Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-07-23
Personal.

Miss Cora Hudson, of this city, left last week
on visit to Lexington and Rockbri dge Alum
Springs.
j. G. Snead has been appointed Postmaster
at Fer1ol in this county in the place Of A. r.
Wilson. removed.
/ Miss Kate Sohl. daughter OF one OF Balti-
more's most prominent tobacco merchants. is
| on a visit to Miss Julia Haiues of this
| city.
| Rev. l.. B. Johnston, of Harrlsonburg. preach
ed series of sermons at Franklin. Pendleton
county, w. Va. last week.
Hon. Frank Hereford OF Union Monroe Co.,
West Va, is reported quite unwell at Clifton
Springs, New York.
| Prof. John 81. Hewitt OF Baltimore. formerly
Of this city. and father OF George s. Hewitt OF
this city, was SO years of age last Friday week
| MIR. Floyd Heck has resigned his position in
the Freight Office at Clifton Forge. and, being a
printer, has accepted the position of compost
tor in the Office of the Clifton Forge RevieO.
The Misses Bledsoe OF this city. who have
been on a visit to Lewisburg. West Va, have
gone from that place to Buffalo Springs in
Summers Co., West Va, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson E. Bell Of Lewisburg.
The marriage OF Mr.. Lamartiue G. Strauss,
Junior partner in the firm of James L. Barth
d Co.. of this city, to Miss Regina Barth of
Lamar. Mo. will take place this morning at
the residence of Mr.. Moses Barth IN lamar,
Mo.
The Pendleton wv. Va) Netcs. OF Frank lin.
of the 18th instant, says
"Major Hall, of Staunton. ex-Msjor of the
end Va. regiment of COnfederates during the
late war. spent a day or two IN town last week:
q nj or iY,
him."
Miss Bertha Won Hillern. the Artist. and her
literary friend and companion, Miss Emma
Howard Wight, of Baltimore, have been on 9
visit to Chicago and the Sunday Inter Ocean
of July l3th contains brief sketches Of them,
accompanied by cuts giving counterfeit pre-
sentiments" OF them, which fall far short OF
doing Justice to them. They are very smiable
and may not be disposed to bring suits for
libel. though they must feel keenly the in.
Justice.
The Waynesboro Times says that DR.. W. ].
Jones has retired from the practice at the
Crimora Manganese mines and Is succeeded by
DIR. J. E. Arbuckle of Waynesboro.
Miss Nettie Caldwell. who spent the past
winter In Florida, has returned to her home in
Waynesboro'.
Mr.. T. II. Bransford. Auditor of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, has been appointed
superintendent vice Mr.. D. w. Fickwir resign
ed.
Miss Olive Riddlebergar, of Woodstock. Va.
has obtained situation in the Pension ONCE
at Washington, and Master Ralph Riddleber-
ger, one as page In one of the houses of Con.
gress.
These are children of the late Senator Harry
H. Riddleberger.
The Shenandoah Valley says miss Kittie M.
Zirkle left New Market Thursday for Staunton,
to spend several weeks with friends in Augusta
and Rockingham counties. Her little niece
Maude Trimble, en- route to her home. Mons
terey, accompanied Miss T.. as far as Staun-
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Misses Emma and Lizzie Hogshead of this
city are on visit to their uncle, Captain c. F.
Jordan, Of Buena Vista.
Miss Mary Seig of this county Is visiting Miss
Julia Abbott at Strasburg. Shenandoah coun.
ty.
Rev. Job Turner will hold services in Rich
mond, Va, next Sunday; in Scotland Neck,
Sunday, August Sd: in Louisville, KY. Sunday,
August 10th; in New Orleans, La, Sunday,
August 18th; in New York City Saturday and
Sunday August 23d and oath; and in Rockland,
Maine, August 30th and 3lst. He will attend
an international convention of teachers of
deafmutes (from all parts of the WORLD in New
York. August 23rd, and also State Associa.
ton of this class of people in Kockland Maine,
on the 3Oth and 3lst.
Golden Wedding or Fiftieth Anniversary of
the marriage of Rev. Henry st. John Rinker
and his wife, at the Reformed Church Parson.
age near Lovettsville, Loudoun Co., Va. was
celebrated on the 7th instant. A Loudoun
correspondent OF the Woodstock Vir0inian,
says
REV. Rinker aud his wife were both atives
of Shenandoah county. He was born In Wood
stock and she was born ~ miles east OF the
town. (she was q Miss Fravel) They were mar
ried in Woodstock on the evening of July 9Th.
1916, by the Rev.Jno.V v. Ridgen of the Methodist
Church, who was also editor and proprietor of
the county paper published in Woodstock at
that time.
Rev. Rinker was graduate Of the MERGERS.
burg, Pa, theological Seminary. He served
as pastor of the different congregations of the
Reformed Church in Shenandoah county for
some Is or 80 years. after which he accepted
call from the Lovettsville charge and has been
with these people l6 or II years."