Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-18
Personal.

Mr.. VIM. Smithson. son Of Rev. Rum
! sey Smithson. now Of Alexandria, has
/ been appointed clerk in the Auditors
Office of the Virginia Midland railway.
there.
/ The Nelson Examiner says tbas Mr..
Frank T. Loving, late of that paper, has
gone to Waynesboro to take charge of the
Free Press" Of that town.
Dr. Strider, OF Washington & Lee. who
has been confined to his room by sickness
for several days past, is reported to be
improving.
Mr.. Ananias Swartz has been appointed
postmaster at Cross Keys, Rockingham,
vice G. R. Coffman, resigned.
| A jury in the case of Deputy Sergeant
Jno. Il. Kurtz, has decided that he was
insane when he attacked Councilman
Marquis with Ratchet. and is still in
sane.
Messrs. Brown & Eakle have sold their
entire stock of agricultural implements to
the large agricu tural implement firm of
w. II. Ii. Lynn & Co.
patent for horse detacher was issued
this week to 7. W. Lambert of Avis. Au-
| gusta county.
All the Grand Officers of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia of A. F. & A. Masons
were reelected at Richmond this week;
among them. John Howard Wayt of
Staunton, Grand Senior Deacon.
| Revs. Fathers Donohoe of Fredericks-
burg and Lynch of Roanoke, were visiting
Father Mcverry this week.
Cards are out for the marriage of J.
| Frank Watson of Mt. Sidney. Principal
of Greenvllle school. to Miss r. B. Hoge
of Montgomery, Va. Dec. Oath.
| A correspondent who understands
| such matters and who was guest on the
| occasion, writes US that the china sent to
! the china wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. W.
| Waddy, at Greenville. on Tuesday night,
! amounted to $3.50 in value. This estimable
| couple have host of friends and well do
| they deserve them,
Mr.. J. J. Watson, late of Watson & Co.
Ct Brownsburg, left on Tuesday to make
! his home IN Mississippi.
Geo. Adams, ESQ.,, of Washington City.
is spending the Christmas holidays with
| his son-in.law, Philip Allen, Esq.
| Capt. W. H. Sale Of Capon Springs, his
wife, and daughter, Miss Laura Sale, left
Staunton on Wednesday, to spend their
Christmas with relatives in Rockbridge.
! DEATHs.-Oliver M. Brown. ESQ.,,
prominent citizen of Winchester, died
f NJ "a w
the father of Mr.. Henry Brown OF the
| firm Of Baker Bros. of stanton. The
deceased was for many years member of
the firm OF Baker Il Bro. of Winchester.
Before the war he was we'll known COM
mission merchant in Baltimore, and after
it was the agent of the Baltimore Il Ohio
company at Winchester. The house of
Baker Bros. here was closed on Tuesday
in respect to his memory. Mr.. Browns
two sons, Mr.. Henry Brown Of Staunton,
and Mr.. j Few. Brown of the SheEan-
doah National Bank, were with their
father in bis last illness. The Winchester
"TimeS" speaking of the deceased says:
During his long life in this community
be attracted by his straight f,rward walk.
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many friends who were drawn towards
him by cords of love. all of whom since
they have been sundered SO suddenly, deep
ly deplore his loss.
Yesterday morning the Christmas filled
windows of Stiff's we'll known variety
store were darkened by the drawn cur
tains. and on the door was Grape. W. O..
Stiff the proprietor, one of our most ac>
tive young business men had died the
night before at 8 O'Clock. He was crgan-
ist of the Methodist church, and on Sun
day morning, Nov. Goth, while sitting at
the organ was seen to turn deathly white.
Those in the choir offered to send him
home, but he declined, and after time
seemed to grow better. On Wednesday he
went home from bis store to return no
MORE He was taken with Inflammation of
the brain and lay unconscious for twelve
days until his death. His brother Herbert
and sister Ellie, from Atlanta, Ga, arrIv-
ed but he did not recognize them. He
was only twenty-six years of age. and
about two years ago married daughter
of s. A. Wilson, Esq, of Highland. His
disease was brought on it is thought by
intense application to business. He had
made great preparations at his store for
Christmas, and at the Valley Depot there
are now lying 81 600 worth of Christmas
goods from the North which he had order
ed, waiting to be taken out. His funeral
will take place this morning at IL O'Clock
from the Methodist church, Of which he
was consistent member.
Intelligence has been received here Of
the death at Winchester on Monday, in
her eightieth year. of Mrs. Portla Lee
Baldwin, widow of the late DR.. Robt T.
Baldwin.