Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-26
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P1of q. Z. c. Minor. late President OF
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Blacksburg, was in the Guy
this week, guest of DIR, Carter Berkeley
Rev. DR.. John S. Martin, Presiding FL
der of the Rockingham District. attenaeu
the quarterly meeting at Luray last week
and the Page Courier makes his pres
ence the occasion of just compliment. IL
says Rs5! s,sS si; &.
The DR.. is deservedly considered one OF
the great lights Of his denOmlnation.s II
elevation Of thought ard purity of diction
we have rarely heardIhis equal, pre- serving
moro than men usually do, the fire and ar
dor of his youth. His ermon on Sunday
from II Peter, ! chap. 5. 8 verses, was an
exhaustive and high-toned exposition Of
christian graces, and was well calculated
to incite to efforts for greater EXCHANGES.
Our community would be benefited by
more frequent sermons from him.
Noticing the election of Rev. l.. L.
Smith as pastor of Mt. Tabor church in
Augusta, the Salem (Roanoke) "Conser-
vatiye" says:
Rev. Luther L. Smith, who was recent
ly called home from the Seminary 6y the
death Of an uncle, has received call from
Mount Tasor Evangelical Lutheran
church. in Augusta county, to I'LL the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF Rev.
Mr.. Bushong. This congreg alton is one
of the largest and most influential in the
country 1t is not yet known whether MT.
Smith will accept the call.
The Richmond "Intelligencer" has the
following, which it is to be hoped will be
realized: -
It is reported that Whittet, who was one
| Of the best clerks of the last House. will
be reinstated after the recess.
| Mr.. j. II. Francisco, a son of G.. y.
Francisco, Esq, now of this county. after
an absence Of seven years in the west, is
spending few weeks with his friends.
| Mr.. Francisco is living in Huerfana cOun-
| ty. Colorado, where he has been quite sue
cessful in the stock business. The profits
from. which it would seem justifes his con-
clusion that ..it is not good for man to be
alone" -;
Miss Mollie Lushbaugh of Springfield,
Ohio, is spending the Christmas holidays
at the residence. of her kinsman, Mr.. VIM.
Lushbaugh Of this city. otss
l. VIM. A. Burke, Esq, has been appoin-
ted by the Governor member Of the Board
of Directors of the W. L. Asylum in place
of DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy, elected Super
intendent
Mr.. J. Randolph Tucker, Jr., formerly
member of the Stanton bar. has been
appointed private secretary to Speaker
Randall.
Bishop Latane of the Reformed Episco-
pal church, was IN the city this week on a
visit to his daughter at the Augusta
Female Seminary.
Messrs. Claggett, B. Jones and A. e.
Gordon have left the city to spend Christ.
mas at their homes.
Rev. VIM. E. Baker, of Staunton,
preached morning and evening at the
Charlottesville Presbyterian church last
, Sunday.
Mr.. Theodore F. Shuey. is spending his
Christmas with Charlottesville friends.
RI A patent was issued, Monday, at Wash
, ington, to L. L. Sagendorph, of Staunton,
assignor in part to May and others, for
metallic roofing.
The CAMP ARMIsTEAD HUNT-The
party of hunters from Albemarle have
gone to their land near Deer6eld. in this
county, for their annual deer hunt. The
:, party is under the lead of Col. Peyton S
= Coles, and is composed Of his two sonsand
Messrs. J. W. Lipop, S. G. White, G. L.
Fowler, Geo. M. Cochran, F. ]. Robert
son, VIM. Bocock, VIM. Watson, ]. w.
WOrledge and other gentlemen Of Abe