Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-21
Personal.

| Rev. Jas. Murray, D. D., Pastor of Bethe
church. has been elected President ofthe Agnes
Scott Female College at Decatur. Georgia, ant
1t Is supposed that he will accept, which will
be greatly regretted by his congregation whom
he has long ably and faithfully served.
r. 8. Turk ESQ.,, is in attendance on the
| court at Huntersville, Pocohontas county, W
| Va.
| Miss Marietta Hogsett, who has been on q
visit to the family OF MIR. Jas. W. Jackson in
Greenbrier county. w. Va. has returned to
her home in this county.
At Farmville ay-wednesday-the mar.
riage OF Hugh A. White. Esq. Mayor OF Buena
Vista, to Miss Jennie Graham McIlwaine, will
| take place.
| Miss Eddie McComb, of Augusta county, is
teaching in the family of Mr.. J. w. Engleman
| of the Kerrs Creek section of Rock bridge coun.
| ty.
A Bealeton Correspondent of the Warrenton
Index" thus speaks of one of the fair "Lilies
of the Valley"
1--WE are glad to hear that Miss Lille SilIing,
turned from her trip to the Valley. May her
sweet face be as a flower just springing up In
our little village"
Rev. G. W. Finley, of Romney, w. Va. has
been called to the pastorate of Thinking Spring
Church, in this county. made vacant recently
by the resignation Of Rev. H. R. Laird.
Rev. DR.. R. j. McBryde. rector OF Grace Me-
mortal Church, Lexington. is spoken OF as a
probable successor to the late j. W. Beck with,
Bishop of Georgia.
Mr.. James Foley, a brother of the late John
Foley, of Mt. Crawford, who lives in Oakland,
California is on visit to Mt. Crawford after
an absence of 81 years.
Mrs. Allen G. Thurman, the wife of the late
distinguished Democrat who was called "the
noblest Roman OF them all" died at her resi-
dence in Columbus, Ohio. last Saturday eve
ming at the age of so years. She was born in
Chillecothe. Ohio, and her maiden name was
Mary Dunn. In her youthshe was quite beau
tiful.
The Pendleton (W. va.,) News" says:
"Jno. W. Miller and wife. of Fort Seybert. re-
cent graduates of Labanon, Ohio, have gone to
charge Of the sradsd sehoSi of that place
Again Pendleton loses two of her best teachers
which Is Greenville's gain"
Rev. A. F. Laird has finally determined to
decline the call to churches in W. Va, and to
remain the Pastor ofMt. Horeb church in this
county, much to the qualification of his con.
gregatton and that community generally.
The marriage of Mr.. II. G. Eichelberger to
Miss Sadie Crawford, daughter of Mr.. B. Craw.
ford, will take place at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning at "Rockdale." the residence Of the
BRIDES parents in this county.
Mr.. Alfred Lauriot who left here last week to
go South has returned to spend some weeks
here.
Capt. John N. Opie was taken i'll last week
with pneumonia. We were informed yester-
day that his condition had improved. 1t is
hoped that he will soon recover.
Mrs. DR.. II. M. Patterson. who spent several
weeks on visit to Mrs. Warwick at Buena
Vista, returned to her home in-this city last
Saturday.
Mr.. Rufus M. Pence has severed his connec-
tion with the Waynesboro' "Times" and has
accepted position with the Charlottesville
"Jeffersonian." He is a son of the late Joshua
Pence of Rockingham county. He has been
acting as local reporter for the Waynesboro'
"Times," which says of him:
HE is steady, sober and industrious worker
man who Is fully competent to do whatever
he undertakes and who is worthy OF high trust
He expects to study law. Our best wishes go
with him."
D. L. Garter has been appointed Postmaster
at Selma, Allegheny county, in the place of J.
L. Irvine. resigned.