Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-10
Personal.

Miss Annie McGill Fauntleroy is IN the city
visiting her mother.
Miss Halle Patton, of Union, W. Va. il
visiting her cousin, Miss Eliza Braxton.
Hon. ]. W. Arbuckle, of Lewisburg, W. Va.
was in the city during the convention.
Miss Alice M. Yost returned to her home il
this place Friday morning from Jackson, La.
The Withrow Lumber Company were the
contractors. who built the new Masonic Temple
in this city.
Mrs Rosa White is visiting friends in Rich
mond, and will also visit in Norfolk before re-
turning.
| Senator John W Daniel whilst in the city
was entertained by Mr.. Edward Echols. On
Saturday the Senator left for Washington.
| DR.. NJ. @. Holt, of Surry, father of Capt.
Henry w. Holt, remained a few days after the
convention visiting his son, at the residence OF
Mr.. A. G. Braxton.
Senator Cockrell and family while in the
city last week to attend the marriage of Mr..
Ewing Cockrell were the guests of the Hotel
Frederick.
Miss Letitia Scott, niece of Vice President
Stevenson's wife, will be married Thursday
to .morrow-to Lieutenant Bromwell in the
army.
At Mt. Horeb Church in this county to day.
Mr.. Howard S. Patterson will be married to
Miss Belle Crawford, daughter of Mr. W. Bell
Crawford.
Judge Mclaughlin has appointed ex-Sheriff
r. r. Witt, clerk of the circuit court of Rock
bridge county, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Captain Boude.
The Allegheny Sentinel says Miss Emma
Conner of Augusta county, who has been visit
ing at Rev. Buchanan's in Covington for some
time, was somewhat indisposed a few days ago
but is better now.
Miss Augusta Hartman, who has been con-
nected with the Institution, but who resigned
some time ago, has accepted position as
teacher in the articulation department of the
Edgewood Park School, at Allegheny, Pa.
At the Warm Springs, Bath county, at one
o'clock to-day June 10th, Mr.. VIM. J. Pritch-
ard of the Healing Springs. will be married to
Miss M. Laura Hughart daughter of Mrs. M.
J. Hughart
In Charleston, W. Va, on Tuesday, June
3Oth, Mr.. Lucien D. Smith. of Fire Creek,
Fayette county, W. Va, son of the late judge
J. w. Green Smith of this city, will be mar
ried to Miss Jessie Dent popular young lady
and social favorite of Charleston, w. Va.
Miss Sarah E. Laughton, the talented and
efficient elocution teacher, who has been the
instructor in that branch of study in the Mary
Baldwin Seminary, will leave shortly to ac-
cept the position of principal of the Old Orch
ard Seminary in Augusta, Maine. Miss Laugh
ton, during her residence here, has made
number of friends.
Miss Mary Jane Sitlington. sister of Mr..
Alex Sitlington of Bath county, died at four
o'clock Friday morning, May 10Th. Funeral
services were conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Groves in the Windy Cove Church Saturday
afternoon. The deep sympathy of the com
munity is extended Mr.. sitlington in his be-
reavement.
The Withrow Lumber Company has secured
the contract for the new court house at Har-
risonburg. the contract price being $4,000. The
highest bid was $68,755. The Rockingham
Register says: 1t was agreed that all the bids
except that of the Withrow Lumber Company,
which was the lowest, should be rejected, and
that bid be held under advisement until an
other meeting of the board.
The Allegheny Sentinel says Capt. G. G.
Gooch and Hon. w. A. Rinehart returned
Tuesday morning from weeks trip to Chica-
go, where they had been Strengthening up
their business in regard to their big contract
on the Chicago Drainage Canal, which they
finished few days ago ahead of contract time.
The contract price of the work done by Messrs.
Gooch, Rinehart & Co. amounted to near
million dollars.