Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
Personal.

Works, is in New York.
Miss Fannie Tams has gone to Baltimore
where she will spend a few days.
Miss Sallie D. Chamberlayne returned from
a brief visit to Richmond Saturday.
Mr.. w. P. Rhodes, of the Star Gallery, was
in Waynesboro last Friday on legal business
Hon. J. S. Craig, member of the Legislature
from Rock bridge was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Addie Baldwin has gone to Colorado
to visit her sister and will be gone some
months.
Mr. Walter Hullihen, from the University
of Virginia, is at the home of his parents on
sick leave.
Rev. w. T. Jones will preach at Hermitage
next Sunday afternoon, March 29th, at 3;oO
o'clock
Mr. r. D. Apperson went to Richmond last
Saturday on business. Mrs. Apperson &C
companied him.
Mrs. J. H. Basore VINO attended the funer-
al of her sister, Mrs. John N. Opie, has re-
turned to her home.
John A. Alexander. of this bar, left for
New York on Friday morning on business
and returned Monday.
The regular monthly parlor meeting OF the
"Y's" has been postponed until after the
meeting at the Columbian Hall.
Mr.. Howard Hamilton. of near this city,
lett yesterday for Washington, D. c., where
he had accepted a position.
Miss Eva Hoge left for Danville last week
and Misses Emma and Mildred Hoge left on
the same train for Richmond.
Rev. W. T. Yarbrough will preach near
G. M. Thacker's Mill next Sunday evening
March 10Th, at 81 o'clock.
Thos. C. Kinney, Esq, who recently settled
in New York City to practice law is in the
city on visit to relatives and friends.
Professor Echols, who has just been pro
NOTED to the chair occupied by Col. S. G.
Venable, spent Saturday last in the city.
John T. Harris, Jr., of the firm of Sipe &
Harris, was in the city Saturday, also Capt
VIM. B. Compton of the Harrisonburg bar.
1t is said that Governor O'Ferrall contem-
plates visit to Florida for the purpose of
recuperat1ng from his recent attack of
illness.
Mrs j. r. Taylor has returned to her home
from Winchester, Va, where she was recent
ly called by the death of her aunt, Miss
Baldwin.
Mr. L. A. Fraser, who has been connected
with various papers IN Staunton, left last
week for Bluefeld, W. Va, to take charge of
the Telegraph.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. f. johnson, of Mt Sidney,
are ON a visit to the family of Mr.. T. A.
Pace, the father of Mrs. Johnson, on North
Market street.
Messrs Hugh II. Kerr and T. Peyton
Brown, two of our most enterprising at
torneys, are now located in the Patrick &
Gordon building.
Henry Witt, formerly of this city, now OF
the hat firm of Ellhart, Joiner & Co of
Baltimore, has been housed for nearly two
weeks with sprained ankle.
Mrs. Virginia Hail. who has been visiting
Mr.. J. R. Taylor and family in their beauti
full new home on Berkeley street, returned to
her home in Richmond on Saturday last.
Frank c. Green, of New York who has
been in Staunton as the representative OF
Clarks' Mile End Thread called and re
newed pleasant acquaintance formed some
time ago.
Last week in Richmond, at the meeting Of
the American Association of Passenger and
Ticket Agents, w. A. Turk, General Passenger
Argent of the Southern Railway, was elected
Vice President
Rev J. NJ. Rawlings, of Charlottesville
preached mornlng..and evening, last Sunday
in the First Presbyterian Church of this
city, the Pastor. Rev. A. NJ. Fraser, being in
disposed with sore throat.
William lehman, ESQ., of Peterson, Iowa
was in Staunton last week looking over thu
country with a view of purchasing land. HI
is gentleman of much intelligence, and w
hope will find some place that suits him.
Miss Augusta Bumgardner, who is teach
ing this winter at Clifton Forge, spent las
Sunday with her parents on Augusta street
Miss Linda Bumgardner is also visiting at tn
residence of Captain James Bumgardner
Jr.
Senator John w. Daniel spent Sunday will
his wife who is at st. Luke's Hospital a
Richmond for treatment The Senator lief
Monday for Washington. Mrs Daniel i
improving.
Mr. George Mason Lee, son of Gen Fitzhugl
| Lee, has passed a creditabIe examination TO
| his entrance as cadet at West Point Thl
young gentleman will keep up the militar,
succession of the Lee family. which has flo
SO long been famous in history:
| Gov. OFerrall and wife arrived here iron
Richmond Monday evening and spent til
night in this city. Tuesday the Governo
visited the Hospital for the Insane, and tn
Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and BlinG
and returned to Richmond on the afternoo
| train.
Fred F. Allen, who has been in the dru
business in Danville, Va, spent Friday i
the city with his parents. Mr.. Allen ha
accepted position with Reynolds & James,
well known drug firm in Newport News. an
left Saturday morning at 2:07 for the hustlin
new seaport.
| Miss Sallie Crawford, of Mt. Sidney, daugf
ter of the late DR.. VIM. M. Crawford Of thu
place, who had been on visit of some week
to her sister, Mrs. Samuel McCue, of Cha
lottesville returned to her home on Saturda.
accompanied by Mrs. McCue and her ittl
daughter.
Rev. DrB'Kalisch, the Jewish Rabbi,
Richmond, preached in the Synagogue her
on Wednesday last to a large audienc
Many Christians were in the audience
there are always is when this Rabbi preach
here. He is an orator of great force, and h
sermons are always enjoyed.
Capt. VIM. H. Fowle, former respecte
citizen of this city, who filled the same p
sition under Internal Revenue Collector, Cap
Ham Shepperd, has been appointed deput
to the Collector of Internal Revenue for tt
Western District of Virginia, in the place
Capt. VIM. H. Baltic, resigned, also form
citizen of this city. .
H. L. Lang, the jeweler, who lately sold b
handsome new building corner of Ma
, and Augusta streets to the Merchants ar