Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-07-13

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which belonged to the old lady dead inside
were found on top of the smoker Growing
Personal.
The Salem Register" says that the
Central Lutheran congregation of Staun.
ton have extended call to Rev. Wright
G.. Campbell of Concord, N. c., to fill
their pulpit.
Mr.. Charles Catlett of Staunton, en-.
gagged in the Geological Survey Office at
Washington, has been promoted to as
sistant chemist, at salary Of 5000.
| DIR. J. N. Wayt, Councilman Daniel
Crimmens, and Messrs. j. J. Kilgalen
and Daniel Kingan. were among the
Stauntonians who visited Roanoke last
week.
Rev. R. j. McBryde of Lexington will
sail. July 21st. to attend the Conference of
the Young Mems Christian Associations
of the World. which meets at stockholm,
| Sweden. August 18th.
| Misses Bessie and Minnie Young, of the
Lewisburg Nv. Va.) Female Institute,
who have been visiting relatives here, re-
turned home last week. These young la
dies have attained high place in their
| profession of teaching.
Mr.. Geo. A. Kice, who has been some
five years in the West engaged in the
establishment of the voorhees, Starch and
Refining Co., at Danville, ILL.,, has return
ed to StauntOn for the summer.
At Ford's Hotel, last Monday, DR.. J..
| R. Stout of Staunton was registered; and
at the White Sulphur Springs, last week,
J. Fred Efinger of Staunton, was register
ed.
Mrs. Frederick Burns of Augusta is
visiting friends in Salem, Roanoke.
Judge Keith Of Fauquier will sit for
Judge Mclaughlin in the Rockbridge
Alum Springs cases. to be further heard
at a special term in Stanton, commencing
July 18th. AS Judge Keith will only ar
rive that evening court will not commence
till next morning, the 18th.
Rev. W. B. McGilvray of Richmond is
spending his vacation in Augusta.
Prof. Quarles of Washington & Lee Uni
versity preached for Rev. A. r. Cooke, at
WaYnesboro, on Sunday last.
Miss Mittie Glen of Harrisonburg, is
visiting her friend, Miss Lee Ona of
Lyndhurst.
Mrs. Martin of New Kent, with her
daughter Mrs. Parr of Richmond, is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. H. B. Sweeney of
Lyndhurst.
Mrs. E. A. Brooks aud her daughter
Mrs. E. M. Wenger. are among the guests
at the Augusta White Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. j. B. Levy of Louisa q. H, who
married Miss Gallaher of Waynesboro
has been elected Cashier of the new Com
mercial Bank, soon to be opened in Roam
oke, Va. Judge W. s. Gooch and Com
monwealth's Attorney Geo. K. Anderson
of Louisa, are stockholders in the new
bank.
Mrs. P. B. Sublett is visiting relatives
in Prince Edward county.
Miss Lilly Patton is visiting friends in
Lewisburg, W. Va.
DR.. Hunter Mcclure of Richmond, &C.
companled by his wife, will take his vaca-
tion in Canada in August.
Capt. Charles s. Arnall, of Augusta,
Ga, is in the city, and is welcomed by his
old friends.
Mr.. Jno. A. Wise has been appointed by
Judge Grattan a Trustee of the Central
Evangelical Lutheran Church, vace Mr.. q.
S. Baker resigned.
Miss Cora Shepherd, is visiting friends
at Barboursville and Hurricane in West
Va.
A gentleman from Spottsylvania in
forms US that one of the best crops in that
county is at "Glenora. " the farm of Mr..
S. K. Riserman, an Augusta man, former
ly of the Lyndhurst neighborhood.
Mrs. Frank Alexander, who is just re-
covering from severe illness. is visiting
her father, Major Murrell in Lynchburg.
Prof. r. L. DabneY of the University
of Texas, who has come to Virginia to
have an operation performed on his eyes,
preached at Thinking Spring last Sunday.
Rev. DR.. &. B. Stricken of Atlanta, has
been elected Chancellor of the I'm iversity
of Georgia. He positively declines it.
Mr.. A. N. McCutchan of Cruigsville,
has been appointed day operator at the
Lynchburg depot of the Richmond & Al
leghany R'y.
We regret to learn that Mr.. j. D. Trim
BILE of Swoope's, had his arm badly torn
by binder he was working in the field
last Thursday.
Mr.. Geo. M. Harrison and wife of this
city. are at the White Sulphur.
Mr.. Cornelius L. Willis and wife, of
Washington, d. c., are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Geo. W. Hewitt. Mr.. J.
Willis Hewitt and wife, of Richmond, are
also here on visit to their parents.
Supt. W. W. Robertson of the Staunton
schools. will have charge of, and conduct
the course of study at, the three county
Normal Institutes to be held in kockbrldge
during August.
Mrs. VIM. King and her daughter Miss
Rosa King of Baltimore. are visiting Mrs.
John D. Crowle.
Mr.. Sumpter B. Sublett is spending a
fortnight at the Rockbridge Alum Springs.
County Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors Of Augusta
county met on the 5th inst. and fixed the
rate of county taxation at Is cents on the
800. The aggregate of the levy, including
5,947 tithables, is 500 1902, and it is appro-
priated as follows:
For the poor. $4,75O
Road damages and bridges. :. ...... 5000
Jury service. 1000
Commissioners Of Revenue. ....... .675
Registration. 800
Public Officers. ............... $500
Books, stationery, de- $50
H.