Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-09
Personal.

Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., mas &C.
cepted the invitation from the Directors
of the Augusta Memorial Association to
pay the customary tribute to the Confed-
crate dead, on memorial day, the 9th of
June.
Miss Annie Hotchkiss, after a visit OF
six months to friends in Cuthbert and
Augusta, Ga, returned to the city on
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Eugene Peyton has left toresume his
old place at the White sulphur Springs.
The last ''Forest and Stream contains
a letter from Mr.. John M. Kinney, of
Staunton, giving some valuable informa-
ton to northern sportsmen about our
section.
Mrs. q. c. Lee, mother of the artist A.
Y. Lee, left on Tuesday to make her resi-
dence with her daughter, Mrs. Snowden,
of Charlestown. S. G.
Rev. Plumer Bryan delivered an ad-
mirable address on the West Virginia
Missionary Work, at the First Presbyte-
rian church Wednesday afternoon. Those
who remembered the famous Presbyterian
oak, W. s. Plumer, of which this young
man is an acorn, were aratlied to see IN
him great promise. He preached at both
the Presby terian churches here SUI day.
Rev. W. A. Harris, D. D of Staunton,
was in Washington City last week.
An article on the treatment OF febrlle
diseases from the pen Of DIR. A. NJ. Faun-
tleroy of Stanton, appears i'll the April
nun Der of the Southern Clinic"
The, marriage in Rockbridge of Mr.. VIM
Dunlap, formerly of ST. union, to Miss
Addie Moore, an accomplished belle Of that
coud ty, is published in the Lexington
''En terprise."
DE-. J. L. Brown, for many years teach
er Of elocution and music in this city, was
para lyzed while shaving on Sunday last.
A mong the Grand Jurors of the Uni
ted State Court in session at Harri on
buI e, were E. M. Anderson, u. B. Hyde,
W. H. Walker and James H. Waters, Of
Augusta, aud Capt Hartman Hiner, OF
Highland.
DR.. H. L. Thomas, of Richmond, died
suddenly of paralysis last week. Dlstln-
guished honors were paid to his memory
by the Medical Association of that city.
He was brother Of Mrs. Frances b. john
son, matt on of the D. D. & B. Institution
here.
Hon. VIM. T. Mines was reelected
President of the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road, by the stockholders at CharlestoWn.
Wednesday.
The Harrisonburg Commonwealth"
speaks in high praise of the singing Of Miss
Cora Turner and Mrs. W. L. Bumgardner
there, Friday evening and of the latter
says:
Of Mrs. Bumgardner's singing, it would
be difficult to speak too highly. The first
solo, ''Who's at my window2' won the
admiration of the audience whe would not
be satisfied without a response to the pro-
longed encore which followed. They
were favored with the "Nighingale's
Trill.''
We are informed that Rev. T. B. Peck,
D. D., of the Union Theological Seminary
will be in Staunton Sunday on his way TO
General Assembly in Louisville. He is
expected to preach in the Second Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning.
HON. JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER.-A
| letter received in this city by MI. IL. st.
| George Tucker. states that his father is
doing very well after the operation on bis
eye, which was performed on Tuesday last
| in Baltimore, at the residence OF Mr.. Fey
ton Harrison, by DR.. J. J. Chisholm. We
learn that the patient was put under the
influence of cnloroform, and the opera
ftion, the removal Of a cataract from che
right eye. which only occupied ten MIN
utes, Was over before he returned to con-
seriousness. A similar operation on the
| left eye will We performed at the proper
time. The afflictlon in the right eye CON-
menced some four years ago. AID in the
last three months its vision nas been TO-
tally obscured. In the mean time the
! other eye has become SO affected as to rem
der reading and writing impossible. The
| patient will remain for some weeks under
the charge OF the surgeon. Prayers for
| Mr., It's restoration to sight were offered
at the Presbyterian church in Lexington
last Sunday morning.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS ORGANIZED.-Last
Sunday at South Bottom, Rey. G. F. Fry
organized Sunday school with the follow
ing officers: Superintendent, VIM. Collins
Assistant Superintendent, Root. Holbert
Librarian. Robt. Wicks; Secretary, Ell
ward Holbert, and Treasurer, Alex Bryan.
Ga Sunday week Mr.. Fry organized an
| other Sabbath school at Rankin S Factory