Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-24
Personal.

Capt T. G. Morton has received lette
from Rev. H. B. Pratt. dated at Tlalpan
just outside the city of Mexico, Decembe
9th. Mr. Pratt and his family, their man,
Staunton friends Will be glad to hear, AT
in good health and pleasantly situated. Thu
village in which they live is connected by {
horse car line with the city. Mr.. Pratts
work of translating the Bible is progress
ing favorably He expresses great pleasure az
having learned that the Y. M. G. A. build
ing in Staunton is finished, and wishes te
be remembered to all of his Staunton
friends.
Mr.. E. T. Dadmun of Staunton, Assis.
tant State Secretary of the Y. M. G. A., is
delivering a series of lectures before the
Washington & Lee University Association.
The lectures are on religious topics, of one
hour duration, and will continue every
evening next week.
Mrs. J. r. Tucker Of Lexington, and her
daughter, Mrs. Logan, who started from
Idaho with Judge Logan's body, have been
delayed in a snow drift on the Northern
ia.
arrive.
The family of Mr.. J. L. Mailman, left
Stalrnton few days since to join him in
Florence, Ala, where he is a member of the
f1ourishing real estate firm of J. L. Hail
man & Co.
Mai. Marshall Hanger, and his relatives,
Misses Mary Hanger and Fannie McChes-
ney, spent several days in Washington last
week-from there they went to Richmond
to visit friends.
Architect J. E. Tinsley has commenced
the erection of the U. S. custom house and
post-office at Charlotte, N. c., for which
he took the contract. All the stone work
will be asher masonry.
At the celebration of Gen. Lees birth
day by the Society of the Army and Navy
of the Confederate States in Baltimore,
Monday, Mr.. D. B. Taylor was elected one
of it's Vice Presidents.
Mr.. Harvey Alexander of Marshall, Mo-,
who with his family has been visiting his
father at Waynesboro. returned home last
week.
Richmond society gave a grand fancy
ball on Wednesday night. Among those
present was Miss Bette Fauntleroy of
Staunton, as GA Maiden Fair to See.''
We regret to learn that the wife of Rev.
J. c. Wheat, and mother of MI. Charles G.
Wheat of this city, is critically i'll at her
home in Rockingham county.
MI. Heiskell Argenbright has taken the
position of Deputy to Circuit Clerk J. N.
Ryan. He will make a courteous and effic-
lent assistant to Mr.. Ryan.
Mr.. L. K. Huff Of Waynesboro, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. N. B. Sheppard at Ron
ceverte, w. Va.
MI. HI. Pforr, for many years cigar
dealer on Main street, has sold out to MI.
Samuel Gibbs and located at Clifton Forge.
Mrs. Jacob Y ost, with her children, left
last week to join her husband in their new
and pretty home at Iron Gate.
City Treasurer Arista Hoge is out after
a confinement to the house by sickness for
eight days.
Misses Ella Henkel of Newmarket, and
Nellie Baker of Winchester, are visiting
Mrs. Dr. Fl. HI. Henkel.
Mrs. j. E. Booker of Hebron, left yes
terday morning for visit of some weeks
to her parents at Hampden Sidney College.
The Misses Cooke of New York city, are
visiting their cousin, Mrs. Geo. G. Jordan,
3O1 n. New street.
MI. M. N. Warner, letter carrier, was
regarded as dangerously ill last evening.
Miss Fauntleroy Of Staunton, is visiting
Miss Bessie Fauntleroy in Richmond.
DR.. J. W. Harris. the City Physician, is
confined to his room by sickness.
Commissioner Of the Revenue T. J. Crow
der, is confined to his home by sickness.
Capt. P. E. Wilson of Staunton is in
Lynchburg.
Hon. II. st. G.. Tucker is down with the
grippe at his residence in Washington city.
The Roanoke Herald contains these re-
ferenees to Stauntonians visiting that city:
"Major Alexander Hart, one of Staunton's
most prominent merchants and public spirited
citizens, arrived in the city yesterday after
noon on visit to his uncle, Mr.. N. Ezekiel,
of Richmond, and to assist him in the initia-
ton of new members of the Royal Arcanum
lodge instituted here last week.
''Mr. Preston A. Baylor, of Staunton, is in
the city looking after his extensive real estate
interests.
Miss Priscilla E. CARRIER and MI S. A.
CARRIER, of Augusta county, are visiting their
brother, Mr.. d. Arnold CARRIER, of this CITY,"
Railroad Notes.