Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-06-23
Personal.

ting class.
Mr.. D. q. Humphreys, formerly of
Staunton, and now in the U. S. Army En-
gineers Office at st. Louis, is at home OF a
visit. Mr.. Humphreys rapid advance IN
his profession has been met by as rapid
promotion, and be now holds an impor
tant position in the Government Civil En-
gineer Corps.
Mr.. A D. Hays, deaf mute and as
sistant editor of the Tablet, a paper pub
lished in the West Virginia Institution at
Romney, was in the city this week
He lost his i, hearing at nine years
of age when his knowledge of words was
very limited, and his knowledge of new
words now is gotten through the system
Of articulation. He pron0unces English
with all the particularly and syllable cor
rectness of foreigner.
Senator Koiner, of Augusta, was among
the visitors at Roanoke College COM
mencement.
DR.. j. Ed. Arbuckle, of Lewisburg, W.
Va, who has large number of connec-
Hope to practice his profession.
The Strashurg Neaos. noticing the ap-
preaching removal from there of Rev.
James Willis to become Principal of the
Stanton Female Seminary, says:
The people of Strasburg and vicinity are
10th to see him depart, and are only recon-
ciled to their fate in consideration that
the sphere of his usefulness will be en-
larged, and the loss of him to our commu-
nifty will be great gain to the ''City of
the Hills. y He carries with him oar best
wishes ia his new field of labor.
Misses Lizzie and Lucy Ewing, daughters
of Rev. D. B. Ewing, were both awarded
distinctions at the commencement Of the
Lewisburg, W. Va, Female Institute.
Miss Fannie Bayly, daughter of the
late Captain Edmund Bayly, is visiting her
fathers relations in Northampton county,
and receiving many attentions from her
large family connections and many friends
The Warrenton Inder says: Among
other gentlemen whose names have been
prominently mentioned in connection with
the Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Augusta district appears that of
Meade F. White, young lawyer OF fine
talents of the Staunton bar. We are al
ways glad to learn such good news-that
Fauqnier young men are winning fresh
laurels.''
Mr. A. M. Bowman, President of the
Augusta Agricultural Society, has just
returned from a business trip through
New York and Canada. At Buffalo, N.
Y, he had a talk with Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour about delivering an address at our
next Fair, but Mr.. S., though expressing a
strong desire for an hours talk to your
farmers of Virginia. was compelled from
other engagements to decline.
Judge Cooke who is contesting the seat
of the Iowa member of Congress from the
Muchikinock district, was in the city Sat-
urday, getting evidence as to the time that
the colored laborers for the coal mines,
whose votes got his opponent the return,
reached Iowa. 1t appears that they were
voted straight along, though many were
not citizens.
Capt. W. N. Kinney, who is engaged in
railroad building near Point Pleasant, w.
Va. was in town on visit this week.
We learn that DR.. Stephen Harnsberger
of this county, has purchased through the
Real Estate Agency of II. L. Staples &
Co., Richmond, a large James River farm
ia Goochland county and intends remov-
ing there with his family.
Among the young ladies' who won dis
functions at Edge Hill Seminary, Albe-
marie, this session, was Miss Carrie
Crowle, daughter of Mr.. John D. Crowle,
of Staunton.
Mr.. Davis A. Kayser, of Staunton, is at
Old Point.
Rev. DR.. Stricken, of Thinking Spring.
went on visit to Louisville, KY, last
week.
Mrs. H. D. Peck is spending the sum-
mer with her mother at Old Lyme, Ct,
on Long Island Sound.
Major Henry Fink, Vice-President and
General Manager of the Norfolk & Vest
ern Railroad and East Tennessee, Virgin
ia & Georgia Railroad. has been appoint
ed General Manager of the shenandoah
Valley Railroad, with office at Lynchburg,
Va.
Dr.. VIM. Hamilton, late of the W. L.
Asylum, left this week for Cumberland
G. H., where he is witness in suit
brought by Judge John H. McCue, Attor-
ney for the Board, to recover some of the
board fund due the Asylum.
Yesterday morning Messrs. Cooke, Doyle,
Ide, Wholeg and Summerson returned to
Staunton from the cruise. Messrs. Echols
and Barkely have gone to Cobb's Island.
The party had some rough experience on
the water, which they narrate with good
deal of JUNCTION. The rest of the party
will return to-day or tomorrow.
Drs. Payne and Lang horne, of Lynch
burg, passed through Staunton Wednesday
on their way. the former to the Orkney
and the latter to the Healing Springs,
where they will be resident physicians this
season.
We learn that Lieut.. DanenhoWer, the
hero of the Arctic Expedition, has en-
gagged quarters at Capon Springs for the
season, and he and his party will arrive
there tomorrow. At this delightful wa
tering place he will prepare his report of
the expedition for the Secretary of the