Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07

! PERSONAL


diana, was in the county this week on
visit to his venerable father, Mr.. R.C. VAL
sntine, late postmaster at Greenville. His
visit is made previous to his removing from
Peru to the Pacific coast, and locating at
La Conner, Washington Territory. The
Peru Sentinel noting his departure from
there, says:
"Mr. Valentine has very good recon-
mendation from John McKenna, Master
Mechanic of the Wabash. st. Louis and
Pacific shops at Peru. The Sentinel wishes
him abundant prosperity in his new home,
at the same time we do not like to see him
leaye.''
Mrs. Mary i. Fisk, relic of the distin-
guished Engineer Charles B. Fisk, died i'll
Baltimore at the residence OF her son-in-
law. DR.. Geo. B. Reynolds last week. She
was we'll known in Stanton.
Mrs. Gen. Stonswall Jackson and daugh =
tor are in Richmond on visit to the fami-
ly of Rev. w. I. Richardson.
Mr.. H. G. Bowles, telegraph operator at
Waynesboro has been promoted to clerk
ship in the Accountant Department of the
G. & 0. Co. at Richmond.
Mr.. Arch. G.. Stuart was in Lynchburg
on visit last week.
Mr.. Meade f. White was visiting War
renton, Fauquier, last week.
| AS there have been many inquiries
| among his Staunton friends as to the
cause of the resignation of Rev. DR.. Null
lally in Lexington, we quote the following
| NJ l. 70
congregation:
"The members Of this church are with
| great regret informed, that such is the re-
lation of some Of their church officers and
their pastor, that the latter feels con- train
ed to tender to the Presbytery the resigna-
ton of his pastoral CHARGE
A correspondent 1T. C. M writing to
the VINDICAToR, from Lynchburg, says;
"There are several Staunton people To-
| Gated here, among them George A. Bruce,
| who is in the tobacco business, and those
| who know him for level headed man Of
business will not be surprised to hear that
| he doing we'll. His clever son, Charlie, so
| Familiarity known in Staunton, is no less
popular among his acquaintances here, and
is turning his education which he received
at the d. D. d B. Institution to some
practical account in the practice of his
beautiful pen manship,
''Mr Randolph Harrison is engaged ia
the practice of law here, and with good
promise of success, as assured by his close
attention to business. good habits and nat
ural talent for the profession of his choice.
"Mr. Robert Paris is here doing well, too.
in the book business, of which he has a
general agency"
Auditor. S. Brown Allen was in the city
on Wednesday last. His family will re-
move from the farm to Stanton, where
they will reside.
Mr.. Charles r. McGuffin, whose mar
riags we published few days since, left
in Orange county, Florida. If he makes
only half as good citizen of Florida as
he did of Virginia, his new neighbours May
congratulate themselves on getting him.
Mr.. Jacob 7. Ewing has been appointed
postmaster at Long glade IN place of Mr..
j. r. Trout, removed.
The admirers of the Sohmer pianos will
soon have treat in finding at the store of
Mr.. D. B. Hamaker, the agent for them.
Mr.. Max Browno]d. the accomplished pi-
anist, a brother-in- law of Mr.. Hamaker.
Rev. DR.. E. T. Baird, formerly of Au-
gusta, and later of Alabama, has accepted
call to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Col. ]. Q. A. Nadenboush, formerly a
well known citizan of SJaunton, is report
cd in the Martlnsburg papers as danger
ously i'll.
Rev. Thomas 6. Peck, of New York, is
visiting his brother. Henry D. Peck, Esq,
Ed. Echols, ESQ.,, Commemorative At
torney, was at Union, W. Va, this week
attending the funeral of his cousin, Judge
James F. Patton, of the West Virginia
Court Of Appeals, who died suddenly in
Wheeling.