Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-01
Personal.

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Naval Hospital al Washington City. hav-
ing months furlough, is visiting his
brother, Mr.. c. D. Crawford. near Mt.
Meridian.
Miss Dora Read of Newmarket, is at
Waynesbor0, to spend the winter.
Miss Lizzie Stack of Staunton, is visit
ing her friend, Miss Mary Quigley, in
Richmond.
Among the Staunton ladies in Waynes-
boro last week were Misses Lizzie and
Mary Grattan, and Mrs. G. D. A. Curry.
Miss Fannie McChesney and Miss
Maggie Morton leave to-day to spend
some weeks with Miss McChesney's sister,
Mrs. Yarbrough, in Richmond.
Mr.. G. r. Davis of Staupton. has pur-
chased from James Decklen, 200 acres Of
the White farm in Rockbridge. for So, 100.
Miss Sophie Sw1tzer, who has been
spending month with Mrs. J. W. Modi-
sett at Luray, has returned.
Mr.. John Fl. Parkins of the Augusta
Creamery, left. Tuesday, on tour to the
different cities of the State, in the interest
of his firm.
Miss Nellie Hutchinson left Wednesday
for Waynesboro to spend week, and
from there will 60 to Baltimore to reside,
having taken situation In d large MILL
| merry establishment of that city.
Mrs. Laura F. Cross has been appointed
postmaster at West Augusta, in this
county.
Miss E. Katie Slower is visiting her sis
F., ter, Mrs. Calhoun, in Lexington.
At Roanoke, lately. Mr.. Geo. Hilbert,
Staunton boy; had his hand badly mash
ed while at work in the Roanoke Machine
| Shops.
/, Mrs. Chas. Lee of Staunton Is visiting
friends in Roanoke.
Chief Operator Bowling, formerly of the
B. & o. Telegraph Office here, and now of
Washington, was in the city last week.
We were pleased this week with cali
from Lieut.. Mcfarland Of Staunton, an
old veteran Of the Stonewall Brigade. He
was an officer Ia Co. E., 5sh Virginia IL
fantry. We were pleased to see that time
had dealt so lightly with him. Mr.. Nc
Farland was in Winchester to attend the
funeral of his aunt, Mrs. VIM. l.. Bent
Winchester Nesos.
Judge FL. w. Shelley is one of the four
lay deputies from Virginia TO the General
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, which meets at Chicago next
Wednesday.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro of Petersburg, who
has been spending his vacation among his
old Messy Greek congregation, in this
county, left for his home on Monday.
Maj. Alex. Hart returned Monday from
a months trip 10 the great cities of the
West and North.
Mr.. Ellis Mills, Private Secretary to
Secretary of State Bayard. is visiting his
relatives here.
Messrs. Jacob Wehn and Henry Piffer-
ling, two young Stauntonians who have
made their home in Cincinnati for two
years past, are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. James ker has been appointed
ticket-seller at the Chesapeake & Ohio
Depot, the place formerly held by Mr.. L.
J. Sheppard. He will make polite and
efficient successor to gentleman, who
had made many friends here.
Mr.. Louis OFT, former Superintendent
of the Coral Marble Co. at Craigsvllle,
| last week.
Mr.. Edward M. Heal, editor of the
Prohibition journal, the ''Staunton Free
Press" has removed it to Baltimore, for
future publication.
Misses Reed and Braxton and Mr.. Ed
mund Berkeley, have returned from their
horseback tour through West Virginia
T, and Southwest Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt W. Burke, left for
Richmond Wednesday evening, in answer
to a telegram announcing the critical ill
ness Of Mrs. Burke's brother, Col. VIM. S.
Gilman, who was here recently in failing
health.
DR.. A. P. Fitch. who ten years. ago left
Staunton to practice medicine in Wayne
town, Ind, has been appointed physician
for the Indian Agency at Yankton, Da
cotah. The Waynetown "Hornet" says
he was highly esteemed there both as a
physician and gentleman.
Mrs. j. S. Ellis of Lyndhurst, is on an
extended visit to her brother, Mr. John
Fuller in Missouri, and her sons in Texas.
Miss Leona Fitch of Lyndhurst, has
returned home from a visit to schoolmates
in the lower Valley.
Gov. Lee has appointed Geo. Harlan.
Esq, Notary Public for Augusta county
as we'll as for StauntOn.