Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-04
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OAAS IL SIIlItb IlOU6l lOI UICtAldSU. WueIG
some joking friend laid on the ext overnor's
plate card saying, "The Vestibule train
IS SIX hours late" It was only some time
after, when he saw written on the other
side Of the card april 1st' that his mind
was relieved.
MI. g.. I. Kearsley, of Radford, (who
married Miss Lilly Patton of Staunton), is
the leading real estate man in that quarter,
| and, the Radford Democrat says, was the
pioneer OF the real estate business in that
section, being the first man to take out
license to sell land in Montgomery county
He is now the President of the Radford Real
Estate Exchange.
Rev. r. NJ. Wheeler and family, of Par
nassus, Augusta county, arrived in Lewis
burg, W. Va, Monday night of last week,
en- route to Pocahentas to visit Mrs
Wheeler's father, Rev James E. Moore.
On reaching Lewisburg they learned that
MI. Moore had died on the Friday before
and was buried Monday. They, therefore,
returned to their home at Parnassus.
Capt. w. II. Fowle late of Staunton is in
the front rank of the real estate movement in
Salem. Besides being General Manager of
the Central Land Co., and partner in the
Salem Real Estate Agency, he is Director
in the Hickman Land Co. and Vice Presi-
dent of the Victoria Land Co.
MI. Henry W. Latane prominent law
yer OF Baltimore, and son of Bishop James
"A. Latane of the Reformed Episcopal
church, died in King & Queen county, Va.
last Monday. He was thirty five years of
age, and was born in Staunton while his
reyered father was rector of Trinity church
MI. Geo. l.. Crenshaw, of Richmond
who made many friends here during the Y i.
M. Z. A. State Convention in this city. has
taken the position Of Business Manager of
the Missionary Weekly published at Rich
mond
The engagement of Rev. Randolph H. Nc
Kim, d. D., to Miss Mary Waite of Wash
lngton, daughter of the late Chief Justice
waite, Is announced. Dr.. McKim S first
wife was daughter Of Rev. r. H. Phil
lips Of Staunton.
MI. Il. l.. Shelton, son of DR.. Shelton of
Staunton, Who has made his residence at
the booming town of Big Stone Gap, has
taken the position OF solicitor for the Big
Stone Herald there. The Herald gives him
handsome introduction to it's patrons.
Capt. L. G. Morton General Agent of the
staunton Life Company, was in Orange
county last week and paid death loss of
$4,000 to Mrs. Lucy Graham and one of
81 600 to Mrs. Louisa V. Carpenter.
MI. Henry Ruff, son of Mr.. J. S. Ruff.
promising pupil in Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss'
civil engineering office here, has been trans
TERED to the office of the Guyandotte Coal
land Co. at Huntington, W. Va.
The Misses Cooke of New York, who
have been spending the winter here with
relatives, returned to their summer home
| at Bay Shore, Long Island, on Wednesday
last.
Mrs. Annie Nelson Baker of st. Paul
Mimi, formerly Of Staunton, is visiting
her father-in-law, Rev. VIM. E. Baker. at
Roswell, Ga.
MI. Alex. f Robertson, who, with his
wife. has been spending the winter in Flor
Ida, returned on Tuesday last. The climate
seems to have agreed with him.
State Secretary H. o. Williams and As
slstant Secretary E. T. Dadmun, of Staun-
ton Y. M. c. A., were in Portsmouth
Wednesday.
The Board of Public Works at Richmond
has appointed Mr.. N. b. Van Pelt of
Burke's Mill Director of the Valley Turn
pike uice G. W. Showalter resigned.
MI. W. II. WaddeI, the inventor of the
Automatic Electric Railway Signal, is in
Washington to secure patent on a lamp
chimney which he has invented.
Intelligence from Anaconda, Montana.
says that MI. H. II. Bolen whose illness of
typhoid fever. there, has been mentioned is
recovering.
The Winchester News says that Mrs.
u. b. Conrad, OF Staunton, with her family,
will make her home in Winchester, in
May next.
Miss Maggie Walters left on Tuesday
morning last on a visit to friends in East
ern Virginia.
Rev. DR.. Leonidas Rosser the revivalist
was at the Virginia Hotel on Sunday. He
left for Richmond Monday.
Mrs. Frank T. Loving of Nelson is WIS.,
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jno. A. Stuart
at Waynesboro
DIR. H. c. Weade and family of Augusta
were visiting the family of Mr.. Geo. Kiser
at Mt. Crawford last week.
MI. Henry Turner, brother of Rev.
Job Turner, died at Maiden, Mass, few
days since.
Mr.. George G.. Valentine an Augusta
county man, and brother of MI. Jos. A.
Valentine of Staunton, is a candidate for
County Clerk of the county in which War
renburg, Mo-, is situated. The Journal
Democrat Of that place says of his can
didacy:
VA, candidate y! lid for County Clerk appears this
of Kingsville township. He is one of the
most respected citizens in the west end, a gen.
tleman In every respect. and fully qualified
to ably discharge the duties of County Clerk
We believe MI Valentine will make a strong
race, and an excellent official if chosen
The Allegheny Sentinel Of Covington has
the following about a Staunton boy:
The feats of the contortionist, Mr.. Harry
Fifer, universally known as the "Wonderful
Wonder Worker" and ''Human Corkscrew."
are marvellous. Mr.. Fifer exhibits his body
twisted in every conceivable shape. He forms
himself into complete corkscrew while
standing erect. The elasticity of his muscles
and body is wonderful and the ease with
which he accomplishes his feats leads one to
believe he is made of rubber. Medical science
Itself has not yet discovered the possibilities of
the muscular system of the human body,
hence there is a standing offer of 81 900 for
the body OF Mr.. Fifer after DEATH His fire
eating and ventriloquism are greeted nightly
with roars OF laughter and applause.