Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-22

That venerable Highland DeWooi az
Adam Stephenson, ESQ. anu ni' 0oD'
Common wealth's Attorney l.. Il. otepben-
son, of that county, were III o'a'n.on
Monday on their return home from sisi'
to Washington.
B.F. Terry, Esq, Deputy Clerk OIL .ne
Circuit Court. 10 making a ten days '''''
to New York.
Miss Virginia Pelham Stuart, OF Staun'
ton, is the guest of the family OF W. W.
Old, ESQ.,, OF Norfolk.
Hon. Marshall Hanger, of stanton
was registered at the Exchange Hotel III
Richmond last week.
The wife of Rev. Abraham CARRIER near
Mt. Sidney, broke her leg last week ny
fall on the ice in her yard.
Cab. Maddux the we'll known proprietor
Of the Orkney Springs, has been elected
President of tie Shenandoah AgilcultuIai
Association.
Rev. j. W. Rosebro, of Petersburg, for
merly of this county, broke through the
ice at West End Park there, while skating
last week. and got cold bath.
Prof. E. Louis Ide;s Opera Of "Robln
Hood" is to be produced in Richmohd
Feb. 1st, with d tull Cast and a trained
chorus Ut forty voices.
We are indebted to Mr.. Ed. V. Har-
man, formerly of StauntOn, for a hle OF
Minneapolis papers, being their New Year
issues. Their exhibit fully justlfes the
enthusiastic estimate put upon the city
by Judges Quarles.
Capt. Watt Taylor, Chief Engineer Of
the Richmond Fire Department, was ip
the city this week with Mr.. Jno. j. King,
who was purchasing horses for the Depart
ment. Mr.. K. purchased four in Harri-
sonburg and two here.
Our thanks are due Mr.. ]. NJ. Fix, of
Solano county, California, formerly OF
this vicinity, for San Francisco pagers
showing the growth Of That magic city for
the year 1885.
D. Newton Wilson, Esq, has been ap-
pointed by Judge Stout, Justice Of the
Peace for Pastures District, vice w. j..
Euritt, Esq deceased.
Mrs. Alex. F. Robertson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hunter Meg uire, at Rich
mUnd.
Mr.. Leonard Marbury, of Alexandria,
has been In the city several days, sam
moUed here by the illness of his friend the
late Andrew q. Woods.
DR.. Strider has been quite ill during
r ill hot h,o foil
for. from jefferson county, W. Va, ana
arrived on Monday last. Last evenin
his condition WAS regarded as extremely
critical
Mrs. Cornelia James, mother of G
Watson James, Esq. of the Richmond
DISPATCH died az the residence of her
son last week. she was Miss COrnela
Smith of this equity, and leaves relatives
and many friends here to mourn the Joss
of a most estimable lady.
In a meeting of the various Chambers
of Commerce, of the State. at Richmond,
Tuesday, to consider the bill for Rail
road Commissioners. now before the legis-
lature, Maj. Alex. Hart represented the
ObduugOU NuduUCE vi SOlb uClCCs lac
was appointed one of the committee to
appea, before the House Committee ard
give it the views the mercantile meIi of
tue State hold on the bill.
City Welghmaster, W. M. Matheny. has
resigned his position. IT,.
Rev. II. B. Vile, of the Lutheran
church has returned from his holiday Wis
it to his former home, and will fill his pull
pit next sunday. = 80
DR.. Mcfarland 3 church at Oxford
ed to in him in an application to The
Ptesbytery OF North Mississippi to DIS
solve the p .suoral relation, in order that
he may come to the First church at
Staunton. That Presbytery was to hold a
called meeting last Tuesday.
The tiftietn anniversary of their we'd
DIM. was celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Mohler If Weyer g Cave last week
Among the visitors at Richmond last
week, was MI. P. B Sublett of Staunton.
Delegate A. B. Lightner. spent day or
two at home fast week. We learn from
Richmond that be is making one Of the
most useful representatives Augusta has
sent there.
Flour Inspector B. f. Fifer yesterday
received his commission from Gov. Lee for
four years, from January 17th, 1886.
The State Board of Education has cleo
ted Geo. H. Hulvey School Superint endent
of Rockingham, and Geo. W. Simpson Of
Bath.