Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-19
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pointed mail route agent on the Shenan-
doah Valley r. R., to run from Baltimore
P. A. Highland has been appointed post
master at Lipscomb, Augusta county; L.
A. Dover postmaster at Brownsburg,
Rockbridge, and Joel Kendall at Callag-
hams. in Allegheny.
Rev. Frank McCutchsn preached the
baccalaureate sermon at Stonewall jack
son Female Institute, 10 Southwestern
Virginia, last week.
The new internal Revenue Collector
Elicit, of the Richmond district. has ap
pointed Cot. VIM. S. Gilman of that city.
his Chief Deputy. and Thomas M. Waller
member of the Western Lunatic Asylum
Board, as his Deputy for fredericksburg
Spottsylvania, Stafford, and King George
David E. Bailey. formerly of Page, Va.
who learned the printing business in the
VINDICAToR office. was one of the Com
missioners from Minnesota to the Ne"
Orleans Exposition. He is connected Win
large printing establishment in Mime
| apols.
Mr.. A. G.. Robinson of the Longdale
Iron Works, has severed his connection
there, and removed to Stanton.
Mrs Dr. Darrow of Omaha, Formerly
Miss Mary B. Crawford), is spending the
summer with heT mother, Mrs. @. s. CraW-
ford, Of the Augusta Female Seminary,
of the faculty of which she was once an
accomplished member.
Miss Annie Nelson is visiting the faml-
ly of her uncle, Prof. Alex. Nelson, OF
Washington & Lee University.
Mr.. John A. Lawrence, of the firm OF
Hurst, Miller & Co., of Baltimore, who
has many friends in tina Valley and along
the c. s. o. Ry.. was married at EutaW
Place Baptist church in that city. We'd
mes lay night, to Miss Nellie Gould.
The funeral of Past Grand Master John
F. Regnault in Richmond, Sunday,
brought out the largest Masonic process
the grand bodies. Among those present
were w. II. II. Lynn of Stanton, Depu-
ty Grand Commander Of the Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar, and j.
Howard Wayt of Staunton, Grand Senior
Warden of the Grand Lodge.
at the State Grand Lodge of Good
Samaritans of Virginia in Norfolk, III. W.
Williams was elected Vice Grand Com
mander, and G.. A. Carter of Stanton,
Associate Grand Secretary.
Rev. L. Nj. Beard, Of Burkettsville,
Md, will preach at Mt. Tabor church
next Sunday, at II A. M.
Miss Fanny D. Shackelford, Of Abe
marie, was last week elected a regular
teacher of the Fourth Deaf-Mute class at
the D., D. & B. Institution.
Prof. Allan Curr and lady have left for
Harr0dsburg, KY, there future home,
and where Prof. G. has position at $1,000
per annum.
Mrs. Ruth Barnes Tuck, wife of Mr..
W. G. Tuck. who with her family spent
several years in Staunton, died IN Wash
in gton City on Tuesday night last.
The Board OF Public Works on Tuesday
appointed DR.. Newton Wayt of Staunton,
and Maj. John Ell. Dinneen of Richmond, to
fill the places on the W. l.. Asylum Board
vacated by Judge H. q. Allen and 7. w
Waller. Both are admirable appoint
ments. DR.. Wayt, besides being qualified
as physician, is an admirable business
man and will make most useful member
of the Executive Committee. Maj. Din
neen is Stanton boy originally, and be-
ing already thoroughly familiar with the
workings Of the Asylum, will make an ex
ceptionally valuable member OF the Board
At the May term of the Court, Judge
Stout appointed the following Road Com
missioners in the districts named: For
Beverly Manor, William A. Burnett;
North River, Martin s. Whitmore; Mid
die River, n. B. Van Pelt; South River.
G. Benton Coiper; Riverheads, A. M.
Jordan; Pastures. J. Hatch Slower.
Misses Hattie and BERTHE Hunter of
Lewisburg, w. Va, guests Of Mrs.
Richard Summerson, who have been at
tending the school commandments here,
returned home this week.
Cadet Jno. A. Hartman, son Of Col.
Asher W. Hartman, has returned from
West Point for the vacation.
Rev. J. E. Booker, has been made
Chairman of the Committee of Sabbath
Schools of Greenbrier PresbyterY in place
of Rev. G. A. Monroe.
Mrs. Lucy Woods and her daughter,
Miss Janet Woods, are visiting their rela-
tive, J. Smith Gilkeson, Esq, in Win
chester.
Miss Bette Y st. is visiting her rela-
tive, Winfield Liggett, Esq, at Harrison
burg.
Mr.. Kemp Shelton has given up his po-
sition 10 Wayt & Bros pharmacy to take
another with large drug house in Balt-
more. MIR. Eugene Miller leaves this
week to take position as Cashier in the
North Carolina branch Office of New
York Life Insurance Go.
Rev. DR.. VIM. Brown writes from the
Presbyterian Eye Infrmary in Baltim ore,
that the removal of one cataract has failed
to give him sight, owing to want of vital
ity in the optic nerve. The other cata-
ract may not be operated on for year to
corae.
A great revival is going on at Paint
Lick, KY. under the preaching of Rev. A.
Moffett of Stanford, in that State, and
formerly Of Augusta county. The con-
versions average nearly Atty a week
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