Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-02

]. NJ. Harner has been appointed Postmaster
at Lyndhurst in the place of 81. B. Sweeny
removed.
says:
sus. Augusta county. Va. arrived In Lewis
burg Monday night. en- route to Pocahontas t.
visit Mis-. Wheeler's father. Rev. James E
Moore On reaching Lnwisburg they. learned
that Mr.. Moore had died on Friday last, anu
was buried Monday. They, therefore, return.
ed to their home at Parnassus yesterday
Prof Thomas Gilmore, of Millboro'. Bath
county. proposes to establish Male Acad envy
in Lewisburg. w. Va. which he expects tc
open on the LIST OF September. The "Inde-
pendent" says his father and mother will GO
with him to assist in conducting the boarding
department, and he expects to employ at the
start, one and perhaps two competent teach
ers to assist in the work OF the school-room.
Mr.. Wallace P. Whitmore has sold his inter.
est in the dry goods store Of Whitmore d Lig-
get to his partner. Mr.. John R. Llgget, and
will engage in business in Baltimore, whittier
he and his wife went on Friday last.
G. P. Nair has been appointed postmaster al
Glasgow, Rock bridge county. In place Of ]. P.
Ackerly, deceased.
Captain Warren s. Lurty, General Mahone,s
defeated candidate for Attorney General o.
Virginia. 10 an applicant for the position of U
S.judge OF thu new Territory of Oklahoma
and is said to have the support Of both fac.
tons OF his party in Virginia.
Mrs. ]. F. Davis. of his CITY, has received a
letter from Rev. Mr.. Lamont, of Amazon
da, Montana. conveying the gratifying intelli-
gence that her son, H. H Bolen, who has been
faR fO~
that place, why're he has been employed in q
large jewelry house for several years ,is kindly
attended, and is slowly. but. It is believed
surely recovering. He has many friends there
who feel great interest In him. It is his pur.
pose to pay mis- mother and family visit here
as soon as he shall be able to make the trip.
His half brot her, Fred. Davis, went to see III m
as soon AS he heard Of his Illness, and left here
for that purpose last Thursday evening.
We have received a postal card from Rev. Job
Turner, dated Jacksonville, Florida, March Is.
in which he states that his elder brother, Hen
~ Turner. had died at Madden. near Boston
Mass, on the 18th. 1t Is Rev. Mr.. rs intention
to visit his deceased brothers. family. after
which he will return to New Orleans and Tex
as via Lynchburg.
Rev. j. T. Williams, whom the Bishop of tn
Baltimore Conference M. E. Church. South,
assigned to this station, arrived here last week
and entered upon his duties as pastor OF the
M. E. Church. South, of this city last Sunday
when he preached interesting sermons and
made quite favorable impression.
Mr.. G. T. Jordan, the former efficient super
intendent of Augusta County Schools, but now
teaching at the Miller School in Albemarle,
was in tue city last Monday.
Mr.. W. W. McClung. formerly of Franklin,
Pendleton county, West Virginia. now OF Sa-
lem. Va. was In this city yesterday. He is the
President of the Murray Hill Land Compa-
ny" that has purchased 60 acres of land near
Salem. between that hourishing place and Ro-
anoke City, and is engaged in selling the stock
of the company, which offers safe and profit.
able investment, as the stock is destined to
increase rapidly in value.
We are under obligations to Colonel William
L. Bumgardner for late numbers of st. Joseph,
Mo-, daily papers.
Mr.. Henry W. Latane, Attorney-at-Law, son
OF Bishop Latane, formerly Rector OF the
Episcopal Church OF this city, is dead.