Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-25
Personal.

Mr.. WILDER Veitch, a successful bust
ness man of Chicago, and formerly citi-
zen Of Staunton, is spending short vaca-
ton with his relatives in this city and
stopping with his brcther-in-law, g. G.
Wheat, Esq. Mr.. Veitch left Staunton
eleven years ago, since which time he has
been with the large dry goods house of
Field, Lester & Co., of Chicago. the Sec
ond largest house in that line Of business
in America, employing force of several
hundred clerks.
Rev. VIM. T. Richardson, late of Staun-
ton. preached in the First Presbyterian
at Petersburg, Sunday morning and night.
Rev. W. G. Hullihen, rector of Trinity
church, has gone to West Virginia for his
simmer vacation.
Among the Vice Presidents of the Bal
timore NJ. E. Conference s. S. Convention
elected at its Lexington session was Mr..
E. NJ. Gushing Of Staunton.
A letter from the White Sulphur Springs
says:
Our old railroad veteran, Capt ]. B. Finks
arrives every second evening with a big
crowd OF satisfied visitors, who have had
the pleasure of cOnversing with the Cap
tain. He is very popular and most every
guest that visits the mountains is acquain-
ted with him, and always aims to strike the
Captains run. He is conductor on the par
lOr Car between here and Washington.
going one day and returning the next.
The Newmarket "Valley" has an article
describing light passenger, extension top
ph@ton which it says is the handsomest
carriage ever built in that town, manufac-
tured there for Mrs. John B. Baldwin of
Staunton-the trimmings and general fin
ish of the vehicle being suggested bv her.
Rev. J. I. Miller, President Of the Staun-
ton Female Seminary, ison tour Of the
Valley in the interest of that excellent ed
vocational institution.
Rev. R. G. Holland, Vice President of
Roanoke College, preached at the Luther
an church Sunday. On Sunday next the
pulpit will be filled by the pastor, Rev. J.
B. Haskell, who has returned from his
Southern tour.
Mr.. John H. Murray, Of New Orleans.
Treasurer Of the Louisiana Division of the
Army of Northern Virginia, was in the
city yesterday on his way to Winchester.
Miss Mary l.. Braham, of Staunton, is
published in the list of pupils at the COM
mencement Of the Gordonsville Female
Institute, as graduating in the schools of
History and Natural Sciences.
Among the visitors at the reunion of
Bridgewater Lodge I. o. o. F. last week,
Staunton lodge was represented by Mr..
James W. Blackburn.
Major P. P. cambridge has been appoin-
ted Division Engineer on the Lexington
and Big Sandy Railroad and assigned to
the First division. His headquarters for
the present, will be at Huntington, West
Virginia.
Gen. VIM. Malone and son were in
Staunton Monday on their way to Page
county. They stopped at Woodstock
where they were the guests of Capt. H. H.
Riddleberger.
H. T. Beall of Augusta, who with his
two boys disappeared from his wife at Gin
cinnati July 4th, was in st. Joseph, Mo-.
July 9Th, with his two boys.
A correspondent OF the central PreS-
byterian" writing of the Sunday evening
short services by Rev. VIM. E. Baker at
the First Presbyterian church says Sat
8 Is there was a large congregation and
the pastor read one Of the most brilliant,
and spiritual discourses |
that it has ever been my good fortune
to hear.:'
Mr.. Gabriel Santini of New Orleans,
with bis wife and Miss Marietta Santlni,
is on visit to his father-in-law, Judge j.
H. McCue. Mrs. Walter s. Sublett, of |
daughter of the Judge, is |
also on visit to the parental home.
Judge Mclaughlin presided at the spec
ial term of the Rockingham Circuit Court
and decided the suit of Gaines Us. CoffmaD
&c., in favor Of the plaintiff.
DR.. Waddell, who had charge Of Ann
Smith Academy, at Lexington, last ses
siou, is going to Ivy Depot, Albemarle
county. He will teach public and clas-
steal school at that place.
D. Shelley Lewis is about making his
home in Harris0nburg.