Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-08-07
Personal.

Mrs. B. F. Murray Of Rockingham,
with her children, is visiting her father,
Mr.. r. l.. Allen of this county.
The Main street house and lot of the
late J. D. Price, in Harrisonburg, has
been sold for 81 400, to Maj. S. M. Yost Of
Stauntop.
Mr.. Samuel Coiner and lady of Fishers
vile, are visiting the family of Mr.. z.
Stickle ley of Rockingham.
Among the guests at Niagara Falls. last
Saturday, was Rev. j. S. Gardner, of
Staunton.
Mr.. Hol. Alexander, clerk in the Adams
Express Co.'s office here, has been trans
ferred to the company's office at Alexan-
dria. He is ore of the most Efficient otfi-
GERS in the company's service.
Principal Thomas S. Doyle, Of the u.
ID. IL B. Institution, returned from his
trip to Canada last Tuesday.
Mr. Jos. Hoffman and family, of Way
nesboro, are visiting Mrs. LIS brother,
MIR. Geo. W. Dinges, of Rockingham.
Mr.. W. W. Scott, of Orange county,
former Assistant Secretary of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, and later
holding a position in the Internal Revenue
Office at Stanton, has been elected Sec
rotary of that committee. Mr.. Leonard
Marbury. Of Alexandria, who also has
friends in Staunton, has been elected AS
sistaDt Secretary.
Capt. John McQuaide was, on Monday
last, appointed proxy for the State IN
place Of VIM. A. Burke, Esq, appointed
Postmaster at Staunton.
The communication of &c. H. H." is
not accomp lnied by any name.
Mrs.2W. q. Camp and Mrs. j. j. Ander-
son of Richmond, are visiting their moth
er, Mrs. D. S. Young. of this city.
The clerks In the Post Office on Friday
last, presented the retiring postmaster,
Maj. s. M. Y ost, with gold headed cane.
as token of their regard.
Mr.. Seth W. Timberlake, former Stew
ard of the W. L. Asylum, has purchased
the Antrim farm near Fishersville, and
will open general merchandise store
| there in September.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co.
has compromised the suit of Mrs. Fanny
Hartman, widow of the late 1t. Thos. L..
| Hartman, whose husband was insured in
that company, by agreeing to pay So 500.
| Major John H. Dinneen of Richmond,
conducted the suit for the plaintiff.
Mr.. Douglas Gray, formerly of Au-
gusta county. was married July 23d. in
Colorado, to Miss E. P. Barrett of Boston,
Mass.
Mr.. A. A. Eskridge has been appointed
Deputy, by Postmaster Burke. 1t ls.an
admirable appointment.
Mr.. David Kunkle has been appointed
postmaster at Craigsyille, and Mr.. j. R.
T. Ewing removed.
Mr.. Heber Ker. Jr., of Nashville, Tenn,
is visiting his father.
The right to crayon portrait of the
owner OF the ticket, life size, by Harry
Wegner, was drawn Wednesday night by
Miss Annie Harper of Pittsburg, Pa, and
the right to crayon portrait 16x20 of
himself, by the same artist, was drawn by
Mr.. James E. Taylor of Stanton.
| Rev. G. Mosly Murray and wife will
sale from Liverpool for this country, Au-
gust 14th.
Miss Leila Waddell, and brothers of
Charlottesville, are visiting the family of
! Mr.. James Mills.
Mrs. Sturgess and her daughter, Miss
Willie Sturgess, of Goshen. are in The city
on their way to Chicago, where Mrs. S.
will make her home with her SCI, Frank
| Sturgess.
Miss Lola M, daughter of J. W.
Sprinkle, Esq, of this city. left for Hen
derson, N. C., Friday last, where she will
| take large of school.