Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05
THE NEW YEAR.

ment, Monday-prompt ON time-being in
PRODUCED by a heavy snow. "Notwithstand-
ing the inclemency of the weather, % as the
theatre bills put it, a portion of Staunton
society stood at bay to receive the charges
of the guerilla parties, who were abroad o n
foot, with a few select Skirmishers in
hacks. The raiders who braved the wealth.
er to make calls were loud in their boast
ing that though the number receiving this
season was not SO great, yet the l~ay-outs
surpassed in taste and liberality those of
last year, in proportion of ter to one. To-
wards afternoon the callers fell more into
the spirit of the thing, and called on many
who were not receiving, thus causing the
innocent to suffer with the guilty. One
party made twenty-siX calls. The newly
Numbered houses caused much confusion
towards dark, very few of the callers being
able il the dim twilight to distinguish No.
96 from No. GA circumstance altogether
owing to some one having been around, so
the callers said, and turned the letters all
over town upside down, We give a list of
those who received:
at Maj. T. c. Elders, on Church street,
Miss May Elder received, assisted by
Miss Mary Hale.
At MI. Robt. w. Burke's, on Church
street, Mrs. Burke was at home to callers,
and dispensed the hospitality of the season.
At Capt. VIM. L. Bumgardner's, on
Frederick street, Mrs. Bumgardler re-
ceived, assisted by Miss Nellie Hale.
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Miss Julia Atkinson vas at home to callers,
assisted in her reception by Miss Amelia
Hale.
At MIR. M. Erskine Miller's, on Beverly
street, Mrs. Miller made the New Year
callers welcome.
At Dr.. Robt. F. Baldwin's, on Coalter
street, Miss Cary Baldwin received, as
sisted by Miss Rosa Tams.
At Mr.. w. j. Nelson's, on st. Clair ST.,
| Miss Katie Nelson received, assisted by
Miss Annie Hotchkiss.
At Mr.. A. S. Lara's, On Beverley street,
Miss Mary Lara received.
AT Capt. Chas. D. McCoy's, at the In
stitution, Mrs. Mccoy dispensed the hos
FATALITIES of the day.
At Mr.. Chas. S. ArnaI's, on Winchester
| street, Mrs. Arnall dispensed the New
Years inequalities.
At Mr.. M. Harvey Efflnger's on Beverly
street, the welcome of the season was ex-
tended to numerous callers.
THE clergy
Rev. VIM. E. Baker, in accordance with
a notice given to his congregation the pre-
vious day, received from 10 A. M. till 10
P. NJ.
At Rev. M. r. Minnich's, on Monday
night there was to have been a church So
ciable in honor of the day, but in conse-
! quence of the bad weather it was post
poned until Tuesday night, when it
brought together a very pleasant company.
NEW YEAR REMEMBRANCEs.
On Monday, Prof. Jno. Koerber, of the
Augusta Female Seminary, was presented
by his pupils with a large and handsome
solid silver waiter, with the inscription,
'Prof. Jno. Koerber. from his pupils,
1877"
A very nice New Years remembrance
was presented by a number of his friends
to Capt. VIM. L. Bumgardner. 1t consls-
ted Of a beautiful cut glass vase, set in a
silver stand surmounted by a silver sugar
bowl.
The employees of MI. G. E. Haines, the
famous cigar manufacturer, celebrated ,
the incoming of another year. of prosperity
for his establishment, by presenting him
with an elegant gold-headed ebony cane.
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TENDENT OF THE WATER WORKS. On
Tuesday night the City Council elected an
Assistant Superintendent of the Water
Works at a salary of $500 a year. Even
at this moderate compensation there were
seventeen applicants for the place, nearly
all skilled mechanics, one OF them Offering
to take the place at $50 a month, showing
employment by Que working men. The
applicants were Chas. W. Hardy, who was
the superintendent until lately, and E. L.
Smith, B. M. Smith, D. Alex. Echard,
Thomas O'Donnell, Alex. Lushbaugh,
Frank Burgin, Alex. Peace, Geo. E. Sho-
walter, J. W. Humphreys, Geo. Fisher,
G. B. Thompson, Vim. Parker, Edward F
Grove, M. M. Orchard, j. J. Nunau and
Chas. N. Irving. The vote stood ten for
Mr.. Hardy to one (Mr. Burke) for Mr..
Grove. And Mr.. Hardy was declared
elected.
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