Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-06
Personals.

Miss Kate Bateman has been appointed post;
master at Fishersville, in this county. -
Mrs. "stonewaIlp Jackson and her daughter
are in Richmond, the guests of Rev. DIR. Read
Mr.. A. M. Lackey. of Rock bridge has been ap'
pointed to the post of Supervisor at the w. l.
Asylum. '1i.
Mr.. w. c. Revercomb. a native ofthis county
died last Friday evening week at Bridgewa
ter, of pneumonia.
On Thursday last. Rev. Geo P. Holt, of Day.
ton U. B. Station, was married to Miss Carrie
Robinson, of Frederick county.
Mr.. Newton Hamrick, of Barbour, W. Va, il
visiting 1elatives in Augusta and is the guest
of his uncle, J. A. Hamrick, ESQ.
Mrs. Robert M. Guy and daughter of the city
are visiting friends in Lewisburg. w. Va
where they are the guests of Mr.. johnson E
Bell.
Mr.. A. B Tanquary, prominent citizen Of
Lexington, and at one time resident ofStaun.
ton, died at the former place on the 22d of Feb.
| ruary. l-s
Mrs. Lewis Rowe, formerly Miss Reder, Of
Waynesboro', died in Charlestown, Jefferson
county, w. Va, on the 2ist of Feb, from can.
Ger in the face, aged 80 years. = "
Mr. Robert Weaver and family, who lived on
the "Lethe'' farm on the Shenandoah River
about miles from McGaheysville. Rocking.
ham county. have removed to 'C1arksville
Texas. .,- s.s.- > is.t ~,
We are sorry to announce that Capt Foxall
A. Dangerfield of Harrisonburg. is quite sick
with pneumonia. and that Mr.. J. H. Shue, OF
the same place. is confined to his bed. Wehope
| that both of these gentlemen, who are lifelong
friends of ours, will soon recover.
copy of the Victor Herald published in On
terio county N. Y, has been sent 10 us with
the following paragraph marked: E. C. Vim
cent, OF Staunton, Va. left Pitt ford for the
West on friday. taking Miss Clara Huntington
with him. 1t is surmised by many that they
are married. Be that as it may. it is severe
blow to Mrs Huntington. whose wishes in the
matter have not been respected.
Mrs. Julia Fl. Smith, widow Of Major E =
ward H. SMITH, died last Sunday morning at
her residence. ''Smithlapd." about two miles
North Of Harrisonburg. Mr.. Smith was a
daughter of Reuben Harrison one of the orig
inaI owners of all the land on which the town
of Harrisonburg is built. and the founder OF
that town. She was in the nth year of her
age. Mrs. S,nith was the oldest member of the
NJ. E Church South at aarrisonburg having
heen a Methodist for CO years. She was con-
verified under the preaching of Rev. Gerard
Morgan.
DEATHS OF JONATHAN LAMB AND ELIZA
BETH HoGsHEAD From the letter of the Par
nassus correspondent of the Vdlley Virginian
we extrac' the following: s,f tFAf
Mr.. Jonathan Lamb died suddenly at his res
idence near Mt Zis,n United Brethren church
on the night of the 2lst inst. But few mo.
t=rts h@c,re deGts7 cam i4a zpaE eng "a. in hi,
le"u ,tnme evening 4 " iii me, anl reuiei u i
tn his sister who gas with him that he h d =
very severr pal in thu St,nnich She soon
observed that he was vervil aud lett to obtain
assistance from a neiyhbnr; when thew return
ed the vital spark had fed Mr. Lamb WAS
about "A years of age He was native of this
county, and was a quiet, unnbfrusive citizen
His remains were inferred at Messy Greek
church cemetery, of which church he was 8
member.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hagshead died Saturday
night, al in 1t at the residence of her rela
tive, MIR. Lewis Clemmer, near this place. after
short illness of pneumonia, aged about z;
years. She IS the sister of Mr. William H
Lapge. prominent citizen of this county, and
was on visit to her niece Mrs Clemmer. She
was tenderly and kindly nursed during hel
illness
The deceased was a member of the Presbyte
rian church. The remains were inferred las
Monday at Rock Spring church, near Deerfeld
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