Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
Staunton vindicator.
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. A.. 1891.
LOCAL.
p E r SO N A L.


Cooke and children, who have been spend
ing the summer at Cold Sulphur, will leave
Tor their home in Staunton in few days.
Among the many visitors at 'the Cold"
this summer there was no more charming
family than that OF Mr.. G. L. Cooke, the
affable Secretary of the Goshen Land and
improvement Co."
MI. L. Ashby Warden, formerly with
Warden & Co., stationers, and more recent
ly identified with the real estate business ut
Basic City, has taken position with the
VIM. Mann Co. of Philadelphia, said to he
the largest manufacturing stationers in the
country. He will travel fol- them in the
Southern States.
Mrs. A. L. Gilkeson of Staunton, who
with her two daughters, has been spending
a few months with her son, MI. VIM. III.
Gllkeson, at Culpeper, Va, will shortly
make Buena Vista her permanent home.
Her other son, Mr.. IL. L. Gill1eson, has re-
sided at Buena Vista for some time.
Miss May Miller, the little lady who
won the prize at the Fair for the best hand
made dress, is only eleven years old. When
she went to receive the prize she wore the
dress. She is q daughter of MI. Charles
Miller and a granddaughter Of our old
friend, Jno. W. Carroll of Lynchburg.
EN-Sheriff A. B. LighJner, member of
the House of Delegates from this county,
is lying quite i'll of typhoid fever at his resi-
derce near West View. He has been deli
rious but is thought now to be slightly bet
ter.
Dr.. J. ]. Rapp and bride Of Madison,
Ind, who have been making tour of the
Virginia watering places and seaside re-
sorts this summer, are now visiting their
relative, Mr.. G. Armentrout, at Annex in
this county.
Miss Emma Savage of New York, who
has been with her relative, Mrs. Dr.. A. B.
Arthur, for the past sixteen months, under
treatment of Dr.. Hy. M. Patterson, re-
turned this week to her home with full
promise of complete restoration to health.
Capt. John A. Mcneil of Pocahontas
Co., W. Va, has purchased, for $500,
the old Madison Dunlap homestead and 233
acres of that estate, on Kerr's Greek in
Rockbrldge, and will make his home there.
Major Jed. Hotchkiss, Staunton; w. B.
F.. Leech, Rockbridge and Pembroke Petit,
Fluvanna, have been appointed to repre-
sent the Tenth Congressional District in
the Virginia World IS Fair Association.
Mrs. Taylor Taliaferro of Hampden-Sid-
ney, a graduate of the Augusta Female
Seminary, has been elected Principal of the
Montgomery Female College at Christians
burg.
1t is stated that Mr.. J. Davis Craig
from Augusta, suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis at the Cold Sulphur Spring last Satur-
day.
Miss Matte Brown of Staunton, who
was recently elected a teacher in the public
schools of Fredericksburg is visiting the
Misses Hardy III that city.
MI. H. L. Hockey, thenew General Man
ager of the Gordon Land Co., has removed
his family to Gordonsville and taken quar-
ters at the st. John Hotel.
Maj. 7. G. Elder, Capt James Bumgard-
ner and MI. Charles Curry of the Staunton
ing the Allegheny Circuit Court.
MI. G. w. Layman OF this county, re-
turned on Saturday last from visit to his
brother, Mr.. John Layman at Pullman,
Washington.
Miss Miriam Holiday of Baltimore, who
has been spending the summer at the Rock
bridge Alum, is visiting Mrs. Neil. Hol-
liday.
Secretary Guy Cochran of the Oremont
l.. & l. Co., who was in the city this week
has returned 20 Baltimore, his present resi-
dence.
Miss Eva Thompson left yesterday morn
ing for Tazewell G. H., Va, where she has
accepted the position of first assistant in
the Tazewell High School.
Prot. Eisenberg and wife returned from
Germany Wednesday and are at the Vir-
ginia Hotel. Prof. Hamer and wife are
expected home to-day.
Judge Stout has appointed Messrs. III. B.
Mccall of Mt. Scion, James w. McCorkle
of Middlebrook, and w. w. Clinedinst to
be Magistrates.
Miss Irene B. Palmer left this morning
to resume her position as teacher at the
Young Ladies Institute at st. Joseph, Mo.
MI. L. H. Stephenson, Commonwealth
Attorney of Highland, with his son, was
among the visitors to our fair.
Hon. III. st. Geo. Tucker returned on
Friday from his Western trip which was
EXTENDED as far as Duluth.
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disposed for some weeks, went to Richmond
last week for medical advice.
Mr.. P. C. Fauntleroy of Staunton, was
registered at the Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke.
last week.
Mrs. Mary Wake and sons of Staunton,
are visiting Mrs. Charles e. Young at
Lewisburg.
Mr.. Frank 7. Holt and wife, are visit
ing the family of MI. G. w. Berlin at
Bridgewater.
Mrs. Charles w. Vaughan of ''Chestnut
Hill," HenrIco, is visiting friends in
Staunton.
Miss Fannie Ogg has returned from
visit to Gordonsville, bringing with her
Miss Clara Ogg.
Misses Jane and Tide Stanard of Rich
mond, who have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. S. III. Owens, have returned home
Alexander W. Blackley, son of MI j. H.
Blackley, has entered as a student at Pan
| top S Academy, Albemarle county.
Mrs. N. G. Watts and family, and Mr..
Peter Wine Of Hermitage, are spending
some weeks at Lone Fountain.
Mrs. George S. Lightner has returned
from visit to her former home at Easton,
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