Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-21
Personal.

Mr. Joseph Douglass, now of Harris
burg, Pa, was in the city this week and
was warmly greeted by numerous friends.
He is making tour Of his former district,
Virginia and North Carolina, in the inter-
est of the Deering Agricultural I'm
plement Co., with which company he still
is. He is great favorite here, and the peo-
pie haven't forgotten that when this was his
headquarters he travelled seven hundred
miles to get here and cast his vote to de-
feat our old antagonist, VIM. Malone.
Miss India Happier and her mother have
left Staunton and are now visiting friends
in Norfolk. Mrs. Happier when she left j..
on Wednesday, was suffering severely from
a fall by which her wrist was sprained.
Mrs. w. l.. Bumgardner writes from st.
Joseph, that she is delighted with her new
home and that Col. Bumgardner is looking
and feeling better than he had for years.
The Presidents of the several land COM
panies of Salem, have given the position of
general agent and solicitor for Salem's in
terests to Capt. Ham. Shepperd. Capt.
w. II. Fowle, formerly Of Staunton, has
been elected to the position of Secretary and
General Manager of the Central Land I'M
provement Co. of Salem.
Walter s. Brodie, who is familiar to the
baseball players of Staunton as a member
of the Roanoke Club that played here, has
taken the position of left-felder of the
Boston League Base Ball Club, at salary
Of $500 month for the season.
Mr.. Robt. A. Richardson of the State
Insurance Co. of Richmond, was in Staun-
ton last Friday on his way to Middlebrook
to adjust the loss by the burning Of MI.
John S. McCorkle's residence.
Messrs. q. II. and A. III. Avery of New
York, J. v. Umbarger of Philadelphia, and
Frank Fitch of Alabama, looking into the
iron and manganese of this section, were
registered at the Virginia Hotel this week.
Cards are out for the marriage in Allan
ia, Ga, of Mr.. W. M. Zirkle (son Of MI.
Casper Zirkle of Staunton), to Miss Carrie
Brannan.
MI. William Clinedinst Of Spring Hill,
Augusta, was in New Market few days
since to attend the funeral Of his brother,
the late Jacob Clinedinst.
Mrs. G. L. Gibbs of Staunton, has gone
to Lynchburg to join her husband. who is
engaged in business with Messrs. Bell
Barker & Fleet there.
Mr. J. Crawford Nelson, an architect Of
Baltimore, was here last week in reference
to the new buildings about to be erected at
the W. L. Asylum.
MI. Geo. W. Koiner of Staunton, was in
Luray last week, visiting his daughters,
who are attending the Won Bora College
there.
The New Market Valley says: "Mr.
Geo. G. Maslin of Staunton, was in town
this week, and sold some Waynesboro lots
and stock to several of our citizens"
| Mr.. Robert Hill, Jr., has resigned the
local agency at Richmond Of the Continen-
tai Brewing Co., having been promoted to
the position Of it's General Southern Agent.
Prof. A. J. Turner, the efficient and ex-
perienced member Of the D., D Il B. Fa-
Guilty, who has been suffering from rheuma-
tism is, we are glad to learn, improving.
Mr.. A. c. Braxton, City Attorney, was
confined to his residence for some days
by an attack of tne grippe.
Mrs. M. P. Funkhouser left on Tuesday
morning for visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Starke Dupuy Ferguson of Roanoke.
Miss Mary Kemper of Port Republic is
visiting her friend, Miss Maggie Splitter,
here.
| The app ointment Of U. S. District At
torney W. E. Craig was confirmed by the
Senate this week.
Among the lay delegates to the Baltimore
M. E. Conference, South, is the venerable
Capt. Lewis Barley.
MI. 0. c. Peyton, an Augusta county
man, late editor of the Hagerstown md
Guide, has made his home in Winchester.
Miss Ella Fulton of Augusta, is visiting
Mrs. J. A. R. Warner OF Lexington.
Mrs. G.. 7. Kearsley of Radford, is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. Capt Patton.