Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-11-07
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abolished the Office Of city physician to tn
poor, filled by DR.. Bechtell, a homeopathic
. physician, formerly of Stanton, but las
week revived it and elected two allopathi
physicians to perform its duties. The rat'
Of mortality under Bechtell had not beer
greater, but, as his friends claim, the med
icine bill of the city had been reduced three
fourths, which was not acceptable to thos'
interested.
Hon. A. M. Bowman of Salem, seems tC
be mascot in the way Of good luck to de-
velopment companies. He has made the
Salem Development Co. a big success, and
q few days ago took Dictatorship in the
BerryviIle Land and Improvement Co., al
the other end of the Valley. The books
were opened on Friday and all the stock
sold by Saturday morning.
The Harrisonburg Spirit of the Valley, OF
Friday, says: ''Circuit Court adjourned
here on Wednesday Of this week after trans
acting much business. Judge Mclaughlin
knows how to get through with business
not only correctly, but expeditiously.
NIL. i. MI uluGI VI w
Va. arrived here this week to make Staun-
ton his future home. He was warmly
welcomed by a large number of friends.
He will make music and piano tuning his
vocation here. AS musician he rivals his
father. Prof. A. J. Turner, who stands in
the front rank of the profession.
MI M. P Handy. the well known jour
nalist, has been commissioned by. Lippin-
colt S Magazine to write up the industrial
revival in Virginia. He is a V1rginlan of
distinction, and the work could not have
been entrusted to ADLER OIL more will
ing hands.
Mr.. Louis Ravenel, Secretary at the A u
gusta Female Seminary. and an excellent
business man, has resigned that position to
take that CT General Manager of the Excel
sior Pressed Brick company which has been
organized here.
Mr.. VIM. E. Craig has bought from j.
4. Armentrout, J. D. Crowle and J. C..
Scheffer, the old Staunton Iron Works
property, corner of Lewis and Frederick
streets for $4,000. They paid 1000 for it
three months ago.
MI. Jacob H. SwartZel a merchant of
Basic City, who recently married Mrs.
Emma Starr of North Carolina Ia former
teacher of Fairview school in Augusta
returned home with his bride last week.
Among the delegates from the Washington
& Lee University Y. M. G. A. to the State
Conference Of College Associations to meet
at Richmond, is young Hugh McIlhany of
Staunton.
Cards are out for the marriage Novem
Der 18th, Of Miss Mary Samuels Haas of
Harrisonburg, to Mr.. John II. Christian,
a young lawyer of Lynchburg.
The real estate agents at Luray, gave
MI. D. F. Kagey, a handsome banquet at
the Luray Inn. Rev. j. 1. Miller invoked
the blessing.
Mr.. G. P. Fisher and wife of Charleston,
w. Va, who have been visiting friends in
Staunton for some weeks, have returned
home.
MI. and Mrs. Fl. st. Geo. Tucker will
give a reception tonight from to u
o'clock, at their residence, No. 216 n.
New street.
MI. Daniel Lloyd, short hand reporter
in the U. S. Senate at Washington, was
visiting his friend, Mr.. w. L. Towberman
Of Mint Spring, last week.
Messrs. J. X. Bell and S. J. Davis, Ell
ders, and L. L. Watson, Deacon, were cleo
ted and installed at the organization of the
Goshen Presbyterian church, Saturday.
Mr.. John W. Abby, Jr., who has been
spending the last two months visiting New
York, Philadelphia and other Northern
cities, returned home this week.
Mr.. w. B. Logan and family of Winches-
ter, KY, are visiting Prof. J. A. Hiner of
this city.
Dr.. w. W. S. Butler of Roanoke, was in
Staunton last week on his way to visit
friends in Harrisonburg.
Miss Annie Caldwell of Augusta, is Wis
iting her brother, Mr.. w. 7. Caldwell, Of
Mcdowell, Highland.
Capt. Phil. A. Cason, passenger conduc-
tor on the G. & .. Ry., is, with his wife,
spending his vacation III G lies county, Va.
NIL. W g. ". pyuHOl, dSCllC VI lllo ". " ".
at Staunton, and MI. Arista Hoge, City
Treasurer, were in Richmond last Saturday.
MI. W. J. McCalley of the Government
Printing Office at Washington was in the
city this week.
Mr.. Geo. &. Shepherd Of South Carolina,
was admitted to practice in the Hastings
court OF Staunton, yesterday.
Maj. Absolom Koiner, was registered at
the Continental Hotel, Roanoke, last week.
Miss Fannie Holt of Lewisburg, w. Va,
is visiting friends in Staunton.
Miss Mamie Buckley of Roanoke, is Wis
iting Mrs. J. J. Kilgalen of this city.
Mrs. T. S. Davis of Port Republic, is
visiting Mrs. J. D. Crowle this week.
The Officer of the Law did his duty.