Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-21
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editor of the Staunton NearS is on visit t.
relatives in Woodstock.
Miss BERTHE Wilson is visiting her friend
Miss Agnes Unger at Berkeley Springs W
Va, formerly a pupil of Wesleyan Femal
Institute
Mrs. Joseph LeFils, o. Fernandina, Florida
daughter of Capt 7. C. Morton, accompanied
by her sister Mary, who had been visiting her
arrived here Wednesday evening on visit t.
her fathers family ON Coalter street.
Misses Fanny and Ella Paris, daughters O
Capt. Jas. R. Paris, of this city, are on visi
to their brother, Mr. G. r. Paris in Roanoke
city.
Hon. A. G. Gordon was summoned seyera
weeks since to the bedside of his sister. Mary
the wife of DR.. Richard H. Lewis, of Raleigh
N. c., who died on Tuesday afternoon, Augus
18th. Her brother Hon. Jas. L. Gordon, o.
New York city, was also with her in her las
moments.
Mrs Josephine Diebietch Peary, wife of 1t
R. E. Peary the Arctic explorer, is, with hel
little daughter, visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. o
|
Governor O'Ferrall has appointed Mr. R
| Tate Irvine, Of Wise county, member of the
| Board Of Visitors of the University of Vir
ginia, to succeed Hon. B. B. Gordon, of Rap
pahannock, resigned.
At Slower, this county, Thursday, August
| 29th, Mr.. Jacob S. Propst will be married to
Miss Mary Lambert.
| The Baptist congregation at Louisa G. H.,
has extended a pastoral call to Rev. MIR.
Burner, of the Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. H. f. Mccormick who married a
daughter of Mr.. VIM. B. Alexander, of
Waynesboro', died last Wednesday at Rad
ford, Va, and was buried at Waynesboro'
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs James E, Irvine, of Charlottesville,
who has been visiting relatives IN this county
several weeks, returned to Charlottesville last
Thursday.
The Charlottesville Progress of Friday says:
"Mrs. William H. Matthews and her two
daughters, Misses Lille and Fannie, of Staun-
ton, are visiting Mrs. Matthews sister, Mrs.
Ambroselli on Belmont"
The Charlottesville Chronicle of Friday says:
miss Mamie German, of Staunton, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. q. L. Calaghan. at
Overton, Albemarle county.
Miss Lucy Snead, of Staunton, is visiting
her cousin, Miss George Young, at the Char
lottesville Female Seminary, on High street"
Miss Ella Shaughnessey. an intelligent and
handsome young lady of Richmond, is on a
visit to her aunt, Ms. John Burns, of this
city
H. H. Bolen and wife left Friday afternoon
for Rockbridge Baths to spend several weeks.
Rev. Robert A. Gibson, Rector of Christ
late Hon. A. II. H. Stuart, preached morning
and evening last Sunday in Emmanuel Church
of this city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Liggett, of this city. is n
Monterey, on a visit to her daughter Mrs. W.
H. Matheny, the wife of the editor OF the
Highland Recorder.
Rev. r. H. Hamill, President Of the Yves
leyan Female Institute of this city, preached
last Sunday morning in the M. E. Church
South in Monterey, Highland county.
Mise Auuuo Olc5, Oi NHulCHfIlle, ID floltluS
her aunt, Mrs. F. f. Sieg, near Hightown, in
county.
Miss Cora Sipe, of Monterey, Highland
county, is on a months visit to relatives in
Rockingham county.
Misses Phebe Jones, Emma Matheny, and
Helen Campbell left Monterey on Friday on
a visit to friends in Staunton and Harrison
burg.
Mrs. Blanche Vines, sister of Mrs. J. c.
of Monterey died on the 18th inst,
at her home in Botetourt county, leaving a
child 9 days old.
Rev. Geo. L. Cooke, a Presbyterian minis
ter of Georgia, native of this county, is on
visit to relatives and friends in this county,
He is brother of Mrs j. Frank Davis, of
this city.
We are sorry to announce that VIM. A.
Burnett Clerk of the County Court, has been
confined to his home by sickness since the
latter part of last week.
Rev. Job Turner, Missionary to Deaf Mutes,
held religious services at o'clock last Sun
day afternoon at st. James Church in Rich
mond.
Rev. VIM. Cumming, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church of this city, is holding
revival meetings in Basic City this week.
J. Fred. Davis, Business Manager of the
Daily NewS, has returned from his trip of
several weeks in the West