Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-07-15
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FRIDAY MORNING. JULY Is. 1881.
Local
Personal.


Our friend of the Spectator" R.
Mauzy, ESQ.,, has met the usual fate OF ed
itors who forsake the tripod to chase
after that butterfly called vacation" In
Greenblier county on a fishing excursion
he fell into the water, his horse ran away
and he hid to walk back to LeWlsburg.
Mr.. Mauzy Immediately left Greenbrier
for KanaWha Falls.
Mr.. Geo. L. Wicks, late manager at
Low Moor, has, the Allegheny "Tribune"
says, been awarded the contract for build
ing portion of the railroad system OF the
iron furnaces to be erected near Goshen.
Samuel Shoemaker printer graduate of
the D., D. & B. Institution, has engaged
Oh the Anderson wv. Va.) Enterprise. !"
Miss Bette A. Henkel, Of Staunton, is
announced among the staff of teachers at
the Female College in Newmarket for the
next session.
Mr.. John w. Reamer and lady, Casper
ZirkIe and family, Chas. Wicks. Daniel
Kingan and DR.. H. H. Henkel, all for
merly of Newmarket but now of Augusta,
were on visit there last week.
Mr.. James Taylor, of Staunton, was on
visit to Winchester last week.
John Hite, a former citizen of Augusta
county, has sold gold mine IN California
for 100000.
Rev. Job Turner conducted deaf-mute
service at st. Paul's church Lynchburg,
last Sunday night.
Mrs. Matilda Kemper died at Port Re-
public on the 9th inst. She was the moth
er of Prof. Chas. L. Kemper of Bethany
College, Mrs. D. S. Dung of Staunton,
DR.. &. W. Kemper of Port Republic and
b. F. Kemper of Augusta.
Miss Alice Bailey, a very charming
young lady, daughter of Samuel M. Bailey
ESQ.,, of Cincinnati, is on visit to her
cousin, Mrs. Jos. B. Woodward, on Bev-
erleY street.
J. Emett Guy, ESQ.,, is visiting the
Capon Springs.
Miss Annie S. Caldwell, daughter of
VIM. M. Caldwell, Esq. of Waynesboro' :,
who attended the Southwest Female In
stitute at this place last session, left many
friends here regretful over her departure
for home yesterday morning. WythevStle
Enterprise.
Miss. Gay Trout is at the cold Sulphur
Springs.
Rev. Father John McVerry of Staun-
ton, and Vicar General Van DeVyver, of
Richmond, were at Rawley Springs on
Tuesday last.
Mr.. John Conner, who has been building
the telegraph line between Waynesboro
and HagerstOWn, has been transferred to
the Cumberland line.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker delivered
his lecture on Virginia, in Woodstock last
Monday night for the benefit of the An
derson Guard.
b. M. Clinedinst, ESQ.,, of Baltimore,
for many years well-known photograph
or here is on visit to the family of David
e. Strasburg, Esq.
Miss EVE Swoope, one of the fairest of
the Old Dcminion's fair ones, and Miss
Marie PreWltt, blue grass belle, are Wis
iting Miss Susie Luckett, on Fourth
street.-Owensboro (Ky.) Ecaminer.
A letter received by W. Withrow, ESQ.,.
of Waynesboro, from Rev. M. 81. Hous-
ton, announces his arrival at Yokohama,
June 10th, after a pleasant voyage OF
eighteen days from San Francisco. For a
few days Mr. Houston and family would
be guests of Rev. Mr.. Ballagh.
Rev. VIM. E. Baker was at Covington
on the 18th inst, on his way home. He
expects to fill his pulpit on Sunday next.
Rev. DR.. Stricken. Rev. j. E. Booker
and Rev. j. W. Rosebro' appointed by
Presbytery to preach at Philippl, Barbour
county, W. Va, will preach there on the
5th Sunday in July and the LIST Sunday in
August.
J. A. Templeton, Esq. and lady, were
in Bridgewater last week, visiting the
family of DR.. Kyle.
Mrs. George May and family, Mrs. G. s.
Baker and family, Miss Sallie Trout, Mrs
VIM. J. Nelson and Mrs. James Ker, are
at the Stribling Springs.
Rev. DR., W. A. Harris and family, and
Mrs. Pinkard and family, are at Orkney.
Capt. J.. G. Boude, circuit clerk Of
Rockbridge county, was in the city yester.
dr..
The first passenger who brought the full
details Of the shooting of President Gar
field to Staunton, was Mr.. Lewis Myerly
of this city, who was present at the depot
and saw it. He arrived home that after.
noon, and his account bulletined at the
VINDIcATOR Office was read by many
hundreds of persons.