Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-16
Local
Personal.

Personal.
Mr.. J. Fill Francisco, a former gentle
manly deputy clerk in the Circuit Court
Clerks Office of this county and the mlrth
provoking Sergeant Of Marines in Pima
fore, is silver mining at Mineral Point in
Colorado.
Miss Maria Barry, MISS Maria Albert
and Rev. Samuel McCune and lady arrived
at Queenstown, Ireland, June 9th. The
passage of their steamer was much delayed
by icebergs.
Among the visitors at the Virginia Hotel
last Thursday was A. S. Abel, Esq, pro-,
prietor of the Baltimore "Sun," ON his
way with his family to the White Sulphur
Springs.
Among the visitors at KAlorama are
Mrs. w. T. Richardson, Miss Nellie Tate
and Mrs. Darlington Cabell, of Richmond.
The last named lady was formerly Miss
lisa Darlington. graduate Of the Angus
ia Female Seminary, and has won An en-
viable position in literary circles in Rich
mond by her brilliant contributions to the
press.
Rev. Jas. B. Converse. of Tennessee a
former member of the staff of the ''Chris-
tian Observer" was in the city Tuesday
on his way through the lower Valley to
New Jersey to spend his vacation.
Mr.. J. L. McManus, formerly a teacher
in St. Francis school in Staunton, and
whose oratory was an attractive feature
to the members of the Staunton Debating
Society, has formed a law partnership in
New York city with Mr.. Roberts, neph-
ew of Roscoe Conkling. Mr.. McManus
has had the compliment of the degree of
l.. L. B. bestowed upon him by the Uni
versity Of New Y ork city.
Mr.. John Rice. an old citizen of Green
nois to see sister whom he had not seen
for forty-ive years.
Mrs. Mel Hartman left last week to join
her husband, who is in business in Lead
vile, Colorado.
Mr.. VIM. B. Pitzer, of Staunton, has
taken position on the extension of the
Chesapeake Il Ohio R. R. His headquar-
| tiers are at GraysoR q. H., Ky.
Mr.. A. NJ. Alderman, formerly of
Staunton, has formed co-partnership
with Jacob L. Argahrite, and opened
large furniture and grocery establishment
at Anderson. W. Va.
Mrs. J. T. Ellyson, wife of ]. T. Ely
son, Esq, of the Religious Herald of
| Richmond, is in Stanton on visit to her
father, Maj. N. H. Hotchkiss. She is ac-
companied by Miss Bette Ellyson, a
daughter of H. K. Ellyson, ESQ.,. of the
Richmond Dispatch"
VIM. Frazier, Esq, our esteemed fellow
citizen, was present last week at the meet
ing of the Alumni Association of Yale
| College at New Haven. Mr.. Frazier
who is an A. M. of that venerable institu-
ton, was guest of Prof. Salisbury.
and spent most agreeable time renewing
recollections connected with old Yale.
With other of the 'sold boys" he was
pressed into service to address the Alumni
Ass ociation.
DR.. G. c. Phillips has been elected sur
geon of the West Augusta Guard.
DIR. Carter Berkeley has been appointed
medical examiner Of the Valley Mutual
Association in place of DR.. w. S. Nc
Chesney, resigned.
We regret to hear that Mr.. B. Frank
Cootes, the well known and esteemed trav-
elling agent of WITT & Elhart of Balti-
more, and a brother-in-law of Maj. J. W.
Newton, is lying dangerously ill at the res
idence Of Capt. E. W. Bayly in this city.
w. B. McChesney has, we are glad to-
learn, been promoted to Deputy Collec-
torship in Collector Bolts Office.
Sam Yost. bright youth Of sixteen, son
of Maj. S. M. Yost of this city, has been
Mr.. Frank Wingfeld, a large sheep grower
of Colorado. He writes in fine spirits, his
health having much improved. His uncle
had presented him with pony and togeth-
er they expected to take a long horseback
| tour in the western country.
Mr.. Henry Myers, of Lexington, men,
Der of the popular hardware house of
Franz Alexander & Co., of this city, is
| spending few days with his brother-in-
law, VIM. J. Nelson, Esq. Mr.. Myers is
accompanied by Mrs. Myers, and they are
welcomed here by number of old friends.
Miss Virginia 2. Darlington, the only
surviving daughter of the late Gen1 Ed
ward e.. Darlington, of Botetourt county,
is spending portion OF her vacation Visi-
ting her friends in Staunton and the
county. Miss Darlington has been for the
last two years connected with prominent
private seminary in st. Louis.
Mr.. G. R. Whipple, of the Louisville
Commercial was in the city last week
on brief visit to his friends. Respond
ing to the request of many citizens, he de-
livered his popular lecture on the Sons of
Bohemia, in the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall, last
Thursday night. The lecture was highly
entertaining and much appreciated by the
very intelligent audience who heard it.