Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-02
Personal.

Mr.. Samuel Christian, of Lantz Mills, Shen-
| andoah county. Va. is ON q visit to his friends
| in Staunton.
Mrs. DIR. J. E. Arbuckle and Miss Belle Pa.
trick of This county are visiting friends in
Greenbrier county. West Va.
Miss Marv Miller Mathews daughter of Capt.
A lexsndeI F Mathews of Tewisburg. Green
brier county. West Va. has goue to Baltimore
to complete her music II education.
The Greenbrier Independent says that Mr.
Clark s. jarrett and bride and Mr.. W. B. Reed
and bride. all of Bloomington, Illinois
who are OF bridal tours east, spent portion of
their honeymoon" in visiting relatives aud
friends in Greenbrier and Monroe counties,
West Va.
Judge Henry G. Allen, OF Woodstock, was
in the city last week in attendance at the Su-
preme Court of Appeals.
Mr.. and Mrs F c. Ott of this ~, are on
a visiting trip 10 friep DIS ia Washington city
D. G., and in Frederick city ard Eagerstown
Md.
Mr.. ]. r. DeBell, of Fairfax county, Va, a
graduate of the Peabody Normal College at
Nashville Tennessee, has been elected teacher
in the First Grammar Grade in the city public
school, He is a brother of Mr.. W. Fl. De Bell,
city, and now Principal Of the Graded school
NJ Brood way, Rock ingham comfy. He comes
well recommended for the position he holds
Mr.. and Mrs ]. G Bishop, of Monterey
Highland county. who have been visiting
friends in this Valley, have returned TO their
home
Mr. w Arb,gsst. Sheriff of HI sh.a nd Co,
being unable, in consequence # i-beaIth, to
perform the duties of his office, Judge ]. W.
Myers on Tuesday or last week appointed Mr.
E NJ. Arbogast as Sheriff, of whom the High
land Recorder says
"Thenewly appointed sheriff is an exemplary
young man. and Is well suited to fill this re.
spnnsibie position. He has filed for wars, the
office of deputy sheriff and constable. and IN
der Ali circumstances he has performed the
duties of the respective Off ces ia al Oflc al and
business-l like way"
DR. Chas RODGERS. of this county, is on
visit O his father at Meadow Dale. Highland
county.
We are sorry to learn that the condition of
the venerable Adam Stephenson, of Highla nd.
who has been i'll for some time. does not i'm
prove.
MIR. VIM. Moyerheffer, of Rockingham, with
his family, is visiting his mother, Mrs. G.
Winner in Monterey. Highland county.
The Highland Recorder says
'Mr. John Beverage is visiting his relatives
and friends in this county, after an absence of
sixteen years, the greater part of this time be.
fng spent in Omahs, Neb. Mr. B. is
Con federate soldier, member of company E.
3lst Virginia Infantry. His old friends will be
glad to see him."
The Mcdowell correspondent of the High
land Recorder says
MIR. A. A. Alexander and his bride nee Miss
Matte Whitmore, who were married on the
lTnn nf hn In tow ut NNa1c
Spring, Rockbridge county, Va, arrived here
Wednesday evening, ana received hearty
on their journey through life followed by our
best wishes and our old Shoes"
Rev. Job Turner arrived here on last Mon
day afternoon from his pleasant and protract-
ed trip on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
After about week spent here, which has been
his home since 1889. he will go to New York.
He is the picture of robust health, and his
spirits are even more exuberaDt than usual.
Travel. whether by land or water, seems to
agree with him.
The well known Baltimore writer aud auth
Dress Miss Emma Howard Wight, and the ar
tist. Bertha Won Hillern have just returned
from trip along the picturesque line of the
Shenandoah Valley railroad to the beautiful
and enterprising city, Roanoke located in the
Alleghanies. stopping at the artistically srrang
ed Hotel Roanoke;" and along the Norfolk
and Western railroad further in to the wilds OF
the Aileghanies to Tazewell, stopping at the
Central Hotel Miss Won HilIern made several
sketches, while Miss Wight gathered material
for future novel. These two artists are de
lighted with their trip, and speak very highly
of he cordially of the people, and picturesque
country In thai part OF Virginia and they ex
pect to visit the same country again next
Spring.