Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-03-03
PERsoNA1.-Mr. Geo. A Bruce, Flour

PERsoNAL.-Mr. Geo. A Bruce, Floui
3 Inspector of Richmond. was in Staunton
> Monday, on brief visit. He was cordi
| ally greeted by many friends.
. Rev. Saml McCune, of Highland, will
accompany Rev. McDuff Simpson on his
trip to Scotland, next week.
The numerous friends Of Capt. d. p
Woodward, will be glad to know that be
is able to attend to the duties Of the post,
which he so competently fills on the Ghesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Chas. NJ Gallaher,. for the Balti-
more & Ohio R. R., and Maj. P. H. Wood
ward, for the Chesapeake q Ohio r. R.,
have received the appointments Of solicit
ing agents for their companies. Mr.Galla-
her is popular young gentlemen, who has
been promoted from the position of clerk,
at the Valley depot, and Maj. Woodward
is widely known to the travelling public
as the Superintendent at the, ,Rockbridge
Baths last season.
| The Charlotte IN. CO. "Observer," of
last Thursday, has the following notice
about two Of our well-known former citi-
ZenS.
'"We record with regret that DR..
Berkley and Mr.. W. A. Turk, who have
been associated in the insurance business,
with their headquarters for the past four
or five months in this city, are about to
leave us. DR.. Berkeley goes hence to Rich
mond and Mr.. Turk to Raleigh. They are
both Virginia gentlemen, with all the weight
that this term carries with it, ana have
made many friends since they have been
residents of Charlotte. Dr. Berkeley Is get
| ting back hOme-sstO his fathers house,"
! as Ben Hill says-but Mr.. Turk is gong
among strangers, and to our Raleigh friends
we cordially commend him as one in every,
way worthy their esteem. A recommends
tion of him is, however, unnecessary, for
he Is as jolly as Momus himself, and.
wherever he goes people will like him in
spite of themselves. These gentlemen
| leave here on Saturday, and we are heart
lily sorry for it,"
| MI. Jos. Loebe,t the popular senior member
Of the Loebe Bros, returned to Staunton,
from Philadelphia, Friday, with his lovely
bride miss Carrie Simon, of that city. He
has taken apartments at the Virginia
Hotel.
Capt. J. E. Fitz, of the G. & o. road,
with Messrs. Hewitt, Blakemore and Stiff,
of Staunton. gave a very pleasant social
musical entertainment, at KesWick, last
week, which is highly praised by the Char
lottesville papers.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro had nice carriage
smashed last week by the carelesspess of
drunken negro.
Mr.. Saml Quick, Of the police force, has
exchanged his Staunton real estate with
Mr.. Henkel, for nice farm in Botetourt,
where he contemplates residing.
Mr.. A. A. Grubert, one of our most popu-
lar citizens, was serenaded. on Monday
night by ssthat leetle German band" I'M
der Capt. ]. E. Fitz, that being the ami
versary of his birth. On Tuesday night,
Mr.. Grubert gave handsome supper to
his friends.
The Richmond papers announce thatth
advance sheets of part of the Geographi-
cal survey Of Virginia, by Maj. Jed. Hotch-
kiss, of Staunton, published by the Board
of immigration, are out. 1t will be ready
for sale about the LIST of April next.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist"
speaking of the singing of Miss Sue E Ride
nour, the blind vocalist, in a concert there
says: .'Her merits in voice are heroic and
truthful and challenged the wonder and
admiration of all who heard her. Her bird
like voice is as perfectly modulaJed as that
of Jenny Lind in the palmiest days of her
career" Pretty high pressure +!
Geo. A. Blakemore, ESQ.,, Of Pendleton
county, W. Va, formerly Of Augusta
county, this State, is spoken of as candi-
date for Attorney General of West Vir-
ginia. ss
In the r-graduate class of Pharma-
cy, at the College of Pharmacy in Balti-
more at the final examination, Mr.. Thorn
as Reese, son Of DR.. B. P. Reese of this
city, took the first stand.
Howard H. Cowan, formerly Of Staun-
ton, was one of the graduates in Medicine
at the Richmond Medical College this
week.
Gen. Williams c. Wickham, Judge B.
r. Wexford of the Richmond City Circnit
Court, and Gen. St. John. passed through
here Tuesday night on special train 60
ing to Huntington. It is understood that
their business is connected with the recent
receivership.
Mr.. Robert II. Fisher, of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company, one of the
best and bravest of the boys who followed
Stonewall Jackson, had his right leg am
putated in Richmond on Tuesday, in con-
sequence of wound received in battle,
and from which he has long suffered.
A STAUNToN MINISTER ABRoAD.-The
Roanoke ''Gollegian," speaking of the lee
ture of Rev. McDuff simpson, of Staun-
ton, before the Young Mems Christian
Association of Roanoke College on the 21st
ult, says: