Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-05-20
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEG
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.

CTS OF Cno CLIFTON EOfge PUBLISHING OoHA-
pany on Saturday last, Maj. s. M. 1ost
resigned the position of editor Of the ''Val-
ley Virginian.' Forty years spent in
journalism, which created a need for rest,
and the calls on his time made by other
enterprises in which he is engaged, were
given by Maj. Y ost as the reason for his res
ignation. His resignation as editor was
accepted and the stockholders paid him the
compliment of electing him President OF
the company afor the ensuing year. The
editorship will be rendered to MI. G. E.
Moore young member of the bar.
County Treasurer Jas. N. Mcfarland,
who returned with his wife Thursday from
trip to Decatur, Ga, brings the confirma-
ton Of the report that Rev. DR.. James
Murray the late pastor OF Bethel in this
county, would return to the active ministry.
DR.. M. had declined to let his name go
before the Board of Trustees of Agnes
Scott College at Decatur for reelection to
his professofship, having arrived at the
conscientious conviction that it is his duty
to preach.
A large number of the leading citizens Of
Goshen last week rendered Maj. j. Ogden
Murray, editor Of the Goshen ''Blade," an
address, recognizing in complimentary
terms the value of his work in the prosper
ity of the town. The token OF appreciation
was well deserved, for no new town is more
indebted to the efforts of its journal for its
success than Goshen is to Major Murray.
On Monday evening, Elder T. G. Morton
of the Second Presbyterian church, left on
the G. & o. Flying Dutchman train to at
tend the annual session of the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly which be-
gan yesterday at Hot Springs, Ark. Rev.
Fl. G. Du Bose, Missionary to China, is
Moderator.
Mrs. P. H. Eubank and children arrived
in the city last Tuesday evening, and were
met by Mr.. Eubank and driven to their
new home, No. 106 N. Green street. The
house has recently been completed and Mr..
Eubank had 1T beautifully furnished, even
the pantry being well stocked. as pleasant
surprise for his wife and children.
Mrs. Julia Blount, wife of Mr.. Lewis H.
Blount of Richmond, and sister Of Mr.. W.
II. Bailie of Buena Vista, died in Rich
mond on the 18th inst. She had visited
Staunton while her brother was resident
here and made many friends who will regret
to hear of her death.
The dwelling Of Mrs. S. A. Payne, near
Covington, Allegheny, was burned on Mon
day afternoon of last week. Most Of the
furniture was saved though badly damaged.
The loss is covered by insurance. Mrs.
Payne is the mother of Mrs. G.. G., Gooch
of this city.
Prof. Jno. II. Bader, Principal of the
Public High School, has resigned, to accept
a position at Fishburne's Military Acade-
my at Waynesboro. Mr.. Bader is one of
the best equipped teachers of his age in
Virginia.
Miss Carrie Crowle returned on Wednes-
day from Baltimore, where she has been
spending a pleasant two weeks with friends.
Among many pleasant excursions she took
from there, was one to Mt. Vernon on the
Potomac.
The Geneva, ILL.,, Gazette announces that
Messrs. M. A. Ashby late Of Staunton, and
M. Van. B. Webb late of Roanoke, have
bought out all old hardware firm there and
will continue the business as the Geneva
Hardware Company.
The venerable B. F. Haiman, now in
his seth year, formerly Of Augusta, who is
now residing with his daughter, Mrs. j.
W. F. Allemong at Salem, was seriously
injured by fall on the street of that town.
occasioned by vertigo, last week.
Mrs. A. Moeller who has been visiting
her relatives. Prof. J. P. Koontz and fami.
ly, left Wednesday on the F. F. V. fol
Reading, Pa. She will visit the National
capital, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
enroute.
We see from the Plankinton (South Da-
kotal Herald that Mr.. E. X. Curtis, for
merry of StauntOn, is there with a view to
starting stock company to build a
creamery.
4 Mr.. P. T. Allen and family, who have
been sojournlng in the pine country of
North Carolina, returned on Saturday,
MI. Allen having been much improved by
the trip.
We have received an invitation to the
commencement exercises of the Danvllle,
Va, Military Institute ] une I'd, of which
Capt. /. HI. Saunders, formerly of Staun-
ton, is Principal.
Mrs. II. st. Geo. Tucker will return
from Washington this week with her chill
dren, and reoccupy her home on New
street.
Gov. Mckinney, on Wednesday, appoint
ed Miss Anne Magill Fauntleroy of Staun-
ton, to be member of the Auxiliary Board
to the Virginia World s Fair Association.
Mr.. Mat M. Fletcher OF Staunton, who
has been book-keeper of the Rivermont
Furniture Company att Lynchburg, has
taken a position in Richmond.
MI. John East OF New York, who has
been seriously i'll has returned to Augusta
with his father, Col Samuel A. East, who
went on for him.
Mr.. Ashby Burke who was brought home
from West Virginia by his father, MI. w.
A. Burke, ill with pneumonia, has quite
recovered.
Louis Harrison. who carried the "Pearl
Of Pekin" SO long on his back, is now play
ing in Baltimore with Lillian Russell in the
comic opera of ''The Grasshopper:
Mr.. Geo. E. Sipe of the Harrisonburg
bar. with his wife and Miss Carlisle OF
Pennsylvania, were registered at the Wiz
ginia Hotel Wednesday.
Miss Eliza Taylor left last Tuesday fl
Richmond where she will spend some weeks
and then 90 to Norfolk for the summer.