Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-30
Personal.


, Personal.
j. W. Crews, Esq, formerly of Staun-
ton, manager of the Western Union office
at Raleigh, N. c., has been appointed
manager of the Bell Telephone Office at
| Richmond.
Gilbert r. Firth, Esq, and lady, OF
Richmond, are visiting friends in Staun-
ton.
VIM. Sears OF Boston, brother of Capt.
Ed. Fl. Sears, was in Staunton this week
on visit to his sister, Mrs. DR.. Fultz.
Mr.. Sears brought the New England edi-
tors excursion to Virginia and out to
Kentucky and back, and expressed him
self as delighted with the hospitality that
had been extended them everywhere.
Cards are out for the marriage of John
M. Lyman, ESQ.,, formerly of Augusta,
now of Norfolk, to Miss Linda NJ. Rogers
of that city. June 5th.
DR.. M. Hale Houston, was elected by
the Southern General Assembly, at Vicks-
burg, to the post of Assistant Secretary
of Foreign Missions.
Capt. j. G.. Moffett, cattle dealer
well-known in the Valley, died i'll Rich
mond last Sat urday.
Col. VIM. L. Bumgardner and lady of
Staunton, we're among the visitors at the
Musical Festival in Cincinnati last week.
Among the fancy articles exhibited at
the Soldiers Home fair at Richmond, is
muffler made and handsomely embroider-
ed by Miss Virginia Pelham Stuart of
i Staunton, daughter Of the late Gen. j. e.
B. Stuart.
Mr.. R. g. Brennaman requests us to
say that the statement in the Vsrginian,
to the effect that he was discharged from
| the Asylum on political grounds, has no
| founda ton whatever. He is Democrat,
| has voted the ticket ever since he had a
vote; he left the Asylum purely for
personal reasons, and he is a Democrat
now and always expects to be one.
We regret to learn that at late hour
last evening, Mr.. Anderson Mauzy, of the
Spectator was critically i'll. He was un-
concious, and it was feared he would not
live through the night.
Chas. G.. Newman, Esq, editor of the
Pine Bluff, (Ark.), "Commercial, is in
the city attending our college commence
ments, at one of which he has daughter
as student.
| COUNTY CoURT-Judge Hudson pre-
siding commenced its May term on
Monday last. The following is summa-
ry of the proceedings:
Probate.-The will of Samuel Keller
was admitted to probate. The will of
Miss Betsy W. Brown, with Cyrus Brown
as administrator with the will annexed,
was admitted to record. The will of Jno.
Splitter was admitted to probate. with
Robt. M. Hicks as Executor. Admins
tration was granted to Jno. III. Harris
upon the estate of Jas. L. Harris. r cd
| ney Ii. Dudley qualified as administrator
d. b. n. C. t. a. of Richard II. Dudley,
decd, the executor, Thos. S. Hogshead,
| having resigned. David HoultZ was ap-
pointed committee of Lucinda Brown,
person of unsound mind. Sarah e..
| Seneca was appointed guardian of Mary
F., Annie o., Susan F., Charles F. and
John W. Seneca, infants. Il. st. George
Tucker was appointed guardian of Erie
Keesee. Jno. W. Risk was appointed
| guardian of Samuel Langhorn, colored.
Miscellaneous was granted %
Rev. 4. l.. Wolfe of the Lutheran church,
| to celebrate the rites of marriage. Bar
room and retail liquor license was granted
| to G. A. Bridge at Sherando. Philander
?. Highland was appointed Justice of the
Peace for South River District. A num-
of overseers of roads were appointed, and
other orders were entered, not of general
| public interest.
| Indictments. cases against the
Valley Railroad for obstructing public
roads; six cases against Cyrus Brown, and
two cases against VIM. Campbell for sell
ing liquor without license in Waynesboro.
One Of the cases against Brown was tried
and resulted in a hung jury and continued.
| The cases against the other parties are
now under investigation.