Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-06-18
Personal.

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Gen. John Echols has been spending
several days at home here.
Mr.. James L. Gordon, brother o
Mayor Gordon of this city. has been elect
ed captain of that crack military organi
cation, the Monticello Guards, of Char
lottesvilIe.
Mr.. E. z. Denny. for eight years CLERK
with Mr.. S. D. Timberlake. has left fol
his home.
Mrs. J. c. Staples and Miss Addie
Blackwood. of Harrisonburg, are visiting
the family Of Rev. q. F. Fry.
Rev. Ben Smith, D. D., of Union The
! illogical Seminary and pastor here from
1925 to 1929, was in the city Monday on
his way to Washington & Lee University
commencement at Lexington.
Rev. A. Jackson Bowers, of the German
Reform church, died at his home near
Weyer's Cave depot on Sunday morning
June 9th.
Mr. A. G.. Henkel, of Waynesboro is
visiting friends at his old home in New
market.
Mr.. Roger B. Atkinson. of the Rich
mond bar, passed through here this week
for Clarke county on professional bust
ness.
General Williams G. Wickham, second
vice-president; Mr.. John Muir, general
traffic manager; Mr.. W. B. Rider, general
superintendent; Mr.. B. F. Fitch, general
freight agent, and Mr.. III. W. Fuller,
general passenger agent, of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio roairoad, passed through
here Friday on tour of inspection over
the road.
Miss Dora Mcpherson, of Lewisburg,
W. Va, is visiting at Mr.. Arista Hoge's.
Miss Maggie McChesney left this week
to visit friends in Richmond.
Mrs. johnson Bell, of Lewisburg, W.
Va, is on visit at Mr.. Robt. M. Guys.
W. FL. Coffman, ESQ.,, late of Rocking
ham county, but who is now located at
Morristown, Tenn, and is extensively
engaged in the Real Estate business, call
at our Office Wednesday, and presented us
with copy of his real estate catalogue.
M. N. Bradley, Esq, and lady of staun-
ton, and Miss Margaret Frost, were regis
tered at Old Point, last week.
Roland Buford, Esq, of Bedford county.
was among the visitors attending the COM
mencement of the Virginia Female In
stitute, where his daughter, Miss Belle
Buford, was one of the two full graduates
Miss Bette K. Young of Clarksburg,
W. Va, daughter of Mrs. D. s. Young of
this city, is visiting her sister, Mrs. VIC.
Camp in Richmond
The Richmond Wing has the following
paragraph which will interest the many
friends of young invalid whose affection
touched the hearts of many of our people
during the summers she spent in Staunton:
Miss Bessie Hoge. daughter of Rev.
Moses D. Hoge, who has been confined to
her bed for nearly seventeen years, visited
the music store of Mr.. M. Il. Ramos &
Co. few days ago. She is allowed to sit
up from fifteen to twenty minutes at
time. which period she usually de-
votes to playing on the piano. She cannot
walk DIS yet, but has to be carried in strong
arms.
Mrs. Capt. T. c. Morton and Miss
Maggie Morton, left yesterday for Old
Point.
DR.. Fauntleroy, and Mr.. W. G. Eskridge
of the National Valley Bank, who have
been quite ill, we're both better Yesterday.
The former will be moved to the Springs
in few days.
Mr.. Sam. H.Cohn, an efficient fireman
and popular member Of Augusta Fire Co.,
has been elected captain of it, vice coun-
Gilman elect J. T. Long, who resigned the
command of the company. Mr.. Chas.
Burschell has been elected Secretary
j. A. Quarles, D. D., of Lexington,
Mo-, has been elected to the Chair at
Washington & Lea University, formerly
filled by the late j. P. Strider, D. D.
Mr.. r. B. Hundley has been elected
superintendent of the County Alms-house.
Mr.. G. l.. Euritt, a former member of
the D.; d. & B. Faculty, has resumed his
connection with it.