Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-04-19

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Personals.
some time at his mothers at Mill Creek, is now
convalescent
Mr.. BENZ, Hoover, near Timberville, Rock
ingham county. was paralyzed in his right side
last Wednesday.
We are pleased to state that Mrs. VIM. J. Mel.
son, who has been quite i'll, is much better. and
is rapidly improving.
Arthur G. Hartman, Superintendent Of the
James River and Kanawha Canal Packet Line.
was in the city last week.
John Glass died at Hinton, w. Va, Wednes-
day. the 9Th inst, from the effects Of stab in
nicted by James Bishop on the Saturday pre-
ceding.
We are glad to inform his many friends that
Mr.. D. G. McGuf11n is able to be about, and is
gradually recovering from his recent attack Of
paralysis.
Mr.. John Nutall, the owner of the Nutall-
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city last week, on a visit to his agent, W. A.
Burke. Esq.
Capt E. w. Kenda,i, Supervisor for the Sperry-
Vile magisterial district. Rappahannock coun-
ty. Va, died on Wednesday morning last OF
heart disease
Mr.. Adam RAIDER, for many years citizen OF
Bridgewater, Rockingham county, died on the
It'll instant, at Brandy Station, Culpeper coun-
ty, in the 9lst year of his age.
Maj. Shumate who has been home for some
time. left on last Tuesday for the coal mines al
Muchikinock, Iowa. and took with him another
lot Of colored laborers and carpenters.
At the recent meeting Of the Grand Lodge, I.
o. o. F., Of the State at Richmond, Mr.. Thos ].
Crowder, of this city, was elected Right Worthy
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Of Virginia.
Maj. N. n. Hotchkiss is at home, and is
spending his surplus energy in improving his
home place on Gospel HILL AS might be ex-
pected, his improvements are rapidly approach
ing completion.
The many friends made by Mr.. J. W. Hop
kins during his stay In Staunton, as Depot
agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, were
pleased to meet him again last week, whilst on
a short visit to our city.
Of this city, has been appointed a delegate by
the General Association of Virginia to the
Southern Baptist Convention, which will meet
in Columbus, MISS May 5th.
We had the pleasure of a call from Mr. sam'l
II. Charlton, travelling correspondent Of the
Pittsburgh Telegraph. The Telegraph is a live,
large, and ably conducted newspaper. Mr..
Charlton is a very pleasant gentleman, and we
have n n d0uhf a off nfa fofix
Mr.. Samuel P. Withers, editor of the Abing-
don STANDARD, was married at Christiansburg,
on last Tuesday, to Miss Bessie bold Pierce
eldest daughter of @. L. Pierce Esq, of Chris.
tiansburg, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Daniel Blaine. Pastor of the Presbyterian
church at that place.
We noticed last week that Mr. Thos. W
Buckley had been summoned by telegraph tc
Jefferson county in consequence of the illness
Of his mother-in-law-Mrs. Packet. We ART
sorry to announce that she died at half past ,
o'clock last Thursday evening, at her residence
few miles from Charlestown, Jefferson county
VIVA.
Mr.. @. W. Smith, now with the Erie Railway
Company, has been appointed General Manager
of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, with head
quarters at Richmond. This appointment ",
understand, displaces none of the former off
GERS Of the road. but has been made because O
the increased business that will be brought te
the road by the recent completion Of its con-
Cections West and East.
NV. McCue, the eldest son of Judge J. h
McCue is on visit to his fathers family ant
his many relatives in this county. It has beer
fifteen years since he was in Staunton. 1t will
be remembered that he is the young Confeder
of vb after 10 Wa vuo
death. which was afterwards committed to i'm
prisonment for life. and subsequently pardoned
by Grant. through the interoession of hi
father.
Our thanks are due Hon. A. H. n. Stuart 70,
copy Of the proceedings Of the Trustees of the
Peabody Education Fund, at their 18th meet.
ing. held in the city of Washington, Feb.
ruary End. 1881. 1t is very interesting report
and contains, besides the proceedings of the
Board, an appendix containing the Southern
tributes to the services of the late lamented DR..
Sears. and the address prepared by him just be-
fore his death for the American Institute OF
Instruction.
erly Miss Amelia Brownold, daughter of e.
Brownold, Esq. arrived in this city last FRI
day. We are glad to welcome them back to
our city, and hope they will remain here The
Vincennes Commercial. Of Indiana, in speaking
Of their departure from that city says:-"D. B.
Hamaker and wife left for Staunton, Va, last
Tuesday night. where they will hereafter re.
side. The citizens of Vincennes regret exceed.
ingly to lose them from their midst"
Mr.. VIM. A. Burke of this city, has resigned
the Secretaryship of the Virginia State Agri.
cultural Society, az it was deemed necessary
that the Secretary should reside in Richmond
and Mr.. Burke's business here would not per.
NIT his removal to Richmond to reside. Mr.
Burke's resignation was accepted, to take effec1
after the adjournment of the next meeting O.
the Executive Committee in Richmond on the
oath of May. The second quarterly meeting o.
the Executive Committee of the Virginia Ag.
ricultural Society was held Wednesday al
Westover, the residence of Maj. A. n. Drewry
After the resignation of Mr.. Burke, the follow
ing resolution was adopted .-ResoIUed, That tht
salary of the secretary of this Society be fixed
at 81 500 for the next year, and that provision
for the employment of the assistant secretary
at $500, passed at the last meeting of the Exec
utive Committee. is hereby repealed; and pro-
vided further, that the secretary be required to
reside on the Fair Grounds.