Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-25
Personal.

Patrick Toohey, our Oldest Irish citi-
zen, died yesterday in his seth year.
Mr. John e. Scott, of the National
Valley Bank, left on Monday to spend bis
Christmas holiday among old friends IN
Alabama.
Mr.. Casper Zrkle and wife of Augusta.
are visiting friends in Newmarket.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invl-
ia ton to the tenth anniversary celebration
at Oskaloosa, Iowa, Dec. 21st. 1885 of the
marriage in Stanton Dec. 2lst 1875, OF
Mai. Thomas Shumate to Miss Emma j.
Hammond. It's long way, but there are
plenty of Augusta friends who Will send
good wishes over the route. for the long
life of the Major and his estimable wife.
Charles Grattan, Esq. has been chosen
to the position of Secretary of the valley
Mutual Life Insurance Co. He will make
most excellent officer.
Miss Sarah B. Hotchkiss ID spending
the Christmas holidays with her brother
in-law. Senator J. Taylor Eilyson, at
Richmond.
Henry T. Wickham, Esq, was married
at Richmond last week to Miss Elise W.
Ba, ksdale, daughter Of Major George W.
Bark dale.
Mr.. E. M. Gushing Deputy Treasurer,
has resigned, and Treasurer Hoge has
appointed Messrs. W. D. Runnels and
Geo. A. Hutcheson as his Deputies.
Prof John Murray, of the Augusta Fe-
male Seminary, has received letter an
nouncing the defeat of his brother, RobG-
Murray, for reelection as member of the
British Parliament. for Belfast, Ireland.
Mr.. Murray was elected to the present
ParIiment as Liberal, but this year the
Parnell Nationalist coaIesced with the
Tories instead of the Liberals and defeat
Nationalist were strong enough, they ran
straight-out Nationalist candidates.
DR.. Carter Berkeley, arrived in the city
last week from Florida where he had been
spending some time in the interest of the
Valley Mutual Company, of which be IS
the Chief Medical Examiner. He left
again this week to take charge of the
General Agency of that company for
North Carolina, South Carolina and Ten
nessee. He was accompanied by Mr.. W.
B. McChesney, who is detached from the
Home office for that duty.
Miss Lottie Baylor who has been visit
ing friends in Staunton, left on Tuesday
last to visit her uncle DR.. W. HAYES OF
New York CITY.
Hon. Samuel A Merritt, of Salt Lake
city, arrived at the Virginia Hotel Tues
day on his way to visit relatives in River
heads. lie says the recent excitement
about an apprehended rebellion OF the
Mormans was manufactured sensation,
for the most part.
Hon. A E Stephenson, of Washington,
First Assistant Pos master General, was
at the Virginia Hotel, Wednesday. He
took back with him, to spend the Christ
mas with bis family in Washington, his
niece. Miss LetJie Scott. a pupil at the
Augusta Female Seminary.
Hon J. G. S. Blackburn, U. S. Senator
from KeLtueky. was at the Virginia
Hotel, We'd ,esd4y as cana TO take to
Washingto for he mondays. hls daughter.
who is a pupil al the Virginia Female
Institute.
The venerable mother of Maj. j. W.
Newton, residing .sii h her daughter, Mrs.
B Coetrs, on Church street, mario WY
ESCAPED death last Friday evening by
taking, by mistake. internally,a poisonous
lotion intended for external application.
She was not considered o15 of danger I'M
Til very late in the night, though antidotes
we're administered Boon after she tuck 1t.
1t was narrow escape.