Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-13

Person al.

Tom Burke, a candidate for the office of
Constable in the First Ward. has withdrawn.
| Geo. Walters, an old Staunton boy, but now
of New Orleans passed through the city last
week.
Miss Salle Roller, of this city is visiting
Miss Clara Mccormick at Fairfield, Rockbridge
county.
! David Beard, prominent citizen of Pied
| mont, was in the city Monday and Tuesday
| of this week
ED McQuaine, an employee of the Western
State Hospital, and wife are visiting friends at
Sangersville.
Greenlee D. Letcher Esq of the Lexington
bar, was in the city Saturday on his way home
from Richmond.
Robert son of COL W. E. Craig, student OF
the University of Virginia, was in the city for
few days last week.
Hon. H. st. Geo. Tucker was in the city last
week. and after visit to Lexington returned
again to Washington.
Hugh H. Kerr went to Waynesboro Satur
day to attend the celebration at the Presby-
terrain church on Sunday.
Col. John H. Crozier of this city, was in
Highland last week attending to legal bust
ness in the Circuit Court
Col. Jno. L. Peyton, who suffered slight
stroke of apoplexy, as mentioned in our last
issue, is almost we'll again,
F. Peyton Brown and Hugh H. Kerr, of the
Stouptop hor uoro in attendance on the Hiph-
land Circuit Court last week.
III Allen, the colored candidate for Justice
of the Peace III the First Ward, after having
his name certified Withdrew.
1T J. Collins has been appointed judge of
electi ons in the Second Ward, vice Charles
Prufer, who declined to serve.
We regret to learn of the illness of Mr.. Jas.
L. Beck, Manager of the Bodley Wagon Works.
He was reported better at last account
The Thursday afternoon young ladies'
Whist Club was entertained by Miss Minnie
Mccoy, at her home on Church street.
The Normal School which for the past SIX
| weeks has beeu conducted at Basic by Messrs.
W. A. Bowles and E. O. Peale, has closed,
Misses Lizzie and Minnie Grattan, who
have been spending the winter in Georgia
and North Carolina, have returned home.
Mrs. VIM. Starke Burke, who has been in
Baltimore for some time under medical treat
ment has returned home much benefited.
Jno. l.. Coyner, Esq, prominent young
farmer Of the Koiner's Store neighborhood,
called and ordered the SPECTATOR last week.
Judge VIM. Mclaughlin returned from
Highland Wednesday last, where he had been
holding the spring term of the Circuit Court.
Our old friend Geo. L.. Orebaugh, of Mt.
Scion, was caller at the office last week, and
enrolled himself as subscriber to the SPEcTA-
TOR.
Mrs Gibson, wife of Senator Gibson, of
Maryland, and Mrs James A WEIGH, of Rich
mond, were guests of Mrs Randolph Tucker
last week at Lexington.
Last Friday, Mrs. Allie H. Stephenson was
appointed postmaster at Wilsonville, High
land county, Va, vice Fannie M. Stephenson,
resigned.
DR.. J. E. Arbuckle and Mr.. w. D. Bowman
of Crimora, who could not do without the
SPECTATOR called last week, and ordered copies
to be sent them.
George W Mooney. of Portsmouth, Virginia,
will be married on May 28th to Miss Katie M
Shafer at the residence in this city of Mr. A
Shafer on Stafford street.
Rev. Dr.. Rosebro pastor of Tabb Street Pres
byterian Church, Petersburg, will sail Satur-
do 70 otto fbo Do yhx,to
Council at Glasgow, Scotland.
| The negro Irwin Ford, who is accused of
| numbering Elsie Kreglo, near Washington last
| week, says he was born near Staunton, but
nobody has been found who knows anything
of him.
Mrs. c. NJ. BLACKBOARD who has been visiting
in the family of her cousin, DIR. Ben. Black
ford, Superintendent of the Western State
Hospital, has returned to her home in Lynch
burg
Mrs W. P. Young and her sisters, Misses
Lizzie and Adelia Gibson, were in the city Sat-
urday. They conduct and manage the Valley
Home Female school near Fishersville in this
county.
l. H. Stephenson, a prominent member of
the Monterey bar, was in Staunton visiting his
| sister at Kalorama, and his daughter at the
Mary Baldwin Seminary. He returned home
yesterday.
Thomas P. Parish, of Charlottesville who
has been connected with hotels throughout
the country, and especially with the Hotel
Ruffner at Charleston, W. Va, was in Staun-
ton last week.
| sErhe following students of Dunsmore's Bust
ness College were graduated last Wednesday :
| ]. E. Nickel, of Sinks Grove, Monroe coun-
| ty, W. Va; P. s. Tutwier, of Rolla, near
Stanton, and j. B. Clark, of Staunton.
John Bowers, son of Amos Bowers, and a
recent graduate of Dunsmores Business Col
ege of this city. died at Huntington, W. Va,
last Thursday. His remains were taken to his
| home at Sugar Grove, W. Va, for interment
Mr.. Jake Blumelinck, late of Hotel Clifford,
Richmond, and his assistant, H. ]. Shafer,
will leave that city Friday for the old Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, where they will
be in charge of the wine-room, as in past
days.
Charles Prufer was some time ago appointed
! JUuoC VI CltCtlOIl III Tie SECOND WdfQ OF THIS
city, bun after short time he declined Then
Collins was appointed, and he 90 declin-
ed, then the board appointed VIM Cosby, who
has qualified.
VIM Trout, second son of H Trout; who
has been in Baltimore for same time, where
ne was operated on for appendicitis, was ex-
pected home last week, but it became neces-
sary to reopen the wound and he will not be
able to travel for several weeks yet.
| Mother Lorretto Hunter, for many years
superioress of the Visitation Convent, Fred
erick Md, died on the 9Th instant, at that
institution, of paralysis. She was a most
lovely character, and highly accomplished
lady, and was dearly beloved by all who
knew her.
1 The tremendous ovation rendered Pokey
Barnes in Jackson Ward, Richmond. upon
her arrival in that city from Farmville Tues
day night was too much tor the already
strained nerves of the released prisoner, and