Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-22

| FBRsoNAL.~~Capt. A. NJ. Hamilton, the
agent for McCormick's agricultural ma
chimes in this State and North Carolina
and very popular here and throughout the
Valley, left last week for Emporia, Kan
sas, which will hereafter be his headquar-
tiers having taken the agency in that
country. Mr.. J. N. Agard of Chicago,
has been appointed to the agency vacated
by Capt. Fl. and has opened his office in
| Stanton.
The Monroe. (W. Va.) "Register,"
speaking of the speech of Gen. Echols
against the Barbour tax bill in the legisla-
ture, says:
person of John Echols of Augusta. On the seventh
Of the present month he stood up in the House OF
rebuke to the regulators Of Virginia, which will
| stand an imperishable witness OF his honor ana
and affections from the disgrace threatened at the
hands of her unworthy children. The credit OF Viz
ginia is not wrecked while she can exhibit man mar
born on her SOIL of General EchOlS character; and,
fortunately, she has many such yet proVldenClaly
| left to serve her.
The Highland Recorder" abiding to
the same occasion says:
best speeches the public debt that has been de-
ivered in the House Of Delegates this session.
Among the passengers who sailed from
Philadelphia for Brazil were J. FL. Handy,
son of Rev. DR.. 1. W. X. Handy Of Au-
gusta and F. M. Imboden. brother of
Gen. J. d. Imboden. These young gen.
tlemen go out to aid in building arailroad
in Brazil
Miss Mary Donaghe, daughter Of Dr.. B.
B.Donaghe, who has been on visit to
England since N November last, arrived home
on Monday.
Prof. Joel Ettinger who was called to
York, Pa, some months ago by the death
of his father. returned to Staunton last
week. We are glad to learn that he in
tends to give instruction in instrumental
music.
In a notice last week in our Highland
items, Mr.. ]. G. Matheny was enron eously
spoken of as a former delegate from that
county in the legislature. He was never
member of the legislature.
The Bridgewater correspondent of the
Harrisonburg Commonwealth" gives a
description Of the personelle of the brass
band of the town, and in it the following
about Augusta men;
Mr.. A. 7. Sheets, of the End flat, is a heavy set
man, inclined to corpulence, smooth, round and
handsome face light hair and eyes, and is engaged
in the manufacture OF buggieS with MesSrs Click u
Miller the owner OF good livery, and the originator
of our ''clothes line ferry.' MI. S. is native OF
Augusta, unmarried and young. Mr.. VIM. Earhart
performs the baritone. He is pleasant youth OF
some Is years, golden hair fair skin and blue eyes
is what, no doubt, his Ducinea calls sweet-faced
blonde. Billy is the son of MI. James c. Earhart,
the chief moulder at the foundry of the BridgeWater
Manufacturing Company andis, we believe, a native
OF Augusta county.
The same paper has the following about
popular Staunton man:
Joon McQuaid, of the firm of VIM L. Bumgardner
g. Co., wholesale liquor dealers in Staunton, was in
town last week on business trip down the Valley.
John has rightly to the conclusion that the peo
pie must drink they should be provided with the
best article and Judging from the testimony of some
'.Bnm' that don't go down like torch light process
sion cat with its tail first John is general IA
vorite and deserves the success which undoubtedly
awaits him.
Mr.. David Herring, General Route
Agent Of Adams Express Co., who sue
ceeded Mr.. w. Fl. Snyder, was in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Herring is brother of
the superintendent of the company, and is
one of the first men in his profession in
the country.