Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-01


Major Thos. L. shumate, of Iowa. is in the
city.
Rev. Job Turner has returned from his visit
to the Pacific slope.
Miss Flora Chapman. of staunton. is visiting
friends in Lexington.
Mrs. Sam'l F. Carson. of this county, Is visit
ing relatives in Lexington:
Rev Francis Mcfarland Lewis. of opelousas.
La, is visiting his uncle. J. N. Mcfarland. ESQ.
Mr.. L. F. vogel. an Augusta Street Clothing
Merchant leaves to-day for the North looking
after new stock of goods.
Mrs. T. e. Shultz and children, formerly of
Augusta, but now of Albemarle county, are
visiting friends near Greenville.
Miss Irene Palmer, daughter of Mr.. c. L. Pal
mer has accepted the position OF teacher In the
Y. W. Female Institute at ST. Joseph MISSOURI.
Rev. DR.. g. B. Stricken, OF Atlanta, Ga, is
spending his vacation visiting among his OLD
charge at Thinking Spring. and preaching
there.
Mr.. F. M. Sanger of wealaka, Creek Nation,
Indian Territory. who has been here to replace
his daughter at school, left for his home yes
terday afternoon.
Rev. Solomon ]. Love, who was pastor Of
Hebron Church in this county. for 18 years pre-
ceding 1859. died on the 10th of August. In Kan
sas City, Mo, where he lived with his children.
Goth ult.. says
Staunton, Va, where she will makean extend
ed visit"
Gov. Lee has accepted the invitation to deliv-
er The address of welcome to the delegates to
the General Assembly of Knights of Labor. in
Richmond, in October. Mr.. Powderly will re-
spond to the welcome.
Miss Fannie E. Tannehill left last evening
for the Indian Territory. where she will teach
Instrumental and vocal music at the Harell
Institute, located at Muscogee-Professor j.
R. Brewer. of Tennessee. Superintendent.
Mis-. Lucy Smith. who has been on visit to
her brother. Rev. Patterson Fletcher. at Broad
way. Rockingham county, was paralyzed on
Friday week. Her husband was telegraphed
for and at once repaired to the bedside Of his
wife.
Miss Gussie Patterson, who was elected one
of the teachers In the Graded School In Har-
risonburg has resigned that position to become
q pupil in the Augusta Female Seminary of
this city. of which Miss Mary J. Baldwin is
Principal.
Judge A. G. Snyder. of West Va, Hugh B.
Bates OF Richmond, Col. Thos. Tabb. of Hamp-
ton, and Col. Ro Mayo, of Westmoreland. were
registered at the Virginia Hotel yesterday. and
DIR. JIG. Cabell, and Col. W. c. Knight. Of
Richmond, and Rev. DIR. ]. B. Taylor, of Lex
ington, ara at the Hale House.
MIR. Isaac Witt has returned from his visit
to Old Point Comfort in his usual good health.
A rumor prevailed here few days since that
he was quite unwell and his friends here are
relieved to learn that it was unfounded. He
was slightly unwell for short time after bath
ing-"this and nothing more"
An Anderson correspondent of the Greenbrier
Independent says
miss Emma Todd who has bPen visiting
here and at st. Adams, Kanawha county, for
several weeks past. has returned to her home
one of our most worthy young men will soon
have a burning desire to inhale Augusta coun-
ty air."
Rev. Thomas Hampstead, who was pastor
about thirty years ago of Ben Salem Presby-
terrain church in Rockbridge county, died at
Fairburg, Illinois, 18th of July last. He was
the author of Poem that attracted much at
tention, which he read at the closing exercises
of Major Hotchkiss's Loeb Willow school in
1860
In consequence of the sickness of the Com
monwealth's Attorney, Meade F. White, Esq,
the trial of T. j. S. Coiner for killing Montezuma
Brown, which was to have commenced on Mon
day, has been postponed. His friends will be
panied to learn that Mr.. White is SO unwell.
AS his sickness is the result of everwork, IL is
supposed that he will recupeEate after he has
had sufficient rest.