Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-07-18
Personals,


ing relatives and friends in this city.
Mrs M. j. Rice is visiting friends at Allie
ghany Station, Va.
Miss Maggie Pitcher of Petersburg, is visiting
Mrs. A. A. McAllister, of Covington Allegheny
county, Va.
Miss Mollie Glenn of this city is visiting rel
atives and friends in New Market, Shenan-
doah county.
Miss Annie H, Walker Of this city is visiting
relatives and friends in Harrisonburg, where
she is the guest of A. NJ. Effinger, ESQ.
Rev. D. B. Ewing and family, late of the
Lewisburg Female Institute. left for their new
home in Winchester, KY, on Tuesday morn
ing of last week.
Prof. ]. H. Leckey, of Port Gibson, Miss,
formerly Principal of the High school in
staunton, is spending his vacation with friends
at Mt. Scion in this county.
Capt. E. S. Morgan and wife, who spent the
winter and spring in Charleston, w. Va, have
returned and will remain with their friends in
Allegheny for several months,
Charlie Gallaher, the efficient and popular
book-keeper at Low-Moor mines, started last
week on trip to New York, New England
and elsewhere. Hewill be gone about mouth.
Sacramento services will be held on Sunday,
the Both inst, at Mt Horeb church by Rev. G..
F. Railey, of Liberty, Bedford county. Ante
communion services will be held on Saturday,
the goth.
Mr.. P. B. Sublett of this city has returned
from visit to Kentucky. Indiana, Illinois, and
Ohio, ana he reports the crops of wheat excel
lent, but, with the exception of Kentucky, the
corn crop will be small.
Misses Annie and Ellie Vaughn, daughters
of Rev. DR.. Vaughn of New Providence
church, Rockbridge county, will be the guests
for the next few weeks, of their uncle, Senator
R. F. Dennis, of Lewisburg, w. Va.
Messrs. Bowling & Eakle Bros, of this city
bought last Friday twenty-four barrels of new
flour from Adam Mays, Of Mt. Crawford, al
$3.50 per barrel, delivered here. This is the
first new flour brought to this market.
7. 7. Fauntleroy. of Winchester brother Of
DIR. A. NJ. Fauntleroy Of this city, Judge-elect
of the Court of Appeals, has bought farm in
GooChland county. to which he will remove
from his present residence at Winchester
Major John F. S. Smith and wife, of Paint
Creek, Kanawha county. are visiting friends
and relatives in Greenbrier. The Major, many
years ago, was a citizen of Lewisburg and edit.
ed a newspaper known as the Western Whig.
Prof. A. S. Paxton, who for the past several
years has been conducting a high school in
Harrisonburg, will open a classical school at
Thinking Spring, in this county, about the
middle of next September The Register speaks
of him as "a thorough scholar, and high
toned, honorable gentleman"
Mr.. J. G. Matheney. the popular and efficient
clerk of the Courts of Highland county, was
in this city last week. We were pleased to see
him looking so well, and hope that he will be
blessed with health and prosperity. He is a
gentleman who commands the confidence and
respect of all who form his acquaintance. Sue.
cess to him.
Rev. W. E. Baker preached in Monterey on
Monday night of last week. The Highland
Recorder says REV. w. E. Baker, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, Staunton
preached very able sermon to an appreciative
audience in the Pre- byterian church in this
place Monday night. Mr.. Baker is a gentle
man of pleasant address and an effective
speaker
Mr.. Fillmore F. ancisco. who was paralyzed
c short time SINCE is at the Hot Springs IN
Arkansas, and is being benefited by the use of
the waters of those springs. 1t is his purpose,
when sufficiently recovered, to return to Vir-
ginia He has many friends in this city, where
he formerly resided, and acted as deputy to
his brother-in-law Joseph N. Ryan, Clerk of
the Circuit Court
VIM. B. Hardy and Charles T. Harmon re-
turned home yesterday alter quite delightful
and extensive vacation tour of eighteen days.
They visited great many places of interest.
amonst which were the following: Mt. jack
son, Orkney and Shenandoah Alum Springs,
Winchester, Washington, Mt. Vernon, Balti-
more, Pene Mar, COLCHESTER Beach, Bay Ridge,
Annapolis. Norfolk. Old Point Comfort, Rich
mond, &c.
We had the pleasure of seeing on our streets
a few days since, Prof. Charles E. Young, Prin-
cipal of Female Seminary at Paris, KY,
who is here on visit to his fathers family
David s. Young. Esq. We were pleased to see
him looking SO well-the picture of good
health. His school is one of high grade and is
successfully conducted. He is a gentleman Of
education, and of pleasant and popular man.
pers, and deserves to succeed.
S. Brad. Brown. Esq, has been here on visit
and he is so much like Col. Charles T. O'Ferrall
that many have mistaken him for a brother o.
Col. O'Ferrali. and some have even mistake
him for Col. OFerrall himself. Though the re
semblance is striking, this mistaken identity
is owing chiefly to the fact that he has become
quite gray since he left here some years since
He is, however, the same genial gentleman
that he was years ago when he was in thu
American Hotel Of this city. May he live
long and prosper.
Rev. VIM. B, McGilvray, of Richmond
preached, morning and evening, last Sabbath
in the M. e, Church South of this city. His
sermons, on both occasions, were plain and
practical, and delivered with fluency, in an
impressive style that was graphic and some.
what dramatic. The text of his discourse in
the morning was ~ will never leave thee mol
forsake thee;'' and in the evening, the text
was:-"If they hear not Moses and the proph.
cts, neither will they be persuaded, though one
rose from the dead"
James G. SouthalI, ESQ.,, of the Central Pres
byterian, will sail for Europe this week. He il
an intelligent and accomplished gentleman
and we hope will give us letters from Europe
as they will be read with deep interest, as he il
not only man of more than ordinary intelli
gence and cultivation, but one of the best wri
tiers OF Virginia. whom we Lave admired sine
we were classmates at the University of Vir
ginia. He is a man of more than usual scien
tific attachments, and we read his productions
with much interest.
Marion Colbert. Esq, of Richmond, distin
guished member of the fraternity of Odd Eel
lows, was in the city last week. He has beer
appointed a special Deputy Grand Master fo
the purpose OF visiting all the Lodges of Ode
Fellows in this State, and is now on a tour O
visitation. On last Saturday night, accompa
MED by several members of Staunton Lodge
he visited Mt. Sidney Lodge. and instructed
them in the work of the Order, and delivered
very instructive and encouraging address
Last night he visited Harrisonburg Lodge, ant
Tonight he will visit Bridgewater Lodge
wednesday night he will visit Staunton Lodge
special meeting having been called for tina
purpose Mr. Colbert is an affable and agreea
pie gentleman and thoroughly posted On Ode
Fellowship.
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