Three
Springs on the Shenandoah River ia Rocking
ham county about three miles from McGaheys-
vile, was thrown from his horse and hurt,
though we are pleased to state, not seriously
His horse scared at some object on the roadside
and wheeled around SO suddenly as to throw
his rider off.
Mr.. Joseph N. Woodward, OF this city, has
taken charge of the Grand Central Hotel at
Martinsburg, Berkeley CO., w. Va. To those
who know the we'll established reputation Of
Mr.. Woodward as an experienced and accom-
plished hotel-man, will not need to be assured
that, under his management, the Grand Cen
trail Hotel will be kept in the very best style.