Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14
Personals.


4 Rev. John e. Massey has gone to his home
near Charlottesville.
Senator Lybrook's physicians. after q careful
examination, say that his injuries are not Sc
rious. 49, ne.r =. -. -, q
Mr.. J. j. Cupp has purchased from Meesrs. J.
A. Hamrick & Co. seventy sores OF land. near
sangersville, for twelve hundred dollars.
George Cave, who was sent for ten years from
Lynchburg to the penitentiary, was pardoned
by the Governor last week on petition Of citt-
Gems.
Capt. Stack, well known to our citizens. has
removed hts family from gCovtngton 30 the
''Tate Farm" just west of Staunton. which he
recently purchased. .etlt - ~ z
Mrs, Baker, wife of Rev. W. E. Baker. Pastor
of the First Presbyterian church Of this city
lett last Wednesday on a visit to her relatives
In Georgia. staE lLt-s s1A " tbS
Corbin M. Reynolds, Esq, sx-Stats Treasu-
rer, who went to Florida In the early part OF
the present year. has returned greatly Inns
proved in health. ,-..2-
Mr.. Eugene Peyton has been elected Super
intendent Of the Rockbridge Alum Spring.
He is q brother of Geo. L. Peyton Of the Green
brier White Sulphur and has had much sx-
perience In SPRING. management. 5# n
Col. Oliver Beirne, Of Monroe county, w.
Va. who was recently stricken With paralysls
in New Orleans Is improving. He has been
removed from the city to one OF his planta-
ton some forty miles distant, and 10 in 2 far
way to the recovery of his usual health. gss .
We learn from the Greenbrier Independents
that Rev. Father T. H. Duny, pastor OF the
Catholic church In Lewisburgs w. Va, who has
been seriously i'll with erysipelas for several
weeks past, is now convalescent and able lie
about again.
The Wytheville Enterprise of Saturday last
says REV. Job Turner, OF Staunton. well.
known deaf mute preacher, perhaps the only
man in the United STATES who dispenses The
word in the sign language. arrived In Wythe-
Vile .hursday night and LEFT for South Caro-
lima this morning. He paid M Welcome visit
yesterday"
Rev. ]. Bachman Haskell, who resigned his
charge here last summer on account oil Inn
paired health, has received an invitation to
become Assistant to Rev. J. A. 6eiss. D. D.,
Pastor OF the "Church of the Holy Com.
munion" In Philadelphia. DR.. seiss is con-
sidered the greatest pulpit orator and one oil
the foremost writers in the Lutheran church.
and his congregation Is one Of the most iufu'
ential in that body. In view Of these facts,
such . call il verv great compliment to a
young Pastor. }t lE ~
Prof John n. Hewitt OF Balti more, formerly
Professor of Music in the Wesleyan Female
Institute of this city, who Is a poet and story
writer as well as skiliful musician and who
Is still prolific contributor to the press.
though he has attained the advanced age OF
eighty years, contributes to the last Bouenso-
rian graceful poem entitled, "Fourscore," and
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cal acrostic written by Eugene Lewellyn.
Though old in years. Prof. Hewitt is still
young in mental and physical endOwments
and remains favorite OF the muses.. i
We hope that his youth may be removed
alike the eagles" and that in the language of
the toast OF Rip Van Wrinkle. he may live
long and prosper" Prof. ]. n. Hewitt Is the
father of Mr.. g. w. Hewitt, upholsterer. Of this
city.
e The first case of SPRING PRINTS and other
DoMESTICS, just received at GLADKE's. Fl