Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-12-13
Staunton vindicator
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1889.
LOCAL.
Personal.
LOCAL

Mr.. T. H. Mccormick and wife, who
went out to Colorado to try it's climate fol
health. have returned to Virginia. They
are with MI w. B. Alexander of Waynes-
boro, Mrs. McCormick's father. MI. Nc
Cormick will not return to the West, but
will remain in Waynesboro, where he will
manage branch establishment of MI.
Charles lesser of Staunton, which he and
Mr.. lesser intend starting.
MI. Thos. A. Beard well-known drug
gist Of Brooklyn, n. Y, who was elected
Alderman- at large on the Democratic
ticket last month is a brother of Mrs. Sallie
Hunter Of this city. 1t was his second
election to that prominent position. The
Brooklyn Review highly compliments him
as citizen and an official.
Mrs. McH. Holiday Of ia S. Church
street, last evening gave a reception in
honor of her brother, MI. VIM. G. Kinney
and his bride, who reached the city on Mon
day evening last. She was assisted by Mrs
Jas. r. Taylor and Mrs. Edwin NJ. Taylor.
Capt. w. Fl. Sale of Capon Springs is in
the city. The Florence (Ala.) Herald no
tices the sale, by Capt. Sale and Mr.. Chas.
7. Nelson. of the Linden property in that
city, for SIS, 900. They bought it last Fall
for $4,000.
Mr.. NJ. Harvey Alexander, a prominent
citizen Of Marshall, Mo-, with his family,
is visiting his father, Mr.. w. B. Al
exander of Waynesboro and will remain
there till after the Christmas holidays.
A. G. Fulton and James S. Anderson of
Augusta, and VIM. McKeever of Rock
bridge, have been appointed U. S. store
keepers and gaugers, positions they filled
under Arthur s administration.
Mrs. Z. C. Morton was called to Halifax
county on Wednesday last, by telegram
announcing the critical illness of her
mother, Mrs. VIM. S. Barksdale.
EX-Speaker Hanger was in Richmond
this week, attending a meetingo of the Board
of Visitors of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, of which he is a member.
The Roanoke Herald says: capt. Staple
ton D. Gooch of Louisa county and Garrett
G. Gooch of Staunton, extension railroad
contractors, were in the city yesterday"
Dr.. S. G. Gleaves of Wythe, a former Pres
ident of the Board of Directors of the W.
L. Asylum, is lying at his home critically
i'll, of Bright's disease.
Miss Maria Pratt left Washington city
Oh the Sth inst. to make her residence with
her father, Rev. II. B. Pratt in the city of
Mexico.
MI. j. Howard Wayt, Grand Senior
Warden of the Grand Lodge of Virginia
Masons, is in Richmond in attendance on
the annual meeting of the lodge.
Vice. President Levi Morton passed
through here on Friday night, in President
Ingalls, private car, on his way to Chicago.
Mrs. Prof. Allen has gone to spend her
Christmas holidays at her home in Mary
land
Mrs. NJ. n. Bradley of No. 10 S. Church
street gave High Tea on Friday evening
last-the third of the winter season.
Capt. Thornton Terry, Adjunct Profes-
sor at the V. M. l., who has many friends
in Staunton, was here this week.
MI. W. M. McAllister of Warm Springs
left on Wednesday for months absence at
the South
Gov. Lee has appointed MI. Roger B.
Atkinson, of Staunton, to be a Notary
Public.
The land bought by Mr.. P. McLaren in
the Douthat survey was $4,000 acres, not
$500 as missing type made us say.
Commonwealth Attorney John W.
Stephenson of Bath county was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs Dr. A. NJ Henkel is visiting rela-
tiyes in Newmarket.