Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-16
Personal.

a private i6CG6F from huEGSVllI6, Ala
bama, states that Mr.. J. 81. Leckey, for
merly of Staunton, has established very
fourishing female school at that place and
is so much encouraged that he proposes
before the next session to improve and en-
large his buildings. Among his assistants
are Miss Van Lear. of Augusta, one of
Miss Baldwin's graduates, and Miss Vir-
ginia P. Darlington, of Charlottesville.
Messrs. W. T. Shultz, at Greenville, J.
W. Smoot, at Raphine, and Eli Duvall, at
Lexington, are all appointed Valley Rail-
road depot agents at the points named.
Rev. A. A. Eskridge. of Harrisonburg,
is about to remove his residence to Staun-
ton.
The Charleston, w. Va, papers speak
highly Of the singing of Mrs. Blanch
Mynlch, of Staunton, who lately appeared
in concert there.
Mr.. Thos. Baldwin, of Richmond, a
Pullman car conductor, who runs from
Staunton to Danyille. was in Stapntaa
Tuesday. He was IN the Danville riot and
carries an ugI5 wound on his forehead aad
nose, caused by blow from large stone
which a negro hurled in his face. He was
introduced to some of the doubling Thom-
asses around the polls and satisfied them
that somebody was hurt at Danville. Mr..
B. is son of Baldwin the we'll known
clothier of Richmond.
We regret to learn that Mrs. C.. S.
Roller, wife of the Principal of the D. D. &
B. Institution, was severely, though not,
1t is hoped, dangerously hurt, by fall
from her horse, last week.
Mrs. G.. W. Layman has sent to this Of
fee beet weighing thirteen pounds. The
ladies of the county are determined not to
be outdone by the men in farming.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro, of Lewisburg, W.
Va, stopped In Augusta county on his
return from Synod, and assisted Rev.
Frank Gaines in protracted meeting
progressing In the Hebron Church.
VIM. B. Hardy, of this city, has been
appointed General Agent for Virginia for
the N. Y. Accident Association, and has
made his headquarters at Richmond.
Col James H. Skinner arrived home
from Europe on Thursday night of last
week. Rough weather delayed the steamer
and prevented his getting home in time to
vote, as he had calculated on when he took
passage on her.,
W. W. King. of Mint Spring, and J. H.
Swartzel, of Mlddlebrook, received their
diplomas at Dunsmore's Business College
on Tuesday. They completed their course
in five months.
A patent was issued in Washington on
Monday to Francis B. Carson, of Staun-
ton, for wagon brake.
We regret to learn that Thos. Brownlee,
Esq, and Capt. W. H. Peyton two of the
most active workers on election day, on
opposite sides, at Greenville. are both sick.
DR.. Shelton of this city is attending the
latter, who is ID critical condition, from
blood poisoning. =
M. E. Grand Master of knights Temp
lar, R. E. Withers. has commissioned
Past Grand Commander, Peyton S. Coles,
Of Va, to be Representative in the 4th
district, consisting of Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland and the District of
Columbia. The commission is for three
years.
Rev. George A. Lee, Pastor of Mt.
Tabor Ev. Lutheran church, in this coun-
ty, was the recipient of very fine suit of
clothes from the members of his congrega-
ton, last week.
A telegram was received here yesterday
morning announcing the death OF the wife
of John W. Garrett, President Of the B.
& o. road. who was thrown from her car
riage and mortally injured some days
since.