Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-10
LOCAL.
Personal.


A letter from Mr.. Edward Echols date,
at the Hotel Metropole, London, July 22d
says Gen. Echols and the ladies Of th
party were travelling through Scotland
The entire party had secured steamer
berths to return to America, Sept. 18th.
Prof. Thomas Hume Of the Universlt
of North Carolina, whose family is sum
mering at Waynesboro, is now at Clifton
Springs, N. Y.
Miss Fannie Taylor of Staunton, a grad
will assist Miss Converse at her school il
Anderson. w. Va. next session.
Mrs. Frank Kingan and children ar,
visiting the family of Mr.. John Kingan, a
Newmarket.
Mr.. w. H. Bailie. of the Internal Reve
nue. Office at Lynchburg, is with his wifi,
and children, summering at Sewall, w
Va.
Mrs. Marie Grouse, widow of the late
Prof. d. l.. Grouse of Newmarket, is visit
ing Mrs. W. E. Craig.
Miss Irene Palmer is visiting the famil J
of Rev. A. J. Bushong in Shenandoah.
Misses Laura and Mamie Cowle of In
diana, are visiting relatives in Stanton
Maj. J. .. Green, D. B. Strouse and ].
c. Langhorne have taken tie contract for
building the Craig Railroad.
Col. VIM. A. Kuper. for SO many years
connected with the Chesapeake u Ohio
Ry., has bought the "Willle Lacy farm y
near the Wilderness battlefield, for 81 900,
to which he will retire.
Mr.. w. P. Whitmore, Mrs. McH. Holli-
day, and Misses May Elder, Rosa King.
Carrie Crowle, Fannie Blackley and May
Crowle, are among the Staunton visitors
at the Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Miss Cornelia May Of Staunton is visit
ing her uncle, DR.. J. l.. Wills, in Louisa
Among the visitors registered at Capon
Springs, last week, were Mrs. VIM. Frazier
and Mr. W. J. Nelson of Stanton.
Miss Cora Pritchard, who has been
visiting in Richmond. has brought home
on her return, her friend, Miss Amelia
Powers.
Mr.. Geo. M. Cochran and family left for
Cape May last week.
Mr.. j. E. A. Gibbs and Miss Ethel
Gibbs are on northern trip TO include
Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Cabell c. Kinney of New York. is
visiting his father, Mr.. John M. Kinney.
Miss Cora Hudson of Staunton, is visit
ing her friend, Miss IDA c. Summers of
Deerfield.
Mrs. James A. Walker of Wythe is
visiting relatives in Augusta.
The family of Mr.. Elias Mahoney has
left for Roanoke to Join him and make
their residence there.
Mr.. Jos. Andrews, member Of the Har-
risonburg Town Council. was visiting his
son, MIR. Robt. r. Andrews, this week.
Miss Bette French of Richmond, visit
ed her friend, Miss Carrie Cline, last
week.
Mrs. Senator Pasco Of Florida, with her
two daughters, pupils of the Augusta Fe.
male Seminary. are at the Talbot House,
GAINESVILLE. Md, awaiting the adjourn
xnent of the Senate, to take a summer trip
North with Mr.. PaSco.
Mr.. Jos. D. Hicks of the Barter Brook
neighborhond, had steam thresher knock
ed into splinters by Shenandoah Valley
Railway freight train, Monday, while try
ing to get it across the track with his
engine.
Miss Fannie E. Young, one of the
children of the late DR.. George Kemper
Young, of Texas. has arrived from that
State to reside with her uncle, Mr.. L. D.
Young.
Misses Florence and Ellen Crop,
daughters of DR.. VIM. Crop, of Augusta,
are visiting the family of Mr.. Edward
Group in Stafford county.
Mr. Edward kirkpatrick, of Augusta,
is visiting his father, Mr.. Geo. Klrkpat-
rick, near Alvon, W. Va.
MIR. Hugh L. Powell reached the city
Sunday night very sick. He has been i'll
for three months with malaria at Birming-
ham. Ala, his present business location.
He was accompanied home by his daugh-
ter, Miss Lucy Lee Powell, who has been
his constant nurse for some weeks past.
Mr.. Weaver, of Pennsylvania, the con-
tractor who built the Y. M. g. A. building
at Norfolk, was in the city this week look
ing at the plans for the Association build
ing here, with a view of bidding.
Taliaferro Crawford Dickerson. son of
Mr.. II. P. Dickerson, has been appointed
State Cadet from Augusta county to the
Virginia Military Institute.
Rev. J. I. Miller. of the s'Girls Home
School" at Luray, was in the city Tues
day and had hearty welcome from his