Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-01
Personal.

Hon. A. G. Gordon and wife are on trip to
J. New York.
!. Mrs. Dr. Blacxford is on visit to friends
. in Lynchburg.
Professor w. A. Bowles, of Basic City, was
in Staunton this week.
Mrs Sue Peyton Kent of Wytheville, is on
a visit to Miss Fannie Harrison.
Capt R. L. Parrish of Covington is in the
csty on business for the c. & o. Ry.
Oscar A. Bell, formerly of this county, now
of Pocahontas. was in the city last week.
/. William Churchman, Esq, is laid up at his
home with a severe attack of rheumatism.
The genial face of Mr. Geo. G. McGilvray,
special insurance agent, is again seen in our
: midst
Mr. Arthur Hanger and wife were on a
visit to their son at Stribling Springs Sunday
last
G. Harry Haines, our Stonewall Band
trombone, has accepted position in Peoria,
Ill.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blease were on a visit
to Mrs. BIease's parents near Waynesboro last
1 week.
Mr.. Bittle McNulty, of Mcdowell, High
land county, was in Staunton several days
last week.
Rev Henry Early is conducting a very
large meeting at the Beaver creek church near
Sangersville.
The school of Mr. Samuel Huffman at
; Madrid closed on last Tuesday, after a sue
cessful session.
James Y. McCutchen of Sangersville
called at this Office on Tuesday to congratu-
late the SPECTATOR.
Maj. John H. DlDneen, promin ent mem
Der of the Richmond bar, was in the city last
week visiting his father.
Mr.. Cyrus Creigh, of this city, was visiting
relatives and friends in Greenbrier county,
i W. Va, last week.
Mrs. Benford Deakins who has been on a
visit to her home in England, will sail for
America on next Saturday.
Eugene R. McCutchen has qualified as the
deputy of his father, J. r. McCutchen, who is
county surveyor of this county.
Archie Fauntleroy. now in business IN
South Carolina, is visiting his mother, and
renewing acquaintance in this city.
Mr.. Stuart Lofts, of Barterbrook, is quite
ill with pneumonia, SO much SO that his
| friends are very uneasy about him.
Mr.. J. B. Shifett of The Cralgsville neigh
borhood, was in the city last week, and
| whilst here, called at the SPECTATOR office.
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bicycle factory preparatory to taking charge
of the wheel department of c. c. Berry of this
city.
The school taught at Lone Fountain by Mr.
R. L. Farrar and Miss Virgie Lightner closed
| on the 9th of March with appropriate exer-
cises.
Beniah Vint of Sangersvlle has been quite
sick for some time, also John E. Viga of the
same place but both are slightly improved at
last accounts.
Robert, son of Judge g. G. Grattan, of
Harr1sonburg, has accepted a position with
the law firm of Tyler, Pratt q Hubbard, of
New York City.
Rev. JAS Williams, who is building hand
some new house on Berkeley street, has re-
turned to the city from months visit to
Hot Springs, Va.
Mrs. Sadie P. Williams, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. E. H. Heyener, in this |
county, returned last week to her home in
Crabbottom, Highland county.
Miss Mary McC. Wilson, of Collierstown,
Rockbridgc county, has been appointed as |
missionary to Brazil by the Executive Com
mittee of Foreign Missions
Mr.. Euritt, who has been in New York |
purchasing stock of spring and summer |
goods for the large retail house of VIM H. |
Weller, returned on last Saturday.
Mrs. Robert L. Craycroft nee Miss Annie |
Cotton, who has been visiting the daughters
OF Mr.. John D. Crowle, left for her home in |
Cumberland, Nd, last Thursday morning
Mr. Charles Catlett has enlarged his chemi-
cal and geological laboratory over the law
offices of Echols, Bell & Catlett, Mr. Mona
que Payne being the contractor for the work
The Rev. DIR. j. S. Gardner. last year the
Presiding Elder of this district, now the
Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, at Lexington, has daughter one week
old.
John Gum, Esq, of Pocahontas, who has
been patient at the Kings Daughters Hos
pital, in this city, underwent serious surgi-
cal operation, and has returned home entirely
cured.
Professor Jas. L. Hutchins who-assisted |
by Miss Minnie Tate-taught the Greenyille
school this year, closed a most successful ses-
sion on the 21st of March with appropriate
exercises
Col. J. W. A. Ford, of Lewisburg, w. Va.
was in the city On Thursday last, attending
the funeral of Lettie little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. S. Withrow, and niece of Col.
Ford's wife,
Mr. Price, of Dayton, Rockingham county, IL
prosperous merchant of that town, was inf
the cit; ON last Wednesday. Mr.. Price is a
orother-in-law of the Hon. J w. Marshall, of +
Craig county. (
Rev. q B Stricken, of Atlanta, well known
in Staunton, has been invited to deliver the (
baccalaureate sermon on May 31st before the
senior classes of the Westminster Synodical c
Colleges. Missouri.
DIR. Ella J. Reed, of Arlington, Va. at one
time an applicant for position on the medi- !.
cal staff of the Western State Hospital of this
city, was married last week to DR.. J. Fressell
Mortinet of Baltimor
Mr.. John Spots, of the firm of Bowling f
spots d Co., of this city, was on visit last
week to his aunt, Mrs. Virginia Spots, of
LeWlsburg, WA, and his father and mother
who are also visiting there. t
Dr. A. ). Crowell, of Salisbury, N. c., who c
aas been connected with the University of e
ne Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, is visiting I
he Rev. G. A. Marks, of the Mt. Tabor | t
Lutheran Church, of this county. |(
MRS. e. Benton Coiner reached home last a
saturday from Baltimore where she had been q
'lsltlng friends. She left Baltimore very ill :
'nd was carried from the train at Fishers