Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-03
Personal.

PERSONAL.
Capt. T. D. Ransom and wife, and his
sister-in-law, Miss Harrison, are absent
on a summer trip as far North as Canada.
Among the guests registered at the
White Sulphur is Col. James II. Skinner
of Stanton.
Miss Mary Grattan, who has been teach
ing at Griffin, Ca, is spending her vaca-
tion at home. She brought with her her
friend Miss Rosa Layton, of Griffin.
Mr.. Wallace P. Whitmore has returned
from his trip to the South. having been
forced to give up its further prosecution
for the present on account of sickness.
He was quite i'll at Pensacola, Fla, with
malarial fever.
Mrs. J. E. Tinsley and daughters are
summering among relatives and friends
in Amherst.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Bradley are at the
Rockbridge Alum. Mrs. J. Nj. Frost and
Miss Blanche Frost, returned to the city
on Saturday last, after spending the win
ter at the South.
DR.. Stephen Harnsberger, the resident
physician of the Food Co., has resumed
general practice, having secured compe-
tent assistant in his Office.
IS. M. Wilkes, Esq, Of Staunton, was
in the city several days this week, looking
after his interests here. Mr.. Wilkes owns
considerable property in the Magic City.
and is now arranging to erect number Of
houses in desirable localities. D. Roanoke
Leader.
A Rockbridge Alum correspondent
classes Mr.. James A. Frazier of Staunton
as the most distinguished conversational
ist'' among the guests, to which Is added
a readiness "for anything that appears
dancing. base ball, tennis, or croquet."
Miss Kittie Hutchinson of Staunton is
visiting her friend, Mrs. Breedlove of
Newmarket.
Mrs. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart was In Rich
mond last week, on the sad errand of car
rYing the corpse of her grandchjld to Hol-
lywood cemetery, for interment.
Rev. Father Kelley of Stanton was
among the guest registered at Ocean View
last week.
Col. Eugene Peyton. the retiring man
ager of the st. Albert Hotel at Charleston,
Kanawha, gave party to the hanawha
Rifemen last week.
at the Courthouse of Northampton
county, last week, in concert given for
the benefit of the Y. M. Z. Association,
the ''Three Little Maids" from the Mi
kado, was sung by Miss Maggie Bayly OF
Staunton, and Misses Coston and Fitchett.
The Eastville "Herald" says:
by Misses Coston, Bayly and Fitchett cannot
be surpassed, and was well received by the au.
dience. We felt like throwing up our hats to
them and yelling like ten-year-old boy. The
toilets of the ladies were elegant and the Co.'S
tunes of the s'Three Little Maids" were in
exquisite taste.
Mrs. T. R. N. Speck of Staunton is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. David Condor in
Baltimore.
An Associated Press telegram from Bow.
ling Green, KY, of July Goth, gives an &C.
count of cures ny '1aying on of hands. D
The operator is DR.. John Beard, native
of Augusta. whose treatment is familiar
to our Staunton people, he having spent
some weeks here recently.
Mr.. Ellis Mills of Washington city, who
was admitted to practice in the U. s.
Supreme Court few days ago, was in the
city this week.
Mr.. H. M. McIlhany and wife have
gone to Cape May.
Mr.. A. c. Braxton has been elected 6
member of the Board of Directors and Elk
ecutive Committee of the Stanton Life
Mrs. Elfck we'll known English resi-
dent. died on Wednesday.
Justice George Harlan Is, we are glat
to say, improving. The old Mexican vet
eran has tough constitution.
So far, MI. Alex. F. Robertson leads thu
members of the bar in tomato culture
He has raised one weighing one pound, TIVE
ounces. Judge Stout's largest. SO far, il
ten ounces.
DR.. Jno. Clopton, of the Eastern Luna
tic Asylum, who, with his daughter, Ii
summering at Alton, attended the con
gressional convention.
Mr.. Clarence Shumate and bride, o.
Texas, and Mr.. Ernest Shumate. were
registered at Kalorama this week.
Mr.. W. T. McCue has received lette
announcing the sudden death of Mr.. Ru'
fus Paxton. formerly of Augusta, al
Tiron, Ga.
Mr.. John T. McChesney, President Of
the Aberdeen (Daketa) National Bank
has been granted years leave of absence
by the Directors, on account of ill-health
His brother, J. Walker McChesney, ha
been elected Assistant Cashier.
Mr.. Mat M. Fletcher has been promoted
to higher clerkship in the Internal Reve
nue. Office at Lynchburg. and Mrs. Laur'
B. Langhorne takes the place he vacated
''Miss Lucy Byrne, assistant in the Viz
ginia Female Institute, Stanton, Va.
one of the best educational institutions
the country. is guest of her mother, Mrs
Lizzie Byrne. '-Parkersburg (W. Va.
| IndeT.
Mr.. ID. e. Gallaher of Charleston, Ka
nawha. was among the visitors at tn
Convention, Wednesday.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker was in tn
city yesterday.
Mr.. J. A. Crawford, formerly of thi
| county, and now of Dallas, Texas, is, wit