Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-09-14
Personal.

Rev. F. J. Brooke, Of Ciarksburg, Wes1
Va, preached in the First Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and Rev. MI
Seabrooke, of Mcdowell, Highland coun-
ty, in the Second Presbyterian church az
the same hour. At night Rev. Mr.. Buckle
filled the pulpit Of the First church.
DR.. A. M. Fauntleroy is mentioned
among the distinguished members OF tDe
Virginia Medical Society which met
at the Rockbridge Alum last week. lie
read an admirable paper on the ad-
vances in Chemistry, Pharmacy and Ma
terra Medica, which was spoken OF IN the
highest terms. He also delivered sclen-
tiio address upon the medicinal properties
and therapeutical uses of Rockbrldge
Alum water. The Staunton Life Assocla-
ton secured one of the ablest members OF
the profession in Virginia when they
made DR.. Fauntleroy their Medical Direc-
tor.
The name of Mr.. Guy Cochran, of
Staunton is mentioned in the State cor
respondence as being paired with Miss
Nellie Lottler of Richmond, in the doc
tors dance" at the Rockbridge Alum last
week; also Mr.. A. M. Howison, of Stann-
ton with Miss Mamie A. Chase, of New
York; Miss Alice Reid, of Staunton.
dressed in white muslin and lace, danced
with Mr.. John Waterman, Philadelphia.
The dance was in honor of the medical
gentlemen of Virginia who were in atten-
dance, to the number of about two hum
dred, on the session of tbs Medical Asso-
citation.
Major Mann Page who has been nomi-
mated to the Senate from the Prince
George district, with an excellent pros
pect of election, Is the popular and able
Grand Dictator of tho Virginia Grand
Lodge Knights of Honor and made many
friends In Stanton during the session OF
that body here last March.
The ''Pocahontas Outlook" of Pocahon-
tas. Taze well county, Va, has the follow
Ing paragraph:
Among the young folks going away to
school, we hear that Miss Matte Stras
will return to StauntOD, and that Miss
Mary Lyons and Miss Dee Thompson will
| accompany her. They 60 to Miss Bald
win scnOol.
Mr.. e. G.. Wright is still the efficient
chairman Of the Waynesboro Democratic
Club and not j. P. Killian as has been
printed.
The following visiting members of the
bar have been in attendance on the Court
of Appeals this week: Judge Joseph
Christian, Hon. il. Amber Smith, e.
Maurice Smith, Attorney General F. S.
Blair and A. B. Guigon. Of Richmond ;
Judge Waller R. Staples. A. A. Phlegar
and ex-Attorney. General Jas. F. Taylor
of Montgomery county; U. S. District
Attorney Fl. Shelley Lewis, H. V. Strayer,
of Harrisonburg r. L. Paris h, of Coy
ing; Jas. L. Gordon, and Frank Gilmer
of Charlottesville Hon. VIM. A. Ander-
son, Col. Edmund Pendleton and s. H.
Letcher, of Lexington.
DR.. Robt. G.. Cabell, who was elected
Secretary of the Virginia Medical Society
at it's session last week, was late Assis-
| tant Physician OF the Central LunaGic
Asylum.
Mr.. VIM. B. Hardy has been appointed
General Agent of the United States Mu-
| tual Accident Insurance Company, and
| will travel in Virginia and North Caro-
| lima. His activity and success with his
| company has we'll merited this promotion.
Hon. R. F. Dennis, Of Lew isburg, W..
Va, was in the city Wednesday, on his
way to Charlestown. to attend the West
Virginia Court of Appeals, now in session
in that town.
Rev. q. W. Finley, of Romney, W. Va,
spent q day or two. this week with his
brother-in-law Rev. J. r. Booker. He
brought his daughter Miss Cora Finley
| with him to attend school at the Augusta
Female Seminary.
Rev. J. N. Craig, D. D.. spent Wednes-
day night in Stanton and left yesterday
morning on the Valley road to attend
Winchester Presbytery which is in session
near Newtown.
The tickets are out for the marriage, on
the 10Th inst, at Walnut Grove, the resi-
dence of Geo. W. Swoope. ESQ.,, of his
daughter Miss Evis Swoope to Mr.. S. L..
Van Meter.
Col. r. D. Buford, of Liberty, whose
agreeable acquaintance many Staunton
Knights of Honor made at the session of
the Grand Lodge here last spring, is in the
city with his lady, they having accompa-
MED their daughter here to enter her as
pupil at the Virginia Female Institute.
Mr. Trussel, editor of the Pomeroy
| (OAio) TELEGRAM, Is in the city visiting his
brother-in-law. Mr.. S. N. Miller.
Mr.. S. H. Reese, former citizen of
Staunton and now upon the Baltimore
Herald, is with his bride, spending a few
weeks at his fathers, DR.. B. P. Reese.
EXCURSION RATES TO THE LOUISVILLE