Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-08-31
Personal.

Misses Mary Magill and Virginia T. Car
rington gave one of their dramatic reci.a-
ton in Charlottesville on Friday night
last.
At Baby Show in Charleston, kanaw-
ha, last week, Capt. J. M. Fits llttie
Rosalie got the prize for being ''tne pfe''
TEST little girl"
DR.. j. G. Gillian, of Rockville, Indiana
formerly of Augusta, member OF .p'
Democratic Central Committee OF lndlaha'
is visiting his relatives in this county.
Mr.. P. Sells. Jr. of the great circus nfm
of Sells Brothers, was IN Stanton last
week with his wife and child. The family
is Virginia one and came from WIN
chester. We have seen few as exceiient
business men as Mr.. Sells Oh the road.
Mr.. J. Fred. Effinger. the President OF
the Rockbridge Alum Springs, is to pe
congratulated on the result of his gooo
management last year-the effect being
about 600 guests this season.
Col. James Cochran, who died recently
in Culpeper, was at one time the Treas
urer Of that county, and was the former
editor and owner of the "Cu!peper
Times"
Mr.. W. q. Camp, Of Richmond, and his
wife and child, are visiting Mrs. C.'s re-
latives in Augusta.
DR.. F. A. Welty, Of Fairfax, who was
on his way to take the place Of one of the
physicians at the w. L. Asylum for
short time, had his horse stolen the night
after he left home. The horse was stolen
from the pasture.
Prof. A.. j. Turner is showing himself
as good at gardening as at music. and
raising 'Mayflower" tomatoes weighing
more than pound each.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Geo. W.
Eyler, late of Lynn Il Eyler, will not make
his headquarters as agent for Prick & Co..
in Pennsylvania, but in Staunton. He
says the railroad connections here are
among the best in the South for distribut-
ing agricultural machinery, and thinks
Stsunton has good future before her as
a headquarters for such.
W. T. Powell, Esq. the Manager of the
Richmond Theater, fixed himself in the
| good opinion of the Staunton people, by
bringing the Barlow Il Wilson MiEstrels
here. 1t was superb troupe and we will
be ready to take Mr.. Powell's word in all
such matters hereafter.
1t Is stated that DR.. Glenn, formerly of
Augusta, the famous California wheat
| farmer, was in debt to the extent of q
quarter of a million of dollars, when be
be was killed. A stock ranch in Oregon
| is to be sold tn pay it.
VIM. P. Harris, Superintendent, and
Jno. M. Robertson, Civil Engineer, Ia son
of Judge Robertson, of Charlottesville. J
Of the Huntington Division of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad, have resigned.
Miss Mary Fl. Shields, of Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. G. W. Koiner of this county.
H.a'Court. Esq, and lady of Augusta are
among the guests at Rawley Springs.
W. s. Gooch, who has just been nomi-
mated by the Democrats of Louisa county
for the House of Delegates. is a nephew OF
Garrett G. Gooch, Esq. of Stanton. The
Richmond Estate" says his nomination
"is ten-strike. He will 60 through like
flash of lightning"
The Trustees of Union Theological
Seminary, Prince Edward county. have
elected Rev. DR.. Il. B. Stricken. formerly
of Thinking Spring, Professor of Theolog y
Rev. Father Reynolds Cowardin Of
Georgetown College. was in Staunton or
| Wednesday last. He is a son of the late
James A. Cowardin of the Richmond DDS
patch."
Rev. e.. T. D. Collins, of Bells Valley
Circuit, will preach in the M. E. Church
South, Sunday next at II A. M, and Z 80
| P. M.
MIR. Jno. A. Noon having failed to quail
ify As school trustee, the city council as re-
CURED by law, on Thursday night filled
the vacancy by electing Jno. M. Carroll
Esq, to the place.