Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02
Personal.

Personal.
Rev DR.. James Murray of Bethel, with
his wife, was in Suffolk, Va, last week.
was also in the same town to enter into
business partnership IN drug firm with
his uncle, DR.. W. W. Murray.
Among the Staunton visitors to the Ex-
position last week. were Mr.. John W.
Todd, President Of the Baldwin District
Fair Association, and Mr.. Fitzhugh
Elder.
Hon. A. M. Bowman Of Saltville, an old
Augusta man, has been appointed by Gov.
Lee, delegate to the National Conven-
ton of Cattle breeders to meet in Chicago,
Nov. 10. h.
Mr.. A. D. S. Beck, the we'll known cat
tie buyer of this county, paid out about
81 900 for cattle in Botetourt county last
week.
Letters from Bishop Whittle say his
health is slowly but steadily improving.
He SLEEPS we'll and suffers but little.
'.Col w. L. Bumgardner and son are in
the city. Col. Bumgardner is one of the
most devoted and effective Democratic
workers in the State and has recently Or
gained large number of Democratic
clubs which are doing good service "-Rich-
47load State.
Ex-Audltor s. Brown Allen of Angus
ia, is placed on the Republican electoral
ticket In place of W. G. Franklin, ineligi-
bic on account of being. Commonweal5h's
Attorney.
Maj. Ed. Mcmahon was in Wytheville
last week.
Mrs. Mary Fuller of Staunton, is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. Mark L. Shots, in
Lewlsburg, W. Va, where she was mar
ried by the Rev. DR.. McElhenney, fifty
eight years ago.
Miss Emma V. Byers of Stanton, is
visiting friends in Richmond.
Thomas G. Williams & Co., of Rich
mond, manufacturers Of chewing Tobac-
co, who sell very largely in this section,
took the first prlzs, a COLO medal, for the
best chewing tobacco at the Exposition.
Miss Mary Becher is visiting relatives
in Richmond.
Mr.. Daniel Crimmens Of the City Coun-
Gil. and Mr.. j. j. Kilgalen, were IN Roa-
noke last week investing in real estate.
The old JAS X. McComb homestead in
West End, has been purchased by Mr. ".
G. Barton for 81, 500.
Mrs. M. B. Oberdorfer, with her chill
dren, is visiting friends in Richmond.
The Atlanta, Ga, papers speak highly
of Rev. W. Fl. Sheppard, Jr., the colored
pastor Of the Presbyterian church, a ma
tive of Waynesboro in this county. Oae
of them says She is a clear, logical and
persuasive speaker and is destined to be a
star of the first magnitude" He is a son
of Mr.. w. Fl. Sheppard, the barber on
Augusta street, and we believe, was first
taken under the charge OF Lexington
Presbytery.
Among the physicians who discussed
the paper presented at the State Medical
Association at Norfolk by DR.. 9. T. Lew
is of Clifton Forge, on Treatment of
Typhoid Fever was DR.. H. M. Patter-
son of stanton.
On Friday evening. Mrs Thomas Todd,
of west Grace, in honor Of Miss Mabel
Todd, of Stanton, entertained several
friends at very delightful Quotation
| party.-Richmond Cratic
| Two Of the clerks at the Horton House,
, San Diego, California, are graduates of
Dunsmore's Business College here-J. D.
| and J. S. Houseman.
Mr.. W. E. Craig of Staunton, was in
Lynchburg Friday.
Rev. Randolph II. McKim, of New
Orleans, SON. in-law of Rev. R. H. Phillips,
formerly of Stanton, tas accepted call
| to Epiphany church in Washington city.
TIE Roanoke Telegram" says that
DIR. N. Wayt of Stanton, President of
the Roanoke Street hallway Co., and
Mr.. J. Howard Wayt one of the Direc-
tors, were in that city last week in con-
nection with the laying out Of the route
of the road.
On Sunday afternoon last at the Y. NJ
Z. A. meeting, prayer was offered for the
recovery of Mr.. Men. Whittle who has
l has been quite sick for some time.
Among the visitors at the Richmond
Exposition this week was DR.. Dunlap of
Middlebrook.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Lillian Asst of Stanton, to Mr..
Henry r. Putney of Charleston, Kanaw-
ba, which will take place at the First
Presbyterian church here. Thursday
evening, November 8sh at O'Clock.
Rev. John A. Preston of Thinking Spring
church. has received call to the First
Presbyterian church. Richmond, Ky.
Rev. E. c. Gordon, Ia brother of Mrs.
Talbot Coleman of Staunton) was in
stalled pastor of the PresbJ terrain church
at Lexington, Mo-, On Sunday, Oct. 21st