Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-29
centennial Notes.

A little after daybreak Monday
Valley r. r. for the Centennial, left the
depot at O'Clock, taking over one hundred
passengers, among whom Rev. DR.. Chas.
Manly and lady; DR.. Hampden Fultz and
lady; Mrs. Fred. Fultz, Dwight Sears,
and others of Staunton; Capt. Jno. T.
Shields, Robt. Lambert, j.. Samuel Wal
lace, w. NJ. Brown, and Frank Wal
lace, CT Greenville, and others from this
county.
The excursion train on the same day. on
the C. & o. Road, reached the city with
three cars well filled between here and Hin
ton. at this point some twenty five embark
ed, among whom were DR.. r. McChesney
and family, .Jno. McCorkle, Jno. Randolph,
J. Frank Clemmer and G. B. Crist, of Mid
dlebrook.
On Monday night, Hon. VIM. A. An
derson, of Rockbridge, arrived here with a
party Of young ladies', en- route to the Gen.
tennial including Misses Bette Alexander,
Fanny Anderson, Belle Anderson, and
Mary kirkpatrick, of Lexington, and Miss
Mary Bruce, of Halifax. They proceeded
on their journey, Tuesday, via the G. &
0. Road.
Another excursion, by way of the Valley
r. R., will leave Staunton on the 10th of
October.
The most successful Staunton visitor to
the Centennial is agreed on all hands to be
young gentleman, who went on three
weeks ago, on his own hook. The Zoolo-
gical garden in Paramount Park, is between
the city and the Centennial Grounds, and
the Staunton man spent four days there,
This time was financially imited), in
looking at the animals, under the I'M
preston that he was viewing the Cen
tennial.
The shrewdest Staunton visitor was a
clergyman, who recently visited US, and
filled two of our pulpits. In the street
car he spent his time testing the operations
of the bell punch, and had the pleasure OF
forking oyer to the conductor for the
number Of times he made it strike.
Mr.. S. A. Hoshour, of the W. L. Asy-
lum, returned from the Centennial with
his family last week.
DR.. Zach McChesney, aged ninety years,
returned last week from his Centennial
excursion, having seen as much as young
man could, and having experienced no in
convenience from the trip.
The congregation Of Augusta church
contributed largely to the Centennial ex-
cursion on the Valley Road, Monday. At
Fort Defiance depot the following ladies
and gentlemen got aboard: Messrs. Geo.
H. Crawford, Benz. S. Crawford, Eddie
M. McCue, Benz. Hinton, Hugh B. Pat
terson, Egbert G. Handy, Samuel Parklns,
S. NJ. Wilkes, Mrs. Mamie Wilkes, and
Misses Anna W. Crawford. Sallie Lewis,
Matte Van Fossen, Mary Lyle Parkins,
Nettie Poague and Claddie Wilson. Of
the same congregation. Messrs. Jno. W.
Stout, Jno. H. Crawford, Samuel McCue,
and Miss Leila Zirkle, had made the eX-
cursion on former occasion.
Yesterday morning a party of twenty
FIVE persons left on the G. & o. Road, for
the Centennial. Among them were Pres
ton A. Baylor, Jno. B. Scherer, ST., Jno.
M. Hardy and son, Shap Bagby. DR.. B. B.
Donaghe, wife and daughter, Mrs. VIM.
A. Burnett, g. W. Swoope and wife, DR..
J. G. Bell and wife, FL. P. Dickerson and
wife, and Geo. Hanger.
Another excursion train for the Gen.
tennial, oyer the G. & o. Road, and via the
York River route, leaves October 18th.