Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-07
Personal.

! Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Mary j. Hoge Of Baltimore, daughter Of
MI. P. Byron Hoge, formerly of Staunton,
on June 18th, to Mr.. Alfred r. Snowman
of that city.
Mr.. w. Med. Lee, formerly of this city,
now of Lancaster, has been elected Justice
of the Peace for that county. He is Secre-
tary of the Electoral Board of the county,
and we learn from a gentleman of that
section, is talked Of for the Democratic
nomination for the legislature this fall.
Mr.. June r. Summerson of Dublin, Pu-
laski is here, visiting his old home and
friends. He is fine specimen of the
health-giving properties of the Southwest
ern Virginia climate.
Mr.. John A. Stuart and Mrs. E. J. Xaupi
Of Augusta county are visiting Mrs. Gen1
Loving of Nelson.
Col VIM. L. Bumgardner who has been
through a severe attack of sickness, was
again on the streets Monday to the great
delight of many of his friends, who had
feared the worst during his illness.
The League of Twelve at their meeting
at Mrs. II. D. Peck's Friday night, had
''Lemon reception" The winner of the
grand prize was Miss Young.
Rev. Job Turner has been invited to make
the opening prayer at the unwilling of the
Gallaudet bronze statue in Washington
June 26th. He is now in New Orleans and
breaches there next Sunday
Mr.. Baptiste Denis, the French cook,
passed through here this week on his way
from Richmond to Capon Springs where
he is engaged for the summer. He spent
the last season at the Blue mountain in
Pennsylvania.
Louisa county, and nephew of MI. G. G..
Gooch of this city, sent his resignation to
the Governor last week. The bar entered
their unanimous protest against his resign
ing and he was induced to withdraw it,
Capt. T. c. Morton. General Agent OF
the Staumton Life, was in Raleigh, n. c.,
Monday. He is advertising there for a
State Agent for his company in that State.
MI. Wallace 2. Whitmore and bride of
Staunton, were at the Walker House, Salt
Lake City, Utah, May 2Sth, on their we'd
ding tour.
Gen. John Echols and his brother Mr..
Robert J. Echols, last week had
the remains of their father, Joseph
Echols, which had lain for sixty-five years
in a private cemetery in Campbell county,
near Lynchburg, removed to the family
burying ground at Union, Monroe county,
W. Va.
Louis M. Cole, the General Ticket Agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio RY., died in Bal
timore Tuesday of paralysis.
A telegram from lockwood, Pa, brings
the welcome news that Rev. Dr.. Reuben
Fink, pastor of the Lutheran church at
Johnstown, and father of Mrs. G. G. Berry
Of Staunton, is safe. The telegram howev-
Ell states that Rev. Dr.. Fink's brother
Samuel and family, are still missing.
Gen. Rosencrans was at Waynesboro on
Wedne sday with Prof. Pool, looking at the
resources and location of that vicinity.
MI. c. A. Gladke who left Friday to
attend his mother funeral in New York,
was stopped at Charlestown by the effects
Of the flood. He got a conveyance and
drove to Harpers Ferry, but finding it i'm
possible to go on, had to return home. MI.
Kerran, the electrian putting up the Fire
Alarm here, who was summoned by a tele-
gram to his sick wife at the North, was on
the same train. He offered $500 to be put
across the river at Harper's Ferry, but
without avail, and had to return.
Mr.. Samuel Flory of South English,
Iowa, for thirty years valued subscriber
to the VINDICAToR, is visiting Mr.. A. Fl.
ToWberman, near town. He is on his way
to the German Baptist Convention at Har-
risonburg.
Miss Eula Keblinger is at Cummings,
Ga, visiting her school-mate of the Wes-
leyan Female Institute, Miss Stella K. Ed
mundson.