Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-02-27
Personal.

is thought by many he will not accept II
the tender is made. y If Capt. Pratt, who
is now Secretary of the Baldwin District
Fair Association, would accept it, and do
as much for the State Society as he has
done for the Baldwin, it would have cap
tured prize, but We rather agree with the
''manY" who think he will not accept.
Capt. John B. Wilson who made many
friends in Staupton while engaged ON spec
ial census work for the governm ent, is
now residing at Buchanan. He is the
member of the 18th Illinois infantry who
lost an eye at Vicllsburg, was left for dead
on the field. and whose name is now OH the
monument at Peoria erected to the dead OF
the 18th. He is thoroughly identified with
the new Southern progress, and is an anti
Force bill man.
The Citizens Bank of Roanoke, of which
MIR. j. 3. Levy is President, is to be reor-
gained and made a National Bank. Mr..
Levy is a native Of Louisa county and
commenced business life as telegraph OPP
orator on the q. &. O., and is now one OF
the weaitlliest and most influential citizens
of Roanoke. He married Miss Gallaher
of Waynesboro, in this county.
Dr.. B. BlachfoTd, Supt. of the w. l..
Asylum, is on the COMMITTEE of Arrange
ments for the annual meeting of the Asso-
citation Of Medical Superintendent of
American Institutions for the Insane,
which will be held at the Arlington House,
Washington, d. c., April 2Sth.
Dir. H. Mayer, oculist, who brings the
highest recommendations of his work from
the Charlottesville and Lexington papers,
is stopping at Hotel Mozart for q few
weeks. His professional card will be found
in another column.
Sunday Richmond Dispatch says: Miss
Carrie Wren, of Staunton, who has been
on a visit to Mrs. J. B. Patton, 200 east
Clay street, returned home ON last Friday.
She will be missed by her Richmond
friends"
Grand High Priest J. Howard Wayt of
Staunton, presided over Rockbridge Royal
Arch Chapter at Lexington last week, in
the comforting Of the degrees Of Select and
Royal Master on five candidates.
MIS-. Jos. E. Rollins joined her husband
last week at Covington,, where he is the
Cashier Of the Covington National Bank.
They are resident guests at Mr.. Charles
Shepherd S.
Miss Cochran OF Folly, MI. John Eslz-
ridge of Stanton, and his friend, Mr..
Byng, were visiting the family Of Judge
John L. Cochran at Charlottesville, last
week.
MI. John Booker who has been spending
the winter with his son Rev. j. e. Booker
pastor of Hebron church, left last week
for Roanoke to visit his son-in-laW, Hon.
w. z. Dupuy.
The Viagiaiam Of yesterday publishes q
letter from Baltimore, stating that Col
John A. English, whose illness has beer
mentioned, is unconscious and his death
is question of but a few days.
: Miss Carrie G. Cooke Of Louisa, has beer
promoted to Principal of the Fishersvillt
| public school, in place of MI. w. A. Price
resigned.
Mi. G. G.. Gcoch left for Kentucky yes
terday, to purchase mules for use on his
contract III building the Warm Springs
railroad.
| Miss Julia Nelson of Staunton, left Flor
ence, Ala, last week to visit her sister
Mrs. Annie Nelson Baker, at Maitland
Florida.
$ Mr. J. E. Guy, wife and daughter, O.
Staunton, were in Lewisburg several day
!. last week visiting Mr.. Guys sister, Mrs
J. E. Bell.
e MI e. F. Walters of Augusta, had
/ horse at Harrisonburg last court day, 3
+ hands and inches tailor one inch les
! than seven feet.
: The University of Maryland at Balti
more, has appointed DR.. S. H. Henhel on
Of the judges in the class contest for prize
to be awarded on March 18th.
G MI. A. j. Butts one of the most valuabl
o. members of our City Council, and Nh
: Witt, have returned from their Florid
b trip.
!. Judge J. M. Quarles, General Manage
S OF the Basic City Company. was in Ros
!. noke, Monday, a guest Of Judge w. s
= Gooch.
h Miss Mary Lushbaugh is visiting he
uncles, Messrs. M. II. and J. II. Earma
d i'll Roanoke.
The Misses Baker, No. sol w. Fredel
d lex street, gave progressive party" Las
!. evening.
If Mr.. G. W. Freed of this county, sold /
!. parties in Roanoke and Harrisonburg, las
# week, four Percheron horses for $500.
d Mrs. B. +. Eakle is lying quite i'll at he
If residence On Church street.
v Mrs. McIIenry Holiday is visiting MIR
Harry Frazier in Cincinnati.
s. The jamestown, North Dakota, Dali
IL Alert in its report of the proceedings of a
lg all-night session Of the Legislature has tn
$ to say about q former member of tt
IL Staunton bar:
II The members did not propose to sleep then
W selves OF propose to let any one else slee]
G. but there was no lack of Entertainment fl
"a those who kept their ears open. Senat,
w Worst made a re-submisSion speech: dit
IL Gov" IIavrevold. Three coon walters fro
n the Sheridan house gave a vocal concer
=. A collection Melted them S. each After
J. O'Clock the Hon. j. V. Brooke was the life
0, the party. He is a genius aud certainly OF
n OF the most brilliant men in the State. l
a. can make an eloquent and instructive speec
eXtempore, upon any imaginable subject
or is wit and "A punster of no mean caiibre, al
:e some of his salies will long be remembers
We They were so many that to quote only fe
- would be doing him an injustice. Brool
~ was a constant surprise party however Ii
70. speech nominating Mccormack for senat
k and his eulogy of Hon. Henry w. Lord mar
ed him as a man of large calibre but the ST
role he played last night awoke increased a
miration in the breasts of even those wi
knew him best. If short hand report of t
- night could be had it would prove most e
o. tertaining reading
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