Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-18
Personals.

We are pleased to learn that Hon. John F.
Lewis, of Rockingham, has recovered from the
operation performed few weeks since, in
Richmond, by DR.. Mcguire. for what was fear
ed was an incipient cancer on his breast.
Mr.. VIM. A. Burke of this city has been re.
elected Secretary of the Virginia Agricultural
Society. The salary has been reduced from
$1,000 to 81 600.
The Veterinary College of the State of New
York having offered to receives student free Of
charge who may be recommended by any
State Agricultural Society, at a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Va. Agricultural
Society in Richmond on last Wednesday, DR..
S. P. Moore offered resolution recommending
John A. Myers, Of Rockingham county, as a
proper student from the State of Virginia,
which was ado pied.
Week before last, at Aide rson W. Va, Mr..
Robert G. Walker. Telegraphic OPP orator, was
married to Miss Rosa L. Burton, daughter OF
Mrs CollPleasants of that place, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. R. H. Laird of the
Presbyterian church.
The Valley Mutual Life association has been
fortunate in securing the services of Mr.. Edwin
F. Surber as clerk in there office here. Mr.
Surber has for years been the well-known and
efficient clerk of J. Bumgardner & Sons, and is
thoroughly competent to the discharge of the
largely increasing cleric al work of this rapidly
growing and pr osperous Associ alton.
Messrs. B. Fra nix Eakle and ]. R. Summerson
left last week on trip to New Orleans, whence
they will take turn through the Lone STAR
State.
Mr.. Geo. S. Krouse, of the CMLpeper Times,
known in this city as a former composite in
the Valley Vis0isian office, was married on the
5th inst, to Miss Ella v. Hollingsworth of
Smithsburg, Md.
Miss Alice Clinedinst ofNew Market, arrived
here ON Wednesday last on visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Bodell, who is quite unwell.
Rev. James Murray, Pastor of Bethel church,
in this County, left yesterday for Suffold Coun-
ty, where his wife has been spending the win
ter. He goes to bring her back with him in
few days.
Mr.. Arch. Kinney left yesterday for Missouri
for the purpose of bringing back with him his
wife, who has been on visit to her mother in
that State.
The many friends of Major Mcmahon were
pleased, last week, to see him out again. after
the severe injury he had sustaind to his right
knee, by fall he received as he was returning
home from Kentucky before the holidays.
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Janll-2t ]. E. GRAHAM,
WEDDING.-On last Thursday morning a.
the First Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. E. Ba-
ker officiating, Mr.. Jacob Yost. Junior Editor
of the Valley Virginian, was united in the
bonds of matrimony to Miss Molie S. Young
the beautiful and attractive daughter of F. Nj.
Young, Esq. The contracting parties were at
tended by the following couples III. M. Bell
jr., and Miss Donaghe Yost; VIM. Patrick and
Miss Annie Bell; ]. Fred. Efinger and Miss
Amelia Dreyspring; Jno. w. Stout and Miss
Annie Hendren, and the ushers were VIM.
Gushing and W. P. Eskridge.
After the ceremony the happy couple, hav-
ing received the congratulations and good
wishes of their friends, departed on the II A. M.
trS in on their bridal tour to Washington nd
Baltimore.