Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-30
Personal.


was in the city this week. He ispreparins
to establish himself in his field OF Genera
: Agent for Virginia of the Equity Life In
surance Co. of this city, of which Gov. Fitz
Leeis President. Capt. Fowle' IS headquar
ters will be at Lynchburg. His family is
at present visiting in North Carolina. Capt
Fowle, like many another good Democrat
has lost his position for his principles sake
but he has shown his pluck by buckline
down to work right away. He is an excel
e. lent agent and his explanations OF the adj
vantages of his company may be implicitly
relied on.
J. l. Hudson of Staunton, a graduate of
the Virginia Military Institute class 1855
and then Captain of the first company OF
the CORPS of cadets, has been appointed
| Professor of military tactics and comman-
dant of the corps of cadets at the State
Military Academy of Ohio, and will report
there about September 10th.
AT the Rockbridge Alum Springs, Mrs.
McIenry Holiday of Staunton gave pro-
gressive euchre party, at which the two first
prizes were taken by Mrs. Mason Miller OF
StauntOn and MI. Richard Crump OF
Portsmouth, and the two BOBBY prizes by
Mrs. Yarbrough and Mrs. Leadbetter.
Col. VIM. L. Bumgardner and wife re-
turned on Saturday from a visit to rela-
tives in North Carolina. The improve
ment in Col. B S health is remarkable and
is hailed with pleasure by his friends. On
Sunday Mrs. Bumgardner' splendid voice
was heard in the choir of Trinity church
Mrs. VIM. M. Blackley and her mother,
Mrs. Bassett, have returned from the
White Sulphur, where Mrs. Blacl1ley was
greatly improved in health. Like all other
guests they are warm in their praises Of
MI. John M. Carroll, the Manager Of the
Caldwell House.
Miss jamie White of Lexington and Miss
Mary G. Ryan, daughter Of Jos. N. Ryan,
ESQ.,, Clerk of the Augusta Circuit Court
who is visiting her, were thrown from a
buggy near Lexington Monday morning last.
They escaped uninjured.
MI George V. Ruhl formerly of this
city, and now manager of the Grafton, w.
Va, jewelry store of Little Il Sons of
Baltimore, is, with his wife, visiting his
mother in-law, Mrs. VIM. Brown,
MI. Harry Dawling, former B. & o. tele-
graph operator here, and now of Washing
ton city, is, with his wife and daughter,
visiting Mrs. D. S aunt, Mrs. Robert
INx,,,c No goo T ouic
Mr.. G. d. Bray, late of Augusta, and
now engaged in clerking near Bramwell,
w. Va, was stricken with paralysis of the
face last week, just after returning from a
visit to Richmond. f
Messrs. w. II. Battle and Jacob Bum
gardner, of the U.s.. Internal Revenue
office at Lynchburg, have resigned their
positions in the same, to take effect Septem
Der LIST. M
The venerable Col. David Anderson, who
was Il member Of the original Board of
Directors of the old Virginia Central Rail-
road, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Il. e.
McCorkle, in Rockbridge.
Mrs. Hoover wife Of the proprietor of
the Hoover House, who had just returned
from a visit to friends in Strasburg, suf
fered a stroke of paralysis On Tuesday
afternoon last. Her condition is critical.
Dr.. John P. Bishop of this county, who
married Miss Cochran of the Stribling
Springs neighborhood, has purchased the
drug store Of MI. G. T. Jones at Charles
town, W. Va.
The Lexington Gazet,e of Tuesday says:
capt. G. Julian Pratt, one Of Augusta S
most prominent citizens, farmers and ag-
gressive Democrats, spent day OIL so here
this week."
Heber Ker, Esq, of the Valley Virginian,
has been spending his vacation on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, visiting rela-
tives in n Northampton county.
MI. O. G. Peyton, editor of the Public
Guide of Hagerstown, Md, is visiting his
father, VIM. H. Peyton, Esq, near Green
vile.
Prof. F. w. Hamer of the Augusta Fe-
male Seminary, sailed from Bremen with
his family, on Saturday last, for New
Y Ork.
Prof F. r. Webb of the Virginia Fee
male Institute, arrived in the city last week
from his summer vacation spent in the
North and West.
We have received from Rev. Job Turner
now in London, a copy of the London edi-
ton of the New York Herald of Aug. 18th.
MI. and Mrs. VIM. Fleming of Alexan-
dria, are visiting Mrs. F. S brother, MI
r. r. Andrews.
was in the city this week. He reports
everything busy in that booming city.
Mr.. Jno. M. Colaw has been appointed
postmaster at Monterey, Highland, u1ce
w. A. Cunningham removed.
Messrs. George and Carroll Bryan of Bal
timore, are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Judge W. Shepherd Bryan.
Misses Viola and Augustine Davis of
Washington, are visiting friends in Staun-
ton.
Miss Mamie A. Smith of Waynesboro is
visiting the Misses Smith at Shadwell,
Albemarle.
Commodore f. r. Webb and Mr.. Chas
L. Cooke, shipped at Bowling's Mill, We'd
nesday, for canoe trip to Harper's Ferry.
MI. James Wehn who has been spending
the summer with his sister, Mrs. Herndon,
in Bath county, has returned home.
Miss Mamie Holcomb of Richmond, is
visiting Mrs. JED. Hotckhiss at ''The Oaks. y
Mrs. G. G. Gooch is visiting Mrs. S. A.
Payne, near COvington.
Mrs. II. ID. Peck returned last week from
visit to relatives in New York.