Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13
PERSONAL.

| MI. Lt0OoTG IL, lStCo, d OtduutOH DoF
who is now the prosperous proprietor of a
large livery stable at Roanoke. was in
| town last week.
Mr.. Ellis Mills, Private Secretary to
Secretary Bayard, was granted "a certifi--
cate IN the Staunton Hastings court last
week to enable him to practice law. He
is graduate of the Law Department of
Georgetown College.
DR.. VIM. Chapman. so long member of
the dental profession here, is, we regret
to hear. seriously i'll.
Mile Rhea and her company passed
through here On Monday, On their way
from Charleston, Kanawha, to fill an en-
gagement at Lynchburg.
Mrs. Bexie Blair, of this county, who
has been spending some weeks with her
father, DR.. J. Fl. Mcpherson, of Lewis
burg, has returned home.
Among the dancers at the hop given by
the cadets of the V. M. l. in Lexington,
was Miss Rosa Cochran of Augusta.
A bachelors party' was held at Steele's
Tavern, Dec. S0th, at which Sc persons
were present.
Mrs. Turney, the wife of Judge Turney
| of Cameron, Mo-, and mother OF Mrs. Dr.
Halter Henkel of Stanton, died at her
home few days since.
Mr.. w. w. Brennaman, editor OF the
| Highland "Recorder," was in the city
| last week. He was witness before the
| legislative committee at Clifton Forge,
| engaged on the disputed seat of delegate
McClintic, and ran down to see bis wife
who is on visit to her father, DR.. Pat
terson of this city.
MIR. Harry Hanger, of the firm of Shan
ahan q Hanger, railroad contractors, of
Newport, KY, who has been spending the
! Christmas holidays at home, left this week
: for Newport.
: MI. Robert w. Burke was in the city
this week.
Miss Nellie Van Lear who has been
| teaching at Malone. n.y., has returned
home in consequence Of i'll health.
Mrs. II. st. Geo. Tucker left few days
| ago to spend the winter with her father
Col. William Preston Johnston, President
of Tulane University. La.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invi-
| tation from Mr.. G. A. Freed, to the An
! nual celebration Of the Demosthenean
Literary Society Of Roanoke College Jan.
10th.
| Lt.-Gov. Massey was in the Hastings
Court, Wednesday, and was invited By
Judge Grsttan to seat on the bench. 1t
was coincidence, that the DAY before
Judge Grattan had made a ruling, new to
this locality, making the middemen who
procure liquor for minors, the responsible
parties. Lt.-Gov. Massey said he was on
| the committee that framed that law, the
author Of which was Mathew Harrison,
and that Judge Grattan's ruling was in
| accordance with the intent Of the law as
] held by the trainers and author.
| Messrs A. u. c.. Black. of Edinburg,
Scotland, have engaged Maj. Jed Hotch-
Kiss TO prepare the article on Virginia for
the ninth edition Of the Encyclopedia Bri
tannica. The article IS to be three pages
! in length with 1 400 words to the page
Judge Mclaughlin will hold the special
term Of the Montgomery Circuit Court for
Judge Blair this month.
Miss Sallie Bayly, who has been spend
ing the winter at Paducah, KY, returned
home Tuesday afternoon.
at the meeting of the stockholders OF
the Augusta National Bank, Mr.. W. L..
Lushbaugh was added to the Board Of
Directors and all The old officers re-elec-
ted.
Mr.. John F. Livick, of near Church
vile, was thrown from bis wagon On Au-
gusta street Tuesday aud badly bruised,
and cut by the rocks DR.. Patterson was
called in and Mr.. L. was taken to MIR.
Peter Livick's house in the city.
Mr.. j. Fred. Effinger was elected a
member of the Staunton Chamber of Com
MERGE Tuesday night.
Maj. Koiner and Col. John Ill. Crawford
of Augusta were in attendance at the
Farmers Assembly at Richmond, Tuesday.
Mr.. Thomas q. Prince has been appoin-
ted Superintendent of the Valley Branch
of the B. & y.
Ex-senator Lewis is quite i'll at the res
idence OF his son-in-law, Hon. John Amb-
lei Smith. in Washington. ~