Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-13
Personal.

AAO lhOuIHOllu I1OWlGZeIS VebcIdl AopO-
citation has issued circular to the old
members of the Richmond Howitzer Bat
TALON, announcing the fact that the Asso
citation is engaged in erecting monument
to it's dead. There are several veteran mem
bers of the battalion in Staunton and vi
cinity at present-Rev. W. @. Hullihen of
the I'd Co., afterwards of Gen. J. E. B.
Stuart's staff; J. c. Shields. Captain of the
1st Co., afterwards Colonel; J. w. Todd OF
the LIST Co.; John Waldrop of the I'd Co.,
and II. G. Tinsley of the Sd Co.
MI. Taylor Bissell, popular and active
business man of Staunton, was married
to Miss EvelynB. Watkins of Richmond. at
2:45 yesterday afternoon, in Grace Church
Of that city. Rev. H. Melville Jackson,
Rector, performed the ceremony. The
bride is niece of the late Bishop Lay of
Maryland, aud Of Col. Jno. Lay of Vir-
ginia. Messrs. Roger B. Atkinson and B.
Miller McCue of this city were present at
the wedding. No cards were issued.
MI. Tully K. Woodhouse, one of the very
best of Staunton's young business men,
and for several years salesman at w. II.
Wellers, has resigned there and taken a
place as clerk and shorthand writer in the
Norfolk & Western Ry. Office at Roanoke.
He left for Roanoke last week. He
will be missed by a large circle of acquain-
tances in Staunton.
Mrs. Caroline Prufer. who has been liv-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. 0. 0. Vollers,
in Laurinburg, n. c., for the last year and
a half, returned home on Monday last. Mrs.
Vollers and her son accompanied her and
will spend the summer with her brother,
Mr.. J. J. Prufer.
Dr.. A. F. HUMPHREYS of Leesburg, Flor
ida, former resident Of Augusta county,
is in the city on visit to his brother-in-
law, Capt. Jas. N. Mcfarland. He is
the father of Prof. D. G. HUMPHREYS of
Washington & Lee University.
The FarmvilIe Journal says: miss
Virgie Halves of Staunton, reached Farm
vile on Saturday, and is the guest of Miss
Annie Hurd. We are all glad to welcome
her back to the old home and familiar
places"
MI. J. E. Tinsley of Staunton, the arch
itect and contractor, was in Charleston,
Kanawha, last week attending to a U. S.
Government contract for building he has
there.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invi-
tation to attend the annual meeting and
banquet of the Alumni of Washington &
Lee University, which takes place Tues
day, June 18th, at 9 P. M.
Mr.. J. L. Mailman, late of Staunton, and
now Of Florence, Ala, is visiting in the
Valley, and was last week with his brother
in-law, J. W. F. Allemong, at Front Royal,
Warren county.
Since Rev. John A. Preston, formerly Of
Thinking Spring church in this county,
took charge of the Presbyterian church at
Florence, Ala, a year ago, its congregation
has increased 100.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock, Messrs.
G. L. Cooke. R. P. Bell, Geo. Beall, James
Bumgardner and F. R. Webb, left in wag
ons with camping outfit for their annual
two weeks fishing in Greenbr1er river.
A telegram to MI. j. Howard Wayt,
brings the intelligence that the steamship
Aurania, having On board Dr.. N. Wayt,
Miss M. J. Baldwin and others, arrived at
Queenstown Sunday morning at 8 clock.
Miss Mary Morton left yesterday to
spend some weeks with her relative, Rev.
DR.. G. R. Vaughan, Of New Providence,
in Rockbridge.
Mrs. r. G. Anderson of Birmingham,
Ala, has arrived with her children to
spend the summer with her father, MI. E.
NJ. Gushing, at West End.
Mrs. Gen. VIM. Skeen, with her children
who have been at school here during the
fall and winter, left for her home in ALLIE
ghany last week.
Miss Wyllhart Hartman, daughter of
Mrs. Porter Woodward, has gone to Farm
vile to visit Mrs. Atwood and Mrs. Cher
nault.
Mrs. Chas. Prufer and her two children
returned home from Richmond last Mon
day, accompanied by her mother. Mrs. H.
Thomas.
Mrs. w. r. Tulcoss of Waynesboro, with
her children, is visiting her brother, DR.. S.
Simpson. at Manassas.
Judge Jos. L. S. Kirby and Common
wealths Attorney A. g. Braxton Of Staun-
ton, were in Waynesboro last week.
MI. w. H. Karicofe and wife, were reg
istered at the Garnett House, Front Royal,
last week.
Miss Annie Morrall of Meyersdale, Pa,
is visiting Miss Carrie Shirley, No. 206
Kalorama street.
DR.. Walter A. Picker, formerly of
Staunton, has located in the new town OF
Glasgow in Rockbridge.
Mrs. P. E. Wilson, who has been an in
valid for many years, was well enough Nor
day to attend the memorial services.
Capt. H. M. McIlhany is in New York
the National Convention of In
surance officers and agents.
Mrs. Jacob Yost and her children left
Monday evening for Iron Gate, which will
hereafter be their permanent home.
Mr.. A. Russell Smead, correspondent of
the N. Y. World, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Crowle left for Bal
timore Tuesday.
Miss Anna Cotton left yesterday for her
home in Maryland.
Miss Ida A. Slower, has returned from
visit to her brother in Broadway.
Miss Ida Gillock is visiting the family of
MI. w. A. Parent in Rockbridge.
The Kearney (Nebraska) Enterprise Of
June 4th, noticing the very successful pro-