Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-15
Personal.

Last Monday evening, at the commence
ment of the Law Department of George
town. ID. CD University. the Degree Of
Master of Laws was conferred upon Mr.
Ellis Mills formerly of Staunten, and now
Private Secretary to Secretary of State
Bayard.
The genial and companionable John M.
Carroll, left on W ednesday to take the posi-
t1on of clerk at the Caldwell House, near
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, for
the summer. He goes with the hope that
his health may be benefited by the waters
there.
Cards are out for the marriage, in the
M. E. Church South, at Lancaster, Va,
June 2S5h, at 8 2. M, of Mr.. W. Med.
Lee. formerly of Staunton, to Miss Leah
r. Boughton of that county. A reception
will be given them at the residence of
Mrs. DR.. j. w. Newbill, Miss Boughton 3
sister.
Rev. j. W. Rosebro, formerly of Mossey
Creek, delivered the Memorial address at
Petersburg on Confederate Decoration
Day.
Miss Lena Hanger, of Augusta, is visit
ing the family of Gen. j. A. Walker at
Wytheville.
Rev. DIR. II. Fl. Halves who is men,
Der Of the Board of Trustees of Hampden
Sidney College, left Tuesday for the COM
mencement there.
About the first red bandana that appear
ed in Stanton, Friday was that worn by
that enthusiastic Democrat, Mr.. J. E. A.
Gibbs, of Raphine, as he stepped into the
Virginia Hotel dining room.
DR.. E. f. WaYman is at Travellers Re-
pose, W. Va, on fishing excursion.
Judge w. g.. Hudson has been appoint
ed General Receiver of the Hastings
Court of Staunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip T. Allen, of 206 e.
Frederick street, gave reception to their
friends last night, lasting till II O'Clock.
Rev. Calvin Knox Cummings, Presby-
terrain minister. was authorized in the
Hastings Court of Staunton, last week, to
perform the rites of matrlmony.
Col. John L. Eubank, of the Warm
Springs. was paralyzed on Monday last.
experiencing two shocks in quick success
sion, involving the whole of his right side.
This news will be received with deep re-
greet by his friends here and throughout
the State. Col. E. is in his eSth year.
Rev, DR.. Geo. B. Taylor. now in Italy,
has been selected to represent the Univer-
sity of Virginia at the celebration OF the
eight hundredh anniversary of the Univer-
sity of Bologna.
Mrs. DR.. barrow, of Omaha, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. G. S. Crawford. at the
Augusta Female Seminary.
Stanton Lodge No. 10, A. F. & A. M,
on Friday night, elected W. B. McChes-
mes, w. M; W. H. HI. Lynn, S. W.; B.
B. Eskridge, J. W; P, Fl. Trout, Treas
urer, and A. A.. Eskridge, Jr., Secretary.
Maj. Jed Hotchkiss. Typographical En-
gineer on Stonewall Jackson's staff, left
with his wife, Tuesday, for the unwilling
of the Charlottesville monument.
Naval Cadet G. W. Lyle, son of Mr..
Hugh F. Lyle, of Staunton, has success
fully passed his first annual examination,
and is now on the summer cruise aboard
the U. S. ship Constellation.
The packed audience at the D., D. & B.
concert, Tuesday night, saw Prof. A. j..
Turner conducting his twentY-second an
nual concert. He is in many respects one
of the most remarkable and accomplished
professors of music the State has ever had,
and has served the cause of musical edu-
cation long and ably.