Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-11
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WHEREABOUTS AND NOV EMENTs OF PEG
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.
Ex-senator John f. Lewis of Rocking
ham, passed through here last week OF
his way to Richmond to have cancerouI
development taken out of his face by DR.
Hunter Mcclure. This is the third cut
ting scrape Mr.. Lewis has been in. H
had generous development taken from
his breast. He then had one of his eye
taken out, and now his face has been treat
ed by the surgeons lance. Although Z
years Of age, his remarkable willpowel
and nerve make him equal to almost any
trial, and have kept him in good spirit.
and comparatively active health.
Messrs. John T. Hanger, John Dull ant
J. F. Houseman of near Galena in this
tas, W. Va, whittier they took their cat
tie for summer grazing. On their way
back, they caught 200 trout in North Fork
w. Va. This last item will make the
Staunton fishermen pack up and go to the
free State of West Virginia, out Of range
Of the Virginia fish law.
Mr.. B. E. Terry, the new manager Of the
Rockbridge Alum Springs, has issued his
pamphlet. The prices are unprecedentedly
low for that watering place, being $40 for
a week, and $35 for a month Of twenty
eight days. Mr.. Terry left on Tuesday
morning for Louisville and Lexington,
KY, and other Western cities, in the inter
est of the Springs.
State Senator EchoIs was in Kentucky
town bordering on MI. Breckinridges con-
gressional district, last week. He says the
people there talked as if Mr.. Breckenridge
would be nominated and elected beyond a
doubt Many of them held to the view
that ''the whole thing was Yankee CRU
SADIE to down Breckenridge"
Mr.. W. w. Gibbs, State organizer of the
Prohibition party of Virginia, returned
on Friday night from Norfolk, where they
are having lively campaign. He and Rev.
Sam Small, who left Norfolk OH the same
day for Atlanta, will return there in few
DAYS to open their second and final CAM
paign.
Editor J. H. Lindsay Of tie Charlottes-
vile Progress, just one of the incest and
newsiest little papers that comes to this
Office, was in the city Saturday. He says
the members of the Monticello Guards
were very much pleased with the treat
ment they received from the Staunton peo-
pie while here.
The Society for Woman S Work, of the
First Presbyterian church, of which Mrs.
W. w. King is President, gave reception
at the Hotel Kalorama Tuesday night. 1t
was attended by very large number, and
the enjoyment Of the evening was greatly
added to by the beautiful grounds of the
hotel.
Gov O'Ferrall has appointed Capt. F.
B. Berkeley of this city, delegate from the
10th district to the National Convention
of Charities and Correction which meets at
Nashville, May %, and MI. Samuel r.
Pilson of Augusta, delegate from the 10th
district to the Southern immigration Con-
gress which meets at Augusta, Ga, May
Both.
Mrs. W. II. Cooke has rented the Bum
gardner house, corner Frederick and Coal
ter streets, and is having it prettily fitted
up. She will move there in a few days
from No. 100 n. New street.
Charlottesville Progress "Prof. Frank
w. Page, formerly of this county, but now
of Staunton, is visiting friends in the
Keswick neighborhood. The Professor has
lost none Of his artistic touch on the piano
and still delights his hearers wherever he
goes"
MI. W. Lee Hanger, who has purchased
the Waynes boro Sentinel, announces the
fact in modest and well written salutato
~. He promises to give his readers the
news, and if he does that he will have ne
trouble with the rest.
Mr.. Charles Hunter of the National
Valley Bank made several excellent snap
shots with his kodak of scenes at the court
house during the Spiller excitement here.
One has good full length picture of Spill
LEI in it.
Clifton Forge Review ''Mr. W. G. Pax
ton, merchant and citizen of Staunton.
accompanied by his wife, spent several days
in the city this week the guests of his
brother, Engineer r. B. Paxton.''
Buena Vista Advocate, "Misses Marga-
ret and Matte Shirley. of Waynesboro,
spent several days this week with the fam
lily Of their cousin, Mr.. w. Fl. Shirley.
They were on their way to Bluefeld. W.
Va, where they will visit friends.''
Winchester Times Stephens City letter,
s'Mrs. Major Newton, Of Staunton, will
hold Mothers Meeting at Mrs. John
Locks on the 9th, Today at O'Clock P.
M, and will deliver public lecture in the
NJ. E. Church at 7:3O P. M
MI. J. S. Boatwright, of the Virginia
College for Young Ladies at Roanoke, was
visiting his old friends in Staunton last
week. He says the College is meeting with
great success, and that Dr. Harris health
is excellent.
MI. John A. Rutherford carried his wife
to the Johns Hopkins Hospital last Friday
for surgical treatment. She was operated
on, Oh last Tuesday and, a telegram from
there says, she is doing well.
AT the s'Deestrick Skule'' in Clifton
Forge, Mr.. w. l.. Olivier, Jr., Of staup-
ton, was mike O'Flynn''; and Eddie
Byers Ezekiel Honey SuckIe.'' The
s'Skule- MASTER was Col. S Brown Allen.
The Optic, the paper published at the
Arkansas Institution for the deaf, at Lit
tie Rock, says ''Mr. L. G.. Doyle delivered
lecture on Naval Warfare, before the
Clarke Lyceum, of the Arkansas Deafmute
Institute, one night last weeks
Rockbridge News Mrs. M. r. Coolies
of Staunton, spent several days in town
this week visiting her son, who is cadet
at the V. M. I. -
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