Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-09
Local
Personal.

Thos. D. Ransom, ESQ.,. has been elected
member of the Virginia Historical SUci-
ETY., of Richm ond.
2. B. Delany, Esq, formerly OF the
Harrisonburg Commonwealth, " and now
a prominent electrician of New York, was
in the city this week.
Mr.B.F. Pond. the Travelling Passen-
ger AGENT, of the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail-
road. has arranged an excursion Of 500
people from Pittsburg, Pa, to Richmond,
to 20 by way of Harper's Ferry and
Staunton.
Miss l.. II. Wilson and Mrs. N. T..
Johnston, graduates Of the Augusta Fe-
male seminary, have taken charge of the
Lynchburg Female Seminary.
Rev. W. o. Hammond, of Staunton,
was in Lewisburg. W. Va, this week.
A treat to our Highland neighbors few
days ago, was a choir at camp meeting
with, among the other members, Miss
Efie Stiff, of Staunton. That is treat
even in a large city.
Rev. G. s. M. See, Of Highland, returned
last week, from his tour through Texas
and Tennessee, in both Of which states he
had calls to charges.
Mrs. N. E. Lyman, a daughter of Gen.
Kenton Harper, and Mr.. Charles G. Ly-
man, of Norfolk, are visiting their rela.
tives in Staunton.
We are under obligations to j. P. Be II
u Co., of Lynchburg, for good likeness
of Maj. John W. Daniel.
D. D. Switzer, the obliging and popular
young clerk at S. Hilb & Co.'S, left on
Tuesday, for Vicksburg, to take position
in the clothing house of Switzer, Newitter
Il Co. Mr.. Switzer is son of our venera-
BILE fellow citizen, Solomon SwitZer, ESQ.,,
and is steady and promising young bust
ness man.
I. s. Crawford, ESQ.,, who made such
successful season at the Cold Sulphur
Springs, was in the city, on Tuesday last.
Mr.. John D. Merritt, a well known citi-
zen of the county left on Monday last, to
locate in st. Louis.
Mr.. J B. Suit, of Richmond, who has
for the last year been a resident of the
returned to Richmond with his wife on
Wednesday. Mr.. Suit made many friends
during his brief sojourn in Staunton and
as an enterprising business man and a
good citizen he will be missed here.
Mr.. E. E. Tanner, of Richmond, has
bought the stock of Mr.. J. B. Suit and
will continue the business at the same
place on Augusta street. Mr.. Tanner is
a gentleman of experience in his business
and will doubtless do we'll In Stanton
where he will be cordially welcomed.
Mr.. George M. Murray removed with his
family to the city on Wednesday. Mr.. M
will be a valuable addition to the corps
of teachers at the Hoover High School
and an acquisition to Stanton society.
Among the appointments made by Grand
Master, Peyton S. Coles, from the Mason
ic fraternity, of Staunton, to aid in the
Yorktown Centennial ceremonies. is G
G.. Gooch, Esq, whose well known execu
tive ability will be put to severe trial in
apportioning quarters to the immense ma
sonic delegation which will be. present on
occasion.
JasF. Patterson, Esq, the venerable clerk
of the City Council. has gone on a visit to
his son, DR.. Henry M. Patterson, of High
land county.
John Goode, who commenced in Staun-
ton as telegraph messenger, and was sin
gled out by everybody who saw him, as a
boy that would make his mark, is now get
ting $1,000 a year in Springfield, Illinois
as train dispatcher, and ism It much more
more than boy in years yet. He is SOL
of DR.. Goode.