Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-31
Personal.

Mr.. A. M. Bowman, of this county, left
on Monday last for three weeks visit te
Kansas, where he owns some fertile land
| On Tuesday, Col. David W. Koiner follow
ed him and will join him in Ohio. and IN
company will visit several of the Western
| States.
1t. Gov. James A. Walker was in the
| city Saturday. He was looking III tine
| health, and the recent hot legislative SEES
sion did not seem to have affected him
either in his his debt-paying principles OF
his health, but rather to have made both
| stronger.
Mrs. g. Julian Pratt, of this county
| fills the position Of editress Of the Ladies'
Department of the ''Planter and Farmer
of Richmond. Besides being an excellent
writer she Is a lady of practical mind and
close observation, and adds greatly to the
value of the journal.
At the seventh annual dinner OF the
Guard of the Commonwealth, of Rich.
mond, last Monday, letters were read
from Capt. A. Ell. Fultz and 1t. j. Her
bert SLitf, of Staunton, regretting their
inability to accept invitations to attend.
DR.. Robt. F. Baldwin, Superintendent
of the W. L. Asylum, has returned home
from the session of the National Associa-
ton of Superintendent at Washington.
In his report made to that body it appears
that the new building here was erected at
cost of 1888 per capita Tor the patients &C
commodated, being S67 less per head than
was at first estimated. Forty patients
have already been admitted to it.
The New Market Valley Of last Tues
day has the following notice of our State
Senator:
Maj A. Koner State Senator, of Augusta county,
Virginia. gave us a call on Yesterday He is looking
remarkably WELL and is one Of the most substantial
men of the county he SO efficiently represents IL
would afford us pleasure to see him at any time.
Gov, Holiday, on Tuesday last, appoint
ed Capt. VIM. L. Bumgardner, of Staun-
ton, one of The Board Of Directors of tn
W. L. Asylum. III place of Chas. W. But
ton of Lynchburs, resigned. Capt. B.
will make valuable and efficient mem
Der, and his appoir tment will be read with
universal satisfaction.
Rev. ]. E. Booker, pastor of the I'd Pres.
byterian church, will arrive in the city
with his wife this afternoon to take up
their permanent residence.
Rev. VIM. A. Scott, of the 4th Presbyte-
ran church in Richmond, was in the city
Yesterday on his way to his fathers resi-
dence in Jefferson county, where he will
join his brother J. A. Scott, and go On an
European tour.
Capt. Harmon Hiner, the Delegate from
Highland. was in the city yesterday morn
ing.
The next European tourist from Staun-
ton will be Rev. w. t. Richardson and
Messrs. Frank 7. Stribling and Chas. "A.
Richardson, who leave in July. Mr.. Strib-
ling will have for a travelling companion
Mr. W. L. BlackfoId of the Episcopa1
High School at Alexandria.
DR.. G. H. Bowman, of the University of
Virginia, formerly of Staunton, received
the First Medal of the S. A. and M. Socie
ty of the Methodist church at Charlottes-
vile for the best essay. The medal is to be
publicly presented there on Sunday after
noon next.
Gov. f. W. M. Holiday, was among the
guests at the American Hotel Tuesday
night, having arrived here Oh the after
noon trail, from Richmond, on his way to
deliver an address'at the commencement
of the Polytechnic Institute, at New Mar
ket, for which point he left yesterday
morning.
DR.. P. H. Clarke, son of DR.. James T
Clark, of Mt. Scion in this county has
been appointed Superintendent of the In
sane Asylum at Athens Ohio.