Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-05-14
Personal.

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Fast Grand Dictator;and Supreme Re-
Preventative Jos. E. Rollins of the knights
OF Honor, left on Saturday last, to attend
Inc session of the Supreme Lodge of that
ORDER in Providence, r. L., which com
menced On Tuesday last,
Inc President OF the Boys Branch Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
at Roanoke, is young Sammie Baskins, a
former Staunton boy.
kew. Mr.. Settlemyer. pastor of the
Lutheran church, will not fill his pulpit
next Sunday, having been called by tee-
graph, to visit his mother who is critical
iy i'll at her home in Pennsylvania.
John lesser, Esq, is among the men,
bers OF the present city council who will
not be candidate for reelection. He
made quiet and efficient representative
OF his ward.
Hon. A. FL. H. Stuart has returned from
ths meeting Of the Board of Visitors of
The University of Virginia. at which he
was chosen to fill his former position of
AeNSSOA VI INC OlIfGisItys
Among those present at the Methodist
General Conference at Richmond, last
week, was Maj, J. w. Newton of Staun-
ton.
MIR. b. B. Eskridge is the possessor of a
Masonic emblem, the marble of which is
from the site of Solomon's Temple in
Jerusalem. The piece Of marble was
brought here by Rev. j. S. Gardner of the
Methodist church, when he returned from
his visit to Jerusalem.
Miss Teresa Scherer, who has had charge
for the last five months of the White Rock
School of Allegheny county, returned to
Staunton last week. The Allegheny s'Sen-
tiDel," in very complimentary notice Of
the commencement of her school, says:
s'The good compartment and training
OF the children reflects great credit upon
the accomplished teacher, who in so short
time has endeared herself to this COM
munity and 1t is with sincere regret and
with hopes of having her with us again,
that friends and scholars say good-bye.'
Miss scherer is graduate of Augusta
Female Seminary.
The nomination of Hon. I'll. G. Allen
for U. S. District Attorney, has been con-
frmed by the Senate.
We acknowledge the courtesy of an in
vitation to attend the 25th Annual Re-
union of the 2sth Regiment N. Y. Volun-
teers, (the former guests of the Fifth Va.
Veterans in Staunton) to be held at Lock
port, N. Y, on May 22d. Among the
committee we see the names of Col. E. f.
Brown. Capt. Harry Padelford, Capt. Da-
yid Hardie, Capt. W. W. Bush, Capt. L.
R. Bailey, Col. A. e. Bowen, Capt. Ben.
Flagler, and Others who have many warm
friends in Staunton and Augusta. The
invitation calls it the "silver wedding"
Capt Thos. M. Waller, who as men,
Der Of the W. l.. Asylum Board, made
mary friends here, has resigned his posi-
ton Of Deputy Internal Revenue Coliec-
tor for Spottsylvania, King George and
Stafford counties
Rev. J. E. Booker. formerly of Staun.
ton, now of Charleston, KanaWha, has
been chosen by Greenbrier Presbytery.
one Of its Commissioners to the General
Assembly.
Rev. G. Mosly Murray. rector Of Grace
church at Lynnwood, Rockingham, was
In the city this week. He has nearly com.
pleted his new church and now only lacks
some $500 to finish it.
Rev. w. s. Plumer Bryan was in the
city this week on his way back to West
Virginia from Presbytery. He preached
| at the First Presbyterian church Wednes
day night.
The creamery enthusiasm is spreading
among the ladies of Augusta; or rather
we judge so from the fact that lady Of
Riverheads sent to this office lot of beau
| sful butter to testify her appreciation OF
the excellent report made in this paper OF
the creamery meeting at Waynesboro.-
| We may say that if our creameries turn
! out such excellent butter as this Virginia
/ matron sent from her home creamery,
they will only have to set their price and
get it.
DR.. &. q. Koiner of Roanoke, was visit.
ing bis relatives in Augusta county, this
week.
The shoe business of he.late Littleton
Waddell of Charlottesville, is being con-
tinued by his son, James N. Waddell and
VIM. I'll. MCGEE.