Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-07-06
Personal.

Mrs. G. G. Gooch and children left for
the White Sulphur Springs on Monday
last.
Prof. H. Shelley Roller, former County
Superintendent of Augusta, will take the
position of Principal Of the Graded School
at Luray on september 1st. He is well
equipped for the position.
In the last ten days, entertainments
have been given their young school mates
by Misses Kate Eichelberger. Matte
Wayt, Kate May. Eva Tyree and Rosa
Witt, at which the young people enjoyed
themselves greatly.
Mrs. Jos. E. Rollins is visiting her
father; Mr.. G. F. Chelf in Culpeper.
Mr.. J. Il. Lindsey who was elected to a
position on the staff of the D., d. Il B.
| Institution, has arrived in the city. To
accept 1.-THE resigned the editorship of the
Kernersville, N. c., News" and also the
| position of postmaster at that town.
Mr.. Jno. w. Gambler who was so severe.
| ly injured by stroke of lightning at a
| Democratic county meeting in Monroe
w. Va, June 10Th, is still confined to his
room and suffers good deal.
The Board of Trade and Commerce, of
RonceYerte, W. Va, have published a
very pretty pamphlet, giving a description
of their town and its advantages, for FIR
circulation. The work is handsomely
done and shows that our old friend James
W. Hess, formerly of Staunton, is still in
the front rank of his profession.
At the Y. M. G.. A. meeting Sunday
evening at the Baptist church, Mrs. Susie
Ridenour Crane, of Richmond, one of
Prof. A. J. Turner's blind graduates.
sung "Consider the lillies." and played
the accompaniment, both beautifully
done.
Mrs. H. G. Ball, Of Richmond, is spend
ing the summer with her father, DR.. w.
I'll. Goode.
Mr.. Geo. L. Schmid has purchased for
So 500 the building on New street owned
by the D. c. McGuf1in estate, and occu
pied in part by himself. George is young
business man of energy and devotion to
business, and deserves to succeed.
Messrs. G. A.. Grafton. N. g.; J. g.
King. V. g.; W. M. Simpson, Treasurer;
T. K. Woodhouse, Secretary, and A. M.
Simpson, Chaplain, are the officers elected
last week by Staunton Lodge No. As, 1.
o. OF.
Miss Bertha Won Hillern the artist, from
Boston. and Miss Emma III. Wight, of
Baltimore were registered at the Virginia
Hotel, this week.
The following gentlemen to attend the
National Democratic Club League in
Baltimore. left Tuesday evening on the
G. & Q. train-Col. W. L. Bumgardner,
Hon. A. 3. Lightner, DR.. Carter Berke-
ley. VIM. Wholey, Chas. E. Kemper, W.
M. BlackIey, and Geo. S. Lightner.
Mr.. Robert Garrett, who is now in Bal
timore, was reelected President of the
Winchester & Strasburg Railroad, Tues
day. He returns to Europe tomorrow.
Mrs. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. and her
daughter, Mrs. Virginia Pelham Waller
of Norfolk, are at Virginia Beach.
Misses Cammie and Willie Ryan of
Stanton, are visiting the family of MIR.
R. L. Miller at Mt. Crawford.
The Rev. DIR. John S. Martin, pastor of
st. Paul's M. E. Church South, Balti-
more, is seriously i'll at his residence. Fay
cite street. opposite. the church. His chill
dren have been summoned to his bedside.
Mr.. Ri chard s. Ker, one of the students
of the University Law School who receiv-
ed Distinctions qualified in the Husiinps
court, yesterday. to practice law here.
Rev. J. A. McCauley, formerly of
Staunton, has eslgned the Presidency of
Dickinson College.
Mrs. Effie Stiff Richards of Atlanta Ga,
once Staunton's superb contralto singer.
is visiti ng the family Of Mr.. J. A. Wilson.