Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-28
Personal.

l Personal. r
( Mrs. Rachel A. Weems and her dauph
ter. Miss Gussie Weems. after q summer
residence in the mountains of West Viz
ginia. are again among the resident guests
atthe Virginia Hotel.
Col. M. G.. CARRIER, editor of the Madison
"Courier' and Postmaster Of Madison
Indiana, is on visit to his relatives here
Mr.. Theodore F. Shuey, Stenographe,
Of the U. s. Senate, left here on Tuesday
for Washington. to resume his duties at
the capitol.
Holmes Erwin ESQ.,, with his wife and
daughter, left the city last week to
spend the winter in the South. They
reached Augusta, Ca, last Wednesday III
a snow storm. the sevefest known 10 that
locality for twenty years, the SNOW beina
three inches deep. Mrs. Erwin and Misl
May will remain in Augusta and Mr..
Erwin will spend the winter upon hla
plantation in Florida. They will be much
missed here.
The Frederick county Medical Society,
Of which the late Dr.. R F. Baldwin, was
a member, held meeting on the 18th
inst, and adopted appropriate resolutions
to his memory.
Mr.. s. l.. Tucker has been appointed
postmaster at Williamson's, on tho G. 4
o. Railway. vice Mr.. W. V. Lalley, re-
signed.
The Culpe per 'Times'' says: Mr.. Jno.
J. Bell, from near Staunton. Va, who had
been in town for more than q week atten.
ding to some private business affairs, left
yesterday for his home. He is we'll in
formed. genial old gentlr man, and thinks
the day is not far dista 1t when Virginia
will lead in the mining and agricultural
industries.
The esprit of the Valley contains q
biography Of Mr.. James II. Larkins. for
merly of the Stanton Wooden Factory.
who has managed not less than fourteen
wooden factories in the Valley of Virginia,
several of which he started himself. Three
of them were burnt and two swept away
by food. but, nothing discouragedJ he
is now managing the Madison Wooden
Mills, in Madison county.
The Lewisburg Record notices the
arrival there of Miss Fannie Bright, Of
Staunton, Mrs. Sarah Highland. of Au-
gusta and Mr.. Zach McChesney. Of Au-
gusta.
We learn from Port Gibson. Miss, that
Mr.. J. II. Leckey, the former able Princi.
pal Of the Public High School here has
been deservedly successful in his new pc.
sition Of Principal Of the Port Gibson In
stitute. The Institute, which is conduct
ed by corporation, Is full. Mr. Leckey's
position commands salary Of $500 per
annum.
Prof. John J. Ladd returned from his
educational tour in Arkansas Tuesday
night having during his work in that State
delivered eighty-seven lectures and travelled
FIVE thousand miles. He says there is
much enthusiasm in the State over the
subject of education and the leading people
are entering heartily into the work. They
are also fortunate in having State Super
intendent active. intelligent and having
the cause at heart. We have been glad to
see from the Arkansas papers that Mr..
Ladd's wonderful talent for school organ
ization was fully appreciated in Arkansas.
He will spend the Christmas holidays at
home and return to that State in January.
An unavailable letter for Rev. R. G.
Walker, of Parnassus Augusta. is held in
the Lexington post Office.
At the 'Waahington Tea Party" held
in Harrisonburg, Friday night. q hand
some sofa cushion was voted to Mrs. A.
NJ. Hamilton and IN oil painting worth
$l25 was beng voted away with Miss
Lizzie Daniels, of Stanton. ahead, at the
last news from the poll.