Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-08-01
Personals.

Miss Georgia Robinson, Of Covington. Is on
visit to her sister in this city.
Mrs Kisling, of Harrisonburg. widow of Geo.
q. Kisling Esq lis visiting relatives and friends
at Salem, Va.
Miss Mamie Alexander. of this county. is at
tending the Normal School at Crab Bottom,
Highland county.
Mrs. Henry Fry, of Lewisburg. W. Va. is on
visit to her sister, Mrs. Joseph Feamster, at
Salem, Roanoke county, Va.
The Highland Recorder says "that Capt. Jo-
mas Chew, of Crab Bottom whe was recently
stricken with paralysis, is recovering"
Mrs. J. Frank Davis. who has been quite sick
for some time, is now convalescent, and visit
ing friends near Millboro'. Bath county.
Rev. G, 8. M. See, as we see from letter OF
his published in the Highland Recorder, Is well
pleased with his new home at Cleburne, John
son county. Texas.
Judge R. L. G. Moncure, president Of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals, has lost the sight o.
one eye, and the sight of the remaining one IL
seriously threatened.
Rev. ]. E. Dice, P. e. Of the Lewisburg district
of the M. E. church south. accompanied by MS
family, was in Montereyseveral days last week.
the guest OF y. r. Jones, Esq.
The WytheviIle Enterprise says that "Miss
Annie S. Caldwell, of Waynesboro'. who has
been visiting relatives there, leftfor her Valley
home last Monday, intending to stop en- route
a few days with a friend in Salem"
Moses Walton, ESQ.,, prominent lawyer Of
Woodstock, has returned from the springs
much improved in health. he and his wife
were in Luray last week. whence they returned
to their home in Woodstock, on last Tuesday
Mr., Henry T. Wartmann, who has beer
spending some time in Florida. has returned tt
his home in Harrisonburg. letter by him II
published in this issue. 1t was intended FOL
last weeks issue, but was unavoidably post
poned to this issue.
DR., A, M. Henkel returned from Orkney
Springs on last Saturday evening, where hi
had gone to take his wife, who will remain
there for several weeks as guest of her moth
er, Mrs. Samuel Moore. ST., who occupies hel
cottage at that place this summer.
We publish on the first page of this issue ar
interesting letter from Newport. R. l., writted
by George L. Bolen. George graduated in thu
"Art Preservatiye of all Arts in the SPECTATOR
Office, and is consequently good printer. HI
Is now employed in the M,srcury office at New
port, R. L. and, we are pleased to say, doing
well.
Rev. ]. W. Rosebro, pastor Of Messy Creel
church in this county, who has recently. al
heretofore announced. received call from the
Presbyterian congregation at Lewisburg
preached in the church of that place on Sun
day morning and evening OF last week. His
sermons are highly complimented by the
Greenbrier Independent.
We are sorry to announce the death OF DR.. j.
N. Gordon, of Harrisonburg, which occurred on
last Thursday morning. He was school mate
of ours, since which time we have been warm
personal friends. He was pleasant and genial
gentleman and a skillful physician and we de-
plore his death with unfeigned sorrow. His
family and friends have our deepest sympathy
in their sore bereavement
Prof. Rodes Massie, gentleman we'll known
in our community, and eminently qualinec
for the position, has been elected to the chail
of English and Modern Languages in the Uni
versity Of Tennessee. This is the chair made
vacant by the resignation of Prof E. 3. Joynes
who goes to the South Carolina University. Fol
many years MIR. Massie has been popular
Professor in Richmond College.