Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-07-03
Personals.


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Personals.
From the Shenandoah Herald, of Woodstock
dated June 9th, we copy the following person
ais:
The Postofice at Annex, in this county, mas
lately been re-established with j. W. Crltzer as
Postmaster.
.sMiss Myra KYLE of Augusta, and Miss Mary
F. Shreckhise, of Rockingham, are Wishing the
family of Mr.. R. L. Roberts"
Mr.. Samuel Adams, OF this county, is on
visit of several weeks to his niece. Mrs. DAVID
Bush, of Lewisburg. W. Va.
James R. Keene, the great Spectator, weighs
trifie over 100 pounds. He is sallow ana MEL
aucholy looking. He is forty-fve years old.
George w. Hollar, OF Rockingham, the as
censionist and active Mahoneite politician, has
SO far assembled as to get divorce from his
wife, Alcinda Hollar.
Daniel schrogan, of New Hope, member OF
the German Baptist church, died, on Sunday
night OF last week, from injuries received by
fall from a cherry tree.
Stuart F. Lindsey, Esq. of Bridgewater, has
recently had his eyes successfully operated
upon for strabismus by the celebrated oculist,
DIR. Chisholm, of Baltimore.
A Bath correspondent of the Highland Re-
corde, says that Miss Lima Hanna and Mr.
Giles s. DInkle, of Mt. Scion, are attending the
Bolar Springs, and expect to remain there for
some time.
Mrs. r. E. Hudson, formerly of this city, but
for some years a resident of Lewisbu g. W. Va,
is confined to her bed with a neuralgia affec-
ton, which has resulted, says the Independent,
sin almost total blindness"
''Capt. Holt, wife and son. of staunton, are at
Mrs Heller's. The Captain, we are sorry to
learn. is suffering from the effects of a wound
received in the war. His condition, however,
Is reported to be improved"
H. L. Bryan. the private Secretary of Senator
Bayard and for many years past connected
with various committees of the U. s. Senate,
Is enjoying the cool breeze of West Augusta in
company with his friend Theo. F. Shuey.
At the annual meeting, on last Tuesday, OF
the Alumni Association of Washington and
Lee University, our citizen. n. st. Geo. Tucker,
Esq, was elected President for the enusuing
year. This is an honor worthily bestowed.
Miss Lou Withrow has returned to Waynes-
boro from her visit to Florida. Mr.. Lawson
Chase, son-in-law of Mr.. VIM. Withrow, Jr.
of Waynesboro, has arrived at that place from
the South. His wife arrived several weeks ago.
The Messenger says that "Mr. R. NJ. Mark
wood, living near waynesboro' met with a
painful accident few days ago, while laying a
barn floor for Rev. C. Beard by letting heavy
board fall on his foot, breaking several bones"
The Rockingham Register says that Joseph
H. Shue, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rock
ingham, is still in very feeble health and unable
to be about. He is now residing with Col. D.
h. Lee Martz. the efficient deputy Circuit Court
Clerk.
We learn from the Highland Recorder that
Mrs. VIM. H. smythe, of Tazewell county, wife
of the Editor of the Clinch Valley Nea0s, with
her little daughter, is at Monterey on a visit
to her sister, Mrs. DIR. II. NJ. Patterson, son Of
the late James F. Patterson, for many years
Clerk of the Hastings Court of Staunton.
Mr. B. F. Webb, usually called "Col. Webb"
by his friends, died on last Tuesday at the resi-
dence of Col. Geo. L. Peyton in whose employ
he lad been for 80 years. He was native of
Albemarle, and was kind-hearted man who
took pleasure in accommodating the guests of
the hotels kept at different times by Col. Geo.
L. Peyton.
Capt. Thos. ]. Crowder, of the "West Augusta
Guard ;" has been a great sufferer from inf1am-
matory rheumatism during the past week, and
is still quite unwell, and is thus denied the
pleasure of commanding his Company at Har-
risonburg tomorrow in the grand 4th-of-July
celebration. for which that ancient town has
spread itself"
EXODUS OF CoLoRED PEoPLE.-On last
Wednesday, Maj. Thomas Shumate. who is en-
gagged in getting colored laborers to work in the
White Breast coal mines in Iowa, left here with
150-l2O males and 80 females-most of whom
were from Albemarle. There were but COM
paratively few from this county. from which
considerable number had previously gone to
the same destination.
The Greenbrier Independent. of June 2sth,
says that "Mr. Johnston E. Bell, of Lewisburg,
met with painful accident few days since,
by which he lost the nail of the little finger Of
his left hand, and the severe MASKING of an
other finger. 1t seems that Mr.. B. was assist
ing young man in unloading wagon loaded
with wood, when one of the logs accidentally
fell ana caught his fingers with the results
stated"
Meredith W. D. Hogshead, Esq, aged SO
years, a well-known and much respected citi-
zen of this county, whose health had been i'm
paired for some time, died OF dropsy on last
Tuesday evening at o'clock at his residence
near Midi ebrook, and was buried at IL O'Clock
HsI thursday mornlns dG hetnel cnurch' vi
which he was an Elder. He was graduate of
Washington College, and was for a number of
years magistrate of this county. He leaves
widow and five children.
The Anderson wv. Va.) Statesmarl of last Fri
day says:-"Rev. Job Turner, the deaf-mute
Evangelist, of Staunton, preached in the sign
language in the Presbyterian church here on
Monday night to a large and appreciative ap-
dience. His sermon was interpreted to the
audience by Rev. 7. r. Lacy of the Episcopal
church. The services were highly entertain
ing. Mr.. Turner is an earnest, eloquent di-
vine, and has done more good among the deaf
and dumb than any other one man in Ameri-
ca"
The ATt Amateur for July contains pleasing
designs of buttercups and apple-blossoms for
china naintine q alarming r,a,,d lilu.dasinn