Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-10

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nreach the annual commencement sermon
before the pupils OF. the Wesleyan Female
Inst;tnte next Sunday morning at the
Methodist church.
To the many inquiries as to who was the |
Mining Engineer who made the eloquent |
sneach at the Opera House, we reply that
Il was Prof. Rossiter W. Raymond, OF the
New York School of Mines, and editor
Of the s.Mining Engineer" He is one OF
the most distinguished mining experts IN
this country.
Assistant Bishop of Kentucky. Rev.
Thos. q. Dudley, who has many friends IN
Staunton. was married in New York on
the End inst, to Miss Mary E. Aldrich.--
Bishops Smith, of KY, Gallaher. OF La
and Potter, of New York, were present.
Though a young man, this is Bishop Dud-
LEWIS third matrimonial alliance.
Mr.. Edgar Allan. of Farmvllle, spent
some DAVIS in Staunton this week. In re-
construction times no man was Detter
known in Virginia politics than YANKEE
Allan. i" who was then Republican mem
her of the State Convention. He was one
Of the shrewdest men in that body, and
withalI, had kindly heart. NO hepuoii-
ran in that day numbered more Democrat
ic friends.
Mr.. w. A. Rhinehart, former SuPedan-
tendent at Low Moor, has taken con-
tract; on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
Mr.. Edward F. Surber, of the valley
Mutual Insurance CO., has accepted the
position of book-keepeH at the HAWKS
Nest mines in West Virginia, and has leit
for that place. He is one OF the most esei-
mable Young men that St.sunton has yet
sent out into the VIC rid and we predict that
he will increase the number of his friends
in the great and VT Hlthy cofporatloh ho
goes to serve.
Miss Fannie Trout returned honas on
Monday, from success dui session as one
of the educational staff the Female Col
lege at Farmville. She W Is warmly greet
ed by her many friends.
Hon. James F. Patton, veil known IN
this city and who is a nephe, vofGen- John
Echols, has been appointed b ' Gov. Jack
son to the vacancy on the bench OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals, of west Viz
ginia, caused by the resignation OF Judge
Moore The Border 'sWatchma n" speak
ing of the appointment says:
Judge Patton is in every res pect we'll
qualified to fill the high position TO which
he has been elevated He has all the pre-
requisites. He is well educated; he is
thoroughly read in his profession; llaS bad
a fine practice for many years; he is in the
full vigor of manhood, industrious and en-
ergetic And above all he is man OF high
integrity. He carries with him into his
new sphere of life the kindest wishes and
high expectations of all his brother lawyers
who have met him at the bar.
DIR. A. q. Koiner, formerly of Augusta,
who is now settled at Big Lick, Roanoke,
was SO ill few days since that his life was
despaired of. He has gone to the Blue
Ridge Springs for his health.
Among the visitors at the commence
ment exercises of the Newmarket Female
Seminary were Miss Kate Gushing, OF
Staunton, and Miss Laura Tanquary, of
Lexington.
Rev. VIM. E. Baker, who is making
summer journey of two hundred and sixty
miles on horseback to Ashville, N. G.,
where he will fill the pulpit of Rev. S. T.
Martin for month, reached Wytheyille
last week and was to preach for Rev. j. D.
Thomas, whose guest he was, on last Sun
| day.
DR.. B. M. Palmer, Of New Orleans, who
took Staunton as one carryeth city by
storm, was to preach in Lexington last
Sunday.
Chief Engineer w. W. Coe, of the Shen
andoah Valley r. R., has removed his
headquarters to Lexington where he will
remain until the work is finished.
One of the most interesting incidents of
the tour of the Mining Engineers west Of
SGaunton, was tssir insisting on having
Major Jed. Hotchkiss deliver his lee
ture on Stonewall Jackson's campaigns.
The Major delivered it at the White Sui
phur, when the Institute was not in ses-
sion, and it was greeted with great ap-
plause.
Mr. E. G. Vincent, the civil Engineer
of this city, has taken charge of party
engaged in locating the line on the extern
sion of the Richmond and Allegheny Rail
road.
Among the young ladies from this city
and vicinity, who we're attracted to the
neighborhood of Fort Defiance by the
commencement exercises Of the Augusta
Male Academy, and the final ball at the
Pavilion last night, were Misses Maggie
and Fannie McChesney, stopping at Mr..
Geo. B. Crawford's; Miss Annie Cochran,
at Mr. James Crawford's s; Misses Kate Nc
Guffin, Madge Abby and Cora Hanger, at
Capt. VIM. Wilson IS; Misses Mamie and
Annie Walker, at Mr.. VIM. Crawford 3;
Miss Agnes Harman, at Col. A. W. Har.
man. 8, and Miss Willie Sturgis, at Mrs.
Sulliyan's.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro, pastor of Messy
Greek church, has received a call to the
Second Presbyterian church at Covington,
KY, the old charge of DR.. Mutually, of
Lexington, Va. Mr.. Rosebro went off on
the western mail train Yesterday, to visit
the church. Should he accept the call it
will be great loss to Lexington Presby-
terry and his present charge.
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CITY DELEGATES TO THE AUGUST
CoNvENT1oN.-By one of those unac-
countable slips the notice of the list of
Staunton delegates to the Democratic
State Convention was omitted when we
published the county list. The following
were the delegates and alternates appoin-
ted: list -Qelegates-Capt. Thos.
j. Crowder and DR.. John W. Harris, al
ternates-Capt. John McQuaide and James
T. Byers; I'd Ward-Delegates-C VIM.
l., Bumgardner and II. st. Geo. Tucker;