Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-13

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Personal.
MT. VIM. McCue, son Of our towns.
man Judge John H. McCue, who was
formerly clerk in the Staunton Post
Office, and is now Wharf Boat Master OF
tie town of May ersville, Miss, is in the
city on visit to his father. He says the
negro exodus IS on the return aid one
hundred and forty colored men came back
on one boat just before his departure.
Miss Mary F. Bunnell, instructor OF
music at the Female Institute in Gordons
vile, Va, and sister of A. o. Bunnell,
editor of the Evansville N. Y. advert.
ser,'' was in the city this week on a visit
to the family of Maj. N. H. Hotchkiss.
Mr.. VIM. McComb, residing near Bar
terbro.k, who was born in 1894 and was
soldier in the war of 1872. was taken sick
on his 85th birth day, May 25th, with the
mumps
Miss Mary Crawford instructor in vocal
music at the Augusta Female Seminary,
has goEe to New York for the summer to
take lessons under distinguished profess
scr in the recently discovered mode of
managing the human voice.
DR.. e. G. Eve, of Georgia, 18th his fam
lily, is on visit to his mother in-law,
Mrs. NJ. 6. Hartman, at Millbrook.
Capt. Donald Allen, former City En-
gineer of Staunton. has returned from
Texas to spend his summer vacation in
the Virginia mountains.
Prof J. J. Ladd, of Staunton left on
Wednesday last for Chapel Hill, N. c.,
where he takes charge, as Superintendent.
of the North Carolina State N formal
School for its summer session. This
school last year had 400 teachers as pupils
and this year it is expected to have twice
as many. The session begins June 18th
and extends through six weeks. The State
appropriates to it $4,000 and to the colored
Normal School the same sum.
Holmes Erwin, Esq.,, returned this week
from Florida, where he has been spending
the winter on his orange plantation. His
friends are pleased to see him in fine
health.
Mai. Jed. Hotchkiss has received let
from prominent iron firm North desiring
some information of the iron region
hereabOuts, as two me nberS OF the
firm propose starting their sons in the iron
business in Virginia.
Rev. VIM. T. Richardson left on We'd
nesday for Richmond to take formal pos
session, with his partner, DIR. James e.
Southall, of the Central Presbyterian. :"
No citizen who has removed from Staun-
ton within the recollection of the writer,
has taken with him in a greater degree
the esteem of the people based upon high
principle, clear head and sterling traits
of character both as a citizen and min
lister than Mr.. Richardson and he has the
warmest wishes Of our community for his
success. Mr.. RS family will not remove
to Richmond for some time yet.
Mr.. J. Addison Waddell, Clerk of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals, and lady left
on Wednesday for the sea air at Cobb's
Island in Chesapeake Bay.
Mrs. M. G. Dillon, for several years an
efficient teacher in our public schools, has
given up the profession of teaching, and
On yestt rday left to make her future resi-
dence with her daughter in Pittsylvania
county.
Mr.. G. W. Koiner, of Augusta, left for
Richmond this week to attend meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Vir-
;ginia State Grange, of which he is a MEM
her.
The Enterprise says that ''Miss Cora
McCue, OF Augusta county, is visiting
friends in Bridgewater.
Col Jno. L. Eubank, of the Warm
Springs, who was married on the 4th inst.
ito Miss Tulah Whitner at Greenville, S.
C., is, we regret to learn, detained on his
route home by sickness
Prof. S. G. Lindsay, a popular and sue
eeasful classical teacher from Churchyiile,
adyertlses to open boys school IN Staun
ton on the 15t of September For terms
and references see his card.
Capt. J. G. Dame, the popular agent of
the Chesapeake Il Ohio road, has agaiu
been to Stanton and scooped more than
his share Of the school gil passengers.
Mayor bold, of Lexington. was in the
city this week returning from the Win
chester ceremonies.
Rev &c. Walker of Augusta, addressed
tie children of DR.. Mullaly's Sunday
scbaoi in Lexington last Sunday.
Mes.rs S. III. Letcher and w. A. An
derson Of Lexington, Geo. q. Grattan of
Harrisonburg, 3. l.. Parrish of Allegheny
and Jackson Guy Of Richmond, are among
the visiting lawyers at cur Circuit Court.
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