Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-06
Personal.

lev. V. r. Stickler, of Middlebrook.
Augusta, preached at the First English
Lutheran church, Richmond, on Sunday.
Mr.. Orville p. Loving, of Craigsville,
has gone to Mississippi to make his future
home at Columbus.
Gov. Lee has reappointed Mr.. Ben. +.
Fifer aour inspector Of Staunton.
Mr.. w. M. s. Dunn has assumed the
duties of Consulting Engineer of the
Chesapeake & Ohio BY.
Mr.. J. W. Hopkins former depot agent
of the G. Il .. Ry. here, has been appoint
ed coal and fuel agent Of the road, with
headquarters at Richmond. Mr.. W. I'll.
Lowry is the coal accountant.
Mr.. G.. D. Anthony, Of Staunton, has
charge of the stone work on the extension
of the Federal building at Harrisonburg,
and the stone having arrived the work Is
to be commenced at once.
In the paper read by Thomas Nelson
Page, the author, before the Southern
Society of New York, and the students
Of the Vanderbilt University. on 1.-The
South in the field of Literature, he names
all the Southern writers now taking high
rank in the literature of the country, and
among them IA. G. Gordon, young law
yer of Staunton, Virginia, to whose lite
rary taste and Intellectual stimulus [ owe
a personal debt of gratitude greater than
I can ever pay"
The Sunday-School children at the Bap-
fist Sunday-School presented their Super
intendent, Mr.. II. E. Summerson, with
beautiful lamp. and the officers and teach
ers OF the Methodist Sunday-School pre-
sented its superintendent, MI. Reeves
Gait, with a handsome Bible.
The Richmond congregation Of Rev.
W. w. Landrum. gentleman who has
many friends in stanton, surprised him
on Christmas with an addition of $2aO per
annum to his salary, and night or two
after gave his family pound party.
Mr.. John M. Carroll left on Wednesday
morning last for Philadelphia, where he
will take the massage and electric treat
ment for his health. 1t is hoped he will
| return restored to his full health and
strength.
Capt. Thos. S. Doyle and wife haye re-
turned from their Northern tour.
Mr. Charles W. S. Turner has been ap-
pointed by Col. O.Ferrall clerk of his
Congressional Committee.
Miss Fannie McChesney. who has been
visiting relatives in Richmond during the
past fall, returned home last week.
Prof. F. II. Webb of the Virginia Fe-
male Institute. Staunton, has been appoin-
ted Vice President of the Music Teach
ers N ational Association, vice Prof. F. g..
Hair, of Richmond, resigned.
Miss Louise Barton of Winchester, is
visiting at DR.. B. M. AtkinsOn's.
Miss Annie Minor of Winchester is Wis
iting her uncle, Prof. Berkeley Minor.
The VnJDICAToR's thanks are due Mr..
T. w. Riley of the Rockingham "Rsgis-
ter" for appreciated courtesies extended
it's correspondent at narrisonburg.
A card from Col. A. w. Hartman says
that Maj John A. Hartman, Stonewall
Jackson quartermaster. was not absent
from the command at the battle of the
first Manassas, but was attending to his
| duties there as Jackson's Brigade Quar-
termaster, as usual On that day,
Rev. H. B. Pratt. of this city, who has
been engaged for two years in translating
the Bible into Spanish, leaves for the City
of Mexico, January 18th, where he will
have conference with members of the
American Bible Society Oh the progress of
bis work.
Hon. Jacob Vest has introduced bill
for the erection of a public building in
Stanton.