Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-22
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FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE %. 1883.
LOCAL.


Mr.. A. M. Valse, the Well-knoWn rail
road contractor, has moved his family
from Kentucky to Staunton, to make
their future home here.
Maj. Geo. M. Murrell of Lynchburg.
with his wife and daughter, arrived in
this city on Saturday night, in re.
spouse to telegram calling him to the
bedside Of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Alex
ander, who was very ill. We are glad to
say that she is now considered out of
danger.
Miss Mary Goodloe of the Alton House
was married, few days since, to Mr.
Watkins of Gordonsville. The visitors al
this pleasant resort will sadly miss miss
Punnie" hereafter.
Mr.. r. Sam. Turk, as we see from the
Wichita (Kansas) 'DaIly Eagle" of the
31st ult., made handsome address there
on Memorial Day.
Prof. Kountz. the well known dance Or
chestra leader, left on Friday last to visit
his children in Pittsburgh and other
Northern cities.
Mr.. j. E. Morris, formerly of Staunton.
who has been living in San Marcus, Texas,
for nine years, was in the city last week.
He is fine specimen of health. He says
that nobody is complaining of lack of rain
in Texas this year.
Mr.. A. J. Friou, commercial traveller
now of Petersburg. Va, reports the South
from whence he has just returned. to be
solid for Cleveland and Thurman.
Prof. Luther David Krouse of the
Polytechnic Institute at Newmarket, and
brother OF Rev. A. L.. Krouse. pastor of
Bethlehem church in Augusta, died on the
18th inst. after few days illness. He
was only "a years of age.
The friends of Mr.. Cabell Kinney will
be glad to hear that his promotion in the
large house of Snow, Church & Co., in
New York, has been rapid. and that he
has just been appointed cashier at salary
of 81 500.
Misses Bessie and Minnie Young of the
Lewisburg Female Institute faculty, are
visiting their grandmother, Mrs. David
S. Young.
A. cablegram from Glasgow, Scotland i,
announces the safe arrival there of DR.. A.
z. Koiner and wife. and Miss Mary Trout.
Miss Ella G. Harper, of stanton, Is as
sisting in the conduct of the Greenwood
Hotel at Greenwood, Albemarle, this
summer.
Mr.. VIM. H. Gather of the Covington,
VAL "Sentlnel," was in the city this
week. He is live young journalist, and
the "Sentinel'' is go-ahead newspaper.
Mrs. Anne Flory, the widow of John
Flory, who went West with her husband
thirty-three years ago, is visiting Augusta
county friends who she had not seen since
she emigrated.
Mr.. F. III. Benjamin, of the Norfolk
& Western BY. has been appointed G. &
o. train dispatcher at Hinton, W. Va.
The degree of Master Of Arts was con-
ferred by Columbian University, Wash
ington, D. c., on June 14th, on Prof. J.
L. Massey, Principal OF Sherwood Female
Seminary, Staunton.
Oyerseer of the Poor, John W. Bryan
left this week to visit relatives in Indiana
and Illinois. Capt. Waters will act for
him during his month 8 absence.
The Charlestown, W. Va, "Free Press
noticing the death of Mrs. Willie Kable,
wife of Prot. w. ID. Kable, in Staunton,
says:
We haven't words to express the sorrow we
feel in chronicling the death, on Sunday night
last in Staunton, of Mrs. Willie Kable, wife
of Capt. VIM. H. Kable of the Stanton Male
Academy, Mrs. Kable was well and favora-
bly, known here. She was frank, genial COM
panlonable; genuine Christian woman
member of the Presbyterian church; devoted
to it and loved communion with the
saints. Her voice, once SO potent in the con-
gregation and the church choir, stilled by
death and silent to mortal ears, in the Great
Congregation is attuned to the songs of the
redeemed. Her death is all irreparable loss to
her husband and the children from whom she
has been SO suddenly snatched away.
The following gentlemen, either mem
bers of the Travellers Protective .Associa-
ton, or going to its National Convention
at Minneapolis, took the G. & o. train
Friday night-M. A. Hope, Vice Presi-
dent of the Virginia D vision T. P A.,
W. II. 81. Lynn, E. 1. Jones. W. G.. Kin
ney, Witt, A. z. Gordon, W. B. McChes-
ney and Andrew Bowling.
Willie Schmid, an excellent clarionette
performer, took place with the band of
Shields circus, which was here last week,
and left with it. He will remain with it
during its entire Southern tour, which
will extend to Texas. His departure is a
decided loss to the Stonewall Brigade
Band.
Rev. DR.. G. B. Stricken of Atlanta, has
declined the call to the Grand Avenue
church st. Louis, Mo. A church in Kan
sas City, Mo-, has also called him.
Col. A. W. Harman and wife, are in the
city.
Mr.. Ed. Sublett, graduate of the Uni
verslty of Virginia Law School, was ad-
mitted to practice in the Stanton Hust-
ings Court this week.
Mrs. Hopkins, who during health, was
the efficient Matron of the W. L.. Asylum
will, from ill health. send her resignation
in to the next general meeting of the
Board of Directors.
Judge VIM. Mclaughlin has been cleo.
ted Rector of Washington q Lee Univer.
sity.
A few nights since. a mob of coored mi
ners assembled at Bramwell, W. Va, and
commenced firing into the hotel there.
Mr.. W. r. Tyree of Stanton, who was in
the hotel office, had a narrow escape
About 100 shots were fired into the build
ing.
At the Firemen's State Conven ton.
On Tuesday last, detachment of the
Newtown Hose Company, seventeen in