Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-19
Personal.

amining Board at Richmond last week, an(
were granted permits to practice medicine
was Dr.. J. B. Catlett of Staunton, a gradu
ate of the Medical School of the University
of Virginia.
Capt. G.. Julian Pratt, who has been ap
pointed Special Agent for the Valley Mutual
Life Association, entered actively upon his
new duties last Tuesday, and left for tou
of inspection through the Valley counties
The Richmond State of Monday afternoon
says: 1.-THE marriage of Mr.. Miller OF
Staunton and Miss Fannie Young, viii
take place at St, Paul's church, Thursday
Of next week"
Miss Jane Montgomery Of Lewisburg
w. Va, is visiting the family of DR.. Geo.
S. Walker.
Mrs. Capt. J. c. Marquis was the guest
of Mrs. W. L. Doser, at Woodstock, last
week.
MI. John Ellyson and wife of Waynes-
boro, are visiting friends in Luray.
MI. P. B. Stanard, who was lately an as
sistant in Prof S. H. Owens school here.
has opened law office at Hinton, w. Va
Architect J. Crawford Nelson, who has
done much work in and around Staunton,
has been superseded in his position as SUI
perintendent of construction of the new
Baltimore post-office and courthouse build
ing, by the appointment Of the former SUI
perintendent, Jackson Holland, whose place
he took in 1885.
Travis Elan, son of Col. W. G. Elan,
has assumed the duties Of postal clerk on
the Chesapeake & Ohio from Richmond to
Clifton Forge, to which place he was APP
pointed, vice J. T. Loving, resigned.
Hon. A. M. Bowman, President of the
Palmer and Bowman Stock Breeding Com
pany Of Southwestern Virginia, was in the
city on Friday. He is Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Committee of
the 9th district, and made a splendid record
last November.
Cards are out for the wedding Of Capt. P.
III. Ray, U. S. A, who has many friends in
this city, and Miss Blackman, of Omaha,
which is to take place in that city on the
22nd inst.
The Charlestown (Jefferson) Spirit men
lions the presence of Maj. II. M. Bell of
Staunton, there.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John c..
Whitlock, our new Flour Inspector, is con-
fined to his house by a severe attack of
pneumonia.
The next Coffee by the Ladies Auxiliary
Of the Y. M. G. A, will be given at the res
idence Of Mrs. Charles Curry, No. los Pros
pect street, Thursday, April 18th, from
to P. NJ,
Miss Leila Maslin and Miss Mamie Mey-
Ell Of Moorefeld, w. Va, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. G. Maslin.
Mr.. Geo. n. Beall, formerly of Staunton,
and now of Frostburg, Md, is in the city,
having just returned from Texas, where he
has been to look after property interests.
He will spend some weeks with his friends
here.
Capt. P. E. Wilson and Mr.. W. G.
Straughan left here yesterday afternoon for
Buena Vista with a view to making their
future home there. Capt. Wilson has
UCcu IOI uNClfC yottlo a pIOlIllIellC llICICHtu1t
here. He leaves a gentleman here to close
up his tobacco business. MI. Straughan
is one of our best known citizens, and was
for several years a Magistrate of this city.
Judge Charles Grattan is in New Y DIRK
inspecting the immigration stream at Castle
Garden.
Col. Chas. T. O'Ferra1 was at the Vir
ginia Hotel this week.
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., was il
! Washington city this week.
A Florence (Ala.) delegation, including
Judge VIM. A. Hudson, Maj. J. c. Green
Samuel j. Graham, Gen. James A. Walker
and others, was in Washington city last
Saturday.
MI. J. E. Tinsley and his daughter, Miss
Mabel Tinsley, were in Washington city
last week.
MI. John NJ Kinney and wife, were sum
moned by telegraph to New York city, yes
terday, by the extreme illness of theil
daughter, Miss Nettie Kinney, who ..ha!
been visiting her brother, Cabell, there.
Mr.. Will Schmid, former first clarinet O.
the Stonewall Brigade Band, arrived yes
terday from a long tour South and West
with a musical troupe.
EX-Mayor Geo. w. Hoover, the big Dem
ocrat of Broadway, weighing .545 pounds
died on Tuesday.