Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-04
Personal.

Among the graduates at the Richmond
Medical College this week was Otto f.
Richter, son Of Mr.. Paul Richter. OF
Stanton. DR.. Richter went through his
college course by the process which mas
made 80 many successful men in all pro-
fessions; he worked hard all summer to
secure means to attend the college In the
winter. He graduated in two years. II
there is anything III energy he will make
his mark in his profession.
DR.. W. H. Davies one of the most sue
cessful and esteemed physicians OF our
county left this week with his family to
make his future home in Maquoketa,
Jackson county, Iowa. He goes because
heexptcts improved health in that climate.
DR.. Davies both as physician and as
gentleman is highly esteemed in our coun-
ty. and his friends follow him with their
good wishes. We whe know him we'll can
most highly recommend him to the &C
quaintances he is to make in his new
home.
Tomorrow, Saturday night. Maj. Jed.
Hotchkiss will deliver lecture on "Coal,
coal-mining and coal mine accidents at
the 7. M. G. A. rooms, for the benefit OF
the sufferers of the Pocahontas Coal Mine
explosion.
John Cochran, a promising son OF Col.
James &. Cochran of Folly Mills. is quite
ill of fever at the University oi Virginia.
Capt. Thos J. Crowder, Past Grand
Master and Past Chief Patriarch OF Odd
Fellows, was on Thursday night last pre-
sented by Staunton lodge No. 45, l. y. y.
F. with the handsome and costly collar
of the two offices. 1t is of scarlet and sill
yer with purple, the latter marking the
royal purple degree. VIM. E. Craig, ESD,
mode the presentation on behalf of the
lodge.
Mr. A. NJ. Finch, agent CT the Shenan-
doah Valley R. r. at Waynesboro, who
was arrested and taken to Ohio recently
on requisition from the Governor of
that State, re- urned to Waynesboro on
Saturday evening last. AS we surmised
at the time it was business matter in
which the plaintiff b ad made use of the
criminal law. The matter was satisfac-
torily settled.
Mr.. G. R. Berlin, the young and enter
prjsing editor of the Bridgewater Journal,
now staunch Democratic paper, was in
the CITY Wednesday.
Rev Peter Shickel. for forty i've years
Lutheran minister in Augusta, Rock
lngham, BotetourJ and Roanoke, died in
the latter county on the oath ult., in his
SEVENTEEN year.
1t. Henry P. Ray, of the 9Th T.. S. In.
fantry, lately a CUES in Stdunton of Capt
to Vienna. Austria, to attend the Inter
national Polar Conference. to be held in
that city A pril II, 1884.
Lectures were delivered this week al
Dunsmore's Business College by Meade
F. White, Esq. Commonwealth Attor
ney of Augusta; subject - otes of Hand
and B lis of Exchange, drafts. checks and
the law essential to their trans fer" and
by Rev. Rumsey Smithson. of the M. E
Church, of this city; subj ct success il
life" essentials, integrity, diligence and
| purpose.
Rev. Mr.. Petrie. of Charlottesville, will
preach at the 1st Presbyterian church on
Sunday next.
The New Market "Valley" says that
Prof. Geo. W. Burke, of this place. has
| gone to Stanton to engage in the Drug
| business. Mr.. Burke is polished gentle
man, of pleasing address, and we. with a
host of friends here, wish him success in
his new home" He is opening his estab
lishment nearly opposite w. L. Olivier's,
Messrs. Martin and H. G.. Maddox have
leased the Orkney Springs.
Jas. B. Bradshaw has qualified as Su-
perintendent for that cart of the Staunton
and Parkersourg turnpike within the linn
| its OF Highland county.