Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-02
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEG
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF fEo-
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Major JED.
Hotchkiss gave a beautiful tea from tive TO
seven o'clock in honor of her guests, MIS-.
J. Taylor Ellyson of Richmond, and MIS-.
John May Klein of Philadelphia. The
sOaks" never looked lovelier, the rooms
were decorated with flowers and the ladies
in evening dress made a beautiful picture.
Among those present were Mrs. Gilbert
Child, Mrs. FL. M. McIlhany, Mrs. DR.. At
kinson, Miss Frances Catlett, Miss Mary
Atkinson, Miss Annie Child. Miss Glenn
Atkinson, Miss Nathalie johnson, Mrs. A.
G. Gordon, Miss Mary Elder, Miss Lucy
Lee Powell, Miss Margaret Atkinson, Miss
Annie Elder, Miss Mamie Briggs, Mrs. j.
Mason Miller, Jr., Miss Grace Hopkins,
Miss Mary Dung, Miss Lizzie Atkinson,
Miss Jennie Mae Peck, Miss Mary Miller
and Miss Eliza Braxton. Mrs. Hotchkiss
was assisted in receiving by her guests and
her daughters, Mrs. Am. Howison and
Mis-. L. s. Mccullough of Annapolis, Nd.
Hon. Edward Echols is back from the
White Sulphur Springs, to which place he
went after his trip to Atlantic City where
he so narrowly escaped drowning in the
surf. Mr.. William s. Burke of this city,
was in one of the pavilions at Atlantic City
and saw Mr.. Echols far out in the sea bat
Ting against the dangerous undertow, but
he was not aware of Mr.. E.. 3 danger. A
stranger swan out to him and proffered
his assistance which Mr.. Echols declined
thinking he could make the shore unaided.
Shortly afterwards the life saving boat
reached the exhausted party and brought
them to shore.
Rev. DR.. +. r. Beatty, who has been
filing the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church here so acceptably during the sum-
mer, left for Toronto, Canada, where he
will attend the Pan-Presbyterian Confer
ence. From there he will return to his
duties at the Columbia, S. c., Theological
Seminary. Quite u delegation Of elders
and deacons were at the station to bid him
good bye.
Mr.. VIM. Patrick has purchased from
Mrs. J. B. Baldwin for the sum Of 81 ,250,
the building near the Court House now oc-
cupied by the Clerk Of the Supreme Court
of Appeals and several members Of the bar
as offices. Mr.. Patrick intends improving
it and making it more desirable for renters.
Miss Lizzie Hanger left yesterday fol
Taledega, Ala, where she has accepted a
position as teacher of Mathematics and
Natural Science in the Isabel Female Col
lege. En- route she will spend some days
with friends in Roanoke.
Rev. James Koiner Of near Waynesboro.
is, with his wife and family, visiting MI.
G. Koiner at New Market on his way to
attend the Tennessee Synod of the Luther
an church, which was held last week at
Cabin Hill, Shenandoah.
Miss Harrison of New Orleans, niece of
Prof. Jos. Harrison Of Washington & Lee
University, and also neice of James Lane
Allen, the Kentucky literateur and essayist
is in the city the guest of MI. and Mrs.
James w. Bodley.
Prof. Fl. Sheffey Roller of Augusta, has
taken the famous "Kleinmore'' school in
Nelson county. He will conduct it him.
self until February when he will be joined
by Prof. Strader, the late Principal, and
the two will run the school jointly.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Bessie M. Hughart, daughter of
Dr.. and Mrs. J. P. Hughart, to Mr.. W. A.
Saunders, on Wednesday, Sept. 18th, at l
o'clock P. M, Shemaria church this
county.
Misses Eliza Leovy and Caroline John
ston of New Orleans, will arrive to-day
from Warm Springs, where they have been
spending the summer, and are the guest of
Hon. and Mrs. H. St. Geo. Tucker.
Licentiate F. G.. Hartman, who has SO
acceptably supplied the pulpit of the Pres
byterian church at Broadway, Va, this
summer, will return to the Theological
Seminary at Hampden Sidney tomorrow
Mrs. Edward Lane with her two daugh-
ters, Misses Margaret and Sallie Lane, are
spending few weeks at Pond Gap in this
county, the guests of Mrs. G. w. Patterson.
Mr.. T. Peyton Brown who is with the
Fire Greek Coal & Coke Co. of West Vir-
ginia, spent some days among his friends
here this week.
Mr.. J. Irvine Stephenson of Lynchburg,
graduate of the V. M. I. class of 1892,
will be one of the teachers at Kable's Staun-
ton Military Academy for the next session.
ington, arrived here Monday and are the
guest of MI. Fosters aunt, Mrs. Juliet F.
Asst at ''Edgewood.
Miss Margaret Young, of Louisville, al
rived Tuesday from the White Sulphur and
is visiting her relatives, the Misses Atkin-
son.
Mrs. George F. Wilson with her son,
Master Richard Wilson, are in Chicago
visiting Miss Minnie Wilson, Mrs. Wilson s
sister-in-laW.
Mrs. Edward r. Girardeau, with her lit
tie daughter, of Galveston, Texas, is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. r. T. Leftwich, at 402
N. Market St.
Miss Mary Braxton and Mrs. Tomlin
Braxton, have returned from Union, Mon
roe county, w. Va, where they spent sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. William G.. Ferguson and Miss
Maggie Ferguson, have returned to "Gay-
mont" after visit to Warrenton, and are
the guests of Mrs. Margaret Gay.
Miss Annie Green OF Lynchburg, who
has been the guest Of Mrs. Sidney Miller
at 12O New street, returned to her home
yesterday morning.
Mrs. DR.. III. H. Henkel, who has since
May been visiting her old home at Came
ron, Mo-, returned to the city on Wednes-