Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-27

PERSONAL.

the 9th district, was in the city Saturday.
He is visiting his farm in this county. He
gives fine account of the canvass in his
district, and promises to give his entire
personal attention to it during the month
of October.
Col J. Marshall McCue of this city has
received an invitation to the marriage of
Miss Anita Mccormick, daughter OF the
late Cyrus II. Mccormick, of Chicago, at
Richfeld Springs, N. Y, Sept. 26th, to Mr..
Enmons Blaine, son of Secretary of
State James g. Blaine. The bride is worth
$1,000. 900.
MI. E. M. Gushing last week sold at
auction for Commissioner VIM. Patrick,
the reversionary interest of Thomas Jeffer-
son Stuart Coiner now in the S. w. ASy-
lum, in fund of $2,39S. The sale was
made in the suit of Montezuma Browns
admir-. as. L. J. S. Conner. 1t was pur-
chased by MI. G. j. Conner for 5000.
MI. Charles P. McQuaide, the brother of
Capt. John McQuaide, who died at Har-
risonburg last week, was graduated at st.
Johns Academy, Alexandria, thirteen years
ago and studied law. He preferred journal
ism which he adopted in the last few years,
and fol- which he showed himself to be well
fitted.
The choir of the First Baptist church in
Richmond, so long famous for its quar-
tette of noted singers, has been re-organized
with Mrs. Col. w. l.. Bumgardner, So
prano; Mrs. Staude- Rowe, contralto; Capt.
Frank Cunningham, tenor, and Douglass
Leftwich, bass.a
Rev. Job Turner has returned home
after his three months trip in Europe. He
visited several deaf-mute institutions of
different nations and found the sign-lan-
guage the same among all, us it is all over
the world.
MI. Taylor Mccoy is perfecting himself
in the New Y DIRK Y. M. G. A. gymnasium,
with view to taking the position of in
structor in the Staunton Y. NJ. G. A. gyns-
SUM when it is opened.
Yesterday Mayor Fultz at the request Of
the Board of Directors Of the Fair, reap
pointed officer VIM. Simpson to the posi-
ton he SO efficiently filled last year, that of
Chief of Police of the Fair.
Capt. Phil. w. Mckinney attended the
Second Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning. The pastor, Rev. DE-. H. II.
Halves, formerly Of Farmville, is an old
friend of his, and was the minister who
married the Captain.
Hon. Jacob Y ost was in the city Mon
day. He seemed much more interested in
the fact that a steel plant is about being
erected at the new city of Iron Gate, than
in the political ferment in Staunton on that
day.
We see among the names of the dancers
at the ''Erminie German" at Florence,
Ala, last week, those Of Miss Ann McGill
Fauntleroy and Mr.. Lou. F. Abby former
ly of Staunton.
Mr.. Charles L. Gibbs who has very
large business acquaintance and many
friends in the city and county, has taken a
position in the new clothing house Of J. K.
Outten Oh Main street.
Mrs. J. A. Patterson, Jr., of Waynes-
boro, with her children, will leave next
Monday to join her husband in Washing
ton Territory, where he has made his
home.
Mr.. J. J. Hobbs, of Covington, and Maj.
H. G. Cleek, Of Warns Springs, have been
appointed by Gov. Lee as delegates to the
Southern Industrial Display at Raleigh, n.
c., to be held from Oct. 14th to 18th.
Mr. Henry A. Walker, Cashier of the
National Valley Bank, returned home with
his bride On Saturday evening. They are at
their residence No. PA New street.
Cadet G. w. Lyle, who has been ON fur
Tough visiting his father, Mr.. H. F. Lyle,
returned to the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis, Md, on Wednesday.
MI. Cyrus Koiner of this county, father
of Mr.. Geo. w. and Dr.. A. Z. Koiner, who
was paralyzed last week and again this week,
died on Wednesday.
Mr.. Conrad Fauntleroy this week was
granted the usual certificate Of character
by the County Court, in order to apply for
a license to practice law.
DR.. Wallace Murray of Suffolk, is visit
ing his father, Rev. DR.. Murray, pastor of
| Bethel.
Mrs. Dr. Haller H. Henkel of Staunton,
is visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. S. Hen
KEEL, at Newmarket.
MI. B. f. Terry, Deputy Clerk of the
Circuit Court, returned yesterday from a
business trip to Cleveland, Ohio.
Deputy Postmaster A. A. Eskridge of
Staunton, was visiting friends in Front
Royal, Warren county, last week.
Miss Maggie Campbell is spending the
winter with her sister, Miss Sallie Camp
bell, at Newmarket.
Mr.. J. Fleming Christian, General Man
ager of the Roanoke Street Railway was in
Staunton this week on business trip.
Judge R. Ell. Turner of Front Royal, ex-
perienced Sigh. stroke of facial paraly-
sis last week. He is said to be improving.
Mr.. David Doom ON his farm near town
is raising pippins weighing three-quarters
of a pound each.
MI. J. K. Brown formerly in the Agri
cultural Implement business here, has made
his residence at Clifton Forge.
Thomas Williams and Walter Danner OF
Augusta, are visiting in Highland.
MI. and Mrs. j. Fred. Effinger are spend
ing some weeks in New Y DIRK.
MI. V. B. Kerr has. rented the Trinity
Point Mills of Col. J. G. Cochran.
Mr.. E. I. Dadmun, of the Y. NJ. G. A.
was in Roanoke this week.
Mrs. Harvey Risk who has been visiting
friends in Baltimore, has returned home.
Amusements at the Opera House During tn
{ Fair.
Fair week will have several first clas
amusements at the Opera House. The justl,