Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-12
Personal.
Mr.. Elijah Lee has been appointed post

Mr.. Elijah Lee has been appoih'eo po''-
master at strlbling Springs.
Mr.. B. S. Fitch, General fre'sh'
Agent Of the Eastern division OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio road, has resigned 10
engage in business in New York city.
DR.. D. M. Gilbert. former pastor OF Inc
Lutheran church here, celebrated DIS
China wedding goth anniversary On
Friday night at Winchester. the gehlle'
men of his congregation there presented d
purse of gold and the ladies sent a haho-
some set Of China.
Mr.. W. II. Young, Express Messenger
on the Valley branch Of the Is. d u mas
| been transferred to the main line between
| Baltimore and Pittsburg.
Mrs. John Ridy and her sister Mlss
| Craig, of Craigsyile, are visiting lflehos
in Highland.
Mr.. B. NJ. Mosely, of Clifton Forge,
engineer Oh the Ches. & Ohio road, has
retained with his family to staunFon. Inc
, "Inderendept" says: "We regret to lose
such good citizens from our midst and
trust that they may prosper and grow rich
in their new home"
DR.. Carter Berkeley came home from
Raleigh, N. g., to vote for the Democrat
ic nominee. He says the North Carolina
election came near being as full OF sur
prises to the Democrats as was that OF
Virginia.
Rev. DR.. Edmund Murdaugh. rector OF
90 IL, oI,,,.j ai1
father of Mr A. G. Murdaugh Of this city,
died On the 18th inst He was a native of
Williamsburg, Va. and was ordained in
Alabama in 1915, He had b5en in bad
health for year.
Last sunday there were six additions to
the membership Of the Second Presbyteri-
an church, three upon examination and
three upon certificate.
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland and Elder R. D.
Lilly of the First Presbyterian church,
and Rev. Dr. HAYES and Elder T. c. Nor
ton of the Second Presbyterian church are
in Richmond attending Synod.
Rev. J. E. Booker, of Charleston. W.
Va, was in the city Tuesday, on his way
to synod, and was greeted by laany
friends.
Rev. Ell. B. Pratt, of this city, left for
Waynesboro. S. o., Tuesday to attend the
marriage Of his son, Mr.. Benz. Pratt, of
| Texas, who soJourned here several months
last spring and made many friends in this
community.
Hon. G. T. O'Ferrall and wife, were at
the Virginia Hotel, Wednesday, on their
way to Richmond.
Miss Mabel Nichols, of Harrisonburg,
is visiting friends at Fort Defiance.
Mr.. r. NJ. Cartmell has taken the Ar
lington House formerly the Hart Hotal1
at Winchester. --------..~-
Col. o. b. Roller was married in Harri-
sonburg, Friday, to Miss Maggie l..
Trick
Cards are out for the marriage, on the
7th Of Dec, of Mr.. Merrill G. Kyle, for
merly of this place, now Of Brownville,
Southwest Virginia, and Miss Nettie Ide,
daughter of Prof E. L. Ide, of Richmond.
The State Dental Board of Examiners
; will meet at Fords Hotel, Richmond. at
10 A. NJ. November 10Th. DIR. James
Johnston, Of this city, who is just recov-
ering from long illness, is member of
it.
Rev. j. 3. Morton, Of Sparta, Ca. a
brother of Capt. T. q. Morton of this city,
has accepted call to fern andina, Florida.
Mrs. John W. Abby, who has been crit
icaliY ill, is decidedly improved.
DR.. Walter A. Picker Of Augusta, has
paased the Medical Examiners examina-
ton at Birmingham, Ala, and commence
ed practice there.