Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-07-31
Personal.

Springs, w. Va,
friends in Richmond
On Monday week, Mr.. Edward Hess die
suddenly at his residence at Spottswood.
Henry c. Tinsley, Esq, editor OF the Vindtca
Tor, has returned from his sojonrn on the sea
shore, much improved in health.
The Rockbridge Ne,Os of July 25th. says
Miss Nellie Hut cheson, of Staunton, is visit
ing MISS Kate Charlton"
The Goshen correspondent o the Rock bridg
Nea0s, under date of July 22nd, says
Miss Virgie Halves, daughter of Rev DR.
EHaWes. OF Staunton. is visiting Mrs. K.
| Stanard."
The marriage of Mr.. Geo. J. johnson ant
Miss Nora G. Fitzgerald. daughter of Mr. P
fitzgerald, will take place at st. Francis Cath
Ole church att o'clock to morrow morning.
Mir. ]. B. Lickliter and family have returned
J to Stauntou, and will again make 1t theil
home. Last year they lived at Ironton, Ohio
| On Wednesday last. July oath. A. F. Mosby
was appointed Postmaster at Wayeesboro' in
| this county in the place of r. G. Wright. re-
moved.
Mr.. John V. Goode, General Superintendent
of the Kansas Southern Railway, is on a visit
to his father and other relatives and friends
In this city. He is an Illustration of what in .
dustry, fidelity to duty, capacity, aud pluck
may accomplish. 1t seems but a short time
since he was seen on our streets performing
faithfully his duties as telegraph messenger
He sets an example which other boys should
follow.
The four personals following are from he
Greenbrier Independent of July 25lh.
Mr.. G. L. Cooke, the Inter State Lie In
surauce Company, OF Stanton. va. was in
town last Saturday.
Miss Annie Patterson. of Charlottesville. Va.
niece of Maj. F. Eakle, of the White Sui hur
Springs. is visiting Miss Fannie Holt.
Misses Mamie and Bessie Young, who have
been visiting friends IN Paris, Ky, for month
past, returned home on Tuesday last and join
ed the Lew;sourg Camping Party.
Misses Winifrede Gardner. oil Christians
burg, va. and Laura M, Montague, of Bristol
Tenn, sister and niece of Mrs, Capt. A. F.
Mathews, arrived here yesterday as the guests
of that lady.
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland and family have return
ed from their soiourn at Capon Springs. in i'm
proved health.
Miss Mollie Mckenzie, of Richmond, Is on a
visit to her cousin, Mrs. Amos Holer and
friends near the city.
On Monday week Mrs J. r. Tucker bought
of Mr.. John W. Shields. of Roanoke. his dwell
ing house on Locust avenue in Lexington for
1925 cash.
Mr.. Rippetoe died last Thursday at the resi-
dence finer son. Mr.. w. D. Rippetoe, OF Buffalo
Gap, aged 85 years, from the effects of q paraIy-
tic stroke on the day before.
We are pleased to be able to state that New
ton Argenbrigbt, Clerk of the Hastings Court,
who was quite sick during the past week, is
now convalescent.
Mrs. Prof. VIM. A. Wilson, nee Miss Kate
McGuffin, a star medalist of Miss Baldwin's
school and a teacher of vocal music therein
since. has been engaged as Vocal Teacher in
the Valley Seminary at Waynesboro, for the
coming season.
Miss Lacy Kinney, OF Stanton, a former
teacher of Shenandoah Female Institute of
Woodstock, is visiting Miss Mary Allen, Of
that place.
Miss Geraldine Hopkins. daughter of Mr..
Gerard T. Hopkins. of Rockingham. is visiting
at Strasburg. Shenandoah county, the family
other uncle. the Rev. Jacob s. Hopkins.
Miss Mary White, OF waynesboro'. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Matte Read in New Mar
ket.
Mrs. Frank Kingan, of this city. with sew
eral of her children, is visiting the parents of
her usbandn New Market.
We had another long and eopious rain last
night, Jupiter Pluvius reigns STILL and it still
rains We feel sorry tor the farmers who still
have their grain unhoused, and fear that much
will be spoiled.
Rev. DR.. ]. NJ. Frost, o. Selma, Ala. former
ly pastor of the Baptist church of Staunton, has
accepted the call rendered him by the congre.
cation of Leigh Street Baptist Church of Rich
mond, Va.
From postal from Rev. job Turner, dated
Paris, July 18th, TO James Crowl, compositor
in the SPECTATOR Office and a former pupil of
his, we learn that he would attend that night
a princely banquet in commemoration OF the
Able de PEpee, who invented the sign Ian.
guaee nsed by deaf N utes, and that the Inter
national Congress of Deaf mutes of which he
was q MANNER W ould adjourn the nsxt day.
He says they would attend a commemorative
service at the tomb of the Able de PEpee in a
Catholic cathedral. He left Paris on the 10Th to
travel over the continent and Great Britain,
and will visit Rome, Genoa, Geneva, and 9TH
er places.
BoCoCK-FRIEND.-On the 18th instant, in
the chapel of the Union Theological Seminary
at Hampden-Siiney, by Rev. DR.. C. j. Gibson,
OF Petersburg, uncle Of the bride. Prof Willis
II. Bocock and Miss Bessie P, Friend, daughter
groom has resigned the chair Of Greek at
Hampden-Sid to accept similar position
in the University of Georgia.