Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-19
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF Pee
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given as parting compliment, to Mis-
/. Laura Taylor Of Texas, who has been TO
: some time past one of the most charming
and popular members of Staunton society
? and who is about returning to her Texa
home.
Dr.. Stephen Harnsberger of Augusta
who has developed a fine capacity for Jour
nalism, will assume the management of tn
/ Front ROYAL, Warren county, Va, Messen
ger, and will issue the first number of tn
paper under the name of ''Front Royal ant
Riverton Gazetteer this week.
Rev. Reuben A. Fink, pastor of the First
! English Lutheran church at Johnstown
Pa. is visiting his daughter, Mrs. G. G
Berry, in this city. MI. Fink was in thu
great disaster at Johnstown. and the whole
of his brother family-the husband, wife
and daughter-lost their lives in it.
MI. j. S. Gillian formerly well known
merchant and esteemed citizen of Staunton,
and now of No. 1915 Paramount Avenue,
Philadelphia, was in the city this week. He
takes great interest in Staun ton and says
assured.
There have been three instead of only
two cases in otaunton of white pail bearers
at colored funerals. The third was that of
the funeral of Mrs. Laura Campbell many
years ago, when the deacons of the white
Baptist church of Staunton, Of which she
was member, acted as pail bearers.
MI. n. E. Foard, the accomplished tray
cling member Of the Baltimore Suns staff,
was a visitor at the Cumberland Valley
Ry. convention here Monday He left
Monday evening for the new town of
Goshen.
Phillip II. Trout, Jr., has successfully
passed the examination at Lehigh Univer-
sity, South Bethlehem, Pa, and been ad-
mitted in the School Of Technology. He
will take the course Of Electrical Engi-
neering.
MI. VIM. B. Walker, railroad and min
ing engineer, mot Alex. as the name WAS
enormously published) who was seriously
injured by being thrown from vehicle at
the Fair grounds few days since, is stead
lily improving.
MI 7. Men, Turner, formerly men,
Der of the Stonewall Brigade Band, and a
popular citizen here, but for several years
a resident of Lewisburg, W. Va, is in the
city, and has been greeted with a warm
welcome.
Col L. L. Polk of North Carolina, no.
ted Farmers Alliance leader, a famous
orator and President Of the National Far
mer's Alliance, will deliver an address at
the Stanton Fair, Oct. I'd.
MI. Charles A. Freed, son of Mr.. W. A
Freed of Augusta, who took high honors at
Roanoke College last Spring, has entered
the Theological Seminary at Mt. Airey
Pa.
Nh. Edward Echols, who returned from
New Y ork yesterday, reported that his Sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. E. Miller, who is there for
medical treatment is rapidly improving.
Her husband is still there with her.
Mrs. Lum Hale Of Missouri, who has
been spending the summer in Staunton,
returned home last week accompani ed by
Miss Katie Hale, who will spend the winter
with her.
MI. I. L. Woodruff recent graduate Of
Dunsmore's Commercial and business Col
lege, left Wednesday morning to take a po-
sition with the Southern telephone al d
Bell telegraph company Of Atlanta, Ga. 49,
Second Lieutenant j. A. Hartman, Sew
enth Cavalry, U. S. A., has been detailed as
professor of military science and tactics at
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College, Blacksburg.
District Attorney w. E. Craig's son
Robert was entered as student at Roa-
noke College this week. His father is a
graduate of that college.
DR.. A. B. Woodin pastor of the Baptist
church at Hampton, preached at the Staun-
ton Baptist church on Wednesday night, a
most acceptable sermon.
MI. J. 7. Harris Of Louisa county, who
was so efficient and popular clerk with
the late f. M. Young, is again at the old
place, this time with Mir. Jno. r. Liggett.
Mr.. Augustus E. White, formerly of
Staunton, and later prominent citizen OF
Ronceverte, W. Va, has made his home in
the new town of Buchanan.
MI. Stuart Boiling of Stanton, is i'll
Roanoke attending a meeting OF the Pitts
burg Development Co., of which he is a
stakeholder.
Miss Fannie Dinneen, the only daughter
of Mr.. M. Dinneen, Engineer at the W. l..
Asylum, is critically i'll, and her brothers
have been telegraphed for.
Rev. Dr. J. w. Rosebro of Petersburg
passed through here last week on his re-
turn home from West Virginia, where he
had been spending his vacation.
Hon. Absalom Koiner, President of the
State Board Of Agriculture, will preside at
a big Farmers Institute to be held in Hen
rico, Sept. 25th and Goth.
Mrs. Frances Rider of Valley Centre.
Highland, visited her brother, Mr.. John V,
Erwin, of this city, last week, on her way
to visit relatives at Bloomington, Ill.
Capt. w. Z. Patton and wife are visit.
ing the family of Capt. VIM. Ingles, neal
Radford, Va. Capt. Patton's health has
greatly improved.
Rev. G. Mosly Murray to A. NJ. Valz
residence on West Main street adjoining
Judge Grattan S, s., 200.
Rev. DR.. Louis Tucker, rector of Chris
Church, Mobile, Ala, is visiting his sister
Mrs, II. D. Peck.
Emma S. Gilkeson and others to Jos
Barkman, residence of late A. Todd Gilke
son, $4,000.
Sarah Isaacs to Mary Julia Baldwin
brick residence on North Market street
between Frederick and Main, 81 900.