Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-16
Personal.

Personal.
We noticed few weeks ago that Mr..
W. A. Bowles. Principal Of the Staunton
Graded School last session would be Gen
eral Manager of a Georgia hotel. 1t is
the Cotton Exposition Hotel which is to
contain 900 rooms and is now building in
Atlanta, taat he has position in, having
been appointed cashier of it.
Mrs. Doggett, of Richmond, widow Of
the late Bishop Doggett, her daughter,
Miss Lulie DoggeJt, and her grand-daugh-
ter are stopping at DIR. Pendleton's on
Kalorama street. Miss Ella Porter, Of
Chicago, is also at DIR. Pendleton's.
Mr.. J. W. Morrison, Jr., only son Of J.
W. Morrison, Esq, left for Lexington on
the stage Wednesday morning to attend
Washington and Lee University.
Rev. E. W. McCorkle, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at williamson, and
DR.. R. S. Wiley of the same town, were in
the city during the past week.
DR.. John G. Hyde, one of the most pop
ular physicians in the county, will about
the LIST of October leave Midway. He will
remove to his fine farm in Rockbridge,
three miles above Brownsburg. Augusta
will miss DR.. Hyde, but if he makes as
good a farmer as he has been physician,
Rockbridge will gain where Augusta
loses: DR.. A. HI. Weir, who is highly &C
complished in his profession will practice
medicine in DR.. Hyde's old neighborhood.
Messrs. J. E. Rollins, Frank Alexander,
William H. Weller and Charles L. Wei
Ter left the city yesterday for trip
to New York and Philadelphia,
and other Northern cities. The merchants
will lay in their stock of fall and winter
goods in New York. MI. Alexander ex-
poets to bring back to Staunton the lar
gest stock of hardware ever brought to
this city. Mr.. Rollins will continue his
trip as far north as Boston and recreate
in the city of baked beans and clam chow
der.
Mr.. James Goodwin, a prominent mer-
chant of Fineastle, Va, has been spend
ing the last week in the city.
Among the legal gentlemen attracted to
the city by the session Of the Court of APP
peals, are Attorney General Field, Judge
Robt. Ould, Hon. J. R. Tucker, Col. Ed
mund Pendleton, Gen. J. E. Roller, Maj
Jas. B. Dorm an and Messrs. R. L. Parish
s. H. Letcher, J. J. Steele, J. B. Speice
and J. P. Moore and II. V. Strayer. :,
Mr.. James B. Blanks, of Petersburg
was in the city yesterday, on his way to
Gipninnati tn ottopd tho oF{ bo
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
which meets there, Monday, He is one of
the Grand Representatives of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, Maj. A. Courtney. of
Richmond, is. the other. MIR. Blanks is
also General Secretary Of the Petersburg
Young Mems Christian Association, hav-
ing succeeded Mr.. Brown who was in
Staunton. at the last State Y. nj. c. A.
Convention.
Gen. Malone was at the Virginia Hotel,
yesterday.
W. II. Baker, advance agent for Kun
kel' Nightingale Ministries was in town,
yesterday, making arrangements for the
appearance of that company at the. Opera
House, on Thursday evening next, the 22d
instant.
Harvey Risk, Esq, has, because of pro-
tracted sickness, resigned the Office of U.
s. Commissioner, in Judge Rives' Court.
Mr.. Ed. Slower, son of Mr.. John G.. Sto-
yer, surveyor of the county, has gone to
Hampden Sidney College this session.
Revs. j. Ii. H. Winfree and George L.
Brown, with Elders George S. Walker, of
Staunton, and Judge James W. Warwick,
of Bath county, were nominated by Lex
ington PresbyJery last week, as commits
sioners to the next General Assembly,
which meets in Atlanta, May next This
nomination is equivalent to an election.