Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEG.
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.

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Wednesday last contains an account Of the
regular meeting of the Thomas A. Beard
Democratic Club. The organization is a
very large one and belongs to the National
Association of Democratic Clubs. The
founder of the club, whose name it bears
Mr.. Thomas A. Boards a prominent
Democrat of Brooklyn, a former Virginian
and brother of Mrs. Sallie T. Hunter Of
| Waynesboro, and an uncle of MI. Chas.
Hunter with the National Valley Bank
here.
A recent letter in the Richmond Dispatch
from Nimrod Hall, Bath Co., says: 1.-THE
gentlemen summering here got up a COM
plimentary deer hunt IN honor OF Miss
Emily Cary, Miss Amy Werth and Miss
Ella Cooke of Richmond, and Miss Lucy
Tabb of Hampton. Col. w. M. Cary and
MI. W. w. Sproul of Staunton, escorted
the ladies to their stands. In fifteen min
utes after they got in position Miss Cary
and Miss Cooke had the good fortune to
witness the killing of magnificent eight
spiked buck by their gallant champion,
Col. Cary"
MI. John H. Hamilton formerly of Fish
ersville. now of Kearney, Nebraska, where
he is President of the Kearney & Black
Hills railroad, was recently rendered a
handsome dinner by the officials of the road
and was presented with gold watch as
evidencing the esteem in which he is held
| by those with whom he is associated.
The Executive Committee Of the Yves
tern State Hospital, was held here on Tues
day last. The members present were Maj.
James Beckham of Alexandria, Dr.. s. III.
Moffett of Harrisonburg, Capt. q. Benton
Koiner of Augusta, w. II. H. Lynn Of
Staunton, and Capt. John N. Opie counsel
for the board.
Col. VIM. Preston Johnston, President
of Tulane University of New Orleans, with
his wife, are in the city visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. II. st. e. Tucker. Col. Johnsto
has been travelling in the North for sever
al weeks past and says the outlook fol
Cleveland and Stevenson is most favorable.
Cards have been issued announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss Virginia
Brooke Donaghe to MI. Matthew Niche
Fletcher. The ceremony will take place al
s o'clock Wednesday morning, September
14th, at the Monumental church in Rich
mond.
Last Wednesday number of students
from the city and county left for Wash
ngton & Lee University at Lexington.
Among them Hugh M. McIlhany, Jr.,
Sam1 r. Hendren, Louis Witt, Stephen
Timberlake, Frank Mcfarland and Wat
son Gooch.
Miss Charlotte Bishop of DAYTON, Ohio
| has been appointed a teacher Of instrument
tai music at the Wesleyan Female Institute
for this session, while here last week. She
was a guest Of Prof. F. r. Webb who had
at one time been her teacher.
MI. E. G. Buckner, Cashier Of the De
posit Bank of Greensboro, KY, and wife,
who stopped here to enter their daughter,
Miss Louisa Buckner, at the Augusta
Female Seminary, left yesterday for Old
Point and the North.
Mrs. Eugene Peyton of Natural Bridge,
accompanied by her son and daughter, MI.
Briscoe Peyton and Miss Lallie Peyton,
| who have been visiting the family Of Mrs.
Jos. n. Woodward, returned home this
week.
| Gen. G.. W. G. Lee, President sof w. &
l.. University, Lexington, was in the city
this week, returning from visit to rela-
tives in Eastern Virginia. He was the
guest Of Rev. w. A. Harris, d. d.
Miss Cornelia May, who has been elected
to the chair of Elocution and English Lit
erature in the Wesleyan Female College at
Brownsville, Tenn, left on Monday to take
up her duties there.
Mrs. Teresa Scherer Rowan, principal of
the Low-moor graded schools, who has
been spending the summer with her rela-
tives here, will return to that place in a
few days to resume her school duties.
| Mrs. Virginia G. Hamilton now Of Kear-
ney, Neb., who has been visiting her broth
Ell, Mr.. C. B. Coiner near Fishersville, left
last Wednesday on the B. & y. excursion
for Niagara Falls.
Mr.. F. w. Bell left Thursday to attend
the Maryland College of Pharmacy the next
session. Upon his return he will be found
at his old place, with Messrs. Hughes &
Bell.
Mrs. DR.. A. B. Arthur returned this
week from an extended tour of the North
ern cities. including New York. Chicago,
and East Orange, in company with MI.
and Mrs. Briton Richardson of New Y ork.
Messrs. McChesney Yarbrough Of Rich
mond, and Briscoe Peyton of Natural
Bridge, went to Lexington this week to
enter tho w. L. University for the ensuing
term.
| Col Thomas H. Carter Of the Board of
Arbitration of the Eastern Railway and
Steamship Association, who with his wife
have been the guests of MI. A. G. Braxton,
has returned to Washington.
Miss Fannie Paul Of Rockingham county,
has been elected teacher in the public
graded schools at Churchville, Augusta
county.
Rev. W. G.. Campbell and wife of Con-
cord, N. G., have been the guests of Mrs.
J. II. Van Pelt. Winthrop street, for the
past few days.
Mr.. John K. Rodgers left this week for
Greenbrier and Monroe counties, w. Va.
where he will remain several weeks ON bus
mess.
Mr.. Louis J. Gereon of the '92 Electrical
Engineering class Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, is spending few days with
| friends in the city.
MI. George V. Ruhl, former Staunton
boy, is in the city with his wife. Mr.. Ruhl
who is in business at Cumberland, Md, is
here visiting friends.
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