Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28
Staunton vindicator.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. %. 1891
LOCAL.
PER SO NJ A L.

Jno. W. McIlhany passed peacefully to rest
last Sunday in his 57th year, and on Mon
day was buried from the Presbyterian
church. He was Confederate soldier and
did his State service in the field. At the
end of the war he settled in our midst, and
for more than two decades practiced medi-
cine in town and neighborhood. He leaves
widow and several children to mourn his
death" Dr.. McIlhany was a brother OF
Capt. Hugh M. McIlhany of Staunton.
DR.. James Johnston, who has been at
tending the Southern Dental Association
at Morehead City, n. c., in which he took
prominent part, returned last Friday.
On his way home he attended the annual
meeting of the Virginia State Dental AS
ISOLATION at Old Point. The State Associ-
alton will hold it's next meeting at the
Rockbridge Alum Springs.
The Board of Directors of the Gordon
Land Company, last Saturday elected MI.
II. 7. Hockey of Staunton, to the post of
General Manager, and elected MI. Geo. G..
Jordan Of Staunton, member OF their
Board. Mr.. Hockey left on Wednesday to
make Gordonsville his home.
There was german at the Variety
Springs last week, led by MI. A. L. Everett
with Miss A. II. Gulley of Fishersville.
Among those present were Mrs. L. Il. N.
Speck and Mrs. Taylor of Staunton, and
Misses Lizzie McCue, Bessie Weller and
Eva McCue of Staunton.
4I,,t Nv
lance men have decided on Mr.. Geo. W..
Koiner, one of the ablest Democratic mem
bers of the organization in the county, as
one of their two candidates for the House OF
DELEGATES. He is nephew OF ex-senator
Absolom Koiner.
MI. John V. Goode, Supt. of the Fort
Worth & Denver City Ry., and his brother,
Mr.. Robert E. Goode, who have been Wis
iting their parents in this city, were sum-
moned by telegraph to Denver, Col, on i'm
portant business on Wednesday last.
Miss Carrie Tipping left on Tuesday
morning last for Brownsville. Tenn,
where she has a position as teacher in the
Union Female Seminary. Miss Kate Nc
Farland, sister of Rev. Dr.. Mcfarland,
is Principal of the Seminary.
Cards are out for the marriage OF limbo
den Hudson, civil engineer, formerly of
Staunton, now of Portsmouth, Ohio, to a
young lady Of that place, on the Sd OF Sep
TENDER.
Major Moses Gibson of Kentucky,
summering at the Alton House at Alton,
and MI. II. D. Cole, Dispatch correspond
ent at Williamsburg, were in Staunton
Saturday.
Cards are out for the marriage at Leban-
ON church, on Tuesday, September LIST, OF
Mr.. J. E. Craig of Craigsville, and Miss
Maggie Youel, daughter of MI. }. ID.
Youell.
At the Warm Springs last week a pro
gressive euchre party was given by MIS-. Il.
T. Glover of S. c., in honor OF Miss John
sion. a sister of Mrs. II. st. Geo. Tucker
Of Staunton.
Hon. James P. Taliaferro of Jackson
vile. Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee of Florida. is, with his family
aguest at the Kalorama.
Walter Melhsh, an English painter, for-
merly Of Staunton, was drowned at Low
moor, Tuesday, while attempting to cross
the river on a log.
Mr.. Holmes Fowle, who has been en-
gagged in the civil engineering department
at Roanoke, arrived here yesterday to make
his home here with his family.
Among the visitors from Staunton III
Clifton Forge this week, were Messrs.J. D.
Crowle and P. H. Trout, and Misses Fan
ME Harrington and Maude Weaver.
Miss Cora Shepherd, who is visiting
friends in West Virginia, will spend some
time at the Blue Sulphur Springs accompa
MED by her aunt.
The Vestry of Trinity church have writ
fen the rector, Rev. w. @. Hullihen,
complimentary letter rendering him sum
mer vacation.
Mrs. Lottie Hopkins of Texas, who was
for so many years domiciled with the family
of Mr.. r. w. Burke, was here on a WISH
to Mrs. Burke last week.
We regret to learn that MI. John wal
drop, of Swoopes, one of the most valuable
clIlZCllS Ol Aug Id OOlo1oNANA SAAo4ONi
ly i'll.
Rev. John Nc Very, pastor of st. Francis
church, celebrated mass at the residence Oh
MI. Richard Finnigan, in Broadway, ROCK
lngham, a few days ago.
Among the visitors in attendance on TIT
Shenandoah Valley Association at Mt
Jackson, were Misses Laura and Kate
Proctor of Staunton.
Miss Lucy G. Kinney is spending lev
DAYS with friends in Chicago, from there
she will go to st. Paul, where she enters
the BALDWIN Seminary as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Whitmore OF Baltl-
more. who have been spending some weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Crowle, have re
turned to Baltimore.
Mrs. BERTHE Eddie and her two sons, OF
Winchester. are visiting the family OF
Capt. ] ohn Z. Long, at % Lewis street.
Misses Leila and Morton Lovelace o.
Charlotte county, are visiting their relative
Mrs. T. C. Morton.
Messrs. Jacob Bumgardner and ). b. b
Stuart of Buena Vista, are visiting TIN
District Fair.
Mr. w. D. Adams Of Lynchburg, is her
attending the District Fair as the lepresen
tative OF the Lynchburg Industrial Society
Mr. W. Fl. Shirley, leading druggist OF
Buena Vista, was among the visitors a
the Dry's Tabernacle last Friday.
The family of DR.. Lewis Wheat OF Rich
mond, is visiting Rev. J. G. Wheat a
''Lewiston'' in Rockingham.
Mrs. Laura Cross of West Augusta, ha
been visiting Mrs. Chas. Cross at Monte
rey.
Miss Irene Palmer of Augusta is visit