Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-12-16
Personal.

At Dorcas in this coanty. tcday Clement b.
Hartman and Miss Mamie F. Michael will be
married.
Rev. L.. A. Mclean, pastor of the Presbyter~
ian church at Ronceverte and also of Salem
church in Irish Corner District. Greenbrier
co., W. Va, has resigned to accept call to
evangelistio work In the Syned Of Virginia.
Mr.. Phil. B. Oberdorfer. of the firm Of B.
Oberdorfer & Son, Charlottesville, will be mar
ried on February 10th, to Miss Clara Myers. Of
Livingston, Va, In the Synagogue in Char
lottesville,
At Ruena Vista today in the Methodist church
the marriage OF MIR. Frank r. Savage of Cape
Charles and Miss Annie M. Williams will
take place.
alta meeting at the town Council of Buena
Vista on Monday night of last week. Mr.. G. W.
Leckie was elected member OF the Council
to supply the vacancy caused by the resigna'
tion of Mr.. sadler. The vote. stood three for
Mr.. Leckie and three for Mr.. ]. @. Jordan
when the Mayor cast his vote for Leckie.
Hon. JoSdph A. Waddell, who has been con-
fined to his room by an attack OF La Grippe
and unable to be at his office as Commissioner
in Chancery. We are pleased to state is now
convalescent and able to attend to his official
duties.
Miss Lucy Virginia Kemper, daughter OF ex-
Governor, James L. Kemper, was married
Wednesday, Dec. 9th, at the residence OF her
father. in Orange county, to DR.. Junius Fran
els Lynch, OF Sanford, Fla.
Horace B. Burnley, for many years clerk OF
the county court of Albemarle county. died
asst Friday. Dec. 18th.
Heary A. Webber, late deputy Sheriff Of Ro-
anoke county. died at Salem on Wednesday
morning. He had quite local reputation
through the Southwest as a detective and ar
rested many criminals.
The youngest sons Of the late Capt. John Z;
King,-Masters Motfett and Wayt King-have
peen assigned to the charge OF the Masonic
Home at Richmond, an institution Tor tne
benefit of the orphans of members OF the Ma
sonic O der. This desirable home was OBTAIN
cd for them through the kind offices and inf1u-
ence of Mr.. ]. Howard Wayt, the present
Grand-Maste of the Masons of virginia
Mr.. Meredith, recently elected Congressman
from the 9Th Congressional District to supply
the vacancy caused by the death OF Gen. W. ID.
F, Lee, Is quite i'll at his home in Brentville,
He has been suffering from the grip, and symp'
toms OF pn6unOuId udto dpPOnAOos
To morrow, the 10Th. will be the 8ith ami
versary Of the birth of the distinguished
Quaker poet, John 6. Whittier. The equally
distinguished poet. Oliver Wendell Holiness
writes him letter complimenting him on
shaving climbed another glacier and crossed
another crevasse in his ascent of the white
summit which already begins to see the morn
ing twilight of the coming century,"
Arthur B. Connell, who for:the past three
years has been employed at the Bankrupt
Store has accepted similar position with the
American Stock Company, No. q, South Au'
gusta street.
The wife of Chas. T. Lindsay, u. s.. has OBJ
tanned divorce from her husband and has as
sumed her maiden name-Nevada Brown.
At Swoope to-day Mr.. VIM. A. Crawford will
marry Miss Annie II. Thompson, and at Mos
COW tomorrow Mr.. VIM. M. Reeves will mar
ry Miss Maude Kersh.
Mrs. T. Nj. Rohr, of Harrisonburg, died on
Sunday of pneumonia superinduced by an at
tack OF La Grippe. = She leaves husband and
four children.
DR.. Newton Wayt, who has been quite sick
for more than a week, 1t affords us.pleasure to
state Is improving.