Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-01
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spending some time in Dresden, Germany
and visiting other places. By letter from
him dated Berlin, Germany, July 18th, we
learn that he expects to reach New York on
his return about the 23rd of this month, ano
that, after visit of few days to relatives in
Rockingham, he will arrive here about the
Doth.
Chas. H. Taylor, a compositor in the SPEC.
TAToR office, left on Monday morning fol
Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore fol
treatment.
The Misses Patterson of Huntersyille, W
Va, are visiting the family of DR.. H. NJ. Pat
terson ON Kalorama street.
Mai. John j. Stack and wife left here yes
terday to visit their daughter. Mrs. Thomas
Mcfarland, at Knoxville, Tenn.
Rev. Father HandIey of Portsmouth, Va,
who is spending month with Rev Father
McVerry, preached in st. Francis Church last
Sunday.
Mr.. w. H. Hopkins who died at Millboro
on Tuesday night, July 24th, and who was
buried at the Warm Springs ON Thursday, was
brother of Miss Chertsey Hopkins, recently
elected Assistant Physician at the Western
State Hospital. He was gallant confederate
soldier and was shot through the lungs, and
carried the ball in his body to the day of his
death.
Mrs. Frank Pilson, of Wilkesboro, N. C.,i
visiting her sister, Mrs S. F. Pilson, of Staun-
ton.
Rev. Pike Powers, for many years resi-
dent of this City, now Rector of st. Andrews
Church in Richmond, is on visit to friends
here, and preached in the Trinity Episcopal
Church morning and evening last Sunday
Mr. Henry Watkins of Richmond, with his
wife, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Anna Wat
kns and his sister, Mrs. Taylor Bissell on
Berkeley street.
Prof. ]. A. Hiner, who was on visit of sew
eral weeks in Highland and Pendleton coun-
ties in the interest of the Staunton Business
College, returned to this City on Monday.
The Rockingham Register says Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. Bear have issued cards for the marriage
of their daughter, Annie r., to Rev. c. R.
Cruikshanks pastor of the Baptist church in
Harrisonburg. The marriage will take place
at Cooks Creek New Erection) church on
Wednesday afternoon, August Sth.
Rev. r. L. Telford, who has been for the
past four years, the pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Lewisburg. W., Va, has resigned
the passionate, and his resignation has been
accepted. He is Principal of the Lewisburg
Female Institute. In his letter he says
at is manifest that the Church has already
suffered from lack of pastoral work. and the
present arrangement cannot longer exist with
out detriment to the Church and serious loss
to Gods people. Realizing that the interests
OF the Church are paramount, l, therefore,
ask that you will to-day unite with me in
seeking from Greenbrier Presbytery dissolu-
ton of the pastoral relation now existing"
Capt J. W. Talley has been elected mana
ger of the Buena Vista Publishing Company
in the place of B. c. Moomaw resigned.
The Rockbridge Necs of the 18th ult., says:
Mrs. John A. R. Warner and Mrs. Ellen
Berry left Lexington yesterday for their farm
in Augusta to spend the remainder of the
summer Miss Minnie Kate Warner accom-
panied them.
The Clifton Forge Reoiew gives the follow
ing in reference to the night clerk of the
Eakleton HOTEL
Joseph H. Carpenter, grandson of the
late Col Sam. Carpenter, of Covington, and
nephew of Capt John G. Carpenter of the old
and famous Carpenter battery during the war
is the night clerk OF the Eakleton, the new
hotel at Staunton.
Miss Alma Hendry and brother, of Mary
land, are visiting their grand mother, Mrs.
Moses Walton in Woodstock They will
spend portion of the Summer at Seven
Fountains. The father of these children was
some years ago, a resident of Staunton.
Miss Lolita Zirkle OF this City is on visit
of several weeks to her grandmother and
Aunt at New Market.
Rev. II. G. Ferguson, returned to Waynes-
boro Wednesday evening from an extended
visit to his old home in GreenvilIe, S. C.
The Waynesboro Sentinel says Mr. J. W.
Williams, formerly of Greenville, but who
has been in the West for several years, has
returned, and will make his future home in
Basic City.