Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
Personal.

Personal.
DIR. Vim. A. Frazier, a distinguished
specialist of st. Louis, in diseases of the
eve and ear and throat and chest, arrived
here yesterday afternoon. and is guest
of his father, VIM. Frazier, Esq. DR.. F.
has a wide reputation through the West
in his specialities. His visit here will be
of only few days duration.
We are indebted to DIR. P. L.. Murphy,
formerly of the W. l.. Asylum, and now
Superintendent of the Western Insane
Asylum of North Carolina. at Morgan
ton, for the annual report of the institu-
tion under his charge. DR.. Murphy was
one of the best members the staff of the
Asylum here ever had, and the following
extract from the report of the Board of
Directors of the N. G. Asylum, shows that
he is maintaining the same reputation
there-"Much commentator is due DR..
P. L. Murphy, Superintendent. for his
skill and efficiency in organizing and man.
aging the employees Of the new lnstitu .
ton, and for his successful treatment and
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patients"
Mr.. John Dunlap who has spent some
three years in Georgia, has returned to
Middlebrook to reside.
Mrs. Salna r. Ship has been commits
stoned postmistress at Elkton, Conrad s
otore,) Rockingham.
Judge II. w. Sheffey was in Richmond
this week, arguing in the Court of Appeals,
for the appellees, the case of Frazier Us.
Frazier.
Mrs. Hugh Banner, of Folly Mills. who
has been visiting her father, MIR. Walter
Newman, of Newmarket, has returned
home.
Rev. J. q. Wheat Las. among his pupils,
at the Episcopal Female Institute in Win
chester, the prospectively weaithiest
school gill in Ameiica-Mlss Rhoda
Christmas: the granddaughter of the late
litigaat Mrs Myra Clarke Gaines. Her
fortune will be So 600 600.
Mr.. Frank Prufer who recently died
here, learned his trade of book binding at
the celebrated publishing house of
imprint is seen on so many works of this
day.
The Culpeper "Tmes," published by
Mr.. Geo. S. Krouse, formerly of Stanton,
has suspended publication and Mr.. Krouse
has opened job office in the same towA.
Mrs. Geo E. Timberlake, of Richmond,
who has been visiting her father, Mr..
James E. Taylor. returned to Richmond
Saturday. accompanied by her sister, Miss
Mamie F. Taylor.
Col. Richard e. Hollyday, brother-in-
law of Hon. John Randolph Tucker, died
in Talbot county, Md, on Saturday last.
He was Secretary of State of Maryland
under the administrations of Governors
Bowie, Groome and Carroll.
Mrs. Amelia Brownold Hamaker, in
structress in vocal music at the Stephen
son Female College, Charlestown, ".
Va, has resigned her position, and her
sister, the well known teacher. Madame
Bertha Ruhl, who was formerly on the
stats of the Virginia Female Institute
and Wesleyan Female Institute of Staun-
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of the most widely known and successful
teachers in Virginia. -f@
Maj P. H. Woodward. we are sorry to
hear has been confined to bis house by
sickness for some days.
Miss Belle Gilkeson has returned home
from three months visit to Baltimore.
Miss Stuart Mcclure, who has just re-
covered from dangerous attack of
typhoid fever, is visiting her uncle, Mr..
Thos. Mcclure, near Greenville. =
Gen. Fitz. Lee: of the 1st Brigade, and
Col. W. l.. Bumgardner, of the "a Valley
regiment, of Virginia infantry, have been
invited by Gov. Cameron to go on his staff
to the New Orleans Exposition, on Vir-
ginia's day-either the 18th or 18th Of
February.
Mr.. e. W. Smith, general manager of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany has been offered the position of Com
missioner of the Transcontinental Railway
Association.