Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-25
Personal.

haD1e S Military Academy, Which he puT
chased some months ago from MI. VIM
Nholey. Judge Kirby is an able lawye-
and was former law partner of the lat,
Judge John Howard McCue in Nelson. HI
has occupied law office near the Cour'
House. In social life he is refined ant
courteous gentleman, and the presence Of
himself and his interesting family will bt
a most welcome addition to our social cir
Gle. The Nelson Examiner noticing hi:
departure from there says: Judge Joseph
L.. 5. Kirby and his family left here OIL
Saturday last for their new home in Staun
ton They will be missed in the church
and the Sunday School at this place. Hap
plness and prosperity to them in their new
home and field of labor
Mrs. Bissell and her two married daugh-
tiers, Mrs. David May and Mrs. George
Wilson, and her granddaughter, Miss Cor
nelia provinces. a pupil at the V. T. L., will
leave on Thursday next for California to
spend a year with Mrs. provinces (another
daughter of Mrs. Bissell, who lives in So
noma county,. They will also visit Mrs.
EX-Gov. Haight, another daughter of Mrs.
BlsSell, at Oakland, Cal Their departure
will be a social loss to Staunton, and that
of Mrs. Wilson will be great loss to "The
Kings Daughters and to every good and
charitable work that is done in our city.
The Rockingham Register says that the
Inauguration of the advanced and humane
practice of having female physicians for
the female insane sis in no small degree
due to the hearty and able cooperation of
Dr.. S. III. Moffett, of our own town. chair
man of the Board of Visitors which elect
ed Miss Haynes This is a just tribute
to DR.. Moffett' s broad views and enlight-
ened action in this matter, and the friends
of the extension of this movement to every
asylum in the State, look to him for valua-
BILE assistance in their efforts for it's ac-
complishment.
We are indebted to Mr.. Sam M. Wood
ward of the S. Y. Ry. at Roanoke for a
copy of the beautifully gotten up summer
tourists handbook of that road. 1t is well
written and prettily illustrated. A pamph-
let, 1.-The Shenandoah Valley in 1890, y
which accompanies it, is a valuable setting
forth Of the resources Of the counties along
the road, including Augusta.
The Salem Times-Register has this para
graph which, if correct, shows that Angus
ia is to lose valued and life long resident
Ex-senator Absalom Koiner, of Augusta
county, has been in Salem for several DAYS
making investments. He has an abiding
faith in Salem, and will locate here very
soon we are glad to learn.
Mr. Willie P. Schmid, solo clarinetist of
the StoneWall Brigade Band, left on We'd
nesday for Springfield, Ill, where he will
join the Nickel Plated Comedy Co. on their
annual tour through the Western States
and the Pacific slope.
Rev. D. p. S. Crickenberger of Mt
Sidney in this county, has accepted the
pastorate Of st. Marks Lutheran congre-
CATION at Luray, and will devote portion
of his time to teaching in Won Bora College
of which Rev. J. [. Miller is Principal.
MI. 3. TAYLOR McCue of Richmond who
has been appointed consul to Glasgow, has
a brother in this county. The office IS
worth $500 year, but it is stated Mr..
McCue will decline it.
Mr.. W. I'll. Shirley who has the experience
of several years with the well known drug
firm of Dr. N. Wayt & Bro, left yesterday
evening for Buena Vista to open drug
store.
Among the directors Of the s'King In
vestment Company" organized at Lynch
burg last week, is MI. G.. G. Gooch of
StauntOn.
Messrs. M. Erslz1ne Miller, r. W. Burke,
j. Howard Wayt and Edward Echols of
Staunton, were at the Metropolitan Hotel,
Washington, last week.
Rev. VIM. Fallon, assistant pastor of St.
Francis church, is in New York visiting
his father, who is i'll.
Mrs. Allwine of Nebraska, daughter of
Rev. J. w. Howe, is visiting her father
near Dayton, Rockingham,
Miss Jennie Mae Peck who has been
spending the winter i'll Mobile, Ala, is now
visiting friends in Nashville, Tenn.
MI. John W. Blackburn, former Steward
at the w. L. Asylum, has been elected
President Of the First National Bank of
Buena Vista.
Miss Mary Armentrout of Augusta
county, is visiting friends in Lynchburg.
Rev. David Hill Of Asbury Chapel, near
Annex, is regarded as fatally i'll.
Mrs. John R. Liggett was visiting friends
in Culpeper last week.
Commonwealth S Attorney M. F. White,
was in Charlottesville last week.
A Chance for Post-Office Building.
The Committee on Post-offices of the