Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-29
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ance on the convention now in session here
He is also senior member of the State Board
of Examiners, having served in that capa-
city since it'll Organization. 1t would be
interesting to know Just how many teeth
this veteran has relieved people off,
DR.. Robert A. Berry and his wife, of
Birmingham, Ala, will have general SYM
pathy in their grief at the loss Of their bright
little three r-old son and only child, who
died at the residence of his grand father,
DR.. R. A. McChesney, in this county Sun
day morning.
On Monday last, Mr.. J. S. Callison of the
University of Virginia, was elected Prin-
cipal, and Miss Fannie III. Jackson of Rich
mond, Assistant, of the New Providence
High School in Rockbridge. Mr.. Callison
is son of the former County Surveyor Of
Augusta.
Gen. John Echols was in the city We'd
nesday and returned to the White Sulphur
that evening. Mrs. Echols went on through
to New York to meet her daughter, Miss
Helen Reid, who is expected to arrive there
from European tour, to-day.
Mr.. l.. P. Holiday has left Fincastle
with his race-horses "Fitz Lee,'' ''Robert
Lee," and sRepudiator," which he will
have at the Staunton Fair when it opens.
He will carry them to the Washington,
Leesburg, and Wheeling races.
Among the guests at the Rockbrldge
Baths last week, were Misses Augusta
Hartman, Annie and Lucy Walker, and
Maggie Harris; Mrs. Alex. Turk, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. c. Jordan, and MI. Chas L.
Cook, all of Staunton.
The Allegheny Sentinel says: Captain
G. G. Gooch and his two sons Of Staunton,
are on the Gooch farm On a short fishing
excursion. MI. Gooch has his boat, the
e. G. Gooch, on the river, and is meeting
with some success in catching bass.''
MI. Hez. Jordan has completed
arrangements for the establishment
of another brick mandatory at the new
town of Glasgow. His wife, Mrs. Ollie
Hotchkiss Jordan, is visiting her father in
this city.
Miss Eddie Cohen, daughter of the for
mer Hebrew reader in the Synagogue here,
who has been visiting the family of Mr..
julius Switzer on Lewis street, returned to
her home at Bellaire, Ohio, Tuesday.
Mrs A. A. Cone returned last week from
visit to relatives in Charlottesville. Ind.
She was accompanied by Misses Mary and
Ella Rapp of this city, who had been visit
ing friends in Ladoga, Ind.
Mrs. Mary Y ost. mother Of Maj. S. M.
Yost, was ninety years of age on Monday
last. There is now but one person here
older than she, and that is Rev. A. A. Esk-
ridge who is in his ODD year.
Ex-senator c. T. Smith of Nelson, who
has many friends in Staunton, has removed
his residence from Florence, Ala, to Ron
ceverte, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. B. Sublett Of Staunton
have returned home, after a pleasant stay
with Commodore and Mrs. Beverly S. Scott,
at Ewell's, in Eastern Virginia.
Mr. Albert G.. Hartman and family have
removed from Rush Run, W. Va, to
Goshen city, which will be their future
home.
Nh. H. D. Peck returned last Saturday
little daughter Fannie, are spending the
summer.
MI. Jos. L.. Barth, senior member of the
clothing firm of J. l.. Barth & Co., left on
Wednesday for the northern cities, to lay
in their fall stock.
Mr. Chas. A. Gladke left on Wednesday
for the North, to buy his fall stock of dry
goods, and while there will visit relatives
in New York State.
MI. Jacob II. Blakemore Of Mt. Airey,
n c., is visiting his relatives in Staunton,
Mt. Scion and SangersviIle, for the first
time since the war closed.
Mrs. Rebecca Shepherd and her daughter,
Miss Cora Shepherd of Staunton, are visit
ing the family of DR.. Dinges at Mt. Craw-
ford.
Mr.. 7. J. Crigler, messenger Of the Uni
ted States Express Co., had several ribs
broken by fall while transferring express
matter at Harper S Ferry some days ago.
Cards are out for the marriage, on Sep
TENDER I'd, of Miss Loula J. Jarman of
Charlottesville, and Mr.. Henry N. Tilman
of Staunton.
Rev. J. 1. Miller of Luray, is spending
his vacation with his son, Rev. Armand
Miller, pastor of the Lutheran church at
Salem, Roanoke.
Mr.. E. W. Felix, Assistant Manager at
the Natural Bridge, has resigned to come
to Staunton and take course at DunS-
more's Business College.
Mrs. Emily Gilkeson and her daughters,
Misses Belle and Clara, will leave Sept. 1st
for Culpeper, where they will make their
future home.
MI and Mrs. Robert w. Burke, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Starke Burke, Mrs. and Miss
Gay, and Hon. Marshall Hanger Of Staun-
ton. are at the White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. E. W. Cooke of City Point, Va,
on her way to enter her son at the V. NJ. 1.
at Lexington, was a guest of MI. T. E.
Friend, near Staunton last week.
Mrs. John May Keim, nee Miss Hol-
combe, is the guest of Mrs. Jed. Hotchkiss
at 1.-The Oaks
Misses Florence Kinney and Maude Elder
of Staunton are visiting Miss Annie Conrad
OF Winchester.
Mrs. J. A. Armentrout of Staunton is
visiting her sisters, Misses Lizzie and
Henrietta Price, in Winchester.
Hon. r. II. Cardwell, Speaker of the
House of Delegates, was in the city this
week.
Mrs. M. E. Cootes of StauntOn, is visit
ing the family Of Dr.. Burkholder in Rock.
ingham.
Miss Bessie Young has returned to re: