Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-05
Personal.

We had a pleasant call Friday afternoon
from Prof. Charles Kemper, Superintendent
of the City Schools of Vicksburg Mississippi
who is son of Prof. Chas. ]. Kemper, one o.
the Professors of the Kentucky College IL
Lexington, Kentucky. who spends his vaca
ton at his home at Cuckoo, Louisa, Co., Va
Prof John H. Bader, with his wife, who
spent several months in Europe, returned t
this city OH last Wednesday, August 10Th, ant
has resumed his duties as Supt. of City
Schools.
Mr. J. w. Abby, the veteran clothier, having
recovered from a protracted illness, is agar
able to resume the business in which he ha:
been engaged in this city for 81 years, and il
now giving his valuable services to Messrs. A
Loeb & Co., on Augusta street.
John Richard Beeton, former well-knowr
Lexington typo, was married at Shenandoah
Va, on the 10Th ult, to Miss Agnes Nc
Govern
Saml s. Lambeth, Jr., who in 1893 gradu
ated in the law class at Washington and Lee
and was last spring elected city attorney o
Norfolk on the Prohibition ticket, has deter
mined to resign his position, give up the law
and enter the Methodist ministry. He is ;
son of Rev. Samuel S. Lambeth, DID,,
prominent divine of the Virginia Conference
NJ E. Church, South.
Rev. Father Kelly, pastor of st. Patriot
Catholic Church, Lexington, and of churche
in adjoining territory, has been transferred
from his present charge to Harpers Ferry
His successor has not been designated.
Rev. c. R. Wormeldorf, who has been or
dained Presbyterian missionary to Brazil
will not be able to go to that country this
year, by reason of lack of funds by the mis-
sion board The home missions committee
of Lexington Presbytery have decided to cal
him to work III the home mission fields OF
West Virginia.
Mr.. Heiskell Argenbright and wife have
returned from their visit of several weeks tc
relatives and friends at Shepherdstown, JEFF
ferson county, W. Va.
Mrs Mary E. Hogshead died. last Sunday,
at the residence of her brother-in-law, Thos.
S. Hogshead Esq, near Stribling Springs, and
was buried on Monday at the Union Church.
Rev. j. n Vandeventer, pastor of Augusta
Church, accompanied by his family, has gone
to spend several weeks with his former
parishioners in West Virginia.
Mrs J. E. Hanger, of Washington, D. c., is
visiting the family of DR.. J. M. Hanger, on
West Beverly street.
Mrs. James Bell, of the Glade, is visiting
her parents at Ivy depot, Albemarle county.
Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss Lizzie Smith, of
Richmond; Miss Lizzie Loose. of Brldgewater;
and Miss Margaret Smith, of Buena VISTA are
visiting the family of Mr.. P. B. Hogshead on
West Main street.
On Monday Mr.. r. D. Haislip accompanied
his daughter, Theresa, to the State Normal
School at Farmville, to which she was
awarded, last session, three-years' scholar
ship by the City High School of Staunton.
Hon. H. St. Geo. Tucker and Hon. Jacob
Yost, Democratic and Republican candidates,
respectively, for Congress in this district, had
joint discussion in Lexington Monday.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is one of the few RENE
dies which are recommended by every school
of medicine. Its strength, purity, and eff
cacy are too well established to admit of doubt
as to its superiority over all other blood-puri-
fers whatever. Ayers Sarsaparilla leads all
Hon. Harry Tucker is announced to speak
tomorrow, Thursday, at Apponiattox Court
house. He made speech last week at q
barbecue at Variety Mills in Nelson county
as we learn from special to the Richmond
Dispatch from Lovingston.