Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-04-17
Personals.

John W. Warner, ESQ.,, of Muscotine, Iowa
was in our city last week visiting relatives an,
} friends.
DR.. and Mrs. C. N Austin, Of. Lewisburg, "
Va, celebrated their silver weddingjon Frida.
April 9th.
Prof Hoge, of Hampden-Sidney College, ha
T been granted two years leave Of absence to at
tend European university.
Mrs Virginia L. Ware has been appointe
Postmistress at the White Sulphur Springs
vice Mr.. John M. Fitz, resigned.
!; We are informed that the McCurdy House a
Clifton Forge will soon go into the hands @
that prince of good fellows. Capt. Moody.
We had the pleasure of call last week from
Giles Devier, Esq, editor of that sterling Dem
ocratic journal, the Rockingham Register.
Messrs. B. T. Bagby and Jos. H. Earman viii
shortly establish a large brick yard at Roanok
to supply the needs of that rapidly growing
town.
: W. A. Burke, of this city, was present at tn
meeting in Richmond last week of the Execu
tive Committee of the Virginia Agricultural
Society.
Rev. w. @. Hullihen, Rev. Rumsey Smith
son, Rev. ]. NJ. Frost and Rev. Jno. Croll hav
been elected vice presidents of the Virgini;
Bible Society.
DIR. Hunter Mcclure has leased the Rich
mond House, at the corner of Governor ant
Ross streets, for the purpose of establishing {
private hospital.
Brevet- Maj. Gen1 Barnes, retired Surgeon
General of the United States who died recent
ly, was brother-in-law of DR.. A. NJ. Fauntle
roy. of this city.
%Rev. Dr. John E. Edwards, of Petersburg
has accepted an invitation to deliver the BAG
calaureate sermon at the University of Vir.
ginia next June.
Mrs Robert W. Moffett, living near Folly
Mills, had her leg broken last Tuesday by g
horse falling with her. DR.. Gilkeson rendered
the necessary surgical aid.
At the recent meeting in Richmond of the
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, the Grand Master appointed W. G.
straughan, of this city, Grand Guardian.
Rev. M. Hale Houston, missionary in China
will shortly return to this country for the pur-
pose of bringing his children, who recently
lost their mother, formerly Miss Evelyn With
row. of Wayne boro'.
Mr.. A. G. Gordon has been appointed by
Judge Smith Commissioner of Accounts for
the Hastings Court of this city, made vacant
by the resignation of Mr.. Win. 3. Harrison
who left for Denver yesterday.
Mr. VIM. &. Harrison and family left yester-
day for Denver Colorado, where he will make
his future home. Before leaving he sold his
property on corner of New and Prospect streets
to DIR. ]. Alex. Waddell for 81, 200 cash.
Ex-Attorney- General James G. Field, under
the recent decision of the Supreme Court OF
| Appeals in reference to fees of the Attorney
| General, drew out of the State Treasury
| 81 40, being the amount due him for prosecut-
ing cases before the Supreme Court during his
term of office.
| The Allegheny Tribune says Maj. z. F.
cambridge has returned to Covington. He has
organized a corps and will start them out next
week up the river making survey for the ex-
tension of the Richmond and Allegheny rail-
road Engineer Eggleston will be directing
officer in the field.''
Mr.. Edwin F. Surber left for Baltimore last
week to accept a position with Dulany, Meyer
& Co., as travelling agent for the firm. Mr.. Sur
| Der is young man of thorough business habits
and has had much experience in the position
which he goes to fill. He has the best wishes
of his many friends in Staunton for his success
| and prosperity.
Hon. John Goode, OF Norfolk, will deliver
| the annual address before the Literary Socie-
ties of Roanoke College, June 18th. Rev. A. D.
May D. D., editor of the Journal Of Education,
of Boston, will also make an address at the
commencement, and our fellow citizen, w. E.
Craig, ESQ.,, will deliver the address before the
Alumni Association.
The Allegheny Tribune says:-"That keen,
shrewd young Staunton lawyer, Meade F.
White who sometimes makes the fur fly right
and left and whom nearly everybody in this
section remembers in his connection with the
Pugh murder trial here, has received the nom
ination for prosecuting attorney of Augusta
county. Well vote for you every time
Meade! You're our choice for Congress, too
We believe in selfmade men!
At the meeting of the Board of Trustees o.
Hampden-Sidney College last week Rev. DR.
Richard McIlwaine was elected president o
the college, to succeed Rev. ]. M. p. Atkinson
resigned on account of i'll health. DIR. Nell
waine ia the well-known secretary of Home
Missions, with his Office in Baltimore. 1t is
not known whether or not he will accept. Prof
Kemper resigned to go to The University o.
South CAROLINE. Prof. J. R. Thornton will sue
| coed him.
We find the following in the RtUerside Press
published at Louisiana, Pike county, Mo-
"Miss Mamie Po1lard's first effort in opera has
won for the young lady marked notice as an
amateur artist. At recent performance OF
| the comic opera King Alfred at the Wesleyan
Institute, Staunton, Va, Pike county's fair
representative personated the title role, and a
local critic, who evidently was not asleep when
Miss Mamie appeared before the footlights,
says: The King was worthy of his consort-
generous, handsome and gallant-he filled
well his exalted position"
The following personal in the Baltimore Sun
refers to the genial and jovial Cab" Maddux,
so well known in Staunton, where lis always
welcome visitor and cordially greeted by his
many friends :-"Mr. H. G. Maddux, Balti-
more drummer is attracting attention in North
Carolina because of ms great weIghU. DUNG
the war Mr. Maddux was slim, athletic young
private in Col. Mosby's Confederate command,
but he now weighs $50 pounds and is still rap
| idly gaining flesh. A string three yards just
| reaches around his waist, and from shoulder
| to shoulder he is as broad as two ordinary
men. Despite his immense weight, Mr.. Mad
dux is one of the most active commercial trav-
elers on the road.''
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