Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-21
Personals.

Prof. Chaa w. H. Withrow of Kentucky, is
on visit to his fathers family in Waynesboro'.
Rev j. W. Rosebro, who has been at Rawley
Springs for the benefit of his health, Will re-
turn this week to his charge at Lewisburg, W.
Va.
Clydea e-year-old son of Mrs H. Lambert.
of Waynesboro', had his thigh broken last
Tuesday by falling from a second-story win
dow.
On last Tuesday, there was marriage in the
huray Cave-Mr. WINS A. Huber and Miss
Belle F. Cocklin, of Mechanicsburg, Penn,
Rev. W. s. Reigart officiating.
Rev ]. VIM. Jones, D. D., will deliver his
lecture, "The Boys in Gray in Covington, on
Thursday night, the Both inst, for the benefit
of the Baptist church at that place.
On Saturday week. at Levisay's Mill In
Greenbrier county, Geo. A. Knapp, son of Geo.
L. Knapp, whilst handling pistol shot him
self in the hand, inf1icting bad wound.
Rev. Mr.. Wright, of Bay City, Michigan. who
is on a visit to Mr.. A. D. Sullivan at Willow
Spout, preached an interesting sermon in the
Augusta church on Sunday of last week.
Mr.. Samuel C. Williams. of Rockingham
county, superintendent of the Virginia Peni-
Tertiary. and family shave been visiting the
family of Mr.. Jacob B. Clover in Woodstock.
We are pleased to be able to state that Prof.
]. I. Miller, of Luray is recovering from his
recent illness, and will be able to reopen his
school and attend to its duties in short WHILE
We regret to hear of Col. James Cochran's
death at Culpeper Courthouse on Friday night
last The interval between his attack of pa
ralysis and his death has been, alas! very
brief one.
L. waddell, the talented. humorous, and
witty editor of the Charlottesville Chronicle
paid US brief visit last Saturday. We should
be pleased to see him frequently, and for him
to prolong his visits.
The following constitute the members of the
Long Glade Cornet Band Jacob Peiffer, lead
er, j. Horn, Jacob Ewing, David Sheets, Worth
Splitter, A. Lytton. Thos Dunlap. Walter Berry,
Will Leper and John Fisher.
Prof De Valley sailed from New York on the
18th inst. for few weeks visit to Europe for
the benefit of his health. He will return to
New York, where, we learn, his wife will have
this winter a fine position as teacher.
Egbert Handy, Esq, editor of the Delaware
Ne,cs, and son of the late Rev. I. W. K. Handy,
formerly Pastor of the Augusta church, has
been on visit to friends in that neighborhood.
He is g talented and popular gentleman.
On Monday of last week, Col Joseph w,
Ware, of Clarke county, died at the age, within
few days, of SO years. Before the war Col.
Ware was the most extensive sheep-raiser in
the Valley of Virginia, and did more than any
man in this section to improve the breed of
sheep by importing from England.
The Greenbrier wv. vA.) Independent says :
"From the official report of the West Point
Military Academy we notice that Mason M.
Patrick, of Lewisburg. is to be attached to the
next army register in conformity with a regu-
lation for the government of the military, re-
curing the names of the most distinguished
Cadets"
c. Dull Esq, will be remembered COM
mencing public life as perhaps the first depot
agent at Swoope's, from which place he was
removed to Charlottesville and put in charge
of the depot soon after the war. We regret to
learn he was put on the cars here yesterday, on
his return from visit to friends in this coun-
ty, in a very feeble state of health.
AS will be seen from the proceedings of the
Monumental Association, published elsewhere,
Capt. Thos. P. Eskridge has been appointed
their agent to collect funds. This is good sp
pointment. Capt. Eskridge is not only an ac-
tive, energetic man, but he is enthusiastic in
the cause which he has undertaken, and will
not rest until he has fully carried out the pur
pose for which the Association has so wisely
appointed him.
The Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio is a native of this county, as
we learn from the Parnassus correspondent of
the Valley Virginid1a, who says that "Dr. John
B. Warwick, the present Democratic candidate
for Lteutenant-Governor of Ohio, was born
and raised in Middlebrook, and Is the eldest
son of DR.. Beverly G. Warwick, decd. and
nephew of the late John M. Huff who resided
near Churchville.''
MIR. G. Euritt left last plight for Austin. Tex
as, where he goes to take position as teacher
in the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution
of that State Mr.. Euritt leaves here with the
best wishes of his friends for his health, hap
piness, and success in his new field of labors.
We commend him to the people of his new en-
vironment as q gentleman, kind hearted, and
courteous and endowed with the highest quail
fications as teacher of deafmutes.