Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-08-19
Personal.

The town council of Waynesboro. last
week, elected Mr.. L. K. Huff, as council
man in place of Mr.. Phillip Killian, re-
signed. Mr.. Huff is the youngest coun-
Gilman Waynesboro has ever had.
Miss Nellie Martin, daughter, and Miss
Sallie Martin. niece of Garrett Martin,
ESQ.,. of Nelson county, two very pretty
and attractive young ladies are visiting
the family of John T. Shields, Esq, near
Greenville.
We are glad to see that Dr.. e. c. Phil
lips. who has been confined to his room
for some time by serious illness, is again
out and has resumed his practice.
T. c. Morton, Grand Dictator of
knights of Honor, of Virginia, started on
Saturday last. for his annual visitation of
lodges. He visited Belle Haven lodge, in
Alexandria, Saturday night. He will go
as far as Accomac county.
| Miss Jennie D. Baird, who was such a
favorite with the Stanton public as vo-
calist of the greatest merit at the Augusta
Female Seminary, was married in Man
chester, Monday morning, to Mr.. w. Scott
McRae, of Richmond. The church was
crowded with the friends of the young
couple.
One of the haDdsomest summer parties
that has been given in Staunton, was CIV
en- on Tuesday night by Mrs. John D.
Crowle, in honor of her daughter Miss
Carrie Crowle. and her visitor, Miss Rosa
King. of Baltimore.
| Edwin F. Surber, Esq, the efficient
book-k aeper at the Lowmoor Iron works,
was on a visit to his Staunton friends this
week.
+ Mis-. Ward, Mrs. Baker and Miss Stella
Baker Of Columbus, Ohio, are visiting the
family Of DR.. Walker of this city.
Misses Maggie Anderson and Mollie
Warwick of Portsmouth. Ohio, are WISH
ting the family of John G.. Slower, ESQ.,,
in this county.
Mrs. Thornton. formerly of Farmville.
and widow of the galldnt Col. Thornton
"f the Sd Va. cavalry who fell in action.
has assumed the post Of Matron at tie
Augusta Female Seminary, made vacant
by the resignation of Mrs. Harding. Mrs.
Thornton is the mother OF Prof. Thornton
Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the
University Of Virginia, and of Prof. Jas
Thornton OF Central University of Ken.
tnckY. The last named son is now on a
visit to Stanton.
Prof. A. J Turner who has been in
structing the Woodstock band, will give
a concert with them at the close of tb
term. That sweet singer. Miss Cora Turn.
er, and Miss Annie Haas, the Jose
phine" of Pinafore, will assist at it and
the citizens of Woodstock may count on a
genuine musical treat.
Mr.. J. L Bryan, formerly of Staunton,
has been elected Mayor of Orlando, Fla.
The father and mother and two sisters
of the Rev. Alexander Sprunt, pastor o
the old Stone Church, have arrived at the
manse from Wilmington, N. g.
DR.. ]. D. Eggleston. Physician of Hamp
den-Sidnev College, is on visit to hi:
brother-in-law, Rev. J. E. Booker.
Mr.. Chas. Cole Of Baltimore, has been
appointed Supervisor Of Trains on the
Valley Branch of the B. Sc o. road in place
of Mr.. F. Miller Mantz, resigned.
Gen. John Echols was at the White
Sulphur on Tuesday last.
H. T. Ellyson, Esq, of the Richmond
dispatch" was in the city on Wednesday
VIM. Frazier, ESQ.,, Manager at thu
Rockbridge Alum, writes that few night
ago the crowd was SO great that they hat
to telegraph for furniture to fit out fiftee1
rooms that had to be pressed into use
They have had ''royal" season at thu
old Crock Alum'