Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-24
Personal.

| Mr.. Jno. Jackson, of Montevideo. Rocking
ham Co., who has been on a visit to friends and
relatives in Pocahontas Co., W. Va, for the
past month, passed through Staunton last
Saturday on his way home.
| Mr. ]. H. Bowman of Harrisonburg, travel
| ling salesman for Jno. F. Birkmeyer & Sons,
of Baltimore, was in the city last week.
| E. W. Robertson died suddenly Sunday at
his home, near Crozet, in Albemarle county.
He was the owner of extensive nurseries and
was known throughout Virginia
At Charlestown, Jefferson county, w. Va ,
Rev W. P Fife, the drummer evangelist, ~
is drawing large crowds to his meetings and
great many business houses close up during
his services.
Rev. Job Turner, Mission airy to Deaf-mutes,
held service in Louisville, KY, last Sunday,
| with about 40 mutes in attendance. He left
| that city at 2.45 P M. Monday and arrived
here at $50 a. m. yesterday, and started last
night for New Orleans, where he will hold
service next Sunday. He is indefatigable in
his Missionary labors, in which he does a
wonderful amount of travelling.
The Marriage of John Smith to Ida Clements
will take place tomorrow evening at the resi-
dence of her father, Wilson Clements, on w.
Main street-Rev. J. D. Donovan officiating.
The Strasburg Virginian of the 10Th says =
''Rey DR.. Gardner of Staunton step-father
of Rev. Q. A. Wheat. preached an edifying
sermon in the Methodist church last Sunday.
Mrs. Gardner has been seriously indiSpOSed
and Rev. Mr.. Wheat has been in attendance
upon her SICKNESS"
Mr.. James E. Robertson, of Norfolk, a
brother of Prof w. W. Robertson, and who
was some years since salesman in the book
store of Warden & Co., will be married on the
14th OF February to Miss Alice L. Lyons,
formerly of this city, at the residence of her
mother in st. Paul, Minnesota
Miss Mary Tomlin Young sister of Mrs. J..
Mason Miller, of this city, was married in
Richmond yesterday to Mr.. James Harper
Anderson. Owing to the recent death of the
mother of the bride, only members of the
family were present.
On Thursday last, Miss Nellie N VanLear,
of this city, took the train for Toronto,
Canada, where she will spend several months
at the China Inland Mission to prepare for
service as Missionary in the interior of the
towery kingdom to which she will devote her
life
Jacob l., Argabrite, of California, brother
of Geo. T. Argabrite, of the Greenbrier CIV.
Va.) Independent has been appointed post
master at Ventura, California.
On January 18th Governor O'Ferrall ap-
pointed Mr.. James D. Anderson coroner of
Rockbridge county to succeed c. M. Dold, de-
ceased. The excellence of the appointment is
universally commended, says the Rockbridge
Meas.
The Port Republic correspondent of the
Rockingham Register under date of the 18th
inst, says =
Hon. HI. B. Harnsberger and wife are still
both confined to the house with the grip. We
hope soon to chronicle the recovery of both.
Miss May Kemper is in Staunton visiting
her friend Mrs Thomas Hefin, of Silver
City. New Mexico. Mrs. Heflin was Miss
Maggie Splitter, of Staunton, and is now visit
ing her parents in that city of many hills"
B. F. Mailman, ESQ.,, well known in this
county, died on Tuesday the 16th at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, J. w. F. Allemong,
Esq, at Salem, Virginia. His remains were
taken to Bridgewater, Rockingham county,
where they were buried on Thursday, the
18Th