Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-01-27
Person al.


The death of the wife of Mr.. A. ]. Haruff
occurred on the 25th of Dec. instead of the
18th as published a few weeks ago.
| Mrs Anna Churchman Kegler, daughter of
the late Dr. " T.. Churchman, of Greenville
in this county, died on last Friday at Newark,
Ohio Her remains were brought to Staunton
for interment, and arrived here on Monday
afternoon and were buried yesterday in Thorn
rose Cemetery, the funeral being from Trinity
Episcopal church. Rev. w. @. Hullihen, Rec
| tor, officiating.
Mr.. W. L. Williamson; formerly of Clifton
Forge, will wed Miss L. B. Davis tomorrow
at Columbia, s. c.
| Yesterday, Tuesday, morning. Jan. 26th,
Mr. Frank G. Weber, Of the Salem Times
Register, was married to Miss Emma V. Minor,
of Richmond.
| In Shenandoah city, Page county, on the
4th of February, Mr.. Chas. J. Stevens, Man
| ager of the Shenandoah Furnace Company
will be married to Miss Fannie L. Follansbee
| daughter of Rev. Jas. M. Follansbee, in the
M. E. Church South-all of that place.
| The Shenandoah Herald expresses great re-
gret at the removal from Shenandoah city of
Howard Winston, Esq, the Treasurer Of the
Shenandoah Furnace Company, who, after
| spending several weeks at his old home in
Hanover county, will locate in Richmond.
On Tuesday evening of last week. Mr.. John
E. Rice, Proprietor of Wilson's Hotel in Mt
Jackson, Shenandoah county, died of pneu-
monia following an attack of the Grippe. He
had as was supposed, recovered from the
Grippe, but exposed himself in superintend-
ing the filling of his ice-house and had a re-
lapse resulting in pneumonia which caused his
death.
The condition of the venerable Rev. DR..
Peterkin, rector of St.. James Church, Rich
mond is said to be critical, and his chances
for recovery are not good DR.. Peterkin and
his wife celebrated their golden wedding about
three years ago. He is the father of Bishop
Peterkin, of West Virginia.
Rev. J. M. Rawlings, formerly pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg,
and now chancellor of the Southwestern Uni
versity, at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, has suffered a
stroke of paralysis, his left eye, arm and leg
being involved
Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson, widow of Stonewall
Jackson, has gone to Richmond to have her
eyes treated. They have been seriously affect
ed by neuralgia.
Squire VIM. Hevener, one of the wealthiest
citizens of Highland county, and former
member of the Virginia Legislature, died last
week.
Judge Henry Masters, one of the most infiu-
entail citizens of Pendleton county, w. Va,
died last week.
Emperor William will be thirty-three years
old to-day-Wednesday
The Grand Duke Constantine an uncle of
the Gar, is dying He was born in 1927.
Rev. Peter Hennart, vicar-general of the
Catholic Diocese of Detroit and the oldest
priest in point of service in that city, died Fri
day night of the grip at st. Mary's Hospital,
Detroit.
Major Patrick Hart, superintendent of the
Firms Point National Cemetery, Salem, N. J.
died suddenly in Richmond, Va, Saturday,
while on visit to relatives in that city. Major
Hart was veteran of both the Mexican and
civil wars. He was about seventy years old.
Ex-Gov. John w. Hall died at Frederick,
DEL Saturday night. He was Governor of
Delaware from 1878 to 1882, and was an extern |
sive vessel and land owner.
William B. Hall, clerk of the United States |
District Court at Richmond Va, died in Rich |
mond Saturday evening.
A London dispatch dated January 25th says
Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon has had a serious relapse.
He has been in bed for three days, but accord
ing to the latest accounts he is now slightly
improved.
Mr.. John W.-Lawson, congressman from
the second DISTRICT, who has been at st. Luke
House, where DR. Mcclure performed surgic
al operation on him, is improving rapidly |
and will be able next week to return to Wash
ington.
J. T. Reid, leading citizen of Martinsville,
died Friday His wife is the daughter of Col.
R. E. Withers, who was minister to China
during the Cleveland administration.
Ex-Judge Hezekiah Taylor, of Charlottes-
ville died at the Piedmont Hospital where he |
was taken few days ago for the purpose of
difficult surgical operation. The immediate
cause of death was cancer of the bladder
Judge Taylor was born in Augusta county, |
where he married a Miss Swisher who with
eight children survives him.
Congressman Tucker after competitive ex-
has appointed c. W. B. Harris,
of Rockbridge county, Virginia, a cadet at
West Point.