Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-29
Personal.

Personal.
Col. ]. c. Shields, who arrived here SUNDAY
evening, is still in the city.
Mr.D s. Henkel of Basic, has been IN at
tendance in the County Court this week
Judge Charles Grattan was last week II
charlottesville, holding Court for Judge Duke
Judge George M. Harrison. of the Court Of
Appeals bench, came home Saturday evening
Reeves McComb of Richmond. is on visi
to his friends in this county and was IN the
city on Saturday.
| William H. Overhaul, large lumber-dealer
of Greenbrer county, w. Va, was in the
city on last Wednesday on business.
| Capt. S. A. Gilmore, one of the largest farm
ers and cattle raisers in Highland county, is
IN the city for few days
| StitL Hamilton, formerly night operator
of the c. & Q. here but now of Buchanan
is visiting the family of w. P. Rhodes, of this
city.
! Our Madrid letter did not reach the office
until nearly 5 o clock yesterday evening
when about ready to go to press. We regret
this more than our correspon dent can imag-
inc.
The House Committee to investigate the
charges of immortality at the D. D. & B. Insti-
tuition, is composed of Randolph Harrison, H.
Hathaway and Silas H. Walker.
Henry Witt, son of Isaac Witt and former
ly partner in the firm of |. Witt & Bro, but
now in business in Baltimore, came to his
fathers home on last Friday evening and re-
manned until Monday.
Mr.. James M. Barr and Miss Lou Annie
Bible came to Staunton on Monday, and, hav-
ing procured the necessary credentials, were
married that evening at the residence of R. B.
Hamilton, at Messy Creek.
Gordon Wright, the noted horse-buyer of
the city, on last Friday was preparing lot of
horses for shipment North. He had about
eighteen magnificent animals which he ex-
pected to car that day.
: Mr. Nicholas K. Trout, of Colorado, who
has recently been honored with official posi-
ton in that State, after visit to his sisters
and friends here, left last Friday for his
adopted home in the West.
Mrs. Betsy Lesley, an aged lady, living near
Annex in this county, was SO burned last
week by her clothing catching on fire from a
CRATE that she died the next day. Miss Lesley
and Mrs. Thornton Berry were the only sur
viying members of large family.
The old James Bumgardner home-place
near Bethel Church, was re sold by Com'rs
William Patrick and J. NJ. Quarles on Mon
day, and purchased by Mrs. DR.. P. D. Muir
ply, daughter of the late James Bumgard-
ner, at s18 per acre.
Rev J. W. Rosebro, at one time Pastor of
Messy Creek Church in this county, but more
recently Pastor of Tabb Street Presbyterian
Church, Petersburg, Va, goes to Savannah,
Ga, to take charge of an independent church
there.
Professor J. A. Hiner has gone to Louisville,
KY, to assume the duties of the position to
which he has recently been elected. His wife
and child will leave for Richmond, Va. to-
day, to spend a while with Mrs liners
brother, William B. Logan, after which she
will join Mr.. Hiner in Louisville.
The marriage of Mr.. William Franklin
Bowman, merchant of Lebanon, Shenan-
doah county, to Miss Iva Funkhouser, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Joseph E. Funkhouser, will take
place at half past o'clock this morning at
the Mt. Zion United Brethren Church in
Frederick county.
Mr.. James Cox, the owner of the Belgravia
Stock Farm, near Mt. Jackson, is in the city
with some of his stock. Mr.. Cox is an En-
gllsh gentleman who has been giving a vast
deal of attention to fine horses, and has in his
stables some of the highest bred trotters in
Virginia.
We had pleasant chat about the West and
Kansas, with our old friend
Howard Koiner, on Monday. Mr.. Koiner's
home is really near Waynesboro, but he also
owns and operates a stock farm near Herring
ton, Kansas. Hereports improved conditions
there, and especially in and about Kansas
City, Mo, which he says has drawn to it a
larger livestock market than Chicago as well
as huge packing interest. The Armour
buildings alone cover 80 acres of ground.
pardon by Gov. O'Ferrail Joshua stole 37a
cts worth of bacon and was found guilty of
HOUSEKEEPING as he stole it from within
store 1t being his third term he was SEN
fenced for life. This life sentence which the
Hastings Court added to the finding of the
Jury, the Supreme Court set aside, but left the
two years found by the jury. Now Gov. o.
Ferrall says, if Joshua is crazy he ought to be
in an insane asylum; If not insane he is where
he ought to be.
Simon Koiner, Esq, whose home is on the
road leading from Hermitage to Waynesboro
will celebrate his Goth birthday today, and
he has invited to be present all of his children
and grandchildren. A most enjoyable day
is expected, and the SPECTATOR extends its
heartiest congratulations.
Thomas A. Dawson in this issue announces