Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-07-04

visiting his broth9r Ad0lph Loeb, OF this city.
Miss Bessie Mckay of this county has been
visiting the family of Judge James Kenney of
HarrisOnbnrg.
Miss Sallie Brock, daughter of MIR. John W.
Brock of New Market, is on a visit to her aunt,
Mrs. DIR. VIM. Chapman of this city.
Mr.. L. M. Zirkle and wife left New Market
Tuesday morning to spend several weeks in
Visiting friends in Highland county.
Rev. ]. P. Smeltzer, D. D., President Of Wal
halla Female Seminary. South Carolina. is at
present on visit to his son, Sam'l s. Smeltzer,
of this city.
Howe Peyton Gray, son of Robert A. Gray,
Esq. Of Harrisonburg. received his B. L. and
carried off the University prize for oratory at
the Washington and Lee University.
Thorborn Reid, son of Mrs. Gen. Echols, of
this city, took the degree OF Bachelor of Arts
at Hampden Sidney and was awarded the Sec
ond honor Of the graduating class OF 1882.
]. Frank Davis is now an attendant at the
Western Lunatic Asylum, and is no.longer en-
gagged in the sewing machine business, at
which he has been engaged for the past seven
years.
Miss Carrie Crowle, daughter of Mr.. ]. d
Crowle proprietor of the Virginia Hotel, was
one Of the distinguished pupils at Edgewood
Female Seminary in Albemarle, during the
past session.
We learn from the Greenbrler Independent
that Mrs. A. K. Yancey. jr. and daughter. and
Miss M. Florence Ford, of Tuscaloosa. Ala,
are the guests of Mr.. ]. 8. Withrow, of Lewis
burg, w. Va.
Mr.. w. A. Thomas, an old and respected Cit
izen of Botetourt, died at the home of his son,
near Buchanan, on the 18th ult., aged So years.
He was a consistent member of the Baptist
c burch for a number of years.
IN Saturday week. at Hinton, W. Va, a
bra, Seman, named John Kennedy, from Roam
oke. Va, fell from the train, and was run over
and Xxi lied. On Monday Of last week. he was
buried L. the cemetery at Hinton.
MILK, Campbell. of Highland county. for
merly edit 7r OF the Highland Recorder and Su-
perintendel VI of the public schools in the coun-
ties of Bath and Highland, has been elected
Proctor of the University of Virginia.
On last Tuesda v. between Goshen and Ferrol,
James Harris. i5aA -gage- master on the Chesa-
peak and Ohio Railway dropped dead, as it Is
supposed. from cart disease. His home was
in Richmond. and he leaves widow and one
child.
Mrs. Ann Randolph, Missionary to China
has returned from that country and is now Wis
iting the family of Mr.. James Withrow in
Lewisburg, W. Va, as are also Mrs. McRae and
Misses Mary Mcpherson and Kate Edgar Of
Kentucky.
Charles E, Kemper, second son of Ed. s.
Kemper of Harrisonburg, gaduated in law at
the recent session of Washington and Lee Uni
versity at Lexington, Va. We understand 1t
is his purpose to locate in West Virginia. He
has our best wishes for his success.
On Sunday of last week, Mr.. James Berry,
the father Of Mrs. R. h. Anderson, of Staun-
ton, died near Newport, aged IS years. He was
member of2New Providence church. and his
funeral sermon was preached by Rev. G. R.
Vaughan, D. D., the Pastor thereof
Mr. Herman Loeb, of the firm of Straus,
Loeb & Co., Philadelphia, is on visit to his
brothers, Messrs. Adolph and Fred. Loeb, OF
this city. He is accompanied by a little son OF
Mr. Leo Loeb, formerly of this place, and a
member of the popular firm of Loeb Bros.
We do not know that our readers are inter.
ested in the information, but will inform them.
nevertheless, that little Johnnie Wise, little
Mahone's candidate for congressman at Large
passed through Staunton yesterday on his
way down the Valley to visit 81. II. Riddleber-
ger.
On Monday of last week, at Callaghans on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, a special
car bearing the President, G. P. Huntington,
General Manager c. W. Smith, and other off,
.cials had collision with freight train. Both
engines were badly injured, though no indi-
~viduals were hurt.
Mr.. James Madison Figgatt, an old and high
iy respectable citizen of Fincastle, and father
OF Capt. ]. b. 81. Figgact, died at his home
week before last. and was buried on Saturday
week. He was an uncle of James W. Hess,
lately Of this city, but now a citizen Of Gov
fugton. Allegheny county, Va, being typo in
the office of the Allegheny Tribune
On Sunday night of last week, Mrs. David
Baylor, near West View in this county, died
suddenly OF heart disease. Her husband, when
he got up Sunday morning, supposed she was
asleep, and knew no better till he sent for her
to come to breakfast. when he learned that she
was sleeping the sleep that knows no waking.
She was a member Of the Presbyterian church
at Hebron, and was an excellent woman,
whose death is much deplored
At Grace street Baptist church in Richmond
att o'clock last Thursday morning, Rev. DR..
VIM. E. Hatcher united in the holy bonds of
matrimony. Mr.. G. Taylor Blackley the junior
member of the firm of J. B. & G.. T. Blackley
OF this city, and Miss Ophelia T. Winston,
daughter of Mrs Mamie Winston. They will
reside In Staunton. In speaking of the BRIDE
the Richmond State says 1.-THE bride looked
charming, indeed she fulfilled the most SAN
guine expectations of her many admirers The
absence of so popular and estimable young
lady from our society leaves a void that 1t will
be difficult to FILL"
CRAB BOTTOM NORMAL INsTITUTE-The ses-
sion Of this Institute will be held one month,
sbeginning August LIST, at the Grange Hall. Grab