Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-01
Personal.

Personal.
Rev. John E. Massey, of Albemarle,
was in the city Tuesday evening, guest
of DR.. T. W. Shelton on his return nome
from Highland county, where he had
preached the funeral sermon of citizen,
and on Monday addressed the people on
the debt question.
DR.. Brown, the former efficient instruct
or in music in our public schools, left on
Tuesday afternoon in feeble health for
Crawford Springs. He was accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. A. FL. Fultz, and his
niece, Miss Annie Goode.
Capt. Jno. D. Clarke, venerable and
well known lawyer of Washington City,
who, though in his SSth year, up to within
a few months past practiced his profession
in the courts there. is on visit to Mr..
VIM. Forbes, on Frederick street, of whose
wife he is an uncle. Though weakened
physically by advanced years his mind is
still vigorous and clear.
Maj. Jed Hotchkiss has returned home
from his educational lecture tour through
Mississippi, having in two months deliver
ed fifty lectures and travelled two thousand
miles. Among the audiences who heard
his lecture on StOnewall Jackson we're
members of the old 18th Mississippi and
other veterans who had served under jack
son, and their reception Of Maj Hotchkiss
was enthusiastic. He says the NEGRO
exodus of which so much has been said,
was so slight as hardly to have been no.
ticed by the planters. He speaks highly
of the Mississippians and their high ap-
probation of the cause of public educa-
tion.
Capt. Chas. D. Mccoy, Principal of the
D. D. & B. Institution. accompanied by
Mrs. Mccoy, is at Atlantic City, N. j.. to
recuperate by the ocean bathing and salt
air. after the duties of the session. We
trust his strength will begreatly increased
and he may return ready in all respects to
resume his wise and conscientious adj .
ministration of affairs at the institution.
Prof. John J. Ladd returned home on
Saturday from his duties as Principal of
the North Carolina State Normal School,
at Chapel Hill, the session of which has
just closed.
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sence there, on a visit to his friends of
DR.. Robt. F. Baldwin. Superintendent of
the w. L. Asylum.
Miss Mary B. Crawford, the accomplish
ed Instructor in vocal music at the Au-
gusta Female Seminary, returned last
week from New York, where she has been
availing herself of instruction in the latest
methods in The art to which she has de-
voted herself.
Wm S. Gilman, Esq, Assistant Secre-
tary of the U. S. Senate, IS in the city on
a visit to his br other in-Iaw, Robt. w.
Burke.
Misses Gussie and Rachel Weems left on
W ednesday to spend the summer at Key
ser, w. Va. Miss Rosa Rector, who has
been on visit to her brother-in-law, Mr..
VIM. A. Hudson, left on Tuesday for her
home in Loudon county.
Rev. VIM. T. Richardson, of the "Cen-
trail Presbyterian" was among the speak,
ers at the Y. M. c. Association prayer
meeting, Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Geo. P. Baker, G. L. Cooke
VIM. Forbes and Carter Berkeley left yes
terday on wagon excursion to Moorfeld,
Hardy county, w. Va, to fish for bass.
Mr.. Geo. W. Koiner, Of Fishersville, has
just returned from bass fishing excursion
in the waters of the James in Botetourt
county.
Mr.. VIM. Walker, now in Arizona, has
sent by mail to MI. Jno. w. Stout a speci-
men Of the frogs in that country.-A
ruffled shirt collar is among it's eccen i.
tricities.
Mr.. Jno. H. Crawford has been appoint
ed by Judge Hendren magistrate for
Middle River district, in place Of Mr..
James R. Stout, who failed to qualify.
The Wheeling Register correspon-
dents have been interviewing the promi-
nent men of West Virginia on the
preference among the people for President
and we see that r. Sam Turk, Common
wealth's Attorney for Pocahontas, says
his people are tired of Tilden and want
Thurman or Bayard.
Among the arrivals at the Virginia
Hotel this week were U. S. Senator Will
kinson Call and family. of Florida; Benz.
Hill, Jr., son of Senator HILL of Ga; Gen.
Dabney I'll. MaurY, OF Richmond, and w.
g. Marye and lady, of Nevada.
Miss Allie M. Jewell, daughter of ex-
Mayor W. T. Jewell Of Lexington, is visi-
ting her friends in the city.
l. AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.-We.
have received the annual catalogue of this
Institution. The Board of Trustees is
composed of VIM. Frazier, VIM. M. Tate,
Davis A. Kayser, J. A. Waddell, Rev.
VIM. E. Baker, Rev. Patterson Fletcher,
Boliver Christian, VIM. J. Nelson, Gen.
John Echols, D. B. Ewing, D. D., G. B.
Striekler, D. D., Rev. Jas. Murray and
Gen. r. D. Lilley. The Faculty for the
ensuing session is as follows Miss Mary
Julia Baldwin, Principal; Thos. R. Ed
munds, A. M, Moral Philosophy, Natural
Sciences, Greek and English Literature;
Miss Charlotte Kemper, Mathematics and