Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
Personal.

| The Kentucky papers contain h1ghly
complimentary notes of the closing exer-
ciser of Garth Female Institute Of which
Prof. Charles E. Young, formerly Of
Sta union, is Principal. Gov. Stevenson
delivered the address before the largest
audience ever assembled there.
In Philadelphia on Sunday last Rev. j..
A. Latane, formerly rector Of Trinity
church Staunton, was consecrated Bishop
of the South of the Reformed Episcopal
church. The conservation took place in
the Second Reformed Episcopal Church OF
that city, and was conducted by Bishop
Nicholson assisted by Bishop Fallows.
A Washington letter in the Richmond
ssIntelligencer" noticing the debut on the
stage of Miss Eta Farrar in Washington,
on the 10Th inst, says of her:
More than twenty years ago there came
to Richmond, from the county of Au-
gusta, the widow Of a professional gentle
man Of that county, the standing OF whose
husband as Mason gave hera claim upon
that fraternity to their protection and
daughters, and the eldest's bright and in
telligent face soon attracted the attention.
of one of Richmond s blg-hearted and most
generous men. Being q Mason, and kind
" inclined to the widow and orphan,
through his generosity the eldest child was
placed at one of the public schools, where
she afterwards graduated with dlstln-
guished honors.
| Prof. J. W. Hartley gave two readings
in Harrisonburg few nights ago, which
the press there speak highly of, but say
the audiences were small.
In the list of the staff at the White
Sulphur Springs we find the following
names familiar to our Staunton people !:
Major B. f. Eakle. Chief Clerk; Major
| Noyes Rand, Cashier; Mr.. Eugene Pey-
| ton, Room Clerk; Mr.. D. M. McCue, AS
sistant Room Clerk; Capt. M, Williamson,
| Night Clerk; Maj. J. N. Woodward,
Caterer.
The Lexington "Ga zette" Of Friday
says: GA party of young ladies from the
Staunton schools under charge of Mrs. w.
T. Richardson, were at the National Ho
tel last night. To-day they went to the
Bri dge.'
Mr.. Robt. B. Kasey, special agent of the
"Blue Mountain Line'' Selma, Rome &
Dalton, r. R.), and one of the most ex-
perienced freight transportation men in
| Virginia, was in the city this week Offer
| our merchants low rates from the South
| by his line, which connects over the terri
tory between Maryland and Texas.
| Mr.. Samuel Boss, of Ashkosh, Wiscon-
sin, a wealthy cheese manufacturer, was
| in the city this week on prospecting tour.
He visited the immigration and Land
Bureau Office and requested the secretary
to keep him posted as to the price of lands
| offered for sale by the company, as he
wished to invest in Valley lands. His Wis
it to this section of the State impressed
him most favorably.
Mr.. W. J. Blackwell, Of Waynesboro,
has been granted patent for mill stone
| driver.
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., Com
monwealth's Attorney, VIM. A. Burnett.
Clerk of the County Court. and Commits
sloner Jno. M. Kinney took respite from
official duty last Wednesday, in a trip to
N orth River Gap for trout fishing.
| The Huntington, W. Va, CONNER
] cial'' of last week notices the arrival there
of Mr.. Jno. F. Hix 1.-THE heir of Miss
Ryan, to see his sister, Mrs. Taliaferro,
who he had not seen for twenty-five years,
though living only eighteen miles from
her. He was then on his way to Staun-
| ton to secure his legacy.
W. r. Hunter, the ''Children's Friend"
is lecturing to the Sunday School children
| of Woodstock.
The many friends of Capt. Jno. M.
Hardy will be gratifed to know that he is
rapidly recovering from the effects Of his
recent accident
| Hon. Jno T. Harris was in the city this
week, returning from Rockbridge, where
| he had been to visit his sister. who was
quite i'll.