Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-15
Staunt0n vindiCat0r.
FRIDAY MORNING. AUG. IS, 1890.
LOCAL.
LOCAL.


Life Insurance Company to take a position
with the Grottoes Land and Improvement
Co., the duties Of Which he assumed last
Monday morning. Capt. Morton is gen
tleman of great personal popularity an(
and energy land his connection with the new
city of Shendun, will add to the favor will
which the people have received that enter
prise.
Hon. John L. Harris, Virginia Commits
= sioner of the Chicago World IS Fair Of 1892
has appointed Mrs. Judge John Paul Of
HarriSonburg, to be one of the two Women
Commissioners of the Fair, to which Vir-
ginia is entitled.
The salem TimesRegister copying the
VINDICAToR' S notice OF Hon. A. NJ. Bow
man S sale Of his Augusts farm and his
final separation from Augusta county, says
':no man is more valued, and Justly so, in
this community than Col. Bowman
MI. w. Newman Reed, postal clerk on
theroute between Washington city and Will
mington, n. c., was in the city this week.
His description OF the arduous details Of Il
postal clerk s position quite disSipates the
popular idea that it is q ''soft snap"
Mrs. w. II. Baggs, and Misses Annie and
Emma Hough of Smyrna, Del, and Mrs. S.
w. Raymond of Wilmington, Del, are the
guests of Miss Nettie Waugh, No. 2l4 b..
Main street.
Miss Martha Henkel of Newmarket, sis
ter of DR.. Fred. L. Henkel of Staunton,
and to whom he was called by telegraph a
few days ago in consequence OF her severe
illness, is recovering.
Misses Carrie and May Crowle, left on
Monday for Baltimore, on the invitation OF
their aunt there to join her in q trip to the
Northern cities, Narragansett Pier, Bos-
ton and Montreal, Canada.
Col. VIM. Preston Johnston and wife, and
Misses Margaret and Carrie Johnston of
New Orleans, and Miss Virgie Brock OF
Richmond. were registered at the White
Sulphur Springs last week.
Mrs. S. Baxter Davis has returned home
from visit to Farmville, accompanied by
Mrs. J. Mason, who will make Staunton
her future home.
MI. E. T. Dudley, a well known farmer
of this county and Director in the Staun-
ton improvement Company, died at his
residence on Middle River on Sunday last.
Mr. Jas. E. A. Gibbs of Raphine, re-
turned Wednesday from a trip to San
Francisco and intermediate cities, cover
ing eight weeks.
The family of Mr.. G. G. Gooch are
spending the summer near Covington. AL
leghany, and Mr.. G. has gotten nice fish
ing boat there from Charleston.
The Lexington Gazette says Mi. 7. S.
White of Lexington, has accepted the Pres
idency of the Kanawha City, W. Va, Land
Co., at $4,000 year.
Mrs Allen Caperton of Union, Monroe,
W. Va, who has been visiting relatives in
Staunton, returned home with her husband
last week.
MI. T. F. Buckley, day operator, and
Mr. J. G. Booth of Clayton, ILL.,, night ope-
rator, are now in charge of the Shenandoah
Valley Ry. telegraph office at Basic City.
Mr.. W. W. Roller, deputy postmaster at
Harrisonburg, having resigned to 60 into
the law at Clifton Forge, MI. VIM. Slime
Misses Kate Blackburn and Mary Wood
of Staunton. are visiting Miss Ella Grove
Miss Blackburn's former class-mate at
Won Bexa College, in Luray.
Messrs Charles Catlett and A. M. Howl
son of the Grottoes Land and Improve
ment Co., have made their residence at the
new city of Shendun.
Mrs. Judge Lucas P. Thompson, whose
residence now is Texas, is a guest at Mrs.
Tams'. corner of Beverley and Coalter
streets.
Miss Margaret [. Morton Of Staunton,
and her cousin, Miss May Morton of Nor
garfield, KY, are visiting the Misses
Caldwell at Caldwell, w. Va.
Miss Alice M. Y ost, instructor of music
at Galloway Female College at Searcey,
Ark, is spending her vacation at her home
in this city.
Mr.. Heber Brown of Ohio, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. VIM. G. Brown.
Rev. Jno. A. Preston of Florence, Ala,
formerly of Thinking Spring, is filling the
pnlpit at Lexington of his brother, Rev. L.
L. Preston, for the month of August.
Mrs Juliet Asst and her daughter, Miss
Estelle Asst, left yesterday morning for Old
Point.
Mrs. D. w. Mullan Of Annapolis, Nd.
wife of Commodore Mullan U. S. N, is
visiting Mrs. Friend near Staunton.
Miss Minnie Moffett of Ironton, Ohio.
and Miss Florence Fason of North Carroll
ia. are visiting Miss Christine Hartman.
Mrs. Mai. Henderson M. Bell is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Crane, at CharlestoWn.
W. Va.
Miss Cora Jones of Waynesboro, is Wis
iting Miss Linda Kirkpatrick of Greenbri-
Ell, W. Va.
Misses Florence Elder and Maude Kin
ney, are visiting the daughters of Mrs.
Judge H. c. Allen in Woodstock.
Misses Kate E. Slower and Leila Bur-
dett. are visiting friends in Greenbrier. w.
Va.
Mrs. B. F. Eazle and daughter of Staun-
ton. are visiting the family of Mr.. E. I.
McAllister in Allegheny county.
Among the participants in German at
Wytheville last week, was Mr.. Miller Nc.
Cue of Staunton.
Maj Ed. McMahon, Postmaster of
Staunton, was visiting his friend, Maj. J. c.
Green of WytheviUe, last week.
MI Z. Z. Morrison and daughter Of
Florence, Ala, were at the Virginia Hote
this week.
Among the guests at the White Sulphur
are Mrs. Gen. John Echols and Mrs. II
st. Geo. Tucker OF Staunton.
The friends of Mr.. Thos. Mccormick Of
Waynesboro will regret to hear that he is
confined to his bed by sickness.