Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-04-24
Personals.

The new postmaster at Weyer's Cave, Au-
gusta county, is VIM. D. Myers.
Col John L. Peyton, of this city. accompa-
MED by his wife and son. is on visit to Kings
ton, N. c.
Mr. Beverly Tucker has been confined to his
room at a New York hotel for four weeks by a
severe attack of govt.
Mr., W. S. Turner, who has been quite Ill,
is, we are pleased to learn, much improved and
is able to get about once more.
Dr. ]. NJ Boyer, of Philadelphia, Homeo-
pathic physician, has, at the suggestion Of Dr.
N. Baldwin, located in Staunton.
Rev. DIR. Strickler, who recently accepted a
call to Central church, Augusta, Ga, preached
In the First Presby terian church last Sunday
night.
Col. Pres. B. Hogshead having accepted an
agency for the Staunton Life Association, will,
we understand, shortly change his residence
from the county to the city.
During last week, Rev. J. M. Frost, of this
city, assisted Rev. Mr.. Dargan, of the First
Baptist church of Petersburg, in conducting
the revival meetings in progress in that
church.
"Daisy," an interesting little daughter OF A.
G. Christian, Esq, near Mint Spring, aged
eight years, died of scarlet fever on Saturday
week. Two other children of his have the
same dangerous disease.
The State Mission Board of the Baptist Gen.
eral Association of Virginia has appointed
Rev. ]. M. Frost one of the delegates from this
State to the Southern Baptist Convention,
which will meet at Waco, Texas, May 9th.
Jane Strother (coPd) was returned last week
to the Central Lunatic Asylum, from which
she had been discharged about two years ago,
her insanity having developed itself again in
the cruel treatment of an infant born to her
since her return.
Miss A. Kotz, a beautiful and accomplished
young lady, who has been visiting Rev. A. c.
Gearheart, of Mt Sidney, during the winter,
has returned to her home in West Virginia
Miss Kotz during her stay in Mt. Sidney drew
around her host of admiring friends, who
will regret to learn of her departure. -
Mr. w. H. Barger, of Mt. Scion, left yester-
day for Morgantown, N. c., where he has been
offered a position under DR.. Murphy, formerly
Assistant Physician at the Western Lunatic
Asylum. Mr.. Barger was also engaged at the
Western Lunatic Asylum, but had to leave; as
the others did, to make room for Mahoneite.
Mr.. James W. Hess, who was formerly COM
position In the Vindicdtor Office and latterly in
that of the Allegheny Tribune, has removed to
Pocahontas county, w. Va, to exercise his
skill in the "art preservative" on a paper to be
started in that county. He was accompanied
thither by his wife and her sisters-Misses
Georgia and Ada Williams.
Mr. Talbot B. Coleman has been Invested Of
his Office of Elder in the First Presby terrain
church, because the pamphlet he recently
published, 1.-THE Restitution of All Things"
teaches doctrines held not to be in accordance
with those of the church. The resignation of
Mr.. Coleman, previously written. was entered
on the minutes Of the Session.
Mr.. John Robertson, for many years watch
man at the Wesleyan Female Institute, died
suddenly on last Friday evening Of spinal
meningitis, aged 81 years. He was highly
respected citizen. and father-in-law of Mr..
George A. Hutcheson, City Constable. He was
insured for $1,000 in the Valley Mutual. The
funeral took place Saturday evening.