Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-22
Personal.

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DR.. J. Newton McChesney, son Of DR..
VIM. S. McChesney, of Staunton, who has
been studying in the hospitals of New
York. has met with unusual success, and
has been elected physician in charge of the
Staten Island Hospital. In the examina-
ton before his election DR.. Nee. won the
gold medal which is the highest prize.
Dr.. VIM. A. Frazier, son of Mr.. VIM.
Frazier, of Staunton, who graduated in
medicine at the University of Virginia
the assistant surgeon at the Missouri Eye
I and Ear Infrmary at st. Louis. The St..
| Louis Review speaking of that institu-
ton says:
| The surgeon in charge and assistant sur
| geOn, are gentlemen emlnently qualified by
education and practice for theil respective
| POSITIONS. DR.. r. Gebser, surgeon in
charge, is a graduate of the University of
Leipsic, and practiced i'll Japan. He was
afterwards assistant surgeon in DR..
| Knapp'S Opthalmic and Aural Institute
in New York. DR.. VIM. A. Frazier, as
sistant surgeon, graduated at the Univer-
| sity of Virginia, and studied in Vienna,
| Berlin, aud London. Since their connec-
| tion with the Institute they have success
! fully treated almost every form of eye and
| ear disease.
The many friends of Mr.. Carter johnson
now a member.of the 3rd u. s. Cavalry
will be gratified to hear that he has been
promoted to the position of non-com-
missioned officer. We predict for him a
commission. and not far off,
Mr.. W. L. towardin, President Of the
Fire 6 Marine Insurance Co., was in the
city Wednesday returning to Richmond
from the Valley.
| The Charlestown free Press" has the
following paragraph;
| The Lutheran Church at Uni0nville
was dedicated last Sunday. The Rev. j..
|. Miller, of Stanton, Va, a former pas
tor of the church, preached an able sermon
on the occasion. and the congregation was
one of the largest ever gathered there,
numbers being unable to gain admit
tance,
| Among the gentlemen who will 60 with
Maj. Shumate to Brazil is Mr.. VIM. Boz.
johnson, of this city.
|
| School Exhibition.
! The close on Tuesday Of the five months
session Of Bolivar public school Of which
Mr.. S. E. Miller is the faithful and efficient
principal, was marked by an exhibition.
The first prize given to the scholar who
had worn the silver medal, for standing
at the head of the class one week at time,
the greatest number of times, was awar-
| ded to Miss Adrienne Browning and sim
| ilar prize was awarded Miss Dora Smith,
who had equaled Miss Browning, the pri-
| ority Of the award being decided by de-
pertinent and scholarship. The prizes
were presented by Capt. VIM. A. McCue
in most appropriate speeches. The reel
tations on the programme of the exhibition
included ''Tat tat hoc," by Eddie Nc
AIear 1.-THE Barber" by VIM. Smith !;
s'The Tempest" by Elenore Brits; ''The
beautiful and good,'' by Laura Desper {:
Queen of May" by Mary Desper; 81
love the SUMNER by Mary Gibson 1.-The
Oak tree," by Joanna Gibson: sFear moi, !"
by Alice Doom; sMoses saved by the
kings daughter" by Dora Smith; "The
men for the times,'' by William Hartman !;
''The song of the rice Bird" by Adrienne
Browning HE never smiled again." by
Hamilton Wilson; "a summer tree" ty
Frank Wilson; "Kittie and mousie," by
Matilda Gibson, and the closing ode by
Carrie Wren.
at the close Of the exhibition the public
school having ended, d pay school was
promptly made up and the exercises will go
on under MIR. Miller. until the summer
vacation.
CITY CoUNCIL.-The council met on
Tuesday night, Mr.. Robt. W. Burke pre-
siding. and Messrs. Abby, Bagby, Bledsoe,
Byers, Cochran, Powell, Todd and Witt,
present.
Reports Byers, Chairman of the
Committee on Water presented a commu-
nication from the Superintendent Of Wa
ter Works, about the plugs which was
received; Mr.. Cochran, Chairman of the
Police Committee reported in favor of
furnishing the police with nippers and
whistles on the table; Mr.. Bledsoe,
Chairman Of the Committee on Safety, re-
ported adversely to the petitions Of James
Borden and Henry Wehn. Adopted Mr..
Powell, Chairman of the Committee on
Poor, reported in favor of paying $25 for a
post norton examination made for the
| city by DR. Atkinson-laid on the table
| Mr.. Todd, Chairman Of the Committee on
Ordinances. reported an amendment to the
Water Ordinance making water rent paya-
BILE in advance, and further amending it
regarding supplies of water for brick yards.
Adopted.
| Referred Petitions.-Petition Of Glenn
& Co., asking city to refund money paid
under an ordinance putting tax on bill
| posters passed at their request, they being
| informed now that the ordinance is lille
gal; of G. L. Cook, asking permission to
| lay terra Gotta sewer pipe; of John
! Scherer for the remission of a tax and of
Levi Shaver for tax to be refunded.
Adjourned.
New FfRMs.-Mr, Frank Alexander
late with Mr.. Fl. M. McIlhanY, has formed