Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
Personals.

Rev. Alexander Sprunt has been visiting
friends in North Carolina.
Miss Jennie Jones, of Lynchburg, is visiting
Miss Linda Mcclure, of this city.
Mrs. Alice Kerr and Miss Nellie Kerr are
visiting friends near Lexington in Rockbrldge
county.
The venerable Rev. j. c. Wheat. Principal OF
the Episcopal Female Institute at Winchester
is in this city, having arrived day before yes
terday.
Maj. N. H. Hotchkiss has returned from an
extended Northern trip, in which he partici-
pated in reunion with the New York Press
Association.
DR.. ]. E. Arbuckle will locate and practice
his profession at New Hope. where he has pur-
chased the residence of the late James M.
Stout for $500.
Rev. T. R. Sampson missionary to Greece,
who is visiting his friend, Rev j. E. Booker,
of this city, preachea'in the Second Presbyte-
rian church last Sunday morning.
Judge Wm A. Hudson will tender his resig-
nation to take effect on the 18th inst. The
Legislature. which will meet on that day in
extra session, will elect his successor.
daughter of Mr.. Thomas ]. Jackson, who lives
about three miles from Staunton, died last
Saturday morning at her fathers residence.
Mr.. j. Wayne Splitter, who was engaged in
the mercantile business in Staunton ten or
twelve years ago, but is now a resident OF Flor
ida, is visiting old friends and relations in Au-
gusta county.
A. NJ. Bowman. Esq. having resigned as
President of the Baldwin Augusta Fair, the
Directors elected CO.. A. w. Hartman as Presi-
dent, and Hugh F. Lyle, Esq, as Director in
the place of Col Hartman.
Hon. Charles T. D'FerraIi was in this city
yesterday on his way to Charlottesville. He
is looking very well, and is in good spirits. as
there is now no doubt of his nomination for
re-election-a majority of the delegates elected
being favorable to his nomination.
Misses Maggie and Emma Todd. of this
county, are visiting friends in Highland coun-
ty. Having visited friends at Doe Hill, they
are now at McDoIe ELL the guests of Mr.. Char
ley Peterson, as we learn from the Doe Fill
correspondent of the Highland Recorder.
At the centenary services of the Sunday
school held at Jones's chapel in the COwpas-
ture in Highland county on Sunday evening
Of last week, the ADDRESS was delivered by DR..
H. H. Jones, after which. says the Doe Hill
correspondent of the Recorder. Benz. T. Hook,
Esq, made few well-timed remarks. in which
he contrasted the Sunday School of to-day
with that of fifty years ago.
We are gratified to learn that DR.. John w.
Harris has recently been appointed Medical
Examiner to the Baltimore and Ohio Relief
Association and assigned to the Chicago, Lake
Erie and Sandusky Divisions of the line.
There were over two hundred applicants for
the position, which was given to DR.. Harris af-
ter personal visit and interview by DIR. Barr,
of Baltimore, the Secretary of the Company.
The assignment of DR.. Harris to the Western
division is temporary. We, in common with
this whole community. regret to lose DR.. Har-
ris as citizen of this city.
We had pleasant call on Saturday last from
Rev. j. j. Lafferty of the Richmond Christian
Advocate, and we are pleased to find him con-
valescent He has recently been quite ill at
the Red Sulphur Springs, from which place he
went to the Rock bridge Alum, to which he
will return after a brief visit to Albemarle.
His sickness caused his many friends through
out the State to feel great anxiety, and they
will gratiffed to learn that he is recovering,
| and that there is good prospect of prolon-
cation of his life and a continuance of his use
fulness in his vocation, of which he is an orna-
ment.
| Mr.. Joseph A. Waddell returned to Staunton
| last week after brief sojourn in Lexington,
| KY, and Cleveland. Ohio. Mr. Waddell seems
delighted with his trip and the country around
Ceaveland, thinking it compares .faverably
with the Blue Grass region-in Kentucky. Mr.
| Waddell has completed his history of Augusta
| county, upon which he has been carefully en-
gagged recently, and it will soon be issued in
| book form to subscribers by leading publish
| ing house in Chicago. With the name of Mr..
Waddell as its author on the title page, this
book will require no other evidence of its merit
and reliability.