Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-04-06
Personal.

MISS Rose Fry OF Lewlsburg, w. va, IS on
a visit to friends in Salem, Va.
Mr.. Jno B. Locke, of the Shenandoah Her.
aid at Woodstock, Va, was visiting friends
in this City several days last week.
Mr.. Samuel Hunter, an ex-pupil of the Va.
Institution for the D. D. and B., who has lived
in the West for the past six years, is in the
city.
Rev. j. A. Quarles, of Washington & Lee
University, preached able sermons to large
congregations in the First Presbyterian church
/ last Sunday-morning and evening
J. E. Burwell, publisher of the Argus, NOV
ed yesterday from his house ON Winthrop
street to his handsome new residence on
Berkeley street.
Miss Sallie Chamberlayne, daughter of Prof.
II. M. Chamberlayne, has gone to Baltimore,
on visit to her friends, and will go down to
Gloucester county, Va, to spend the summer
with her cousins
Rev. VIM. Cumming, Pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, is conducting protract-
ed meeting in that..church which is growing
in interest and promises to result in the con-
version of number.
Mr.. Jas. K. P Hiner has sold the Hiner Mill
property near Monterey in Highland county,
to Mr.. Lewis Meyers of Pendleton Co., w.
Va, for $500, and will become citizen of
Augusta county. :
Rev. DR.. J. s. Gardner Presiding Elder of
this circuit of the Baltimore Conference NJ. E
Church South preached interesting sermons.
morning and evening last Sunday in the au-
ditorium of the Y. NJ. C. A. building, as the
Methodist church cannot be now occupied.
The Washington correspondent of the Alex.
Gazette, under date of March 3Oth, SAYS
Congressman Tucker of Virginia has gone
to Rhode Island to make speeches for the
democrats in the political campaign now be-
ing fought there
Mr.. Hugh Adams, one of the leading dem
ocrats in Rockbridge county, died at his home
near Rockbridge Baths, Tuesday night, March
18th, of pneumonia. He was chairman of
the electoral board of Rockbridge county.
The Greenbrier Independent of March 31st,
says MRS. ]. F. Estill was summoned to
Upperville Fauquier county, Va, last Thurs
day night by telegram announcing the ex-
| IRENE illness of her father, Rev. j. c. Dice.
We learn that there is no hope for his recov-
cry"
Geo. Whitfield Mauzy, of Rockingham, has
sold farm on Cub Run, which was adver-
tised in the Spectator, to his son-in-law, Thos
L. Yahcey, and has removed to his farm at
Montevideo, which is near the one he sold
Rev. J. Hoffman Waugh having been COM
PEELED for want of health, to etire from the
active work of the ministry in the NJ E.
Church, South, has concluded to make Har-
risonburg his home and has rented the OFT
property East of the Episcopal church for a
residence
Prof. Francisco Touchon, a native of Switz-
erland, who was formerly the leader of the
National Band of Mexico and who recently
lived in Shelbyville, Indiana, and who has
been engaged as the Director of the Stonewall
Brigade Band of this city, arrived here a few
days since to enter upon his duties as such
In Charlottesville last evening at half past
So'clock at Beth Israel Synagogue, by Rabbi
Kalish of Richmond, Mr.. Alfred E. Cohen, of
Richmond was married to Miss Frances Es-
telle Aronhime, daughter of Mr. s. Aronhime
After the ceremony reception was held at
the home of the BRIDE
Rev.Job Turner, Deaf-mute Missionary, held
service last Sunday afternoon in Grace Church
in Baltimore. About forty nut es were in at
tendance, one of whom was baptized He
preached M onday night and Tuesday night,
and will preach again tonight and leave that
city tomorrow morning
On last Sunday, Rev. S. A Goodwin resign
ed the pastorate of the Grove Avenue Baptist
Church of Richmond. 1t was accepted and
the congregation by a unanimous vote tender
ed him two months salary in addition to that
already due. He has been pastor for three
years, and impaired health caused him to re-
Sign and is physician advised him to rest for a
time from all pastoral labor.