Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-08-17
From FishersyliIe.

PERSONAL NOTEs-A PRETTY ENTER
TAINMENT-LAWN PARTY-WHAT Is
THOUGHT OF THE TARIFF ACTION IN
WASHINGTON, sc.
tReported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.]
FIsHERsvILLE, Aug. 15.-Mr. Nee.
arbrough of Richmond, and Walker Nc
Chesney OF StauntOn, spent Sunday with
DIR. d. w. Hanger.
Mr.. A. III. McCue has returned from his
trip to Boston and other eastern cities.
Misses Charlotte and Florence Sommer,
and Miss Florence We'll of Baltimore, are
visiting Mr.. Nj. l.. Leonard.
Prof. w. G. Guthrie and family of Port
Gibson, Miss, are visiting friends near
Barterbrook.
Mrs, Hoyt and children of Atlanta, Ca,
are at Mrs. S. Brown Patterson's for the
summer.
Mrs. Ellen 5. MeCIe left last Saturday
for Mercer county, w. Va, where she will
spend several weeks with her brother, Col.
Douglass.
Mus. VIM. Lavell is at Rockbridge Alum
Springs,
Mrs. Robt. Goodwin and daughters,
Misses Margery and Winifrede, have re-
turned home from Variety Springs.
Mrs. Robt. Goodwin gave a most enjoy
able picnic in the lovely grove at her resi-
dence, Wednesday,, in honor of her young
guests, Misses Winnie Barron and Daisy
Chapman of Baltimore. About thirty OF
the young people of the neighborhood were
fortunate recipients of invitations to this
most delightful affair, and spent day
brimful of enjoyment, and returned home
chock full of the good things Mrs. Good
win knows so well how to provide.
The lawn party at Thinking Spring, on
the Sth, was a grand success; the crowd
in attendance far exceeded the most SAN
guine expectations of the management, and
was the most successful affair of the kind
ever seen in this section. The ladies feel
most grateful to their Staunton friends
who SO literally patronized them. The
grounds were handsomely decorated, and
the stands were pictures of beauty. The
fair mattresses fully upheld the high repu-
tation this neighborhood has for lovely
women. The Blackford Cornet Band furn
ished the music, which was not only Of a
high character, but they played almost con-
stantly throughout the evening. The ladies
will repeat this entertainment in its entire
ty, on Thursday, Aug. 23d, at Fishersville,
instead Of the church, and most cordially
invite their friends to come. No pains
will be spared to make this entertainment
equal, if not exceed the first one. The
grounds are ample, and will be handsomely
Illuminated.
Our thinkers are divided in their opin-
ions as to the wisdom of the House in
yielding to the Senate on the tariff issue.
Some think it was wise step. but very
many more are decided in their convictions
that the House should have gone before
the country this fall on the Wilson bill, and
a record for firm ad herence to right, rather
than yielded their principles to the trust
serving Senate. This action will, doubt
less, yield temporary relief, but the relief
will be only temporary, and it has certainly
opened very Pandora 8 b OK of evils and
produced for future campaigns two sets OF
emocrats-Protectio and Free trade.
The English are trying to abolish their
House of Lords. We have far greater
reason to desire to be forever rid of our U.
S. Senate, OF at least curtail the immense
power for harm it now possesses.