Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
Personal.

Mr.. Henry A. Walker, Cashier of the
National Valley Bank and his family left
here last Thursday morning to spend several
weeks at Atlanta City, N. ].
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barkman and daugh-
ter Elizabeth left here Thursday morning to
spend several weeks visiting relatives at
Christiansburg, Montgomery county, Va.
C. L. Condor, of McGaheysville, Rocking
ham county, has been appointed a naval
cadet at Annapolis, and r. Y. Conrad, OF
Winchester, alternate.
Mr. John Amber Smith and Mrs DR.. E A.
Gibbs both of Washington City, are on a
visit TO their father Hon. John f. Lewis, at
his residence at Lynnwood in Rockingham
county.
Prof. J. r. Weaver, Principal of the Staun-
ton High School, arrived here Friday evening
from the School of Methods at Bedford City,
and on Saturday went to Rockingham county
on visit to his relatives and friends.
Miss Gertrude Van Lear, of this city, is the
guest of Judge c. R. Mcdonald in Bath
county.
Mrs. Jones, of Allentown, Pa, with her little
daughter, is visiting the family of Jacob
Bumgardner, on Maple avenue.
The Charlottesville Progress says
Miss Matte Leonard and Miss Mary Alex
ander, of Augusta county. who are attending
the Normal, are guests of Mr. III. BALI, Ridge
street."
Mr.. James E. Irvine and wife, of Charlottes-
vile, came last week on visit to relatives in
this county. Mr.. Irvine's parents live on the
Long Glade.
Rev. DR.. James H. Boyd, of this city, was
elected supreme sarcedos of the Knights of
the Ancient Essenic Order at the National
Senate of the order at Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Bishop, of Monterey,
Highland county, are visiting relatives at
Elkton, Rockingham county.
Mrs. Emma Taylor, of this city, is on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Lee Desper, of Folly
Mills.
Mr.. Henry Hutchinson, of the firm of HOge
& Hutchinson, left here on Thursday to join
his family at the Red Sulphur Springs in
Monroe Co., W. Va, where they have been
for some time, and accompanied by them,
will go from there to visit his sister at Buffalo,
Putnam Co., w. Va.
Miss Gussie Bumgardner, of this city. and
Misses Lena McCorkle and Fanny Sproul, of
Middlebrook, this county, are on visit to
friends at Morgantown, N. c.
Mr.. Philip H. Trout has been appointed
mn ,1,o.., 80 e :.
Western State Hospital to supply the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. VIM. H. H. Lynn.
Hon. A. c. Gordon was unexpectedly called
on Monday to Raleigh, N. c., by the illness o.
his sister.
Mrs. ]. W. Newton, of this city, State Organ
izer of the W. c. T. u, is in Charlottesville
the guest of Mrs. James Gleason.
Prof Chas. E. Young, of Charlottesville,
was in this city Monday on his return from
Charleston, w. Va, where he had been on a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. Noyes.
Capt. Thos A. Blackford, Commandant of
Kenyon Military Academy, Ohio, son of DR..
Benz Blackford, Superintendent of the
Western State Hospital, is prominently men
toned for commandant of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute to succeed Lieut.. S D. Rocken-
bach, United States Army, recently ordered to
his regiment by the War Department. Capt.
Thomas R. Marshall the former commandart,
has announced that he is not candidate for
the position.
J, c. Lackey, who was paralyzed Thursday
at the Irvine Hotel in Lexington, died at 3
o'clock P. NJ. Saturday. He was an uncle of
J. B. Lackey, of this city.
The following gentlemen left here yester-
day morning for ten days outing and
cruise on the sea near the coast =
c. L. Cooke, D. P. Sites, W. s. Moffett,
Gilpin Wilson, Tom Blackford, E. W.
Stewart, Kenneth Mccoy, George BealI, E. NJ.
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