Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-12
Personal.

Mr. P. B. Hoge, now of Richmond. but
Who was for twenty years one of the most
prominent merchants of this city, has &C
cepted position as Correspondent and
Accountant in the we'll known Fertilizer
house of P. Zell Co., of Baltimore. Mr..
Hoge was for ten years the agent of this
firm here and introduced their fertilizers
generally in this part of the Valley. The
| firm is fortunate in securing the services
of gentleman of such marked capacity
for the important position they have as
signed him. An extensive acquaintance in
our State adds to his fitness.
Mr.. r. S. Turk, Commonwealth At
t0rney of Pocahontas county, w. Va, was
In the city this week.
Mr.. A. M. Alderman, late of Staunton.
has been elected Vice President of the AL
derson W. Va. Debating Society.
Mrs. Darlington Cabell formerly Miss
Isle Darlington of the Augusta Female
Seminary who has made literary repu-
tation as the writer of society articles for
the Richmond 'Intelligencer," has as
sumed the entire editorial control of the
first page of that paper.
Rev. l.. 7. Smith has been elected pas
tor of Mt. Tabor Lutheran church, to fill
the vacancy occasioncd by the resignation
of Rev. A. BushOng.
The names before the superintendent Of
the national census for supervisor of this,
the fourth census district, are Maj. Jed
Hotchkiss, of Staunton; G. T. Barbee. Of
Rockingham, and Z. Louthan, of Clarke.
The two latter have been recommended by
the Virginia delegates in Congress, while
Senator johnson is said, warmly to sup
port the first named.
Mr.. John Paul, Deputy County Treas
urer, received painful hurt a few days
since. from the falling of his horse.
The Highland Recorder has the fol-
lowing: I'VE understand that the Rev.
Samuel McCune is conducting very in
teresting meeting at Stony Run Church,
on Jackson's river. There are quite a
number of inq uirers, and several profess
sions already"
The Charleston, W. Va, "Courier," of
P. Baker, of Staunton, Va, by whom we
were hoHored with call Thursday last,
we found genial clever gentleman"
J. Howard Wayt, W. M; J. A. Coch-
ran, s. W.; and Jacob Bumgardner, J.
w.. left the city Sunday night, to attend
the sessions of the Grand Lodge of Ma
SONS, in Richmond, this week. W. H. H.
Lynn, H. P. of the Royal Arch Chapter,
here, left Wednesday night to attend the
Grand Chapter. which commenced its ses-
sion there yesterday.
Messrs W. H. Peyton and S. Brown AL
len, arrived here from Richmond, Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Allen reports the Re-
adjuster machine to be working smoothly
and without a jar.
Mr.. W. H. Bingham, of county Down,
purpose of purchasing land for himself and
neighbors and arrived here about month
ago, left on the 9th inst, for Ireland, but
expects to return here in two or three
months to make purchases OF lands. He
seemed very well pleased with the country
and people and was as popular with our
people.
The Charlottesville ''Jeffersonian" says:
"Mr. Coiner, of Augusta county, was in
town last week, prospecting with view
to entering into the tobacco trade at this
place. He contemplates the establishment
OF warehouse here for prizing and ship
ping tobacco frome this point
Miss Annie Haas, of Woodstock, who
played Josephine SO nicely here, was pre-
sented with a handsome Bible, by the
IN. G. A. here and an edition of Shakes
peare by the members of the Pinafore
company.
Rev. w. P. McCorkle,' formerly profess
sor at the W. F. Institute, here, has been
assigned by the n. G. Conference. to
church at Crown City, on the railroad be-
tween Newborn and Kinston.