Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-20
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FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 20. 1879.
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received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in
the Polytechnical Institute at New Mar :
ket has been licensed to practice law and
has located at Woodstock.
Miss V. ID. Bowers, who is stated by
the Abingdon Standard to be a graduate
of the Virginia Female Institute, of
Staunton, and reader of no little MERIT
was to give reading in Temperance Hall
there on Tuesday night last.
Mr.. John Fl. Dinneen. formerly of
Stanton, now of the Richmond bar has
brought suit in the Circuit Court there for
the distribution of the deposit $780, 600 in
city bonds) of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York among rightful
claimants in Virginia. Tie Company is
insolvent, and receiver has been appoint
ed for it by the Supreme Court of New
York.
Capt. ). IL. H. Figgatt, of Botetourt,
and Capt. W. W. Ballard, of Roanoke,
members of the Board of Visitors OF the
Wesleyan Female Institute, were in the
city this week. The first named gentle
man is prominently named for the Senate
from his district.
The Richmond STANDARD" speaking OF
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner's address here On
decoration day says:
The memorial address of Captain Bum
gardner, of Staunton. delivered on Monday
last on the occasion of the decoration OF
the graves of the Confederate soldiers at
ThornIOse cemetery, is oneof the most ap-
propriate we have Rad. 1t is an elegant
tribute to valor. yet almost concise enough
for an epitaph.
The Wytheville "Enteprise' Of last Fri
day has the following in its personal col
umn:
Mrs. Harrison, of Staunton. Va, daugh-
ter Of Col. J. r. Kent, of this county, is
on visit at her fathers Miss Lizzie
Stuart, who has been spending lew weeks
in Staunton, has returned to Wythevllle.
Bishop Kavanaugh, of the M. b. Church,
South, was in town yesterday, the guest of
Anthony Lawson, Esq, and preached last
night to large congregation.
Among the music played at Lewlsburg,
W. Va, on Decoration Day was 'Ashby's
Funeral March," composed by Prof. T.
M. Turner, a son of Prof. A. J. Turner,
of Staunton, which the "Record" says
was deserving Of prominent notice.
Mar. T. P. Crawford, of Augusta, made
an address in Charlottesville, Sunday even
ing at the delivery of the Scholars Aid q
Mission Society orators medal to its re-
cipient.
Two gentlemen, well known in Staun
ton, are thus noticed in a Dallas, Texas,
letter in the Lovingston Examiner"
IT landed in Dallas city, an entire
stranger, but it was not long before 1 fell
in with Maj. A. M. CARRIER. of Va, for
merlY an efficient officer on the staff OF
Gen. Stonewall Jackson and at present
the spicy editor Of the Dallas 'Bee,"
through Major CARRIER 1 learned that there
were many VirginianS settled in this city
and among them Shelton F. Leake, Jr.,
son Of our former distinguished congress
man of the same name. | also learn that
Messrs. Steel aud Waddell of Lexington
Va, we're there in charge OF large aud
flourishing Military School, [ was much
pleased with Dallas city which contains
population of about 20, 600 and is the great
Emporium of northern Texas.
1t greatly rejoiced me to meet here Col.
Howe Y. Peyton WHO is so well known IN
Nelson county and in many other portions
.of Virginia. Col. Peyton has Thoroughly
mastered the laws of Texas and is rapidly
rising to distinction in his profession. Tile
tirely disappeared and he is now all earnest
energetic, thorou gh-going man of business
aud enjoys the reputation OF being one o.
the ablest a,.d most eloquent advocates III
the State of Texas | see no change III
his appearance, except. it anything, he
looks younger than he did when IN Low
lHgsten.
Capt. w. A. McCue, has been appointed
by the local Alumni Association OF Wash
ipgton & Lee University TO represent it at
The Alumni meeting in Lexington at the
approaching commencement.
frhe Mobile News noting the con-
-tep.plated depart ure from that city Of MIR.
Max Brownold, son of Mr.. E. BroWnold,
ef Staunton, from that city, says:
1--we regret to announce that Mr.. Max
R.ownoId, the gifted young pianist, has
determined to leave our city. All who
have had the pleasure to hear him at the
instrnment which has been his patient
study and earnest delight will regret to
learn that he has decided to leave us. His
visit has been pleasant one, for he likes
our people and the people have shown that
they like him."
The vacancy occasioned at the Augusta
National Bank by the departure OF MI
w. McGuffin, for Warreuton, has been
most acceptably filed by the appointment
of Mr.. c. M. White.
Mr.. Geo. S. Krouse, who commenced
his promising newspaper career IN Staun-
ton. has with Jas. T. Allen purchased the
Culpeper "Times,' lately owned by D. M.
Ream, deceased
Mr. N. E. Lyman, of Norfolk, has been
here for several days the guest of Mr. H.
d. Peck. AS sitting by fire in the middle
of June is one of those things an East VIZ
gilman would hardly credit on affidavit,
Mr.. L. Will have some difficulty in relating
fa,e facts about the present cold snap when
he returns home.
Mr.. S. d, Morrison, of Colorado, is in
ST .unton. On a visit to his brother, Mr.. j.
W, Morrisop.
Tt John Donovan, formerly Of Staun-
ton. was voted gold watch chain at the
Catholic fair in Harrisonburg, beating the
combined vote of his competitors two to
ono AS John is rather fne-looking
vonno fellow We are not surprised to see
from the Register that 'several OF the
no,no ladies of town took very active
parts'' in the election.
Rev VIM E Baker returned from the
Sabbath School Conference IN Highland
Yesterday and will preach on Sunday next
Rev DIR G B Strickler of Thinking
Springs, passed through here Wednesaay
having travelled over 100 miles id buggy
from West Virginia since Monday.
CIRCUIT COURT.-This court, Judge
Mclaughlin presiding, adjourned Wed
netday night, leaving only three law case
on the docket.