Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-01-29

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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEG
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.

WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEG
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss left yesterday To-
Lexiegton to deliver the first Of series Of
lectures, being given under the auspices O
Washington Il Lee University, his subject
being "TAe History of Virginia as 1ntlu
enced by it's topography" On Feb. 10Th
at Washington, he will lecture before The
National Geographic Society ON ''Millta
ry Surveying during the war;
A Staunton letter in the Richmond Dis
patch SAYS: Commonwealth Attorney
A. G. Gordon has received a handsome let
ter from the publishers OF the Neir Boston
Moathly Mdgaaiae, in which they accept
and write very pleasant things about Mr.
Gordon S story, 1.-Two Tales, which the.
will shortly publish
Among the long list Of resident Virgin
ians at Atlanta, who heard the address OF
Col. Chas. T. O7Ferrall on Robt. d. Lee
last week, was Capt. C. S. Arnall, formerly
of Augusta, now general agent at Atlant;
for the Phoenix Mutual Life Co. OF Hart
ford. -S
The Roanoke EUeDtaag World OF satur
day says: 'Mr. James S. Simmons. thepop
ular and energetic real estate agent, return
ed last night from a business trip to otaul
ton. He thinks the future of that city il
bright and that this will be a good year fol
the sale of real estate.
The FarmviIie Herald says: "The pulpit
OF the Presbyterian church was filled sun
day by Mr.. Samuel Halves, son of Dr. IL
H. Halves. This young gentleman is quite
a promising young minister. and as he was
raised here, our people take much interest
lii him and his future welfare"
The Inter Sc Club WIS entertained by
Miss Margaret Morton last Saturday even
ing with a sketch party" over Which
there was much merliment. The heat
prize was won by Miss Lillian Arthur, ant
the BOBBY by Miss Christine Hartman.
M ISIS Nan Cooke, Who has been spending
the winter ut Hotel Mozart, i'll this city, lelt
for New Y ork Oh Wednesday last for +;
short visit. Her brother, Master Vii
Cooke, who accompanied her, will enter st
Jolln's Military Academy there.
Rev. James Nelson, D. D., President Of
the Richmond Female College, is supplying
the pulpit Of the First Baptist church Il,
Petersburg Oh Sabbaths, until a pastor Cal
lie obtained.
The Lewisburg, W. Va, Independent oi
Friday says: miss Jennie Foglesong o.
this place, left last week for Stanton, Va.
to attend j. &. Dunsmore's Business Col
lege. She will be absent about five months. ,
There ale three pIacticing lawyers from
the Valley of Virginia in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Judge VIM. A. Hudson, Ii. McCue and
Sam1 J. Graham. Theyall went there from
Florence, Ala.
Rev. John McV Very, pastor of st. Fran
els church. was called by telegraph, lasl
week, to the bedside of MI. Richard Finna
gan Of Broadway, who was i'll OF pneumonia
following grippe.
Miss Lizzie A. Greiner of Lexington
passed through Staunton Wednesday, OF
her way to Highland, to visit hsr sister
Mrs. Margaret Wilson of HeadWaters, Wno
is very i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. j. M. Ferguson, a former Waynes
boro citizen, has commenced the publica
tlon of the "Twelve-pole Monitor .
weekly journal at Wayne G. H., W. Va.
Among the guests at a tea given by Miss
Alice Whitcomb in Richmond, THURSDAY
evening, was Mrs. J. Mason Miller Oh
StauntOn.
blr. Arch. T. Withrow has declined the
position OF General Manager of the Farm
ers Alliance Cooperative Works at Iron
Gate, to which he was elected. 'A
Rev. M. Hale Houston, d. D.. Secretary
of the Board of Foreign Missions, will ill
the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian church
here next Sunday.
Mrs. Patterson Fletcher, widow Of the
late Rev. Patterson Fletcher, has made hel
home wi tn her daughter, Mrs. j. w
BasOre at Broadway.
Mrs. A. B. Hamaker Of New York, fol
many years a resident here, is visiting bel
sister, Madame Bertha Rhule at Charles
Town, w. Va.
Mrs. J. II. Close who, with her children,
has been visiting her son-in-laW, Mi. j. j.
Shirley, has gone to st. Clairville, Ohio,
taking Mr.. S. s little son with her. ILL.,
Mrs. EVE Swoope Van Meter of Lex
ington, Ky, is, VITA her two little boys.
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. NJ. G. McChes-
ney.
Mr.. VIM. j. Nelson, Jr., who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Judge Stout, re-
turned to his home III Roanoke on WediIes-
day last.
Among the guests at the Assembly Co
lonial ball i'll Richmond, Wednesday night,
were Senator Ecl0ls of StauntOn, and MisS
Thayer OF Charleston, w. Va.
Mr.. Lowry Lewis of Staunton, has LEAFS
ed a cottage at Shendm and will make his
residence there.
MI. Jno. Z. Jordan, one of the Oldest
iron manufacturers Of Rockbridge, WAS
paralyzed Oh Tuesday night
Miss Estelle Asst OF SIaunton, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. r. A. Paine on Gamble S
Hill, Richmond.
Rev. a. T. Laird Of Mt Horeb left last
week for visit to his relatives III the South
and Southwest.
Mrs. James Ker, President of the Staun-
ton Circle of The Kings Daughters is
recovering from severe attack of grippe
Mrs. Mary Ayers of Stanton, was reg
istered at the Hotel Felix, Roanoke, Mon
day.
MI. W. L. Kiracofe has been appointed
postmaster at Kiracofe S, III Augusta coin-
ty.
Mrs. Chas. M. Zirkle, who has been Wis
iting her father, MI. Rufus Timberlake,
returned to Richmond this week.
Miss Ida Caldwell of Huntingdon, w.
Va, is a guest Of Miss Ellie Foster on
South Fayette street.