Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-17
PERSONAL.

among the guests at KalOrama.
Capt. Lewis Barley. the retired vetera
conductor On the Valley railroad, was il
the city Saturday, visiting Mr.. A. M
Simpson. He was warmly welcomed b
his old friends. He left that evening TO
Lexington. Capt. Barley while conduc
tor had run l 100 600 miles. No passenge
ever lost his life on his train, excep
once, and that was commercial traYele
who attempted to jump aboard while tn
train was moving.
A few weeks ago, the Charleston, Ka
nawha, "Star" had an account of thu
marriage of Mr.. Hugh 2. Wigg, forme
clerk in the Staunton Post-office, and
now member of the dry goods firm 0
Wigg Bros, of Charleston, to Miss Sum
merfeld, OF that city. The "Star" of Sat
urday contains an account of the marriag
of his brother. Mr.. Augustus R. Wigg, tt
Miss Grace Summerfeld another sister.
Miss Jennie Woodward is visiting hel
friend Miss Minnie Purvis, at Keswick
Albemarle.
! Miss Maggie Bayly has returned from 9
visit to the Eastern Shore Of Virginia.
The Rockbridge Alum German las
week was led by Mr.. VIM. G. Kinney Of
| Staunton, and among the dancers were
/ Miss Elder of Stanton. and Miss King oil
| Baltimore.
Miss Ella Lickliter was visiting friends
| in Woodstock last week,
Mrs. Geo. W. Spiggle of Augusta, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. T. II. Forsythe Of
Salem.
Mr.. Harry Mills of Staunton, the teach
er of stenography, left last week to take a
clerkship in the Nile Tool Works at Chi.
cago, of which his brother George Mills is
one of the officers.
Benjamin Walton of Moscow. while re.
turning from Stanton on the 9th inst.
was thrown out of his wagon by his runa-
way horse. The horse killed itself in Its
flight.
Capt. Paul Donovan, Mrs. Mary Scherer
and Jacob Scherer. were guests of Maj.
M. A. Rowan of Covlngton, last week.
Miss Lily Patton has returned from a
visit to friends in West Virginia.
Miss Mary Guy is visiting at Mr.. J. E.
Bells in Lewisburg.
Mr.. Charles W. s. Turner of Elkton, is
about engaging IN business at Luray.
In our notice of Mr.. Harlan's death it
should have been said that he was the old
est member of the Masonic lodge except
the venerable Geo. W. Fuller, not Mr..
Cochran.
Mr.. E. Shepherd for some time a resi-
dent of Stauuton, has moved with his
family to this city. Mr.. Shepherd is look
ing after his investments here and ex-
poets to make Lynchburg his permanent
home.-LynchburQ Nea0s.
Hon. Marshall Hanger and his niece,
Miss Mary Hanger, and Capt. Geo. M.
Cochran and wife with their daughter,
Miss Susie Cochran, have returned from
trip North, including Niagara Falls,
Canada, Saratoga and the Hudson river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot Coleman have re-
turned to the city from summering in
Rockbridge.
Mrs. DIR. Wayt and Mr.. Baldwin W aYt
returned from their visit to Greenville, s.
T., last Thursday. Mrs. W. brought with
her her niece Miss Mamie Westmoreland
Of Greenvi lie.
A full-dress ball was given at Capon
Springs, Friday night, and we see men
toned as among those present, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles f. Nelson Of Staunton.
Miss Alice Bear, of the Bear Lithia
Springs, is visiting Mrs. Frank B. Berke-
ley.
Mrs. Juliette F. Asst left on Wednesday
last on visit to ''Glen Mary" the home
of her sister, in Nelson county.
Mr.. VIM. Wholey, who is at the Bath
county Hot Springs, for rheumatism, has
much improved.
Mrs. Newton Argenbright of Stanton
and Mrs. M. c. Smith of Richmond, are
visiting Variety Springs.
Mr.. John Bush, of Waynesboro, now in
the ninety-f year of his age, is visiting
his son. Capt. J. D. Bush, at Charlottes-
vile.
DR.. T. W. Shelton is at the Bath county
Hot Springs.
Mr. Jacob N. Liggett and wife, and
Mr.. r. Fl. Liggett of Jacksonville, Fla.
have come to Virginia refugeeing from the
yellow fever which has appeared there.
Among the guests at the Rockbridge
Alum Springs are Misses Anne Cochran
and Charlotte Ransom of Staunton.
Mrs. George S. Lightner is visiting her
father, Hon. q. M. Jump, at Easton, Md.
Maj. r. g. Elder, Miss Annie Elder, and
the Misses Atkinson, are at Atlantic City,
N. J.
Mr.. VIM. M. Baker, son of Mr. Geo. P.
Baker, who has been clerk with Hughes
q Robinson druggists, and is one of tt g
best young men Staunton has, leaves on
Monday next to take similar position in
drug store in MACON, Ga, where his
father now lives. His departure will be
regretted by many.
Mr.. J. D. Campbell has returned from
Taylor's Springs.
Miss Ella Tanner Of Richmond, is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. Charles Tanner.
Dedication of Church.
The just-finished Presbyterian church,
near Hermitage, five miles North of
Waynesboro, was dedicated on Sunday