Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15
Personal.


Mrs. Charles E. Young, of the Lewisburg
Female Institute, was in the city last week,
having brought this far ON her way, one of
the pupils, Miss Edith Hawpe, who had
been called home by the sudden death of her
father, Mr.. j. Shields Hawpe, near Green
vile.
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., of Staun-
ton, was in Richmond last week, making
an argument before the Court of Appeals,
in the case of the Phoenix Insurance Com
pany of New York against the First Ma
tional Bank of Harrisonburg.
Cards are out for the marriage, at the
Presbyterian church, Griffin, Ga, at 7:15
P. NJ, Wednesday Feb. Goth, of Miss Mary
Grattan, daughter of Judge Charles Grattan
of Staunton, to MI. j. T. Stephenson. Miss
Grattan is one Of the prettiest as well as
brightest girls that old Virginia has ever
given to the South
Ex-Auditor S. Brown Allen of Augusta
is in Washington city.
We regret to learn that the wife Of Judge
Hugh w. Sheffey, is lying very i'll. She
has been confined to her bed for a long time
and on Friday last had stroke Of paraly-
Sis.
Mrs. Gertrude Turner, widow of the late
DR.. Loring E. Turner, is considered
hopelessly i'll at the residence of her father,
MI. Adam Bear, in Elkton.
Mr.. Charles Switzer of Staunton has
taken charge OF the Louis Cohen & Co.
clothing store at Coal Valley, W. Va.
AT the Musical Soiree at the Wesleyan
Female Institute, Friday, very pretty
quartette 'Polonaise American, written
specially for that soiree by Prof. G.. w.
Bryant, instructor in instrumental music
there, was played by Misses Frazier,
Weems, Terrell and Pretlow, to whom it
was dedicated.
Rev. Dr.. Mcfarland was confined to the
house last Sunday by sickness, and Prof.
Quarles, Of Washington & Lee University,
filled his pulpit that morning and night.
Mr.. VIM. III. Peasants, member of the
City Council of Richmond, was in the city
this week on business connected with the
North America Guarantee Company, of
which he is the agent for Virginia and sew
eral of the Southern States.
Mr.. Walter D. Hoge has gone to Clay
City, KY, to take clerkship with Mason,
Gooch & Hoge.
Mr.. N. 7. Haskins, the late chief book
keeper at Victoria furnace, who has been
in charge of the place during it's suspension
from work, has been offered and accepted
reinunerative position with prominent
tobacco firm i'll Richmond.
Mr.. VIM. A. Bowles former Superinten-
tendent of the Staunton Public Schools, and
a most excellent one, was promoted in Rich
mond, Monday, to the Prineipalship of the
High School there. He had been Principal
of the Leigh Street School.
Capt. r. K. Rice of Roanoke, a former
citizen of Staunton, is spending the winter
in Florida with his wife and child.
Nj. George Harper has returned to this
city from a stay of eighteen months at
Asheville, n. c., much improved in health.
Rev. j. H. Waugh, Presiding Elder Of
Rockingham District, M. E. Church South,
filled the pulpit Of West Market St., church
on Sunday night last, preaching an able and
interesting sermon to large congregation.
Register.
Rev. John A. Preston of Thinking Spring,
is visiting Florence, Ala, and Rev. Ed
ward Lane will fill his pulpit next Sunday.
Mr.. Preston has received call from the
Presby terian church at Florence.
OF r Enrlan,an of Mi1J1a
brook; Keagey, of Weyer's Cave, and C. G.
Thompson, of Fort Defiance, haveresigned.
The last named is about removing from
that neighborhood.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.. B.
j. Arnall, the steam filter and plumber of
this city, to Miss Cora Mahoney, daughter
of Mr.. Elias Mahoney of Roanoke, in that
city on the 9th of February.
Mr.. NJ. S. Cease, who is now energetica4-
ly pushing the insurance business in Lynch
burg, was in the city this week.
Mr.. W. J. Perry, book-keeper at the Au
gusta National Bank, has resigned to take
position with the Maryland Insurance
Co. of Baltimore.
AT Knoxville, Tenn, on the 10th inst, a
very handsome reception was given by the
Misses Locke of No. 141 Vine street, in
honor of Mr.. Algeron B. Reese and bride.
The Knoxville Journal says: ''Mr. and
Mrs. Reese were warmly welcomed. MI.
Reese has been a resident of Knoxville for
several months and is very popular. Mrs.
Reese has in short time with her natural
beauty, high accomplishments and pleasing
manners become a general favorite."