Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-05-24
Personal,


Capt. G. Julian Pratt, Special Agent OF
the Valley Mutual Co. of Staunton, last
week in Lynchburg paid to the widow OF
De Witt G. Guy, $4,000, the amount of
her husband S policy.
Capt. 7. d. Ransom of Staunton, was
registered at the Hotel Ruffner in Charles
ton, Kanawha, last week.
Rev. Dr. Shields Of Staunton, preached
in the Episcopal church at Luray last Sun
day. and administered the sacrament. The
Page Courier says
His discourse, which was upon that ordinance,
dwelling principally upon its significance, was
the subject Dr. S. is q polished scholar, an at
tractive pulpit orator, and we nope the people OF
Luray will have the opportunity OF hearing MN
often.
The Harrisonburg Spirit in noticing the
death of Mrs. Louisa Shetfey, widow OF
Judge Hugh w. Sheffey, says:
We, however, can but feel that it is both priv
elege and mournful pleasure to bear personal
testimony to the beautiful character OF the de-
ceased, whom we have known ana admlpe 1 since
thousand and while she possessed fine 1ntellec-
tual powers, yet her chief attractions were her
graces of mind and character which were OF such
prominence as to endear her to all who knew her
Her chief aim in life seemed to be to minister to
her health permitted she gave her personal at
tention to this great life work, and even when
the last years of her life she got others to seek out
those who were in need, and gladly relieved them
| as far as she was able.
MI. J. H. Bader, Principal of the Staun-
ton High School, who spent last summers
vacation at the Summer School of Lam
guages at Burlington, VT, will spend the
coming vacation in Germany.
The proof reader Of our contemporary of
the Religious Herald, is evidently not pos
ted on Staunton names. The esteemed pas
tor of the Baptist church here, Rev. James
Nelson, d. D., wrote a letter to the paper
in which he commented on the aid given
the renovation of the church, by the Wo-
mans Aid Society, of which Mrs. John B.
Hoge is President. The Herald published
the pastors name as "Jas. Wilson, and
assigned the Presidency of the Aid Society
to ''Mrs. I. B. Haye." We expect the
Herald editors when they saw it came as
near to - as preachers can ever come.
The Frankfort Shoe Manufacturing Co.,
of which Chas. E. Hoge is President, has
purchased the entire shoe factory of Mason,
Foard & Co., at Frankfort, Ky.
Miss Charlotte Kemper, formerly of the
Augusta Female Seminary, and now Prin-
cipal of the Southern Presbyterian School
at Campinas, Brazil, is visiting her broth
er, eX-Mayor Kemper at Alexandria, Va.
M. B. Oberdorfer, eX-President of the
Staunton City Council, and now resident
of Richmond, was in Staunton Tuesday on
his way to New Orleaus on abusiness trip.
Mrs. r. NJ. Powers left on Monday, for
a visit to relatives in Liberty, Bedford
county.
Information has been received here that
MI. Eugene G.. Peyton whose critical i'll
ness at Tampa, Florida, last week, gave
his friends here much concern, is rapidly
recovering.
The following paragraph from the Flor
ence, (Ala.) Wave, shows that our old
friend Judge W. A. Hudson is in the front
in the improvement line in that city:
Messrs. Hudson & Field are putting up another
brick building in connection with their present
block in SWeetwater. The building will be 25xlO0,
two stories, the lower story being used for a
store and the upper for offices Buildings t ing are
It Will be soon built up with solid building
blocks.
Among the members of the bar attending
our Circuit Court, is MI. John b. Stephen
son, Commonwealth s Attorney for Bath.
The Roanoke Herald of Wednesday has
this notice about two contractors from
Staunton: ''Messrs. Shomo, Mahoney &
Co., of this city, closed contracts yesterday
to build twenty seven houses for different
parties in various parts of the CITY,"
Hon. A. II. HI. Stuart is in Richmond
visiting his daughter, the wife of Dr.. Hun
ter Mcclure.
In Richmond, Wednesday,. J. Foster of
Staunton, was registered at the Hotel bod
son, and J. Fl. Lewis of Staunton, at the
American Hotel.
Messrs. Coyner and Slower of Augusta,
have purchased the Spring Greek mill prop
erty of Rev. Jacob Thomas in Rocking
ham, for 81, 500, and will run it.
MI and Mrs. Leon Hirsh of New Y ork,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jos. L.
Barth. of this city.
Rev. j. M. Frost of Selma, Ala, was in
the city this week visiting his mother, who
has been quite sick at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. M. N. Bradley on Church
street.
Miss French Tanquary, who for some
years has been living with married sister
in North Yakima, Washington Territory,
is visiting her relative, MI. B. E. Hughes.
MI. D. T. White and family of Colorado,
) are visiting the family of Mrs. DE-. E.
} Wenger here.
The Lexington Gazette of yesterday con-
tains these personal mentions of interest in
Staunton
'Dr. BENZ. Blackford, Supt. of the Western Lu-
matte Asylum at Staunton, in town Friday
night ON a visit to his son, cadet Blackford, of
the V. MI
'Mr. A. j. Champs daughter, visiting friends
. in Staunton few daysag had the misfortune
to fall and sustained painful sprain of the
ankle She is home now and improving.
"Misses Bridges and Holiday, of Miss Bald
wins school at Staunton, who were expected here
Wednesday night, failed to arrive, and in conse-
quence the hop that was to have been given in
their honor was postponed
The Vestibule Train for the Summer.