Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-07-17

Personals.
Hon. John Paul and wife have returned from
their recent trip to California.
Miss Lima Mcclure is on visit to the family
OF Judge Bird at Woodstock.
Col. Bolivar Christian will go to Europe next
Thursday in the steamship servfa, the same III
which Col ]. H. Skinner will 60
Father Ryan, the Southern poet priest, by
Invitation, delivered his lecture on Ideals" III
Wytheville last Wednesday night.
Jasper Hawse. late Superintendent Of Schools
in Rockingham, is engaged in making sur
vey of the Hollingsworth lands in this county
Gen. John B. Gordon having resigned the
Presidency of the Georgia Pacific Railroad
Mai John w. Johnston has been elected MS
successor.
Mrs. Mary w. Slaughter, wife of DR.. Charles
slaughter. and only daughter of COL R.FT. W.
Duke. of Charlottesville, died at her residence
in Lynchburg last Thursday morning at
o'clock.
Prof. Charles E. Young. of Kentucky, is on
visit here to relatives and friends. He is the
picture of good health, and receives the greet
ings and concentrations of his many warm
friends here.
A.
but who has been a resident printer in Wytne-
vile for 80 years, has received the appoin'-
ment of Tipstaff of the Court of Appeals at
Wytheville.
In Harrisonburg, ON Saturday week, by the
discharge of a pistol he was handling, Mr..
Tbeo. M, Rohr, of the firm of Rohr Bros, had
the bone split in the end of the index finger OF
the left hand.
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tors of the Religious Herald. preached an able
and interesting sermon, last Sunday morning,
in the Baptist church of this city. He also ad-
dressd the sunday school in the morning.
The many friends of Capt T. ]. Crowder will
be gratifed to learn that he is now GONZALES
cent and able to be about He is rapidly re-
covering from the i'll effects produced by his
recent illness from infammatory rheumatism.
Rev. o. F. Laird will be installed Pastor Of
Mt. Horeb church in this county on the 2Sth,
Saturday. Revs. A. Il. Hamilton and F. s.
RaiIey are appointed to officiate on the occa-
sion, with Revs. F. McCutchah and W. T. Price,
alternates.
Dr. Thos. F. Scott, the Oldest and one OF Inc
most prominent physicians of Petersburg, died
Wednesday morning, aged so years. Deceased
was nephew of Gen. Winfield Scott ana an
uncle of Gen. P B. Starke. He was member
of the Virginia Medical Association.
Mrs. Ann Reynolds. widow of the late John
ston Reynolds, of Lswisburg, w. Va. aged ~
wears. died last week in Washington City,
whittier she went q few weeks since to live
with her niece, Mrs. s. A. Symme. who has
taken care of her for the last 10 years.
We are pleased to be able to state that W. G.
Elan, of the Richmond Whtg. has so far re-
cent duel with R. F. Beirne, of the Richmond
State, as to have been able to return on last
Thursday to his home in Louisa county.
Rev. G. B. Stricken, D. D., having been grant,
ed by his congregation at Atlanta, Ca, a vaca-
tlon of six weeks, on account CT want of health,
lis now, with his family, at Mr.. Hugh Guthries,
near Thinking Spring. There is some talk of
his being called to fill the chair at Hampden-
Sidney College, lately vacated by Rev. Dr.
Dabney.
Prof f. r. Webb, of the Conservatory of Mu-
sic, Lima, Ohio, will have charge next session
of the Music Department of the Virginia Fe-
male Institute of this city, of which Mrs. Gen.
J.E. B Stuart is Principal. He is a competent
teacher in all departments of music. and his
course of instruction is full and his standard
very high.
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has been on a visit to his relatives in Mt. Craw-
ford his native town. The Mt. Crawford cor
respondent of the Register says :-"Ben. is one
of the best judges of flour in the State. a capt.
tai fellow, and we welcome him with pleasure
to the home of his youth" 1t is now in order
for Ben" to make his congo.
Rev. John A. Preston will remove this week
from Franklin, Pendlston county, W. Va, to
the Presbyterian manse at Thinking Spring.
He will be installed Pastor of that church on
Saturday, the 1Itn of August. Rev. James
Murray will preach the sermon, and Revs. Al
exander Sprunt and Frank Gaines will pro-
pound the usual questions to the Pastor and
people.
Mrs Boiling R. Swoope, nee Withrow. whose
home for some years has been at Lake Matt
land, Orange county. Fla, arrived at Waynes-
boro the place of her nativity, last Thursday.
She has but recently recovered from severe
spell of fever. 1t is hoped that the elevation
of Waynesboro' above the sea, and the pure,
fresh breeZes that sweep over 1t from the noun
tains will soon restore her to vigorous health.