Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-16


at Broadway in that county.
Lewis M. Downey has been appointed
mail messenger at Folly Mills, Augusta
county, on the 3. & o. Railroad for new
service, and M. E. Roberts at Griffith,
Allegheny county. on the c. u o. road.
A card to hop given by the Cooking
Club" of Paris, Texas. last week. bears
the names, among the managers, OF
Clarence L. Shumate, W. Burnett Wood
ward and E. E. Shumate-all young gen.
| tlemen from Stanton.
We have received from Judge j. M.
Quarles, of Minneapolis, the New Year
copy of the Daily Tribune of that city. 1t
is regular photograph of the wonderful
life of the northwestern cities.
| On the Shenandoah Valley railroad. the
prize of 500 for the best kept division for
1884, was awarded to Supervisor Chas. Ii.
Morgan, and the prize of $3.50 for the best
kept six miles of track, was awarded to
VIM. Mills and the employees under him.
| Albert Sidney Johnson, a son of Col. VIM.
| Preston johnson, and grandson OF the
| Confederate hero after whom he was
named. lied at Harrisburg, Pa. last week
of typhoid fever. He was engaged in the
| iron business there. He was brother OF
Mrs. II. St. Geo. Tucker, of this city, who
was at his bedside at his death.
! Mr.. VIM. Horn. Of Rockbridge, last
season raised nine hundred bushels of corn
| on eight acres of land The farm is at the
confluence of Hays and Walkers creeks.
Hon. VIM. F. Causey, Secretary of the
| State of Delaware. has accepted an lnvl-
| tation to make the commencement address
of the shenandoah Valley Academy at
Winchester. in June.
| DR.. Otto Richter, son of Mr.. Paul Rich
ter, of Staunton. is attending the medical
lectures in Richmond, with view to
standing an examination for the U. S.
| Naval service.
Mr.. w. W. Brenneman editor Of the
Highland Recorder, was 10 the city this
week, and bis paper intimates that his
purpose is to carry back wife with him.
Judge JOS L. s. Kirby, of Nelson coun-
ty. was in the city this week on visit to
his brother-in-law, Capt. Kable.
Miss Wilson. Misses Virginia Stuart,
| Annie Elder, Nettie Foster and Ellie Stu
art. These young ladies attended and
added beauty and grace to the v M. [.
Hop December 245h. They are from
n.-Lerington Gazette.
Mr.. James E. Tinsley and family, of
Stanton, spent the holidays at his old
home near the village. From the flattering
notices which we often see in our Staun-
ton exchanges, Mr.. Tinsley is gaining a
considera Bile reputation in the Valley. As
an old mherst boy we wish him unbound
ed uccess.-Amherst Democrat.
Miss Matte Lee Rosenberger, of New
market, is visiting friends in Stanton.
Miss Lillian Henkel, of Staunton, is Wis.,
iting friends in Newmarket.
Miss Josie NJ. Jones, daughter of DIR.
VIM. G. Jones, of Bridgewater, is a guest
of DR.. G. T. Lindsay and wife.
Rev. DR.. j. j. LaffertY, editor of the
the most brilliant men OF genius in the
State, will give his lecture on "Luck and
Pluck; the elements of success" in Staun-
ton, Friday, January 30th, for the benefit
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. Not only is the lecture replete with
the bright humor of the lecturer, but it is
fu! of the results of the laborlous re-
search of the historian. Our people nave
a rare entertainment before them.
To set at rest the anxious inquiries OF
our county people, we state that the ap-
pointment OF county clerk w. A. Burnett
as commissioner of deeds for the State
of New York, does not involve his leaving
his present post. It is only to take &C
acknowledgements here to be used in the
courts of New York.
Miss Willie V. Cupp, of Mt. Scion, has
just returned from visit to Charlottes.
vile.
Capt. Hugh M. McIlhany, late Presi.
dent of the State Association, of Y. M. G.
A., went to Richmond Monday to attend
the Convention of Christian Workers
called by Mr.. Moody.
Maj. Jed Hotchkiss having finished the
maps for the Virginia exhibition at New
Orleans. left for that city Tuesday night,
taking them with him.
DR.. H. M. Patterson has been commits
stoned by Gov. Cameron as a member of
the State Board of Medical Examiners,
for four years.
City Treasurer Jno. M. Carroll has re-
ceived from China white tidy, knitted ny
little Chinese girl of the Shanghai mis-
sion named Mollie Carroll, after the
Treasurer deceased wife. who taught the
Sunday school class here which coDtribu-
ted TO the little gill's support and educa-
| ton.
Capt. Samuel M. Woodward, of the
Shenandoah Valley r. R. store, at Roa-
noke, was welcomed by a host of friends
on his arrival here Wednesday.
Messrs. Edwin M. Taylor, of Kayser,
Shirley & Taylor, and J. r. Taylor, of
the Augusta National Bank. left On Sun
day evening for the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton. at Savannah they will join friend
end go in his private car, in which the
party will Judge during their stay at the
Exposition.
Coming ont Of church Monday night.
Mr.. Allen Howison, of this city was
handed telegram announcing the death,
at Alexandria, of Capt. S. S. Howison, his
father. Capt. H. was a brother of Rev. r.
r. HoWison.
Mr.. VIM. A. Reed received telegram
yesterday, stating that his son VIM. Brown
Reed had not died suddenly in Texas, as
| was reDorted Soma davs 400
VIM. A. Wright was, on Wednesday