Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-08-06
Personal.


Mr.. Isaac Tinsley and wife. the parents
OF Mr.. James e. Tinsley, the architect,
arc visiting thei T son In this city.
Miss Shirley Cary, OF Richmond. is Wis.,
iting friends in Augusta county
Mr.. B. F. Jones. ex-State Senator Of
Mississippi, and for.ner proprietor Of the
''Yazoo Valley Flag and other Mississir-
| pi papers, Is now on tour through Vir-
ginia as correspondent for one of the New
Orleans papers. He and his wife are stop
ping at the Mozart.
Rev. Job Turner is in Monterey. Cali
fornia.
Mayor Jacob Yost and ex-Collector w.
E. Craig, were in Washington this week.
h. H. Catlett. Esq, has leased the res
dence formerly occupied by Or. Barnas
Sears on Sears Hill, and will shortly oc-
cupY it.
J. V. Brooke, Jr., formerly of Staun-
ton. and now of DEVILS Lake, Dacota,
has been appointed U. s. Commissioner
| there.
Miss Ida Crush, of Christiansburg, is
visiting her friends, Misses Crawford and
Churchman in Augusta
Max Brownold has been engaged as
teacher of instrumental music for the
coming year in the Episcopal Female In
stitute, Winchester, and the Stephenson
Female Seminary. Charlestown.
Mrs. Jennie Ellison of Waynesboro.
with her children, is visiting her father
Mr.. E. Grove. at Luray, Page county.
The friends of Mr.. T. ]. Sheppard will
| be glad to know that he is still slowly but
surely recovering from his recent danger
| GUS Illness.
Mr.. Robert W. Burke, with his family,
Is sojourning at the White Sulphur.
DR.. James Johnston has returned from
the Southern Dental Association at Nash
vile. We see in the Nashville "Ameri-
can" pictures of some dozen Of the more
prominent members Of the Association in
GLIDING that of DR.. Johnston.
Heiskell Argenbrlght, the obli2ing
young Deputy Clerk of the Council, is
over in Albemarle doing the Miller School
and the University of Virginia.
| Prof. Winston, of Richmond, who so adj
mirably conducted the Normal here last
year, made the one now in progress visit
| this week and was enthusiastically re-
ceiyed. He is accompanied by his wife
and daughter.
The funeral OF Mr.. Paul Mix, once a
leading jeweler of Staunton. took place
last Sunday afternoon. He was native
! of Dantzlg. His life was insured for
$4,000 which goes to his widow and chill
| children.
The Farmville "Journal'' publishes a
very kind and encouraging letter to the
Ladies Sewing Secioty Of the Farmville
Presbyterian church, written by Rev.
DIR. FL. III. Halves of Staunton. on the an
niversary of the date Of his leaving there
July 23d.
Rev. DIR. James Nelson, pastor Of the
Staunton Baptist church. leaves this week
for the Virginia watering places, his con-
gregation having voted him months
vacation.
Judge John W. Stout. Capt. T. Z. Nor
ton. and W. J. Nelson, Esq, made an ex-
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of the families, yesterday.
Rev. A. g. Barron, of Baltimore, was
in the city this week, bringing his wife
who is guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Blackley. Mr.. Barron will preach at the
Staunton Baptist church next Sunday
morning and night.
Mr.. Robt. P. Reese, Of Baltimore, is
visiting his relatives here.
Maj. j. H. Whittlesey, U. S. A., Profess
sor of Military Science at Cornell Uniyer-
sity, N. Y, died this week. He married
sister Of the late DR.. A. M. Fauntleroy.
Mrs. G. G.. Gooch and children. and Mrs.
II. ST. Geo. Tucker and children, are at the
Rockbrldge Baths.
Rev. j. M. Frost, Jr., of Selma, Ala,
stopped in Staunton. Tuesday, to visit his
sister, Mrs. M. N. Bradley, on his way to
visit the Moody and Sankey Summer
School, at Plainfeld. Mass.
Hon. Robert Mayo. of Westmoreland,
was in Staunton, Wednesday, on his way
| to Millboro Springs.
| Mrs. Frank Eakle and Miss Sadie Byers
| are visiting friends in Greenbrier county,
W. Va.
Rev. DIR. A. E. Dickinson. of the "Reli-
gious Herald,'' was in Staunton, Sunday.
; Mrs. DR.. Fauntleroy has returned home
from the Rockbridge Baths.
Mrs. DR.. A. M. Henkel and son, are
spending the season at Orkney Springs.
Miss Laura V. Nelson, daughter of Rev.
DR.. James Nelson. is visiting the family
of Mr.. W. G. Payne. of Charlottesville.
Mr.. JOS Barkman. of Staunton, is visit
ing friends in Winchester.
Mrs. Ada Croll, of Pennsylvania, is
visiting her father, DR.. P. B. Reese.
Mrs. W. 3. Craig has returned home
| from months absence at Long Branch.
Maj. John II. Dinneen, one of the com.
missioners for the sale of the John w.
| Carroll property, was in the city, Wednes-
| day. attending the sale.
Mr.. John W. Arbuckle, of Lewisburg,
is visiting friends in Augusta.
| Mrs. Howard Coyner, of Danville, KY,
is visiting her friend. Miss Jennie Kayser,
of this city.
Mrs. Robert G. Ably and sister, and Miss
Laura De Lery, of Monroe, La. are visit
| ing the family of Prof. A. j. Turner.
The appointment of Mr.. Ellis Mills, for
merly of. the VINDICATok Office, to the
position of Private Secretary to See
rotary of State Bayard, mentioned in our
Washington correspondence, will be read
with great pleasure by his Staunton
friends.
Miss Florence Moore, of Staunton, Is
x1iaitipct OF Dr. 7 A lexaudar2s Rro2d.