Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-28
Personal,

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Mr. Wallace P. Whitmore, of the dry
goods firm Of Whitmore & Liggett. has be-
come partner in q large dry goods and
notion house, Nos. SO and 35 Hopkins
Place, Baltimore, the successors to John.
son, Sutton Sc Co., and has sold out his in
terest here to his partner, MI. Jno. R. Lig-
gett. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitmore leave to-
day to make their home in Baltimore.
be greatly missed.
Mr.. J. A. Pattee, Superintendent of
Agents, and Mr.. Isaac H. Smith, Special
agent Of the Old Dominion Building and
/ Loan Association of Richmond, are in the
city with the view of extending it's field to
this place and establishing a local board to
receive applications for loans of money.
Mayor j. Taylor Ellyson is the President
of the Association.
MI. Hugh L. Powell, who has been a
a malarial trouble contracted in Alabama
during his residence there, left on Tues
day for Johns Hopkins University Hos
pital at Baltimore, to try medical aid there.
The Ronceverte, W. Va, News says !:
George L. johnson of the Rich Hollow
neighborhood, left last night On No. 2 for
Staunton. where he will enter Dunsmore's
Business College''.
A letter from Harriston, in this county,
says: "Mr. Edmondson, Of Staunton, has
4oI ,o,,tc 70 20 t1
fire. proof brick at this place. -
MI W. H. Saunders of Staunton, has
taken situation as machinist with the
Roy Furniture Go. of Glen Elk, at Charles
ton, Kanawha.
Miss Conway Christian who has been
visiting the family of Dr.. w. L. Walters
of this city, returned to her home in Pulaski
City last week.
Hon. A. M. Bowman, now of Salem, was
in Staunton Monday. He was enthusiasts
tic over the progress and solidity of Salem s
''boom.''
MI. James E. Graham has returned from
Florida, where from his appearance, the
climate must be conducive to health.
Mr. James Foster of>Staunton, has taken
position in the Insurance Office of g. F.
Littlepage at Charleston, Kanawha.
Mr.. E. T. Dadmun is in Roanoke in the
interest of the new building proposed by
the Y. M. G. Association there.
Rev. Geo. W. Finley, D. D., of Romney
W. Va, will deliver the Alumni address
at Washington & Lee University in June.
Capt. James Bumgardner was in Lex
ington last week attending the Circuit
Court.
Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucker was in the city,
Monday morning, and returned to Wash
ington that afternoon.
Nh. Lewis Patton of Middleboro, Tenn,
with his wife, is visiting his parents on
Market street.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Charles II
Whitlock of Cochran's Mill is Ill with
pneumonia
Dr.. Hunter Mcclure has purchased a
farm neal the suburbs of Richmond.
MI. Dorsett Bailie, Of the Buena Vista
Advocate, was in the city on Sunday.
Miss Emma Byers of Staunton, is visit
ing Mrs. Robt. A. Patterson at Harriston.
Judge J. M. Quarles Of Staunton, was in
Roanoke last week on legal business.
Mr.. J. M. Harner has been appointed
postmaster at Lyndhurst, Augusta county.
Mrs. Annie Koiner OF Augusta, is visit
ing her parents in fredericksburg.
Rev. Geo. w. Station of Iowa, IS visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. w. L. Olivier.
The Salem Times Register noticing the
selection of Capt. w. H. Fowle to be Gen
eral Manager of the Central Land Company
there, says:
'sCapt. Fowle was the chief deputy collec-
tor under Capt. Ham. Sheppard, during the
business man in every particular.
The Central Company will also find Capt.
Fowle to possess an organizing and admin
istrative ability which is unsurpassed, and
gentleman with whom it will be agreeable
for the public to transact business.