Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-02-25
Personal.

Personal.
The friends of Miss Leila Zirkle will be
glad to know that she is rapidly recover
ing from her late accident. A strange in
cident of her accident was that her seve-
rest iDju les were not from her clothing
taking fire but from lady in her excite
ment seiZing kettle ard pouring bot
water on her to extinguish the flames.
Brown M. Allen, Esq, Clerk of the
Courts of BotetOurs county and ex sheriff
Kyle of that county. were in Staunton on
Wednesday last. They came by the new
Richmond & Allegheny railroad, getting
on the cars near Fincastle at ! o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and reaching Staunton
at - clock that night.
Lit. Herbert Stiff, who has long been a
popular salesman at Maj. j.. W. Newton's
establishment, has accepted the position OF
General Agent for the DAVIS Sewing Ma
chine with Tennessee for his field of ope-
rations. He leaves for his new work in
March. Mr.. Stiff is most excellent young
gentleman and will be missed in Stanton
absence of his splendid voice from our
concerts aud operas.
Mr.. John b. Burwell, an ingenious
young citizen of Staun'on, has received
patent for Il Writing Tablet, which will be
a great favorite with business men.
VIM. I'll. Peyton. Esq, returned home
last week from q visit to Petersburg, the
Mecca of our Readjuster friends. Next
| week the sacred shrine will be removed
to Washington.
Hon. VIM. Z. Balthis, Mayor of Staun-
ton, returned to the city last Monday from
visit Of some weeks to Baltimore where
he has been under medical advice. We
arr glad to see him looking vel! and great
~ improved. His family is at press mt in
Charlottesville on a visit to Capt. BIS rel.
stives there.
In another column will be found the an
nouncement that thost popular physicians
| Drs ]. Alex. Waddell and J. st. P. Glib
son, have dissolved partnership. Each will
continue to practice with offices at their
respective residences.
We are glad to learn that DR.. J. M Wat
| son, of Barterbrook, who has been so i'll,
,as decidedly improved IN health.
| Mr.. S. B. Mosly, who has been engaged
n the Engineer Department of the Chesa-
peake & OHIO R. r. Co., has been appoin-
led Assistant Engineer on a railroad in
| Mexico.
VIM. B. Felger. Esq, of Pittsburg, Pa. :.
as returned to the city after trip home.
We learn from him that Miss Lula Byers
If Pennsyl ania, who was in ataunton
during the winter and made many friends.
mere has been quite ill since her return
home, but is recovering. -
The friends of our well known fellow
citizen, Arch. 5. Kinney, will hear with
sorrow that he is quite sick.
JOS. L. Barth, Esq, of Philadelphis, has
bought out the interest of his deeeasto
brother in the firm of Barth s. Loeb, ap 4
he firm will continue business under the
old firm name. Mr.. Rarth will reraov q his
'amlly to Staulton, liz few weeks and
occupy the residence of the late s. T..
BArth.
DR.. VIM. Frazer, of. st. Lonis son Of
VIM. Frazier, Esq, of this city, has been
elected Consulting Physician to the Board
of Health. of that city. Honors seem to
come thick and fast on this young physi.
! clan.
Mr.. Stephen L. Mayo, so long and fa-
vorably known here in connection with
he G. 4 o. railroad, and who last year
moved to Shepherdstown, W. Va, has ac-
cepted position at Hagerstown, Md.
where he will now make his home.
Alexandria had great day on the
Twenty Second of February, and invite0
back fer the occasion all of her former
prominent citizens. Among those otfiesal-
ly invited, to assist in the celebration was
W. II. Fowle, Esq. of this city, her for
mer representative in the legislature.
At the organization of Washington &
Lee Alumni Association in New York OK
the I'D of February, DR.. j. Newton Nc
Chesney was chosen chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Comuaistee. AT the banquet thew
were addressed by Gen. r. D. Lilley.