Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Personal.

] Mrs. J. Randolph tucker Is at the nome o.
her son, Harry, in this. city.
Samnel Forrer, of Messy Creek, is building
large barn on his home place.
Capt. R. S. Kerr has so far recovered from
desperate attack of rheumatism as to be abou
the streets on his crutches.
Mr.. Ell. White of Bridgewater, made us 8
call ON Wednesday last, ard ordered the
SPECTATOR to be sent to his address.
RIM Kyle, large cattle buyer of New
York, brother of NJ. E. Kyle, of this city,
was on a visit to his brother last week.
Clement H. Fulton, who lives near Mines
vile, whose house was burned in January, is
building new and larger one near the site
of the former residence.
Rev. ]. William Jones, the historian of
Gen. Lee, was in Staunton a few days ago,
spending short time with friends amongst
whom he is always welcome.
Harry B. Hanger son of Mrs. George A.
Hanger, a large and successful contractor ON
the great Chicago drainage canal, has been on
visit to his mother for few days.
Hon. Edward Echols and Mr.. Henry
Caperton. of West Virginia, were in the city
last week in attendance upon the funeral
obsequies of Mrs Margaret Erskine Miller
A. II. Roller, time honored friend of the
time in Roanoke, has removed to Mt.
Meridian, in this county, and will hereafter
reside there.
Messrs. J. F. Templeton, of Waynesboro,
and ]. W. Crist, of Sangersville, called last
week and testified to their appreciation Of the
SPECTATOR by that mode which admits of no
doubt of their sincerity.
Mr. Hal G. Shepperd, who went to a
Northern State recently to accept position
with an electric company, has returned to
Staunton, where he will remain in business.
as he found the Northern climate more
rigorous than he enjoyed.
Moffett Miller ESQ.,, of Bridgewater, has
sold his farm near Messy Creek Academy.
Craun at 5,0O0-equivalent to cash-posses-
sion to be given about March LIST. Newton
Craun, son of George Craun, Esq, will reside
there.
Messrs. Glenn. II. Fulton, Abraham Sanger,
Jno. W. Fairburn, Robert B. Hamilton,
Jerry Holland, B. S. Reeves, Glenn Arelart,
Jacob Weikle, H. B. Altman, and a number
of other persons who were held here as wit
nesses in Andrews case, and being much
pressed by business then, grew very restless.
Mr.. J. L. Luxford, so we'll and favorably
known here, and whose voice has given
much pleasure to the music-loving people of
our city, has accepted a position with the
Southern Manufacturing Company, of Rich
mond, Va, and left on Friday evening last
for Louisville, KY, to take charge of the
Kentucky business of the Company to which
he has been assigned.
Whilst in Washington on a recent trip we
dropped in to see our old friend, Chas. E.
Kemper, whom we found busy in his office
in the Treasury Department, where we felt at
home, and in the house of our friends, for
there we met Miss Annie McGill Fauntleroy,
Capt T. c. Morton, and Mr.. P. j. Orebaugh,
with handsome copy of architectural de
signs just issued from his Office, and years
subscription to the SPECTATOR.
A. c. Braxton, of the Staunton bar, counsel
for Capt. 7. S. Doyle, argued the questions
and dissected the evidence in the Institution
investigation on the 9th inst. before the
committee at Richmond. His effort has
been much complimented by the press, and
under his..elucidation many statements have
been made to appear in their true light, which,
clouded by animus and inspired by thirst
for office, wore to the public mind, and pos
shly to the mind of the committee, very
different hue from their real color.
Capt. H. Clay Niche, of Albemarle, who
recently spent some days in the city visiting
his daughter, Mrs. DIR. Catlett, returned home
last week. Whilst here he and DR.. G. W.
Finley, pastor of Thinking Spring Church, re-
newed their acquaintance. They were
prisoners of war together for many months,
and in the charge of Pickett at Gettysburg
were captured after Armistead fell beyond the
historic stone fence, being about the only
two living Confederates remaining at their
point of capture.