Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-24
Personal.

Last Sunday Rev. W. q. Hulliheh, Of
Staunton. preached. at the Court street
Methodist church in Lynchburg, from two
verses taken from Mathew 2lst, .Srd. and
Mark 18th, 3rd. The Lynchburg News"
saws the whole service was most pleasing
and produced marked impression Of
| good accomplished and seed well sown.
After the service the pastor of the church
| recognized in Mr.. Hullihen the Inspector
General of Payne's Brigade, in which he
himself had served, and the meeting was
very pleasant one.
MI. Holmes Erwin and wife returned
on Saturday last from Florida, where they
have been spending the winter.
PROF. Job Turner is now visiting the
Deaf-mutes at the Texas State Institution
in the prosecution Of his mission as an
evangelist. At the session of the Texas
Episcopal Council last week the following
occurred:
Bishop Gregg announced that he saw among the
visitors most eminent man in the cause OF religion,
namely Prof j. Turner, who being both deaf and
dumb has devoted himself specially to the CONVEX
sion of those afflicted like himself On motion, Prof
to seat on the floor of the Council
Messrs. w. H. Peyton, John W. Todd,
R. B. Hundley, J. S. Gillian, r. T. Left
witch, w. T. Mari. L. W. Peace, E. W.
Shott, e. M. Ramsey, John B. Engleman
and Rev. G. F. Fry, have been elected to
represent the Baptist church here, in the
State Association, which meets at Ports
mouth next Wednesday.
Rev. Saml McCune of Highland who has
been lying sick at the residence of Capt.
E. W. Bayley, in this city, since the adj
journment of Lexington Preshytery re-
turned home this week, hnving recovered.
The patent dated 30th OF April, 1878,
and issued on the 18th INST, to Maj. J.
M. McCue late of Mt. Scion, Augusta
county, now of Alton, Nelson county, Va,
is plan for the construction of ''submer-
ged and artificial fords, dams and cause
ways, and to close gullies, ravines or gull
ches."
The conservatives of Farmville, Va,
have re-nominated A. M. Cowman. former
ly of Staunton, manager Of the ''Mercu-
ry," for mayor.
Henry. S. Eichelberger is appointed
postmaster at Verona, Augusta county,
vice T. T. Kendall, declined.
Rev. DR.. Barnas Sears left yesterday
morning to attend the commencement of
the Tennessee State Normal College at
Nashville, at which he will deliver the
annual address. He will be absent two or
three weeks.
Capt. Geo. G. Jackson, one of our most
popular citizens, has removed to Texas,
where, with his son, he will conduct the
insurance business.
DIR. G.. D. Bowman, lately of Staunton,
but now of the University Of Virginia,
made an address before the Aid Society of
the Methodist Church at Charlottesville,
Sunday evening, of which the "Jeffer-
sonion" says that it 'swill long be remem-
bered as one fitting the occasion and the
conclusion, and delivered with power
and influence for good, which was sincere
ly felt and acknowledged.
Prof Julius Dreher, of Roanoke Col
lege, is in the city, returning from his
tour in the interests of this admirable in
stitution.
Mr.. R. L. De Lea, of Richmond, the
agent for one of the most popular series OF
school books, published by A. L. Barnes
& Co., was in the city yesterday.
ARRESTED ON THE CHARGE OF For
GERY.-W. II. Craven, who was for short
time employed on the G. & 0. railroad. as
a fireman, was arrested at Anderson, W.
Va, Tuesday, and carried back to Rich
mond charged with forging sthe name of
J. L. Craven, person now in the employ
of the company, to pay order for s4775.
He was committed for trial
A REMARKABLE WATER.-Attention
is called to the advertisement of the fam
ed Buffalo Lithia water, which is advertis-
ed by Messrs. Geo. W. May & Co. This
is truly wonderful water Its action
and it's cures verge upon the marvellous,
and it is one of natures richest gifts to
suffering humanity.
THE RESERvOIR.-On the LIST inst, Su-
off