Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
Personal.

VIM. Patrick, Esq. and Capt. Henry w
Holt were in Richmond on bushes last Fri
day and Saturday.
A. c. Gordon was in attendance on meet
ing of the University of Virginia Board las
Saturday.
The friends of Mr.. Richard S. Kerr are de
lighted to know that he has SO far recovered
as to walk about his room.
Walter @. HulIihen, Jr., came over from
the University of Virginia tospend few day
last week at his father home.
W.N. Fishburne, an attorney of Waynes
boro was in Staunton several day
last week on professional business.
Joseph 7. McAllister, of the law firm o.
McAllister & McAllister, of Warm Springs
was in the city last week.
Capt Jas. Bumgardner and Joseph A
Glasgow, Esq, were in Beverly, w. Va, las
week in attendance on the Circuit Court now
in session there.
The Rockbridge Neacs announces that card
are out announcing the marriage of Miss Ida
Florence Whitmore, of near Jump, to E. NJ
Shreskhise of Knightly, Augusta county.
Col. R. S. Turk has been summoned by
telegraph to Grafton, W. Va, on important
business He left here Sunday morning, and
will be absent all this week.
In St Paurs Church in Lynchburg at
p. m, Wednesday, February 18th, James
Emory Hughes, lawyer of that city, will be
married to Mrs. Fanny Murrell Alexander
widow of the late Frank Alexander, of this
city.
John f. Lewis Jr, son of D. Sheffey Lewis
who has been the efficient local editor of the
Spirit Of the Valley. of which his father is the
owner and able editor, has accepted the po-
sition of local editor on the Broohlya ~. "
Times
Ex-State Auditor S. Brown Allen, ex-
United States District-Attorney William g.
Craig, Councilman ]. G. Shelter, and City
Constable John A. Noon, were in Norfolk at
tending the Republican State Committed
meeting last week.
Mr.. Hal. A. Shepherd, who has made
Staunton his home for several years, and who
has been engaged in stenography and type
writing, as well as electrical work, has accept
ed position in Reading, Pa, with an cleo
trical company, and left this week to assume
his duties.
Lieutenant Colonel 0. B. Roller, of the
Second Regiment; Captain E. W. Sullivan,
and Lieutenant R. R Richardson, and George
Basford, of Company c, Second Regiment, all
of Harrisonburg, were in Richmond last
week for the purpose of being examined by
the Military Board.
James J. Corbett, bank-clerk, pugilist, and
actor, was the medium through which the
curiosity of large audience was satisfied at
the Richmond Theatre last Wednesday night.
Many of those in the audience were surprised
to see what finished actor Corbett has be-
come. The play was the 'sNaval Cadets"
John l.. Sullivan fell from the rear of a
Rock Island and Peoria train, going thirty
miles an hour, between Galva and Lafayette,
ILL.,, while on his way from Rock Island to
Springfield, Ill, where he was to appear at
the opera-house last Wednesday. 1t is
thought he was not seriously hurt When
his wounds were being dressed, it IS said, he
cried like child
In response to telegram from Governor
O'Ferrall, DR.. Benjamin Blackboard, Superin-
tendent of the Western State Hospital went
to Carroll county last week. There DR..
Blackford met DR.. J. D. Moncure, Superin-
tendent of the Williamsburg Eastern State
Hospital, and together they examined into
the mental condition of John Weatherman,
who is under sentence of death. They pro-
nounced him sane
Thomas ]. Shryock. of Baltimore, has been
nominated by the republican caucus Tor
treasurer of Maryland. Mr. Shryock belongs
man of high character and remarkable bust
ness ability. He is the head of the lumber
firm of T. J. Shryock & Co., of Baltimore, and
the President of the st. Lawrence Boom and
Manufacturing Company, at Ronceverte, w.
Va, and heavily interested in timber lands in
Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties.
Col S. W. Paxton, whose home is near
Lexington, Va, was in Staunton last Thurs
day and Friday on business. Col. Paxton is
the son-in-laW of the late Col. Nathaniel
Kerr, of this county. He looks hale, and, we
hope, enjoys good health, although he was
wounded on the 18th of May,
1863, at Spottsylvania Courthouse; the same
day Col. Jas. H. Skinner, of this city, received
the wound which resulted in the loss of his
eye. Col. Paxton surrendered in the Sind
Regiment at Appomattox. Since the war he
met with an accident in a steam saw-mill
which nearly deprived him of the use of his
left hand.
Rev. John. J. Clark, who was Pastor of the
M. E. Church, South, of this city soon after
the close Of the war, spent portion of last
and this week in this city in which he was
cordially greeted by his many friends without
distinction of UNCONVENTIONAL differences.
He became pastor of the church here when it
was in weak and crippled condition, and by
his zeal, practical sense, and active exertions
he inspired it with renewed life and vigor
and started it on a progressive career which it
has since maintained till it has reached its
present state of prosperity. Mr. Clark in
appearance is what Shakespeare would call a
counterfeit presentment' of the late Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, for whom, before the
death Of the latter, he had been sometimes
mistaken when travelling on the trains. Fo,
several years, he has not had charge of any
church. He is in the 10Th year of his age
He preached Sunday evening in the M. E
Church of this city. He has recently visited
Martinsburg, W. Va, and Winchester and
Harrisonburg Va, where he had formerly
been stationed. He has many friends wher.
ever he has lived.
THE NEW BANK.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank of this
city, which began its career under this name
on the LIST day of this month, but which is
really the Old Savings Bank with an amend.