Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-28
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adelphia, to attend the annual meeting OF
the Music Teachers National Association
of which he is the Vice President for VIZ
ginia. This summer he will travel for the
Carl Barckhoff Church Organ Co., the com
pany which is to put up the organ at the
First Presbyterian church here. He Will
return here September 1st. Mrs. Webb
with her children, will summer at her old
home, Mumcie, Ind.
The Newmarket Valley has these person.
al mentions /: Miss Kittie Kingan left
here last Thursday to visit her uncle at
Messy Creek, Va, thence, she will visit
her brothers in Staunton. Mrs. A. Hook
man (nee Blanche Effinger,) of Waynes-
boro, is here visiting her friend Mrs. Thos.
Clinedinst, having arrived Monday"
Those who read Col. w. l.. Bumgardner's
notice in another column will regret to
know that his i'll health will require a
lengthy rest from business affairs, and all
will sincerely hope for his early recovery.
He will visit his brother-in-law, DR.. 2. l..
Murphy, at Morganton, N. c., and then
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Mr.. w. G. Bentley is canvassing the city
for Europe in War and in Calm" by Ed
ward King. The work is the living history
of Europe for the last twenty years, from
the pen of the famous correspondent, Ed
ward King, who witnessed the events he
describes, and is that most valuable OF all
history as far as events are concerned-co-
temporaneous narration.
At Hampden Sidney College, in the
Final Examinations, Herbert b. Halves,
son of Rev. Dr.. Halves of this city,
stood as follows:-In Latin and Mathemat
ids, distinguished in German, promoted:
IN English, distinguished; i'll History, sus
tanned and promoted in Bible studies,
distinguished and promoted.
The Roanoke Herald says: "Miss Annie
Fulcher, Art teacher in Mrs. Gilmer's
school, will leave in a few days for her
home in Augusta county. Miss Fulcher
has made many friends in this city, who
will look forward anXiously to her return
at the beginning Of the next session in Sep
tember."
The Society of Alumni of the University
of Virginia met at the University Wednes-
day, presided over by Judge Charles Graf
tan, and by reclamation elected Hon. James
L. Gordon, brother of A. G. Gordon of
StauntOn, las Orator for the next Commence
ment.
Mrs. VIM. M. Blackley is very i'll. Her
mother, Mrs. Bassett, has been notified and
has started from Texas for Staunton. Mrs.
Bassett is being notified by telegraph at
each stage of her journey, of the condition
of her daughter.
Rev. Drs James n elson of Staunton, j ohm
Pollard of Richmond, and II. M. Wharton
of Baltimore, sailed on a Cunard steamer
from New York for Europe last week.
They will attend the World S Sunday School
convention to be held in London.
Mr.. r. r. Andrews returned from Wash
ington Saturday, from a visit, to Mrs.
Andrews, who is receiving medical treat
ment there. Mrs. A. will return home
tomorrow on her way to the Red Sulphur
Springs.
The Richmond State of Monday, says:
ssDr. Edmond 7. Baker left for Staunton
Saturday evening. He goes for two months
to supply the place of a physician at the
Western Lunatic Asylum who is furloughed
on sick leave
Rev. Robb. White of Charlottesville, a
brother of Mr.. Meade E. White of this
city, has received call to the rectorship
of church at Savannah, Ga, with salary
Of s., 800.
Capt. [. H. Saunders of Kable's Military
Academy, who has been home to Loudoun,
was in the city Saturday on his way to the
V. NJ. 1. celebration, of which institution
he is a graduate.
Cary, the little son of Mrs j. A. Jamison,
who returned home to Roanoke from visit
to Staunton few days ago, had one of his
legs broken by a fall at Cloverdale, last
week.
The Roanoke Herald of Saturday says:
"Messrs. Kinney and Terry, of Staunton,
are in the city prospecting with view to
establishing themselves in the coal and
wood business"
Misses Leila Killian, Josie Bush and
Mamie Pratt of Waynesboro, and Miss
Mamie Sieg of Churchville, attended the
commencement exercises at the University
Of Virginia.
Miss Lucy Murdaugh, a sister of Mr.. A.
G. Murdaugh, and Miss Emily Richards,
both of Fredericksburg, are visiting their
friend, Mrs. Jas. r. Taylor, Jr., at No. 101
Church street.
Rev. Patterson Fletcher of Broadway,
Rockingham, the father of Mrs. Capt.
Jno. n. Opie of this city, is reported to be
quite ILL.,
Misses Willie and Minnie Bumgardner
of Staunton and Jennie Fishburne of Way
nesboro, were at the University commence
ment In Lexington, last week.
MI. E. M. Funkhouser returned from
Florence, Ala, Thursday evening, suffer
ing from fever. He is at the residence of
his father, No. 337 E. Beverly st.
Rev. Job Turner will sail from New
York tomorrow for Europe, in aparty of 20
deaf-mutes headed by Rev. DR.. Gallaudet.
They will make the grand tour.
MI G. Russell Perry left Thursday for
Susquehana, Pa, to take position as
craftsman with the New Y DIRK and Lake
Erie Railroad company.
Rev. Dr.. Samuel J. Baird of Ronceverte,
has accepted the call to the Blacksburg,
/ Montgomery county, church, and will enter
2 the duties there at once.
MI. H. Dunbar Murray, who has recent
2 ly purchased an interest in a wholesale and