Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-05-13
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/ Washington & Lee University, was IN
Staunton on Saturday on his way to New
+ York. The New York Chamber OF Com
MERGE has among the toasts at its annual
banquet this week, inserted one to Educa-
ton, and invited Prof. White to respond
| to it.
| Rev. J. Croll, who has become favorlte
with our people, has accepted call to
preach at the Luthefan church until the
LIST of January next.
Mrs. FL. D. Peck returned this week
! from Annapolis, Md, where she has been
the guest Of her relatives. Prof. N. M.
Terry and lady of the Naval Academy.
| Mrs. Gen. Echols is at the Aldine Hotel
in Ashland, KY. She is in attendance on
her son, Mr.. Percy Echols, whose illness
of typhoid fever has been mentione Ed
ward Echols esq.,, City Attorney OF staun-
ton, is also at Ashland with his brother.
Mr.. John P. Broadus has been appoln-
ted by the Postmaster General, mall agent
on the S. V. R, R., to run between Ia
gerstown and Waynesboro'.
Grand Master of I. 0. o. F., Thos. j..
Crowder, visited Valley Lodge, No. 40. at
Harrisonburg, last Monday night. The
official visit of the Grand Master was
handsomely welcomed.
On Tuesday afternoon last, Mr.. John J..
Shields, Mr.. James N. Mcfarland and
wife, and Messrs. Meade F. White and W.
W. King, left for Nelson county. No
cards.
Henry W. Morrow, Esq, a Director in
the National Pipe Co., and prompt bust
ness man, has made his headquarters in
Staunton for the summer. Those who
have Ivy or Laurel roots on their farms
can find cash buyer in him. His adver-
tisement appears in another column.
| Capt. VIM. H. Fowle left on Tuesday
afternoon, for a visit to his old home,
Alexandria, which city he formerly repre-
sented in the legislature.
We deeply regregt to learn OF the, it is
feared hopeless, illness Of the wife of our
| venerable countyman, Capt. Thomas
| Burke Her children, Capt. Thomas j..
Burke, and Messrs. VIM. A. and Robt.
W. Burke have been at her bedside for
several days past.
We hear that on revision of the count
in the award of the prize gold watch by
the Valley Mutual Life Insurance Com
| pany, mistake was discovered which
showed that the watch should have been
awarded to Mr.. P. W. Strayer, of Harri-
sonburg, instead of Mr.. E. l.. Edmund
| son.
Mr.. j. B. Burwell, OF staunton, left
last week for Wheeling, W. Va, where he
| will make his residence.
David G.. MEG ufin, ESQ.,, was out on
Saturday, and his friends held regular le-
wees wherever he stopped. While he stop
ped in our counting room the place was
| filed with visitors. We have never seen
| convalescent that received such hearty
| welcome.
Mr.. G. A. Beck has been appointed de-
pot agent of the Shenandoah Valley r. R.
at Berryville, Clarke county, Va, in place
of Charles D. Hyde. J. W. Haines is ap-
pointed agent at Port Republic.
| Geo. A. Hund]ey, ESQ.,, who is well
known in Augusta, has been appointed by
the Board of Public Works proxy on be-
half of the state in the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Company vice James H. Yates of
| Albemarle resigned.
We are pleased to learn that DR.. c. c.
Phillips will soon be able to attend to his
practice from which he has been detained
| by sickness.
The Richmond standard" speaking of
the coming season at the Rockbridge AL
| UNI Springs, says:
The announcement of the name of Mr..
| William Frazier as general superintendent
Of the Rockbridge Alum Springs recalls
some of the most pleasant memories, and
may be accepted as a guarantee of most
delightful season.
Mr.. James Paxton has been appointed
master of weights and measures, in place
of Mr.. Magnus Cease, resig ned.