Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-05
Personal.

Personal.
Mr.. Samuel G. Williams. Superlnten
dent of the Penitentlary, and DR.. W. M
Walker, Physician OF that Institution
were at the Virginia Hotel, Tuesday
They were returning from tour over the
different public works on which convicts
are hired and were inspecting their SAM
tary condition, treatment and so forth
They were last from Clifton Forge.
We regret to learn that Mr.. st. John
Ben. one of the most popular of the Eng
lish residents of Augusta, is lying very i'll
at his residence near Staunton.
Mr. Nat Bush Hill, for several years q
prominent commission merchant, Of
Staunton, was, on Monday, elected CLERK
of the Second Market, at Richmond, by
the Council of that city.
The Salem Conservative Of Friday
says: "Mr. John Woods, of Illinois, and
his daughter who has been attending Rev
J. l. Miiler's school at Staunton, are visit.
ing friends and relatives in this place.
Mr.. W. is native of this county, but
went to Illinois about % years ago, where
he has since lived and prospered."
We see that Messrs w. H. II. Frenger,
and Geo. S. Null, have become editors of
the Allegheny "Tribune" which was stat
ted and tor some time conducted by Mr..
Everett Donaghe, of Augusta.
We regret to see an announcement in
the Highland Recorder" that Rev. Sam'l
Mcclure. who has very many friends in
Stanton, is quite sick.
On Sunday last, the congregation Of the
First Presbyterian church elected four ad-
ditional Elders-Dr. Newton Wayt, H. d
Peck, Esq, Gen. r. D. Lilley and Capt.
FL. L. Hoover.
The Baltimore 'Gazette'' noticing the
recent illness of Bishop Glosbrenner, at
Chambersburg says:
Mrs, GlOssbrenner, who was at Church
vile, Va was telegraphe0. for and pro-
ceeded at once by special train over the
Cumberland Valley railroad to his bed
side. The bishop is well known in this
churches here frequently. He oficiated
at Salem Bethel Church week or two ago
and in spite of his advanced age looked
hale and hearty!
Mr.. Ellis Mills, who has been engaged
for several years on this paper, ana to
whom its readers are indebted for some
excellent photographic reports of public
matters, left for Washington on Saturday
last to fill place on the U. S. Senate Of
fetal shorthand corps. His engagement
lasts until the expiration of the present
Germ of Congress, when he may return to
sstaunton in the interval of the sessions
The Religious HERALD of this week
contains the following paragraph which
will be of interest here:
ssBro. Frost, Jr., preached for us recent
". and closed with stirring appeal
for money to pay off an old debt of the
church, and he got enough and more than
enough. ''-MaysviIle, KY Tell him to
come on to Staunton, and try his hand on
Winchester and some other places, where
he is not likely to ''get enough and more
than enough" By the way, Gen. Echols
told us, the other day, that, on late visit
to Lexington, KY, he heard very pleasant
reports Of Brother Frost.-Heratd.
The Council on Tuesday night, elected
MIR. Geo. M. Cochran, Jr., to fill the vacan-
cy occasioned by the resignation of Mr..
John B. Evans. A most happy and popu-
lar selection.
DR.. Ed. Beale, who will be remembered
as the Commander OF the 21st Virginia
Cavalry, (Gen. Imboden's brigade) died
at his home in Hampshire county. W.
Va, on Friday, last.
Mr.. Geo. V. Ruhle, of this city. left on
yesterday. to make his futnre residence in
New York.
Speaking of Rev. VIM. B. McGilvray
who is so well known in this county. the
Harrlsonburg s'Common wealth. says: Gas
q preacher, as a teacher, and as man
there is no one TO the Methodist Church
in Virginia that is entitled to precedence
over him -