Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-08-21
Personal.

on the cars Saturday evening on his way tC
the White Sulphur. At the depot he got
out and had a brief talk with Robert w
Burke, Esq, of the State Executive Com
mlttee. and A. NJ. Bowman, Esq. a former
member of the same body. Mr.. Barbour
was in excellent spirits over the outlook
for the campaign.
Col. A. s. Taylor, of Alexandria, is
spending the summer months here. He
was an officer of Marines in the U. S
Navy when the civil war came on land re-
sighed to go into the Confederate service
He is brother Of Admiral Taylor, of the
| Navy, who renamed on the Union side
Col. Taylor bears a striking resemblance
to Gen. Robert E. Lee, SO striking, that
to see him one thinks for a moment that
the old Confederate Chieftain has return
ed again. Col. L. is an uncle of Capt. w
H. Fowle.
Mr.. j. A. Crawford, of Dallas Texas
| is revisitIng his native county for the first
time in thirteen years. He represents the
/ wheat and corn crops of Texas as abun'
| dant.
At the Teachers Institute in Lewisburg
W. Va, last week, Prof. j. G.. Dunsmore
of Dunsmore's Business College, was in
troduced and delivered an address on
Penmanship.
Mr.. c. l.. Shutting and lady of Strib-
ling Springs, are visiting in Greenbrier,
W. Va.
Misses Annie Nelson and Maggie Nor
ton of Stanton, are visiting in Green.
brier, W. Va.
The delegates of the Greenville Baptist
church to the Augusta Baptist Assoca-
tion, are Rev. T. J. Shipman, Capt q. H.
Rawlins, Geo. g. Hawpe, j. W. Brand,
and Z. P. Collins.
Owing to the illness of Bishop Gloss
brenner of Ghurchvil'le, the village camp
meeting at Lacey Springs, is indefinitely
| postponed.
| G. W. Wingfeld, the postal clerk on
| the Chesapeake q OHIO Railroad from
Richmond to Clifton Forge, was examined
| before the Civil Service Commission at
Richmond, Friday, on the State Of Vir-
ginia, including every route. separation OF
routes, and postoffices numbering Pill.
and stood SO $500, out of possible 100.
| Rev. J. S. Gardner of Stsunton, will
conduct the services at the dedication OF
| the new Methodist church at Clifton
Forge, early next month.
| Miss Irene Palmer of Augusta, IS visit
| ing friends in Woodstock.
Rev. Job Turner preached at Suffolk,
| Va. on Sunday week.
| The largest german ever given at the
White Sulphur, was given there on the
| night of the 18th by Miss Susie Stuart, OF
| Va. Among the favors were little yachts
| of gilt and silver rugged with silken sails,
| artistic lace-pins, scent-botties, and large
| corsage bouquets for the ladies', while
| for the gentlemen the most acceptable
favors were choice cigars tied with rib
bons. Among those present was Miss
| Virginia Pelham Stuart, daughter of the
late Gen. J. K. B. Stuart. wearing white
silk and gauze, with handsome pearls.
Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, D. D.. of Allan
ia, Ga, will deliver lecture next Mon
day night at 8 O'Clock, in the Baptist
church, on sTrue Manhood and Woman
hood" DR.. Hawthorne is now one of the
most popular lecturers in the South, and
the great orator of the Southern pulpit.
Rev. G.. b. Stricken of Georgia. with
his wife, is visiting his friends in this
county. including his old Thinking
Spring congregation.
Elon Henkel, Esq. of Newmarket, was
in the city Tuesday.
We are pleased to learn that Edmund
Berkeley, son Of DR.. Carter Berkeley, who
was appointed by Hon. J. r. Tucker to a
cadetsbip in the Naval Academy, has
passed most creditable preliminary ex-
animation there.
Leander j. Mccormick. Esq, of Chicago,
one of the famous Mccormick family,
was at the Virginia Hotel on Monday, on
his way TO the old homestead in Rock
bridge.
Miss Berta P. l.ackey, of Fancy Hill,
Rock bridge, was one of the teachers at
the late Normal, to whom was awarded
one of Supt. Fairs special certificates for
thigh qualifications for, and special adap-
liability to the profession"
Mr.. Joseph W. Waddy, popular citi-
zen of Staunton, will become proprietor
of the Greenville Hotel, at that town, on
Sept. 1st.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro Of Petersburg. is
visiting his friends in the mountains.
Mr.. r. G. ShultZ of Augusta. has leased
the Hancock Mill, near Carter's Ridge,
Albemarle.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
James A. Harrison and Miss Lizzie S.
Letcher, daughter of Gov. John Letcher,
deceased. Sept 1st, II O'Clock.
Mr.. J. K. Kerr of Lipscomb, in this
county, lost about 80, 900 feet of lumher
DO fire, Saturday night.
Mr.. D. c. Barkman, a young man of
excellent business qualities, has left for
Dallas, Texas, to locate:
Judge J. Cole Davis of Helena, Ark,
stopped in Stanton this week to visit his
sister, Mrs. Jos. A. Logan, on his way to
Rockbridge Baths.
The Augusta County Sunday School
Union will meet at Laurel Hill Baptist
church, Saturday and Sunday, September
18th and 18th. All persons interested IN
Sunday School work are cordially invited
to meet with us.
Mt. Hermon Camp.